Repost

Reposting the following recipes for the event: 'CELEBRATE SWEETS ' with 'SWEET BREADS/BUNS/CROISSANTS'. hosted by Shama and themed by Nivedita.

1.Coconut bun(Thengai bun).

2.French toast.

Happy hosting dear!

Reposts for events

I am re-posting the following fried snacks for Radhika's Deep fried snacks event.

1.Thengai paal murukku.

2.Masaal vadai.


3.Vazhai kaai bajji.

Who won't love a plate of deep fried snacks in this cold weather? Hope she gets a lot of entries. Happy hosting dear!

Reposts and event entry

Hope you all had a beautiful Christmas and waiting to celebrate the New year along with your yummy creations.
I have not participated in many of your events for almost an year, because of my laziness:) One of my New year resolutions is to send at least a few entries once in a month. So as a beginning here are my reposts for Sameena's Cookies and cakes for Christmas event.

Cakes:

1.Christmas plum cake (fruit cake)

2.Easter Carrot cake.

Cookies:

1.Butter biscuit

2.Sugar cookies


Happy hosting dear!

Advent season, an award and some reposts.

Anu Ramesh of Anu's Kitchen has presented me the below award. Before that I would like to mention here a few things about this wonderful budding blogger. Anu has a lovely collection of recipes along with adorable pictures. Moreover she has the spirit to appreciate and encourage others. I am so glad that she passed me this inspiring award.


Thanks Anu, I feel honored.

Smart Chef award:
Now I am wondering...OMG ! people are showering me with love and how should I reciprocate!
I can't think of anything else but a group hug and to create an award:)
I am sure everyone who loves to cook surely deserves this award.



Actually I wanted to present this cute award to all of my friends and to all those who love to cook. But now I am crowning a very few of my friends.

Anu of Anu's Kitchen
Ann , my friend.
Gita of Gita's kitchen.
Malar of Kitchen Tantra.
Sanghi of Sanghis food delight.
Sumathy of Sumi's kitchen.
Vino of Akal's saapadu
Vineela of Vineela Siva
Usha of Ushanandhini's recipes.

Please accept this well deserved award my friends! You can pass this to as many as you wish.

Re-post:

I am reposting the following recipes for Sanghi's FIL-Fruits event. Happy hosting and Best wishes dear.


Mixed fruit jam.

Apple rasam

Pineapple rasam

Vaazhai Pazha paniyaram

Tomato sweet

Christmas plum cake

Panchamirtham

Apple pie

Cranberry sauce


Christmas is around the corner and it is the advent season too . Advent means a time of preparation, just like the Mother Mary and St.Joseph got prepared for the arrival of Jesus. It is the time of expectation, anxiety and cleanliness.
Let's look around for the needy people in our neighborhood and help them .

Thanks and Happy blogging friends!
Cheers,
Viki.

Entries through email .

This post is dedicated to Ms.Shalini Venkatesh who emailed me the following recipes to participate in the 'Side dish for chapathi' event.

I appreciate the effort taken by Shalini to take part in this event.
Thanks a lot Shalini.

1.Achaari Bhindi:


















To be ground into a powder:

2 tbsp Toor dal, few whole black peppercorns and little salt to taste.

Ingredients:

1 Onion Chopped (medium)
1 Tomato chopped (medium)
20 nos lady fingers cut into 1 inch pieces
1/4 tsp haldi
1/4 tsp red chilli powder
2 tsp oil
1/4 tsp kasuri methi
1/4 tsp garam masala
1/4 tsp chole masala

Method:
Take lady finger, trim the edges and cut into 2 pieces. Grind toor dal, pepper, little salt to fine powder in dry grinder.

Slit ladies' finger from between and stuff this dry powder. Keep in microwave proof dish and cook in microwave for 5-6 mts with lid till soft.

Heat oil in a pan, add chopped onion, saute. Add tomato, salt, red chilli powder, haldi, chole masala, garam masala from table 2 and saute till raw smell has gone. Add cooked bhindi, toss till masala coats bhindi completely on sim flame for 2-3 mts. Switch off. Garnish with dhaniya and serve hot with flatbreads of your choice.

If you do not have microwave, steam lady finger in pressure cooker till soft but firm. Take care to not make it mushy.


2.Mixed Dhal:






Ingredients:
100 g Toovar dal
100 g Chana dal
100 g Black dhall whole
100 g Masoor dal (split)
100 g Moong dal
100 g Green dal whole
1 Tomato (big) chopped
1 Green chilli slit
2 tsp Oil
Salt to taste
½ tsp Haldi powder
½ tsp Garam masala
1 tsp Jeera (cumin)
2 stick Coriander chopped
1 stick Curry leaves
¾ tsp Red chilli powder (or to taste)

Method:

Soak all dals together overnight. In the morning, pressure cook for 2 whistles and keep aside. Take a pan, add oil, jeera seeds. When they crackle, add curry leaves, tomato, green chilli and saute. Add salt, haldi, red chilli powder, garam masala and saute. When oil leaves the sides, add cooked dal along with little water and boil till thick consistency. Garnish with chopped coriander and serve.

Serve hot with rotis or white rice and aloo fry.

Repost:

I am reposting the following recipes for the Side dish for chapathi event.

Vegetarian entries:
Green gram curry

Pattani kuruma

Mushroom pepper curry

Channa masala

Poori kilangu masala

Non vegetarian entries:
Ginger chicken

Mutton sukka varuval

Chicken salna

All are welcome to send their entries for the Side dish for chapathi event on or before 15 September, 2009.

Cheers,
Viki.