Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Potato Podimas

Ingredients

Podimas
Potato Podimas















  • Potato..............................4
  • Green Chilies....................4
  • Coconut...........................1/2 cup
  • Curry Leaves.....................few
  • Mustard Seeds.................1 tsp
  • Chana Dhal..................... 2 tsp
  • Salt to Taste

Method


  • Boil the potato, peel and mash.grind the coconut, curry leaves and green chilies coarsely.
  • Heat a pan with oil add mustard seeds and chana dhal.
  • When it crackles add the potato and coconut.
  • Mix well and serve with sambar rice.
  • (You can omit coconut and use this dough for potato vada)

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Whole Wheat Pasta With Spinach.

Pasta
Whole wheat Pasta with Spinach
  • Pasta.................1 cup
  • Spinach.............2 cups
  • Basil..................1 cup
  • Walnuts.............1 cup
  • Olive Oil............1/2 cup
  • Pepper..............1 tsp
  • Salt to Taste

Method


  • Roast the walnuts for two minutes.
  • Boil water with salt and 1tsp oil. Add the pasta when the water boils and cook the pasta.
  • Remove the pasta  and filter.
  • Blend the spinach, basil and walnuts with olive oil.
  • Add this paste to the pasta pepper and  little salt .
  • Mix well, add olive oil and  cheese.
  • Very tasty and good for health

Monday, October 10, 2011

Milk Shakes for Kids

Banana Strawberry Shake


Shake/Smoothie
Banana Strawberry Shake


  • Milk........................1cup
  • Vanilla Ice Cream.....1 scoop
  • Banana....................1
  • Strawberry...............3

Blend all together in a blender


Chocolate Milk Shake.


  • Milk...................................1 cup
  • Vanilla Ice Cream...............1scoop
  • Chocolate Syrup.................1tbsp

Add all ingredients together and blend for a minute.

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Onion Tomato Raita

Vegetable pulav and  raita is the good combination. Raitas are very easy to prepare. You can make different kinds of raita using. cucumber/dhuthi. spinach. karela, yellow pumpkin, boondhi, and ladyfinger.


Raitha
Onion Tomato Raita

Onion Tomato Raita


  • Yogurt.....................1 cup
  • Chopped Onion......1/4 cup
  • Chopped Tomato....1/4 cup
  • Green Chili..............2
  • Mustard Seed.........1 tsp
  • Broken Red Chili.....2
  • Salt to Taste
  • Coriander Leaves

Method


  • Churn the yogurt and add the onion, tomato salt and green chili..
  • Mix well, Heat a pan with 1tsp oil, add the mustard and red chili.
  • When it crackles. add to the raita.
  • Sprinkle the chopped coriander leaves.

Friday, September 9, 2011

Pasi Parippu Payasam (Parippu Pradhaman)

Pasi Parippu Payasam is one of the delicious desserts in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It is very simple to prepare. I always make this dessert  whenever  we invite our relatives to our house.


Pasi parippu payasam

Ingredients
  • Moong Dhal........................1 cup
  • Jaggery................................1 1/2 cup
  • Coconut Pieces...................2 tsp
  • Cashew Nuts......................2 tbsp
  • Cardamom Powder............1/4 tsp
  • Coconut Milk.....................1 tin
Method

  • Fry the moong dhal (pasi parippu) (dry) till it becomes red.
  • Cook the dhal adding enough water in pressure cooker for one whistle.
  • Then add jaggery and boil till it mixes well with the dhal. 
  • Add the coconut milk.It should not boil after adding milk. 
  • Heat a pan with 1tsp ghee add coconut pieces, cashews and fry till they become red. 
  • Add to the payasam Sprinkle cardamom powder.

Monday, August 22, 2011

Nai Appam ( Sweet Appam)

On Krishnashtami Day we make nai appam, vella cheedai, murukku, uppu cheedai and vella aval. Even  we make this appams for Karthika Deepam  festival. This sweet appam is offered as naivedyam to God most of the temples in Kerala.

Appam/Sweet
Nai Appam
Ingredients
Raw Rice                 1 cup
Vellam (Jaggery)      1 cup
Cardamom Powder 1/2 tsp
Ripe Banana           1/2
Coconut Pieces       2 tbsp.

Method

Soak the rice for about 2 hours and grind into fine paste adding the jaggery and banana.
Heat appakarai with ghee.
Add the coconut pieces and cardamom powder to the dough.
Drop one spoon dough into the kuzhi and cook one side
Cook in low flame.. Then turn the other side and cook.
You can dip a tooth pick to see whether they are cooked inside.
It tastes so good
Can be used oil instead of ghee
Instead of rice use wheat flour..

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Good One


Happy moments….praise God
Difficult moments….seek God
Quiet moments… worship God
Painful moments…trust God
Every moment… Thank God


TREAT EVERYONE WITH POLITENESS
EVEN THOSE WHO ARE RUDE TO YOU
NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT NICE
BUT BECAUSE YOU ARE NICE.
Author unknown

Monday, August 1, 2011

Podi Vakaikal( How to make sambar/Rasam powders)

Sambar Powder
Coriander Seeds........................ 100gms
Red Chilies.................................100gms
Chana Dhal.................................50 gm
Curry Leaves..............................Few
Fenu greek Seeds........................3 tbsp
Asafoetida..................................Small piece

Method

Fry all ingredients except asafetida with out oil.
Fry the asafetida with little oil and remove in paper towel.
Grind all together into a fine powder.
Store in an airtight container and use it for making sambar.

Rasam Powder
Red Chilies                     200 gm
Coriander Seeds           100 gm
Pepper                         50 gm
Cumin Seeds                 50 gm
Tur Dhal                        50 gm
Curry Leaves                 few
Asafetida                   Small piece

Method.

Fry all ingredients except asafetida and keep.
Heat a pan with 1tsp oil, add asafetida (Solid) and fry it.
Remove it to a paper towel .Powder all together into a fine powder.
Keep it in air tight container.

Friday, July 15, 2011

Peas Bhaji

Ingredients
Peas                           1cup
Grated Coconut          1/4 cup
Tomato                        2
Onion.                           2
Turmeric Powder            1/4 tsp
Mustard Seeds             1tsp
Jaggery Powder           2 tsp
Tamarind Paste             1 tsp
Coriander Seeds           2 tsp
Cumin Seeds                1 tsp
Red Chili                       5
Salt to Taste

Method

Fry coriander seeds, red chili and cumin seeds in oil and grind with coconut.
Chop the onions and tomatoes into pieces.
Heat a pan with oil add mustard seeds.
When it splutters add the onion, peas, and ground masala.
Fry for a few minutes add tamarind water, tomatoes , turmeric powder, and salt.
Cook till the peas are cooked well.
Add little jaggery powder. Mix well and serve with chapathi / rice.