Menu du jour cheedai : 13 Recipes


  • Recipe Deep Fried Snacks....Vella Cheedai, Uppu Cheedai
    Deep Fried Snacks....Vella Cheedai, Uppu Cheedai
    Yesterday August 13th was Gokulashtami...Lord Krishna's Birthday..... So I attempted to make some of the Savories that are usually made, Vella Cheedai, Uppu Cheedai and thenkuzhal. I took these recipes from Aparna, who is an expert making[...]
  • Recipe Uppu Cheedai and Vellai Cheedai ~ Janmashtami Special
    Uppu Cheedai and Vellai Cheedai ~ Janmashtami Special
    The month of Aug-Sept (Chingam/Avani) months has the more number of festivals in Hindu calendar. The festivals come one after the other.  Its been only a week after the 10 day long festival of Onam and Avani avittam which was just the day after[...]
  • Recipe Sweet And Savoury Festive Fare: Aval Payasam, Vella Cheedai and Uppu Cheedai
    Sweet And Savoury Festive Fare: Aval Payasam, Vella Cheedai and Uppu Cheedai
    The monsoons have slowly started bidding us goodbye here, even as they haven't paid their scheduled visits to other parts of the country. This withdrawal of the rains signals the beginning of a long season of festivities and celebrations all over[...]
  • Recipe Sweet Cheedai
    Sweet Cheedai
    Ingredients: * Rice Flour - 1 cup * Urud Dhal - 2 tbsp * Sesame Seeds - 2 tsp * Coconut - Finely Shredded 1/4 cup * Jaggery - 1 cup Method: * Saute the Rice flour in a pan until the color of[...]
  • Recipe Sweet Cheedai
    Sweet Cheedai
    I am pretty proud of this recipe, because I have never eaten this before, neither have I heard of it – but I came across this a few weeks ago and it sounded interesting. I checked with K, and he drooled at the very mention of[...]
  • Recipe Uppu Cheedai / Rice Balls
    Uppu Cheedai / Rice Balls
    Ingredients: * Rice Flour - 1 cup * Urud Dhal - 2 tbsp * Channa Dhal - 2 tsp * Coconut - Finely Shredded 1/4 cup * Hing - a pinch * Salt - 3/4 tsp * Butter - 2 tbsp * Sesame Seeds - 2 tsp Method: * Take a[...]
  • Recipe Ammama's (Grandma's) cheedai recipe
    Ammama's (Grandma's) cheedai recipe
      As a child my family's menu consisted of two choices:  take it or leave it.  ~Buddy Hackett   Namkeen!!!  Yummy Namkeen!!! Have you tasted these small savory crunchy nibbles???? This is a salty, crunchy[...]
  • Recipe Vella cheedai for Janmashtami [Flickr]
    Vella cheedai for Janmashtami [Flickr]
    sunshinemomsblog posted a photo: Happy Janmashtami! We celebrated the birth of Krishna with my favourite golden brown vella cheedais. Recipe: in TONGUE TICKLERS...... . View On Black
  • Recipe Vella cheedai for Janmashtami [Flickr]
    Vella cheedai for Janmashtami [Flickr]
    sunshinemomsblog posted a photo: Happy Janmashtami! We celebrated the birth of Krishna with my favourite golden brown vella cheedais. Recipe: in TONGUE TICKLERS...... . View On Black
  • Recipe Uppu Seedai (cheedai)
    Uppu Seedai (cheedai)
    Crunchy nibbles? Pebbles of crunchy heaven?? Small savory balls??? I usually try to translate dishes which summarizes the full meaning of the original titles of the original dish. I do this since everyone across regions can understand what it is all[...]