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Carrot Halwa – a seasonal delight
Indian cooking highly emphasizes eating right for the season and using seasonal produces. We have festivals based on change of season and harvests; and dishes based on the ingredients available in a season. Winter is the season for undhiyu, thiruvathira … Continue reading
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Tagged almonds, cardamom powder, cashewnuts, clarified butter, elaichi powder, gajar, gajar halwa, ghee, homemade sweet, milk, rasins, red carrots, seasonal delights, seasonal desserts, seasonal recipes, simple dessert, sugar, sweet
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Thiruvathira Kali (Rice halwa)
Thiruvathira Kali, another festival special, the sweet rice halwa, also a kind of dance that women in Kerala perform during the Thiruvathira festival and during Onam. I still remember the kali that my ashalaathu mami (neighbor) used to make. Mami … Continue reading
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Tagged cardamom, coconut, elaichi, elakkai, halwa, jaggery, kali, mami's cooking, raw rice, rice, sweet, thekkegramam, thiruvathira, thiruvathira nombu recipe, thiruvathira recipe
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Modakam (Sweet Dumplings)
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged 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
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