“Nalumani  palaharam”( as we call in Kerala or 4 o’clock tea time snacks are quite an important one. I find this very useful time to eat. It reduces  the extreme hunger towards dinner.  Giving me the sense to make time for portion control and sensible choices for dinner.  Most days I manage this with fruits.. And then it comes to some days which really plagues  my head with all the elaborate  yummy yummy I see on other blogs or instagram… It’s on these days when my head craves for those crazy deep-fried ones. I try a trade with my heart loved one… “Aval  nanachathu,”, sweet rice flakes. There are my arguments I put forth to myself to do the convincing, which you could try too… It is : Fresh Sweet is treat No slog No cooking needed Light eat And I don’t tell myself it is healthy. I hope now you too are thinking about it.  Now, let me tell you a dessert under 5 minutes is definitely god send. Yes,  you will find a tiny bit of this rice flakes dessert on the little piece of banana leaf you receive at the temple  if you are lucky with a […]

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