Sheera or suji halwa is a traditional Indian pudding made with semolina, ghee, sugar, cashews and raisins. This simple delicious dessert has a fluffy & soft texture with delicate flavors of cardamom & ghee. Suji halwa is made in many regions of India with more or less the same ingredients & similar method. It is Read More
Rava recipes
Instant rava uttapam | Suji uttapam | Breakfast recipes
Instant rava uttapam recipe – Instant uttapam is a quick breakfast recipe made with semolina, spices & veggies. These turn out delicious & just take about 20 mins to make. These suji uttapam are great to have even for dinner with some chutney or podi. Traditionally uttapam were made with leftover idli & dosa batter Read More
Orange kesari recipe | Orange rava kesari | Orange suji halwa
Orange kesari recipe – Orange suji halwa in 20 mins. Kesari is a South Indian sweet made with semolina, sugar, ghee and saffron. A North Indian variation of this kesari is the Suji hawla which is made without kesar/ saffron. It is also known as sheera in some parts of Karnataka and Andhra. Pineapple sheera, Read More
Rava burfi recipe | Suji barfi recipe | Diwali sweets recipes
Rava burfi recipe– Suji barfi or rava burfi is a variety of Indian sweet that can be made for this Diwali. Delicious, aromatic, rich and mouth melting barfi that is made with semolina, flour, ghee, coconut, sugar and milk. Traditionally burfi was made using different ingredients and each home had their own way of making Read More
Rava vada recipe | How to make instant rava vada | Suji vada
Rava vada recipe with video – Karnataka style Instant rava vada made with semolina. These vadas turn out crisp from outside and soft from inside. Rava vada are not so common on the Hotel or restaurant menus, but can be found in some udupi restauarnts served as rave vada. These crisp fried snack are really Read More
Milk rava kesari recipe | How to make milk kesari
Milk rava kesari recipe – Sheera or kesari is one of the most made sweet recipes from south Indian cuisine. It is made during festivals, celebrations and even for breakfast. In many homes this is made often to offer during the puja since it is quick to make. I made this during one of the Read More
Rava modak | How to make rava modak | rava modakam recipe
Rava modak recipe for Ganesh chaturthi – Simple, quick and easy modak recipe for beginners. Modak or modakam can be made with many kinds of stuffing like dal jaggery, sweetened coconut, dry fruits or even with mawa. This rava modak is made with coconut jaggery stuffing & the outer cover is made with semolina or Read More
Tomato upma recipe
Tomato upma recipe with video – Sharing a quick breakfast recipe of Andhra style tomato rava upma. This can also be served for lunch or dinner and takes just 15 minutes to make 2 servings. This is almost the same as the South Indian style rava upma just with an addition of ripe tomatoes. I Read More
Ragi rava upma recipe | How to make ragi upma | Ragi recipes
Ragi rava upma – Ragi also known as Nachni is used regularly at home to make so many of our everyday foods. Some of the most common foods made with ragi are porridge, ladoo, sankati, mudde and roti. I never tried ragi rava upma until a reader asked me for the recipe. This makes a Read More
Upma recipe | How to make rava upma
Upma recipe – A basic South Indian breakfast recipe made with semolina, spices, herbs & veggies. Most Indian breakfast foods take a considerable amount of time – to plan, prepare and to cook. Upma tops the list of easiest & quickest instant breakfasts that can be made just under 20 mins. Whether you are a Read More
Rava laddu | Rava ladoo | How to make rava laddu
Rava laddu or rava ladoo are south Indian style sweet balls made with roasted semolina, sugar, ghee, nuts and raisins. This recipe will help you to make delicious rava laddu. These are mostly made for during festivals. They make a great gift too.
Rava kesari recipe | How to make rava kesari
Rava kesari recipe – A quick South Indian dessert made of semolina, sugar, ghee and nuts. This recipe will yield you delicious, flavorful, soft and fluffy rava kesari just under 25 mins. What is rava kesari? Rava kesari is a popular sweet dish from South Indian cuisine made of rava or suji, ghee, sugar, kesari Read More
Banana sheera recipe | Banana halwa recipe
Banana sheera recipe – It is also known as just sheera in our parts of Karnataka. It is very commonly prepared during Varalakshmi Vratam, Ganesh Chaturti , Diwali Lakshmi puja and Satyanarayana Swamy puja too. It can be prepared in a jiffy. Rava (semolina), sugar, banana and ghee are some of the ingredients used to Read More
rava appalu, how to make andhra rava appalu | appalu recipe
rava appalu recipeAppalu are deep fried sweets that are prepared to offer as naivedhyam during festivals. Traditionally, Appalu are made of homemade rice flour and jaggery. Rava appalu is just a variation of the traditional appalu and are made using sooji/ suji / semolina and no other flours are used. We make these usually during Read More
rava pulihora with lemon | broken wheat pulihora
rava pulihora is often prepared with rice rava in Andhra cuisine and is similar to the lemon rice. Rice is soaked, dried for a while and then the damp rice is made to rava. You can follow this post on how to make rice rava for rava pulihora. rava pulihora can also be made with Read More
Idli recipe (Soft idli batter recipe)
Idli recipe, Learn to make soft idli batter with rice or rava. Soft idli can be made in 2 ways, one is using rice and the other using idli rava. I am sharing both the methods in this post. Making idli using rava is a breeze, we don’t need to grind the rice to make Read More
rice rava, how to make rice rava (rice flour) for undrallu kudumulu
Since ganesh chaturthi is around , thought of making a separate post on how to make rice flour or rava for kudumulu and undrallu. Making rice flour or rava at home is fairly easy. It can be used to make rice rava upma, kudumulu or undrallu or even for making rice porridge / kanji or Read More