Arisa pitha is a sweet filled pancake from Odisha, India. It is made using sugar and a sweet pitha. A thick jantani (semi-solid mixture) of rice flour and sugar or jaggery is made into small semi-flat round shapes and fried…
Chakarai pongal is a sweet and buttery porridge-like dish that is traditionally prepared in South India for the Makar Sankranti festival that heralds the arrival of summer. The khara pongal variety differs only in the spices added, and the two…
Modak is a deep fried Indian sweet that is almost exclusively prepared during the Ganesha Festival around August, when it is often given as an offering to Lord Ganesha, the elephant-headed Remover of Obstacles. Modak is reportedly his favorite sweet.…
Rasam, also called saru, is a popular dish in South India. It can be described as a thin soup, served on top of rice. Ingredients Rasam powder 2 tsp oil or ghee 1 tbsp coriander seeds 3–4 dried red chillies…
Watalappam is a Sri Lankan steamed coconut custard. Ingredients 2 cups thick coconut milk ½ lb brown sugar (or jaggery) 4 eggs 1 pinch of ground cardamom (optional) 3 cloves (optional) 12 cashews Procedure Beat the eggs in a mixer.…
Kesari or kesari baath is a sweet dessert dish that is traditionally prepared in South India for special occasions. It is most often prepared with semolina, but this may be substituted with ‘beaten rice’ (aval) or regular rice. Ingredients 4…
Ingredients 2 cups whole wheat flour ½ teaspoon baking powder 2 tablespoons brown sugar or jaggery 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder 2 cups soy milk 4 tablespoons oil Procedure Mix together flour, baking powder, and sugar. Mix soy milk into the…
Puran poli or vedhmi is a sweet version of stuffed chapati from the Gujarat in the Indian subcontinent. It is mainly stuffed with toor dal, but some people use chana dal. Ingredients ½ kg toor dal Salt to taste 1…
Cheyeeam are deep-fried balls of ground chickpeas. Ingredients ½ kg kadalai paruppu (Bengal gram, small brown chickpeas) ½ kg vellam (jaggery, unrefined palm sugar) 10 elackai (cardamom pods) ½ kg maida mavu (refined wheat flour) Water Salt, to taste 1…
Ingredients 1 packet of flat crispy puris (available in Indian groceries) 2 lb (500 g) puffed rice (kurmura/murmura – available in Indian groceries) 1 lb (125–250 g) plain sev (Indian fried snack, looks like noodles) 2 teaspoons chat masala 1…