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Kalakhand

Posted by Desi Girl on November 10th, 2008 under Dessert, festival, indian Tags: , ,  •  No Comments

Am back after a year long break. Apologies re the shoddy blogging!! Have tons of recipes so sit back and enjoy!
To kick-start, here’s a quick-n-easy sweet you can whip up in a jiff.
Things you need:
Ricotta cheese, 500 g
Condensed milk, 1 tin
Butter, 25 gm
Lemon juice, 1 tablespoon
Elaichi 2 pods, powdered
Heat the butter in a thick-bottomed pan, [...]

Happy Ugadi!

Posted by Desi Girl on March 20th, 2007 under festival  •  No Comments

To all of you celebrating Ugadi today on March 20, 2007, my heartiest wishes. This year, for the very first time, we are celebrating the festival too. S is Telugu and though I try my best to do a fair 50-50 of our customs for P, it is rather difficult to follow S’s family customs [...]

Karadaiyan Nombu

Posted by Desi Girl on March 17th, 2007 under festival  •  3 Comments

March 14 2007, was kaaradaiyan nombu for the Nombu celebrating folks of Tamil Nadu. On this day, the women of the house fast till the appointed hour, when they pray to the Goddess Gowri for the good health and long life of their husbands and make yummy adais. After prayers, they tie a golden thread [...]