Junnu - Rare delicacies #1

Junnu - Rare delicacies #1

by Hb ~ Sunday, August 14, 2011

Hello!Is anyone still reading this blog?I know I have ignored this blog for like more than an year. I just came back with a resolve to update it regularly. Ahem!for the nth time but I'm more determined this time. Actually I am a bit selfish, I want to record my mum's recipes from when I visit Hyd for my reference later. Before I jump start to actual recipes, today I'd like to introduce a new food item for people who aren't aware of this creamy beauty and tempt those who have devoured this as part of childhood holidays. So, this my friends is Andhra's very own dessert - Junnu , made from cattle's first milk after giving birth to a calf. My grandmother would bring a pot of this milk whenever we are there for holidays. That milk is cooked with jaggery until it sets like almost caramel custard or little firmer and sprinkled with cardamom powder. It's packed with nutrition and has amazing texture. Also, it's a rarity so even more delicious. If ever you get a chance to sample this jump in and have a bite, it's a beauty!

I'll come up with rare delicacies part 2, more recipes and more food wise fun in coming few days. Oh, do I smell corn soup from mommy's kitchen? Off I go, happy hogging!