Wood Apple is known as Beladahannu in Kannada. This fruit is used to prepare a refreshing summer drink on Rama Navami festival and the ripe rind is mashed with Jaggery and Cardamom powder and served. … [Read more...]
Sabudana Halwa
A pudding prepared using Sago Pearls. Time Required: 30 Minutes Serves: 6 Ingredients: 1 Cup Sabudana / Sago Pearls ¼ Cup Ghee / Clarified Butter 1½ Cups Sugar 1 Cup Milk Powder 4 … [Read more...]
Chocolate Burfi
Cook up this chocolate burfi / squares on Valentine’s Day and surprise your valentine. Time Required: 20 Minutes Ingredients: 1 Cup Sugar 3 tsp Butter 2tsp Cocoa powder 1 Cup Milk … [Read more...]
Gauva Burfi
Guava can be preserved by preparing this sweet dish. Time Required: 30 Minutes Ingredients: 1 Cup Guava Pulp 1½ Cup Sugar 1tbsp Butter A pinch of Citric Acid A pinch of Salt A drop of … [Read more...]
Eggless Banana Muffins
It is Christmas time and if your mood is set to bake, then these Muffins are the best bet….Merry Christmas! Time Required: 40 Minutes Ingredients: 2 ripe Robust Bananas 1 Cup Butter 1 … [Read more...]
Shrikhand – Sweet Flavored Greek Yogurt Recipe – Indian Greek Yogurt Recipe – Kesar Shrikhand Recipe
Shrikhand is a sweet dish prepared using curd cheese. This dish is very popular in North Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat. The procedure shown here is how traditionally Shrikhand is made in North … [Read more...]
Hesarubele Payasa – Moong Dal Kheer Recipe – Parappu Payasam Recipe – Cherupayar Pradhaman
Pudding prepared using split Green Gram. This is a favorite among Kannadigas during festivals. Recipe: South India Time Required: 20 Minutes Ingredients: 2 Cups Hesarubele / … [Read more...]
Pal Puri – Deep Fried Bread with sweetened milk
"Pal" means Milk and "Puri" is crisp deep fried Indian Bread. This dish is a combination of crispy puris with sweetened condensed milk. Time Required: 30 Minutes Ingredients: For the … [Read more...]
Ek Do Teen Chaar Burfi
A very easy to remember recipe and can be made in very easily for parties and festivals. Time Required: 25 Minutes Ingredients: 1 Cup Chiroti Rawa / Fine Semolina 2 Cups Ghee / Clarified … [Read more...]
Unniappam
This dish is prepared using Rice, Banana and Jaggery in the state of Kerala. This is prepared in containers designed to fry the Unniappam or Guntpongalu / Phad. Unniappam is very similar to the … [Read more...]
Kajjaya
A sweet dish prepared using Rice and Jaggery. This sweet has been immortalized by the famous Kannada song “Bisi Bisi Kajjaya, Bisi Bisi Kajjaya maadi koduve naanu…” sung by Annavru Dr. Rajkumar in … [Read more...]
Kadlekayi – Groundnuts Unde
Kadlekayi - Groundnuts Unde is a sweet dish prepared using Groundnuts / Peanuts and Jaggery. A sweet filled with proteins is also nick named as "protein ball". A favorite sweet among … [Read more...]
Hayagreeva – Split Bengal Gram Pudding – Split Black Chickpea Pudding – Maddi Recipe
Hayagreeva is a sweet dish rich in proteins prepared using Bengal Gram, Jaggery and Dry fruits. This dish is prepared in Madhwa / community households and Rayara Matha during festivals. … [Read more...]
Yellina Chigali – Sesame Seeds Squares – Til Gud Burfi
Yellina Chigali is prepared using raw Black Sesame seeds on Nagara Chauthi festival. The Sesame seeds are roasted before grinding to a powder during Nagara Panchami. Cuisine: … [Read more...]
Akki Thambittu
Akki Thambittu is a sweet dish is prepared using rice flour. This is usually prepared during festivals and especially on Mangala Gowri Vrata and Nagara Panchami. Time Required: 15 Minutes + … [Read more...]
Tutti Frutti Eggless Cake
Time Required: 45 Minutes Ingredients: 2 ¼ Cup Maida / Refined Flour 1tin Condensed Milk 120ml / ½ Cup melted butter 150ml water 2tsp Vanilla essence 2tsp Baking Powder 1tsp Soda-Bi-Carb … [Read more...]
Pakadagina Chiroti – Deep fried layered sweet pastry – Padhir Pheni
Pakadagina Chiroti is deep fried layered pastry dipped in Sugar Syrup. This dish is prepared during festivals in North Karnataka. “Paka” means sugar syrup in Kannada and “Chiroti” is a … [Read more...]
Halbai
A very tasty and unique sweet dish prepared in Mysore and Bangalore regions using Rice, Coconut and Jaggery. Cuisine: Karnataka Time Required: 45 Minutes + Soaking Time Ingredients: 1 … [Read more...]
Uthaththi Payasa – Dry Dates Pudding Recipe – Khajoor Kheer Recipe – Kharjura Payasa Recipe
Uthaththi Payasa is a sweet dish/pudding prepared using dry Dates. Cuisine: Karnataka Time Required: 15 Minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 10 Uthaththi/dry Dates 4 Cups Milk ¾ Cup … [Read more...]
Sihi Avalakki – Meethi Poha Recipe – Sweet Beaten Rice Recipe – Sweet Poha Atta Savory Mix
Sihi Avalakki is a sweet prepared using beaten rice and jaggery. Time Required: 25 Minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 2 Cups thick Avalakki / Beaten Rice / Poha 1 Cup Grated Jaggery 1 Cup … [Read more...]