Recipes tagged: sweets

Found 56 recipes

Arisi Paruppu Payasam || Onam Recipes
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Arisi Paruppu Payasam || Onam Recipes

Every festival is accompanied by a sweet dessert.  In the same way, every Onam sadhya meal has at least two payasam in it. Usually, one of the payasam is made from rice, dal, or a combination of it wi...

30 minutes
Arisi Thengai Payasam
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Arisi Thengai Payasam

The Tamil month of Aadi sets the beginning of various festivals in Tamil Nadu. It is customary in our house to celebrate every Aadi velli ( Aadi Friday) very religiously. The smell of agarbathi with f...

30 minutes
Ashoka Halwa | Diwali Recipes
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Ashoka Halwa | Diwali Recipes

Ashoka Halwa is a South- Indian delicacy that is very famous in the Delta regions ( Thanjavur) of TamilNadu. Though this is a very famous halwa, it is very rare to find it in any sweet shop. It is mad...

30 minutes
Aval Ladoo
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Aval Ladoo

https://youtu.be/1vRQ7-CqN1M This healthy Aval Ladoo is my kids' recent favorite. This ladoo can be made in a jiffy with simply three ingredients that are available in the pantry. Al...

10 minutes
Aval Puttu
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Aval Puttu

Navratri is all about prayers, fun, dance, and leave it not – Food too. Irrespective of our geographical placement, we Indians try to pass our traditions to our family by all these. Food plays an inte...

20 minutes
Badushah || Balushahi
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Badushah || Balushahi

Badushah is a very famous Indian sweet that is made from Maida, ghee, baking soda, and coated in sugar syrup. It is also called by the name Balushahi in the Northern parts of India. They are very mild...

30 minutes
BERRY YOGURT BARKS
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BERRY YOGURT BARKS

Desserts are most loved part of the meal for many. From pastries, to kheer and ice creams, many people fall for it. However, most of them are made with refined sugars and it is hard to enjoy them with...

10 minutes
Biscuit Payasam
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Biscuit Payasam

Payasam and kheers are a part of many Indian festivals. Even if it is a special occasion like a Friday pooja, payasams are offered as prasadam/ offering to the deity. When there is a packet of biscuit...

15 minutes
Caramel Payasam
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Caramel Payasam

Payasam is an integral part of any occasion and celebration. Every sumptuous meal always has a sweet ending with payasam. Semiya/ Vermicelli payasam is a very easy one to prepare at home. This payasam...

30 minutes
Carrot Halwa
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Carrot Halwa

Wishing all my readers a very Happy and prosperous New year 2017. The last year had been a wonderful journey for me with respect to my blog. Though my blog had been started a few years back, I became ...

45 minutes
Carrot Kesari || Navrathri Recipes
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Carrot Kesari || Navrathri Recipes

Kesari is an all-time favorite easy to make the sweet recipe. This is very popular in Tamil weddings and at home when there is an unexpected guest or even a quick sweet to satisfy the sweet cravings. ...

25 minutes
Coconut Makhana Ladoo
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Coconut Makhana Ladoo

Whether its fasting or festivals, sweets play an important role in them. However there are few restrictions in making sweets when preparing ladoo. How about a ladoo that can be prepared in a jiffy wit...

15 minutes
Corn Meal Muffins
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Corn Meal Muffins

Muffins are my first trials during baking. Baking is a science that involves the right measure of ingredients and the optimum temperature required to cook them. When it comes to baking stuff, I have a...

45 minutes
CUSTARD POWDER HALWA in 15 mins
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CUSTARD POWDER HALWA in 15 mins

Custard Powder is a mixture of milk proteins and cornflour along with a little amount of sugar in it. The custard flour is available in stores in different flavors like banana, strawberry, oranges, an...

15 minutes
Eggless Sooji Cake
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Eggless Sooji Cake

The Holiday season is all about baking. While we love getting cookies and cakes from stores, they are no where near to the ones made at home with the loved ones. Also, if you are vegetarian with no eg...

25 minutes
EGGLESS RAGI BANANA CAKE
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EGGLESS RAGI BANANA CAKE

Ragi / Finger Millet is a popularly known millet to many of us. Ragi has immense amount of goodness with it . Being rich in fibre, it helps in controlling diabetes, weightloss and help reduce choleste...

30 minutes
Eggless Whole Wheat Coconut Cookies
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Eggless Whole Wheat Coconut Cookies

It is that time of the season, where a lot of Baking happens. Cookies and Cakes are a vital part of the holiday season. The flavor of the holiday season sets up with the aroma of vanilla and cinnamon ...

25 minutes
Eggless Coconut Banana Cake
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Eggless Coconut Banana Cake

Evening Tea/Coffee time is very important for many families, as it is the time every one gets back from work and school. After the early lunch and the travel back from home, a hot cup of tea/coffee wi...

35 minutes
Eggless Vanilla Cake
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Eggless Vanilla Cake

Vanilla cake is a classic favorite for many. It is always easy to find recipe cake recipes with eggs against the eggless ones. For an experimenting baker like me, this recipe from Martha Stewart’s col...

30 minutes
French Palmier Cookies
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French Palmier Cookies

Holidays are all about cookies and cakes. We love cookies over cakes due to their crunchy texture. The Palmier Cookies are delicate and elegant French cookies that can be easily made with puff pastry ...

15 minutes
GASAGASE PAYASA ( POPPY SEEDS KHEER)
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GASAGASE PAYASA ( POPPY SEEDS KHEER)

Karnataka Cuisine is different in manyways. Though Rice, Ragi and steamed vegetables are the main ingredients of Karnataka Cuisine, they keep varying as we travel through different parts of Karnataka....

20 minutes
Godhumai Rava Payasam
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Godhumai Rava Payasam

Payasam is an important party. South-Indian meal. Every festive meal in South India usually consists of poriyal, kootu, Avial, Pachadi with a three-course meal of Sambar, rasam, vathal kulambu and tha...

30 minutes
GULKHAND KOZHUKATTAI || Rose petals Jam Modak
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GULKHAND KOZHUKATTAI || Rose petals Jam Modak

Modak / Kozhukattai is a favorite prasadam made during the Vinayagar Chaturthi festival. Vinayagar Chaturthi is celebrated in many parts of India and modak/ kozhukattai is offered ,as it is the favori...

20 minutes
Jackfruit Payasam
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Jackfruit Payasam

Jackfruit is one of the very tasty tropical fruit. In India, Jackfruits can be seen in many people's backyard. Jackfruit is a bit tricky and time-consuming to clean.  However, the taste of the fruit i...

25 minutes
Kadalaparuppu Poorna Kozhukattai
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Kadalaparuppu Poorna Kozhukattai

Kozhukattai is the main neivedhyam for Vinayagar Chaturthi.  It is the favorite of Lord Ganesha. Kozhukattai is a simple steamed food with an outer covering of rice flour and an inner filling which ma...

30 minutes
Kalkandu Pongal
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Kalkandu Pongal

Kalkandu Pongal (கல்கண்டு பொங்கல்)is a simple one-pot delicacy that can be prepared for neivedhyam during the Navratri days. My H likes it very much, though I don't prepare it that very often, maybe 2...

25 minutes
KERALA ADA PRADHAMAN
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KERALA ADA PRADHAMAN

Ada Pradhaman is a Kerala delicacy. It is made with flattened rice strips that are cooked with jaggery syrup and finished off with thick coconut milk. Ada Pradhaman is. apart of marriages or as a part...

25 minutes
KERALA PALADA PRADHAMAN
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KERALA PALADA PRADHAMAN

If you think of Kerala recipes, there are a lot of recipes that come to mind. Coming to sadhya meals, every meal will definitely have this Pradhaman to finish off an elaborate lunch. Pradhaman is a sw...

30 minutes
KESAR RAVA LADOO
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KESAR RAVA LADOO

It's that time of the year, where everyone's home and life are lit up with joy and happiness. Diwali is a time where the family gathers up for the celebration. To add more joy to the celebrations, swe...

15 minutes
KERALA SPECIAL NEI APPAM
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KERALA SPECIAL NEI APPAM

Nei Appam is a very traditional Kerala recipe that is made with rice, jaggery, cardamom, coconut and cooked in ghee. It is called Kerala Unniappam and is a part of festivals from Onam, Chithra Vishu e...

20 minutes
Kesar Shrikhand
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Kesar Shrikhand

Shrikand is a yogurt-based dessert that is popular in North- India. Shrikand is usually loaded with mild spices and served chilled during festivals and celebrations. It is one of the important dishes ...

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Eggless Mango Cake
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Eggless Mango Cake

The King is back for his annual visit!!!!!!. There is no Summer time for us without Mangoes. I have hardly seen anyone that dislikes Mango. No wonder it is the King of Fruits. I sneak peek mangoes to ...

35 minutes
Mini Jangri
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Mini Jangri

Yaay!!! Hurray !!! Yes, I did it!!!! This sweet dish is my long term wish to prepare, click, and post. Though I prefer savories, there are some very particular sweets that I love for it. Jangri, Gulab...

30 minutes
Motichoor Ladoo || Diwali Recipes
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Motichoor Ladoo || Diwali Recipes

Diwali is around the corner and many of us are gearing up with Diwali preparations. The joy of Diwali is complete with preparing sweets and sharing them with family/friends. From childhood, we have th...

30 minutes
Nellai Ulundhu Kali
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Nellai Ulundhu Kali

Ulundhu Kali is a very famous and traditional dish in the Tirunelveli region. There are different recipes of this Ulundhu Kali in other parts of TamilNadu too with variation in the proportion of ingre...

30 minutes
Paal Kolukattai
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Paal Kolukattai

Paal Kolukattai is a very tasty traditional sweet that has numerous ways of preparation. This is very famous in the Chettinad area of Tamil Nadu and authentically prepared with jaggery and coconut mil...

25 minutes
PAZHANI KOVIL STYLE PANCHAMRITHAM
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PAZHANI KOVIL STYLE PANCHAMRITHAM

Panchamritham is a sweet offering served in Murugan temples. While many temples offer this neivedhyam, the divine PALANI/ PAZHANI MURUGAN temple in Tamilnadu is very known for this. Palani is a pilgri...

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Pineapple Modak / Pineapple Kozhukattai
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Pineapple Modak / Pineapple Kozhukattai

Modaks / Kozhukattai / Sweet dumplings are famous Indian sweet dishes that are made during Ganesh chaturthi celebrations. Different varieties of modak are prepared in various cultures. Modaks are made...

30 minutes
Pori Urundai || Puffed Rice Balls
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Pori Urundai || Puffed Rice Balls

Pori Urundai is a very famous sweet made during Karthigai Deepam festival Festival. Karthigai Deepam is celebrated during the Tamil Month of Karthigai. During the entire month of Karthigai, we light l...

25 minutes
Rasgulla
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Rasgulla

If you are a sweet tooth person, this sweet delicacy will definitely be on the top of your list. Rasgulla and gulab jamuns are distant cousins that have some things in common, yet are very unique in t...

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Rava-Coconut Burfi
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Rava-Coconut Burfi

Deepavali is all about celebration. when theres celebration, theres definitely good food. How about a quick sweet recipe that does not take much time and can be made with easily available ingredients ...

15 minutes
RUSK HALWA
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RUSK HALWA

Halwa is a traditional sweet that can be made with flour, vegetables, and even fruits. How about trying halwa with rusk? For most of us, teatime is not complete without those one or two pieces of rusk...

10 minutes
Sakkarai Pongal
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Sakkarai Pongal

Sweet Pongal or Sakkara Pongal (சக்கரை பொங்கல்)is a famous sweet in south India, especially Tamil Nadu. This is cooked with newly harvested rice from the field at the juncture of the Pongal/harvest fe...

30 minutes
Sathumaavu Urundai
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Sathumaavu Urundai

I was MIA mode for some time now, due to other priorities in life. I am back into actions with loads of pictures of the recipes that I had cooked and clicked so far during this break. To start off aft...

15 minutes
Short Bread Cookies
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Short Bread Cookies

Today is the official first day of Winter. But don’t ask me, its been snowing crazily over every weekend and we have been making snowman the third time until now. Come winter and here is the holiday s...

20 minutes
SOOJI KHEER
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SOOJI KHEER

Sooji/ Rava / Semolina is a very easily available ingredient in Indian households. The tradition of making some sweet on the last Friday of every Tamil month is followed in our households. For a Frida...

15 minutes
Strawberry Chocolate Rosettes
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Strawberry Chocolate Rosettes

Valentines Day is a special occasion, not only for couples, but for any one we love most. If you are looking to make any last minute Valentine dessert for your loved ones, then this recipe is for you....

25 minutes
STRAWBERRY PHIRNI ( 2 IN 1 SERIES )
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STRAWBERRY PHIRNI ( 2 IN 1 SERIES )

Phirni is a Punjabi dessert that is made with rice and cooked in milk. The main difference between a Kheer and Phirni is that kheer is cooked with whole rice grain, while Phirni is cooked with grounde...

30 minutes
Sweet Pidi Kozhukattai
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Sweet Pidi Kozhukattai

Kozhukattais are specialties from Tamilnadu and this Pidi Kozhukattai is a very traditional one made during Chaturthi in our household. we need the basic ingredients available in the pantry to make th...

20 minutes
Thinai Aval Payasam ||Foxtail Millet Poha Kheer
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Thinai Aval Payasam ||Foxtail Millet Poha Kheer

Millets are becoming an essential part of everyone's diet these days. While millets are available as a whole grain or flour, they are also available as rava or  flattened rice /poha. I usually grab a ...

10 minutes
Thiruvadhirai Kali
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Thiruvadhirai Kali

With a school going kid and a toddler at home who are keeping me on to the toes, blogging had taken a back seat for a year. One of my 2020 new year resolutions was to keep my blog up and going. On thi...

30 minutes
UDUPI HAYAGREEVA MUDDI
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UDUPI HAYAGREEVA MUDDI

Hayagreeva Maddi is a very famous dessert made with bengal gram/ channa dal and jaggery. It is often confused with the Kamala paruppu payasam or with the Pooranam/ sweet stuffing used to make puli and...

25 minutes
Vella Seedai | Sweet Seedai
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Vella Seedai | Sweet Seedai

Vella Seedai is one of the mandatory deep-fried South- Indian Snack during Krishna Jayanthi.  It is one underrated snack because of the labor it goes into making this and also the risk it involves pre...

30 minutes
Watermelon Rind Halwa
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Watermelon Rind Halwa

Watermelon is a favorite summer fruit. It is the best thirst quencher during the hot, sunny summer days. After enjoying the delicious fruits, dont throw away this flesh. Instead, make this delicious W...

15 minutes
Wheat Nankhattai || Diwali Recipes
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Wheat Nankhattai || Diwali Recipes

Nankhattai is a very famous Indian short cookie that is loaded with Indian flavors. The name Nankhattai origins from the words, "Naan" meaning shortbread and Khattai meaning "Biscuit". Nankhattai is v...

30 minutes