Thursday, December 28, 2006

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY BLOG BUDDIES



ON THIS SPECIAL DAY I LIKE TO WISH ALL MY BLOG BUDDIES

AND THANK FOR THEIR ENCOURAGEMENT.



MY FIRST FROASTED CAKE

This is my froasting cake i tried for my niece b'day.It came out very well, infact everyone enjoyed because of less froasting.

Selfsatisfied is the great feeling we get when we prepare ourself for our beloved ones.


Tuesday, December 12, 2006

POTATO.PEAS GRAVY/THOKKU

This is my contribution to Pooja's this week veggie"POTATO"














Ingredients:
Onion-2big
Tomato-2
Potato-2 medium size
Peas-1cup(fresh or frozen)
Garlic-2flakes
Tumeric powder-1/2tsp
Red chilli powder-3tsp
Salt-As per taste
For Seasioning:
Mustard seeds
Broken urad dhal
Curry leaves-few
Hing(optional)

Method:

Season Mustard,Broken urad.dhal in oil. Add Hing,curry leaves,garlic.

Now slowly add chopped onion,fry for a while start adding tomato,potato,peas one by one.

Keep frying for sometime, then add tumeric, chilly, salt to the receipe, mix nicely.

Once you feel it is mixed evenly add 1glass of water and close the lid.

Leave the receipes on slow flame, for atleast15-20minutes.

Periodically keep stirring the gravy inbetween, you can find oil on the top layer seperated from receipe(this is the indication, all the ingredients are cooked well),

Now without lid, keep on flame for fewminutes, to get thick consistency.

Off the stove, garnish with corriander and serve.

It is very easy receipe, which goes well with Rotis,South Indian tiffin varieties like Dosai, Idly .Even you can mix with boiled rice , which is perfect for lunch box.

If you wish to add more vegetables,you can add cauliflower,carrot along with peas.

Tuesday, December 05, 2006

MILAGU VADAI(A HOT SNACK FOR COOL WEATHER)


Ingredients:

Uraddhal-1cup
Rice flour-1/4cup
Peppercorns-10-12
Salt -As per taste
Jeera-1-2tsp
Oil-For deep frying..


Method:

First soak the dhal for atleast 2hours and grind in mixie coarsely,keep aside.

Now fry the rice flour in dry pan,till you feel the aroma..

Meantime make jeera and peppercorn coarse powder.

Now add all the ingredients,divide into equal size balls.

Pat on the plastic paper,which is greased with oil, with help of wetting your hands in water, make into flat and drop a hole in centre.

Fry in oil and drop on tissue papper, to remove excess oil.


This is famous prasatham in temple shops, particularly in South India.