Happy New Year 2008

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Ashoka halwa

Ashoka halwa or Moong dhall halwa. a very easy and tasty one..at the same time very healthy one too..

Ingredients:

1. Moong dhall/pasi paruppu-1 cup

2.sugar-2 cups

3.Ghee-1 cup

4.wheat flour- 3/4 cup

5.saffron

6.cashews and almonds

7.milk-3 cups

Method:

first pressure cook the dhall with milk for 4 whistles. then allow it to cool down. add sugar to it..and mash it finely and keep it aside.

Soak the saffron in 2 teaspoons of milk.

Have a Wide skillet and heat the ghee..add the wheat flour to it and keep stirring finely. you will notice a color change in it. at that point add the dhall to it and keep stirring. now add the saffron milk to the mixture. now the halwa should come togeather..it should not stick to the kadai..this is the stage to stop the flame. do all this in low flame. now add ghee roasted cashws and grated almonds..

this is a different halwa where the flavour of moond dall pleases you. its name is thiruvayaru ashoka halwa. hope this matches this marghazhi utsav.

easy to make..at the same time an healthy one too..

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kuzha puttu

this is a kerala tiffin type..also very famous in southern parts of tamil nadu..to make this you need a puttu maker..it can also be steamed in idly cooker..


i usually do this with store bought puttu podi. this is like idiyappam pindi/mavu. this can also be done in ragi and wheat..intresting right..



another intresting factor is you can steam this within minutes..like it would take less than 5 mins.

Ingredients:





1.puttu podi-2cups


2.salt a pinch


3.water


4.grated coconut-1/2 cup





Method:

have flour in a basin and add pinch salt to it. now mix the flour by sprinkling water..keep a note that the flour should be mixed that it should look like grated coconut...very soft. so just keep on sprinkling water and mix.. then on puttu maker first add coconut grated a spoon full. and a fistfull of mixed flour.like one upon the other.till the puttu maker pipe/kuzha gets filled. the bottom of the puttu maker should be filled with water and heated. not place the kuzha upon it. when the steam comes from it..it is ready. now you remove the pipe/kuzha alone and with a spoon press the puttu on the bottom..it will come without any breaks..

you can eat it with sugar,raosted cashews and dry grapes.

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Side-dishes For Rice:



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NUTS

Cashews and Almonds

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Almondscoco-nut

for jugalbandi nuts december 2007

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Trial Vada

have you ever tried urad dal and chana dal vada...it will be off different taste..like both the dalls taste will reflect.

Ingredients:

1. Urad dall-1/4 cup

2.Chana dall-1 cup

3.salt

4.oil to fry

5.red chilli

6.corriander leaves

7.curry leaves

Method:

Soak both the dalls togeather for 1 hour. after that add red chilli,salt and sprinkle some water and grind it well. now add chopped corriander leaves and curry leaves to it and mix it well with the grinded dough. now take a small ball of the dough and fry it heated oil.

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Combo-Tomato Rice&Curd Rice with Vada

Tomato rice and Curd rice combo will perfectly suit for picnic's, lunch boxes.

it is also very easy to make..along with potato chips or something crispy..it will be fulfilling.


Ingredients for Tomato Rice:

1. Ripe Tomatoes-6

2.Garlic-15 cloves

3.Mustard-1/4 spoon

4.Fenugreek-8 seeds

5.Red chilli-4-5

6.Urad dal-1/2 spoon

7.Chana dal-1/2 spoon

8.Curry leaves-8

9.Corriander leaves-to garnish

10.Oil-10tsp

11.Salt

12.Chilli powder-1 tsp

13.Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp

Method:

Usually i prepare tomato thokku and mix it with rice instead of pressure cooking the rice with the tomatoes.


Tomato thokku:


First have a kadai and add 10 tsp's of oil and add mustard seeds..after it splutter,add fenugreek,redchilli,urad dal,chana dal. after they are roasted add curry leaves and garlic..roast the garlic.

Now add finely chopped tomatoes. fry them.add salt,turmeric powder and chilli powder to it. fry atleast for 10 minutes till the tomatoes wind up and come..also when oil seperates.

Have the rice spread on a plate and have 2 spoons of oil and spread it and let the rice get cooled. now add the tomato thokku to it and mix well. garnish it with corriander leaves..

it tastes so good..give a try.

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Mysore Pak

just gave a try to my favourite sweet mysore pak..it came out well...which was a shock for me.

Ingredients:

1. gram flour/besan/maida pindi/kadalai mavu- 1/2 cup
2. sugar-1 cup
3. ghee-1/2 cup

Method:

to make sugar syrup:

first have a thick bottomed vessel and put the sugar on it..add water till the sugar get soaks.. now let it melt and syrup gets formed..the end point is the sugar syrup when dropped on a plate it sould stand like a pearl.

now add the gram flour and ghee simultaneously...also you should keep on stirring...
when it starts putting on bubbles and wind up and come..this is the point to shift to a ghee spread plate. let it cool for 5 minutes...with a ghee applied knife cut it..but dont take it from the plate..after it got set..you can remove and serve..

literally it takes 15 minutes to prepare....but to get set and get cooled it gets nearly 30 minutes..
enjoy it hot..

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Aval Upma

very simple and easy tiffin item. can be done within 5 minutes of time.

Ingredients:

1. Aval/poha- 1 cup

2. green chilli-1

3.oil

4.mustard

5.onion-1

6.turmeric powder

7.salt

Method:

The aval/poha for this should be of very thin size. wash the aval with water and drain the water. let it remain for 2 minutes atleast. now take oil in kadai, season with mustard,curry leaves,green chilli sliced vertically. now add sliced onion and fry it. add required salt. and a pinch of turmeric powder.now add the wet aval/poha to it and mix it well with the mixture.

you can also add a spoon of lemon juice. garnish it with corriander leaves.

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Mint Rice/Puthina Rice

If you have puthina/or you want to try some not to forget meal over weekend's, its better you choose this recipe. it's easy and healthy..
Here comes the recipe for Healthy Mint Rice.

Ingredients:

1. Mint leaves- 2 cups

2. Green chilli's-2

3. Garlic- 5 pieces

4. Onion- 1

5. Sombu-1 spoon

6. Oil/ghee-5 spoons

7. Rice- 2 cups

8.Water-4 cups

Method:

Grind the mint leaves, garlic and one green chilli into a paste.

Now in a pan, heat oil/ghee, add sombu, and one sliced onion. fry them well. add one green chilli and fry.

Now add the grinded paste and mix well. when it has fried...now add water2:1 ratio for the rice and pressure cook it.

Serve it with onion raitha.

Iam sending this Puthina Rice to EC for her Paty Food Eevent.

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Combo-Coconut rice&Curd Rice

Coconut Rice:

When making coconut rice/tomato rice/tamarind rice, spread the hot rice on a plate and leave some oil and mix it. let them cool for few minutes. this process makes the rice seperable from each other.

For Curd Rice:

When preapring it earlier(atleast by 6 hrs earlier). add milk to it when you are preparing.
so that it wont get soured. you can add 1/2 a cup of milk , if you are adding one cup of curd. or the consistency you require.

Ingredients For Coconut Rice:

1.Grated coconut - 5 spoons
2.Rice- 1 cup
3.Green Chilli-1
4.urad dal -1/2 spoon
5.Channa dal -1/2 spoon
6.mustard -1/4 spoon
7.curry leaves -8
8.corriander leaves- to garnish
9.oil -2 spoons
10.salt to taste

Method:

have one cup of boiled rice. now take a kadai and have two spoons of oil. when it is heated add mustard,curry leaves,channa dal, urad dal, green chilli-sliced vertically. when the dal turn golden color, add grated coconut and fry it for one minute, now add required salt. now add rice to the kadai and mix the mixture well with the rice. garnish it with corriander leaves.

serve hot with pappads or vathal.

Curd Rice:

Ingredients:

1.Rice-1 cup
2.Ginger-inch size
3.Green chilli-1
4.mustard seeds-1/4 spoon
5.curry leaves -8
6.Curd-1 cup
7.Milk-1/2 cup
8.salt
9.oil for seasoning

Method:

Heat a pan. add a spoon of oil,heat it and add mustard when it crackle's add curry leaves,ginger and green chillis. no w add with the rice and mix it well with the curd. add salt accordingly.

I Think this would also be great to pack them when we travel. thus it goes for Travel Food Festival an event by easy crafts of http://simpleindianfood.blogspot.com/2008/01/travel-food-festival.html

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Markazhi Utsav

Here in Tamil Nadu Markazhi month(dec-17th to jan 13th) is a month of music,kolam. In my childhood me and my mom used to wake up by 4.30 in the morning and we put kolams covering half of the road atleast.. i used to color it...There will be un-announced competition between the aunties of neighbouring homes...like whose kolam is big and best. today i welcome markazhi month with a kolam.

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seppankizhanghu poriyal

Required Items:

1. sena kizhanghu-1/4 kg

2. onion-1

3.turmeric powder-a pinch

4.chilli powder-1 spoon

5.ginger- 5 bits

6. curry leaves

6.oil

7.salt

8. asafoetida

Method:

Heat the oil and do thalippu, add asafoetida powder,curry leaves,ginger,oinion, fry the onions, now add salt,turmeric powder,chilli powder, and and pre-boiled sena kizhanghu to this and simmer the stove untill senai comes out roasted.

this goes well with curd rice,sambhar rice.

courtesy: malathi saravanan

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Dosa with corriander chutney

Required Items:

1.Corriander leaves of 5 stems atleast
2.Grated coconut 1/2 cup
3.Green chilli- 2
4.Roasted gram-3 tbsp
5.salt as required
6.oil
7.curry leaves
8.mustard seeds
9. water

Method:

Take a pan. fry the corriander leaves and grated coconut without leaving oil for few seconds. now grind fried corriander leaves,grated coconut,roasted gram,green chilli, salt,5 curry leaves by adding little water.now do thalippu with mustard seeds and curry leaves.
iam sure it will tempt you to do again and again. try it out.
this corriander chutney goes well with idly,dosa,vadai, pongal.

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About Me

Welcome to my blog..enjoy home cooking recipe's, which i tried and wanted it up to share with you all. Cooking is still being my fantascy, right from my childhood. The first thing i learned to cook is Maggi Noodles. from then Iam still learning. Cooking still intrests me as i keep on trying stuffs. Blogging has taken me two steps ahead in cooking, which is a multi-storey.

MEME'S

Five facts about me...? Ok Here They are...

1. I hate eating fruits. I have fought with my dad for not eating an apple that he forced me to eat. till now..it was a big fight according to me.

2. I do things in the last minute's. i even enjoy the thrill's of getting into running bus, last minute exam revision..etc.

3. I get tense for useless things and iam good in handling stressfull situation very easily.

4. I advise a lot to other people. i have even sufferd a lot because of advising to useless.

5. I wont be myself when anyone wake me up from my deep sleep. You can see the devil in me.

MEME WITH QTN/ANS:

1) LAST MOVIE U SAW IN A THEATRE?

Guru..with my baby in me.

2) WHAT BOOK ARE U READING??

None.

3) FAVOURITE BOARD GAME?

Carrom..but i have never won the game.

4) FAVOURITE MAGAZINE?

Ananda Vikatan(Tamil Magazine).

5) FAVOURITE SMELLS?

Cooking smell of my mom's which wake's me up from the bed.

6) FAVOURITE SOUNDS?

My son's "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh"

7) WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?

When I fall Ill.

8) WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN U WAKE?

okay 10 more minutes to sleep....

9) FAVOURITE FASTFOOD PLACE?

Hot Chips

10) FUTURE CHILDS NAME?

Not yet decided..but the name should end with "ya" as mine.

11) FINISH THIS STATEMENT—’IF I HAD A LOT OF MONEY I’D

go to Ice cream Parlour to buy it..

12) DO U DRIVE FAST?

No.

13) DO U SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?

No..but with Stuffed Pillow.

14) STORMS–COOL OR SCARY?

Cool..

15) WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?

Yet to buy one.

16) FAVOURITE DRINK?

Mango Juice of my ammamma's

17) FINISH THIS STATEMENT-IF I HAD THE TIME I WOULD…

sleep well..

18) DO YOU EAT THE STEMS ON BROCCOLI?

No

19) IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY OTHER COLOUR, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR CHOICE?

iam happy with my black hair colour.

20) NAME ALL THE DIFFERENT CITIES/TOWNS U HAVE LIVED IN?

Chennai,Bangalore,Pondicherry

21) FAVOURITE SPORTS TO WATCH?

Other Than Cricket..i cant understand any other game

22) ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?

She is a amazing baker. I just visit her blog to drool. she is also responsible for my recent Cake Craze.

23) WHATS UNDER YOUR BED?

Toys of my Son's..which he pushed under the bed, where i could not go.

24) WOULD U LIKE TO BE BORN AS YOURSELF AGAIN??

Yes..if it is with same parents.

25) MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT OWL?

Night Owl

26) OVER EASY OR SUNNY SIDE UP?

Sunny Side Up

27) FAVOURITE PLACE TO RELAX?

On the bed

28) FAVOURITE PIE?

Apple Pie

29) FAVOURITE ICECREAM FLAVOUR?

Richie Rich at POndicherry

30) OF ALL THE PEOPLE U HAVE TAGGED, WHO IS THE MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND FIRST?

mmmm...SriValli..

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you can mail me at homecooksrecipes@gmail.com

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