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Anu's Kitchen Kheer or Payasam Sweets

Rice Kheer | Rice Pudding | Pal Payasam

Semolina / Semiya /Seviya kheer is my go to recipe since boys at home love it. This year for DH’s birthday I prepared rice kheer (some even call this pal payasam). This recipe is from yet another famous food blogger. Everytime I check my instagram page, the posts from food bloggers just leave me craving […]

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Anu's Kitchen Laddu varieties

Besan Ladoo

Besan ladoo is one of the famous mithai/sweet in Maharastrian cuisine. This recipe is usually prepared with chana (Bengal gram/kadalai paruppu) flour. Some use chickpea flour. You can find these flour at any Indian store. I do not use chickpea flour or sooji rava. I roast chana dal / kadalai paruppu and make a coarse […]

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Anu's Kitchen Pongal & Khichdi Recipes Sweets

Sweet Pongal

Its been 3 years since I started this blog! Sakkarai Pongal was my first post from Anu’s Kitchen. Last year, I had made kalkandu pongal and this year I tried my hands at making “paal pongal” (sweet pongal with milk and jaggery). For those who wonder what “pongal” is – It is a traditional dish […]

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Anu's Kitchen Sweets

Basandi

Hope everyone had a wonderful Diwali! I tried Basandi for the first time and it came out very well 🙂 I was debating between Badam halwa and Basandi, and finally decided to make Basandi as our diwali dessert! Basundi is a traditional Maharastrian dessert recipe prepared with milk, nuts, sugar and saffron. I first tasted […]

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Anu's Kitchen Laddu varieties Navarathri Recipe Sweets

Date Truffles | Date Laddu

Can you think of a dessert without sugar, jaggery, cream, ghee or butter? Here is one for you – Date Truffles or Date Laddu! I got the recipe for Date Truffles from the magazine called “CookingLight”. I have tweaked it a little bit to suit our taste. Must admit this is one of the easiest […]

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Anu's Kitchen Modak recipe Sweets

Fried Modak | Modakam

Hope everyone had a wonderful Ganesh Chaturthi! This year I made fried modak for prasadam. “Kozhukattai” and “Modakam” are the sweet dishes prepared for Ganesh Chavithi.  Fried modaks are also prepared on Sankashti (Sankata hara chaturthi) as neivedhyam to lord Ganesh. Fried modaks are easy to make and tasty to relish 🙂 Ingredients: Wheat flour: […]

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