Don’t you just love it when you see a ridiculously easy recipe, try it and with in no time produce the dish and finally much to your excitement find that there is no compromise on taste or appearance? I was beaming when I made this dessert for Dasara and could not help but wonder the amount of time saved and the ease with which it was prepared. After the initial excitement wore down, I couldn’t help but think about the times I spent celebrating Dasara with my family and relatives back in India. Two days prior to the celebration, the…
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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…