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In December 2018 we went on a trip to Goa for a short stay. We took the early morning flight from Hyderabad and landed in Goa by 7.40 a.m. We took the Kadamba Transport bus from Goa Airport which starts at 10.20 a.m, to Calangute. From here we took auto to Candolim where we booked an accommodation in one of the ITC hotels. Goa is a coastal state in the western edge of India and the mostly the climate is warm. It was around 11 a.m by the time we reached our hotel in a warm day in December. The moment we stepped into the hotel and were completing check-in formalities, we were greeting with a welcome juice that was reddish in color. I thought it was pomegranate juice or red grapes juice, on the very first sip I felt very cool and refreshing. My inquisitive mind woke up with the very first sip as I could make out that it was something new which I had never tasted before. On inquiring the waiter about the drink, I was told that it is known as kokum juice, the local drink of Goa and the Ko...

A tourist to the Telugu-speaking states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana can try out these light and crispy crescent shaped special sweet of Andhra Pradesh / Telangana, called Kajjikayalu. This is a traditional sweet item of Andhra Pradesh / Telangana and is available in almost all the sweet shops / home foods. This sweet is very much similar to 'karanji' - a sweet of Maharashtra. It is even available in other Indian states but is known in different / local names. Kajjikayalu is one of the must-eat sweet item which is crispy and delicious. Though it is a deep-fried item, you don't find it sticky sticky but it appears oil-free. It is a stuffed sweet and the outer covering is made of maida i.e. all-purpose flour. The dough ball is rolled into flat round shape chapati. It is then placed inside the special mold meant for the purpose to get the shape. A sweet item is then placed on the chapati and it is then pressed to get the semi- circle stuffed sweet. and then these stuffe...

Pootarekulu are the special sweet of Andhra Pradesh. Basically this is a sweet made in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. A small village named 'Atreyapuram' in the East Godavari district has gained popularity for this sweet making. A majority of the population in the village is engaged in the making of 'pootarekulu'. The moment you step into this village, your taste buds get tickled / stimulated on smelling the sweet aroma of ghee. The Telugu word 'poota' literally means 'a layer' and the word 'reku' means 'a sheet'. As the name says 'putarekulu' are made of layers of ultra thin and crispy sheets made of rice flour. Traditionally these layers are sandwiched with ghee and finely powdered sugar. There are variations where finely powdered jaggery is used instead of sugar. To enhance the taste, chopped dry fruits are added. Rice flour, sugar and ghee are the main ingredients of this special sweet. Ultra thin coats / ...

Well, I think most of you are unaware of this unique sweet called Dhanur Muvva except for the people of Southern Odisha and the people of North coastal Andhra Pradesh. The uniqueness of the sweet is that it is prepared at the time of Dhanur Sankramanam i.e when Sun transits to Dhanur Raasi (Sagittarius) on Dec 15 / 16. And it is sold / available in the entire month of Dhanur Masam. After the Hindu month of Dhanur Masam, this sweet is not available in the market. Dhanur Muvva is specially prepared with popped rice known as 'pelaalu' in Telugu and sugar syrup of very thick consistency. Thinly sliced coconut is fried till it turns brown in color and is used as topping for Dhanur Muvva. Dhanur muvva In addition to the main topping of thinly sliced coconut, dry fruits like cashew, raisins (kishmish) etc are used as toppings. Popped rice dipped in thick consistency sugar (could be sugar candy) syrup is made into different shapes like square, circle, heart etc. Due to thick cons...

Do you like cheese cake very much? In particular, the ones made by Cheese Cake Factory? I am sure, it is one of your favorite cakes. Have you heard / seen / eaten something very much similar to cheese cake, which is traditionally prepared by the people of Odisha? Yes, it is chhena poda pitha, one of the most popular sweets of Odisha that is relished the most not only by Odiyas but by the tourists too This is typically a dessert by made Indian cottage cheese. The Odiya words 'chhena' means cheese, 'poda' means roasted and 'pitha' means sweet. Chhena poda pitha is a sweet made by roasting Indian cottage cheese. The sweet was a pleasant invention of a confectioner named Sudarshan Sahoo in a small town named Nayagarh. This delicious sweet has become very popular in Odisha. If you happen to visit Odisha, do remember to relish this famous sweet in any of the roadside confectionery shop. If you are keen on cleanliness, you may have to get disappointed as such roadside ...