Chickpea Flour Panchakajjaya (Chanedali pitti panchakajjaya)
No pooja is complete without an offering to God according to the Hindu rituals. Panchakajjayas are a mixture of 5 ingredients served as naivedyam to the Lord.
Jackfruit Payasam (Ponsa payasu)
Jackfruit payasam is a desert, a sweet dish made from ripe jackfruits. It's also called gharai in Konkani.
Sweet Saffron Rice (Rice Kesaribhath, Sheera)
Kesaribath or sheera is saffron infused rice, sweetened with sugar and enriched with loads of ghee. Its is a very popular south Indian dessert, breakfast.
Banana Halwa (Kele Halvo)
Banana halwa is amazingly yummy, soft and delicious. Banana halwa is also super easy to make. Trust me. It shouldn't take you more than 35 minutes to make.
Bottle gourd Halwa (Gardudde Halwa)
A quick, simple, easy to prepare dessert called as halwa from bottle gourd. Bottle gourd are called as gardudde in konkani.
Dates Sweetdish (Dates/Khajur Payasam, Khajura Payasu)
My mom's dates payasam is super delicious, super creamy, super rich and the best in the world! Here's the recipe to her mouth watering, amazingly yummy payasum.
Rice Payasam (Tandla payasu, Doodh Paank, Milk Payasam)
A lip smacking dessert prepared by cooking long grained aromatic basmati rice in milk, cardamom and saffron strands. Condensed milk adds extra taste!
Broken Puffed Paddy Panchakajjaya (layapitta panchakajaya)
Broken Puffed Paddy Panchakajjaya (layapitta panchakajjayya) is prepared as naivedyam for different poojas, called as prasadam.
Arrowroot Halwa (Kuve Pitta/Kathre Pitta Duddali)
Duddali is a popular konkani dessert. Jelly-like arrow root duddali is like panna cotta that's set. These duddalis just melt in your mouth and are lovely to eat
Coconut burfi (Soyi Khadi)
Soyi khadi is a sweet barfi prepared with coconut. These barfi's have a nice thin crunchy crust and a goey inside and are a pleasure to eat.