SEMIYA PAYASAM / VERMICELLI PAYASAM

                               

         Semiya payasam is an authentic South Indian milk pudding made by boiling roasted vermicelli and soaked sago (javvarisi) in milk which is then topped with nuts n raisins with a dash of cardamom. This is a regular dessert for any festival and celebrations in south India... It is so much indispensable that you can find it in any marriages, birthday parties, family get togethers and any vazhai ilai sappadu(meal served on plantain leaf).

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.

GASAGASAALU PARAVANAM/ KASA KASA PAYASAM/ POPPY SEEDS PUDDING

   Wanna have a sinfree dessert? Try this..

     Poppy Seeds/ Kasa Kasa Payasam is prepared by boiling poppy seeds and coconut paste in milk which is topped with nuts and raisins. It is an authentic delicacy of a community in Andhra. This is a wholesome nutritious dessert prepared during various poojas of the same community.