Madgane (Bengal gram dal Payasam) and Punvodo

Madgane is one of the traditional sweet dish of GSB community.On special occasion such as Ugadi and Nave javan  almost all GSBs prepare this dish.Punvodo,Vodo or rasvodo is a thattai like crispy crunchy savory served along with madgane during Nave javan. Madgane Ingredients : Bengal gram (chana) dal – 1 cup. Saboo Dana (Sagoo, tapioca…

Chocolate Peppermint Fudge

  Ingredients:- 2-3 Cups Chocolate chips 1 can sweetened condensed milk 3 tbs Butter 1 tsp Mint extract (or any other, whichever you prefer) Hard peppermint candy (crushed)   Method:- Prepare a square pan with butter and parchment (butter) paper. In a double boiler (keep the mixing bowl on top of steaming , simmering water)…

Dude (Pumpkin ) Appo (Paniyaram )

Ingredients :  Raw Rice – 1 cup. Grated coconut – 1 cup. Beaten Rice ( powa ) – 1/2 cup.  Grated pumpkin – 2 cup. Jaggery ( grated ) – 1 cup. Salt – little. Ghee for frying. Method :  Soak rice in water for an hour. Grind rice with grated coconut to a smooth…

Kele Muddo

Ingredients: Ripe Banana -2.( Cavendish Banana ) Raw rice – 1 cup. Grated coconut  – 1 cup. Jaggery – 1/2 cup (grated ). Salt – apinch Method : Soak rice for  half an hour. Grind rice with grated coconut in to rawa consistency. Add grated jaggery,salt and mashed banana. Spread this batter in greased banana leaves ….

KASI HALWA

Ingredients : Bottle gourd  – 3 cups.     ( or ) Ash  gourd Milk    – 1/2 Cup Sugar – 1 cup Ghee – 1 Tbsp Cashew Nut & Kismis – 1 Tbsp Cardamom – 1/2 tsp Saffron – 1 pinch Method : – Grate Bottle gourd.  Cook in a vessel with milk. Cook till all milk…

Kaju Burfi

Mangalorean Kajju beeye Khadhi/ gsb style cashew burfi: Every year with the onset of wedding season I am always nostalgic about how as a child I used to attend weddings in my native place, Mangalore. After the wedding lunch,the packet of sweets distributed to all was much awaited.It is usually consisted of a boondi laddu…

BADAM PURI

Ingredients :  Maida – 1 1/2 cup. Almonds -1 tbsp ( heaped ). Saffron – little. Ghee -1 tsp. Kesar yellow colour – little. Ghee & Vanaspathi (Dalda ) – for deep frying. For Sugar Syrup : Sugar – 1 1/2 cups. Water – 3/4 cup. Make into paste : Rice flour -1/4 cup. Ghee…

Boondi Ladoo

Ingredients : Bengal gram flour : 1 cup ( heaped ). Rice flour :1 tsp. Kesar colour -a pinch ( for the dough ). Cooking soda – a pinch. Ghee – for deep frying. Sugar -1 1/2 cups. Water – 1/2 cup. Saffron -a little. Broken cashewnuts – 1 tbsp. Kismis – 1 tbsp. Cloves…

Jangri

Ingredients:- White Urad- 1 cup Rice- 1 Tbs Sugar- 1 1/2 cup Water- 1/2 cup Saffron -little Rose Water- 2 Tsp color – a few drops of red and yellow Method:- Soak Urad and rice together in water for 15 minutes at least (I soaked overnight ) Grind for 40-45 minutes into a smooth thick…

Maida Burfi

Ingredients : Maida – 1 cup. Puree Ghee – 1 cup. Sugar -1 ¼ cup. Water – ½ cup.  Cardamom powder – ½ tsp. Method : Heat ghee in a kadai till it is melted in reduced flame. Add maida and keep stirring till it froths and good aroma comes Do this in reduced flame…