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Dates with heavy loads of assorted chopped nuts with slight tinge of milk fat makes this chewy healthy halwa. The conistency is similar to halwa but can be shaped to your choice, so call it whatever you want it to be…..we at home call it Date Domino's
Dates & Nut bar / Dates Roll / Dates & Nut halwa / Dates Laddu / Ladoo / Dates squares / Date Domino's
Murukku takes many turns with every region and culture. Here is an Andhra speciality… murukku is called Janthikalu in Telugu and they always make theirs very hot and spicy. This recipe is similar to our thenkuzhal preparation but made with gram flour instead of Urad flour along with some additions.
Murukku / Spicy Janthickalu / Chakli / Deep fried Snacks
Omapodi is savoury snack prepared during special or festive occassions, with Ajwain being the key ingredient.
Carom seeds / Bishop's weed ~ English
Omam ~ Tamil
Vaamu ~ Telugu
Ajwain ~ Hindi
Ajwana ~ kannada
Pori Urundai is puffed rice balls usually made during karthigai deepam festival. This also reminds me of my school days where with few paisa we get a big bag of these which I use to enjoy with my friends munching all the way back home. In our home we make with arisi pori but my grandmother makes these using nel…
Mixed vegetables flavoured in sour curd tempered in coconut oil. (Aviyal / Avial / Mixed Vegetable Curry)
Pakoda kurma is a lentil based sauce which is decadently creamy. Small deep fried lentil dumplings cooked in rich coconut milk gravy. This recipe might sound very unfamiliar to many, as its confined only to certain communities in Tamil Nadu. Quite hard to find online, as it sparingly shows up on searches. There are a couple of ways of making it, here's how we make it in our family. Quite a lengthly process, that's why I guess they make it only during special occassions. Ghee is a must as far as the original recipe goes, but its Ok to substitute with oil. (Padoka Kuzhambu / Pakora Korma / Pakora Kurma )
