Kajjikaya is a traditional Andhra sweet usually prepared during festivals. I prepared dry fruit kajjikayalu for this Sankranthi/Pongal by making little changes to the traditional recipe.like adding cashew nuts,almonds,pistachios and for the sweetness i used both jaggery and sugar.i skipped adding roasted chana dal(putnalu in telugu).i have used desiccated coconut.but fresh coconut can also be used.for…
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Gulab Jamun – How to prepare gulab jamun at home
Gulab Jamun is a delicious and popular Indian dessert which melts in mouth.when ever I prepare this dessert I make many promises to myself that I should taste only one or two jamuns.but I always break my promises and end up with eating half of the Jamuns. it tastes even good when served along with…
Khoya coconut burfi – how to prepare Mawa barfi recipe
Khoya Burfi is prepared on almost all auspicious occasions,especially on Diwali and also distributed on delightful occasions.i prepared Khoya coconut burfi this week and the taste was amazing.i added freshly grated coconut to make it even more tastier.you can skip adding sugar if you are using sweetened khoya/mawa.another variation of barfi which i always prefer…
Rava laddu-how to prepare Suji ladoo recipe
Rava Laddu is a popular Indian sweet which is prepared on festivals like Diwali,Sri krishna jayanti and Ganesh chaturthi. Semolina/Suji is used for this recipe.there are few variations of rava laddu.but chose the quick and easy method. i used freshly grated coconut for this preparation.but desiccated coconut can also be used. semolina,cashew nuts & raisins,grated…
Basundi – how to make basundi recipe
Text version of Basundi Basundi – how to make basundi recipe Recipe Type: Dessert Author: BINDU Prep time: 1 hour Cook time: 45 mins Total time: 1 hour 45 mins Serves: 4 Ingredients whole milk – 750 ml cashew nuts – 30 grams almonds/badam – 30 grams sugar – 3/4 cup cardamom powder – 1/4…
Boondi ladoo – how to prepare Boondi ladoo recipe
Boondi Ladoo is a popular south Indian delicacy,mainly offered as naivedyam to GOD in almost all famous temples. I like Temple laddu very much. infact everyone likes it.The taste of homemade laddu slightly differs from temple laddu. This is the first time i prepared Boondi Ladoo. they turned out fantastic. most of our relatives belong to…
Dry fruit and nut Urad dal laddu
Dry fruit and nut Urad dal laddu is very tasty and healthy sweet recipe. unlike normal urad dal laddu i used half raisin syrup and half sugar to sweeten this laddus.you can also use Dates syrup. if you use Dates syrup you don’t need to add sugar. This healthy and nutritious Recipe,…