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Vegetable Puffs

2009-08-25T16:14:00.006-05:00

It has been really a long time i added recipes in my blog.Though i try new things in my kitchen i have grown a bit lazy to blog it.Ok!! i packed my laziness and sent it to the storage,let me see how long it stays there.I made Vegetable puffs when we had guests.It was so tasty and here ya go..

Ingredients:
Cooked Potato---------------1cup
Finely chopped Carrot-------2 cup
Finely Chopped Beans-------- 2 cup
Chopped Onions--------------2 cup
Green chili-----------------1
Red Chili Powder------------1 spoon
Ginger Garlic Paste---------1 spoon
Salt------------------------2 1/2 tsp.
Pastry Sheets. Pastry sheets are readily available in American Stores as well as in Indian Stores.

Procedure:
Heat the kadai and pour little oil.When the oil is heated add the chopped onions and fry them.
When the onions turn light brown add the vegetables and green chili and fry them.
When the Vegetables are cooked add the potatoes,Ginger garlic paste and Red chili powder along with salt and mix them well.You can also add a pinch of turmeric powder.
Fry them till the raw smell goes off.
Remove the mix from heat.

Thaw the pastry sheets and keep it ready.Keep the mix in the Pastry sheet and fold them.Using water stick the corners.
Preheat the conventional oven at 300F.
Once the oven is heated bake them till they turn light brown.It may take 20 -30 min to bake depending on the pastry sheet.

Tada! Puffs are ready.This is a very good appetizer and tasty one too.

Almond Halwa

2009-03-24T22:00:00.005-05:00

Badam (Almond) Halwa is my husband's favorite sweet.My mother-in-law makes it often ,actually we can call this as our family sweet.My mother-in-law taught to make perfect halwa when she visited us.Here you go,

Ingredients:
Almonds--------------2 cups
Cashews--------------1 cup

Soak the almonds in hot water for an hour and peel the skin.
Now grind the almonds and cashews together with little milk.
Now measure the grounded paste.

Paste---------------1 cup
Sugar---------------2 cups
Food color----------1 spoon
Ghee----------------1/2 cup

Procedure:
Heat the water and dissolve the sugar .
The sugar syrup should be of thin thread consistency.
Now add the almond paste and mix it continuously.
Add the Food color and half the quantity of ghee.
Mix it continuously for 15 min and remove from heat.
Take it out and then keep on stirring it for some time.
Just leave it for some time and then stir,you have to do this for a very long time.

I suggest you to start making this in the evening so that halwa comes out really good and tasty by next day.

I am sending this to Tasty treat's Lets go nuts with Almonds Event.I am so glad i am able to send my dish to this event.

Wheat Dosa

2009-02-19T16:56:00.007-06:00

This is the most comfortable and tasty dosa i had ever tasted.My mom usually makes this and now this has become my comfy food.Here you go,

Ingredients:
Wheat Flour----------------3 cups
Rice flour-----------------3/4 cup
Green chilis---------------3
Cumin seeds----------------1 spoon
Cumin powder---------------1/2 spoon
salt

Procedure:
Mix the ingredients with water and make it like a dosa batter.
Make dosa's with the batter
Taste it hot with coconut chutney or idli powder.

This is more healthy and so damn simple.Try it and let me know how you liked it
I am sending this to JFI-wheat.

Eggless Banana Muffins

2009-02-12T16:13:00.006-06:00

Whoohoo!! I baked my most favorite muffins.It is my long time wish to bake muffins,and now i was so excited to taste mine.After lot of googling i got many recipes and i combined all and made my own version.My friends and my husband loved them.Girls,you know what you can surprise your valentine with this muffins or do some icing over these muffins and make them as cupcakes.Here you go,

Ingredients:
Wheat Flour------------1/2 cup
All purpose flour------1/2 cup
Butter or oil----------1/4 cup
Sugar------------------1/2 cup
salt-------------------1/2 spoon
Baking soda------------1 tsp
Baking Powder----------1/2 spoon
Banana Puree-----------1 cup
Water------------------2/5 cup
Raisins----------------Handful

Procedure:
Preheat the Oven to 400F.
Mix the dry ingredients together ,make sure there are no lumps.
Add the liquid ingredients and mix it with beater.This makes the mix so soft.
Grease the muffin trays with butter or some spray.
Pour the mix to half of the tray and bake it.Reduce the heat to 375 after the first 10 min.
It will rise and the total baking time will be maximum 20 min.

Tada!! Awesome muffins are ready.
For Icing: Add 1/2 cup sugar with one cotton box of whipped cream and beat it so that it becomes so thick.Now coat them on the muffins and the sweet cup cakes are ready.For this use the small size muffin trays.

Chili Paneer

2009-02-10T11:34:00.004-06:00

Most of the times after my husband comes from work he needs something to munch.This time I didn't have anything to make except paneer.so i decided to make this.We used to taste this in the indian restaurant near-by and they make the best chili paneer and my version is.

Ingredients:
Paneer--------------1 pkt
Onions--------------1 cup
Bell Pepper---------1/2 cup
Cumin seeds---------1 spoon
Chili powder--------2 spoons
Salt

Procedure:
Heat the oil in the pan and fry the onions with cumin seeds
When the onion is almost fried add the bell pepper and fry them.
Microwave the paneer for 2 min to 3 min
Now add the paneer with the onion and then fry them along.Add little salt and chili powder.Mix them well and remove from heat.
Serve hot.

Note: In some restaurants they dip the paneer in this Beasan+chilipowder mix and then fry them and then add to the onion mix.You could that too.

chocolate Banana Milk Shake

2009-02-06T14:13:00.004-06:00

Sometimes i am so lazy to have a filling lunch.Last week once i was so lazy and didn't have a good lunch.so i wanted eat something so filling and tasty.i saw a banana lying down so lonely,so thought to give company to banana.

Ingredients:
Banana-------------1
Milk---------------1/4 cup
Chocolate syrup-----1 spoon

Procedure:

Add all the ingredients in the blender and mix it well.

This is so damn simple and yummy and so filling.One spoon of the chocolate syrup helps you to make the drink so filling.

Poori with Sagu

2009-02-05T08:59:00.006-06:00

Poori is one of the most favorite dish for me and my husband.Now-a-days just to avoid oil i dont make often.After a very long time of 4 months i made it recently with his all time favorite sagu.I have never heard of this sabji before my wedding.My mother-in-law makes it too good.When she visited us i saw her making it and now my version also tastes good.

Ingredients for Poori:
Wheat Flour---------------3 cups
Sooji---------------------1 cup
salt
water

Ingredients for Sagu:
Potato-------------------2
Tomato-------------------1
Cumin seeds--------------1/2 spoon
Chopped Onion------------1 cup
garam masala-------------1 spoon
Chili powder-------------1 1/2 spoon (depends on how hot you want)
salt

Procedure for making poori:
Make the dough by mixing all the ingredients.
Do not let the dough to be dried.
Make small balls out of the dough and press it to small circles
Heat the oil in kadai,make sure the oil is well heated
Then fry them.

By adding sooji,the poori does not observe more oil.It tastes too good.

Procedure for making Sagu:
Pour little oil and heat the kadai
Add the cumin seeds and let it splutter.
Add the onions and fry them golden brown and then add tomatoes.
When they are semi cooked add the chopped potato and add water.Let them cook together.
When the potato is 3/4th cooked,add the garam masala and chili powder to it.
Stir it and allow it to boil till the potato gets completely cooked.
Its consistency will be thick ,and tastes great.

Pasta

2009-02-04T14:53:00.004-06:00

Italian dishes are always so tasty and amazing ones.I wanted to make pasta for a long time.I made it twice earlier but didn't capture the picture of them.So when i made this time i took the picture without fail.I am not a big fan of cheese but still wanted to make the pasta creamy.so do you want to know how??

Ingredients:
Pasta shell------------2 cups
Olive Oil--------------1 spoon
chopped Broccoli-------3/4 cup
Chopped Carrots--------1/2 cup
Chopped squash---------1/2 cup
mushroom---------------1/4 cup (if you are a big fan of mushroom you can add more)
Chopped Onions---------1 cup
Tomato-----------------1 (big)
Tomato puree-----------3/4 cup
Alfredo sauce----------2 spoons
Pasta Sauce------------1/2 cup
Cheese-----------------2 spoons

Procedure:
Boil the water and put the shells in it to get cooked.
Cook the shells until they are soft.It may take 15-20 min
Heat the pan with Olive Oil and add the onions
Once the onions are fried add all the vegetables and let them cook for sometime.
When the vegetables are almost cooked add the tomato puree and let it cook until the raw smell goes off
Then add the Alfredo sauce and let it mix well with the vegetables
After a couple of minutes add the pasta sauce and once when it is all mixed up thoroughly add the pasta shells to it.
Add one spoon of salt and mix it well.
While adding salt be careful because all the sauces already have salt.
Sprinkle little parsley and very little Italian Seasoning and mix it well.
When it is done sprinkle the cheese and mix it well and take it off the stove.

Adding tomato puree was a great idea and this made the pasta so creamy with less alfredo and cheese.This tasted so great and i was so happy.

Pongal with special Sweet Pongal

2009-01-20T20:34:00.004-06:00

Pongal is a very important function for tamilians.We decorate the vessel by tieing turmeric around it and keep kumkum on it. We make sweet pongal in milk this day.It tastes too good.This year Pongal came out so tasty and it was so nice.

Ingredients:
Milk---------------3 cups
Water--------------1 cup
Rice---------------1 cup
Jaggery------------3 1/2 cup
Cashews------------handful
Ghee---------------2 spoons

Procedure:
Heat the milk and let it boil well.When it boils and the level raises we scream "Pongalo Pongal"
Now add the rice.Wash the rice before you add to the milk.
Now add the water and keep on stirring.
The rice should cook well in milk.
The taste of milk increases the taste to the pongal.
It will take nearly 20 to 30 min for the rice to get cooked.
Once the rice is cooked,add the jaggery to it and reduce the heat.
At this point we got to be so careful,we should keep on stirring or else the bottom of the vessel will be burnt.
Add the ghee and keep on stirring.
When it is mixed totally remove from heat and add the cashews and raisins.

Pongal is ready.Normally we don't add milk but only on this occasion,we cook the rice in milk.I can see you all craving after reading.Make it once and enjoy :)

Bogi with MilkPayasam

2009-01-15T11:48:00.005-06:00

Pongal is a very grand function in Tamil Nadu.We celebrate this for 3 days.The first day is Bogi.we have to throw out all the bad thoughts and bring in the good thoughts.
Pongal is the thanksgiving day to Lord surya and all the other nature calamities that helps us in our day today life.The third day is kannum pongal,the day we meet all our friends and relatives.I made PalPayasam on Bogi.We make Dhal vada and payasam on Bogi.
Here is the recipe for pal payasam.

Ingredients:
Rice------------1/2 cup
Milk------------2 cups
Sugar-----------1 1/2 cup
Condensed milk--1 spoon
Cashew----------2 spoons
Raisins---------1 spoon

Procedure:
Grind the rice to small grains.
Pour 1 cup of water and add the rice and cook well.pour the milk along with water and let the rice cook well.It should almost be smashed.
Now add the sugar and condensed milk and stir it well.
After it boils and when the rice and milk is mixed well
Add the fried cashews and raisins.

Now the Pal Payasam is ready.

Paniyaram

2009-01-07T11:48:00.006-06:00

This is my friend Padmapriya's favorite dish.She is the one who taught me this dish.I made this when my brother-in-law's were here.They really liked it.Here you go

Ingredients:
Dosa Batter------------4 cups
Green chilies----------2
Cumin seeds------------2 spoons
salt-------------------1 spoon

Procedure:
Mix the cumin seeds,chopped green chilies ,salt to the dosa batter and mix it well.
Now heat the appakara and pour little oil in all the holes.
Pour the batter and wait for some time.Then turn and allow it to cook.
Now the paniyaram is ready to eat.

New Year with Bisibela Bath

2009-01-01T15:28:00.005-06:00

Hi Friends!HAPPY NEW YEAR!!.Let this year bring all the happiness and wealth to all of us.
It is obviously been a long time i blogged and today being the first day of a new year i decided to blog ,hopefully regularly and here comes my husband's favorite Bisibela Bath.

Ingredients:
Rice------------1 1/2 cup
Toor Dhal------- 1/2 cup
Beans carrot----1 cup
Peas------------1/2 cup
Sambhar Onion---1 cup
Okra------------1 cup

For Masala
Coriander Seeds------2 spoon
Red Chili------------6
Fenugreek------------1/4 spoon
Coconut--------------1 cup
Tomato---------------1
Tamarind--------------one lemon sized ball.

For Seasoning:
Cumin Seeds----------1/2 spoon
Mustard--------------1/2 spoon

Procedure:
Cook the dhal and rice.
Heat oil in the kadai and fry all the ingredients for masala.Add coconut last because it need not be deep fried.
Take another big vast vessel and pour little oil and after the oil is heated add the seasoning.Add the onion and then add all the vegetables and fry it for some time.
Then add the tamarind water along with little salt,turmeric powder and little asafoetida.
Allow it to boil for some time.Mean while grind all the fried masala ingredients.
Add it to the tamarind water and allow it to cook for some time.
When it is almost cooked add the cooked dhal to it and allow it to boil for sometime.
Switch off the stove and mix the rice with the sambhar.Add 2 spoons ghee and 1 spoon ginger oil and mix it thoroughly.

Tada! Bisibela Bath is ready.
It tastes good with raitha and chips.
This is so easy and really a very delicious dish!!

Again friends,I wish you all a very happy 2009!!May God bless us all!!

chooyam

2008-10-20T18:03:00.004-05:00

It has been a very long time i blogged.I am totally occupied with my chores these days.After a long time i wanted to start blogging with a sweet.Here you go ,my chooyam

Ingredients:
Maida Flour----------1/2 cup
Jaggery--------------3/4 cup
Coconut--------------1 cup
Cardamom powder------1 tsp
Oil for frying

Procedure:
Add jaggery in water and heat it till it dissolves completely.
Add the coconut to it and keep on stirring.
Add the cardamom powder and remove from heat when it becomes thick so that small balls can be made from this mix.
After making the small balls,take the maida flour and make it as a paste.
Dip the sweet balls in the maida flour paste.
Heat the oil and deep fry them.

This is a very simple and yummy sweet,try this and i am sure you will enjoy the taste.

Salt Cheedai

2008-09-26T12:28:00.007-05:00

Salt Cheedai is also one of the krishna jeyanthi special.This is so crispy and very nice snack.

Ingredients:
Rice flour-----2 cup
Butter---------4 spoons
Urad dhal------1/4 cup
white sesame --2 spoon
asafoetida
salt

Procedure:
Thaw the rice flour lightly until it turns golden brown.
Add uraddhal powder and butter and mix it thoroughly.you can add little coconut milk or coconut water while mixing it together.
Make tiny balls and make sure it is without cracks.
Heat the oil and then fry them .

It may crack little bit when frying,no problem.Still the taste will be perfect.
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Sweet Cheedai

2008-09-17T21:06:00.011-05:00

Now-a-days after started doing my masters i find it so hard to find time to spend time in my blog.Actually i along with my mom-in-law make a lot of dishes now but i deeply regret for not posting the dishes.okay,just got some time to pen in my blog.I didn't finish posting the krishna jeyanthi sweets yet,so i thought i shall complete these within this week.Now Sweet Cheedai...

Ingredients:
Rice flour----------------2 cup
urad dhal-----------------1 spoon
jaggery-------------------1 1/2 cup
cardamom powder

Procedure:
Thaw the rice flour in the stove till it turns light brown.
Add the urad dhal powder with it and remove from heat.
Add jaggery to water and make sure it does not become so thick or so watery.
Add little coconut pieces and little white sesame with it along with the flour.This can be done with stove off.
Then mix them together and make round balls.
Heat Oil and deep fry them.

While frying in oil ,if it breaks it denotes that the sweet is more.Add little more rice flour and make the balls again and fry them.This tastes so good.

I am sending this to Mythreyee's Deep fried sweet series

Cocunut Pozhli

2008-09-09T11:51:00.004-05:00

My friend's first wedding anniversary just passed by and i made this sweet for her.This is her favorite.My mom in law and me made nice pozhli's and she liked it.Here you go..

Ingredients:
Maida--------------1 1/2 cup
Coconut------------1 cup
Jaggery------------3/4 cup
Ghee

Procedure:
Mix the maida with a pinch of salt,pinch of turmeric powder and mix it well and make the dough ,as you make the dough for chappathi.
Pour little ginger oil and leave it for atleast an hour.
Then make the paagu by adding water to jaggery and heating it.
When the jaggery is mixed with water and looks like a thin line add the coconut and stir it.
Add little cardamom powder.
The mix should be stirred till it becomes little solid,we should be able to make round balls.
Make small balls with the maida and just press it flat with hands,then keep the poornam(jaggery,coconut mix) and again it press it flat.
Just use little ghee while pressing so that it does not stick.
Then toast it in the tava with ghee.

This is a very yummy sweet that does not make us so tired.
Try this and post the comments to this.

A very Long weekend with an award and Maaladu

2008-08-27T08:37:00.006-05:00

It has been a long time since i wrote something in my blog.This long weekend started for us on thursday itself.We took my in-laws to Newyork and Niagra.They enjoyed the trip a lot.We had lots of fun.It is the first time for me too to visit these places.It was so lovable.

Lot of recipes are pending to get into my blog.But now-a-days ,i am so busy that i hardly get time to sit with my laptop.So my krishna jeyanthi celebration comes so late on vinayaka chathurthi in my page.

This year krishna jeyanthi was so nice having my inlaws with me.My mom in law taught me all the snacks that Lord krishna likes and we both made them.I think i can post them individually so that you all can make it and enjoy.
Today i will start with my favorite and simple tasty maaladu.

I am also so happy to get an award from Easy Crafts.She has a very good cooking blog along with many other interesting blogs.Thank you EC.I am passing this award to Shriya and Nithu ,lothi,madhuram ,aartee

Now lets move on to the recipe.

Ingredients:
Chana Dalia ------------3 cups
Sugar-------------------
Ghee--------------------1/2 cup
Roasted Cashews.

Procedure
Fry the chana Dalia (pottu kadalai)lightly to remove the moist.
Grind it to a fine powder
Grind the sugar and make powder it.
Now mix them both along with roasted cashews and then make it as laddu.

This was the first sweet i made after my wedding and this is so simple you can make it any time.

Tomato Curry

2008-08-25T15:32:00.005-05:00

Last night i was making chappathi's and so confused what to make for curry.I remembered this curry and made it.Actually my friend aarti used to do this often.With little changes i made this and it was good.

Ingredients:
Tomatoes--------------4
Onion-----------------1
Capsicum--------------1
Garam masala----------1/2 spoon
Coriander Powder------1/2 spoon
RedChili--------------1
Chili Powder----------1/2 spoon
salt

Procedure:
Heat oil in kadai and fry fennel seeds,cumin seeds.
Then fry onion to pinkish and add tomato and capsicum.
When the tomato is mostly cooked,add garam masala,chili powder,coriander powder and salt along with little water and allow it to cook.
When it is mostly cooked just fry pieces of redchili and add to this gravy.

This tastes so good and extra chappathis were consumed in our house.
so try and let me know your valuable comments.

Tomato is so rich in calcium.So i am sending this to sangeeths's Calcium rich Contest.

Puzlikeerai

2008-08-22T14:45:00.006-05:00

This is a very healthy,tasty and simple sambhar like dish.My mom usually makes this often and i like this a lot.So i made it today for the first time.My inlaws liked it a lot and i decided to share with you all.

Ingredients:
Spinach--------------2 cups
Tamrind water--------4 cups
sambhar powder-------2 spoons
Redchili-------------2
Mustard--------------1/2 spoon
Salt

Procedure:
Cook the spinach with little salt.
After the spinach is cooked smash it lightly and add tamrind water.
Add little turmeric powder,salt and asafoetida and allow it boil.
Then add the sambar powder and allow it to boil.
When it is almost cooked ,fry the mustard and redchili and add it along with the sambar.

If required you can also add little cooked toor dal for extra taste.

I am sending this to sangeeth's Eat healthy--calcium rich contest.Spinach is very rich in calcium.I am so happy in participating in healthy diet events.

Hot Plantain mix

2008-08-21T14:14:00.005-05:00

This is a very simple and different recipe.You can mix this with rice and it really tastes good.This is my mom-in-law's favorite and she made this recently.It was awesome and i bet you will like this.

Ingredients:
Plantain--------------1
Urad dhal-------------1/2 cup
channa dhal-----------1 spoon
Red Chili-------------2 or 3 (depends on how hot you eat)
salt

Procedure:
Cook the plantain nicely.
Fry the dhals and chili together and grind along with salt and make it as a fine powder
Now crush the plantain to small pieces and mix it along with the powder with little coconut oil.
This tastes so good with hot rice.

Try this once and let me know your valuable comments.

Back from home and have been tagged

2008-08-13T09:00:00.007-05:00

I don't know how one month flew away...my India trip came to an end.Before going i thought one month is a long time but it was too short and very hectic.I was too busy and was so hard to find time to browse mine or other blogs.i missed these but enjoyed my time with all relatives.All my tiredness vanished by talking to friends and spending time with my cute little niece.

Ok..now back to routine life.I was so happy to see my inbox when lothi of Natural remedies At home had tagged with the magic lamp.Thanks Lothika.It is so nice to start blogging after a break with a happy news.

1.What was I doing ten years ago?
I was in my eleventh grade busy studying and also an active member in Junior Parliament,Bharathiar club,math club and doing a social project in the title "Atrocities against women".Golden days of my life.

2.Five things on Today’s “To do” list
Complete this post.
To unpack the remaining boxes and put them in storage.
Clean my home and to bring it in normal neat look.
Go for some shopping in the evening.
Should make some long pending phone calls.

3.I am addicted to :
I am not a person who gets addicted to something easily....still i like being liked by all and want to be a happy person.

4.Things I would do if I were a billionaire:
WoW!!so nice to think..haha.I will buy a good big home for me,my in-laws and my parents,will start a good buisness and offer employment and help as amny people i can.

5. Places i have lived:
Tirunelveli,Chennai,Missouri.

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I would like to tag and pass on this lamp to easycrafts,rajitha and jayasree.

Resting Time!!

2008-07-04T22:31:00.002-05:00

When we think of our parents and our hometown a smile blooms in our face automatically.I am exactly in the same mood now.Starting to India.Thats why i was not able to post any recipes since last week.Got loads of work like shopping,packing,telling to friends,preparing food items for my honey..and what not.
Ok,friends i will be back in a month and will definitely share many delicious food recipes with you.If i have time i will post some of my mom's recipes from India.hope to see you all soon.

Stuffed IvyGuard

2008-06-26T10:11:00.003-05:00

Everytime i make IvyGuard in the same way,just cutting and frying.I wanted to try something different with Ivy Guard and i found this recipe from Malika Badrinath Book.
With few alterations this came out so good.Try this and let me know your valuable comments.

Ingredients:
Ivy Guard---------------12
Tamarind paste----------1/2 spoon
Turmeric Powder---------1/4 spoon

For Stuffing:

Coconut-----------------3 spoons
Chutney gram------------1 1/2 spoon
cumin-------------------3/4 spoon
Dhania------------------1 1/2 spoon
Red chilli--------------6 or 7
asafoetida--------------1/4 spoon

Procedure:
Wash and cut the corners of the Ivy Guard and cut into two pieces if the vegetable is so long.
Make a slit in the center on one side .
Cook this in tamarind water along with turmeric Powder and salt.
Meanwhile grind all the ingredients for stuffing.
When the vegetable is cooked,heat the pan and fry the cooked vegetable till it turns brown.
Remove from oil and let it cool down.
Fry the grounded paste so that it comes separated and remove from heat.
Now put this stuffing in the slit of the vegetable.

This is so tasty and i bet all will like this.We can have this with Rasam Rice or Dhal Rice.

Green Peas Bath and an award

2008-06-24T13:18:00.009-05:00

I am so happy to share with you guys a very easy and yummy recipe.This recipe belongs to one of my best friend Krupa.She is a very cute girl who still admires mickey mouse and Donald Duck.She is indeed a great cook too.We went to her home for dinner and she made this.No surprise we all fell love with this rice.My husband liked this a lot and i made this for his birthday.

While posting this i also wanted to share a few words about "We",i mentioned in the first paragraph.We are four sweet friends(Shri,Gayathri,Sajana and Krupa) married and living in the same block. We are like a family now and all the girls are cured from their home sick.Touch Wood!Thank God for making us know each other and we pray that this relation should last forever.

Ok,here is the recipe,:)

Ingredients:
Basmati Rice------------2 cups
Chopped Cilantro--------2 cups
Coconut-----------------1/4 cup
Green Chili-------------2
Ginger Garlic Paste-----2 spoons.
Cinnamon (optional)-----1 stick
Cloves------------------4 or 5
Green Peas--------------1 cup
Tomato------------------2
Onion-------------------1
Salt

Procedure
Cook the Basmati rice and keep it separately.
Grind the cilantro,coconut,chili,ginger garlic paste,cinnamon,cloves as a paste like chutney.
Heat the pan with little ghee and oil and fry onion,tomato.
When the onion is pinkish,add the green peas.If you are a big fan for peas you can add little more than i have mentioned.
Then add the grounded paste and allow it to cook.
Mix it thoroughly with salt and let it cook till the aroma arises.
Now add the cooked rice and mix it well.

Thats it..Ta da.your rice is ready.

I am sending this to easycraft's Mixed Rice Varities Event on behalf of "WE"

Spicytasty has passed an award to me.It is really so sweet and so encouraging when we receive such award.Thank you dear friends.

Laughing time

2008-06-24T08:54:00.008-05:00

When i saw Lakshmi's Comic event,i was impressed and wanted to do something.But my bad,i didn't note down the due date.My good,i noticed that yesterday was the last date.So i created my comic and sent it to Lakshmi,though i could not post it in my blog.Lakshmi sent me the tips to post the comic in my blog.Thanks Lakshmi.

This is a cool event,to express our talents other than cooking and gives us time to have fun.Hope you all laughed reading this comic.