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Banana Walnut Cake

Banana Walnut Cake

Ingredients Oil – 1/2 cup Sugar – 1/2 cup Eggs – 2 Ripe bananas – 2 mashed well Walnuts – 1/2 cup chopped Vanilla essence – 1 tsp Milk – 1/4 cup Dry Ingredients All purpose flour / Maida – 1 cup Whole wheat flour / Atta

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Kadala Parippu Pradhaman / Channa Dal Payasam

Kadala Parippu Pradhaman / Channa Dal Payasam

  Wish All My Readers A Happy Onam! Ingredients Kadala Parippu / Channa Dal – 2 cups Sago – 3/4 cup Jaggery – 600 gm Water – 3 cups + 1 cup + 1/2 cup Salt – 1/4 tsp Ghee – 1 tsp + 3 tsp Cardamom

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Cracked Wheat Banana Payasam / Godhambu Pazham Pradhaman

Cracked Wheat Banana Payasam / Godhambu Pazham Pradhaman

Ingredients Cracked Wheat – 1 1/4 cups Ripe Kerala Bananas – 2 cut into small pieces Ghee – 1 1/2 tsp + 2 tsp Jaggery – 500 gm Water – 4 cups + 1/2 cup Thin coconut milk – 2 cups + 2 cups Thick coconut milk

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Semiya Payasam / Vermicelli Payasam

Semiya Payasam / Vermicelli Payasam

Ingredients Semiya/ Vermicelli – 2 cups Full Cream Milk -2 litres Sugar – 2 cups Cardamom – 8 powdered Salt – 1/4 tsp Cashew nuts – 2 tbsp Golden raisins – 2 tbsp Ghee – 1 + 1 1/2 tsp Method Heat 1 tsp ghee in a

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Microwave Carrot Halwa

Microwave Carrot Halwa

Today I am posting a quick and easy way to make ‘Carrot Halwa’ using microwave.  ‘Carrot Halwa’ is a well known traditional Indian sweet which is usually made during festivals.  So dear friends, make this delicious dessert within no time and enjoy with your kids! I am

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Green Gram Dal Payasam/ Moong Dal Payasam/ Cherupayar Parippu Pradhaman

Green Gram Dal Payasam/ Moong Dal Payasam/ Cherupayar Parippu Pradhaman

In Kerala, ‘Payasam’ is made during the festivals like ‘Onam’ and ‘Vishu’.  There are so many different varieties of Payasams.  ‘Moong dal Payasam’ is a favorite of my family and I also make it to celebrate birthdays of my loved ones. ‘Cherupayar Parippu Pradhaman’ is off to

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Pineapple Cornflakes Pudding

Pineapple Cornflakes Pudding

Finally the Christmas Season is here! From now on I will be posting recipes which can be made during the Christmas and New Year Celebrations. Hope all of you will enjoy them! Season’s Greetings to all my blogger friends!!! Ever since I heard of Cornflakes as the

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Aval Vilayichathu – Arusuvai Friendship Chain

Aval Vilayichathu – Arusuvai Friendship Chain

I received the secret ingredient for Arusuvai Friendship Chain from dear Bharathy of spicychilly. ‘Aval’ or rice flakes was the surprise ingredient that she sent me. That too the Kerala variety made with brown rice. So I had no option but to post some authentic Kerala recipe!

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Pachoru

Pachoru is an ancient Christian delicacy. It is usually made during Church Festivals. In olden days, when one’s wishes come true, people used to make Pachoru and take it to the church and distribute it to the devotees, on the festival day. It is served with melted

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Chakka Varatti and Aval Pradhaman

This is a special payasam made with chakka varatty (jackfruit jam) and aval (rice flakes). When you add jaggery and coconut milk, the payasam is called pradhaman. My husband had brought me three packets of Sara’s precooked chakka varatti from Kochi. I had some aval at home,

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