I'm back to blogging after a loooooongg break and I propose a healthier version of chocolate cake. I have been meaning to try a cake using jaggery for quite a long time.Somehow i kept putting it off as i was skeptical about the combination of chocolate and jaggery. I wasn't convinced until i stumbled upon… Continue reading Chocolate Almond Loaf Cake (Using wheat flour and Jaggery)
Author: Swetha Ponnambalam
A biomedical engineer with a passion to cook,experiment and create simpler recipes.
This blog features collection of all my successful culinary trials
Pineapple fried rice
I'm back to blogging after a short break. Hope everyone had a happy and safe Diwali. I have recipes piled up in my drafts awaiting to be published. So, let's get to the post with no further delay. Pineapple is one of my most favourite fruits. My most favourite way of eating it is, smearing… Continue reading Pineapple fried rice
Rava ladoo
Rava ladoo aka sooji ladoo is made from rava(cream of wheat) and is one of the easiest and yummiest sweets you should try making this diwali. It can be made in a jiffy with minimal ingredients. The recipe I'm posting here is my mom's. It is a no fail recipe that even beginners can try.… Continue reading Rava ladoo
Oats Ladoo
Diwali is almost here and I'm very excited. I made a list of sweets and snacks two weeks back and I cant wait to try them out. Every year, we start making sweets a week before diwali which usually consists of adhirasam, rava(cream of wheat) ladoos,gulab jamuns and murukku. On the day of diwali, we… Continue reading Oats Ladoo
Kadai Paneer
Kadai Paneer is one of the most popular paneer recipes. It involves cooking fresh chunks of paneer(indian cottage cheese) in a rich tomato-onion gravy spiced with a specially ground kadai masala.Capsicums add more flavour to this mouth-watering paneer delicacy. It goes well with indian flat breads like roti, naan and also with jeera rice. It… Continue reading Kadai Paneer
Sweet Potato Gulab Jamun
Gulab jamun is a popular sweet from India, that is primarily prepared using milk solids. Traditionally, it is prepared from khoya(evaporated milk solids). Khoya is mixed with little flour and kneaded into a dough. The dough is then shaped into small balls and deep fried in oil. These deep fried dough balls are then dunked… Continue reading Sweet Potato Gulab Jamun
Custard powder Halwa
I'm going to share a very simple and easy to make halwa recipe. Yes, it is made using custard powder. And no, it doesn't taste weird. In fact, it tastes almost like wheat halwa that it is almost impossible for one to find out it is made from custard powder, unless told. Like any other… Continue reading Custard powder Halwa
Rice Ada Halwa|Rice Ada Halwa From Left over Ada
As followers of swetha's culinary trials, you guys would be knowing how much I love experimenting with food and creating recipes. I'm going to share one such recipe today. I guess most of you would be wondering seeing the title of this post. Ada halwa? Really? Sounds weird right? Yes, those were the exact words… Continue reading Rice Ada Halwa|Rice Ada Halwa From Left over Ada
Rasgulla
Rasgulla is a traditional dessert from West Bengal, India. It involves cooking ball-shaped dumplings of chhena/paneer(unripened curd cheese/cottage cheese) in sugar syrup. I love the rasgullas from Haldirams,a popular indian brand. With navratri and diwali around the corner, I wanted to try making sweets I have never attempted to try earlier. I made a list… Continue reading Rasgulla
One Lovely Blog Award
I would like to thank the very lovely and talented Dolly of koolkosherkitchen for nominating me. She is very amiable and her blog is just superb.Do visit her blog for wonderful recipes. Here are the rules: Post to accept the nomination. Thank the person who nominated you and link to their blog. List 7 things… Continue reading One Lovely Blog Award
