Lemon Yogurt Shake

• Yogurt……………….2 cups
• Chopped Ginger……..1tsp
• Lemon Juice………….4tbsp
• Lemon Zest…………..1tsp
• Honey……………….2tsp
• Raspberries…………..¼  cup
• Green Grapes................1/4 cup

Method

• Blend all the ingredients together except berries and grapes
• Add ice, raspberries and grapes.

Thiruvathira Kali

Thiruvathira kali

This thiruvathira kali and Thalakam are the naivedyams for Lord Shiva on Thiruvathira Day. (Arudra day in Danur masam) Cooked vegetables with savory taste and sweet dish offered to Lord Shiva.
Kaikotti kali or Thiruvathira kali is popular folk dance performed by ladies on this day. Some keep fast and awake through out night playing, singing.

Ingredients

• Rice.........................1cup
• Jaggery.....................1cup
• Grated Coconut.........1/4 cup
• Cardamom Powder...1/4 tsp



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Method

• Wash the rice and spread in a towel to dry. Dry roast the rice till it becomes golden brown. 
• Grind this rice coarsely. Heat a pan with 2cups of  water and jaggery.  
• When it boils add the  rice powder and mix  well .(you can keep in cooker too)
• When the rice is cooked add the coconut and cardamom powder.

Tips

Add soda with besan while making mysore pagu. The mysore pagu comes out crispy.

Add drops of lime juice making sugar syrup.The sugar pagu will not become hard (Mukkathu)

se 2 parts moongdal and 1 part kadalamavu for mysore pagu.

Add coconut milk with murukku/cheedai dough. they taste good.

If the burfi becomes hard,pwder it with roasted rava.Make ladus with this.

Mix kadala mavu with warm ghee/ dalda and add sugar syrup.There won't be any lumps in this while making mysore pagu...

Sabudana Vada(Sago vada)

Ingredients

• Sabudana....................1cup
• Green Chilies...............4
• Peanut Powder............1/2 cup
• Coriander Leaves........few
• Cumin Seeds..............1tsp
• Mashed Potato...........2salt to taste

Method

• Soak the sabudana for one hour and drain the water.
• Powder the peanuts into coarsely.
• Cook the potato and mash it.
• Chop the chili and coriander leaves.Mix all with salt, cumin seeds and make vadas. 
• Heat the oil and deep fry the vadas. Serve with mint chutney.

Last week winter

Winter 2010

This year we got good winter.The whole place looks white and our eyes enjoy this scenery.

Podalangai Koottu (Snake Gourd Curry)

Podalangai Koottu (Podaval koottu)

• Podalangai................................1
• Chana Dhal................................2tbsp
• Turmeric Powder.......................1/4 tsp
• Red Chili....................................2
• Cumin Seeds..............................1tsp
• Grated Coconut..........................1 cup

Podankai koottu

Method

• Cut the podalangai into small pieces.
• Boil the water and add the pieces, turmeric powder, chana dhal and salt.
• Grind the coconut , chili, and cumin seeds into fine paste.
• When the vegetable is cooked add the paste,
• Mix well. Heat  pan with oil add mustard seeds, urad dhal and curry leaves,
• When the dhal becomes red add to the curry.(Can add 2tbsp grated coconut  for frying, This is optional ).
• This is a side dish for chapathi, sambar/rasam rice.

Podalangai koottu(snake gourd curry)

Podalangai koottu (Podaval koottu)

Podalangai................................1

Chana dhal.................................2tbsp

Turmeric powder.......................1/4 tsp

Salt to taste..........................

Red chili....................................2

Cumin seeds..............................1tsp

Grated coconut.............................1 cup

Method

Cut the podalangai into small pieces.
Boil the water and add the pieces, turmeric powder, chana dhal and salt.
Grind the coconut , chili, and cumin seeds into fine paste. When the vegetable is cooked add the paste,
 Mix well. Heat  apn with oil add mustard seeds, urad dhal and curry leaves,
When the dhal becomes red add to the curry.(Can add 2tbsp grated coconut  for frying, This is optional ).
This is a side dish for chapathi, sambar/rasam rice.

Cleaning Tips

Dip a cloth on white vinegar and wipe of bathroom. Spray this on mildew, let it sit for a few minutes and then wipe.

our ½ cup of baking soda into the drain, and then one cup white vinegar. After some time pour hot water to clean the drain.

or windows spray bottle with one cup water plus 2 tsp lemon juice. You can also use white vinegar.

To clean the oven mix  2 tbsp dish wash liquid, 2 tsp borax and  2 cups of water. Spread the mixture inside the oven. Keep for half an hour. Then clean with a cleaning pad.

Vazhakai Bhajia (Banana Bhajia)

Eat this bhajias on rainy day with hot coffee/tea.

Ingredients

• Besan(Chick Peas flour)...........2cups
• Rice Flour................................2tsp
• Red chili Powder.....................2tsp
• Asafoedita...............................1tsp
• Raw Banana.............................2
• Salt to Taste
• Oil to fry

Vazhakai Bhajia

Method

• Remove the skin of the vazhakai and cut thin slices.
• Mix all ingredients adding water, make a dough.
• It should be like idli/dosa batter.
• Heat a pan with oil when the oil is hot, dip the vazhakai slice in the batter put slowly into the oil.
• Fry them both sides until golden brown.,
• It is very tasty and enjoy this once in a while.