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January 19, 2024

Sweet Paniyaram Recipe | Karupatti Paniyaram | Palm Jaggery Sweet Paniyaram

Palm jaggery sweet paniyaram

I made this easy, healthy and a traditional sweet recipe - Karupatti paniyaram / Palm jaggery sweet paniyaram on New year day. Usually I make sweet paniyaram and Kara paniyaram recipe in two ways. One with leftover idli dosa batter and the other one is my MIL’s recipe that is prepared with a batter ground using rice and dals.

To make this sweet paniyaram recipe, I prepared a separate batter with idli rice, raw rice and urad dal. You can also use our regular idli dosa batter instead. Lets see how to make sweet paniyaram with palm jaggery / Karupatti paniyaram recipe with step by step pictures. 

sweet paniyaram


Sweet Paniyaram recipe | Karupatti paniyaram recipe


Sweet Paniyaram recipe | Karupatti paniyaram recipe

Sweet Paniyaram recipe | Karupatti paniyaram recipe


 
Cuisine: South Indian
Category: Sweets
Serves: 15
Prep time: 10 Minutes
Cook time: 20 Minutes
Total time: 30 Minutes
 


INGREDIENTS
For paniyaram batter
  • Idli rice - 1.5 cups
  • Raw rice - 1/2 cup
  • Urad dal - 1/3 cup
  • Methi seeds - 1/4 tsp
  • Salt and water - as needed
For Sweet Paniyaram
  • Paniyaram batter - 2 cups
  • Powdered Palm jaggery / Karupatti - 1/2 cup
  • Cardamom - 2
  • Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
  • Ghee - to make paniyaram
HOW TO MAKE KARUPATTI PANIYARAM / SWEET PANIYARAM
  1. Wash and soak rice, urad dal, methi seeds for 2 hours.
  2. Grind smooth adding required water and salt. Ferment the batter overnight.
  3. The next morning, take 2 cups of batter in a vessel.
  4. Add the melted, filtered palm jaggery water, grated coconut, cardamom powder. Mix well.
  5. Heat a paniyaram pan adding tsp of ghee in each hole. Pour the batter.
  6. Cover and cook in low flame. Flip and cook the other side too.
  7. Remove and serve hot. Enjoy !
METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES
  • Wash and soak the idli rice, raw rice, urad dal and methi seeds together in a bowl for 2 hours.
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  • Grind to a smooth paste adding required water and salt. Batter should be thick not watery. Collect in a vessel. Close the bowl with a lid and ferment it overnight.

  • The next morning batter would have raised well. Mix well and take 2 cups of batter in a separate vessel.
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  • Take powdered palm jaggery / Karupatti in a bowl. Add little water and melt it to make a syrup.

  • Filter the impurities and add to the batter. Add grated coconut, cardamom powder and mix well. Make sure batter is not watery.
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  • Heat a paniyaram pan. Pour a tsp of ghee in each hole. Pour the batter and cover cook till done. Open the lid and flip the other side. Cook well and remove in a plate. Serve hot. Enjoy !
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Note : You can use the remaining paniyaram batter to make spicy paniyaram by adding finely chopped onion, green chilli, ginger, curry leaves, coriander leave and temper with mustard seeds, uard dal and hing to the batter. Please check the final picture with both and sweet and spicy paniyaram.

Note

  • Adjust the sweetness as per your taste.
  • Do not skip coconut and cardamom powder.
  • Use ghee for making this paniyaram. It makes the paniyaram rich and flavourful.


Try this easy and healthy Sweet Karupatti paniyaram. You will love it.

Karupatti paniyaram
 

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November 6, 2023

Mixture Recipe | South Indian Mixture Recipe | Madras Mixture

Mixture recipe

This year I am starting my Diwali recipes with this must try Diwali snack – Mixture recipe. Its basically a South Indian style Mixture recipe which is popularly known as Madras mixture. This Tamilnadu mixture is a combination of Omapodi, Karaboondi, Fried aval, cashew nuts, peanuts , curry leaves mixed with spice powders like salt, red chilli powder and hing.

In this mixture, I have also added small maida biscuits which is fondly called as mixture biscuit. When I was a kid, I used to pick these mixture biscuits alone from the pack of mixture and savor it. Iam not a big fan of South Indian mixture but my husband, daughter and father in law loves it. 

So I try to make a batch of mixture just for them during Diwali. Last year I made this mixture recipe and took a video as well. But I couldn’t share it in my blog. So this year, I thought of starting Diwali recipes with this yummy snack. Soon I will try to post a North Indian namkeen recipe.

Check out my 35+ Diwali Snacks Recipes collection.

Mixture recipe


Mixture Recipe | South Indian mixture recipe


Mixture Recipe | South Indian mixture recipe

Mixture Recipe | South Indian mixture recipe also known as Madras mixture for Diwali.


 
Cuisine: South Indian
Category: Snacks
Serves: 3 cups
Prep time: 10 Minutes
Cook time: 20 Minutes
Total time: 30 Minutes
 


INGREDIENTS

  • Oma podi - 2 cups
  • Kara boondi – 1 cup
  • Mixture biscuit – 1/2 cup
  • Cashew nuts - 2 tbsp
  • Roasted peanuts - 1/4 cup
  • Roasted gram dal / Daliya / Pottukadalai – 1/4 cup
  • Poha / Aval - 1/2 cup
  • Curry leaves - few
  • Cooking oil - to deep fry
  • Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
  • Salt - as needed
  • Hing - 1/4 tsp
  • Sugar – 1/4 tsp
HOW TO MAKE SOUTH INDIAN MIXTURE RECIPE
  1. Make Omapodi and collect in a bowl. Make kara boondi and collect in the same bowl
  2. Make maida biscuit and add to the bowl. You can aslo make butter murukku and add to it. But it is optional.
  3. Deep fry thick poha, cashew nuts, peanuts, daliya, curry leaves and add to the bowl.
  4. Lastly add chilli powder, salt, hing and sugar. Toss well and cool down completely.
  5. Store in an air tight box and use up to one month. 
METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES
  • Make Omapodi, kara boondi and mixture biscuit. Break oma podi into small pieces. Collect in a bowl.
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  • Deep fry thick aval till crispy and drain in a tissue paper. Deep fry peanuts, roasted gram dal till golden in color. Remove in the tissue paper.
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  • Next deep fry cashew nuts and collect in the tissue paper. Lastly deep fry few curry leaves and set aside.
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  • Transfer everything to the wide bowl. Add little salt, red chilli powder, hing and sugar.
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  • Cool down everything completely. Store in an air tight box. Enjoy up to one month. Use clean, dry hands while handling.

Note

  • Oma podi and kara boondi is a must in South Indian mixture.
  • Mixture biscuit, Butter murukku is optional.
  • You can adjust the quantity of peanuts, cashews and roasted gram as per your wish.


Try this yummy South Indian mixture recipe and enjoy for this Diwali !

Madras mixture
 

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January 4, 2023

Thirvathirai Kootu in Pressure cooker | Thiruvathirai 7 Kari Kootu | 7 Kai Kootu Recipe

Thiruvathirai kootu

7 VEG KOOTU | EZHU KARI KOOTU is a must try recipe for Thiruvathirai and Pongal festivals in my home. This 7 kari kootu should be prepared with the local vegetables i.e Naatu kai kari in Tamil like Pumpkin, yam, broad beans, ash gourd, cluster beans, Field beans/ Mocha kottai, sweet potato, lady’s finger, raw banana etc.

I make this Thiruvathirai kootu directly in a pressure cooker to ease my job. I use two cookers on thiruvathirai day. One is to make this kootu and the other one is to make thiruvathirai kali. When they both get ready, I make sweet adai simultaneously. So my entire thiruvathirai day cooking gets over under 30 minutes.

Friends, do check out this easy Thiruvathirai 7 kari kootu recipe in a pressure cooker and try it. I am sure even a beginner can make it quickly.

Check out Thiruvathirai kali recipe with video in THIS LINK. 

Also check out my Thiruvathirai thalagam recipe. 

Thiruvathirai 7 kari kootu | Thiruvathirai 7 kai kootu


Thiruvathirai 7 kari kootu | Thiruvathirai 7 kai kootu

Thiruvathirai 7 kari kootu | Thiruvathirai 7 kai kootu with 7 varieties of mixed vegetables


 
Cuisine: Tamil nadu
Category: Side dish
Serves: 2
Prep time: 10 Minutes
Cook time: 20 Minutes
Total time: 30 Minutes
 


INGREDIENTS

  • Vegetables (please refer notes) - 2 cups
  • Yellow moong dal - 2 tbsp
  • Tomato – 1 no
  • Salt – to taste
To grind
  • Grated coconut – 1/2 cup
  • Green chilli – 2 (medium size)
  • Jeera/Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
  • Rice flour Or corn flour - 1tsp
To temper
  • Mustard – 1/4 tsp
  • Urad dal- 1/2 tsp
  • Curry leaves – a sprig
  • Coconut oil – 1 tbsp

HOW TO MAKE THIRUVATHIRAI KOOTU

  1. Wash and chop all the vegetables into cubes. Set aside.
  2. In a pressure cooker base, heat oil and splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves.
  3. Add the chopped vegetables and mix well. Add salt, required water, chopped tomato, moong dal and mix well.
  4. Grind coconut, cumin seeds and green chilli to a smooth paste adding little rice flour.
  5. Add the coconut paste to the vegetables and mix well. Check for the consistency. Add more water if needed.
  6. Cover the lid and pressure cook in high flame for 2 whistles. 
  7. Open the cooker and boil the excess water if needed. Check the consistency and serve with Thiruvathirai kali and adai.

METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

  • Cut all the vegetables and tomato in cubes.
  • Heat oil in a pressure cooker and splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves. Add the chopped vegetables, tomato and saute for a minute. Add dal, required salt and water. (Vegetables shouldn’t be mashed or overcooked). Thiruvathirai kootu

  • Grind the coconut with green chillI and a tsp of rice flour to make a paste by adding water. Add jeera at the end and run once.
  • Add the ground mixture to the cooked veggies by keeping on the flame. Pressure cook in high flame for 2 whistles. It will be perfectly cooked. Else keep in low flame for just one whistle.
  • Open the cooker after the steam is released. Boil well for few minutes till it thickens OR Adjust the consistency by adding water if required if the kootu is too thick.

    Thiruvathirai kootu

       

    Delicious, healthy veg. kootu is ready!! Enjoy with kali or plain rice !

     

Note

For the above recipe, I used 1/2 raw banana, 2 small colocasia, 1/4 piece of yam, 10 broad beans, 1/2 cup of cubed ash gourd and 1/2 sweet potato small sized, handful of mochai kottai.

 
U can also use other country vegetables like cluster beans, bittergourd, ladies finger, pumpkin etc to replace the above said vegetables.

Last but not the least here is our pooja room picture..

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August 18, 2022

Aval Kesari Recipe | Poha Sheera | Avalakki Kesaribath

Aval Kesari

Aval Kesari / Poha Sheera in Hindi / Avalakki Kesaribath in Kannada, Atukula Kesari in Telugu is an easy sweet recipe that is served as prasadam for festivals like Gokulashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi, Varalakshmi Viratham, Friday Lakshmi Pooja and Thursday Guru pooja.

Aval Kesari is so easy to prepare under 15 minutes. Its a beginners sweet recipe. All you need is Poha/ Rice flakes, Sugar, Ghee and cardamom powder. Unlike our regular rava kesari, this poha kesari thickens quickly and chances of hardening is very less. So its easy to identify the end consistency. I have shared 2 videos in different languages and step by step pictures. I have added a video of Aval Kesari seimurai in Tami. Please watch it for better understanding. 

 Soon I will try to make an Aval kesari with jaggery. Friends, do try this easy Aval Kesari for this Gokulashtami / Krishna Jayanthi and enjoy.




Aval kesari in Tamil video ꜛ

aval kesari recipe

Aval Kesari / Poha sheera / Avalakki Kesaribath / Atukula Kesari


Aval Kesari / Poha sheera / Avalakki Kesaribath / Atukula Kesari

Aval Kesari / Poha sheera / Avalakki Kesaribath / Atukula Kesari for festival Prasadam/ Neivedaym.


 
Cuisine: South Indian
Category: Dessert
Serves: 3
Prep time: 10 Minutes
Cook time: 20 Minutes
Total time: 30 Minutes
 


INGREDIENTS
1 cup = 250ml
  • Poha / Thick Aval / Rice flakes - 1/2 cup
  • Sugar - 1/2 cup
  • Water - 1 to 1.5 cups
  • Ghee - 3 tbsp
  • Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
  • Cashew nuts – 5
  • Cloves – 1
  • Orange food color / Kesari color – a pinch
HOW TO MAKE AVAL KESARI
  1. Heat 2 tsp of ghee in a kadai. Add the Aval and roast till crispy.
  2. Take the roasted Aval and break it to check if crispy. Transfer to a mixer.
  3. Grind coarsely and set aside. Boil water in the same kadai adding a pinch of food color.
  4. When the water roll boils, lower the flame completely. Add the roasted poha powder.
  5. Mix without lumps till thick. Cover cook in low flame for 5 minutes.
  6. Then add sugar, cardamom powder and ghee. Mix without lumps in low flame.
  7. Mix till kesari leaves the sides of pan completely. Switch off the flame.
  8. Roast Cashews in 1 tbsp ghee and add to Kesari. Mix well and transfer to a plate. Serve warm and enjoy !
METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES
  • Heat 2 tsp of ghee in a kadai. Add the aval and roast till crispy. Let it cool. Grind to a coarse powder. Set aside.
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  • Add 1.5 cups of water in a kadai. Add a pinch of Kesari color. Let it roll boil. Lower the flame and add the roasted poha powder. Mix well without lumps.
  • Aval kesari
  • Mix in low flame till the mixture becomes thick. Cover cook in low flame for few minutes.Aval kesari
  • Add sugar, cardamom powder, clove and a tbsp of ghee. Mix in low flame till the sugar melts completely.
  • Aval kesari
  • Keep mixing till kesari becomes thick and leaves the sides of pan. Lastly roast cashews in a tbsp of ghee and add to the Kesari. Serve hot and enjoy.

Note

                
  • Adjust the quantity of sugar based on your taste.
  • Adding cloves is optional.
  • You can also use lesser ghee than mentioned but taste won’t be rich.


Try this easy, yummy Aval kesari for Gokulashtami and enjoy !

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March 19, 2022

15 Ladoo Varieties - Types of Laddu Recipes

Ladoo recipes

Here is the collection of 15+ different types of ladoo varieties / Laddu recipes in my blog. In this list, you can find the list of 15 ladoo recipes under one page. Most of them are popular, easy to make, must try Top South Indian and North Indian ladoo recipes for Diwali and other festivals.
 
In this collection, you can find the Indian ladoo recipes starting from easy peanut ladoo, mawa ladoo, paneer laddu, besan ladoo in 2 methods, rava ladoo, South Indian special boondhi ladoo, coconut ladoo, dates and nuts ladoo, poha ladoo, roasted chana dal ladoo, Karnataka special thambittu, murmura ladoo i.e Pori urundai and atta ladoo.
 
Among these ladoo varieties, my favorite is boondhi ladoo, easy maaladu and atta ladoo. You too choose your favorite, try and share your feedback. I am yet to try North Indian special Motichoor ladoo recipe and some other healthy ladoo recipes like sesame seeds ladoo, sago laddu recipes. I will update this list whenever I share them. Now Lets see the collection of 18 ladoo varieties below. Please click on the images to see the particular laddu recipe.

BESAN LADOO RECIPE - 2 METHODS


I have shared two methods of making this yummy Besan ladoo recipe. One is an easy, instant version and the other one is the traditional besan laddu recipe. Check it out.


Besan ladoo recipe

PANEER LADOO RECIPE / MALAI LADOO


Easy, healthy , yummy Paneer Ladoo recipe that can be prepared under 15 minutes.


Paneer ladoo recipe

COCONUT LADOO RECIPE


Check out this instant coconut ladoo recipe / Nariyal ka laddu recipe without condensed milk. Thengai ladoo recipe in Tamil which can be prepared easily without condensed milk.


Coconut laddu recipe

SOUTH INDIAN BOONDHI LADOO


Check out the traditional method of making South Indian boondhi ladoo recipe.



Boondhi laddu

RAVA LADOO / SOOJI LADDU RECIPE/ SEMOLINA LADDU


Super easy and quick rava ladoo recipe that melts in mouth. Check out the recipe below.



Sooji laddu

DATES AND NUTS LADOO RECIPE


Dates and nuts ladoo recipe is a healthy ladoo recipe than can be prepared without sugar. It is for people who look for sweet recipes without sugar. Do try it and enjoy !



Dates and nuts laddu

WHEAT FLOUR LADOO / ATTA LADDU RECIPE


Esy and yummy wheat flour ladoo recipe / atta laddu recipe with sugar and melted ghee. Its an instant laddu recipe which is ideal to prepare for festivals.



Wheat flour laddu

PEANUT LADOO / PEANUT LADDU RECIPE


Peanut ladoo recipe / Peanut laddu recipe/ Verkadalai laddu with skin. You can use either powdered jaggery or sugar to make this instantly. Its ideal for kids and adults snacks box which is tummy filling and healthy.


  

Peanut laddu

POHA LADOO / AVAL LADDU FOR KRISHNA JAYANTHI


Poha ladoo / Aval laddu is usually prepared during Krishna janmashtami / Krishna jayanthi festival. It is one of the easiest neivedyam recipes for festival.



Poha ladoo

ROASTED CHANA DAL LADOO / POTTUKADALAI LADDU


Pottukadalai laddu is a super easy and quick ladoo recipe. Its a no cook recipe. Even kids can make it easily. We call it as maladu in Tamil.



Roasteg gram dal ladoo

SUNNUNDALU / URAD DAL LADOO


Healthy and tasty laddo with roasted urad dal. Good for kids and teens.



Urad dal ladoo

MOONG DAL LADOO


Moong dal ladoo also known as Nei vilangai in Tirunelveli is a must try sweet for Diwali in my house. You too give a try.



Moong dal laddu

MAWA LADOO / KHOYA LADOO IN MICROWAVE


Mawa ladoo / Khoya laddu made in microwave. Easy, delicious and quick laddu recipe with just 3 ingredients.



Khoya laddu

GREEN GRAM LADOO

Healthy, Protein rich green gram ladoo to include in our daily diet. Check it out.



Green gram laddu
  

PEANUT LADOO WITH JAGGERY


Peanut ladoo with skin adding jaggery. Hassle free recipe with just 2 ingredients for your kids snacks box.



Peanut laddu

THAMBITTU / AKKI TAMBITTU


Karnataka style Thambittu recipe prepared using rice, jaggery and roasted nuts. Healthy and tasty ladoo recipe that is usually prepared during Shivratri and Naga panchami festival.



tambittu recipe

MURUMURA LADOO RECIPE WITH JAGGERY / PORI URUNDAI


South Indian special pori urundai / murmura ladoo which is offered as prasadam for Karthigai deepam festival in Tamil nadu. Its a low calorie, guilt free snack too.


Pori urundai recipe
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