Samagni

Samagni is back again after a long slumber! Times have changed. Monsoons are here. The summer treats like mangoes and jackfruit are not so easily found in the market. There are some but are not as tasty as they used to be in summer. When monsoons start, ripe jackfruits get soaked in the rain, and [...]

Tags: amma's evening snacks, elaichi, healthy sweet snack, jackfruit, jackfruit dosa

Sweet dumplings, a favorite of Lord Ganesha, special offering on Ganesh Chathurthi. Ingredients: Rice Flour - 1-1/2 cups Water - 1 -1/2 cups For Filling: Jaggery – 3/4 cup Water – 1/2 cup Coconut (grated) – 1 cup Cardamom – 1 teaspoon Sesame oil/ghee – 1 teaspoon Preparation Time: 20 min. Cooking Time: 15 min. Method: Dissolve the [...]

Tags: cardamom, dumpling, Ganesa, Ganesh Chathurthi, Ganesha, gingelly oil, healthy sweet snack, jaggery, kozhukattai, modak, modakam, naivedyam, nivedyam, pooja offering, rice flour dough, sesame oil, sweet, sweet kozhukattai

A preparation unique to Kerala; it can be used as jam or magically transformed to various sweet delicacies. The king of all jams! Ingredients: Ripe jackfruit pieces – 1 kg Jaggery – ½ kg Water – 1 glass (medium) Preparation Time: 1 hr. Cooking Time: 2 hrs. Method: Remove the seeds from the jackfruit and [...]

Tags: jackfruit, jam, kerala, naadan jam, summer, yellow fruit

Sweet balls, crisp on the outside and soft inside. The dessert of the Gods! Ingredients: Rice flour* – 1-1/2 cups Jaggery/molasses – 1 cup Plantain  – 2 (tiny yellow ones, Elaichi kela in Mumbaiya hindi, rasa kadali in malayalam) Cardamom – 5 pods Thinly sliced coconut pieces – 1/4 cup Ghee (for frying the coconut [...]

Tags: cardamom, coconut, dessert, ghee, jaggery, plantain, rice flour, unni appam