LAVI'S DELICACIES

Banana Cake in a Fry Pan  Cake in a fry pan???? Yes! You can bake this yummy Banana Cake in a fry pan easily and quickly! No oven is required to bake this super delicious Banana Cake.  All you need is very few basic ingredients available in the pantry and a fry pan.  Super quick, super easy, so moist & truly so delicious!! Preparation takes hardly 5 minutes and the baking time is 20 minutes.  This cake is the best choice for your kids snack box , tea time snack or a treat to your guests during any gatherings.  Please note: Here i have used less sugar as bananas have natural sweetness. You can add sugar as per your choice.  I have added extra virgin coconut oil. You can use any non-flavoured oil of your choice or butter.  Those interested in a healthy option, can use honey or jaggery instead of sugar.  You can even add any dry fruits of your choice.  Go through this quick and easy recipe.  Recipe: Wet ingredients: 2 ripe...

Ripe Mango Curry  Flavourful, super  delicious mango curry prepared  with juicy ripe  mangoes.  This  sweet & savoury curry has a unique taste which is a combination of sweet , tangy & spicy flavours.  One bowl full of mango curry with steaming hot boiled rice!  Wow! What a yummy combo! How many of you love this combo? Whenever  my  son comes down on vacation during mango season, he requests me to prepare this curry in the largest vessel and serve him everyday ( lol) Ripe mangoes are cooked in a sweet and spicy gravy & served with steaming boiled rice.  This rice and mango curry combo was a most enjoyed meal during our childhood days.  I love it even today.  It tastes phenomenal the next day.  Wild mangoes and Shakkargutli mangoes.  (These photos i found on Google images) This curry is prepared with a special variety of mangoes. They are called as ' local wild mangoes ' (' kaat...

Guliyanchi kheer/ Rice ball kheer Youtube video:  ' Guliyo ' means rice balls in konkani. These rice balls are cooked in a creamy coconut milk with jaggery and cardamom! So flavourful, super creamy, so yummy! This is one of the most loved traditional delicacies which we enjoyed a lot during our school days.  This summer season reminds me raw cashew nuts season during my childhood days ! Steaming hot ,creamy, yummy kheer  with raw cashew nuts enjoyed during those days! Unforgettable sweet memories!! This post is a tribute to my mother who often used to prepare this dish for us and even used to send a good portion to her mother everytime she prepared . Same tradition I continued with my mom  too. I used take this for her till she was alive.  Lots of sweet childhood memories are associated with this dish. When we used to  return home  hungry from  school in the evening, 6 plates full of steaming hot guliyanchi keer was waiting for us on t...