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Spicy Cauliflower Gravy

noreply@blogger.com (Gayathri) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:52:00 +0000

Ingredients:

Nice fresh cauliflower - 1
Tomato - 3
Big onion - 2 finely chopped
Chilli powder - to taste
Corriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Pinch of tumeric powder
Corriander leaves - 1/2 bunch
Curry leaves - 2 strings
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Ginger - 1 inch
Oil - 3 tsp
Salt to taste
Cream - 1/4 cup

Preparation:

Clean the cauliflower florets cut them to medium pieces
Boil water with 1/2 spoon of salt and add these cauliflower florets to the boiling water, let it boil for 5 min. This wil help us to clean the florets and get rid of worms if any.
Now again boil water, when the water starts boiling add 3 tomatoes slightly strach with knife, before adding them to the water.
Let it boil for 8 min, drain the water, let the tomatoes cool down.
In the meantime, chop the corriander leaves, curry leaves, clean the ginger, blend all of them in the mixer to a fine paste and keep it aside.
Once the tomato cools down, blend them to a fine paste, this is called as "Fresh Tomato Puree"
Keep 3 tsp of oil in the kadai, add the chopped onion, fry them till brown.
Now add the corriander paste, cook for 2 min, till the oil separates
Now add the blended tomato, with 1/4 glass of water, let it come to a boil.
Now simer the flame, add all the masala powder[chilli,corriander,turmeric and garam masala]
Cook for 2 min, till the oil separates.
Finally add the cauliflower florets, add 1/2 cup of water, add required amount of salt.
Close and cook for 10 min.
Finally add the fresh cream, you can substitute with yogurt if no cream is available.
Garnish with fresh corriander leaves.

Serve hot with pooris or chappti. Excellent sidedish, i tried and tasted.

Vacation Time

noreply@blogger.com (Gayathri) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:30:00 +0000

Dear Friends,

I am going on a vacation, so will take a break from blogging
Will be missing to see all your delicious entries.

Please keep posting innovative recipes, Once i am back will try all of them out one by one.

Happy Blogging to everyone!!!

Papdi Chat

noreply@blogger.com (Gayathri) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:01:00 +0000

For Papdi:

All purpose flour/Maida - 1/2 cup
Rava/semolina flour - 3 tsp
Salt - to taste
Water - required

Make a soft dough out the above mentioned ingredients, just finally add 1 tsp of oil at the last to kneed everything together. Close the kneeded doughed and keep it aside for 1/2 an hour.

After 1/2 an hour, make rotis of it, pierce the roti all over and diagonally cut them into pieces.

Then fry these pieces in medium flame and keep it aside.

For chat:

Potato - 1 boiled

White channa - 1/2 cup boiled with salt.

Green chutney

Mint leaves - 1/2 bunch

Corriander leaves - 1/2 bunch

Green chillies - 2

Roast and grind following ingredients:

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Corriander seeds - 1 tsp

Tamarind - 1/4 tsp

Roast the above ingredients and keep it aside.

Mix these roasted ingredients with corriander leaves, mint leaves and green chilles and ground it to a fine paste.
Sweet chutney:

Tamarind paste - 3 tsp

Jaggery - 1/2 tsp

Chilli powder - 1/4 tsp

Cumin powder - 1/4 tsp

Make a thick paste of tamarind paste.
Now add some water to the paste to it and boil with jaggery, chilli powder and cumin powder on the stove top
Once it reaches thick consistency, remove it from flame and keep it aside

Final touch:
Dice the boiled potato to small cubes.
Mix them with boiled channa.
Add required amount of green and sweet chutney to it. Mix well
Now add the 1/2 amount of the fried papdi's to it and set it aside for 15 min.

When serving, add 2 tsp of finely blended curd on top of it, sprinkle some chat masala,pepper powder, with few fried padi's.

I am sending this recipe for Lucknow Cuisine contest hosted by my friend Lavi of Home cook Recipes.

Sree Rama Navami 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Gayathri) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:56:00 +0000

"Sree Ram Jaya Rama Jaya Jaya Rama"

Rama Navami is celebrated today April 3rd 2009. Celebrations begin with a prayer to the Sun early in the morning. At midday, when Lord Rama is supposed to have been born, a special prayer is performed.

Just chanting the name of Lord Rama will bring joy and prosperity in your life. Seventh avatar of Lord vishnu is “Ram Avatar”. This avatar was taken my lord vishnu to show the human being, how an ideal husband, king, Brother over all a human should be.

So follow the foot Prints of Rama prosper in your life. Lead your life as a Ideal human being.
The syllable 'ra' comes from the eight-lettered mantra of Narayana and the syllable 'ma' comes from the five lettered mantra of Siva.

Thus the word Rama combines in itself the life-giving letters of the two most important mantras of the Hindu religion.

Rama Navami at my place:

Morning prayers by chanting "Sri Rama Jayam" 101 times in front of lord rama.

Mid afternoon offered Milk and sweet for the lord and Performed Deep arthana.

Evening prayers with deep arthana chanting Sri rama 101 times

For Prashadh i prepared karkandu/sweet candy pongal

Ingredients:

Raw rice/Pachai arisi - 1 cup
Moong dal - 5 tsp [Optional]
Ghee - 5 tsp
Dry fruits/nuts mixed - 5 tsp
Milk - 1 cup
Cardamom - 4 powdered
sweet candy/Karkandu - 1 cup [powdered]

Method:

~Dry roast moong dal just for 2 min and keep it aside.

~Wash the rice and keep it aside.

~now boil water thick bottom vessel then add rice and dal.

~Rice and moong dal should be very well cooked, should reach semi solid consistency.

~now add the powdered sweet candy and 2tsp ghee mix well, keep the flame in sim.
~then add cardamom and mix well.

~In a separate pan, heat the ghee - add the all the dry fruits and nuts once they turn golden brown add to the rice mixture.

~sweet candy pongal ready.

Offer it to the almighty with full heart and thank him for all support he is providing us through out our life.

I pray lord rama on his birth day keep this world in peace and shower prosperity to all living creatures.

"Sree Ram Jaya Rama Jaya Jaya Rama"

April 2009 - Tamil calender

noreply@blogger.com (Gayathri) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:41:00 +0000

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Kadalai Mittai / Peanut Jaggery balls

noreply@blogger.com (Gayathri) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:13:00 +0000

Ingredients:
Fried groundnut - 2 cups

Powdered jaggery - 1 cup
Method :
~Heat 3/4 cup of water in a kadai, once the water boils.
~Add the powdered jaggery to it.
~Make a thick consistency of the jaggery.
~Try pouring a pinch of boiling jaggery mixture in water, it should be form a small ball shape.

~This is the correct consistency of jaggery mixture.
~Keep the flame in lower medim, add the fried groundnut to jaggery and mix well and switch of the gas.
~Once it cools down slightly, make balls out of the mixture

~Store in air tight container, you can use it for a month's time

Serves a real good protein rich snack.

MCC Contest 2009 Results

noreply@blogger.com (Gayathri) — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Dear Friends,

Glad to announce the result of the MCC contest, Hope we have done some justice on it.
I believe everyone will be happy will this. Announcing the winners doesn't mean that others are loosers, this contest was a kinda of knowledge sharing session with a little essence of encouraging the bloggers with best clicks, i took help of my friends and family members to sort out the results. Congratulations winners.

First Place for spicesetc

Picture courtesy by Mahima of Indian Vegetarian Kitchen

Second Place - Decided to share among two
This is Pic by Kaipunyam

Picture courtesy by Tina Mary Toms of Kaipunyam

This pic by recipes24seven

Picture courtesy by Mangalabhat of Recipes24seven

Third Prize - Decided to share among three

This pic by Vishnu cooks

Picture courtesy by Priya Sriram of Priya's Sourashtrian Kitchen

This pic by Willo - o - the - wisp

Picture courtesy by Varsha Vipins of Will- o - the wisp

This pic by Priya Easy n Tasty

Picture courtesy by Priyasuresh of Priya's Easy N Tasty Recipes

Here are the awards for the winners, kindly pick the awards for here:
Award for first place - Mahima of Indian Vegetarian Kitchen

Award for second place

Tina Mary Toms of Kaipunyam

Mangalabhat of Recipes24seven

Award for third place

Priya Sriram of Priya's Sourashtrian Kitchen

Varsha Vipins of Varshaspaceblog

Priyasuresh of Priya's Easy N Tasty Recipes

I wish share this award to all the friends who participated in the event and for sharing great imaginative pics and ideas

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http://www.preetyskitchen.blogspot.com/

http://poornimastastytreats.blogspot.com/

http://kaleidoscope-articlegallery.blogspot.com/

http://khanekeshaukeen.blogspot.com/

http://saikitchen.blogspot.com/

http://plantainleaf.blogspot.com/

http://vibaas-world.blogspot.com/

http://kitchenflavours.blogspot.com/

http://welcome-wetheindian.blogspot.com/

http://fusion-rg.blogspot.com/

http://purvasdaawat.blogspot.com/

http://kedaihamburg.blogspot.com/

http://kitchenflavours.blogspot.com/

http://sindhura-bayleaf.blogspot.com/

http://therecipehunter.blogspot.com/

http://tiffinroom.blogspot.com/

http://foodieshope.blogspot.com/

http://anediblesymphony.blogspot.com/

http://homecookreceipes.blogspot.com/

http://indiankhanna.blogspot.com/

http://priyasfeast.blogspot.com/

http://saffronapron.blogspot.com/

http://www.swap-swapi.blospot.com/

http://madhusfoodjournal.blogspot.com/

http://food.sidkhullar.com/

http://simplysara07.blogspot.com/

http://sanghi-tastybites.blogspot.com/2009/03/my-best-food-clicks.html

Hope i didn't miss anyone, sorry if i had and please do let me know.

MCC Contest - 2009 Roundup

noreply@blogger.com (Gayathri) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:00:00 +0000

My Dear friends,

First of all I would like to thank all my blogger friends for participating in this event, and making it a great success. I am really glad to share with you this magnificient clicks sent by everyone. From bottom of my heart i would say that all the clicks were awesome, I learnt many tips from this event and by which i feel more satisfied by hosting this event.

I really got this idea, just to know more about photography and way to show off our pics in a real good way. Even though i got very less tips in words from you all, the photos sent by everyone speaks a lot more practically. I thank everyone who sent me your lovely entries. Presenting the round up, hope you all love it. I received around 140 entries, that was a real big amount for which i never expected. I will announce the results and share the awards in few days. Hard to decide upon, If you guys wish to vote on any specific photo, Please mention in your comments. Thank you so much once again.

Clicks by Food is Love

Clicks by Preety's Kitchen

Clicks by Tasty Treats

Clicks by Madhu's cooking gallery

Clicks by Khaane Ke Shaukeen

Clicks by - Sai Kitchen

Clicks by Priya's Easy N Tasty Recipes

Expert thought on Photography : Daylite are always prefect for taking pictures

Clicks by plantain Leaf

Clicks by Delectable Vegetarian Recipes

Clicks by Yummy food

Clicks by Pooja's Blog

Clicks by kaipunyam

Clicks by Fusion

Click by Purva's Daawat

Clicks by - Priya's Sourashtrian Kitchen

Clicks by - Indian Vegetarian Kitchen

Clicks by - Kedai Hamburg

Clicks by - Yummy Food

Clicks by - Spicy & Tangy.....Sweet & Yummy !!!!

Clicks by Recipes24seven

Clicks by - Bay Leaf

Clicks by - Food Fascination

Clicks by - Cooking with swapna

Expert thought on Photography : More lightings will make the photo to look good.
Click by -
Foodie's Hope

Clicks by - An Edible Symphony

Expert thought on Photography : Always try and click in natural light, without the flash.
Learn to use your macro (close-up) function.
Click by - HomeCookRecipes

Expert thought on Photography : Look at many popular food blogger's photograph's. Try Learning about Food Styling and Food Photography. Use Picasa-3 to edit the photo's.

Click by - Indian Khanna

Click by - Priya Feast

Clicks by - Saffron Apron

Expert thought on Photography : Choose lighting carefully. Think on simple terms and try to be creative in a simple way:)

Clicks by - Will - 0 - the - Wisp

Clicks by - Madhu's Food Journal

Clicks by - Chef at Large

Expert thought on Photography : Good camera (SLR), no flash, macro mode (or Lens in the case of an SLR) Clicks by - SARA's Corner

Expert thought on Photography : Check out for colours before clicking. Clicks by - Sanghi's Food Delights

Please do write to me if i missed anyone's entry :)

Plantain flower Vada/Vazhalaipoo Vada

noreply@blogger.com (Gayathri) — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:36:00 +0000

Ingredients:

vazhaipoo/plantain flower - 1cup
Thoor dal – 2tsp
moong dal - 2tsp
Gram dal – 1cup
Urad dal – 1/4cup
kadalai – 1/4cup
red chilly – reqd
Ginger – 1pc
garlic - 3pods
Onion
Coriander leaves
Salt

Method :

~soak all dal for 1hr.
~then grind Ginger + red chilly + garlic first.
~then add vazhaipoo, dals, salt and grind. (Coarse paste)
~add very little water while grinding.
~then add Onion , Coriander leaves.
~then dumplings of the mixture and deep fry it in hot oul
~vazhaipoo-kadalai vada ready.

Serve hot with chilli sos or pudina chutney

Nasi Goreng/Fried rice

noreply@blogger.com (Gayathri) — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:02:00 +0000

I am really happy to share this Malaysian recipe, i love this rice. My cousin sister used to prepare it, she is an expert in this. I got this recipe from her, She lives in Malaysia, will post more recipes learning from her. I thought i will share this excellent rice variety with you my dear friends, this is very simple to cook but taste tremendous.

Ingredients:

Cooked Rice - 1 cup

Cabbage chopped

Beans chopped

Garlic - 5 pods finely chopped

Onion - 1 finely chopped

Eggs - 4

red chillies - 5

Ginger - 1 inch

soya sos - 1 tsp

Tomato ketch - 1 tsp

Oil - for sauteing

Salt - required

Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp

Preparation:

First of all you need cooked rice, even you can used the left over rice.

very finely chop the onions and garlic.

Chop the beans and cabbage and keep it aside.

In some hot water, soak the redchillies and keep it aside for 15 min

Heat 2 tsp of oil in the pan, once the oil is hot.

Add the chopped garlic, toss till slight brown.

Now add the chopped onion, saute till golden brown.

Then add the chopped vegetables to this mixture.

Let it get cooked for some time, in the mean time grind the soaked red chillies and ginger to a fine paste.

Now add the paste to the vegetables, mix well.

Add 1 tsp of soya sos and tomato ketchup, add some water if required.

Mix well and cook for some time.

Now add the cooked rice, mix well to it. now check for salt

if required add the salt and chilli powder as required and pepper powder

Be cautious about the spice, if you are serving for kids

Break and toss all the egg in a bowl, add salt,chilli powder and pepper powder to the eggs

In a new pan, cook the egg, Scrabble it into pieces.

Garnish the rice with this cooked egg.

Serve hot.

This rice will not require any side dish or gravy.

Yahoo!!! My First Award

noreply@blogger.com (Gayathri) — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:11:00 +0000

I really happy to recieve my first award from Suparna from her lovely blog - http://therecipehunter.blogspot.com/

I am really happy that my first award embedded with golden word "F-R-I-E-N-D-S" on it.

Thank so much suparna

Tomato Bath

noreply@blogger.com (Gayathri) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:49:00 +0000

Ingredients:

Ripen tomatoes - 4 chopped roughly

Onion - 2 chopped lengthwise

Coconut milk - 1 cup

Basmathi rice - 1 cup

Bay leaf - 1

saunf - 1/2 tsp

cloves - 2

Cashews - 1 tsp

Corriander leaves - chopped 1/2 bunch

Mint leaves - 1/2 bunch

chilli powder - 1 tsp

cumin powder - 1 tsp

Preparation:

Soak basmati rice for 10 min

Heat 4 tsp of oil in the cooker, once the oil is hot add the bayleaf,cloves and saunf, toss well.

Add the chopped onion, saute them till golden brown.

Then add the chopped tomato, mix well, close the cooker lid for 2min

Allow the tomatoes to becomes mushy and soft.

Add the 1 tsp of chilli powder and 1 tsp of cumin powder

Now add the mint leaves and corriander leaves, mix well

Toss for 2 min, then add the soaked rice to this

Then add the coconut milk and 1/2 glass of water

Mix well and pressure cook the rice for 1 whistle

Serve hot with onion raita and chips

Soup tagged with Fries

noreply@blogger.com (Gayathri) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:59:00 +0000

Ingredients:

Ripe Tomotoes - 4

Pepper powder - acc to taste

Onion chopped - 1/2 length wise

Butter - 2 tsp

Salt - acc to taste

cornflour - 1/4 tsp - mixed in water.

Preparation:

Heat 1 cup of water, in a close pan and allow it boil

Now add the whole tomotoes to the water, close it and cook it for 5 min

Turn off the heat, shift the tomotes from boiling water to cold water

after few seconds, the outer skin will peel down, if not u can remove it with ease

now smash the tomotoes, put them in a blender and make a thin paste

Now filter the syrup out of it and keep it aside

Heat 2 tsp of butter in a pan, add the chopped onion, close and cook till the onion is golden brown.

Now add the tomoto syrup to it, add pepper powder, 1/4 tsp of cornflour mixed with water

Allow it to boil finally add salt to taste and serve hot.

Fries

Ingredients:

Potatoes - 2 cut thin length wise

Salt

Pepper

Oil - for frying

Preparation:

Remove the outer skin for the potatoes

Cut them thin length wise, press out the water, if the pototes are wet

Heat oil, slight higher than medium

Add the sliced potatoes to it, fry till golden brown

Remove them in a kitchen tissue paper, this will remove excess oil

Now put all the fried potatoes in a bowl

Sprinke salt and pepper,toss and toss for 2 sec

Serve hot with the soup

I am sending this entry for Sunday snacks - Grab n Go, conducted by Pallavi and to SWC contest conducted by Neha and cooking station

Ginger Shake

noreply@blogger.com (Gayathri) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:01:00 +0000

I thought i will share this excellent prescription for sore throat
I was suffering from Sore throat and dry cough for the last week, when i called my mom she
told me to prepare Ginger hot shake and have it twice a day. To my surprise the irritation in the throat is fully gone.
I am completely relieved now. Let me share this wonderful homecure now..

Ingredients:
Ginger- 2 inch piece [ chopped roughly]
remove the outer over, clean it completely
Lemon juice - 2 drops
Honey - 2 tsp
Salt - pinch
Sugar - if required[optional]
Method:
Blend the ginger finely
Mix 1 glass of water and 2 drops of lemon juice with this blended ginger
Allow it water to boil nicely, close the lid and allow it to boil for 2 min
Remove it from heat, filter it.
Add honey to this ginger water and pinch of salt
If you require sugar, mix a little bit
Drink it sip by sip, do not cool it down
Drink it, as hot as possible.

March Tamil Calender 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Gayathri) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:13:00 +0000

March Tamil calender, will show you aspicious days and festival celebrated during March month as per hindu tamil calender. Days like New moon,full moon and pradhosam are marked in the calender. This is a serve small portion of tamil panchangam.

How to Sprout beans

noreply@blogger.com (Gayathri) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:17:00 +0000

Sprouting is one of classic task in cooking bible. I love sprouting, sometimes i sprout the beans to see the crops popping out, i done in small bottles and place it in the kitchen.

My dad for the first time, helped me to sprout mustard seeds, we both had a great time, sprouting them, in a small bottle, when i was in my fifth standard, i have those memories evergreen. Whenever i sprout bean or any lentils, i first call my dad to say it came out so well.

Well, lets now gets into the topic of how to sprout any kind of bean or lentils[closed ones]

My all time favourite is sprouting whole moong dal. Sprouts are rich in proteins, they are the hot ones in the list of healthy foods. I would love to eat raw sprouted moong dal. The fragrance that you get when you remove them out of the cloth, is heavenly, so fresh :)

Steps goes here:

1. Soak any whole dal or bean over night

2. morning you will notice beans or dal turned soft as they are soaked in water

3. Now take a cheese cloth or any kitchen towel[thin one]/ old vehkti[tamil] cloth

4. Wet the cloth, drain the dal in the cloth, just swindle it medium tight.

5. Keep the bundle in a closed stainless steel container in one corner

6. Try to place the container a dark corner if possible

7. Definitely the container should be a closed one.

8. The cloth should not be over wet or dry, damp cloth.

9. The bundle should be kept like this for 2 continous day

10. Every time just sprinkle few drops of water on the cloth,close it and keep it in the same place

11. Try not to disturb the container, and importantly don;t open the bundle

12. After 2 days you will beautiful lovely sprouts popping out.

13. Prepare any recipe with any sprouted bean now!!!

Mixed Veg Chalna

noreply@blogger.com (Gayathri) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:18:00 +0000

This goes well with Parathas, chappati and Poori. You can add other vegetables to it, i had only potato and mattar while preparing this.
Ingredients:
potato - 1
peas - 1/2cup
Onion - 1 (roughly chopped)
Tomato - 1 (chopped)
Garlic - 2cloves (to grind)
Ginger - 1 inch
Green chili - 1
Dry red chili - 3
Coriander seeds - tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2tsp
Fennel seeds - 1/4tsp
pepper - 1/4tsp
Roasted gram(pottukadalai) - 1tsp
Cinnamon stick - 1(very small)
Cardamom - 1
Cloves - 2
Coriander leaves - 2 stks
Dry coconut / fresh grated - 2 tbsp
Mustard
Cumin seeds
Curry leaves
oil
Turmeric powder
Salt
Preparation:
~boil pottato and peas in cooker (2whistle)(mash them finely)
~Heat a 3 tsp of oil and roast each ingredient listed
(red chili, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, pepper, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom,
roasted gram), add chopped onions, green chili, ginger and garlic.
~Fry these along with the dry spices until brown.
~Add chopped tomatoes and cook for few minutes or until it turns soft.
~Finally include the either fresh or dry coconut,
~corriander leaves and toss. Switch off and let cool completely.
~Grind this with water to a thin consistency and keep aside.
~Heat remaining oil, splutter mustard, cumin and curry leaves.
~then add the blended gravy along with turmeric and salt.
~then add boiled and mashed potato, peas fry for some time.
~add reqd water bring it to boil.
~Chalna is ready to serve.

Brinjal Masala Kosthu

noreply@blogger.com (Gayathri) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:12:00 +0000

Ingredients:
brinjal - 4
garlic - 5 pods
tarmarind paste- 1 tsp
Onion - 1 (roughly chopped)
Tomato - 1 (chopped)
Garlic - 2 pods (to grind)
Ginger - 1 inch
Green chili - 1
Dry red chili - 3
Coriander seeds - tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2tsp
Fennel seeds - 1/4tsp
pepper - 1/4tsp
Roasted bengal gram(pottukadalai) - 1tsp
Cinnamon stick - 1(very small)
Cardamom - 1
Cloves - 2
Coriander leaves - 2 stks
Dry coconut / fresh grated - 2 tbsp
Mustard
Cumin seeds
Curry leaves
sesame oil
Turmeric powder
Salt
Preparation:
~Heat 3 tsp of oil and roast each ingredient listed
(red chili, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, pepper, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom,
roasted gram), add chopped onions, green chili, ginger and garlic.
~Fry these along with the dry spices until brown.
~Add chopped tomatoes and cook for few minutes or until it turns soft.
~Finally include either fresh or dry coconut,
~then add corriander leaves and toss. Switch off and let cool completely.
~Grind this with water to a thin consistency and keep aside.
~Heat remaining oil, splutter mustard, cumin and curry leaves.
~then add garlic, chopped brinjal fry for some time.
~then add the blended masala paste along with turmeric and salt.
~Finally add tarmarind water bring it to boil and simmer covered for 5 minutes.
~Masala brinjal kosthu is ready for serve.

You can serve this any variety rice/plain rice,with dosa,idli,tossed bread goes excellent

Can use it as sidedish for various breakfast and meals.

Vege Noodles

noreply@blogger.com (Gayathri) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:17:00 +0000

Ingredients:
plain noodles - 1 pack
red bell pepper - 1 thin sliced
green bell pepper - 1 thinly sliced
spring onion - 1/2cup
red onion - 1/2 cup thinly sliced
salt - reqd
soy sauce - 2tsp
green chilly sauce - 2tsp
tomato sauce - 2tsp
Preparation:
~cook noodles in large pot of boiling salted water.
~Drain the noodles and add cold water, then drain again so that the noodles don't stick to one another.
~Now take a pan, add 4 tbsp oil, and saute the chopped onions and bell peppers till they become soft and glazed.
~Add the spring onions and toss well. Add salt, soy sauce (adjust spices),chilly sauce, tomato sauce and mix well.
~Gently add the noodles and mix.
~Garnish with some chopped spring onion greens and serve hot!

You can serve this with any manchurian sos/gravy

sending this entry to recipes for rest of us event hosted by siri and one page cookbook

Seppankizhangu/Colocasia Roast

noreply@blogger.com (Gayathri) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:09:00 +0000

Seppankizhangu Roast

Ingredients :
seppankizhangu - 6 nos
red chilly powder– 2tsp
tumeric powder - 1/4tsp
salt - 1tsp
oil
Mustard seeds
urad dal
curry leaves

Method:
~Pressure cook seppankizhangu (only 1 whistle).
~then remove the skin and cut into small pc circular in shape.
~mix red chilli powder, salt, tumeric powder.
~then add boiled seppankizhangu in it and marinate for 1/2hr.
~Add oil in kadai, add mustard seeds urad dal, curry leaves and saute.
~then add marinated kizhangu and fry till golden brown.
~seppankizhangu fry ready.
Goes well with sambar rice and curd rice

Jammy Veg

noreply@blogger.com (Gayathri) — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:31:00 +0000

This is a kind of mixed vegetable dish, no kids can identify what are vegetables are added to this, as they are smashed completely, for kids who are not ready to take vege's this will be a great joice, you can spread the same on dosa,bread,buns or can have this as side dish for chappathis or puris. When you spread on dosa or bread, include some shredded cheese for garnish, kids will love this :)

Ingredients:
Onion – 1
Tomato – 1
Ginger-garlic paste – 2sp
Red chilly powder – 1tsp
Tumeric powder – 1tsp
coriander powder – 1tsp
cumin powder - 1tsp
Gobi chopped – 1cup
Potato chopped– ½ cup
Beans chopped– ¼ cup
Peas – 1 cup
Carrot chopped– ½ cup
Lemon juice – 6tsp
Salt – reqd
Corriander leaves chopped – reqd
Butter – 1tsp
Oil – reqd

Preparation:
~boil all veges in cooker (2 whistles) .
~heat 2 tsp of oil and butter, then fry onion, ginger-garlic paste, tomato one by one.
~then add all powders, mix well

~cook for some time.
~then add boiled vegs into this (drain excess water) and mix well.
~cook for 10 min, finally add lemon juice.
~Jammy veg is ready for serve

Peanut Drumstick curry

noreply@blogger.com (Gayathri) — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:24:00 +0000

kadalai murungai kuzhambu

Ingredients :
murungaikai/Drumsticks - 2
Peanuts - 1/2 cup
tarmarind paste - 1 tsp
garlic – 10 pods
small onion - 7
tomato - 1
red chilli powder - 2tsp
corriander powder - 1 tsp
cumin powder - 1 tsp
salt
Sesame oil

Preparation:
~soak peanuts for 1 hr.
~Pressure cook murungai/drumstick+kadalai/peanuts+salt for just 1 whistle

~Heat oil in kadai, add mustard seeds,curry leaves and saute.
~Add garlic, small onion, tomato one by one and saute.

~then add all powders and stir for 5 mins.
~now add murungai/drumstick+kadalai/peanuts mix all together, add requied salt.
~then add tarmarind paste

~allow to boil for till oil floats, then garnish witn coriander leaves.
~Curry is ready for serve

Serve it with plain white rice.

MahaSivarathri 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Gayathri) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:36:00 +0000

Siva, the head of all gods and goddess. He is considered as source of power of whole world. Great source of love and peace. Maha Sivarathri is the night absorbed in the name of God siva. This year it fell on Feb 23rd 2009. Today all devotees of lord shiva observe fast. Fasting is not just concerned with food diet you have, fasting is done through your mind and soul. Your soul and heart should always be in thoughts of siva, think only of good deeds and good happenings for yourself and people around you.

Maha Sivarathri Celebration:
Today devotees flee to nearest siva temples, offer their prayers and chants, Whole night devotees will worship lord siva by performing abishekam for every three hours with Milk,Curd,Honey,Rose water,tender coconut,Panchamritham etc. This is done to cool lord siva keep him in a cold condition and ask him make your life cool the same way.

Maha Sivarathri at my place:
· I did pooja both morning and evening.
· Performed abishekam with milk,curd and turmeric water.
· Chanted Siva Ashtothram morning and evening.
Ashtothram is nothing but chanting 100 different names of siva.
· For Prasadham I prepared Appam and Sundal, offered to almighty.

Black Chick Peas Sundal

noreply@blogger.com (Gayathri) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:16:00 +0000

Prepared this for MahaSivarathri

Ingredients:
· Black chick peas – 1 cup Soak for around 5 hours
· Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
· Broken urad dal – 1 tsp
· Tumeric powder – a pinch
· Coconut powder / Grated Powder– 1 tsp
· Curry leaves – 1 string
· Hing – pinch
· Oil – 1tsp
Preparation:
· Pressure cook black chick peas for 4 whistles with 1 1/2 tsp of salt.
· Heat oil in the pan, add mustard seeds once it splutters, add urad dal,hing ,turmeric powder and curry leaves
· Now add the cooked black peas, sauté for min
· Check for salt, if required, add some.
· Finally add the coconut powder, mix well and your sundal is ready.

Offer it to almighty and pray for world peace and prosperity.

Appam

noreply@blogger.com (Gayathri) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:14:00 +0000

I prepared this sweet for MahaSivarathri for the first time, It came out so well. This is famous sweet in South india very easy to prepare and taste will be excellent.
Ingredients:
· Grated Jaggery – 1 cup
· All purpose flour / maida – ½ cup
· Rice flour – 2 tsp
· Oil – for deep frying
· Powdered cardamom – 1 tsp
· Dry ginger powder/sukku– ½ tsp
Preparation:
· Mix all purpose flour and rice flour keep it aside
· Boil ¼ cup of water, once the water starts boiling add the grated jaggery to water
· Keep on stirring it, while all the jiggery dissolves. Once you see all jaggery is dissolved, add ginger powder and cardamom to it.
· Mix well for 2 min, turn off the heat
· Add this jaggery mixture to the flour[Maida & rice flour]
· Mix well, till no lumps remains
· Add water if required.

· The batter should be in the consistency of idli batter
· Once the batter the ready, heat oil for fry in pan
· Once the oil is hot, add spoonful of batter to the oil
· The heat should be medium, not too high or low
· Once you see the bubbles around the batter in the oil stops, you can remove the appam from oil · If you remove it before that it will be half cooked inside
· So allow it to cook well
· Drain excess oil with kitchen issue.
Offer it to almighty and pray for world peace and prosperity.