Category Archives: Festival dishes

Ragi (finger millet) murukku or chakli recipe – How to make ragi murukku/chakli recipe – ragi recipes

Ragi murukku or chakli is a healthy snack made with ragi flour.  Ragi is rich in iron and calcium and has got lot of other health benefits too.  This chakli recipe is also simple and quick to make.  Do try this chakli and give a healthy twist to the usual chaklis made.  It is a

Cucumber kosambari recipe/cucumber moong dal salad/southekayi kosambari recipe – Karnataka recipes

Kosambari is a south indian salad made from lentils and seasoned with mustard seeds and curry leaves.  Cucumber is also added to kosambari, especially during summers, to have a cooling effect on the body.   ‘Southekayi’ means ‘cucumber’ in kannada language.  This salad is sometimes eaten as a snack, but usually it is a part

Kayi holige recipe – kayi obbattu recipe – coconut puran poli – Holi recipes

Kayi holige is a very popular sweet dish from North Karnataka.  It is very similar to puran poli which is prepared in Maharashtra.  For puran poli, the stuffing is made with boiled chana dal, jaggery, ghee and cardamom powder and the outer cover is prepared from maida or all purpose flour. But kayi holige is

Dry fruits ladoo recipe -How to make dry fruits laddu recipe – no sugar quick ladoo recipe

Dry fruits ladoo is a no sugar, no jaggery ladoo recipe made with dates, ghee and mixed nuts.  The sweetness to this ladoo comes from the dates and moreover it is very healthy too.  Dry fruits ladoos are traditionally prepared during festival days like Diwali, Janmashtami or Shivratri.  It is an ideal dish which can

Peanut ladoo recipe – How to make peanut/groundnut laddoo recipe – ladoo recipes

Peanut ladoo – a quick and healthy ladoo recipe made with peanuts and jaggery.  Jaggery is rich in iron and peanuts are high in protein.  They make up for a good healthy snack for kids and elders as well.  It is a traditional ladoo very popular in North India  and made especially during winters.  These

Wheat rava sweet pongal recipe – How to make wheat rava sweet pongal – pongal recipes

Wheat rava is also called as broken wheat or godhumai rava or dalia.  Pongal is a popular south indian harvest festival dedicated to the Sun God.  This sweet pongal is made with wheat rava which also tastes as good as regular sweet pongal. Wheat rava pongal is different from the regular pongal and is very

Milk peda recipe – How to make milk peda/doodh peda recipe – Diwali sweets

Milk peda or doodh peda is a quick and easy peda recipe made with condensed milk and milk powder.  Ghee or butter is added to give a smooth texture to the pedas.  In this recipe, there is no need to add sugar as condensed milk is used to make pedas. Minimum ingredients are used to

Diwali snacks recipes – easy Indian Diwali snacks for Diwali 2017 – Diwali recipes

Diwali is one of the festivals which holds lot of importance in the Indian community.  It spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance and hope over despair.  Diwali festival typically extends over a five day period. The five days of Diwali : Day 1 “ Dhanteras   the

Rose flavoured coconut ladoo – How to make coconut/nariyal ladoo with rose syrup – Diwali recipes

Rose coconut ladoo is a very easy and quick ladoo recipe made with desiccated coconut, condensed milk, cardamom powder and ghee and flavoured with rose syrup.  This ladoo can be prepared within 15 minutes.  It is a perfect sweet recipe to make ahead for Diwali festival.  Rose flavoured coconut ladoos are soft  and sweet and

Red aval ladoo recipe – How to make avalakki ladoo/red aval/poha ladoo recipe – ladoo recipes

Red aval ladoo is a healthy and delicious ladoo prepared from red poha/aval/flattened rice, sugar, cardamom powder and nuts. This ladoo can be prepared in less than half an hour as it is made with less ingredients.  Red aval ladoos are prepared mostly on festive occasions like Krishna Jayanthi or Navaratri.  You can replace red