Pineapple Stuffed Rice Dumpling | Pineapple Poorana Kolukattai

Happy Vinayaka Chathurthi to everyone… Pineapple Stuffed  Rice Dumpling | Pineapple Poorana Kolukattai was in my to-do list for a long time. For this Vinayaka Chathurthi, I had planned to post many kolukattai recipes. But everything gets end up at the planning stage itself. Somehow today I’ve  pushed myself to prepare this pineapple kolukattai  to post before Ganesh Chathurthi which falls on 5th September, 2016. Coming to the recipe, we know  poorana kolukattai can be made of varieties of pooranam.  I like this one very much not only b’cos pineapple is my favourite...

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Adyar Ananda Bhavan Style Bittergourd Chips| Pakarkaai Chips| Karela Chips| Bitter Gourd Crispies

Adyar Ananda Bhavan style Bittergourd Chips| Pakarkaai Chips| Karela Chips| Bitter Gourd Crispies is an oil fried snack made with bitter gourd. Kids would love to eat while preparing bitter gourd this way as they tend to avoid this wonder veggie all because of its bitterness. I prepare this chips not very often but may be when I get bored with the regular side dish and crave for something fried. It can also be stored in an air tight container for 2 to 3 days. Recipe for Adyar Ananda Bhavan style Bittergourd Chips | Pakarkaai Chips | Healthy Recipes: Cuisine : Indian| South Indian Category:...

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Dry Gulab Jamun | Sukha Gulab Jamun

Dry Gulab Jamun | Sukha Gulab Jamun is nothing but a gulab jamun without sugar syrup. We can prepare jamuns following any recipe with  khoya, paneer, bread or even ready-made gulab jamun mix. I prefer these dry jamuns as they lack the sugar loaded syrup. By this way we can satisfy our sweet tooth by indulging in jamuns with less sugar compared to our regular jamuns. Today I’ve used the MTR Gulab Jamun mix because I wanted to make something quick. At the same time, it had to be sweet for 2 reasons. One, my son’s b’day and the other one, to break the silence in this space for so many months!...

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