Omit desserts! Looking for preferably cooked foods that were prepared at home on an occasional basis – as a ‘treat’. Please omit commercial foods (store bought) and restaurant/chain foods.
Answer by Raakhee Venugopal:
Thank you for the A2A. 🙂
I grew up in the middle east, very far from home. But our mom saw to it that we were accustomed with every possible traditional ‘treat’ while growing up, so that we were never really missed what it felt like growing up back home.
Here are a few things mom used to prepare on ‘special days’ and if we’d been really good with our behavior 😀
Diamond Cuts
These were prepared with flour, eggs, sugar and coconut milk. It’s a traditional Christian dish from Kerala that mom picked up from her friends. It tastes delicious and can be stored in air-tight containers for days on end.
Here’s the recipe –> Diamond Cuts Vilayichathu / Diamond Cuts coated with Sugar Syrup
Aval nanachathu
Aval nanachathu is still a very popular sweet snack of Kerala, and is made with beaten rice, banana, desiccated coconut, sesame seeds and jaggery. Sometimes the jaggery is replaced with white sugar and still tastes just as awesome!
Here’s how you make this –> Aval Ethapazham Varattiyathu / Beaten Brown Rice Flakes and Ripe Plantains cooked withJaggery and Coconut – Zesty South Indian Kitchen
Thenga Laddoo
Although most coconut laddoos available in the market are white in color and made with condensed milk, the variety we make back home is with coconut, jaggery and cardamom powder. It makes for a wonderful snack and downright delicious! Yumm!
Here’s how you prepare it –> 3 Ingredient Coconut Ladoo Recipe for Kids This Diwali
‘Bombay’ Toast
This is the Indian version of the French Toast. LOL 😀 It is made with bread, milk, sugar and eggs, and tastes fabulous! I could binge on these any day even today! Here’s how you make this –> Bombay Toast Recipe|Sweet Bombay Toast | Nithya’s Corner
Ottada
Ottada is traditionally prepared during the festival of Onam. But mom used to prepare it for us just because we love it. It is the simpler cousin of the more elaborate sharkara+thenga ada, also known as valsan in some parts of Kerala, that is prepared normally. Ottada is prepared with just roasted rice flour and desiccated coconut. Here’s the recipe –>Ottada – Three different Styles..
Undampori
This used to be made specifically for me! 😀 Anything with wheat and jaggery translated to awesomeness for me…it still does in fact. This is now a popular thattukada(street food) delicacy. It is made with a batter of wheat flour, jaggery and bananas, and is best had while slightly warm.
Here’s the recipe –> Undan Pori -Kerala Thattukada Special
Ah! Such lovely memories!! ^_^
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