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Mango Burfi is a delicious blend of mango in the traditional Rava Kesari recipe. The Mango Rava Kesari is loaded with the flavor of mango and has a beautiful color. This is one of the simplest desserts to make for festivals. Mango Burfi is an excellent dessert that can be made in about 30 minutes. Mango Rava Kesari is very easy and can be made with limited ingredients. I generally make kesaris when I have an urge for a sweet or dessert, and this can be a good change to traditional kesaris....

This Mathura peda is the specialty of Mathura temple, the birthplace of Lord Krishna. There is an abundance of dairy in the region and the most famous Prasad of the temple is this peda made from Cow’s milk. After two days of the South Indian temple Prasadams, today I decided to go North and make one of my favorite Prasad, the peda. I grew up in North India and have tasted many different peda varieties from different temples....

A salad that can be a meal by itself. This pasta salad with sun-dried tomatoes is a perfect blend of vegetables and pasta marinating in a tangy dressing and is best when served chilled. I always wonder how people just salad as their complete meal. The only salad that I would make a meal would be a pasta salad which has our favorite - pasta and loads of fresh vegetables and herbs....

Pol Roti or Sri Lankan Coconut Roti is a delicious coconut-flavored flatbread from the islands of Sri Lanka. This is a great option for breakfast or brunch and is so simple to make. When looking to make recipes for the International A to Z Flatbread, I often failed to look close to home. When I thought of looking for some special flatbread from around India, I landed on this recipe for Pol Roti which is a Sri Lankan coconut flatbread....

The Tijgerbrood also known as Tiger Bread is a Dutch bread with a cracked pattern on the surface. This bread is sold as Dutch Crunch Bread in the United States (mostly in the San Francisco area) and Giraffe Bread in the United Kingdom. I was very excited to bake this bread the minute my husband showed me the picture of it. I have never heard of the Tiger bread until now and once again I am reminded how much this Mega marathon has taught me....

Zopf or Züpfe is a swiss braided bread that is generally eaten on a Sunday morning. The bread has a great texture and it is a lot of fun shaping the braid. Zopf or Züpfe literally means ‘braided bread’. This is a Swiss special bread that is usually eaten on a Sunday morning (can be eaten on other days as well). This is a simple enriched bread made with flour, milk, yeast, butter, and egg....

If you are looking for lunch ideas, this Cauliflower Dum Biriyani can be a good variation to traditional rice recipes. Gobhi Dum Biriyani is not too time-consuming, and the masala in this is not too strong to overpower the dish. A couple of days back, I bought home the two largest heads of cauliflower that I have seen on the market lately. When deciding on my menu for the weekend, I figured I wanted to make something that wasn’t too time-consuming (as it was a very busy weekend) and also wanted to use the cauliflower....

Homemade Crusty French Baguettes are a long, thin loaf of French bread. It is characterized by its lean and long body and crisp crust. The bread is steam-baked in the oven, which means that it bakes along with a pan of water. This way of baking creates steam, which enables the crusty crust formation. French Baguettes are the most famous symbol of French Culinary Culture, and for this month’s Home Baker’s Challenge, Priya Suresh suggested this recipe for us....

Kofieebroodje are mildly sweet buns that are a perfect combination with a cup of coffee. The dough for Dutch Coffee Buns is mildly sweet yeasted dough and the buns get their sweetness mostly from the pastry cream filling. This is the first bake for the year from the Baking Partners Group. Kofieebroodje was something very new to me and I have only eaten similar buns from bakeries and was glad that the process is much easier than the name of the buns itself....

Kondai Kadalai Sundal or Chick Peas Sundal is a very popular offering made to god for South Indian festivals, especially in Tamil Nadu. It’s a vegan recipe. Navarathri is fully underway and everyone is happy munching on sundals and enjoying the golu. Kondai kadalai sundal or vella kadalai sundal is one sundal that is a crowd pleaser. This Kondai Kadalai Sundal comes a long way when one is expecting a huge crowd coming to see their golu....

Delicious and absolutely soft Lolo Buns, also called Fijian Coconut Buns, are made with enriched bread dough and baked with a layer of coconut milk in the base. For the second day of exploring the Southern hemisphere regions, I chose to make these delicious Lolo Buns. I first saw these delicious coconut buns in Sowmya’s blog and was tempted to make them since then. A few days after Priya Suresh made these delicious Lolo Buns again and I bookmarked the recipe once again....

Oat Flour And Almond Sables is a French-style butter cookie made with oat flour and rice flour along with the almond powder. They are so delicate and have a perfect melt-in-the-mouth texture. It is a holiday tradition in our family to bake tons of cookies every year during Christmas time to distribute among friends, schools, and other kids’ classes. I choose about 5 to 6 different cookies to be baked....

Sri Rama Navami, the auspicious day where we celebrate the birth of Lord Rama, is a popular festival all over India. In the South, the most commonly made neivedhiyam for the occasion is Panagam and Neer More. These two are the most refreshing drinks that one can have on a hot summer day. The prasadam/neivedhiyam is a pretty simple one and can be made in no time. Preparation time - 5 minutes Cooking time - none for panagam, 2 minutes for Neer more Difficulty level - easy...

One of the most flavorful spiced podi to eat is this Poondu Paruppu Podi or Garlic Paruppu Podi. All we need is some warm rice with a drizzle of sesame oil to eat this ultimate comfort food. When choosing this theme of readymade products made at home, I clearly remember Srivalli mentioning not to use any recipes from your own cuisine. I still made this paruppu podi for the theme because this is something I always bought from stores in India along with me on my trip back to the US....

The most addictive savory snack that you will ever make is this Spicy Diamond Biscuit. A favorite bakshanam / snack made during the Diwali festival season, this Maida Khara biscuit is absolutely kid approved and a great snack for the entire family. Savory diamond biscuits got its name for the specific diamond shape they are cut into. This snack made with maida is a very traditional recipe made during Diwali ....

Thayir Keerai is one of my go-to comfort recipes when I need to make something quick and easy. This recipe takes less than 30 minutes and can be combined with rice to be a quick meal. For the second day of venturing into Tamil cuisine, I chose to make a recipe from the Kongu region also called the Kongunadu. Kongu means nectar and this place is thus the land of nectar....

Bok choy fried rice is a vegan recipe packed with flavor and perfect to sneak in some greens. Bok choy (also known as pak choy or Chinese cabbage) is a leafy vegetable that is available all year round but is most abundant in the winter months. I got to accept that this is the first time I am cooking with Bok Choy. Will I use it again? Absolutely yes! Found this great book in my library called ’ Wild about greens ‘....

This Whole Wheat English Muffin Bread has all the flavor and goodness of the English Muffins but is much easier to bake. It is a perfect bread for breakfast . I have said it way too many times that this was the best ever bread I have baked and I am going to say it yet another time. I have to add that this Whole Wheat English Muffin bread is also one of the quickest breads that I have baked....

Adhirsam is also called Ariselu in Telugu, kajjaya in Kannada, Anarsa in Marathi, and Arisa Pitha in Odia. Whatever name we call the Adhirasam /Athirsam, it is one delicious dessert made with rice flour and jaggery. Diwali is not complete without making a batch of Adhirasam. Athirasam is one of the most traditional South Indian recipes that involves a little bit of prior planning. But once we make the adirasam recipe, the flavors are so worth all the work....

Badam Halwa or Almond Halwa is an ever favorite dessert. This almond halwa is the perfect recipe to make for the festival season. This is one of my favorite halwa to make for Navaratri and Diwali. I love making traditional Indian desserts. Almonds / badam are my favorite to work with as it is so versatile and the desserts made with it is so rich and delicious. One of my favorite recipes to make with almond is Badam Kheer ....