Rava Gulab Jamun recipe, Diwali Sweets

Gulab jamun recipe using Rava| sooji, soaked in sugar syrup a perfect dessert for diwali, Recipe with Video and step by step pictures.  Gulab jamuns are a must in most of the Indian families for Diwali. We always make Gulab jamun using Instant Gulab Jamun mix available in stores. We also make Khoya Gulab Jamun, Milk powder Gulab jamun, Paneer gulab jamun too. This Gulab Jamun is made using Rava| sooji| semolina. It is super easy to make and tasted so delicious too. So if you don't get any Gulab jamun mix in your place or running out of time in the last minute, just go ahead and make this Easy Rava gulab jamun.
I planned to post this recipe of sooji ka gulab jamun during Janmastami but then postponed to Diwali festival . Bookmarked the recipe from here and altered it suit my preference.
Go ahead and try out this Rava Gulab jamun for this Deepavali and celebrate the festival. Check out the Complete Collection of Diwali Sweets and Savory recipes from Jeyashri's kitchen

Madras mixture recipe, Diwali recipes

Sri Krishna sweets style Madras mota mixture recipe, with step by step pictures.
Madras mixture recipe with kara boondi, plain sev, maida biscuits, cashew nuts and peanuts as main ingredients, gives a classic sweet stall style mixture. Deepavali is incomplete without making mixture in a South Indian family. We always buy Mixture from Sri Krishna sweets, a popular sweet shop in Chennai. They have outlet in Chennai airport and so it is always convenient for us to buy from there before we board the flight. My kids are a huge fan of their Madras mixture, now they renamed this as Mota mixture. Though they have wide variety of sweets and snacks we buy only this mixture from them. So this year for deepavali i attempted to replicate the recipe, just with the taste and the ingredients i have seen in their packets. I slightly customised to suit my kids taste too. Celebrate this Diwali with Jeyashri's kitchen by choosing from our wide range of Diwali Sweets and Savory recipes.  

Ragi Butter Murukku recipe,Murukku recipes

Ragi butter murukku| Finger millet murukku, crispy murukku using ragi| finger millet flour, perfect for Deepavali. I have tried savory recipes using ragi flour. Though they turn out crispy, somehow i feel the slight bitter taste after tasting the murukku. Even i have tried murukku using millet flour like samai, thinai and varagu. I have never tried the traditional way of making flour, using the store bought flour only. Today i tried Ragi butter murukku by adding some rice flour to it. It was very crunchy and bitter taste was not there in this murukku. I don't say it is a healthy version of murukku, as we add millet flour to this, but i am sure, it is definitely a different version to try out for this Deepavali.
Check out my video for Butter murukku recipe.

Kaju Katli recipe using Karupatti, Diwali recipes

Kaju katli using palm jaggery| karupatti, detailed recipe with step by step pictures and video. Kaju Katli is a popular Diwali sweet recipe. I have posted kaju katli recipe and kaju pista roll recipe too in jeyashri's kitchen. Few months back i tried Mysore pak by replacing sugar with Karupatti| Palm jaggery and shared in Jeyashris kitchen Instagram. It turned out well, but i still didn't get it perfect. The taste was too good only it was bit chewy. I wanted to try out Kaju katli using karupatti. I have seen this in Sri Krishna sweets as Karupatti cake. So i wanted to give it a try. Kaju katli turned out so well with karupatti. Try out this easy sweet for this Diwali and enjoy the festive season. Stay tuned for more recipes coming up. Please do see out wide range of Diwali Sweets and savory recipes.

Rajma murukku recipe, Diwali recipes

Rajma murukku recipe, Red kidney bean murukku, crispy murukku recipe using cooked rajma(red kidney beans) and rice flour as the main ingredients, recipe with video and step by step pictures. Generally we make murukku using urad dal, besan flour and we south indians make many varieties of murukku too. Recently i came across Channa murukku recipe in a cookbook. I tried the same 2 weeks back using replacing rajma with channa. It turned out very well and i shared with my friends and they loved it too. As Diwali 2018 is nearing,  i thought i will post the recipe here. I am sure you will like this crispy, easy to make Rajma murukku| red kidney bean murukku. Check out our collection of Diwali recipes.
Video coming up shortly. Thanks for your kind understanding. 

Omavalli leaves Rasam recipe

Omavalli leaves rasam | Karpooravalli rasam with video and step by step pictures.
Omavalli leaves rasam| ajwain leaves rasam recipe, a soothing comfortable easy rasam recipe made using freshly ground spices and omavalli leaves. This rasam can be had as a soup too. I followed my Kalyana rasam recipe. So i didn't use tamarind for this rasam. Traditionally rasam is made using tamarind, but we South Indians make different varieties of rasam, so for this rasam no tamarind juice is added. After the 9 days of festival food, we really need a comfortable food. Rasam rice is a super comfortable food and i can have it any time of the day. As the weather is also getting cold and raining most of the days, this omavalli rasam is a best one to control common cold and throat pain. Generally omavalli or karpooravalli leaves is added in homemade kashayams to treat common cold. Try this rasam and enjoy the weather. Stay tuned for Deepavali recipes from next week.

Millet Paal payasam recipe, Easy Payasam recipes

Millet Paal payasam, 3 ingredient payasam, creamy delicious, traditional payasam recipe using millet. Paal payasam is my most favorite sweet and my regular readers know that Paal payasam is the first post in Jeyashri's kitchen. We generally make it using raw rice or sometimes use basmati rice too. I tried even aval paal payasam too during Krishna jayanthi. This Millet payasam i tried for my Millet cook book and i thought i will post it here now during the Navaratri season. This payasam doesn't not need stirring continuously, a pressure cooker payasam gives a delicious creamy dessert. Check out our Complete collection of Navaratri Recipes

How to cook Kerala Matta Rice, Pressure cooker method

Kerala matta rice, how to cook Palakadan matta rice, pressure cooker method, with video and step by step pictures. Though i know Kerala matta rice has loads of health benefits, somehow i never attempted to cook it as i am not very comfortable in changing my main course food. I am a hard core white rice eater but can be eat millets to some extent now. Recently one of my friend was telling about this Kerala rice and she told that her kids are quite comfortable eating the same. This was an eye opener for me, when small kids can eat this comfortably, i wanted to give it a try. She told me the procedure to cook the Kerala rice too.
I picked up a pack of Kerala Matta rice from Sri Murugan stores, Simei and tried the same. Surprisingly we all loved it and even the kids too didn't fuss much. Sri Murugan has 1 kg of palakadan Matta rice and also it is available in 5 kgs packet too.
For my readers in Singapore, Sri Murugan Stores offers a wide range of grocery and fresh vegetables. They have few outlets in Singapore and they do home delivery too. Sri Murugan has their android and iOs app too, where you can order through app.

Pachai Payaru vella sundal recipe, Green gram sundal

Vella Sundal |Sweet Sundal made using Pachai payaru | Green gram | Pasi payaru | Green moong dal with step by step pictures, and tips to cook the green moong dal perfect for sundal. Sundal is made for Navaratri neivedyam and i have already posted many Sundal varieties in Jeyashris kitchen. When was making a list of what to post for Navaratri, i realised i haven't posted Sundal using pachai payaru. And many times i have tasted this sundal in friend's house, most of the time it will be mushy. Green gram tends to get mushy so quickly but if you cook it properly it will retain it's shape. I have given the tip to cook it perfectly in this post. Check out my collection of Navaratri Sweets and Sundal recipes.

Karamani Sundal recipe, Navaratri recipes

Karamani Sundal recipe, with video and step by step pictures.
 Karamani Sundal made using freshly ground spices, enhances the taste and flavour of the sundal, an easy Navaratri recipe. Navaratri 2018 is starting today. We make variety of Sundals for the Navaratri season and Jeyashri's Kitchen has a huge collection of Navaratri Sweets and Sundal recipes. This year also i planned to post few sundal and sweet recipes and got the Red eyed karamani to make sundal. I actually planned to make a simple basic sundal but some time back, one of my friend shared a Karamadhu podi recipe(the Iyengar style curry powder) with me and also shared his mom's recipe of the same. Though i got the recipe some time back, i didn't try it out. Suddenly after soaking the karamani sundal the idea of using the karamadhu podi in the sundal. We both discussed few other options of using the powder too.(see notes section) I am not a great fan of karamani, as even during my childhood days, whenever karamani sundal is made during navaratri, i will get so upset. I never like karamani, but the red one was still ok compared to the lobia beans. This podi was too flavourful and it took the lame karamani to a different level. Try this out with any variety of sundal and i am sure you will enjoy it as how we did.

Zucchini paratha recipe, Paratha recipes

Zucchini paratha with step by step picture, no onion no garlic paratha recipe, an easy to make Indian flat bread. I usually make it by squeezing the excess water from the vegetable and add it to the atta and make the dough. Recently when i visited my friend's place for lunch, she made lauki paratha. She told she made it just by adding the lauki into the flour, without squeezing the extra water. It was very soft and it tasted so yum. I just casually tried the same with zucchini last Sunday for breakfast. It turned out very well.
I realised the key is to just add very few drops of water to the dough, which helps in making a non sticky dough. Since it is a no onion no garlic paratha recipe, i thought i will share this during this time. Check out our Complete collection of No onion no garlic recipes.

Kaddu ki kheer recipe, Pumpkin payasam

Kaddu ki kheer | Pumpkin payasam | Gummadikaya payasam, kheer made with pumpkin, almonds and saffron compliments the richness. I always make pumpkin soup and it is a very common dish in our home. Mostly pumpkin i buy will be used for soup or i put them in Sambar. As Navaratri season is coming up i wanted to share some festival recipes and tried this Kaddu ki kheer and posting with step by step pictures and video. The payasam tasted so creamy and yum and it tasted just like the carrot kheer. Later i felt, i should have made the pumpkin payasam with jaggery as how i did for carrot payasam. As pumpkins are available in the market so easily now a days, try this kheer for the festival season and celebrate the joy of festivity. Check out the complete collection of Navaratri recipes. 

Veg Makhani recipe, Veg Makhanwala

Veg makhani | veg makhanwala, no onion no garlic version with step by step pictures, a rich creamy gravy, pairs well with roti, rice. Makhani gravy is a popular Indian gravy. I have tasted Veg makhani in restaurants, recently attempted Paneer makhani gravy and shared the recipe too. This post also uses the same base for makhani gravy, a no onion no garlic version, to suit this navaratri season. The gravy turned out so rich and yummy and the flavour of the simple spices complimented the Veg makhani. No fancy ingredients needed, just make the Veg makhanwala with the ingredients easily available at home and enjoy this finger licking gravy. I have posted No onion garlic version of Paneer butter masala recipe few years back.
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