Desserts

Puran Poli

Puran Poli with 100% Whole Wheat

Puran Poli is a sweetened version of its popular savory counterpart dal paratha. It is a flat bread stuffed with jaggery sweetened split chickpea lentils (Puranam – Tamil / Puran – Marathi) and is a heavenly treat when served with dollops of ghee. Sadly this recipe calls for the use […]

Kali

Kali – Thiruvathirai Sweetened Rice

Kali is a sweet dish prepared especially for the Thiruvathirai festival in the south Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Devotees make this dish with rice and yellow split moong dal along with jaggery, and usually serve it with a seasonal speciality side dish known as Thiruvathirai Kootu made […]

Coco Choco Nut

Coco Choco Nut

Coco-Choco-Nut is a ridiculously simple and incredibly delicious treat for your next party! As the name suggests, it has coconuts, chocolate, and nuts. If you are looking for a quick nutty, sweet dessert with almost no cooking involved, then this is one is for you. You can make 30 treats […]

Kozhakattai

Kozhakattai

Kozhakattai (Tamil) is a very unique sweet dumpling prepared with cooked rice flour dough and coconut and jaggery filling. Kozhakattai is also known as Modak (Hindi/Marathi), Modhaka or Kadubu (Kannada) and Kudumu (Telugu). This is a special offering made for Lord Ganesha (the Elephant God) on His birthday, celebrated as […]

Vella Aval

Vella Aval – Sweet Rice Flakes

Vella aval means jaggery sweetened flattened rice flakes and that’s it…there’s not many more ingredients other than those mentioned – that’s how simple this recipe is. Aval (rice flakes in Tamil) was a humble breakfast cereal before we got flooded with today’s sugar-loaded monstrosities. It is also referred to as […]

Pal Payasam

Pal Payasam

Pal Payasam is a rich creamy porridge-like dessert made with milk and rice. It is also popularly known as Kheer in Northern India. Dessert recipes in general have a long list of ingredients and involve a lot of preparation. On the contrary this king of desserts from Kerala, God’s own […]

Yazdi Muffins

Yazdi Muffins

Yazdi muffins/cakes are traditional cakes from the Persian province of Yazd, renowned for its confectioneries. These delicious treats are exquisitely flavored with cardamom, rose essence and pistachios and are not very sweet, unlike traditional muffins. Whenever we’ve had friends over, we’ve found that the flavor of these muffins have appealed […]

Besan Laddu

Besan Laddu

Besan Laddu (or Ladoo) is a traditional Indian dessert made with chickpea flour, ghee (clarified butter), and sugar. This family favorite recipe is quick and easy to make, and is a great party pleaser especially during festive occasions. Lets dive in… WHAT YOU WILL NEED Ingredients Note: 1 cup = […]

Sweet Pongal

Sweet Pongal

Sweet pongal is a traditional south Indian dessert made with rice and jaggery. While there are many variations of this dish, my family loves a recipe that includes coconut and milk. I am pleased to share our family recipe made for “Thai Pongal”, a harvest festival celebrated in mid-January in […]