INDIAN PAYASAM VARIETIES Indira’s Chanadaal, Vermicelli Sabudana Kheer/Payasam Rice Kheer (Payasam) / ( Rice Pudding) Vermicelli Sago Kheer/Payasam Tabouli Wheat Kheer/Payasam Bottle Gourd Pudding/ Lauki Kheer/ Gardudde Paays Chana Daal Kheer ( Kadlebele Payasa/ Madgane) Oats Vermicelli Pudding/ Oats Semiya Payasam Sweet Pongal (Huggi) LADOO VARIETIES Wheat Flour Laddos (Churma Laados/ Atta Ladoo /Pitta Undo) Sweet Beginnings with Coconut Ladoo Microwave Wheat Ladoos (Churmundo) Instant Carrot Ladoo in Microwave Broken Wheat, Coconut Ladoo Sesame Seeds Jaggery Balls with a twist (Til Ke Laddoo/ Tilgul Laddoo) PEDA/ HALWA/ BURFI VARIETIES Mango Peda Banana Halwa (Burfi) Kalakand Mango Coconut…
Saffron Sooji Badam Cake (Eggless Semolina Cake)
OK People, brace yourselves while I announce my new cake creation, Saffron Rava Badam Cake. Even though I am not much of a baker, I admire the concept of baking. You measure ingredients correctly, mix it, toss it in the oven, pull it out after X amount of minutes and voila, you have your masterpiece. All this without any kind of baby-sitting involved. What could ever go wrong then? But then the put-off factors for me while baking cake are All Purpose Flour, eggs and butter. OK, OK, I said it and I can feel the expert bakers rolling their…
Beetroot Sambhar
The other day when we had been to the grocery stores, we found fresh and colorful beetroots along with it’s beautiful leaves and stems. Beets are an excellent source of the B vitamin, folate, and a very good source of manganese and potassium. Beets are a good source of dietary fiber, vitamin C, magnesium, iron, copper and phosphorus. The greens attached to the beet roots are delicious and can be prepared like spinach or Swiss chard. They are incredibly rich in nutrients, concentrated in vitamins and minerals as well as carotenoids such as beta-carotene and lutein/zeaxanthin. Source Ingredients for Sambhar…