Navaratri Combo sweets and snacks

Navaratri 2019 is starting on September 29. I have posted Navaratri combo food post few years back. That post will be a combination of Tiffin items and sweets. Few of my friends and readers asked me to post dry sweets and snacks combos. Many times when you have sudden guests or if you are a working women, can plan and make this in advance and pack it for guests who come for Navaratri. We used to do friday Satsang at our home in Chennai, and those days, we used to pack murukku and nei urundai for guests who come for the bhajan. So curated a Navaratri combo sweet and snack, along with a Sundal.
Do check out my complete collection of Navaratri recipes, Navaratri Sundal and payasam recipes.
Weekend Lunch menu will be posted from next week.

Collection of Aval recipes, Poha recipes

Aval | Poha| Rice flakes is used in Indian cuisine to make upma, sweet, idli, dosas and many more. We get varieties of aval like, thin, medium thick and getti aval. Also for a healthier version we use Red aval too.  I got introduced to Aval upma for the first time after marriage. My mom used to make Vella aval for Janmashatmi only. Later i learnt many poha recipes | aval recipes from my friends. Also posted most the poha recipes in Jeyashri's kitchen too. This post gives a compilation of all the recipes using aval | poha from Jeyashri's kitchen. I will update this post as and when i post Aval | poha recipes.

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• 1.       Aval upma
  2.       Vella Aval
  3.       How to make soft idlies
  4.       Set dosa
  5.       Poha bhel served in baked spring roll sheets
  6.       Instant poha idli
  7.       Aval puttu
  8.       Aval mixture
  9.       Aval pakoda
  10.   Lemon aval
  11.   Aval payasam(with jaggery)
  12.   Aval payasam
  13.   Milagu aval
  14.   Aval kesari
  15.   Mor aval
  16.   Tomato poha
  17.   Mango masala poha
  18.   Poha veg fried rice
  19.   Batata poha
  20.   Matar poha
  21.   Tomato poha
  22.   Milagu aval
  23.   Puli aval
  
  

New Year Party recipe Ideas

New Year Eve is around the corner and in most of the Indian homes we plan for some family get together, potluck parties with friends. It's always fun to have friends and relatives around on the New year's Eve and share the joy with them. Many of us plan for potluck ideas and we have a huge collection of wonderful party recipes in Jeyashri's Kitchen. This post is to compile all the recipes under one post and make it useful for you all to plan for the New year Party. Though we have lots of recipes, i have complied the cream of popular Indian party recipes under each category.
I extend my heartfelt thanks to you all for the support you have given to me in the year 2018. It has been an amazing year and i am super excited to share many more interesting recipes in the New year 2019. I am sure you will continue to extend your support in the upcoming years too. Follow Jeyashri's kitchen on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube for timely updates.
Wish you all a Very Happy NEW YEAR 2019. 

Glimpse of year 2016 | Jeyashri's Kitchen

Year 2016 rolled down so fast and had so exciting moments to look back. It was an awesome year and i got so many new experiences. If i look back this year gave me  many WOW moments. I wanted to share few moments with you all. Before that i thank all readers of Jeyashri's Kitchen from the bottom of my heart for your support and overwhelming response. Thank you so much. I am sure you will extend the same in the coming years too. Wish you all a fabulous NEW YEAR and may this year of 2017 manifest New beginnings in all your endeavors.

Diwali Party menu ideas | Diwali recipes

Diwali 2016 is on Oct 29th and we have one more week left for diwali. I have posted many diwali recipes and few more recipes coming up in the next week. I know many people must have planned to host party for diwali. I thought i will give some ideas on the recipe list, so that you can plan your diwali dinner lunch menu or dinner menu. I have given a list of popular Indian party recipes which i have posted in Jeyashri's kitchen. Choose from a wide range of starters, main course, curries, subzis, dals and desserts and make your diwali party a super hit. Check out my full collection of diwali recipes.  Click on the pictures given below for the recipes. Check out my complete recipe index list to view all the recipes from Jeyashri's kitchen. Also check out my cooking for guests series to get more ideas.

Navaratri Neivedyam recipes | Navaratri recipes

Navaratri 2016 is starting from tomorrow, Oct 2nd. People keep Golu and do pooja to Godesess and also offer sundal and sweet as neivedhyam. Daily we make one Sundal and one sweet during Navaratri. I have alreay posted a Navaratri Combo menu, for guests, in my cooking for guests series. This post comes with an idea on what to make for neivedhyam on each day of Navaratri. I have just made a combo to give an idea. Feel free to alter according to your preference. check out my sister's post on how to keep Navaratri Golu . 
 Before going on to this post, let me tell you few general rules we follow during this festival. The spice powder which we make for sundal, should not be made in bulk and used. Once you do neivedyam with that podi, the next day you can not use the same for neivdhyam. You can use it up in curries or sambar. Once the food is offered as neivedhyam, it should not be altered even salt is less or spice is more or sweet is less.. no alterations recommended. Check out my complete list of navaratri recipes.
Also Check out my complete collection of Navaratri Sundal and sweet recipes.
Click on the name of the recipe to get the link for the full recipe.
Wishing you all a very happy Navaratri . Let this festival brings abundance of joy, health and wealth.

DIWALI RECIPES 2015| DEEPAVALI SWEETS AND SAVOURY RECIPES

Diwali recipes 2015 | Diwali sweets and snacks recipes| Recipes with step by step pictures and explanations and videos for many recipes

Post updated onOct 24, 2018
Diwali 2018 is coming on Nov 6th.. As Deepavali is a major festival of India, we make sweets and savoury for the festival.In tamil we call it diwali bakshanam or deepavali bakshanam. I have posted a lot of diwali recipes in Jeyashri's Kitchen in the past 8 years. I have compiled all the recipes in one place so that it will be easy for my readers to choose from one place. Click on the pictures for the recipes. Stay tuned for more diwali sweets and snacks recipes this year too. Please follow Jeyashri's Kitchen on Facebook and Instagram to get recent updates.  Stay tuned for more sweets and savory recipes coming up. Subscribe to my You tube channel for videos on Diwali recipes.
Scroll till the end of the post to see all the recipes.

Janmastami recipes, Krishna jayanthi recipes

Post updated on Aug 21 2019
Janmashtami 2019| Gokulashtami 2019 is on August 23rd . I have complied a list of recipes you can make for this festival. According to the availability of your time, chose the recipe and celebrate the festival. I will be posting some new recipes too for this year Gokulashtami too. Stay tuned for new festival recipes from Jeyashri's kitchen. Follow Jeyashri's kitchen on facebook, youtube and instagram and stay updated.  Click on the pictures below for the recipe. Scroll down till the end to see all the recipes.
Check out 5 easy gokulashtami recipes.

PONGAL FESTIVAL 2015 | PONGAL FESTIVAL RECIPES

PONGAL FESTIVAL 2015 is celebrated on Jan 15. I have compiled the recipes which we make for the festival. click on the images for the recipe.

New recipes updated

KARTHIGAI DEEPEM 2014 RECIPES | FESTIVAL RECIPES

Karthigai Deepam | Thiru karthigai , is a tamil festival. which falls on November 23rd 2018,this year. Being a native of Thiruvanamalai, a town in North arcot District of Tamilnadu, in my inlaws house Karthigai Deepam is celebrated in a very grand way. We observe fasting on that day and make pori urndai, appam, vadai, payasam ,adai in the evening and offer to God as neivedhyam. Then we will end our fast after Lighting the lamps. I am giving a collection of Karthigai Recipes from Jeyashris Kitchen.

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