Besan ladoo is one of the famous mithai/sweet in Maharastrian cuisine. This recipe is usually prepared with chana (Bengal gram/kadalai paruppu) flour. Some use chickpea flour. You can find these flour at any Indian store. I do not use chickpea flour or sooji rava. I roast chana dal / kadalai paruppu and make a coarse […]
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Weekends are the days devoted for single pot meals (pulav / variety rice recipes) at our home. These one pot recipes make my life real easy on weekends when I would have gazillion errands to run! If you are very busy and yet you wish to have something homemade, then I would suggest single pot […]
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I wanted to bake cookies for Valentine’s day. As I was searching for eggless cookies, I landed on Sia’s blog! She has wonderful collection of recipes! I loved her nan khatai. It seemed to be very simple and easy to prepare. Thankfully I had all the ingredients at home so started baking right away! Nankhatai […]
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With valentine’s day around the corner, I have already started surprising DH with sweet treats He is a chocolate lover! He would devour any dessert with chocolate in it. I do like chocolates but my sweet tooth cravings are not limited to chocolates alone 😛 I got this recipe from the very famous “joyofbaking.com”. I […]
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Fall (autumn) is my most favourite season of the year. Growing up in Chennai (city in South India), I never understood the clear difference between the “four seasons”. Only after I came to US, I realised how beautiful autumn would be!! Nature’s yellow, orange and red colors are a feast to our eyes! I love […]
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Pachadi (raita) is a perfect side dish for any single pot meal like pulav, fried rice or biryani. I try different varieties of thayir (curd/yogurt) pachadi. Apart from onion (which is the primary ingredient in most of the pachadi varieties), you can also add grated cucumber, shredded carrots, celery and cilantro. Veggies are added raw […]
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