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Xmas Special Spiced Thumbprint Cookies with Orange Compote

December 14, 2014

Classic thumbrint cookies spiced up and filled with a homemade orange compote – Xmas Special Cookie

by Nandita Iyer 
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Coconut Recipes, Diwali Recipes, easy, Easy Cooking, Festival Recipes, Indian, Sweets, vegetarian

Recipe for Instant Coconut Laddoo | Coconut Fudge – 3 Ingredients, 2 Minutes

July 19, 2014

This is possibly the quickest and easiest Indian sweet you (or your child) can churn out. Be it for a festival or a potluck, this is a saviour in the life of a busy cook.

by Nandita Iyer 
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Coconut Recipes, Curry, Easy Cooking, Festival Recipes, Indian, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, Vegetables

A for Avial – South Indian Curry

April 7, 2014

Avial, a traditional South Indian curry made using a mix of vegetables and a delicately spiced masala with coconut, cumin seeds and green chillies – the perfect accompaniment to rice

by Nandita Iyer 
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Diwali Recipes, Easy Indian Cooking, Festival Recipes, medium, Sweets, vegetarian

Chocolate Burfi

November 2, 2013

Chocolate Burfi in 30 minutes – a go to sweet to prepare for Diwali or any other festival or an Indian potluck dinner!

by Nandita Iyer 
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Diabetic friendly, Diwali Recipes, Festival Recipes, Glutenfree, Healthy, medium, Sweets, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, vegetarian

Recipe for Diwali Okkarai

November 4, 2010

Recipe for Okkarai – a traditional Diwali recipe from my family that uses chana dal and jaggery

by Nandita Iyer 
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Diwali Recipes, Easy Indian Cooking, Festival Recipes, Nutrition, Sweets

Date Cashewnut Payasam ready in ten minutes

September 4, 2009

A simple payasam naturally sweetened with dates and the flavour from cashews

by Nandita Iyer 
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Baking, Breakfast, Easy Bakes, Eggless Baking, Festival Recipes, medium

Eggless Hot Cross Buns

March 17, 2008

Hot cross buns but EGGFREE! One for your daughter, one for you son, you just cannot miss this Hot Cross Bun 🙂 Get the detailed no-fail recipe here.

by Nandita Iyer 
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Diwali Recipes, Festival Recipes, medium, Sweets, vegetarian

Seven-Cup Cake / Besan-Coconut Burfi

September 14, 2007

Tried and tested recipe for 7 cup cake – an Indian fudge sweet made using besan, ghee, coconut and semolina. Perfect for any festive occasion.

by Nandita Iyer 
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cashew nut payasam
beginner, Easy Indian Cooking, Festival Recipes, Indian, Sweets, Tamil Brahmin Recipes

Cashew Nut Payasam – A quick Indian dessert with just 5 ingredients

April 14, 2006

Payasam (read what Wikipedia has to say) especially in the South of India is considered to be God’s favorite food. Hence it generally occupies center stage in most festivals

by Nandita Iyer 
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