Fruit cake, a traditional delicacy of Christian cuisines worldwide!, Fruit cake is made with chopped candied fruit (Tutty-frutti), nuts, and spices, soaked in alcohol (typically Rum, as i used in this preparation). Fruit cakes are often served in celebration of weddings and Christmas. There are multiple recipe ideas around for this cake dish and the one I […]
This is a surprise recipe from Pepper2Salt! .An accidental one since my “achappam” preparation gone flop because I didn’t give enough time to prepare the “Achu”. So I end up having the batter which I invested bunch of ingredients and a bit of my time and effort Any way towards […]
Laddu (Laddoo) also known as Boondi Laddu- the most popular sweet of India- for north and south. With besan flour and sugar as it’s core ingredients, this ball shaped sweet is very special on occasions to share happiness and also for festival and religious occasions. You will see multiple variants […]
Here is another custom recipe, this time a sweet and chewy dessert dish “Pumpkin Halwa”. The preparation uses jaggery as a sweetener along with grated coconut milk and ghee. I used minimal quantities of richness ingredients, to make this dish healthier. If you wish consider adding more of milk, ghee […]
Jigarthanda (meaning “cool heart” in Hindi) is a Tamil beverage specifically to Madurai region. It is very commonly served by roadside shops as chilling refreshment during summer season. The traditional recipe uses jelly made out of agar-agar (also known as china grass) in cold syrup prepared out of milk, rose water, […]
Ariyunda (meaning “rice ball”), another authentic Kerala delight, prepared typically for festival occasions and family gatherings. These sweet semi-hard balls made of coarse grind roasted rice go well as a tea time snack or snacks. The preparation uses boiled brown rice (well known to be “Kerala –rice”) for its authentic […]
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