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Indian Gooseberry Preserve Thambuli & Buttermilk is one of the very authentic recipe. It is very easy and quick to do. Every generation can eat with rice or drink this thambuli and beverage. It contains vitamin, calcium and good taste too. https://youtu.be/IvDFG2tX1g4   Indian gooseberry is not getting whole year on that time we are make gooseberry preserve. Whole year we can enjoy the gooseberry. Now a days we are not hearing these kind of traditional recipes. Usually Indian gooseberry preserve is used after 2 to 3 months. Indian gooseberry preserve is good when it is little old. So here I am using last year preserve. Preserve will convert little brownish color after 6 to 8 months. But preserve is not spoil for many years. If you feel gooseberry preserve will ruin or spoil tra...

Raw papaya halwa is one of the easy and quick sweet recipe to do. The halwa is delicious and gives great taste to our taste buds. The raw papaya halwa is completely vegan sweet. It is similar to kashi halwa. https://youtu.be/_Iv-RficzE8   Raw papaya is very good to our body.  It provides the vitamins, potassium and supplies fiber and boosters to our digestion. The raw papaya is good for hydrating body. Everyone doesn’t like raw papaya but if you make a halwa, definite that everyone would like it. Raw papaya halwa is made from unripen papaya. Start with peeling the outer green layer of raw papaya, then cut into slices. Later grate the raw papaya which makes it easy to cook and you will get better taste while eating this halwa. You can also chop into small pieces or you can make ...

Tender coconut dosa is very tasty and good for health. It is one of the famous does in the coastal region. Tender coconut also called bannangayi in our local language. https://youtu.be/wttnERCAaes   My childhood was in rural areas so I am familiar with this recipe. In summer, tender coconut falls because of the hot or heavyweight of coconut. Tender coconut flesh is eaten directly as it is and it will be tasty too. But if the flesh is hard we cannot eat much directly and not enough to use for cooking. Necessity is the mother of invention, based on that idea this recipe is been prepared by our grandmothers. It is one of my favourite dosa. My mother-in-law is an expert in tender coconut dosa. To prepare tender coconut dosa we need fewer ingredients. For the making of tender coconu...

Adhirasam is one of the very authentic and traditional recipe. This recipe is made using rice and jaggery.  Different name for this recipe is kajjaya, ariselu, atirasa, anarsa, arisa pitha. Athirasam is south Indian famous sweet recipe. https://youtu.be/0Jvw-07zeDU   The adhirasam is very delicious sweet. This sweet can be stored for over a week in room temperature. Health wise this is an oily food but if it’s for festival occasion, oil or sweet is not an issue at all. Adhirasam recipe is very tricky and difficult. For the recipe, jaggery syrup and rice flour should be correct otherwise it will fail.  This recipe may not work for first attempt. Trying this recipe and good result in first attempt if you are a master of jaggery syrup and preparing the rice flour. In my childho...

Indian gooseberry preserve is very tasty and healthy. Gooseberry has varieties small and large in size. The taste of gooseberry is slightly bitter and tart but after eating raw gooseberry mouth feels fresh. https://youtu.be/wlSgM8DYSJA   I enjoy the winter season because i get so many fruits from this season. In my childhood day, myself and my bother always fight each other for wild gooseberries. Throughout the year we won’t get gooseberry so this is one of the best method to preserve. Before refrigerator introduced to our life, people from old generation always preserve Amla / Gooseberry in this method. Gooseberry is very good for health. It gives loads of benefits to our body. I washed the gooseberry and place to steam. Once steam is done remove all seeds.  Gooseberry Grind l...

Homemade Churros is one of the easy and instant snack. It is completely vegan snack. Homemade Churros are crispy and flavours are absolutely mouth-watering. It is quickly make from scratch. Churros dough is very simple and made from all-purpose flour. Also don’t require much of the ingredients. Just melt the butter and sugar with water and add flour and given good mix. Health Benefits of Chocolate: Quite nutritious: Contains a decent amount of soluble fiber and is loaded with minerals. Fatty acid profile of cocoa and dark chocolate is also excellent. Also contains stimulants like caffeine and theobromine, but the amount of caffeine is very small compared to coffee. Powerful Source of Antioxidants: Chocolate is loaded with organic compounds that are biologically active and fun...

Chocolate ganache is a very easy and quickly we can do at home. The chocolate garnish is loved by everyone. We can use for cakes, cupcakes, pastries and donuts so on. https://youtu.be/IT4WYvuoE6c   I bake the cakes occasionally so i don’t want to bring creams and ganache from market. So i tried this beautiful recipe from homemade cocoa powder and milk. Powdered sugar added for a better sweetness. Powdered sugar is not a rocket science it is just a dry grinded normal sugar. Corn flour added for thickness otherwise you have to cook more minutes. Butter gives good texture and shining to ganache. The chocolate ganache is used for dipping for Churros, topping for any baking related recipes, filling for layerd cakes, icing, glaze and so on. While using for recipes it must be cool. Yo...

Tamarind juice is one of the healthy beverage. It is famous drink in Africa & Jamaica. Tamarind juice is very traditional recipe and easy too. It is sweet and sour in taste. Tamarind juice is just a twist of tropical juice. This drink is definitely a best drink in hot summer. https://youtu.be/CpRMONk0vV4   Tamarind is a long pod with hard broken shell and black seeds. This fruit is having sour taste and little sweetish.  The tamarind broke the shell, remove seeds and make pulp or add salt store a year. Later we can use any time for cuisine or juice. India is one of the biggest producers of tamarind. South Indians when get one tamarind pod definitely they break the shell and eat by just dipping in salt. Obviously a mouth watering while eating it. Tamarind is a key ingredient in ...

Instant puffed rice mixture is easy snack. This snack is less in calorie and healthy compared to other snacks. Instant puffed rice mixture is ideal evening snack. We can enjoy with a cup of hot tea or coffee. Puffed rice mixture can be call as chivada murmura, kurmura etc. https://youtu.be/aVJNpQ_hVEY   Spicy puffed rice is one of the favourite to me. Usually puffed rice masala or churumuri, bhel etc are famous in my native. This type of mixture is quietly silent compared to other snacks of instant puffed rice mixture. Spicy puffed rice is crispy and crunchy snack. This recipe is combination of tempering with oil and mustard, simple masalas like turmeric powder and red chilly powder along with peanuts, coconut slices. Slices of garlic always give good aroma to the recipe. The f...

Oats almond porridge is rich in fiber and easy to digest for kids. Jaggery is used as sweetness or you can use other kind of sweets. But I never prefer sugar to my toddler. Cardamom is giving good flavour to porridge. The oats almond porridge powder is very tasty and healthy mix to infants. This recipe is best meal option for infants or toddlers. The oats almond powder is nutrition food to toddlers. https://youtu.be/8qmkztFBvjw   Health Benefits of Oats & Almond: High in Fiber and Nutrients: contains high amounts of fiber, magnesium, iron and zinc. Growing baby got to eat foods that contain more nutrients and vitamins. Gentle on Digestion: Oats are one grain food that is easy on your baby’s gastrointestinal system. They assist promote fullness and a healthy appetite whi...