Chana Dal Kheer | Kadalai Paruppu Payasam | Kheer Recipes

Chana Dal Kheer, Kadalai Paruppu Payasam, Senaga Pappu Payasam is all easy kheer made with milk, chana dal and sweeten with jaggery. This is one of easy kheer or payasam recipe which taste delicious, served hot, warm or cold it's yum all the ways. This chana dal kheer is similar to moong dal kheer but of course the taste is different due to the different kind of dals used.

Atte Ka Halwa Recipe | Wheat Flour Halwa | Easy Halwa Recipes

Atte ka Halwa or atta halwa is popular North Indian halwa recipe, in Gurudwara aate ka halwa is distributed as naivedyam/prasad and known as Kada Prasad. In our home atte ka halwa is more popular then sooji halwa and we love it more than any other halwa. We make aata halwa more for breakfast than as dessert same as sooji halwa or during any pooja aate ka halwa, poori is distributed as naivedyam at home, temple etc.

Rava Ladoo | Sooji Laddu | Ladoo Recipes

Rava Ladoo, Rava Laddu, Rava Laddoo, Rawa Ladoo or Sooji Ka Laddo how ever we call this delicious, super easy and ever green rava ladoo it's one of the popular laddoo variety. Made with minimal ingredients like rava (semolina), little of ghee (use oil for vegan version), sugar and dry fruits, I make this ladoo with minimal ghee and I use water instead milk as binding agent to shape the ladoos too so it we can store these ladoo for longer time.

Dry Fruits Burfi | Burfi Recipe | Diwali Sweet Recipes

Dry Fruits Burfi is easy diwali/deepavali sweet recipe which is sugar-free, fat-free and healthy burfi (sweet) and works great as snack too. Loaded with cashew nuts, almonds raisins, pistachio, walnut, dried figs and dates goodness this easy burfi is good option during Diwali or any festival among all the other deep fried and sweet dishes. This easy and healthy burfi is for kids snack box too or to satisfy those sweet cravings.

Easy Diwali Sweets Recipes | Deepavali Sweets Recipes 2013

 

Diwali Sweets Recipes - Diwali or Deepavali 2013 is just 10 days away, this year diwali falls on 3rd November 2013 so I am listing easy diwali sweets recipes at one place for easy access. Diwali or festival of lights as it's also known as is five-days festival celebrated on thirteenth lunar day of Krishna paksha on Ashwin month. Diwali is celebrated to mark return of Lord Ram from Vanvas (exile) and to welcome his return Diyas were lit.

Beetroot Sooji (Rava) Halwa | Easy Halwa Recipes

Beetroot Sooji Halwa or Beetroot Suji Halwa is similar to sooji halwa recipe with added benefits of beetroot. This halwa is easy to prepare than beetroot halwa and taste delicious too. Sooji adds texture and volume to this halwa making it more appealing.   Most of the time I do this beetroot and sooji halwa than beetroot halwa.  As festive season is in high spirits now so sharing this easy and delicious halwa recipe with you all.

Carrot Kheer | Carrot Payasam | Navratri Vrat Fasting Recipes

Carrot Kheer (Gajar ki Kheer) or Carrot Paysam is delicious sweet or dessert suitable for all occasion, celebration, festivals and for fasting (Vrat/Upwas) too. Carrot kheer is made with minimal ingredients and it's very easy to prepare, this kheer almost taste like rabri creamy and yum, carrot kheer is great idea for party, get together or diwali dessert as it's takes almost same time even if made in large quantity, the only time we spend is grating the carrot but there's also a quick fix way for it.

Navratri Recipes | Navratri Vrat Fasting Recipes and Rules 2013

 

Navratri Fasting (Vrat/Upwas) recipes or Navratri fasting food (vrat ka khana) and fasting rules or guidelines (Navratri Vrat Vidhi), I am compiling here for easy access of vrat or fasting recipes and general rules.  Navratri festival celebrated across India in different forms and durga pooja, dandiya/garba and kolu is famous among navratri customs.  Nav means nine so it's 9 days of celebration and worship of Durga (Shaki/Devi) in different avatars.   

Rajma Masala Sundal | Navratri Sundal Recipes

Rajma Masala Sundal is easy sundal recipe for Navratri, Ganesh Chaturthi or this rajma (red kidney beans) sundal works great as snack, breakfast, light meal too.  Sundal is prepared with variety of legumes like White Chickpeas, black chickpeas, lobia, peanuts, dried peas etc. Sundals are popular during Navratri specially in Southern India, people keeing Kolu make sundal as naivedyam and to distribute as sundal is easy, healthy snack and whether we make in small or large quantity it's almost same effect.

Dates Payasam (Kheer) | Onam Sadya Recipes

It's best time of year with all the festivals while we have Ganesh Ustav on-going Onam is also around the corner and people celebrating Vishu must be already preparing Onam Sadya menu and doing all the preparation.  Onam is Hindu festival celebrated in Kerala - western southern state of India though it's a festival celebrated by all in Kerala.

Panchakajjaya Recipe | Ganesh Chaturthi Naivedyam Recipes

Panchakajjaya is Kannada specialty more of Udapi side made mostly during Ganesh Chaturthi, Janmashtami or other festive as Naivedyam. It's known as Panchakajjaya where Panch (five) means mixture of 5 element dal (lentil), jaggery, coconut, ghee and cashew nuts. This is the basic recipe and as always there are multiple variety of Panchakajjaya made with green gram (hara moong dal), roasted gram, chana dal and many more with little variations in procedure too.

Varan Bhaat Recipe | Arhar Dal Chawal | Ganesh Chaturthi Recipes

Ganesh Chaturthi count down as begin and today I am sharing Varan Bhaat an popular and important dish during Ganesh Chaturthi in Maharastra. Varan bhaat is Arhar/Tuar dal (lentil) with steamed rice and there are many variations of Varan Bhaat like any recipe. Varan Bhaat is offered as bhog (Naivedyam) to Ganeshji during along with vegetables, modak, laddu, poli during Ganesh Chaturthi and a typical lunch on Ganesh Ustav day.

Karamani Sundal | Lobia Sundal Recipe | Ganesha Chaturthi Naivedyam Recipes

Lobia or Karamani Sundal is simple, easy salad recipe made often during Ganesh Chaturthi or Navratri.  Lobia, green chili, coconut and seasoning makes this  sundal or salad tasty, healthy and filling snack.  We have make sundals with various legumes like black chickpeas, white chickpeas, sweet corn, peanut, val beans, green gram (moong dal), bengal gram (chana dal), rajma, green peas even with soya and many more.

Bellam Kudumulu | Vella Ammini Kozhukattai Recipe | Ganesha Chaturthi Naivedyam Recipes

Ganesh Chaturthi or Vinayakar Chavithi is less than a week now I'm sure most of you celebrating this wonderful festival must be already thinking what to make for Naivedyam from Chaturthi to Visarjan day it's a tough task I agree. So make your job easy and check out collection of recipes including sweet, savory, Naivedyam recipes, rice, sundal and many more for your easy planing.

Vegan Dates Sesame Laddu | Ganesh Chaturthi Recipes

Dates and sesame seeds laddu is made only with 3 ingredients and it's sugar-free, ghee-butter-free, fat-free and guilt-free sweet. Perfect for any time whether you are having sweet craving or as a dessert, snack, Naivedyam and for all festivals as Ganesh Chaturthi is approaching and Ganeshji likes laddu very much I thought of sharing this recipe with you all as it's easy, quick and good to have healthy sweet among all the various goodies made during festive.

Lobia Vada | Karamani Vadai | Ganesh Chaturthi Recipes

Lobia Vada or pakoda is one of the easy vada recipe to try it's can be done in jiffy without much hassle, just we have to remember to soak lobia/karamani either previous night or even 2-3 hours of soaking is enough making it perfect option for tea time snacks option; soak lobia while making lunch and have a great tea time.  More than whole urad dal vada I make use other dal for vada like moong dal vada, this lobia or black split urad dal, masala vada, maddur vada (one of the favorite) and few others.

Moong Dal Kheer | Pasi Paruppu Payasam | Ganesh Chaturthi Recipes

Moong dal payasam is something I really like though I make it rare, it always reminds me of our neighbor aunt whom used to share yellow and green moong dal payasam on every Onam with us.  Delicious kheer with bites of moong dal is a treat to eat.  Mostly served as Neivadyam in various festivals, pooja this payasam is easy to prepare and minimal ingredients.

Ganesh Chaturthi Recipes| Vinayakar Chavithi | Vinayagar Chathurthi Recipes 2013

Ganesh Chaturthi or Vinayakar Chavithi is celebrated to mark birth of Lord Ganesha, worshiped as God of Wisdom, good fortune, prosperity and all Hindu worship Ganesha before starting any work even we worship Ganesh when we buy anything new doesn't matter whether it's house, car, tv or even a laptop. Ganesh Chaturthi known as Ganesh Ustav observed in the month of Bhaadrapada in Hindu calender usually between Aug-Sep in the year.

Dhaniya Panjiri (Panjeeri) | Janmashtami Naivedyam Recipes

Tomorrow is Krishna Janmashtami celebration and as custom in our home I prepared Dhaniya Panjiri, a must naivedyam in Janmashtami,   Almost in every home/temple dhaniya panjiri can be seen in U.P and Punjab.  Unlike usual panjiri which is made with wheat flour this one is made specially with coriander seeds to offer as Prasad (Naivedyam) in Krishna Jayanthi as grains are not allowed as prasand or for fasting in North India.  Dhaniya panjeeri is also eaten first after breaking fast or during fasting.

Maaladu | Roasted Gram Laddu | Janmashtami Recipes

Now that Janmashtami is approaching fast most of you must be busy preparing goodies for Sri Krishna and of course family & friends.  As I mentioned in my Janmashtami Recipes Collection post we normally do fasting on Krishna Jayanthi and it's full day fasting with eating only after mid night or some time consume only fruits. But to share with friends, family or neighbor or for Naivedyam we prepare sweets and snacks in my house coconut laddu, murukku, singhara burfi or laddo is made.