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ARISI THENGAI PAYASAM/RICE COCONUT KHEER

October 14, 2015 by Nithya Leave a comment

This is the second day of Navarathri celebrations and iam back with another payasam or kheer recipe.It is a rice and coconut based payasam with a creamy texture.Iam planning to post a few payasam recipes for the festive season and this one was prepared yesterday.Since it is jaggery based it is auspicious for naivedhyam too.Tune in for more such kheer recipes at Nithya’s Kitchen,Now back to the recipe,it is a flavourful payasam with little preparations.And on this joyous occasion try out this kheer and offer it to the GODDESS and serve it to all.. Notes

GREEN GRAM SUNDAL/NAVARATHRI RECIPES

October 13, 2015 by Nithya Leave a comment

Green gram or moong bean as it is called is a legume variety full of health and energy.Besides being used in pesarattu,an andhra based dosa,payasam,salad and dal this one tastes great when made sundal with this. Today being first day of Navarathri this is an easy and most fast recipe to make.Colourwise also this sundal is appealing to the eyes and is dark green in colour.A tasty and quick naivedhyam for the GODDESS comes your way on the start of this festive season.. Notes Adding a bit of jaggery enhances the taste.

VELLAI KONDAKADALAI SUNDAL/CHICKPEA SUNDAL

October 11, 2015 by Nithya Leave a comment

Vellai kondakadalai or chickpea sundal is a tasty and protein loaded sundal with grounded spices.All at home are a fan of this sundal and iam happy to post this for the forthcoming Navarathri celebration this week.All kids are fond of channa masala and any channa based recipe and this sundal is no exception to that.This is usually made in addition to navarathri,on any poojas or offerings to GOD.It is an easy recipe for beginners as well and do try this aromatic sundal this festive season.. Notes

RAVA PAYASAM/SOOJI KHEER/PAYASAM RECIPES

October 9, 2015 by Nithya Leave a comment

Navarathri is fast approaching and each day calls for a different naivedhyam of payasam along with various sundal varieties.I make this payasam or kheer with sugar as well and this one with jaggery is equally tasty and apt for festive occasions.Normally during pujas it is presumed that sweets prepared with jaggery is more welcomed by the GODS AND GODESSES.Whatever the reason this kheer made with sooji or rava is easy and fast to make.In our family this payasam is made during the festive season and is liked by one and all.Scroll down below for the easy and quick recipe of…

PEANUT SUNDAL/VERKADALAI SUNDAL/NAVARATHRI RECIPES

October 7, 2015 by Nithya Leave a comment

Peanut or verkadalai is a tasty legume with which I have used in this sundal recipe.It is an easy sundal recipe for the Navarathri celebrations.Peanut has lot of goodness and iron content.As all legumes this is filling and tasty.I have a few sundal recipes in my blog,but this and chickpeas sundal is a favourite at home.As we all know,kids are fond of peanuts and they’ll like it for sure.Normally I prepare sundal of one legume or dal variety each day on all the nine days and have variation each day.Do try the healthy version of this sundal and let me…

KARAMANI SWEET SUNDAL/COW GRAM SWEET SUNDAL/NAVARATHRI RECIPES

October 6, 2015 by Nithya Leave a comment

Navarathri celebrations are round the corner and all must be busy preparing for the festivities.Each part of the state in india has a different way of celebrating and in Tamil Nadu golu or arrangement of dolls in steps called padi is done and on nine days different varieties of dishes are made and offered as naivedhya to the GODESS.Chief among the things offered are sundal,a dish made out of legumes and dals.This one here is karamani or cow gram as it is called and I have made it with a sweet note.This is tasty and fulfilling and can be made…

BEACH STYLE SUNDAL/ WHITE PEAS SUNDAL/NAVARATHRI RECIPES

October 4, 2015 by Nithya 1 Comment

Sundal are made with various legumes and dals and each one is best enjoyes during Navarathri celebrations,which we all know is just round the corner.I have a few sundal recipes and am planning to do some this week too.This sundal is loved by all as it is a bit spicy and tangy with the addition of grated mangoes and adds colour of carrots.This is also called thengai mangai pattani sundal.You can make this for neveidhyam or can have as an after school snack on normal days.It is fully loaded with proteins an dquite filling too.Do try this for Navarathri and…

CARROT KHEER/CARROT PAYASAM

September 7, 2015 by Nithya 1 Comment

Sometime back I went to a friend’s house and she had made this carrot kheer.It was totally out of the world in taste and I decided there itself that I would make and post it in my blog.I made it but somehow,this was lying in my draft for long and since the festivites are round the corner this payasam or kheer can be made as a change.It needs very less ingredients and less time to make too.Dhivya like it very much and iam afraid all the kids in your house will love for sure.Carrot itself is sweet and adding sugar…

VELLA SEEDAI/SWEET SEEDAI/JANMASHTAMI RECIPES

September 5, 2015 by Nithya Leave a comment

This is festive time and we celebrate many occasions during the month of august and september.KRISHNA JANMASHTAMI is celebrated with pomp and joy throughout the country and this vella seedai or sweet version of seedai is apt for offering it to GOD.Last post was salt version and this sweet seedai is prepared along with uppu seedai and offered as naivedhyam.It is slightly bigger in size compared to salt seedai and the taste is phenominal.I always remember my childhood days while rolling these out as me and my brother helped our mom.As kids these small events were always special and memories…

UPPU SEEDAI/SALT SEEDAI/GOKULASHTAMI RECIPES

September 4, 2015 by Nithya Leave a comment

Uppu Seedai is a traditional snack made during Krishna Jayanthi festival.This snack is made with rice flour and urad dal flour and lots of butter.I remember mom it in large batches usually 5-6.It is a tedious process of rolling the balls and me with my brother would help mom rolling these cute little seedai balls.It may appear that we are making many balls,but when you fry them and take out,you will see they are only a few.It can be stored for over a week and can be enjoyed later too.Many people are scared of making seedais at home,mainly for the…

AKKARAVADISAL

September 3, 2015 by Nithya 1 Comment

Akkaravadisal is a typical iyengar dessert made and offered to GOD during festivities.It can be sugar or jaggery based but made with rice.In iyengar style it is made with jaggery and is famous neivedhyam in VISHNU temples.It uses milk and lots of ghee,which gives the extraordinary creamy and melt in the mouth texture and is truly divine to taste.I know of a sugar based version of this recipe too,which I intend to post later.You can try for the forthcoming Janmashtami,this recipe which if followed with proper steps is an easy recipe to make.Try out this yummilicious recipe this festive season…

AAMRAS

SWEET POTATO CHAAT

SHAHI TUKDA

AAM PANNA

ARISI THENGAI PAYASAM/RICE COCONUT KHEER

GREEN GRAM SUNDAL/NAVARATHRI RECIPES

VELLAI KONDAKADALAI SUNDAL/CHICKPEA SUNDAL

RAVA PAYASAM/SOOJI KHEER/PAYASAM RECIPES

PEANUT SUNDAL/VERKADALAI SUNDAL/NAVARATHRI RECIPES

KARAMANI SWEET SUNDAL/COW GRAM SWEET SUNDAL/NAVARATHRI RECIPES

BEACH STYLE SUNDAL/ WHITE PEAS SUNDAL/NAVARATHRI RECIPES

CARROT KHEER/CARROT PAYASAM

VELLA SEEDAI/SWEET SEEDAI/JANMASHTAMI RECIPES

UPPU SEEDAI/SALT SEEDAI/GOKULASHTAMI RECIPES

AKKARAVADISAL

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