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Sukku Coffee powder is one of the healthy beverages we have in Southern parts of India. It is a natural remedy for cold, cough, indigestion problems and many more. In this version of sukku kaapi/coffee powder i have added more of coriander seeds to suit my taste. But in actual recipe it's used in less amounts than that is mentioned in this blog. Let's quickly see the ingredients for sukku kaapi powder 50 gms of dry ginger aka sukku (in Tamil) 1 tsp of black pepper corns 1 tsp of cumin seeds 3 tbsp of coriander seeds How to make sukku kappi powder : Dry roast all the ingredients on medium flame until it turns aromatic. Let it cool down to room temperature. Firstly, take dry ginger and pulse it to coarse powder. Then all the remaining ingredients and grind it to a almost smooth powder. This is the consistency, we cannot get 100% smooth powder using a mixer jar. Though we get can get it using a flour mill, if you are dealing with large quantities. Tada! Sukku Kaapi powder is ready...

Payasam or kheer is a dessert variety and you would simply love this payasam as it involves minimal steps and can be made in say 20 minutes. Do try this recipe at your home and it is a bachelor's recipe as it calls for less number of ingredients and hardly few steps from the start to finish. Here are few other sweet recipes if you wanna try at your kitchen.  Kaaju katli Coconut Burfi Bombay halwa Rava Laddu Paalkova Baklava Upside Down Apple Sundae Casatta Ice Cream Chocolate dipped Strawberries Carrot Halwa Kashi halwa Steamed caramel Custard Ingredients: 100 gms of split moong dhal 200 ml of water 75 gms of jaggery 1 tbsp ghee a pinch of cardamom powder (optional) handful of chopped nuts (cashew or pistachios) How to make moong dhal payasam: 1. Take moong dhal onto a pressure pan. Wash it twice or thrice till the water runs clear. Add 200 ml of water and pressure cook for about 5 whistles. Once cooked, let the pressure release by itself. The dhal cooks nicely with 5 whistles. Bes...

Summer means fresh watermelons, tender coconut, lassi, mangoes and so on. The list goes on and here i come with the recipe of mango pickle using baby mangoes. Especially when you have a mango tree at home and during the end season of flowering, you will find many mangoes falling onto the ground and wondering what to do with them all. This absolutely no cook mango pickle recipe comes in handy from the tradition of Tamil Nadu. Lets see the detailed recipe stepwise. Ingredients: 2 kgs of baby mangoes/tender mangoes, preferably buy the ones with stem as they are freshly plucked from tree 100 gms of mustard powder 200 gms of rock salt, finely powdered 150 gms of red chilli powder 3 tsp of turmeric powder 3 tbsp castor oil or gingely oil How to make baby mango pickle in brine: 1. Wash the mangoes thoroughly to get rid off dirt. 2. Let the mangoes dry under fan by spreading it over a cloth. 3. Once the mangoes are fan dried, without a single drop of water add them to a...

Besan halwa recipe is so cool and damn easy. You can prepare it even if you do not have cooking skills. Trust me, with just minimal ingredients besan halwa is made. Also unlike atta halwa, where continuous stirring is required to get the desired halwa consistency, besan halwa takes a lot lesser time and of course less stirring. Let's quickly see how to prepare besan halwa. Just ignore the imperfections in the shape of the halwa, it just show how soft the halwa is! It easily melts down in your mouth :) Do give it a try. Ingredients: 1 cup of besan flour or Bengal gram flour or chick pea flour 1 cup ghee 3/4 cup of sugar 1 cup of water 1/4 cup of chopped cashews or almonds or pistachios How to make besan halwa: 1. Heat a heavy bottomed pan and roast the gram flour till aromatic on medium flame. 2. Melt the ghee till its diluted well without lumps. 3. Add roasted gram flour to half of the melted ghee and mix well. 4. Make sure there are no lumps. 5...