Vegan Besan Coconut Ladoo | Besan Nariyal Ladoo Recipe

Vegan Besan Coconut Ladoo, Besan Nariyal Ke Laddu is easy, healthy laddu made with minimal ingredients and taste delicious. Popular during Ganesh Chaturthi, Diwali but besan laddu has to be the most popular ladoo for any occasion, celebration. I have already posted Besan Ladoo recipe so this time I made it adding along dessicated coconut and made Vegan, Glutenfree version which makes this laddoo healthy too but if you wish you can use regular ghee too.

Namak Para | Namak Pare Recipe | Diwali Snacks Recipe

Namak Para, Nimiki, namak paare, or diamond cuts is popular snack or namkeen recipe during Diwali, festivals or even for tea time. I have posted spicy namak paare recipe and now I am posting the most popular version of diamonds cuts (namak para). We make namak para for almost all festival like Diwali/Deepavali, Holi or for travel. It always so easy to prepare and taste delicious, loved by all so namak para makes the most desirable snack for Deepavali.

Sweet Somas | Somasi Recipe | Diwali Sweets Recipes

Sweet Somas , Somasi, Karanji, Karjikkai, Kajjkayalu etc is same name for Somas, Diwali, popular sweet is Sweet Somas. Other than Mawa Gujiya,, Sooji Gujiya this Somasi my mom use to make for every Diwali/Deepavali specially for my elder sister as she used to huge somas fan.. As I am posting Diwali sweets and snacks recipes now here comes another personal favorite for Diwali Sweet Somas, which bring lot and lot of memories for me. Sweet Somas is South Indian version of Gujiya the process is same but with different filling. More than somas we call it Karjikkai.

Chegodilu (Chekodi) Recipe | Ring Murukku | Diwali Snacks

Chegodilu or Ring Murukku, Chekodilu (Kola vadai), Spicy Murukku also I used to call it is easy murukku recipe from Andhra. Chegodilu is super delicious it's crunchy yet soft with wonderful and little on spicy side. By now most of you must know I like to make various types of murukku and this one on list to post for long time too, and finally am able to share this chegodilu recipe for diwali. This ring murukku doesn't only makes good snack for Diwali or even for tea time.

Bharwan Tindora Recipe | Bharwa Tendil | Kundru

Bharwa Tindora/Tendil or Stuffed Ivy Gourd is easy yet delicious way to cook Ivy Gourd or Tindora/Tendil or kundru or Kovaikai where split tindora is stuffed with mix of aromatic spices and cooked until tender. I find simple bharwan recipes always so interesting as it's always easy and quick to prepare, taste delicious plus takes the meal to top notch. I have posted bharwan bindi, besan wali bindi which is stuffed Okra and next in times comes this very delicious bharwan kundru or tendil.

Chivda Recipe | Poha Chivda | Chiwda | Diwali Snacks Recipes

Chivda, Poha chivda or poha namkeen is easy mixture made with thin poha variety is popular snack for Diwali and also for tea time. The one snack I make the most is chivda as DH loves this and normally I always make fresh since it like it when it's hot. Only for Diwali I make in large batch and store, and poha chivda also stays good for almost a month so it makes a great healthy snack for time time or snack for Diwali If you look for healthy snack for diwali then you should try this.

Falahari Aloo Tamatar Sabzi | Potato Tomato Curry | Navratri Vrat Recipes

Vrat Wale Aloo Tamatar Sabzi is quick fasting (vrat/upwas/navratri) recipe which makes excellent side dish with vrat (navratri) ka khana like kuttu cheela, singhara cheela, singhara poori, samvat pulao or khichdi. This is my go recipe whether it's fasting day or not, I follow same procedure to make this aloo tamatar sabzi during non-fasting days too just add normal table salt instead of sendha namak, as this sabzi goes well with roti, poori, pulav too.

Kuttu Ka Cheela (Chilla) | Navratri Vrat Recipes

Kuttu atta cheelais quick fasting (vrat/upwas/navratri) recipe, kuttu cheela/dosa is ideal vrat (navratri) ka khana and taste yum if you like kuttu atta. This cheela is real treasure recipe which is of course very simple since most of us won't prefer to have every day during fasting. Not only during fasting we can make kuttu atta (buckwheat flour) cheela any day for breakfast as it’s quite filling, healthy, vegan and gluten-free.

Brinjal Sambar Recipe | Kathirikai (Vankaya) Sambar | Easy Sambar Recipes

Kathirikai Sambar or Brinjal sambar is easy sambar recipe where brinjal is used and normal sambar procedure followed. I like brinjal sambar a lot and specially with vankaya I like when sambar is made too, this sambar recipe we can serve with rice and also with idli/dosa, tiffin variety. Goes perfectly with rice and we don't really required any side dish just fryums or papad makes comforting lunch or we can pair along simple potato fry, okra fry etc.

Ammini Kozhukattai | MANI KOZHUKATTAI RECIPE I Ganesh Chaturthi Recipes

Ammini Kozhukattai or also known as ammani kozhukattai, mani kozhukattai, mini kolukattai is healthy, easy and quick Naivedyam for Ganesh Chaturthi. Among all the sweet offering to God these quick and super cute ammani kozhukattai makes pleasant change. There are few methods of making mini kozhukattai too and this one is most popular and easy kolukattai method. If you look for some good and easy prasadam for Pillar then this ammani kozhukattai should be in your list.

Murunga Dal Recipe | Drumstick Dal | Murungakkai Paruppu

Murunga Dal or Murungakkai Paruppu, Drumstick Dal is easy dal made with drumstick. This dal recipe is very good specially for people whom doesn't like tamarind so doesn't eat sambar. This sahjan dhal recipe is from my in-laws, there they make dal with drumstick and of course not sambar. When I posted drumstick sambar in that post I did talk about this dal and how I want to share the recipe which is finally happening now.

Broccoli Beetroot Cutlets | Broccoli Beetroot Tikki | Easy Snacks Recipes

Broccoli Beetroot Cutlet or broccoli beetroot tikki, beetroot broccoli patties is easy, delicious, healthy and vegan snack for tea time or for kids lunch/snack box. We can also serve this as starter or finger food during party or get-together. This is one of the most easy and delicious cutlet plus very healthy as I have just pan-fried here. We can do this cutlet with many variations to try something new every time. I lost the step by step pictures so there's no for this time, shall try to update some time that.

Eggless Papaya Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe | Vegan Papaya Muffins Recipe

Papaya Chocolate Chip Muffin, eggless, butterless papaya chocolate chips muffins makes excellent tea time snack or a quick breakfast or even dessert. This Valentine Day is around the corner I thought of sharing this simple yet delicious spiced muffin recipe and a great way to use papaya, it's specially good for the people who always end up having papaya for days without knowing what to do with it as lot of people don't eat papaya!

Mochakottai Parangikai Kuzhambu | Mochaikottai Kara Kuzhuambu Recipe

Mochakottai Parangikai Kuzhambu or Field Beans Pumpkin Kulambu or mochaikottai kara kuzhuambu is one of the best kuzhambu recipes hands down. It's one of my most favorite and this wonderful kuzhambu is introduced to me by my dear friend Dharani, when she used to stay near me she will share this mochaikottai kulambu whenever she makes, this recipe special this mochaikottai kuzhambu is made during Temple festival in Erode.

Ragi Puttu Recipe | Finger Millet Puttu | Millet Recipes

Ragi Puttu is popular breakfast recipe from Kerala served along with egg curry, kadalakari (black chickpeas curry) or with pappadam, small yellow banana or even with just plain sugar. Ragi puttu is vegan, gluten-free, healthy, oil-free breakfast recipe which is made with minimal ingredients, just the flour and fresh coconut. Everyone from Kerala love puttu it's just like staple idli or poha for breakfast it's puttu in Kerala.

Masala Matar Pulao | Masala Peas Pulao | Lunch Box Recipes

Masala Matar Pulao or Masala Peas pulao rice is easy one pot meal which can make in jiffy and also do lot of variations with it. This masala matar pulao makes excellent lunch box recipe or even perfect comfort meal for weekend when you have some good curry on making whether veg or non-veg then this simple pulao makes best combo. We can also use coconut milk to cook the pulao for extra flavors. Add few more vegetables if preferred.

Kuthiraivali Upma | Barnyard Millet Upma | Millet Recipes

Kuthiraivali Upma, Samvat upma or barnyard millet upma is easy upma recipe which is like all millet gluten-free, healthy and made vegan here. One of the quick breakfast or tiffin items has to be upma when we don't have any option upma always come as great resort. Barnyard Millets is also known as sama chawal (vrat chawal) in hindi, Kuthiravali in Tamil, Udalu in Telugu, Shyama in Bengali, Khira in Oriya, Swank in Punjabi, Kavadapullu in Malayalam, Oodalu in Kannada

Plain Pulao | Sada Pulao Recipe | Plain Pulao Rice

Plain Pulao or sada pulao rice is easy one pot meal which can make in jiffy and also do lot of variations with it. This plain pulao also makes excellent lunch box recipe or even perfect comfort meal for weekend when you have some good curry on making whether veg or non-veg then this simple pulao makes best combo. We can also use coconut milk to cook the pulao for extra flavors. Add few more vegetables if preferred.

Bajra Masala Khichdi | Bajre Ki Khichdi Recipe | Millet Recipes

Bajra Masala Khichdi, Bajre Ki Khichdi, Saboot Bajra Khichdi is pearl millet khichdi or we can even say Kambu Masala Pongal. As it's Sankranti time and for us Sankranti special is making khichdi, chivda dahi, tilgul, bhuga, chikki etc but khichdi is very important like it's Pongal in South and Venn Pongal or Khichdi does have same logic with little difference, anyways so today being Millet Friday I thought of sharing this wonderful, healthy pearl millet recipe of Khichdi.

Thengai Sadam Recipe | Coconut Rice | Kaanum Pongal Recipes

Coconut Rice, Thengai Sadam as known in Tamil is traditional South Indian variety rice which normally made during festival specially during Pongal, Navratri and it's also popular lunch box recipe as it's very quick to prepare coconut rice. If we have leftover rice then making coconut rice is great option and as this thengai sadam is mild and not spicy it's also good for kids. Before moving over I want to wish everyone Happy Pongal and Makar Sankranti.