My Food Journey

A Few Pantry Staples Is All You Need And You’ve Got Yourself A Dessert In No Time And Minimal Effort. Semiya payasam also known as vermicelli Kheer is one of the easiest and delicious Payasam enjoyed during all festivals and functions. Because of its simplicity we make this vermicelli kheer very often. Its also one of the main payasam served during Onam and Vishnu Sadya. Follow the recipe exactly and I promise you will get perfect payasam, its a foolproof recipe.  So let"s see how to make this Semiya payasam.  Ingredients: Vermicelli – 2 1/2 handfull or 1 cup  Ghee-2tbsp  Sugar -according to ur taste or 14 Tbsp Cashew nuts-handful  Raisins- handful (Optional) Fresh milk-2 L(full fat)  Water-1 L Cardamom-5-6 pods powdered or crushed Method:  Heat a deep bottomed kadai or pan and add ghee. Then add vermicelli and fry it till light brown. (don't fry too much ) Once it's done, keep aside.  In another saucepan, boil 1 liter of water along with 2 liter ...

Quick Banana Caramel Pudding - you will love it if you love bananas This recipe was shared to me by my mom (she saw it on FB) but unfortunately I don't know the persons channel nor name. But recipe Credits to that person to share this amazing recipe. It is super quick & tasty. we are big fan of bananas and those who love the fruit, would definitely love having this.  Do check out other Puddings up on the page Do check out the video below for the process :  ▶️ Ingredients: 🔸3 Banana's (any kind) 🔸2 eggs 🔸1/4 cup milk 🔸5 tbsp sugar or to taste 🔸3 tbsp sugar - for caramel ▶️ Method : 🔸Blend banana, eggs, milk , sugar in a blender jar & make it like a smoothie 😃 🔸Take another pan and over medium heat, melt the 3 tbsp sugar to make caramel. Let be melt till it is just caramelised. Make sure it doesn't burn. 🔸Add the sugar & coat the utensil you are using (do it quickly) before it turns hard. (See the reel for method) 🔸To this add in the banana e...

Mango Sheera/ Halwa/ Mango semolina pudding- Check Recipe Video Below  Ingredients:  1 cup mangoes finely chopped  1 cup Rava/semolina 1 cup ghee 2 cups milk  1 cup sugar  Raisins handful (optional)  Almonds n pistachios handful (optional)  Method:  🔸Boil the milk in a round bottom pan.  🔸While the milk is boiling take another pan/kadai & add Ghee/clarified butter.  🔸Add in the Rava/semolina to it & saute on medium heat for about 5-7 mins  🔸To this add in the chopped mangoes and mix well. Mash with the back of spatula if needed.  🔸Add in some dry fruits if using at this stage.  🔸After 5 mins, slowly add the boiled milk to it in batches & mix well. Keep stiring while adding the milk.  🔸After 5 mins add in the sugar & mix well again. Cover it with a lid & let it cook for 5 mins & done. 🔸Garnish with dry fruits & chopped mango slices (optional)

  When I was a kid, I used to have these weird food combos (well weird for some😛) like chappati and mango slices, juicy chopped tomatoes with some sprinkled sugar along with roti, idli dipped in tea 😋, I know, I know, sounds quite weird but were delicious treat for me as a kid (even now) and it was a lazy off day for my mother from the kitchen. One such combination which even my sister would like was chappati completely soaked in milk, topped with some sugar or jaggery. I guess most moms would have introduced roti/chappati to their kids in this form initially. But I continued having this all through my college and work life specially on busy days.  Recently, when I wasn't feeling so well, gave the chappati milk combo to my son, and as usual anything sweet, he loves them. He relished it. He also made his own version by adding some raisins, banana's (of course) and enjoyed. So for the love of this combination and some leftover roti's, made me ma...

Kheer or payasam is the most preferred dessert when it comes to special occasions in my house and I keep making different varieties of kheer. This time while browsing for kheer recipe, I found out this very unique kheer recipe and decided to try it for our anniversary.  Apple Payasam is another version of the traditional milk based dessert. Its creamy and extremely tasty. My son who doesn't eat apple at all, was seen demanding more of this tasty kheer. Its best to use full cream milk for this kheer as for any other kheer. This is what will give you a creamy and rich kheer. This was the first time I tried making a fruit based kheer and it turned out to be delicious. You can check out other Indian Desserts  here.  Lets see how this is done. Step by step images are given below for reference.  Ingredients : 1 apple 1 tsp Ghee or clarified butter 3 cup milk ¼ cup condensed milk / milkmaid (add more if you like) ¼ tsp cardamom powder 2 tbsp dry ...

Sheera is another house fav and being born and bought up in Mumbai it was a weekly affair to have this wonderful dish. We used to have it as a snack, sometimes breakfast and as a dessert. When there is nothing sweet and you want to have something, well Sheera comes to the rescue and mom used to make variations to it with different combinations depending on which fruit is in season. Its super easy, healthy for kids, and tasty. Lets see how its done. Ingredients:  Rava/ Sooji/Semolina - 1 cup Milk or water - 2 cups (I use 1 cup milk, 1 cup water) Ghee - 3- 4 Tbsp  Sugar - 1/2 cup or less as per taste Roasted Nuts- Handful for Garnish  Method:  Heat 1 tbsp of ghee in a kadai/pan Add Rava/ Semolina to it and saute' till it is lightly roasted and you get a nice aroma. Make sure its doesn't burn. Keep on low flame.  Then add in the sugar and give it a nice stir and mix well Add Milk and water or whatever you are using (See Notes) and keep sti...

Mid week I have this craving for sweets to lift up my spirits and even though I resist,  I somehow end up making something sweet and try and put the blame on someone else. Well this time, its on my son. He does not like beetroot in any form. But if I add little jaggery or sugar to anything he loves it. So mid week when I had sweet craving, I made this wonderful homemade Beetroot Halwa. Its creamy, easy, addictive, perfectly sweet! This beetroot halwa recipe I have learnt from my mom. This dessert has been my childhood favourite, every time she makes it, it turns out to be the best! She also used to make carrot halwa in the same method and sometimes have also combined carrot and beetroot together.This halwa recipe is truly delicious with the right flavours and texture. This creamy beetroot recipe is the ultimate make-ahead dessert, perfect for any festivities. Some do add khoya, but I have just added condensed milk.  I have included the step by step process for making this ...

We love mangoes and have them every summer. And we love sweets too. So why not make something sweet out of mangoes. I have tried making mango sheera, Mango cheese cake (No bake), Mango custard, but this time I wanted to try something different. We love phirni,  and its Ramadan and we are missing the authentic phirni, so thought of making Mango phirni. It is a different variation to the popular Indian sweet Phirni. Phirni is a rice pudding or rice kheer made with full cream milk, and rice. I have added mangoes as the main ingredients to make this one. The creaminess of milk and the texture of mango chunks along with nuts makes this a super dessert. It tastes very similar to mango rice kheer with a pudding consistency hence we can call it as Phirni. The best part about this recipe is limited ingredients which we would have at home and its very easy to make. The only problem I find in this is the waiting 😥 for it to chill. Well lets see how its done. Step by Step images ar...