Sakkarai Pongal

Today is Vaikunda Ekadasi festival and happy to share this nivedhanam!! Sakkarai Pongal is the sweet made for the Pongal festival.. It is simple and easy to do..  Love these food that are so simple, yet so traditional and so authentic.. I have added 6 table spoons of ghee, but feel free to add more.. Sakkarai Pongal can take all the ghee and will not complain. You could also make this like a evening tiffin..

Kalkandu Saadam / Kalkandu Pongal

Festivals are fun and we prepare so many delicious prasadam. Pongal / Sankranti is celebrated in many parts of the country. The God celebrated here is Universal one – The Sun. There are lots of delicious food prepared during this festival. Some we make at home are Sakkarai Pongal, Ven Pongal, Kalkandu Saadam, 7 Kari Kootu, Akkaravadisal, Poli, Mixed rice etc.. This Kalkandu Pongal is a delicious preparation made with rock sugar and tastes so divine.. A delicious and easy sweet preparation which is very festive and mouthwatering.

Applesauce Pancakes

Applesauce pancakes is a very delicious and quick breakfast.. This should be served warm or hot and not on room temperature.. Next time planning to make this with whole wheat flour instead of all purpose flour and honey instead of sugar. This is a very quick breakfast and can be done in less than 10 minutes from start to finish..

Thinai Laddu - Quick Easy and Healthy Sweet

Thinai is a whole grain that I got introduced recently.. It is very healthy and nutritious.. The first recipe I tried with Thinai is Thinai Pulao (recipe coming soon)and now Thinai Laddu. I got this one from Arokya Unavu TV Show. This is one of the sweets that you do not feel guilty gobbling a few.. It is so good for you and very quick to make.. One change I would do is - Next time I will grind the thinai little more. Now it was like ravai / sooji. I think we would prefer more smoother one..

 

Eggless Crème Brûlée - Vegetarian Crème Brûlée

Crème Brûlée is a popular French Dessert made with custard as base and a hard caramel on top. This is a very interesting dessert that can be made quickly (although it needs time for refrigeration) .. With hard crust and soft little gooey inner, it is surely a winner of hearts.. For this month’s Eggless Baking group, Gayathri chose Crème Brûlée and I chose this one from here.

Roundup of Kid’s Delight–Festival Sweets in One Hour

Want to make something quick for festivals? Here is a roundup of Indian Delicious Sweets that can be done quickly!!.. Thanks to Valli for letting me host her event series this month.. Thanks to all who sent delicious entries!!

1. aval ladoo                                            11. Rava Kesari

2. Halloween chocolate bark                  12. Halwasan

3. Candy corn with healthy twist            13. Khajur Mawa Roll

4. No bake chocolate chip brownie bar  14. Bajre Ki Kheer

5. Dates and nuts burfi with nutella        15. Easy Pressure Cooker Kesari

6. Cocoa Fig daate nuts rolls                   16. arrowroot halwa 

7. Mini Rasgullas - naturally coloured    17. Moong dal laddu

8. Easy Badam Katli                                18. Makhane ki Kheer 

9. Soft Carrot Peda                                  19. Instant Moong Dal Halwa

10. banana coconut fry                            20. Instant Kalakand

  Thanks again to Valli for letting me host her event series this month.. Thanks to all who sent delicious entries!!

Vegetarian Jujubes Candy / Gelatin Free jujubes Candy

A delicious kid friendly (mom unfriendly) candy.. Reason I feel that this is mom un friendly is that all that this very attractive looking, very tempting candy has nothing but SUGAR.. But my daughter loves it!! She can eat all of it by herself (Shhh!!! only if I will allow).. One of the biggest drawbacks (advantage actually) of knowing to cook is the understanding of the ingredients.. When I was a kid and used to relish these jujubes, little did I know that it had only sugar and very little did I know that is not healthy!! Now that I know it, I have a big NO feeling to enjoy this!! But make this and your kids would be so excited and thrilled.. As I always say, if the kids want to enjoy jujubes, then home made is much more healthier than the store bought!!