Nuts ? Make Laddoo !
Diwali time is nuts time – learn how to make instant nuts laddoo which are both tasty and healthy. In fact they contain no sugar or jaggery.
sweets
New Annapurna Sweets
If you like Bengali sweets and live in Gurgaon, try the New Annapurna Sweet shop in Arjun Marg, DLF Phase 1. Their sweets are really good.
Deepavali Traditions
Sharing some of the Deepavali traditions followed in our homes. This is to record these traditions and compile them for future generations.
Sri Jayanthi or Gokulashtami 2020
Enjoy the delicacies made for Sri Jayanthi (Krishna’s birthday), or the South Indian Janmashtami. Happy Sri Jayanthi.
2018 Diwali Release :)
The sari that I wore for Diwali is an Assam silk (mulberry) and I bought it during our trip to Guwahati in Feb this year. Infact we spent a lot of time at ARTFED, the government store that sells authentic Assam handloom saris but nothing quite caught our attention. Then Krishnan spotted this one under … Read more
Diwali Reflections…. Happy & Sad
For us South Indians, Deepavali was yesterday. Since we live in the north, we celebrate on both the days – yesterday and today. Some of the traditions that we follow for Diwali celebrations are – applying sesame oil heated with peppercorns, on our heads early in the morning and taking bath; eating “Deepavali marundu” a … Read more
Diwali special
While growing up I would always look forward to Diwali because I would get new clothes and Appa would get “sweet boxes” from his colleagues at work. Till I reached college and started to sew my own churidars and salwar kameez’s I just managed with a couple of dresses because dad was very clear he … Read more