Thenkuzhal Murukku | Crispy Fried Rice Flour Snack

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Thenkuzhal Murukku | Crispy Fried Rice Flour Snack It’s been busy, to say the least, with everything seemingly spinning around the ten tiny little fingers and toes we have bundled up here at home. And frenzied Diwali planning with a mommy-brain did not go well. Well, lets just say I barely managed to whip up the … Continue reading

7 Cup Barfi

7 cup barfi (burfi) or 7 cup cake

7 Cup Barfi | 7 Cup Cake with Besan and Coconut It’s Diwali today and I am super-excited cause my little guy is actually excited about the festival this year.. yayy! It’s definitely not the same way it feels when you’re back home in India, where the streets and cities all light up days leading up … Continue reading

Javvarisi Semiya Payasam | Sabudana Seviyan Kheer

Javvarisi-Semiya-Payasam-Sago-Seviyan-Kheer

Javvarisi Semiya Payasam | Sabudana Seviyan Kheer Have you noticed how food has the ability to teleport you to places that only exist in your memory from the past? I only had to think of sago (javvarisi / sabudana), and in no time I was transported back to the sunny kitchen at my grandmother’s home. What’s … Continue reading

Gajar ka Halwa | Indian Carrot Pudding

Gajar ka Halwa / Carrot Halwa, by AishCooks

Gajar ka Halwa | Indian Carrot Pudding ~ Grated carrots slow-cooked in milk, sugar and ghee Did you know that carrots can sprout flowers if left in thriving considerations (i.e., produce drawer of the refrigerator) for a really long time? Well, I just found out. So between a bunch of carrots pleading to be used, … Continue reading