Wheat Rava Pongal   As much as I used to dread settling down to school routine after a long summer break, going back to school has always remained fun. There was something special about new school bags, the fresh smell from the notebook covers and the funky labels on them, new pens, geometry boxes and what not. I guess I’ll […]

Happy Diwali to all my readers and their families. Let me guess whats going on back home!  Homes lit up with bright lights, sweet shops over flowing with people, and everyone can’t seem to stop munching their favorite dishes. Festive dishes are best loved just the way we always had them as kids. We simply […]

When I was young, I had not the slightest interest in learning to cook. During my visits to the kitchen, I sniffed around exclaiming “Boy, that smells weird! Does it it turn out good?” without even offering to help my mom nor trying to learn cooking. When I first came with hubby dear to our […]

Termed to be a heavenly delicacy of Andhra,these sweet dumplings my mom used to cook for us on sankranti, a festival celebrated in andhra during the beginning of harvest season. I loved eating them with melted ghee poured over it. No doubt that I run back to my childhood moments whenever I cook them, while […]

This simple and easy sweet can be made within no time. Ingredients Besan (Senagapindi) – 1 cup powdered sugar – 1/2 cup (for those who eat prefer more sweetness can add little more) elaichi powder – 1 tsps Ghee – 1/2 cup (melted) Cashew nuts for topping Preparation 1. Heat 2 tb sps of ghee […]