LAVI'S DELICACIES

Watermelon Halwa  Recently I saw this halwa preparation in Laughter Chef Show and couldn't stop myself preparing this delicious sweet. Even though the recipe was not mentioned, I got a rough idea of preparing this delicious sweet. Watermelon pulp is blended and cooked down with ghee, sugar, and aromatics to create a jelly-like texture.  Believe me, I prepared this dish only within 15 minutes! Only 5 ingredients are used here and just 2 tbsp ghee is used for the preparation.  No artificial food colour is used in this recipe.  Please note: The cup used here for the measurement is 200 ml cup.  Here I have used less sugar. You can use as per your choice.  Here I used only 2 tbsp ghee. You can use as per your taste.  Use dryfruits as per your choice. I used only cashew nuts and melon seeds.  This dish is the best choice for a dessert or for any celebration treat.  Here is the recipe: Ingredients: 1 cup fresh watermelon juice  1/...

Kalthappam  I have prepared kalthappam many times but this one was the best!  Super soft, so flavourful and amazingly delicious!  Kalthappam is a rice cake made of ground rice,  oil/ghee, jaggery/sugar, fried onions or shallots, coconut flakes and cardamom powder.  This dish can be served for breakfast or as a tea time snack.  Prepration is quite simple with very few basic ingredients available at home.  No oven is required for cooking this dish. All you need is a cooker.  This dish is also called as a 'Cooker Rice cake'. It is prepared easily in a cooker and the mouthwatering aroma  spread in the entire kitchen , makes you fall in love with this dish.  Kindly follow this easy step by step recipe for preparing this yummy sweet.  Please note: Here i have used jaggery as per my taste. Use jaggery or sugar as per your preference.  You can add few dry fruits too if you prefer.  Here i have used ghee for...

Mysore Pak Mysore pak in 15 minutes??? Yes, i prepared this delicious sweet in just 15 minutes!! I prepared it in a very small quantity just to avoid calorie intake as me & my hubby both love sweets.  I tried it for the 1st time and the result was just amazing! These yummy pieces got over in no time. Prepration is very easy and simple with just 3 ingredients. I have added cardamom powder for extra flavour.  Follow  this easy steps by step Recipe and prepare this super tasty sweet.  Recipe: Ingredients: 1/2 cup besan ( chickpea flour/gram flour) 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup ghee 1/4 cup water Pinch of cardamom powder  Method: Sieve besan & dry roast for 5 minutes on a very slow flame.  Add water to the sugar and keep boiling till the  bubbles form.  Add roasted besan and keep mixing on a very slow flame. Meanwhile, heat ghee in a separate pan. Keep adding little by little ghee to the b...

Moong dal Kheer/ Payasa( Moogadaliche Vorn) Can you believe that this moong dal kheer is prepared in just 15 minutes? Ys its true!  No grinding coconut! No extracting milk!  Quick, easy & super delicious!!  Recently, i was down with viral fever & was not able to eat much. I had some unusual cravings & one of them was moong dal kheer.  My son said that he will order kheer from the restaurant but i was craving for my own homemade kheer.  There was absolutely no energy left to go through the elaborate way of preparing authentic moong dal kheer. Hence , I followed this shortcut method of quick & easy way of preparation.  The result was amazing and  my hubby was truly shocked to see me preparing such a tasty  kheer within such a short time.  This method can be very helpful for working moms or anyone who crave such sweet & has absolutely no time for the preparation.  You can enjoy this kheer on any festive occas...