Ellu Poorna Kozhukattai / Ellu Kozhukattai - Ganesh Chathurthi Recipes

There are so many varieties of kozhukkattai and today we are seeing another traditional and authentic made for Ganesh Chathurthi. The taste of this kozhukattai is awesome from the sesame and jaggery...

Muthia–Steamed Snack - Gujarat

Today we travel to the beautiful state of Gujarat.. Gujarat and their cuisine reminds of 2 things always.. One is the dialogue from the movie 3 Idiots - Tum Gujarati log itne cute hote hoi, par tum logoun ka khana itna katarnak kyun hai - dhokla, handvo, kakhra, fafda, thepla.." Meaning – “You people from Gujarat are so sweet, but why does the names of your foods so scary like dhokla, handvo, kakhra, fafda, thepla – sounds so scary while saying them”..Another is the memorable experience Vaishali gave me with all the different varieties I could gobble!!! Still fresh in memories of us eating the chaat, where the guy who was making it for us got hurt as he was posing for us while cooking.. We had to take the shots of him cooking for us.. Another incident was buying the fafda on the other side of the street where we made u turns twice to go near the shop.. The delicious papad paratha she made for us... And so much more!!! Thanks to Vaishali for the sweet memories.. Now coming to today's recipe... It is the very famous Muthia which is a steamed snack.. Imagine you eat a snack and it is very addictive, but no issues as it is guilt free and so healthy... One version of Muthia is actually sinful with deep fried and another is guilt free steamed version.. I have tried my hands on the Gujarati cuisine and loved the Dhokla, Khaman, Methi Thepla.. Looking forward to try some more from this cuisine..

Mohura Pitha – Assamese Cuisine

Taking you to the North Eastern state of India - Assam. Assam is rich in culture and is quite popular for the Assam tea, Assam Silk and Assam Oil. Assamese cuisine has a lot of drying and fermentation in their process. Usage of spices are not much here but use of Fish and vegetables are used a lot with the center dish – rice. Coming in today’s recipe, it is a delicious sweet called Pitha. Pitha is a rice cake made on the special occasion like Bihu. For this state, my search ended quickly when I saw this recipe in Gayathri’s blog and did it. I got this from here and loved it..

Lemon Idli / Cocktail Idli / Yellow Idli

Wanna to make something different with the same idli? Here is one!!! Love the idea of multi colored and flavored idli. I have so far tried couple of them and actually liked them all.. This is my kid's favorite out of the other cocktail idlis I have made as she loves Lemon flavor..

Kaaradaiyan Nombu Vella Adai (காரடையான் நோம்பு வெல்ல அடை)

Karadayan Nombu is a festival celebrated in TamilNadu. There are two types of Vadai and this one is the sweeter one. More details of this festival is given below and now for some tips and tricks that I learnt - If the hands are sticky while making the adai, use little sesame oil or very little water and rub between the palms. Also wash hands in between to remove stickiness completely. Color will become more dull between the steamed adai and non-steamed adai and there will be a shine on the steamed ones. DO NOT EAT CURD ON KARADAYAN NOMBU DAY. This year the festival is coming tomorrow (14.3.2013). Here you go for the delicious sweet -