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Kalakand Recipe

Kalakand is a popular sweet made out of solidified, sweetened milk called Khoya and Paneer (cottage cheese). Growing up in Bangalore this used to be one of our favorite sweets. It has a rich, decadent and melt-in-your moth taste. Traditionally made, it is a very long process in which the ... Read More

Thengol/ Thenkuzhal/ Thengolu (Fried Urad and Rice flour noodle)

Published On 02 Oct 2009 By redchillies. Under Appetizers / Snacks, Diwali Recipes, Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Indian Festival Recipes.

Quite frankly the description that I have provided for ‘Thengolu’ is just a hodgepodge of words and does not seem very appetizing. One has to taste it to really experience the taste, flavor and crispiness of it. Thengol/ Thenkuzhal is a South Indian deep fried savory dish more like Sev, however this ... Read More

Shrikhand

Published On 17 Jun 2009 By redchillies. Under Diwali Recipes, Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Sweets(Mithai) / Desserts.

The coupons for Oikos Organic Greek Yogurt arrived last week and I could not wait to try out different recipes by using the yogurt. Different ideas ran through my head and I finally settled for our family favorite Shrikhand. Shrikhand is an Indian sweet dish made of strained yogurt. It is ... Read More

Eggless Mango Cake

Published On 14 Apr 2009 By redchillies. Under Diwali Recipes, Eggless Recipes/ Egg Free Baking.

Used to be many moons ago that Bawarchi (an Indian website) was the information center for cooking needs, great recipe ideas and hundreds of recipe contributions. The design and layout of the site was simple, yet pleasing to the eye with no glaring images or advertisement, simple categories and it ... Read More

Savory Onion Crackers(Baked Nippattu)

Published On 02 Mar 2009 By redchillies. Under Appetizers / Snacks, Diwali Recipes, Eggless Recipes/ Egg Free Baking, Karnataka Recipes.

Baked Nippattu, as they are referred to, are common in Bangalore bakeries. They are basically savory cookies, flat and circular in shape with dominant flavoring of baked onion and green chillies. They are salty as well as spicy at the same time and the taste is just divine. Not all ... Read More

Milkmaid Laddoo/ Coconut Ladoo

Published On 01 Jan 2009 By redchillies. Under Diwali Recipes, Sweets(Mithai) / Desserts.

Time files and how? It seems like only yesterday we wished each other for New Year of 2008, we watched Olympics, celebrated major festivals, endured the financial crisis, witnessed a historic election, shuddered at the Mumbai incident all this and more. What a year of ups and downs it has ... Read More

Rose Cookies (Crunchies)/Achappam/ Gulabi Puvvulu

Published On 08 Nov 2007 By redchillies. Under Appetizers / Snacks, Diwali Recipes, Easy Vegetarian Recipes.

Wishing you all and your loved ones a very Happy Diwali. May you be blessed with Health, Wealth and Happiness Always. Growing up, Deepavali was always the most exciting festival for us from the get go. What with the holidays, new clothes, sweets, snacks, savories, lights, friends, family and most of all ... Read More