south indian dishes

2011-11-01T02:20:00.000-07:00

Sweet bholi Ingredients: Chana Dal -- 1 cup ( half cooked and water to be drained completely) Jaggery -- 1 cup Cardamom - 2 or 3 Grated coconut -- 1/2 cup Maida -- 1 1/2 cup Refined oil - 1 cup Colour powder -- a little Soda salt -- a pinch Salt to taste Ghee Method : Chana Dal boiled, Jaggery, Grated coconut and Cardamom are ground together and heated to form a thick

2011-10-31T00:02:00.000-07:00

CHICKEN GRAVY Ingredients: Chicken...1/2 kg Finely Chopped Onion...2 cups Finely chooped Tomato medium sized....3 Ginger Garlic Paste......2 tsp red chillli powder.....4 tsp coriander powder......4 tsp turmeric powder.....1 tsp Coriander leaves,Curry leaves.....as you wish cumin seeds,,,5 tsp aniseeds....2 tsp cloves.... 3 cinnamon....a small piece coconut powder.....

2011-10-22T06:37:00.000-07:00

TRI COLOUR BOONDI Ingredients: Gram flour - 1 cup Rice flour - 1 tsp Salt - a little Soda salt - a little Colour powder - a little ( orange , yellow, green) Oil Method: To make sugar syrup: Sugar - 2 cups Water - 1/2 cup Take sugar and water in a vessel and boil to make a thick syrup. Mix all the ingredients except the colour

2011-09-08T21:22:00.000-07:00

KAIMA IDLI Ingredients: Idli - 10 Finely chopped onion -- 1 cup Finely chopped tomato -- 1 cup Chilly powder -- 1 tsp Turmeric powder -- a little Oil -- 3 tsp Salt - to taste Coriander leaves -- a little Tomato sauce -2 tsp Method: Cut all idlies to small pieces and keep aside. Place a pan on fire and pour the oil

ANKUR BOONDHI

2010-11-03T05:16:00.000-07:00

INGREDIENTS: Maida - 1 cup Rice Flour - 1 cup Urad Dal Flour -1 tsp Soda Salt - a little Salt - a little Colour Powder - Green , Orange , Yellow Water To make sugar syrup: Sugar - 2 cups Water - 1/2 cup Take sugar and water in a vessel and boil to make a thick syrup. METHOD: Mix all the ingredients except the colour powders. Add water to make a paste like bajji mix.It should not be

THENGAI PAL MURUKKU

2010-11-03T04:22:00.000-07:00

INGREDIENTS: RICE FLOUR - 4 CUPS URAD DAL FLOUR - 1 CUP BUTTER - 60 Gms GRATED COCONUT - 2 CUPS ASAFOETIDA - 1 tsp WHITE SESAME - 4 tsp SALT - TO TASTE OIL - 1 Kg WATER - 1 OR 2 CUPS. TO PREPARE RICE FLOUR: Soak 4 cups of rice in water for 2 hrs . Drain water and spread out in a dry cloth in a shady place for 1 hr. When there is no moisture ,grind it to a fine powder. Place a

Crab fry

2010-05-26T21:30:00.000-07:00

Ingredients: crab pieces -- 10 finely chopped onion -- 1 cup finely chopped tomato -- 1 cup sambar onion -- 6 or 7 garlic -- 5 chilly powder -- 2 tsp coriander powder -- 2 tsp turmeric powder -- 1/4 tsp grated coconut -- 1/2 cup oil -- 1/4 cup salt -- to taste Method: Grind coconut to a fine paste and finally add sambar onion and garlic and grind

Malbuva

2010-04-20T09:40:00.000-07:00

Ingredients: Milk - 1 litre Maida -- 1/4 cup Soda salt -- a little Ghee -- 1/2 litre Sugar syrup -- 2 cups Method : Place a thick bottomed pan on fire and pour the milk and bring it to a boil. When the milk reduced to half litre stop the fire and allow it to cool. Then add maida and soda salt and mix well to a thick batter. Now place a kadai on fire and pour the ghee and heat .

BREAD BAJJI

2010-04-08T07:11:00.000-07:00

Ingredients: Bread slices -- 10 Bengal gram flour -- 1 cup Chilly powder -- 1 tsp Turmeric powder -- 1/4 tsp Salt -- to taste Rice flour -- 2 tsp Asafoetida -- a little Oil -- 3 cups Water -- 1/2 cup Method : Cut bread into 2 pieces. Mix all the ingredients well except oil and bread. Make it to a thick batter.Now dip bread slices one by one and fry it in oil.Serve hot with

Mixed Vegetable Idli

2010-03-26T21:04:00.000-07:00

Ingredients: Idli batter - 4 cups Mustard seeds -- 1/2 tsp Urad dal -- 1/2 tsp Bengal gram -- 1 tsp Asafoetida -- a little Green chillies -- 2 (cut into small pieces) Grated Carrot -- 3 tsp Beans -- 3 tsp Cabbage -- 3 tsp Chopped onion -- 3 tsp Grated Beetroot -- 2 tsp (to garnish) Coriander leaves -- a few Salt -- a little Oil -- 2 tsp Method : Heat

2010-03-08T08:41:00.000-08:00

BREAD KOFTA GRAVY

2010-02-25T10:03:00.000-08:00

Ingredients : For Kofta : Bread slices - 8 Mashed Potatoes -- 3 Chilly powder -- 1 tsp Salt -- to taste Coriander leaves -- a little Oil -- 2 cups Dip all the bread slices in water and mash them well. Mix them with mashed potatoes , chilly powder,salt and coriander leaves . Make them into small balls . Heat oil and fry all the koftas. For gravy : Finely

BEETROOT HALVA

2010-02-15T20:08:00.000-08:00

Ingredients: Beetroot - 1 kg (finely grated)Sugar -- 3/4kgMilk -- 2 cupsWater -- 1/2 cup Ghee --1/2 cupNuts -- To garnishCardamom powder -- 1/2 tsp Method : Cook beetroot along with milk and water for 15 minutes.Now add sugar and stir well until the halva becomes thick.Add ghee little by little while stirring. Stop the fire and transfer it into a plate.Garnish with nuts and serve

Nuts Paniyaram

2010-02-13T07:17:00.000-08:00

Ingredients : Fried rava -- 2 cupsSugar -- 2 cupsWater -- 1 cupChopped Cashew -- 1 tspSliced Almond -- 1 tspChopped dates -- 1 tspSliced Pistachios -- 1 tspOil -- 3 tspCardamom powder -- 1/2 tsp Method : Soak rava in water for half an hour.Then grind to a fine paste.Add sugar and again grind well.Transfer it to a bowl.Mix all nuts and cardamom powder.Place paniyaram pan on fire and

CHILLY PAROTTA

2010-02-02T00:21:00.000-08:00

Ingredients: Parotta -- 10 green chillies -- 4 onion -- 1 cup (finely chopped) cornflour -- 1/2 cup maida -- 1/4 cup pink colour - a pinch salt -- to taste ajino moto -- 1/2 tsp water -- 1/2 cup oil -- 1 cup ginger -- 1 inch ( cut into small pieces) garlic -- 5 cloves(cut into small pieces) Method: Cut all parottas into small pieces. Mix half of the cornflour, maida,

PRAWN FRY

2010-01-29T01:12:00.000-08:00

Ingredients: Prawns -- 1/2 kg onions -- 1 cup (finely chopped) tomatoes -- 1/2 cup (finely chopped) turmeric powder -- 1 tsp chilly powder -- 4 tsp coriander powder -- 4 tsp grated coconut -- 1/2 cup aniseed -- 1 tsp garlic -- 4 or 5 cloves salt -- to taste curry leaves - a few leaves oil -- 5 tsp Method : Grind coconut , aniseed and garlic to a fine paste.

FISH FRY

2010-01-24T18:28:00.000-08:00

Ingredients: Fish -- 12 pieces Chilly powder -- 2 tsp Coriander powder -- 2 tsp Turmeric powder -- 1/2 tsp Tamarind paste -- 1 tsp salt -- to taste oil -- 1/2 cup Method: Mix all the ingredients except oil . Add all the fish pieces and keep it aside for 1 hour. Place a frying pan and heat the oil. Add 3 or 4 pieces and fry. Like this fry all the

Chidambaram Brinjal ( kathirikkai ) kosthu

2010-01-20T08:56:00.000-08:00

Ingredients: Brinjal -- 1/2 kgsambhar onions -- 2 cuptamarind paste -- 2 or 3 tspred chillies -- 15coriander seeds -- 4 tspbengal gram -- 4 tspturmeric powder -- 1/4 tspmustard seeds -- 1 tspasafoetida -- 1/2 tspcurry leaves -- a fewsalt -- to tasteoil -- 2 cups Method: Place a frying pan on fire and pour 2 tsp of oil and heat.Add chillies , bengal

Health tips

2010-01-08T09:56:00.000-08:00

Important 20 health tips which impressed me very much . Please have a look and try to follow if you can. 1. Eat mostly plants. (Have meat as a side dish instead of the main dish) 2. Put family first. (Time with family is priceless) 3. Take a walk. (Our legs are meant to move us, so move) 4. Drink a glass of red wine daily. (It's

yennai kathirikai kuzhambhu

2010-01-05T05:23:00.000-08:00

Ingredients : Tamarind paste -- 1/2 cup sambhar onions - 1 cup (finely chopped) garlic -- 1 cup tomatoes -- 2 (finely chopped) kathirikai - 5 or 6 ( cut only in the centre) grated coconut -- 1/4 cup chilly powder -- 4 tsp coriander powder -- 4 tsp turmeric powder -- 1 tsp curry leaves -- a few salt -- to taste oil -- 1 cup water -- 2 cups kurry vadagam -- 1

Pakoda kurma

2010-01-02T10:37:00.000-08:00

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2010-01-01T18:31:00.001-08:00

Happy New Year Glitter Pictures

Ragi healthy drink

2009-12-28T10:30:00.000-08:00

Ingredients: Ragi powder -- 4 tspfinelly chopped small onions -- 1/4 cupgreen chilly -- 1 or 2Coriander leaves -- a littlegrated mango -- a littleSalt - to tasteButtermilk -- 1/2 cupWater -- 3 or 4 cups Method : Place a bowl on fire and pour water and add ragi powder,onions, green chilly, salt and coriander leaves . Stir them continuously .

Pudalangai puttu

2009-12-25T18:12:00.000-08:00

Ingredients: Finelly chopped pudalangai (snake gourd) -- 2 cups Finelly grated onions -- 1 cup Green chillies -- 5 Garlic -- 10 pieces Bengal gram -- 1/2 cup Curry leaves - a little salt -- to taste oil -- 3 or 4 tsp Method : Soak the bengal gram in water for 1/2 an hour and make it into a fine paste. Cut all the green chillies and

AWARD

2009-12-24T18:46:00.000-08:00

Thank you Aruna and Priya for Sharing this cheerful award with me. Thank you PRIYA for sharing this award. Love to share with all of my friends. Happy New Year