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A Brief History & Know-how India has a long standing tradition of serving food in banana leaf . Especially in South India where eating in banana leaf is considered auspicious and authentic. There are lot of benefits associated with eating in banana leaf.  In Kerala during birthdays and Onam we take care to eat in banana leaf as per tradition. But all traditions have their own science behind it. Only after looking on it did I realise that banana leaf comes with a lot of surprises. Let me list it out for you. Banana leaves are anti-oxidant rich . It contains large amount of polyphenols ( found in green tea ) that are said to prevent many life style diseases and also has anti bacterial properti es. So whatever food is served in banana leaf absorbs polyphenols which is good for health. Now you know eating in a banana leaf is way better than the normal utensils that we have at home. Now after hearing all the benefits of banana lets look into a sweet dish recipe that has been passed...

Are you unsatisfied with eating the same desserts every time? Are you craving to eat something new but can be made easily at home? Then this recipe is the one for you. Its very easy to make and can be made in half an hour without microwave. The best bread pudding recipe that I have made and eaten is undoubtedly  “Egg bread caramel pudding” . It literally contains everything and making it is also simple... The ingredients are as follows: Milk boiled and then cooled to room temperature - 250 ml White bread - 1 1/2 slice. Sugar - 3/4 cup Egg - 2 nos. Vanilla essence - 1/2 tspn Butter - 3/4 tbspn Preparation Method First of all add milk, bread, 1/2 cup sugar , eggs and vanilla essence to a mixer jar. Then grind well. It would turn to a liquid consistency. After this strain the mix so that you remove unwanted solids from it. Then keep it aside. Next we shall prepare caramel. For this add the remaining sugar to a frying pan. Keep on sauteing till the sugar melts. It will take some time b...

Sago / sabudana kheer (FYI sabudana is known as chowari and kheer as payasam in malayalam) is a unique recipe. It is a good source of fiber,  folate  and essential  vitamins , which makes it a well-balanced food in itself. It improves  digestion , reduces blood cholesterol level and also lowers the blood sugar level. It helps in  weight  management and can be clubbed with any other veggie to increase the nutrient content. Today I will discuss a unique kheer/payasam recipe. Usually everyone makes Palada/Vermicelli (semiya) kheer during functions. This is a different and unique dish that all the kheer lovers out there will love. Ingredients: 1) Ghee - 2 table spoon 2) Sabudana - 1/2 cup 3) Water - 1.5 cup   4) Full Cream milk - 1 litre 5) Cardamons - 3 to 4 nos. 6) Sugar - 1/2 cup 7) Milkmaid - 1/4 cup 8) Cashew - 1/2 cup Preparation Method  Take 1 table spoon ghee in a frying pan and let it melt. After it melts add 1/2 cup sabudana to the pan the...

There are lots of desserts that come into my favourite category but the most favourite among my favourites is  Beetroot burfi . Its called burfi/barfi. Burfi is an Indian sweet dish recipe made from condensed milk which is very sweet. Why it became my favourite is because I started eating beetroot after eating this dish for the first time  (As a kid I didn’t know it was beetroot when mom gave it to me). So today I will share its recipe. Ingredients : 1) Ghee - 5 table spoon 2) Cashew - 4 nos. 3) Badam - 4 nos. 4) Beetroot - 2 nos. shredded 5) Full cream milk - 300 ml ( Make sure to use full cream milk only) 6) Sugar - 3/4 cup 7) Cardamon powder - 1 table spoon sugar + 5to6 cardamon (grind in mixer) Preparation method Add 2 tbsp of ghee to a pan. Melt it and add cashew and badam. Roast it. Keep it aside To the same pan add 3 more tbsp of ghee, melt it and then add 2 nos. shredded beetroot and saute in full flame for 3 mins. After 3 mins lower the flame and then add 300 ml f...