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Sweet Pongal or Sihi Huggi is made on Sankranthi festival. It is a classic recipe prepared on other special occasions in our Madhwa community during habba and haridina. My grandmother used to make absolutely exquisite and heavenly sihi pongal. She had magic in her hands, would turn any dish onto that finger-licking, melt-in-your-moth, delectable meal. I absolutely miss eating her food now, she passed away 6 years ago. Her birthday was January 8th. Remembering her this January

I stumbled upon a Quinoa kale salad (Credits - Sorry, I don't remember the YouTuber name; also I have forgotten the original recipe) about 2 1/2 years ago when I started looking around for much healthier recipes that involved nutrient rich vegetables and ingredients in one recipe and tried to adopt those recipes into my everyday cooking. I modified the recipe to my taste and with the available vegetables on hand. For an Indian taste and flavor, I add Garam Masala or any curry

A quick and easy dessert that could be made with a very few ingredients found in your pantry. This burfi is a simple dish that ca be prepared on any occasion like for festivals, at a pot luck (party dessert), a quick dessert to entertain over night guests, or occasions when you crave for sweets. Ingredients 1 cup Besan or chickpea flour 2 cups clarified butter or ghee ( or vegan butter) 3 cups milk, reduced fat or whole milk (coconut milk for vegans) 3 cups of sugar, increase

Sihi Kootu is a Sweet and sour curry prepared mainly on sankranthi day in every Madwa brahmin's household in Karnataka. This curry is usually prepared with Sihi Kumbalakayi (Sweet Pumpkin) and Avarekalu (Hyacinth beans or Surti Lilva Papdi in Hindi). My mother always cooks this dish at home during Sankranthi festival. I have tasted this curry prepared slight differntly at many occasions. Below is the detailed recipe of my version: Ingredients Butternut squash - 1/2 cup (cubed

Avial is a popular Kerala dish. This gravy is prepared in most of the south Indian restaurants. It tastes great with rice, chapathi/roti, Poori etc. Avial is a spicy, fresh coconut cumin gravy with various vegetables cooked in coconut oil. It goes very well along with coconut rice. You can find the recipe on my blog. You may prepare simple coconut rice by cooking white rice in half water and half coconut milk, for example - for 2 cups of rice, add 2 cups of water and 2 cups o

Sweet Pongal or Sihi Huggi is made on Sankranthi festival. It is a classic recipe prepared on other special occasions in our Madhwa community during habba and haridina. My grandmother used to make absolutely exquisite and heavely sihi pongal. She had magic in her hands, would turn any dish onto that finger-licking, melt-in-your-moth, delectable meal. I absolutely miss eating her food now, she passed away 6 years ago. Her birthday was January 8th. Remembering her this January