tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76166171413778101862024-02-18T21:01:07.041-08:00Cooking-MaduraistylePriyameenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829644672945179237noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616617141377810186.post-89992815661159167992010-12-28T10:11:00.000-08:002010-12-28T10:21:03.470-08:00One Decade(2005-2010)OK OK..without informing the absence,also instead of giving recepies,what in the world she is writing in a cooking blog..I can hear you all saying that..but I felt I want to share something with my readers after a long time..while browsing I read something like this from a blog,so I decided why dont I write something about my life in my own blog..After reading this I hope you will understand my long absence..I hope( if time permits :) ) I will write more and give some madurai style recepies in next year..<br /><br />Most important decade of my life(2005-2010)..Lot of things happened..Lots of fun..Lots of ups and down...Let see how?<br /><br /><strong>2005</strong>:<strong>Most important year of my life</strong>.Got married to Senthil in January,Most wonderful person in earth.Started my marriage life in <br />Albany,NY in a single bedroom apartment driving a ford taurus.Got pregnant in march,totally unplanned,Which drive both of us crazy for a little while until Adarsh born in December.We had a bunch of good friends they really taken care of me during pregnancy.Adarsh looks exactly like me,being an young age mom(I am 22 @ this time), Thankfully my mom was with me at the end of my pregnancy.She guided me each and every step.I love you mom!you are my role model!<br /><br /><strong>2006:Nothing Special happened this year</strong>.We moved to two bedroom apartment and bought a brand new Honda Accord.Went to las vegas just me and Senthil leaving adarsh with my mom,the best vaction I ever had.I felt like I was in dream land.My mom went back to India,that scared me a lot,how am I going to take care of this 5 month old baby that is my biggest concern,God gave me enough Strength to overcome the little hurdles I got day by day.Finally I started feeling little matured at this stage.My brother family came to US.We all celebrated Adarsh first <br />birthday in a party hall with the bunch of friends.Beautiful memories!<br /><br /><br /><strong>2007: Important year in my software career</strong>.I joined as a java consultant in NYSDOH.We bought a brand new individual home in Mogappair,Chennai.Went <br />to India for house warming cermony,and showed My Adarsh to everyone in India.Went to London for a vacation.<br /><br /><strong>2008:Work work work kinda year..</strong>Being a consultant I worked really hard..but it paid off..we saved a lot..which made us to bought a brand new home in clifton park,NY with a pretty good down payment..we felt like we have achieved something in life at this year..we love love loved our new home..Being lived in a apartment for three years moving to a brand new house is a great feeling!<br /><br /><strong>2009:Lots of ups and down filled year..</strong>Beginning of this year my contract at NYSDOh got ended..so I was at an transistion period for three months..This is very common in a consultants world..But it scared me..I started writing on this beautiful cooking blog..which I loved so much ..I got a NYS state job as an IT specialist in programming as permanent employee,which I am completely NOT statisfied by this job bcoz its very less pay than what I got before...but the world is recession at that time..So I said to myself whatever happens in life is <br />good..God has a plan..But I really enjoyed at this time..Wonderful team..Got lot of good friends at the state..They are all very kind and fun..We almost furnished our home at this year..Home started looking lovely!<br /><br /><strong>2010:Wow what a great year!</strong> We went to Florida for a long 10 day vacation!Bought our Second brand new Toyato Highlander 2010..<br />Joined in LTI as a java consultant again..Ready to take the stress and heavy work load..Worked as a consultant to GE..Totally a new world..Tiring yet rewarding job..When I touched the Thomas Edison desk where he discovered a lot.. at the research center they kept it for display..I cried literally at the moment..Who in the world have those oppurtunities(ofcourse those who are all working in research center have that ha ha..)..Working in Edison office(GE) is such a great experience My Consulting company LTI is wonderful..Thier holiday celebration is unforgettable event in my life..There are almost 100 varities of food and cocktails in the mansion...Most of them I never tasted or enjoyed in my life.Danced at the party for the first time with my Senthil.Most wonderful party I ever had in my life..Senthil joined as a state consultant after 9 years of work at IA system..A huge career move for him..Celebrated Adarsh birthday in a grand manner!A sucessful and a pleasent year!Financially a very good year too!<br /><br />All these years what I have learned from life is its a transistion,move <br />according to god's plan..Take the challenge and try to win on <br />that..Accept the changes.... Lets see what is in store for me for the next decade(2011-2015)..I am ready to take the challenge and move according to god's plan.<br /> <br />Finally don't think I am philosopher..there is a philosopher sitting <br />inside me I was trying to pull her out of the shell by writing this to <br />the world!<br /><br />Have a fun filled New Year!Priyameenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829644672945179237noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616617141377810186.post-41080283199985393842010-03-14T11:44:00.000-07:002010-03-14T12:31:03.138-07:00Shrimp Thokku<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37354961@N04/4432318827/" title="blog_foto_March 007 by priyameena_m, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4432318827_1923a2a981.jpg" width="650" height="571" alt="blog_foto_March 007" /></a><br /><br /><br />The reason for the long gap is absolutely my laziness...I can say some lame excuses like the thing happened in the past few days like our Long nine days Florida vacation..My Dad's Visit..But I wont..see how nice I am ..ha ha..<br /><br />Watching a game,Eating a Non veg,Having some beer is the perfect Sunday for my hubby Senthil..So most of the Sundays I will make some some non veg items..This Sunday I made this thokku.. Even though if for any reason I couldn't able to make non veg,he will have his beer even with pasta and watch the match..If I said like 'Senthil pasta wouldn't go with the beer..he used to laugh at me and say 'how come you know? the reason is I don't drink beer..These are all common things right ha..ha..<br /><br /><b>You need</b><br /><br />Shrimp- 1 lb<br />Onion-2 big(finely chopped)<br />Tomato-3 Medium(finely Chopped)<br />Ginger and Garlic Paste-1 tbsp<br />Chili powder-2 tsp<br />Coriander powder-3 tsp<br />Garam masala powder-1/2 tsp<br />Oil-2 tbsp<br />salt as per taste<br /><br /><b>For Tempering</b><br /><br />Zeera-1/2 tsp<br />cinnamon-1/2 stick<br />bay leaves-2<br />cloves-2<br /><br /><b>Method</b><br /><br />In a wok add the oil add the items for tempering,when it started browning,add the onions and fry it until it changes to translucent.<br /><br />Add the Tomatoes and fry it until it is completely mashed up.<br /><br />Now add the ginger garlic paste and add all the powders and salt and fry it until the oil oozes out from it.<br /><br />Now add the Shrimp and one cup of water and close it with the lid and cook it in a medium flame for 20 mnts or until the desired thick consistency.<br /><br />Garnish it with cilantro!!<br /><br />It taste great with the curd ricePriyameenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829644672945179237noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616617141377810186.post-64012567239665689482010-01-22T19:08:00.000-08:002010-01-22T19:13:46.400-08:00Drumstick and Brinjal Puli Kulambu(Spicy Vegetable curry)<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37354961@N04/4296914602/" title="Blog2010 006 by priyameena_m, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4296914602_0e372d363f_b.jpg" width="650" height="571" alt="Blog2010 006" /></a><br /> <br /> Last saturday I was little bored so I went to the redbox and took the <b>Julie and Julia </b> movie,guess what I just loved that movie.Its an Inspirational and true story.Its all about the girl and her passion about the cooking.Julie who used to live in top of the pizzeria store in Queens,NY.She also had a full time job in Goverment Agency.Being tired of her daily routine,she wants to do something different,other than cooking she doesnt have anything to do,She wants to write a book,but she thought its not that easy,so her husband gave an Idea why dont you start a blog,so she started a blog about Julia child(an american cook famous for her French cooking)recepies,she started cooking all her recepies and started blogging about it.In the beginning she didnt even got a single comments,when the time runs her blog became very famous.She too became very famous after an editorial interview.She is no longer living in the top of pizzeria,she is a famous writer now.I even saw her blog its wonderful. There is also another true story about Julia Child(an american cook famous for her French cooking),running behind the movie.Totally it was an awesome movie,I wish everyone of my blogging friends should watch this movie atleast once,I bet you will love it.I enjoyed each and every scene of the movie.If you have already seen this movie please do comment about it.This is the url of Julie blog,http://blogs.salon.com/0001399/.<br /><br /> Puli Kulambu,is nothing but a kind of stew made with vegetables and Tamrind juice.Its one of the very tasty dish in Tamil nadu,India.It is little spicy dish,but you can adjust spiceness according to your level.Actual recepie dont need any milk,but adding the milk will definetly enhances the taste.<br /><br /><b>You need</b><br />Onion-1 (medium Finely chopped)<br />tomato-2(small finely chopped)<br />brinjal-2(small slited lengthwise into four)<br />drumstick-4-5 pieces<br />shallots-4-5(crushed into pieces)<br />garlic-4-5(crushed into pieces)<br />dry chillies-2(crush it into 2-3 pieces)<br />sambar powder/kulambu milagai thool-2-3 tsp<br />tamrind-a lemon size(squeeze the juice out of it with 1 cup of water)<br />boiled milk-1/2 cup<br /><br /><b>For Tempering</b><br /><br />sesame oil-2 tbsp<br />mustard seeds-1 tsp<br />zeera seeds-1 tsp<br />methi seeds-1/2 tsp<br />hing- a pinch<br />curry leaves<br /><br /><br /> <br /><b>Method</b><br /><br />In a kadai add the oil and all the items for tempering,when it starts splutter add the dry chillies,garlic and shallots.fry it for few mnts<br /><br />Now add the onion and fry it until it is translucent.Add the tomatoes fry it until it becomes like a complete paste.Add the sambhar powder and salt.Also add the drumstick and brinjal,fry until the oil seperates from it.<br /><br />Add the tamrind and some water to it and allow it to boil for 5-7 mnts/until the vegetables cooked completely.<br /><br />Now add the milk and allow it to boil for 2-3 mnts.Priyameenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829644672945179237noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616617141377810186.post-20979297404646982792010-01-16T09:44:00.000-08:002010-01-16T09:48:54.918-08:00Alu Mutter<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37354961@N04/4279473942/" title="Blog2010 004 by priyameena_m, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4279473942_cfded33354_b.jpg" width="650" height="571" alt="Blog2010 004" /></a><br /> <br /> <br />Wish you a very happy pongal by dear friends!Especially during these festival times I usually felt like that I am missing India.In my hubby hometown they usually celebrate it in a grand manner.My father in law will be the chief chef of that day.He will make very delicious pongal ,Whenever My hubby describes me about this pongal it makes me drool a lot.I also made the pongal this time in my own recepie,it was good.My hubby said it was excellent,but I dont want to ask him to compare with my father in law pongal.I definetly know that his pongal will be the best.Between there is no relationship between the pongal and this alu mutter.<br /> This alu mutter is made with very simple ingridients and its very easy to make too.Chappathi and this simple alu mutter your dinner is rescued.<br /><br /><br /><b>You Need</b><br /><br />potato-1 lb(boiled and cut into cubes)<br />onion-1 big(finely chopped)<br />tomato-2 medium(finely chopped)<br />chili powder-1-1+1/2 teaspoon<br />coriander powder-1+1/2 teaspoon<br />turmeric powder-1/2 teaspoon<br />garam masala powder-1/2 teaspoon<br />oil-1+1/2 tbsp<br />cashews-5<br />cooked peas-1 cup<br />salt<br />kasthoori methi-1 teaspoon(optional)<br />coriander leaves<br /><br /><br /><b>Recepie</b><br /><br />In a kadai add the oil and add onion fry until it is translucent,then add the tomatoes and cook it until it is completely mashed out.<br /><br />Add all the spice powders,salt and fry it until the oil seperated from it.Grind this along with the cashews.<br /><br />Bring boil to this mixture add the potatoes and peas,simmer it for few seconds.<br /><br />Finally dress it up with some kasthoori methi and coriander leaves.<br /><br /><br />viola Enjoy!!Priyameenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829644672945179237noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616617141377810186.post-69002307960305175672010-01-09T13:52:00.000-08:002010-01-21T12:48:38.980-08:00Okra(Vendaikai) Mandhi<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37354961@N04/4259898389/" title="NewYear2010 020 by priyameena_m, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/4259898389_f965654a18_b.jpg" width="650" height="571" alt="NewYear2010 020" /></a> <br /> <br />Its a Chettinad speciality dish.Most of us think the chettinad dishes are famous for non vegetarian dishes,but there are whole lot of awesome veggie dishes in chettinad cuisine.This is one among them.Being a big fan of spice and sour foods.when I first tasted this dish at one of my friends place I became a fan of it.you can use any veggies to it even some dhals.I love this dish made with fresh okra.My mom used to say If you eat okra then you will be good at your math.I hate to eat okra when I was a kid,because of some kind of slaminess in that veggie.But now I started loving it lets hope I will be a math geneius in one day ha..ha..<br /><br />This goes well with the simple dhal and plain rice with appalam on the side.<br /><br /><b>You need</b><br /><br />okra-1 lb(cut it into medium round pieces)<br />small onion/shallots-3-5(cut into medium pieces)<br />green chillies-5(slitted lengthwise)<br />tamrind-big lemon size(take juice of it)<br />turmeric-1/2 tsp<br />rice flour-1 tsp<br />sesame oil-1+1/2 tbsp<br />mustard seeds-1/2 tsp<br />zeera-1/2 tsp<br />curry leaves<br />salt<br /><br /><b>Method</b><br /><br />In a kadai add the oil and add Mustard,zeera and curry leaves.when it starts spluttering add the onions and green chillies.<br /><br />When the onion turned brown add the okra and fry it for 5-7 mnts.<br /><br />Now add the tamrind juice,salt and turmeric.Add some water Let it boil for 4-5 mnts<br /><br />Mix the rice flour with water and add it to the gravy.Simmer it for 2-3 mnts.<br /><br />Now its ready to serve!Priyameenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829644672945179237noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616617141377810186.post-30101664071713519852009-11-24T20:54:00.000-08:002010-01-03T11:53:22.341-08:00Spinach Kootu<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37354961@N04/4241959572/" title="Diwali&Halloween 012 by priyameena_m, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2519/4241959572_870e38d86f_b.jpg" width="650" height="571" alt="Diwali&Halloween 012" /></a><br />Happy New Year to you all!I am starting this year with a very simple recepie.<br /> Kootu is one of the fundamentals of Tamil cooking...Whenever if you go to any parties/Marriages you will see this kootu..Everyone will have thier own recepie of making kootu..Mine is little time consuming but the end result will make no one resist to eating it..I love Spinach,I think I said it in many post..But thats true not only Spinach all the green Leafy vegetables..You can have this with either rice/chappathi.<br /><br /><B>Thing you Need </b><br /><br />1.spinach- 1 bag<br />2.toor dhal/Moong dhal-3/4 cup<br />3.turmeric-1/2 tsp<br />4.salt<br />5.oil-1/2 tbsp<br />6.mustard seeds-1 tsp<br />7.zeera-1tsp<br />8.dry chillies-2-4(split it into half)<br />9.shredded coconut-1 tbsp(optional)<br />10.shallots/small onion-3(finely chopped)<br />11.garlic-1 pod(finely chopped)<br /><br /><b>Recepie</b><br /><br />Cook and Mash the dhal along with salt and turmeric and keep it aside.<br /><br />Cook the Spinach in a microwave high for 8-10 min with very little water.(by cooking the spinach in the microwave it will retains its color and freshness).<br /><br />In a kadai add some oil and add the mustard,zeera,drychillies,garlic,shallots fry it for few mnts.<br /><br />Add the Mashed dhal and spinach with the water then close the lid and cook it in a medium flame for just 2 mnts.<br /><br />If you want you can finally top it of with the shredded coconut.Priyameenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829644672945179237noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616617141377810186.post-48251315765706833122009-11-22T17:15:00.000-08:002009-11-22T17:24:34.692-08:00Spicy egg curry<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37354961@N04/4126720210/" title="Diwali&Halloween 011 by priyameena_m, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2682/4126720210_74271f188e_b.jpg" width="650" height="571" alt="Diwali&Halloween 011" /></a><br /> <br />Hello gals...I am back with lot of enthu..I really missed you gals a lot,I am telling this from bottom of my heart..Now I decided I dont want to loose you all...I hope you gals will understand how hard its to blog daily with a kid with a full time job and house full of chores...So I planned to manage my timmings..I decided to allote some specific timming for the blogging..So I have alloted one hour per day..<br /> Letz talk about the hot topic in town "FLU"...The flu started with my son then to me and then to my hubby..Eventhough we all had very mild symptoms we stayed home for the whole week..It was wonderful..We had lot of fun by watching lot of movies..What else we can do when everyone in the home is doing fine with no work..We dont want go out of the house...because the flu may get severe...so we stayed home until it is completly cured..<br /> Did you guys watched the next Iron chef?..I am obsessed with it...I am glad that chef Mehta was in the final two...I really enjoyed the episode of five course Indian meals..I was little disappointed when chef Garces won that episode instead of chef Mehta..<br /> Letz talk about this spicy egg curry/thokku..This goes well with everything chappathi,rice,parotta,curd rice,even with rasam rice..This can be prepared in no time..If I dont have any vegetable my option will only be this curry only..When it comes to egg I like half boiled very much..It taste so good when you have it with parotta chalna and half boil egg on the side..<br /><br />From your Pantry:<br /><br />1.Onion-2(finely chopped)<br />2.Tomato-3(finely chopped)<br />3.Ginger and Garlic paste-1 tbsp<br />4.green chillies-3<br />5.Sambar powder-2 tsp<br />6.oil-2 tbsp<br />7.sombu/fennel seeds-1 tsp<br />8.Boiled egg-6(cut it into halves)<br /><br />Method:<br /><br />Add the oil in the kadai add the sombu and onion fry it until it is translucent.<br /><br />Add the G&G paste to it..Fry it until the raw smell goes off..<br /><br />Add the tomatoes and fry it until its completely mashed up..Add the sambar powder and salt to it. add 1/2 cup of water and close the lid for few mnts..<br /><br />open the lid and add all the eggs and close the lid and put it in a low fmae until the masala mixes well with the egg..<br /><br />Viola you are all set with quick fix meal..Priyameenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829644672945179237noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616617141377810186.post-4508719040445390482009-09-30T14:03:00.000-07:002009-09-30T14:32:16.321-07:00Long break followed by a short breakEveryday I started something is missing in my life and finally I came to know I didnt blogged for such a long time.:)..I feel little guilty for the uninformed break from the blogging..This time I am going to take a short break.Probably 1-2 weeks.There are so many reason to say why I didnt blogged..Tight shedule at work,camera got repaired,furnishing our home.. so trying to get lot ideas from browsing hgtv.com,Shopping a lot ..:)Guest at home etc..etc..But the actual reason is my laziness and poor time management..Last but not least working mom Bloggers please throw some tips in my blog for time management..<br /><br />Glad I have seen selected in the food blog roll for Finest foodie Friday(FFF).I am so happy they mention a lot about my blog.Its a really a honor for me to get this.Please check the link to read about my blog. <br /><br />http://www.foodieblogroll.com/finestfoodiesfriday/finest-foodies-friday-picks-for-august-14-2009<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zQXYLyZD2uT_-4pV_cQmDboqhswGrQQ72o_GhlW66dsq81Pl1fszLqOyl6K7ZTVQMOS9tohw4J5tpcjFtMNQcmYj76mT3kO2Be2nHisYGBi6UcEBRYUWRISjsy8smMStnXWB1i1WMlXt/s1600-h/icon_fff.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 50px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zQXYLyZD2uT_-4pV_cQmDboqhswGrQQ72o_GhlW66dsq81Pl1fszLqOyl6K7ZTVQMOS9tohw4J5tpcjFtMNQcmYj76mT3kO2Be2nHisYGBi6UcEBRYUWRISjsy8smMStnXWB1i1WMlXt/s400/icon_fff.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387376248397671762" /></a><br /><br />Catch you gals sooner!!Priyameenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829644672945179237noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616617141377810186.post-52118194409781621372009-08-03T07:46:00.000-07:002009-08-06T07:35:38.771-07:00Panner Butter Masala and an Award<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37354961@N04/3773092301/" title="panner by priyameena_m, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2556/3773092301_facaf45e2b_b.jpg" width="650" height="571" alt="panner" /></a><br /><br />Panner butter masala is an exoctic dish for me when I was in my hometown..We rarely go to the near by restaurant in our home town where we get this dish..After coming here to USA this is the common dish in most Indian restaurant..we usually have this ofen..Not only this panner butter masala..After coming to USA which I used to thought exoctic and unaffordable in India became much more common here in USA..<br /> <br /><b>You Need</b><br /><br />1.Panner-300 gms(cubed and fried)<br />2.Onion-2 (medium minced)<br />3.Tomato-2(medium Pureed)<br />4.Cashews-2 tbsp<br />5.chilli powder-1 +1/2 tsp<br />6.coriander powder-2 tsp<br />7.red color- a pinch<br />8.Garam masala powder- a pinch<br />9.Kasthoori methi-for garnishing<br />10.cumin powder-1/2 tsp<br />11.Salt<br />12.coriander leaves-for garnishing<br />13.oil-1 tbsp<br />14.Butter-1+1/2 tbsp<br /><br /><b>Method</b><br /><br />Heat the oil and butter in the Kadai add the minced onion fry until the raw smell goes off.<br /><br />Add the tomato puree and fry it for few min..<br /><br />Add all the powders and salt and add water and panner and close the lid and cook it 5-7 mnts.<br /><br />Grind the cashews with 1/4 cup of water to get milk like consistency add it to the masala and let it simmer for few mnts until you get desired consistency..<br /><br />Garnish it with kasthoori methi and coriander leaves..<br /><br />Enjoy!!<br /><br />Three beautiful friends of mine passed this wonderful award to me <a href="http://anncookbook.blogspot.com/">Ann</a>,<a href="http://salt2taste.blogspot.com/">Hema</a>,<a href="http://easy2cookrecipes.blogspot.com/">Shama</a>Thanks a lot..I love this award and it also gave me such a good chance to tell seven things about me..<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybGkEe0VzOnZqmjL-_qNY_Tb11Bv7YLjkV7qI8Qdiff1cT1IjJz0wNnLkv6XqT4tWWSEMNLOJBCfqjn0NgspkpLIzVvjFPYnekZdgpa3mGzb7IBFu_94Ti34e4ZiSoRStWwZOgKKMaQDr/s1600-h/kreativblogger.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 185px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybGkEe0VzOnZqmjL-_qNY_Tb11Bv7YLjkV7qI8Qdiff1cT1IjJz0wNnLkv6XqT4tWWSEMNLOJBCfqjn0NgspkpLIzVvjFPYnekZdgpa3mGzb7IBFu_94Ti34e4ZiSoRStWwZOgKKMaQDr/s400/kreativblogger.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366584748459296354" /></a><br /><br />Rules are :<br />1. You must thank the person who has given you the award.<br />2. Copy the logo and place it on your blog.<br />3. Link to the person who has nominated you for the award.<br />4. Name 7 things about yourself that people might find interesting.About Me<br />5. Nominate 7 other Kreativ Bloggers. (Which is not fair, I want to give to all my friends!)<br />6. Post links to the 7 blogs you nominate.<br />7. Leave a comment on which of the blogs to let them know they have been nominated<br /><br />I love to pass this award to<br /><br /><a href="http://geetlovetocook.blogspot.com/">Sangeetha</a><br /><a href="http://www.kitchentantra.com/">Malar</a><br /><a href="http://ushanandini.blogspot.com/">Usha</a><br /><a href="http://sanghi-tastybites.blogspot.com/">Sangi</a><br /><a href="http://memoryarchieved.blogspot.com/">Ramya</a><br /><a href="http://thechefandherkitchen.blogspot.com/">Prathiba</a><br /><a href="http://vazhayilaa.blogspot.com/">Nithya Praveen</a><br />For a change, I asked my hubby <b>Senthil</b> to tell something about me he said<br /><br />1.I am Positive thinker.Yes its true I always think positive..Even some thing is happening negative and I used find the positive things in it..<br /><br />2.I am go getter..Means If I want one thing I will go any extreme to get it..<br /><br />3.I am a tech Savi..I love tech talking..Even we both talk hours and hours of technical things..<br /><br />4.I Just turned into environment saver..Go green..<br /><br />5.I am an excellent cook..Yes thats true..I am ready to try new recepies..Try to make the recepies more tasty everytime..<br /><br />6.I am an energetic person...<br /><br />7.I love helping people..Yes thats true.If somebody needs any help I will be the first one to help them..<br /><br /><b>According to me</b>...<br /><br />1.I am an 100% dual mind..Absolute gemini character..I will be Happy and suddendly with an hour or so I feel depressed for no reason..<br /><br />2.I love Perfumes,dresses,sun glass..I love Indian dresses almost 75% of the closet in our bedroom is mine and the 25% is for my hubby..<br /><br />3.I love spicy food..Hot Pickles are my favorite..I love to mix it with plain rice have it with chips ..My favorite comfort food..<br /><br />4.I am an economical person,but that doesnt mean I am stingy..I will think twice/thrice before buying anything..I didnt like to stuff everything inside my home which I barely use..I always have a calculator running inside my mind..<br /><br />5.I love contemporary style in interior designing..Simple and sleek straight lines..earthy colors..I didnt like much traditional/country style designing..<br /><br />6.I love uniqueness in everything..Food,Dress,anything you name it...if its different from the regular stuff..I just love it..<br /><br />7.I am an very emotional person..Even the movies can make me cry..Recent movie which Made me cry was 'Marley and me' climax..You gals wont beleive it..One day my hubby causally started singing an old emotional song..(he is neither an bad singer nor an good singer..)I started crying..He was shocked and asked why are you crying because of my song..I said yes...He burst into laughs..<br /><br />See you Gals!!Priyameenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829644672945179237noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616617141377810186.post-68654185453392947882009-07-30T17:31:00.000-07:002009-08-02T17:40:36.147-07:00Mushroom Masala Idiyappam<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37354961@N04/3722462574/" title="blog-fotos 010 by priyameena_m, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3442/3722462574_fe8b65d707_b.jpg" width="650" height="571" alt="blog-fotos 010" /></a><br /><br />I am back..Sorry gals for not actively involved in blogging...I went to a new company ..new project...Its hard for me to allocate timming..but soon will catch up with you all..So I came here with the an unique recepie..Mushroom idiyappam(thin rice noodles/string hoppers).This is more like an mushroom rice I have used idiyappam instead..Mushroom is my favorite I sometimes feel it taste like a mutton..Sometimes I just boiled it and eat ..My favorite flavor in idiyappam is just tadka with mustard,urad dhal,'uruka millagai'(pickled chillies)...it will taste awesome..<br />In summer my mom will prepare this along with vadams..I love summer in India.my favorite items in summer are tender green mango and these vadams..I just love the tender magoes soaked in salt water..okay I started drooling by writing this itself...Letz get back to our mushroom idiyappam..<br /><br /><b>You need</b><br /><br />Idiyappam/sevai dried-1/2 pack<br />onion-1 big(finely chpped)<br />tomato-2 medium(finely chopped)<br />green chillies-3-4(finely chopped)<br />chilli powder-1 tsp<br />turmeric powder-1/2 tsp<br />garam masala powder-1/2 tsp<br />Coriander leaves<br />Mushroom-1 pkg<br />Salt-to taste<br /><br /><b>For Tempering</b><br /><br />oil-2 tbsp<br />cinnamon-1 stick<br />Fennel seeds-1/2 tsp<br />anistar-2<br />Elachi-2<br /><br /><br /><b>Method</b><br /><br />Cooked the Idiyappam/sevai according to the package direction.<br /><br />In a kadai add the oil and add the items for tempering and add onion fry until it is nicely golden brown add the tomato and fry it very well to make it like a paste.<br /><br />Add all the powders and green chillies,mushrooms fry it for few mnts in a medium flame.<br /><br />Add salt and add the idiyappam and close the lid for few mnts.Finally Garnish it with coriander leaves..<br /><br />Viola...Enjoy!!Priyameenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829644672945179237noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616617141377810186.post-2340260220225350892009-07-01T11:49:00.000-07:002009-07-06T20:21:51.235-07:00Adai Dosa(Lentils thick dosai) and bbq party snaps<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37354961@N04/3679487926/" title="blog-fotos 012 by priyameena_m, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2660/3679487926_3ecbe00b0d_b.jpg" width="650" height="571" alt="blog-fotos 012" /></a><br /><br />Adai Dosai is one of my hubby favorite.I never made it like the exact way he like.My mom she is the expert in this..Her adai used to be awesome taste,crispy and light..you wont feel heavy after eating..Then I called my mom asked the secrets behind it..She said everything like the quanity and soaking and grinding technique.<br /><br /> My mom used to make this only on weekends..When I was a kid me and my brother will wait in the kitchen with the empty plate for the first adai..Eventhough I am the smaller kid my mom used to give the first one to my brother only.. not only one time almost every time.I am always a looser in this...Sometimes I will ask why?..sometimes never.. Sometimes I used to cry for this...After we became a grown up my brother started commenting what I used to do..he itself started giving me the first adai..Then after my marriage I said this to my hubby sorry complain this to my hubby...and my sweet hubby asked this to my mom..my mom just smiled and she didnt replied anything..Yes its a silly story ..Ha..ha..<br /> <br /> Most of the people like to have this with aviyal,but I dont like it bcoz adai itself a heavy dish on top of that aviyal makes me feel so heavy...I love to eat it alone..So that you will taste just the adai taste not the chutey/aviyal taste.<br /> <br /><br /><b>you need</b><br /><br />Par boiled rice-1 cup<br />raw rice-1/2 cup<br />channa dhal-1/2 cup<br />toor dhal,moong dhal,ura dhal-little bit of evrything to make it into-1/4 cup<br />Red chillies-5-7(depends on your spice level and spiceniness of your chillies)<br />salt-as per taste<br /><br /><b>For Tempering</b><br /><br />oil-1tbsp<br />mustard seeds-1 tsp<br />urad dhal-1 tsp<br />onion-1 (medium finely chopped/you can also use shallots for better taste)<br />curry leaves<br /><br /><b>Method</b><br /><br />Soak the rice and dry chillies together and soak all the dhal seperately for just 45 minutes to i hour.<br /><br />Grind the rice and dry chillies almost like a rava cosistency and grind the dhal seperately little larger than the rava consistency.<br /><br />Mix both the batter with some salt.<br /><br />In a kadai add the tempering items in the order and then add it to the batter.Batter should be thicker then the dosa batter...but dont make it too thick the your adai will be so heavy..<br /><br />In tava pour batter and make dosa..<br /><br />Viola..Enjoy..<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37354961@N04/3694769884/" title="Anniversary & Barbeque 096 by priyameena_m, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2451/3694769884_142f92ec78.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Anniversary & Barbeque 096" /></a><br /><i> My Three year old son Adarsh waiting for his chicken</i><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37354961@N04/3694753834/" title="Anniversary & Barbeque 094 by priyameena_m, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3610/3694753834_c51f9324ee.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Anniversary & Barbeque 094" /></a><br /><i>My hubby Senthil a grill pro</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37354961@N04/3694836450/" title="Anniversary & Barbeque 109 by priyameena_m, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2557/3694836450_f67ee6fde6.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Anniversary & Barbeque 109" /></a><br /><i>chicken on the grill</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37354961@N04/3693979331/" title="Anniversary & Barbeque 098 by priyameena_m, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3663/3693979331_cae0596f15.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Anniversary & Barbeque 098" /></a><br /><i>Corn on the grill,it was so tasty just like the one we used to get it in chennai beach.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37354961@N04/3694801798/" title="Anniversary & Barbeque 103 by priyameena_m, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3564/3694801798_abcceb6d1d.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Anniversary & Barbeque 103" /></a><br /><i>Kids in the hawaii costumes..(yes I am behind them)</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37354961@N04/3694949684/" title="Anniversary & Barbeque 166 by priyameena_m, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2596/3694949684_61c0afea34.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Anniversary & Barbeque 166" /></a><br /><i>Kids pool</i>Priyameenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829644672945179237noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616617141377810186.post-25772347755290691252009-06-23T07:37:00.000-07:002009-07-06T20:22:03.114-07:00Strawberry Margaritta and Stuffed mushroom<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37354961@N04/3644044147/" title="Margatitta by priyameena_m, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2421/3644044147_a6935a51b2_b.jpg" width="650" height="571" alt="Margatitta" /></a><br />Last week lot of things came in between,so I couldnt able to do blogging.Hope you are all doing good.Last week I celebrated my birthday,I turned 26(yeah I am pretty young).It was great.Strawberry margaritta and stuffed mushroom are nothing to do with my birthday.These are in my draft for so long time.<br /><br /> In my life I always came across this circumstance like, if there is any good thing is happening to me soon I will face some bad thing.Same If there is any bad thing happening to me,soon I will face some good thing.So instead of worring for the bad thing that happened, I started enjoying it because I know soon, something good going to happen.Ok I dont want you gals to get bore with my stupid philosophy.Letz get back to the margaritta.<br /><br /> I am huge fan of margaritta.I love any margaritta my favorite is lemon lime..I love sour taste.But I tried this strawberry margaritta for the first time I love it.Something to go along with it we had this stuffed mushroom its vegetarian.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37354961@N04/3644869290/" title="blog-fotos 036 by priyameena_m, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3325/3644869290_b4ff0abc24_b.jpg" width="650" height="571" alt="blog-fotos 036" /></a><br /><br /><br /><b>For Margaritta You need</b><br /><br />Strawberry Margaritta Mix-3 cups<br />Tequilla-1 cup<br />crushed ice-1 cup<br />margaritta salt-to rim the edges(optional)<br />Fresh strawberries-for garnishing<br /><br /><b>Method</b><br /><br />Mix the strawberry margaritta mix,tequilla and crushed ice in a cocktail shaker.Give it really a good shake.<br /><br />Rim the edges with fresh strawberries and immerse it in the margaritta salt.<br /><br />Pour the mix in the glass,add the fresh strawberry in the glass<br /><br /><br /><b>For Stuffed Mushroom you need</b><br /><br />Medium sized Mushroom-8<br />onion-1(small)<br />Garlic-2pods<br />Green chillies-3(small)<br />potatao-1(medium boiled and mashed)<br />oil-1 tbsp<br />cheese-1/2 cup<br /><br /><b>Method</b><br /><br />Gring the onion,garlic and green chillies to a paste.<br /><br />Remove the stalk from the mushroom and chop it finely<br /><br />In a wok add some oil and fry the grinded mixture until the raw smell goes off.Add the potato and the stalk of the mushroom.Fry it for few mnts.Stuff mixture is ready<br /><br />In a oven plate arrange the mushroom and stuff all with the stuff mixture and top all with some cheese of your choice.<br /><br />Place it in a preheated oven at 375 degree.Bake it until the cheese turns little browm.<br /><br />Viola its ready!!<br /><br />Enjoy!!<br /><br />Four Lovely gals<a href="http://myexperiencewithcooking.blogspot.com/"> Pooja</a>, <a href="http://dishesfrommykitchen.blogspot.com/"> Pavithra</a>,<a href="http://www.sailajakitchen.com/"> sailaja</a>,<a href="http://munchcrunchandsuch.wordpress.com/">Shubha</a> pass this wonderful award to me<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYRnSVdkeZn9Poy8-gZg717mBtcF3ycU9F8vP1aRnGIbEhZ1vlShCfkO3-RbnN-gF_vpqCtZ6NddEEV7A8kERN7LEYKYOFLqh9gjATJsXi2qAJnZOoH52Z_6MT2Cw1nlWYYGsU4R9xZpo/s1600-h/Lovely_Blog_Award.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYRnSVdkeZn9Poy8-gZg717mBtcF3ycU9F8vP1aRnGIbEhZ1vlShCfkO3-RbnN-gF_vpqCtZ6NddEEV7A8kERN7LEYKYOFLqh9gjATJsXi2qAJnZOoH52Z_6MT2Cw1nlWYYGsU4R9xZpo/s320/Lovely_Blog_Award.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350556077465981298" /></a><br /><br />Thanks a lot gals..I feel so honored..Thanks again.Priyameenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829644672945179237noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616617141377810186.post-34511809237238110892009-06-11T16:09:00.000-07:002009-06-11T17:05:26.281-07:00Barbequed Chicken drumsticks<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37354961@N04/3618234208/" title="blog-fotos 057 by priyameena_m, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3316/3618234208_a4b38debb7_b.jpg" width="650" height="571" alt="blog-fotos 057" /></a><br /><br />We just bought these brinkmann four burner gas grill.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHdfRk1Yc4_8kZwllzDIVeKsL3M-GdgedwDiRX2GghCktAD4Q93TtivlMJux8Fj1caIL4gDcm5HBvHMfsUNLmfGA4LG5V3Nriyk5df8pPAUgaqHKnyuc8sPhlaoXuM8uaa6eSdyO1irgE/s1600-h/0003995351979_150X150.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHdfRk1Yc4_8kZwllzDIVeKsL3M-GdgedwDiRX2GghCktAD4Q93TtivlMJux8Fj1caIL4gDcm5HBvHMfsUNLmfGA4LG5V3Nriyk5df8pPAUgaqHKnyuc8sPhlaoXuM8uaa6eSdyO1irgE/s400/0003995351979_150X150.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346216030861760098" /></a><br /><br />Oh my god it was awesome.The chicken grilled in a gas grill was totally different than the oven method,because of the open fire.My hubby dear marinated and grilled the chicken.I have to admit that He did an awesome job.He made it like a pro.This is one of our dish in our barbeque party.But at that time I couldnt find time to take pictures.But my hubby dear made it again for me..its so nice of him..He also promised me that he is going to make it every weekend until the summer..It doesnt have any fat involved so its an guilt free dish..<br /><br /><b>You need</b><br /><br />Chicken legs-1 lb(cleaned all skin removed)<br />shan tandoori masala-1/2 Packet(use less if you like it mild)<br />yogurt-1/2 cup<br />lime juice-from 1+1/2 limes<br />Ginger garlic paste-1+1/2 tbsp<br /><br /><br /><b>Method</b><br /><br />Mix all the ingredients together and marinate the chicken for over night.<br /><br />Heat the gas grill to 400 degree place the chicken and close the lid.<br /><br />After few mnts turn and cook in the other side..until both the sides are nicely browned and cooked fully<br /><br />Garnish it and enjoy!!<br /><br />You can also add some onion and peppers coated with the remaining mixture and grill it and have it with your chicken.<br /><br />I am sending this recepie for <a href="http://elitefoods.blogspot.com/2009/05/announcing-event-express-potluck.html"> The potluck-Chicken </a> hosted by <a href="http://elitefoods.blogspot.com/"> viki </a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkP0pgOOruc-cj7Rl51BALhDTKa59zXryG-yx4vnkEpXKiMj5GWo533l6ziLh561YrVdefQAD1IUZolczJHkre_0pWS5paZcQFVLK6B20J00n7wSM5ze9xy9HSnN3NhwQXiwqBKourr0R9/s1600-h/chicken+image.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkP0pgOOruc-cj7Rl51BALhDTKa59zXryG-yx4vnkEpXKiMj5GWo533l6ziLh561YrVdefQAD1IUZolczJHkre_0pWS5paZcQFVLK6B20J00n7wSM5ze9xy9HSnN3NhwQXiwqBKourr0R9/s400/chicken+image.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346223978184933634" /></a>Priyameenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829644672945179237noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616617141377810186.post-28570540405241266672009-06-06T18:44:00.000-07:002009-06-07T18:09:16.294-07:00Vermicelli vada(Semiya vadai)<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37354961@N04/3602381262/" title="vada by priyameena_m, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3355/3602381262_82ea6a24e3.jpg" width="500" height="482" alt="vada" /></a><br /><br />I guess I have already mentioned that my hubby is a huge snack fan.Whenever I make him pakoras he will be so happy..When my hubby was a kid he used to love Bajji(deep fried snack),so one day he was crying to his mom to make bajji..but his uncle was thier it seeems he didnt like kids behaving cranky like this .So what he did you know.. he made almost 50 bajji asking my hubby to eat all that..My hubby dear ate all that..So after that you all know ,he never asked his mom bajji in near future...<br /> I tried the same way with my son who used to love choclate like anything..I almost gave 10 chocolates at the same time...He ate all that..After an hour he came to me again and asked can I some chocolates mommmy...I thought oh my god these chocolates and kids are inseperable..<br /> To make this Snack little healthy I added some spinach..Ok girls I can hear you are all saying.. What is a point in making healthy in a deep fried snack..ha..ha..<br /><br /><b>You need</b><br /><br />Semiya-1 cup<br />Spinach-2 handfull(finely chopped)<br />Rice flour-2 tbsp<br />Onion-1/2 (finely chopped)<br />Green chillies-2(finely chopped)<br />Ginger-small piece<br /><br /><b>Method</b><br /><br />Boil the semiya and then drain and wash it off with cold water and keep it aside.<br /><br />Add the rice flour and the remaining item no need to add any water.rice flour will act as an binding agent and give crispiness to the vada.<br /><br />Heat the oil and and make the vada using batter and deep fry it.<br /><br />Enjoy!!Priyameenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829644672945179237noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616617141377810186.post-87165810376831077122009-06-02T13:36:00.000-07:002009-06-02T14:24:04.914-07:00Okra in buttermilk gravy(Vendakkai morkulambu)<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37354961@N04/3568502563/" title="moorkulambu by priyameena_m, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3360/3568502563_ce5559b645_b.jpg" width="650" height="571" alt="moorkulambu" /></a><br /><br />I always need onion and tomato to cook..Whenever I start cooking my first step is cutting the onion..If I dont have onion/tomato in pantry/refridgerator I feel like like there is nothing to cook.At those time morkulambu is one of my saviour,it doesnt require onion/tomato.You can add vegetables like white pumkin/arvi to this gravy..Even carrot is good.This gravy is tamilnadu speciality..This goes well with the rice,you dont even need any side dish just a pickle will work good..<br /> <br /><b> You need </b><br />Dhania-1/2 tbsp<br />chana dhal-1 tbsp<br />toor dhal-1 tbsp<br />Salt<br />curd-2 cups<br />turmeric powder-1/2 tsp<br /><br /><b>To Grind</b><br />Green chillies-4(small)<br />Ginger- a small piece<br />cumin-1 tsp<br />Coconut-2 tbsp<br /><br /><br /><b>For tempering</b><br /><br />mustard seeds-1/2tsp<br />Cumin-1/2 tsp<br />Dry chillies-2<br />Curry leaves<br />oil-2tsp<br /><br /><b>Method</b><br /><br />Soak the Dhal and dhania in water for 30 minutes and grind it along with the ingridient given under the grinding section<br /><br />Beat the curd well with water and add the grided mixture to it.<br /><br />In a kadai fry the okra until it slightly turns slightly brown,now add the curd mixture to it and add salt and turmeric powder<br /><br />Boil the mixture until the bubbles comes out switch off the stove,and tempered it..<br /><br /><br />Viola your morkulambu is ready...Enjoy it with Hot rice and hot pickle...Priyameenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829644672945179237noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616617141377810186.post-55581066534163309712009-05-30T10:10:00.000-07:002009-06-02T14:24:52.576-07:00Onion and Tomato chutney<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37354961@N04/3569294758/" title="chutney by priyameena_m, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2479/3569294758_0a67cbcabb_b.jpg" width="650" height="571" alt="chutney" /></a><br /><br /><br />This is my throwdown recepie.Actually I got this recepie from my hubby,He made it for my birthday,all of my friends over here started loveing it.All south indians especially tamilians will crave for this chutney with soft idlis.This is very easy to prepare and it will be good for 3-4 days when you store it in a refrigerator.I have used the round(fat) dry chillies,which we used in most of the madurai style cooking.As this chillie is very hot you can add either two/three is enough.Some of my friends tried this recepie,but they said its very hard for them to replicate same color,texture and taste as mine,so thats why I called it as my throwdown recepie.<br /><br /><b>You need</b><br />Onion-2(medium roughly chopped)<br />Tomato-2(medium roughly chopped)<br />Dry chillies-3<br />Garlic-1 cloves<br />Ginger- same size as garlic<br />Mustard seeds-1 tsp<br />Urad dhal-1 tsp<br />Channna dhal-2 tsp<br />Oil-1 tbsp<br /><br /><b>Method:</b><br /><br />Heat the oil in the kadai add the mustard seeds,urad dhal,channa dhaland dry chillies and fry it until it is sligthly brown(dont turn it into black/dont pass to next step until is golden brown)<br /><br />Add the onion,garlic,ginger fry it until itis translucent and then add the tomatoes and fry it for few mnts,no need to fry it like paste.<br /><br />cool little bit and grind it.<br /><br />Enjoy!!<br /><br /><a href="http://salt2taste.blogspot.com">Hema</a> pass this award to me,thanks a lot Hema.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUFG0hwLeTAllmswOBrLrzJ3nV-wPqf-eZ60dUkRf9xWb7cSy5-9j1owwem7PMOU2QTJUkFMVDMpH3ZI61UQ4sSoq2ozhSgtGa-5oGk5nwwM9WrO94e3YdgqicTz_eRUIV7YnZiORgTqa/s1600-h/loveblogaward.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUFG0hwLeTAllmswOBrLrzJ3nV-wPqf-eZ60dUkRf9xWb7cSy5-9j1owwem7PMOU2QTJUkFMVDMpH3ZI61UQ4sSoq2ozhSgtGa-5oGk5nwwM9WrO94e3YdgqicTz_eRUIV7YnZiORgTqa/s200/loveblogaward.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341672451296668130" /></a>Priyameenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829644672945179237noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616617141377810186.post-52466965038018189672009-05-25T20:37:00.000-07:002009-06-02T14:25:03.953-07:00Tomato rice and my first award<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37354961@N04/3532055937/" title="Tulip_2009 083 by priyameena_m, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3549/3532055937_b24b80b972_b.jpg" width="650" height="571" alt="Tulip_2009 083" /></a><br />I regret I didnt blogged for the past one week.I miss you all gals..I was little busy by throwing a small barbeque hawaii style party at our backyard this weekend.The party was great, my three year old son Adarsh and all the kids had a great time by enjoying the water sports and eating lots of grilled food..I will post some pictures here for sure..But I couldnt able to take lot of food pictures.Actually I planned but I couldnt make it out..So how you gals spend your long weekend?..<br /> I had this tomato rice recepie in my draft since last week itself.. This tomato rice is very easy to prepare..It requires very less time..Even you can preapare it with some left over rice..It doesnt even require any special side dish...chips goes well with it... <br /><br /><b>You need</b><br />rice-2 cups<br />onion-1+1/2(medium size finely chopped)<br />tomato-2(medium finely chopped)<br />chili powder-1 tsp<br />garam masala powder-1/4 tsp<br />turmeric powder-1/2 tsp<br />green chillies-3<br />ginger and garlic paste-1 tbsp<br />salt<br /><br /><b>For Tempering</b><br /><br />oil-2 tbsp<br />cinnamon-1 stick<br />fennel seeds-1/2 tsp<br />elachi-2<br /><br /><b>Method</b><br /><br />Cook the rice and keep it aside.<br /><br />In a Wok/Kadai add some oil add the items for tempering and add onion fry until it is translucent.<br /><br />Add the ginger garlic paste and fry until the raw smell goes off.<br /><br />Add all the powders and fry for few minutes.<br /><br />Now add the green chillies and tomato and fry it in a high heat fry it until it turns completely into a paste.<br /><br />If you feel its little spicy at this stage you can add some lemon juice to it.<br /><br />Mix it with the rice..If you have time you can put it in a dum for 10 minutes..<br /><br />Thats it..<br />Enjoy!!<br /><br />I got this award from <a href='http://paritaskitchen.blogspot.com/'>Parita</a>.I am so happy to get this award..Thanks a lot parita..Its encouraging me to do a lot..<br />Thanks again parita..<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhARt7kDq4TIYhZSnd2BtLiV4CA0toaX9XICtk6fK_uPQufIUNJQVLGhlhjkCK3d4r_VfiolY0Wz8vm7CrWEifcIkw5ZYEWPdV0IYU84NgxQBvVbMwTSVXmmukti2Iv4yTeCuZ7QhnWgeUw/s1600-h/loveblogaward.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhARt7kDq4TIYhZSnd2BtLiV4CA0toaX9XICtk6fK_uPQufIUNJQVLGhlhjkCK3d4r_VfiolY0Wz8vm7CrWEifcIkw5ZYEWPdV0IYU84NgxQBvVbMwTSVXmmukti2Iv4yTeCuZ7QhnWgeUw/s200/loveblogaward.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339984304859079554" /></a>Priyameenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829644672945179237noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616617141377810186.post-59888028894278659742009-05-14T08:14:00.000-07:002009-05-14T08:50:25.688-07:00Egg curry stuffed crossiant<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37354961@N04/3530523915/" title="Tulip_2009 003 by priyameena_m, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2330/3530523915_66684986b8_b.jpg" width="650" height="571" alt="Tulip_2009 003" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />This is the same concept just like egg puffs..Instead of the puff pastry,I tried it with crossiants...I simply love eggs..Which is one of the very easy way of adding protein to your diet..<br /><br /><b>you need</b><br /><br />Crossiant Dough-1 tin<br />onion-1(big thinely sliced)<br />Tomato-1(big finely chopped)<br />chilli powder-1tsp<br />Coriander powder-1 tsp<br />turmeric powder-1/4 tsp<br />garammasala powder-1/2 tsp<br />Aamchur powder-1/2tsp<br />ginger garlic paste-1 tsp<br />green chillies-2<br />Boiled egg-4(cut it into halfs)<br />oil-1+1/2 tbsp<br />salt-as per taste<br /><br /><br /><b>Method</b><br /><br />In a wok add oil and add the onion fry it until it is translucent..<br /><br />Add the ginger garlic paste fry it for fewmnts until the raw smell goes off..<br /><br />Add all the powders and salt and fry it for few mnts and the add the tomato and green chillies fryit until it turns out into a wonderful masala.<br /><br />Now add the boiled eggs and switch off the stove.<br /><br />Place this masala in each crossiants and bake it for 15 mnts in a preheated oven at 375 degree..<br /><br />Enjoy!!<br /><br /><b>Tips</b><br /><br />Dont add any water the masala needs to be very thick..Priyameenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829644672945179237noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616617141377810186.post-83014258953795777692009-05-09T09:58:00.000-07:002009-05-09T10:52:33.240-07:00Masala Fish fry<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37354961@N04/3515064177/" title="blog-fotos 001 by priyameena_m, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3382/3515064177_31669ef177_b.jpg" width="650" height="571" alt="blog-fotos 001" /></a><br /><br />I usually get the live tilapia fish from the Asian grocery store.Where we can select which fish we want,then they will cut it and clean it according to our choice.It will be so fresh.After we have moved to different location its very hard for me to find a new Asian/chinese grocery store.I just bought the fish from the frozen section.<br /> I had a wonderful flasback about the fish fry..One of my neighbour in my hometown madurai gave me a fish fry to eat..I took it back to home and while I was eating.. My grandma asked me what you were eating..as she is a pure vegetarian but she knows we are carnivores..So I said I am eating plaintain fry..She asked me can I have one bite..I said ok and gave a small piece..I know its hard for her to recogonize because she had alil bad sight..You know what she replied..Wow Look how she fried like soft flower..Your mom never makes like this..I laughed immidiately and said it is fish..She was shocked and started calling all the gods name and asking sorry..She is not with me anymore..But I love her so much..<br /> Lot of people say that fish is a sea plaintain..<br /><br /><b>You need</b><br /><br />Fish-1 lb<br />Ginger& garlic paste-2 tsp<br />Lemon juice-2 tsp<br />Mint paste-1tsp<br />Rice flour-2tbsp<br />Salt<br />Oil-for Deep frying<br /><br />To Grind:<br /><br />Kashmiri chilli powder- 2-3 tbsp<br />Shallots/small onion- 1-2<br />Tomato-1/2(finely chopped)<br /><br /><b>Method</b><br /><br />Mix the fish with all the ingridients and the grinded mixture except the oil.<br /><br />Heat the oil and deep fry it..<br /><br />Enjoy!!Priyameenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829644672945179237noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616617141377810186.post-5742503426847128572009-05-08T09:04:00.000-07:002009-05-08T10:02:26.594-07:00Urati (rice and dhal dosa)<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37354961@N04/3512537549/" title="blog-fotos 005 by priyameena_m, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3339/3512537549_626826ce25_b.jpg" width="650" height="571" alt="blog-fotos 005" /></a><br /><br />This one of our family recepie.But I changed the way of preparing it,it needs to prepare it in a very heavy and hot cast iron kadai.... just put handful of the thick batter in all the sides and center of the kadai..Which yields 5 urati at the same time..with very small amount of oil (just a 1tsp is enough)..but the cons is everytime my mom prepares this she will get a burn mark..You need to do it very careful..Even the expert will sometime get burn marks..But my mom makes it ofen..<i>I love you mom</i>..<br /> I dont want to get burn marks.. So I altered the way of preparing it without changing the ingridients..By making it in a regular tava..Its sligtly different in taste..But the good thing is senthil just love this..He never knew about this dish before..He is kind of addictive to this...Mission accomplished!!<br /> By making it in a original method the out side will be very crispy and inside will be so soft..In my method both inside and outside is soft..<br /><br /><b>you need</b><br /><br />Parboiled rice-1 cup<br />Toor dhal-1/4cup<br />Coconut-1 cup<br />Cilantro-1/2 cup<br />Onion-1(medium finely diced)<br /><br /><br /><b>For Tempering</b><br /><br />Mustard seed-1tsp<br />Splited urad dhal-1 tsp<br />Curry leaves<br />Oil-1tbsp<br /><br /><b>Method</b><br /><br />Soak the water and dhal for 4 hours.Grind it along with coconut and salt into thick batter with less water.<br /><br />In a small kadai add oil add the items for tempering when it is started splutering add onion and fry it until it is translucent,add this to the batter.<br /><br />Mix it well along with cilantro.<br /><br />Heat the tava make it like small dosa..<br /><br />The original method doesnt need any side dish..In my method you definetly need chutney/spice powder..<br /><br />Enjoy!!<br /><br />I am Sending this to <a href="http://cilantro-cilantro.blogspot.com/2009/04/announcing-jfi-jhiva-for-cilantro.html"> JFI-Cilantro</a>Hosted by Cilantro Originally started by Indira.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRkSwBHLM1_J5jM-YZtTgKdU2DZobpHRoeDMlNf5IVehKsX_pOUZEoBxPEd5B1S-MIlvmrbnJKHKbKzTbkMJ77E0TSvf5ssCT6ZliU5vPeBAaTm9qQN22k-5whTt5BadGK3yAQvf7VVyE/s1600-h/cil.bmp"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 170px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRkSwBHLM1_J5jM-YZtTgKdU2DZobpHRoeDMlNf5IVehKsX_pOUZEoBxPEd5B1S-MIlvmrbnJKHKbKzTbkMJ77E0TSvf5ssCT6ZliU5vPeBAaTm9qQN22k-5whTt5BadGK3yAQvf7VVyE/s200/cil.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333498965890593026" /></a><br /><br />Also Sending this to <a href ="http://easy2cookrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/04/my-first-event.html">Village special event</a>Hosted by Shama.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifOQbj1Bn2IWw39NInVA7CIPp7hf1dy_AojOg-tto2CRlZLST0QTGTq1mmehdmERwnQyuOQayncvwyBxHbLKdX4t7hrHlYEr8vGwZERnzQ_y_Vcn2jORYIk0qdB0q14oqMInGrm04Zlj4L/s1600-h/VillageSpecial.bmp"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifOQbj1Bn2IWw39NInVA7CIPp7hf1dy_AojOg-tto2CRlZLST0QTGTq1mmehdmERwnQyuOQayncvwyBxHbLKdX4t7hrHlYEr8vGwZERnzQ_y_Vcn2jORYIk0qdB0q14oqMInGrm04Zlj4L/s200/VillageSpecial.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333498966559353154" /></a>Priyameenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829644672945179237noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616617141377810186.post-52282256399076585322009-05-04T16:33:00.000-07:002009-05-04T18:58:08.374-07:00Fish kulambu with Raw Mango<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37354961@N04/3501952849/" title="blog-fotos 010 by priyameena_m, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3563/3501952849_06fa4d5e0b_b.jpg" width="650" height="571" alt="blog-fotos 010" /></a><br /><br />Fish and raw mango are inseperable friends in tamilian cooking...I love the fish kulambu to be sour rather than spicy..Everyone knows that a day old fish kulambu taste more than the newly prepared one..So I always prepare more to have it with Idli/Dosa..I just love the combination of fish kulambu with dosa..<br /> Being brought up in Madurai,which is not an seashore area..Fish is rare in my hometown..But I love fish..We will always love the things which is very rare to find ..Correct?..Like here in USA we are access to lot of cuisines..But we all love our hometown specialites like parotta/bhel puri/pav bhaji etc..I know the list will goes on.. <br /><br /><b>You need</b><br /><br />1.Tilapia Fish-1 lb <br />2.Onion-2(medium finely chopped)<br />3.Tomato-2(medium finely chopped)<br />4.Kulambu/Sambar powder-1 tbsp<br />5.Garlic cloves-4<br />6.oil-2+1/2tbsp<br />7.Raw Mango-1/2(big chunky pieces) <br />8.Tamrind-one lemon size(extract the juice from it)<br />9.Green chillies-2<br /><br /><b>For wet grinding</b><br /><br />1.small/sambar onion-6<br />2.shredded coconut-3 tbsp<br /><br /><b>For dry powder</b>fry it in a skillet with no oil and powder it<br />1.Pepper-1tsp<br />2.cumin seeds-1/2tsp<br />3.coriander seeds-1 tsp<br />4.fennelseeds-1/2 tsp<br />5.fenu greek seeds-1/2 tsp<br /><br /><b>For Tempering</b><br /><br />1.Mustard-1 tsp<br />2.cumin-1 tsp<br />3.red chillies-2(crushed)<br />4.curry leaves<br /><br /><b>Method</b><br /><br />In a cast iron skillet add oil and add the itmems for tempering.Add the onion and garlic saute it until it turns translucent.<br /><br />Add tomatoes and green chillies saute it until it turns mushy.Adwet grinding and fry for few mnts..Add some water and boil it for 5 mnts..<br /><br />Add the raw mango and cook it for 5 mnts.<br /><br />Add the fish and cook it for 4-5 mnts(depends on the size of the fish,as the fish has an capacity to cook soon).<br /><br />Enjoy!!Priyameenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829644672945179237noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616617141377810186.post-76291618693925200232009-04-28T19:39:00.000-07:002009-04-28T20:40:05.323-07:00Pongal & vada<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37354961@N04/3484472457/" title="blog-fotos 011 by priyameena_m, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3550/3484472457_fb6443eda0_b.jpg" width="650" height="571" alt="blog-fotos 011" /></a><br /><br />This is one of the typical tamilians breakfast.Every restaurant in TamilNadu will default have this item listed for the breakfast.In our home this is the typical Saturday brunch.While writing this I got one of my childhood memories..When I was very small kid probably in 2nd grade..I used to go to the small Ganapath temple around the corner of our street..The priest used to serve the sweet pongal in some specific days..Which is piping hot you cannot get it in hands..There is a banyan tree near to the temple..Some of my friends used to climb on the tree pluck lot of leaves..With the help of the leaves I used to get the pongal and enjoy it like anything..I never ever get a chance to taste the same kind of pongal in my life time..<br /> I made the chutney,sambar,vada in a usual manner..Added lot of kicks to the pongal..So I am going to present the recepie for pongal..<br /><br /><b>You need</b><br /><br />Raw rice-1 cup<br />moong dhall-1/4 cup<br />milk-1 cup<br />water-2+1/2 cup<br />Pepper and cumin powder-2 tsp<br />salt<br /><br /><b>For tempering</b><br /><br />peppercorns-1 tbsp<br />cumin- 1tbsp<br />green chillie-3-4<br />ginger-1 inch piece<br />curry leaves-1 stalk<br />butter-2tbsp<br /><br /><b>For garnishing</b><br />cashews-2 tbsp<br />butter-1 tbsp<br /><br /><b>Method</b><br /><br />In a pressure cooker add the rice,dhal,water,milk,salt,Pepper&cumin pwdr.Cook it for 3 whistles.<br /><br />In a kadai add butter and add the items for tempering.When it started splutering add it to the cooked rice and dhal mixture.(If you want your pongal to be lil bit watery add some milk at this stage and cook it for few mnts)<br /><br />Top it with some cashews serve it hot with vada,chutney and sambar...<br /><br />Enjoy!!Priyameenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829644672945179237noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616617141377810186.post-32392070820431696932009-04-25T14:50:00.000-07:002009-04-25T15:21:37.921-07:00Need a break have a 'Sandwich'<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37354961@N04/3468880109/" title="spicy chicken burger by priyameena_m, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3509/3468880109_0faab3ca76_b.jpg" width="1024" height="704" alt="spicy chicken burger" /></a><br /><br />Everyone of us need a break from the kitchen sometime rite? I do feel that some time..Not to feel like entering into the kitchen and cooking something...Also not feeling like going outside and eat..At those times my saviour is this spicy chicken sandwich..<br /> When I was in India I was not familiar with all these western foods....I am a person who loves to try new cuisines/food..so after coming to this country I tried out lot of cuisines..I love every cuisines..But you know what out of all these cuisines.. easiest way of preparing food is the american cuisine..So I made this recepie for 'less time cooking and more time enjoying'<br /><br />I used the tyson spicy chicken breast patties..which is very juicy and restaurant style..<br /><br /><br /><b>you need</b><br /><br />1.Tyson Spicy chicken Breast patties-1<br />2.Sandwich buns-1<br />3.Mayo-1 tbsp<br />4.lettuce-1 leaf<br />5.cheese-1 slice<br />6.tomato-2 slice<br />7.Pickled Jalepeno-4 pieces<br /><br /><b>Method</b><br /><br />1.Cook the chicken patties in microwave(1.5 mnts)<br />2.Toast the Sandwich buns.<br />3.Apply mayo on the buns and arrange all these items in the bun.<br /><br />Have it with some chips!Enjoy!Priyameenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829644672945179237noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616617141377810186.post-16440694024749439302009-04-23T07:28:00.000-07:002009-06-02T14:25:18.885-07:00Egg fried rice with toasted egg on side<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37354961@N04/3467805877/" title="friedrice1 by priyameena_m, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3587/3467805877_bd2472f2c5.jpg" width="500" height="377" alt="friedrice1" /></a><br /><br />I got this recepie from my sister in law.She is an wonderful cook.Before her marriage she is an OK cook.After her Marriage with the courtesy of my brother she became an wonderful cook.Not by means of my brother helping her in kitchen,by critizing the food she make.My brother is a very picky eater..If the food is not good he wont even touch it..If the food is good he will finish everything..:)<br /> Senthil is not like that, if the food is spicy or if the food is salty,he wont even complaint it to me.Even If I said 'Senthil I guess its lil bit salty'he used to say'yeah thats Ok..No pblm..its edible only'..If I prepared the food in a really excellent..He will appreciate me like anything..'Super da..Excellent da..Blah..Blah..This egg fried rice is one of his favorite..<br /><br /><b>You Need</b><br />Basmati Rice-2 cups<br />water-3+1/2 cups<br />Shredded Cabbage-1+1/2 cups<br />Carrot and peas-1 cup<br />Onion-1(big thinely sliced length wise)<br />Ginger and garlic paste-1 tbsp<br />Bell Pepper-1/2(big thinely sliced length wise)<br />Egg-3<br />oil-2-3 tbsp<br />All spice powder-1/2 tsp<br />Salt<br />Pepper-as per taste<br /><br /><b>Method</b><br /><br />Cook the rice in the rice cooker(Make sure rice dont turns mushy add water accordingly..or else it will spoil the taste)<br /><br />In a wok add 1 tbsp oil saute the onion until it is translucent..Add the g&g paste fry it for few sec until the raw smell goes off..put it in a bowl..<br /><br />In the Same wok add some 1/2 tbsp oil saute cabbage until desired consistency..I like mine b/w overcooked and undercooked(means perfectly cooked:)..Put it in same bowl...<br /><br />In the same wok add some 1/2 tbsp oil saute bellpepper,peas,carrot for few mnts..Put it in the same bowl..<br /><br />In the same wok add pam/oil..Saute the egg with pepper and salt and put it in the same bowl<br /><br />In the same wok add pam/oil .. saute the cooked rice for 2-3 mnts..add all the sauteed veggies and egg to it..add the salt and pepper and all spice powder..<br /><br />Serve it with some Toasted boild egg seasoned with salt and pepper..<br /><br />Enjoy!!<br /><br />I am sending this recepie to Sudeshna's Bengalicusine 'Events for Egg' <br /><br /><a >http://bengalicuisine.wordpress.com/2009/04/02/announcing-event-for-eggs/</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWg86CMHrlPuUgn3HUCN_kcVlBe3bixi8PzEZvIrxLqJ9088xTmQo4o-okfmRaEVCS-T0kmludEQ0lvBpG7kalMDRvBg5rrHPxYq_ej_h6Kjm6HI_91y1AFfgQs2ObzSC-hAlE5GPPOg2j/s1600-h/egg.bmp"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWg86CMHrlPuUgn3HUCN_kcVlBe3bixi8PzEZvIrxLqJ9088xTmQo4o-okfmRaEVCS-T0kmludEQ0lvBpG7kalMDRvBg5rrHPxYq_ej_h6Kjm6HI_91y1AFfgQs2ObzSC-hAlE5GPPOg2j/s200/egg.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327931779314930834" /></a>Priyameenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829644672945179237noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616617141377810186.post-43572634559514602032009-04-21T11:59:00.000-07:002009-04-21T17:11:27.536-07:00Bajji<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37354961@N04/3464269318/" title="potato by priyameena_m, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3620/3464269318_5907251da3_b.jpg" width="624" height="539" alt="potato" /></a><br /><br />What is better than a evening with a bajji and hot filter cofee? When you walk through the streets of madurai during evening you can see a lot of street food vendors busy making these bajji.I really amazed by the way they make..they usually make in a jet speed.With the same speed the bajji will also get sold..<br /> I used to make lot of snacks for Senthil.People here call me snack expert.Due to health concern rarely I am makin snacks these days.Bajji mostly made with plaintains but using potatoes is for a change.<br /> When I was a kid, we used to go to kourtallam for every season,which is a picnic spot near madurai.We used to take bath in the falls,which may sound weird for some of them,but honestly its whole lot of fun.After taking bath we used to starve like anything.The street vendors there used to sell the spicy chilli bajji.Which is super duper hot.Thinking of those makes me drool a lot.<br /><br /><b>You need</b><br />Besan flour-2 cups<br />Rice flour-1 cup<br />Idly batter-2 tbsp<br />Asofoetida-a pinch<br />Chilli powder-2 tsp<br />Red kesari color-a pinch<br />salt-as per taste<br />Potato(any vegetable)-thinly sliced<br />oil-for frying<br /><br /><b>Method</b><br /><br />Mix all the ingridient except potato in a water.Make sure it will be in dosa batter/pancake batter consistency.<br /><br />Dip the potato and fry it in oil until it is nice and crispy.<br /><br />Enjoy!!<br /><br /><b>Note:</b><br />Adding a idly batter helps to make bajji a little bit fluffy and for different taste.Priyameenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829644672945179237noreply@blogger.com17