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Diwali Treats: Chivda

Published On 21 Oct 2010 By redchillies. Under Appetizers / Snacks, Diwali Recipes, Konkani Recipes.

You know the expression “”time flies” and it could not be true at the moment for us. Today morning as I sat around sipping my tea, I thought of the turn of events that happened to us in the past 2 months. There we were (what seemed like few days ... Read More

Easy Ras Malai (using Ricotta cheese)

Published On 03 Sep 2010 By redchillies. Under Diwali Recipes, Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Sweets(Mithai) / Desserts.

Ras Malai is a popular dessert in India. Ras malai consists of sugary, cream to yellow-colored balls (or flattened balls) of paneer soaked in malai (thick milk) flavored with cardamom. It was only after coming to US, I learnt to make this easy Ras Malai using ricotta cheese (as substitute for ... Read More

Besan Ladoo

Published On 01 Jul 2010 By redchillies. Under Diwali Recipes, Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Indian Festival Recipes, Sweets(Mithai) / Desserts.

Laddus or Laddoos as they are called are one of the most famous and liked Indian sweets. They are usually prepared during festivals like diwali, functions, auspicious occasions like marriages etc. There are different types of Laddos depending on what they are made up of and named that way. They ... Read More

Spicy Shankar Pali/ Tukdi/ Namakpare/ Namkeen

Published On 26 Mar 2010 By redchillies. Under Appetizers / Snacks, Diwali Recipes, Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Konkani Recipes.

TGIF! The weekend is finally here and I am so glad that this week is finally behind us. This week was particularly exhausting, with lots of activities both on the home and the work front. Added to this we have now enrolled our 4 year old for soccer class, so ... Read More

Wheat Flour Laddos (Churmundo/ Atta Ladoo /Pitta Undo)

Published On 19 Mar 2010 By redchillies. Under Diwali Recipes, Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Konkani Recipes, Sweets(Mithai) / Desserts.

The package arrived from India without any problem and out came the treats one by one. There was Besan Laddoo, Chaklis, Tukdis, Atta Laddos, Sesame Laddos, Menthe Hittu etc all prepared and packed with love. It has been a field day for us here ever since we received the goodies ... Read More

Chilly Biscuits/ Spicy Crackers / Masala Cookies

Published On 30 Nov 2009 By redchillies. Under Appetizers / Snacks, Diwali Recipes, Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Eggless Recipes/ Egg Free Baking.

For all those here in the US, hope you had a good break and relaxed Thanks Giving weekend. We had a relaxing time as well away from the regular grind, did little bit of shopping but stayed mostly indoors. I prepared these easy to make Chilly Biscuits/ Spicy crackers at home. ... Read More

Mango Peda

Published On 26 Nov 2009 By redchillies. Under Diwali Recipes, Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Microwave Recipes, Sweets(Mithai) / Desserts.

We love mangoes at home; both the raw and the ripe fruity ones. We prefer eating fresh mangoes, but during mango off-season we succumb to temptation and buy those big Mango pulp cans from the Indian store. I tried Mango ice-cream with the pulp and after that a good bit of ... Read More