CARROT AND ALMOND PUDDING/ GAJAR AUR BADAM KA HALWA

             Carrot halwa a.k.a., gajar ka halwa is a famous North Indian dessert, made with grated carrots, milk, sugar and clarified butter as main ingredients.  
             Carrot halwa is really nostalgic.... I guess it's the same with most of us! right? During school days, this palate teasing dessert would always have a special corner, especially, during the after school munching sessions :) But then, if mom happens to make it during weekends, the grating work would be mine :( I would even sacrifice the dessert for skipping this tedious job! How i hated it.... poor me.... I would wonder why is it necessary to grate it..Why not grinding? I would mull over this thought but never had courage to try it before.. Then, of course stories have twists!!

GANESH CHATURTHI SPECIAL - KOZHUKATTAI PAYASAM

                     Ganesh chaturthi is celebrated on the fourth day after new moon in the month of aavani (a tamil month - mid August to mid September). It is falling on 29th of August this time. It is celebrated throughout India and is a very important Hindu festival. Lord Ganesh statues made of clay are bought to house, decorated and worshiped for days and are floated in water bodies after a few days, usually 5th day or 7th day.
 In Tamil nadu, people even make pallu (meaning teeth) kozhukattai when a baby's teeth has just started to grow. They are stuffed with minute coconut bits. The belief is that the teeth would grow as beautiful as these dumplings/ kozhukattai. Would soon post these recipes.