I have used a small size coconut( half) that wasnot too sweet for making this recipe. Adjust the spice and lentil quantity according to the sweetness of the coconut
In TamilNadu, Puttu is a traditional sweet that is made during special occasions. I have earlier shared the recipe of Instant Sweet Puttu ( using jaggery)
But you can powder them , filter them and use in all your sweet dishes. Today's recipe is a traditional one that is quite popular in Madurai District of TamilNadu
Sweets are a main part of all our special occasions. You can try this recipe with rice flour, powdered flattened rice/poha or any other flour of your choice if you do not use ragi for neivedyam/prashad
People in & around Tamilnadu,Kerala knows very well about this vedi cake/vettu cake recipe i guess. When i saw the picture in her blog,i was so excited as it resembled the one we get in Tamilnadu tea shops
Sweet potato poriyal. Lets see the celebration procedure of Tamil new year with recipe links. Tamil New Year – Varusha Pirappu/Tamil Puthandu is the celebration of first day of the Tamil new year that comes in Mid April
Each part of the state in india has a different way of celebrating and in TamilNadu golu or arrangement of dolls in steps called padi is done and on nine days different varieties of dishes are made and offered as naivedhya to the GODESS
It is very famous dish / desert in TamilNadu. Sweet pongal is made during PONGAL festival that is for SANKRANTHI , it is the first festival of the year that comes in January
In Gujarat , Karnataka and TamilNadu they usually use Arhar/Toor dal (Split pigeon peas) while In Andhra Pradesh, they use Chana dal ( Bengal Gram ) or yellow Moong beans to make this one
People in Tamilnadu usually make pori urundai and nei appam for Karthigai deepam. Thinai recipes,Milletrecipes indian,Foxtail millet recipes,Karthigai deepam recipes,Neiappam,Sweet appam recipe,Thinaisweet paniyaram recipe
Navratri is a very famous Indian festival celebrated in different parts of the country like Karnataka (Mysore dasara), TamilNadu, Gujarat (also known for dandiya and garba during this period) etc
It is also called as paal kesari (paal means mik in tamil) in TamilNadu. Milk kesari is one of the popular south indian sweet dish, which is prepared during festivals and other special occasions