Aug 25 2009
Happy Vinayaka Chavithi! Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka chaviti is celebrated by Hindus in honor of Shiva and Parvathi ’s progeny – Ganpati / Ganesh. Several delicacies are offered to Lord Ganesha for he is known to be quite the foodie!! For this year, I made the idol out of red clay from Michael’s. Here are some [...]
Apr 11 2007
Popularly made on almost all auspicious days, pesara pappu payasam brings back pensive memories of childhood galore. The method I followed is pretty much similar to Sailu’s. You can find it here. When the dal is added to the boiled milk, I also added pacha karpooram or edible camphor for that heavenly aroma. I [...]
Oct 03 2006
The famous Indian candy ‘Chikki’ needs no introduction. I still remember buying a little 1″ x 1″ piece of chikki for 5 paise during my school days from the “out-of-bounds” vendor infront of the school gate. This action was usually followed by a bashing from mom and dad. My grandmom makes the best of best [...]
