Benne means butter in Kannada and Murukku mean crunchy savory snack. Murukku is also known as chakali is a traditional treat made during festivals of Diwali and Krishna Janmashtami. There are so many variations of this chakli, but this is a tried and a tested one, the one I can rely one. I learnt this recipe from my mom who has been making these for years now. ‘Benne Murukku’ is so crispy that it melts when you pop it in your mouth. This is easy to make and does not consume too much time. This forms a good afternoon snack…
Thin Poha Chivda
Happy New Year to all my readers! Regular readers may know that I have been away from blogging for a while. With different priorities in life and juggling multiple tasks, blogging took a backseat and I was not able to post recipes. But with the start of the New Year, hopefully I can keep the momentum going and post recipes regularly. I made this thin Poha chivda a while ago. Crispy beaten rice flavored with garlic, peanut and spices make a delicious snack to be enjoyed anytime. You can skip the garlic and add asafetida, but garlic gives a distinct…
Corn flakes Cereal Chivda (Spicy Indian Mixture Recipe)
Chivda is a snack popular in Maharashtra and North Karnataka usually made of flattened rice/poha. The poha is first deep fried and it is then spiced with masala mix and jazzed up with other ingredients like peanuts, raisins, cashews etc. Crispy and delicious it is a wonderful tea time snack or also as an appetizer. Referred to by different names in India, it is one of the important snacks made during the festival of Diwali. It is simply referred to as Mixture in South India As I have said in an earlier post, the poha can be substituted with corn…
Khara Sev Recipe
As I stand by looking at the calendar, I cannot help but wonder how fast the months of October and November have flown by. Days turned to weeks, weeks to months all gone by in a haze making me realize how little I have updated my blog. Work has been pretty hectic to say the least with plenty of projects along the way. Even though the projects have been challenging and interesting the long hours and constant pressure has been draining leaving me no time to work on my hobby. That said we celebrated all the major festivals Dasara, Diwali,…
Coconut Jaggery Ladoo
I had prepared these ladoos after the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi was over. I perform the coconut pooja (called Vaina Pooja in Konkani ) and I had plenty of coconuts. Lots of coconuts means lots of coconut based dishes. Being a Konkani I am not complaining! Traditionally a sweet dish is prepared from the first coconut (meant for pooja) that is broken and then offered to God. My mom used to make these in the form of burfis. The procedure for making the mixture remains the same, however instead of making the balls, you roll them on a greased plate…
Kesar Phirni
Hope you are having a great start to the New Year with all resolutions intact. Also hope you had a great weekend. We had a fun and relaxing weekend with a potluck dinner at a friends’ place. With great food, chatter and laughter it was a good way to re-charge the ‘batteries’ and gear up for the hectic week ahead. I had prepared this Kheer during the beginning of the New Year. Even though the weather is awesome for January, it has been cloudy on days. As a result I could not take some good pictures, depicting the actual color…
- Diwali Recipes
- Easy Vegetarian Recipes
- Indian Festival Recipes
- Sankranthi/ Pongal Recipes
- Sweets(Mithai) / Desserts
Rava Ladoo for Diwali (Sweet Semolina Balls)
Wishing you and your loved ones a Happy and safe Diwali. Hope you are all having a wonderful time celebrating Diwali with family and friends. Deepavali/Diwali called Festival of Lights inadvertently has been one of my favorite festivals. It symbolizes the victory of righteousness along with the removal of spiritual darkness. In India, the streets, markets are filled with people, bustling with activities; making the whole atmosphere charged up and filled with festivities. Growing up as kids we got to wear new clothes, decorate our homes, indulge on varieties of goodies, light up fire crackers, beautiful diyas(lamps), meet with friends…