Author Archives: Quick Treats by Mamatha Kumar

Burfi’s are very popular sweets in most of the festivals of India.Burfi’s can be made with variety of ingredients and trust me all tastes heavenly. Badam/ Almond Burfi is one of them and it’s made with Almond flour. Burfi’s can replace Candies and kids love them.. Believe me you can’t stop at one.. easily canContinue reading “Badam/ Almond Burfi”

Obbattu /Holige is a Karnataka special sweet dish made with dal , jaggery and all purpose flour.Prepared mainly in festivals like Ugadi ,Deepavali and weddings or any other auspicious occasion. It’s similar to Mahar-ashtrian dish Puran Poli. We can do varieties of obbattu by making different stuffings like coconut,dry fruits etc My personal favorite isContinue reading “Bele obbattu/Holige /Puran poli “

Simple and easy vanilla cupcakes recipe . Follow this simple recipe for the perfect,moist and flavorful cupcakes. Vanilla cupcakes should be enjoyed fresh from the oven for its great taste.. Ingredients 1 1/3 cup(172 gms) – All purpose flour/Maida, 2 teaspoons – Baking powder, pinch of salt, 1 cup (200 gms) – granulated sugar, 1/2 cupContinue reading “Simple Vanilla cupcakes “

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.When it comes to kids, it’s very difficult to feed them healthy breakfast and get them ready for school . I have listed few easy and quick breakfast recipes in the video below. You can include many other recipes as per your child taste. In a healthyContinue reading “Breakfast ideas for kids”

Besan Ladoo is a Indian Sweet made with few ingredients like Besan/chickpea flour, powdered sugar and ghee. Ladoo’s are loved by all including kids. Besan Ladoo is usually prepared in festivals like Diwali or Navratri. Try this easy ,quick and tasty Besan Ladoo. Ingredients 2 cups – Besan/chickpea flour, 1 cup – powdered sugar, 1Continue reading “Besan Ladoo(Indian sweet)”

Bisibele Bath is a Karnataka style rice cooked with dal and vegetables. Spiced with readymade or homemade bisibele Bath powder. Enjoyed when it’s hot!! I have substituted rice with cracked wheat (Just to have more bisibele Bath without guilt) believe me tastes the same or I should say better than prepared with rice. Here,I haveContinue reading “Bisibele bath (using cracked wheat/ broken wheat in instant pot)”

I don’t remember when I had my first black bean Burger.. but I became hard core fan after having that. When I went to try on my own( till then I was having frozen patties) .. I didn’t expect that to come out sooo yummy. Best vegetarian patties without potatoes.. Here is my recipe ofContinue reading “Black bean Burger(homemade ,vegetarian)”

  No festival is complete without sweets. Indian specialty is each festival has a signature dish or sweet. Modaka is a sweet prepared on Ganesha chaturthi (festival in India) by many South Indian families. It’s been said that Modaka is Ganapati’s (god )favorite. Varieties of Modaka can be done. Dry fruits Modaka is one ofContinue reading “Dry fruits Modaka”

Coconut Burfi is a Indian Sweet made with few ingredients like coconut ,sugar,cardamom,water and little ghee. Can be prepared with fresh or dry coconut . Fresh coconut is offered to god in festivals and later that coconut is used to make sweets like Burfi/mithai. Its tradition in many South Indian families. Try this easy ,quickContinue reading “Coconut Burfi / kobbari mithai”

Filter coffee is coffee drink made from decoction (obtained by brewing ground coffee)mixed to piping hot milk . You will find this coffee in many South Indian homes . If you are a coffee lover, should give it a try. I always use Cothas brand coffee powder Which has a ratio of (85% coffee &Continue reading “South Indian filter kaapi /coffee (no coffee filter required)”