Desserts

Kalakand - Alwar ka Mawa

This recipe shows how to prepare a traditional Indian sweet called Kalakand. It is also called Alwar ka Mawa or Alwar ka Kalakand. The Kalakand has been prepared using 1 gallon of whole milk and 1.5 cups of sugar.

Ariselu / Kobbari Burelu using Sprouted Brown Rice

This recipe shows how to prepare two traditional indian sweets very popular in South India called Ariselu and Kobbari Burelu in Telugu. The ingredients are provided for 12 ariselu and 12 burelu. Sprouted brown rice has been used for preparing the sweets. Regular rice can also be used in the recipes. Piloncillo or panela can be used instead of jaggery.

Rice Pudding with Soy Milk and Brown Sugar

This recipe shows how to make a traditional South Indian rice pudding (called payasam in Telugu) using Soy Milk and brown sugar. This recipe can be made using dairy milk using the same ingredients. Jaggery or piloncillo or panela can be used instead of brown sugar in the same proportions.

Sweet Red Bean Paste using Pressure Cooker

This recipe shows how to prepare sweet red bean paste using pressure cooker. This can be used as stuffing for various desserts. This recipe uses brown sugar. Jaggery or piloncillo or panela can be used in the same proportions.

Purnam Burelu with Sweet Red Bean Paste

This recipe shows how to make Purnam Burelu (also called poornalu) with sweet red bean paste stuffing. Purnam Burelu are a traditional south indian fried dessert. The ingredients are listed for making 25 purnam burelu.

Tapioca Pudding with Almond MIlk

This recipe shows how to make tapioca pudding using almond milk (saggubiyyam payasam in Telugu and sabudana kheer in Hindi). No eggs or coconut milk have been used in this recipe. To make plant-based dessert, ghee can be replaced with any plant based oil.

Carrot Halwa made with Coconut Palm Sugar

This recipe shows how to make carrot halwa with coconut palm sugar. Traditionally carrot halwa is made with white sugar. Coconut palm sugar has low glycemic index and can be used to prepare the Indian dessert.

Egg-less and Dairy-free Sprouted Flour Brownies

This recipe shows how to prepare egg-less and dairy-free sprouted whole wheat flour brownies using coconut palm sugar.


Ingredients

  • 1 cup sprouted whole wheat flour

  • 1 cup old-fashioned oats

  • ½ cup cocoa powder

  • 1 ½ cup coconut palm sugar

  • 2 Tbsp ground flax seed

  • ½ cup rice bran oil

  • ½ cup warm water

  • 1 tsp vanilla flavor

  • 1 tsp baking powder

  • ¼ tsp salt

Healthy Oil-free Rava Laddu

This video shows how to prepare a healthy version of Rava Laddu, a South Indian sweet snack traditionally made with ghee and sugar or jaggery. This recipe does not use any oil or ghee. Coconut palm sugar is used instead of sugar or jaggery. Oat milk is used for binding the laddu. The ingredients are provided for making 25 laddus. These laddus will store for a week.

Bobbatlu - Puran Poli using Adzuki bean paste

This recipe shows how to prepare Bobbatlu using sweet red bean bean paste. Bobbatlu are called Puran Poli in Hindi. Adzuki beans are similar to red chori in Hindi and alasandalu in Telugu. Recipes are provided for wheat flour bobbatlu and maida bobbatlu.

The ingredients have been provided for 15 wheat flour bobbatlu and 15 maida bobbatlu.

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup Oil or ghee for preparing bobbatlu

For Red Bean Paste

  • 2 cups dry adzuki beans

  • 2 cups sugar and ½ Tbsp cardamom powder

  • 2 Tbsp oil or ghee

For Wheat Flour Bobbatlu

  • 2 cups wheat flour

  • ½ tsp salt

  • 3 Tbsp oil

For Maida Bobbatlu

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour

  • ¼ tsp salt

  • 2 Tbsp oil

White Rice Vermicelli Kheer

This video shows how to prepare kheer using white rice vermicelli, light brown sugar and oat milk. The traditional recipe uses wheat vermicelli. This is called semiya payasam in Telugu.

Coconut Palm Sugar Bobbatlu - Puran Poli

This video shows how to prepare Bobbatlu - Puran Poli using split skinless chana dal, coconut palm sugar, wheat flour and rice bran oil. Ghee can be used instead of oil.

Healthy Oil-Free Sprouted Wheat Flour Laddu

This video shows how to prepare healthy oil-free sprouted wheat flour laddu. Chunky almonds give a nice texture and taste to the laddu.

Two Varieties of Minapa Sunnundalu

This video shows how to prepare two varieties of minapa sunnundalu (urad dal laddu) using coarsely ground roasted urad dal and dark brown sugar. The oil-free sunnundalu use dairy milk or oat milk for binding the flour to make sunnundalu (urad dal laddu). The second variety uses ghee to make sunnundalu. This recipe uses coarsely ground flour. The ground flour can be stored and laddu prepared when needed. The same recipe can be used for finely ground flour or for white sugar. If desirable, chopped dry fruits can also be added.