lavanga

You got me swooning at the picture and I can say in my long lost gujarathi "mane adadiya bav bhave pun amari aiyan lavanga pun naakeche ema. thoduk tekhu flavor male enathi".

Adadiya Cardamom 2007

Though technically it is a sweet rice made using sugar, the addition lavanga (cloves) and keshar (saffron) elevates the humble rice to heavenly heights.

Sakhar (sugar) Bhaat TheCooker 2007

Though technically it is a sweet rice made using sugar, the addition lavanga (cloves) and keshar (saffron) elevates the humble rice to heavenly heights.

Archive 2007-06-01 TheCooker 2007

Beautiful pictures, I always wanted to visit Orrisa especially to see the Sun Temple, My aunt who was Bhuveneswar used to get some very unique sweets and had lovely names like "lavanga lathika " etc..

Orissa: Food & Images TheCooker 2007

_lavanga_ is the Pali name for "cloves," that for cinnamon being

Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2) James Emerson Tennent 1836