Category Sweets

Panchakajjai/ Panchkadayi

Hello dear readers! Today I will share an interesting prasadam recipe which we prepare on special occasions. Panchakajjai or Panchkadayi  is prepared on certain auspicious occasions like Krishna Janmashtami, Gowri pooja and Ganesh Chaturthi as an offering to the God…

Modak,Ganesh Chaturthi special

Modak is Lord Ganesha’s favourite sweet and coming Monday,9th of September is Ganesh Chaturthi,so  I decided to prepare ‘Gannus’ favourite sweet Modak.Modak is a sweet dumpling where coconut jaggery mixture is used as a stuffing often.It can be either steamed…

Churmundo

Today is my Aayi’s(Paternal granny’s) Birthday and Amma thought of making Churmundo.Churmundo is a ladoo and making ladoos is an art.It  really needs practice to master it.My granny’s sister Geeth pachi(Mrs Geetha Shenoy) is an expert to make home made savories and…

Phenori(Sweet puri)

Phenori or sweet puri is a traditional GSB sweet which is a  very popular sweet in GSB homes.Home made phenori tastes awesome. I’ve been preparing it from quite some time.This recipe was passed to me from my Papas cousin N.Her mama in…

Kaju kathli

After 2 disasters with 2 different measurements,finally I succeeded in my third attempt.So try try until you succeed ,never give up……This  is what I followed like an obedient student…..Kaju kathli is an Indian sweet similar to barfi. Kaju means cashewnuts.Generally it is shaped into…

Boondi ladoo(mitai undo)

Boondi ladoo or mitai undo as in Konkani was in my cooking wish list since a long time. But wasn’t  very confident to attempt. But today, after watching few videos from the  you tube , I mustered  some courage and started…