In my Patti’s house the palagaram is always accompanied with a sweet. I am glad that my mother came up with the idea of making this as a neivedhiyam for the first day of Navarathri
Gently seperate the grains of ricewith a fork, being careful not to smush them. Each month I get together with two of my long time girlfriends, Bonnie and Dawn
Some of her bestsellers were the savory lumpia (fried spring rolls) accompanied with spicy vinegar dip, and sweet treats like turon (crispy banana rolls), banana-que (sugar-coated saba banana), maruya (banana fritters), kamote-que (sugar-coated sweet potatoes), karioka (sugar-glazed coconut balls), maja blanca (coconut pudding) and the ever timeless Palitaw (Sticky RiceDumplings), which would never be complete without sago’t gulaman samalamig (pearl and jelly coolers) on the side
The sweetened coconut, enhanced with cardamom, plays off the rice flavored overlay so deliciously well, I guarantee your first thought on tasting one, would perhaps be, "oh, delectable goodness, where were you all my life
Nasi lemak is an aromatic rice dish cooked in coconut milk which served with some side dishes including fried anchovies, roasted peanuts, hard boiled egg, cucumber or sometimes even salted fish
This why not make something different from regular rice based kozhukattai to millets. Mean while make a syrup with jaggery and heat it when has dissolved well filter to remove the impurities
Mmmm different types of soft Appams (soft pancake), hot Dosa (savory pancake), steamy Idli(rice cake), Poratha (Kerala flatbread) for a heavy weight type of breakfast, not to mention a spongy Puttu loaded with grated fresh coconut
Narali bhath is usually made with basmati rice, coconut, ghee and jaggery. While serving garnish the narali bhath with some fried cashew nuts and raisins
Ghee rice is boiled in coconut stew and garnished with cashews. * In a pressure cooker,add a tbsp of ghee and fry the basmti rice till it is light yellow and keep it aside
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