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Moong Dal Halwa

This month's ICC-Challenge posed us with another interesting dish - esp. for me since I have never attempted to make it before. For a good reason, since I h...

Chegodilu (Fried Rice Flour Rings)

When Valli announced this month's challenge for ICC, I was ECSTATIC! The making of it sounded and in fact looked exactly like my childhood favorite which in...

Gulab Jamuns

How do you describe the sensation when something just melts in your mouth and while it travels down your windpipe, it leaves a feeling of warmth and cozines...

Kheer/Pal Payasam (Indian Rice Pudding)

Just like Halloween is unthinkable without Pumpkins, so is an Indian festival without this Kheer. "Kheer" in Hindi denotes sweet pudding commonly referring ...

Badam Ka Halwa (Indian Almond Fudge)

The instant someone even mentions Badam Halwa, which is probably Almond Fudge to the rest of the world, my mind immediately goes to my dear grandmother. Eve...

Besan Rava Ladoo

Just as South Indians are busy celebrating Navarathri during this time, so are the North Indians with their Dussehra. The plethora of sweetmeats during this...

Murukku ( Chakli )

Festivals in India are too many to sit and count. The country is almost always bursting in celebration in different location housing different cultures. Peo...

Nugul Untallu (Black Sesame Ladoos)

To cook something from one's own culture is one thing and to cook from another is an altogether exhilarating experience. As soon as the recipes for ICC were...

Thattai Recipe

Another snack which is in my all time favorite list after salt seedai is Thattai - Crispy thin Indian Savory and one of the important dish made during festi...

Uppu Seedai (cheedai)

Crunchy nibbles? Pebbles of crunchy heaven?? Small savory balls??? I usually try to translate dishes which summarizes the full meaning of the original title...

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