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There are a few wedding recipes that are a must-have and can be seen at every wedding. One such dish is Aviyal. Aviyal is a very famous Kerala dish, but it is now common at every Tamil wedding. For the month-long April marathon’s first week theme, Traditional South Indian Wedding recipes , I am moving up to the actual wedding day recipe. For the past three days, I wrote about my favorite recipes that are made during the Maapilai Azhaippu/ Nitchyathartham....

Badam Kheer or Almond Payasam is a delicious Kheer/Payasam served on festival days and on special occasions. Badam Kheer is very easy to make and needs just the basic ingredients. The flavor of almond along with saffron makes this just amazing. April is going to be one of the most exciting months of my blogging life. For the blogging marathon, we have decided that this month we are going to do a month-long marathon posting a recipe every day for this month....

Buttermilk Bread is very similar to the white sandwich loaf that is available in stores. It has a perfect soft exterior and a lovely crumb. It slices well and is good as a sandwich bread. Every baker is always looking for the best recipe they have made yet. I am no different (though I would not call myself a baker), and I am always looking for a good sandwich loaf bread recipe....

The Diwali festival and festivities are not complete without this Deepavali Marundhu. This Diwali Lehiyam is made with a blend of medicinal herbs, which is very healthy and great for gut health. Last but not least, here is the recipe for Deepavali marundhu, which also goes by diwali marundhu or diwali lehiyam. This is a very important component of Deepavali in South India. On the morning of Deepavali, after we take an oil bath, the first thing that is given to eat is this marundhu....

Fruit Kesari made with assorted fruits and semolina (rava) is a simple and delicious dessert perfect for any festival or occasion. It is quick, easy to make, and ready in under 30 minutes. My boys love kesari and I quite often make rava kesari at home. Pineapple kesari also known as pineapple pudding is very famous at weddings and I have frequently eaten it. I love the texture of this particular kind of kesari as they are not a solid mass and have a very smooth consistency....

This green chili pickle is one of the best pickles to serve with paratha and dal. Hari Mirch Ke Tipore is a popular pickle made with fresh green chilies and spices and served with a lunch platter. I grew up in Uttar Pradesh for a good part of my life and their cuisine is something that is very close to my heart. We love the pickles that they make and recently when craving for one such pickle, I came across this recipe in Maayeka....

These jam thumbprint cookies are made with very few basic ingredients and are a great way to try out different flavors with different preserves. These are mildly sweet with a very flaky texture. It is always a pleasure to step into the new year and cherish the old ones. I am really excited to begin my New Year blogging with these very simple Jam thumbprint cookies that I pinned from here ....

Karamani Sundal also known as Thatta Payaru sundal is a delicious sundal / salad made with Black eyed peas/cowpeas. This Black-eyed pea savory sundal is a quick and easy vegan recipe. Karamani sundal is made with cooked black-eyed peas, seasoning, and grated fresh coconut. That is all it needs to make this delicious sundal. We can serve this sundal as a snack or we eat it as a side with sambar and rasam rice....

A delicious kheer/pudding made with Makhana / Fox nut / Lotus seed. This Makhane Ki Kheer is perfect for the festival season and for the fasting months. Phool Makhana / Fox nut / Lotus seeds - I have heard a lot about this but never got a chance to make anything with it. Last month, I bought a pack of it from my local Indian stores and was planning to make a savory snack with it....

Pasta Primavera is an excellent lunch box recipe that is quite kid-friendly. The Spring vegetable pasta takes only 30 minutes to make so can be done on the day of school in the morning or can be done the day before and refrigerated. This week for the blogging marathon, I am going to be making three different sauces for pasta. This theme was very interesting as it gave me an opportunity to explore different vegetarian sauces to go with pasta....

Strawberry Muffins are an excellent after-school snack for the kids and take less than 30 minutes to bake. These muffins are eggless and mildly sweet. I love baking muffins, eating muffins, and sharing muffins. Muffins are one of the best after-school snacks in which I can sneak in fruits and vegetables (not that I have to, but still do). My boys love strawberries, and are it’s the season or not, we always buy tons of them....

Aloo Bhujia is a delicious Savory snack made with mashed potato and chickpea flour/besan. This potato and gram flour sev is a perfect sev to make for this festival season. After the A to Z International Flatbread series, I am back to the routine BM and my theme for this week is sweet and savory for the festival season. Navarathri and Diwali are coming soon and I thought this will be a great time to make some new sweets and snacks for the season....

Aloo Kasuri Methi or Potatoes with Dried Fenugreek Leaves is the perfect curry/side dish for a quick weeknight dinner or as a part of the elaborate weekend meal. It is the last week of the year, and as it goes every year, this year also seems to have passed too quickly. I was almost not going to post anything in between all the festivities and vacations, but I decided against it....

Amritsari Kulcha is a potato stuffed flatbread that is famous in Amritsar, Punjab in Northern India. It is quite easy to make and can be an excellent dish for lunch or dinner with a subzi or dhal on the side. This Amritsari Kulcha is a special post that we blogging marathoners are doing to celebrate a virtual baby shower for our fellow marathoner Sapana. Sapana blogs at Cooking with Sapana and is expecting a baby pretty soon....

Black bean enchilada is one of our popular dinner menus. The kids love them and are very easy to make on a weekday. It takes less than 30 minutes to make them and is a very filling meal. An enchilada is a common Mexican recipe. I have been making enchiladas for a while, but it had always been cheese Enchiladas. Cheese enchiladas are easy to make and a quick fix on a busy weekday night....

Byrek Me Spinaq, which is an Albanian Spinach Pie, is a delicious savory pie made with spinach and feta filling layered between flaky Phyllo (Filo) pastry sheets. We often eat at Middle Eastern restaurants where they serve the spinach pies, also known as Spanakopita. Inspired by it, I make the Indian style samosa with spinach and paneer and the Turkish Cigar pastries with phyllo pastry sheets. Although similar to the Greek Spanakopita , this Byrek Me Spinaq recipe is very famous in the Albanian region....

These Cabbage Paneer Kofta Curry are very yummy and they held their shape pretty well after adding the koftas to the gravy. I loved the crunch that the cabbage gave to the koftas. Kofta curry is my son’s favorite any time of the year. The minute I ask him for suggestions to make a subzi, he comes up with malai kofta without fail. I have the malai kofta recipe and another kofta recipe called the Kofta Noor Jahani in the blog....

These Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies are definitely a cookie for those who love chocolate and those who love vanilla. These cookies are not too chocolatey, but at the same time have a distinct flavor of chocolate that one cannot miss. I recently joined a new baking group called the Home Baker’s Challenge . This was my first bake with the group, and it turned out to be a wonderful one. In my house, the debate about vanilla Vs chocolate is always on....

The best side dish to serve with Ven Pongal is this Kathirikkai Gothsu also called Eggplant Gothsu or Brinjal Gothsu. Serve it not just with Ven Pongal but also with Idli or Dosai and enjoy. I am a part of the group called the ‘A-Z Recipe challenge’, wherein a group of bloggers comes together and we choose key ingredients alphabetically to cook and post a dish every alternate month. This event was initiated by Jolly Makkar and Vidya Narayan ....

Nam Prig Pud Mungsa Vrat is a vegetarian chili paste and a versatile condiment that will spice up any Thai or Chinese recipe. This vegetarian chili paste recipe is a must-have condiment for spicy food lovers. When I saw this Vegetarian Chili Paste recipe on the website of Thai Table, I immediately wanted to make it and bookmarked the recipe. This has been sitting in my folder for almost 8 months, and now that I have finally made it, I am so glad that I did....