Keerai Poriyal

Ingredients:

Keerai - 1 bunch (any type) (washed and chopped)

Green chillies - 2 nos (chopped)

Shallots - 5-6 nos (peeled)

Tomato - 1 no (chopped)

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

Garlic - 3 cloves (peeled)

Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste


Method:

1) Heat oil in pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, garlic. After spluttering add shallots, green chillies and saute till it becomes soft.

2) Now add tomatoes and saute for 5 minutes. Add the chopped keerai, sprinkle some water, simmer and close the lid.

3) Add salt and mix well, saute at regular intervals till the vegetable appears fully cooked. Sprinkle some pepper powder at last and serve hot.

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Lychee Delight

Ingredients:

Lychee - 1 cup (peeled)

Orange Juice - 1 cup

Sugar - 1 tsp


Method:

1) Mix the lychees with orange juice and sugar in a blender till well blend. Drain and extract juice.

2) Pour it in a serving glass, add crushed ice and serve chill.

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Crispy Sardine Fry (Mathi fry)

Ingredients:

Sardine - 1/2 kg (Cleaned)

Shallots - 1 cup (small onion)

Chilly powder - 2 tsp

Salt to taste

Curry leaves


Method:

1) Mix all ingredients except the fish and blend it well using a blender.

2) Mix this with the cleaned fish and let it marinate for 1-2 hours.

3) Heat oil in pan, add these fishes in batches and deep fry in simmer (close the lid) till it turns crispy.

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I Love Awards

Hi friends,

I am still late in posting recipes and commenting. Our house is filled with all our relatives. Will be active from next week. Thank you so much for all your wonderful wishes for my son's birthday. And all those who wished me on my birthday in facebook.

Here is the award. My sweet friends rekha , priyaraj and vineetha has gifted me with this beautiful sunshine award. Thanks a ton for remembering me, dears




I would like to gift this to all my beautiful blogger friends. Please please accept it and post it in your blog.

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Back after a short break!

Hi friends,

Sorry that i was not active in posting or commenting. (sangi was asking too..thx dear).. Well, i already told you the reason. Its was because of my son's 1st birthday party on 19th. Everything went on really well. As we had all our relatives and friends in our house plus the shopping tension and everything, i was unable to be on my blog. I missed all your wonderful recipes too.

Just a few photos to share with all my blogger friends:

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Okra Masala Fry

Ingredients:

Okra (Ladies finger) - 1/2 kg (cut into small length wise pieces)

Red chilly powder - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste


Method:

1) Put the chilly powder, turmeric powder, salt in okra, mix well and let it marinate for 1 hour.

2) Heat oil for deep fry, add these marinated okra in batches, simmer and fry till it turns little dark and cooked. Serve hot.

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Simple Carrot Poriyal

Ingredients:

Carrot - 1/2 kg (grated)

Red chilly - 2 nos

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Curry leaves

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp


Method:

1) Heat oil in pan, add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, red chilly. After spluttering, add the grated carrots, saute for 2 minutes, simmer and close the lid.

2) Saute at regular intervals till fully cooked. Sprinkle some pepper powder on top. Serve hot.

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Chocolate Bread Sandwich

Ingredients:

Chocolate syrup - 1 cup

Bread slices - 2 no

Raisins - few

Butter - 1 tsp

Method:

1) Spread the butter on each side of the bread slices, and then spread the chocolate syrup on one side of each bread.

2) Sprinkle some raisins between two slices. Toast them in sandwich toaster. Serve Hot.

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Choco Filled Muffins

Ingredients:

Chocolate syrup - 1 cup

All purpose flour - 1 bowl

Baking powder - 1 tsp

Ghee/Butter - 1 cup

Vanilla essence - few drops

Raisins - 1 tsp

Egg - 1 no

Castor sugar - 1 cup




Method:

1) Mix the flour, baking powder, sugar together until well blend.

2) Beat the egg with ghee/butter till bubbles form on surface.

3) Now mix the egg mixture with flour, blend them well. Put raisins, essence and mix well.

4) Grease the muffin maker with ghee/butter. Pour this batter in each hole, filling only half. On top of each hole, pour 1 tsp of chocolate syrup.

5) Preheat the oven at 250 degree and bake it at 200 degree for 11-12 minutes or till fully baked. Allow it to cool for sometime before taking it out.

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Reposting for the event - Potato garlic fries, Mango bloom mocktail, Sharjah shake

Hi friends,

These are the dishes i am posting for Jagruti's event

Joyful eating whilst travelling :

Potato garlic fries and Mango bloom mocktail:

These are the items, i tasted when we went to mahabalipuram in a resort for 2 days on behalf of our anniversary. My hubby was so impressed by the taste of potato garlic fries and i really liked the mango bloom mocktail. He asked me to try these at home. The very next day, when we were back, i tried it and surprised him.





Potato Garlic Fries

Mango Bloom Mocktail


Sharjah Shake:

Well about sharjah shake, We went to kerala for one of my cousins marriage. When we were going back to home, on the way, we stopped at a small fruit shop to have some dessert. On the menu card, i saw this "sharjah shake", and it also had the ingredients listed below. I had it, and it was really awesome. I made it as soon as we landed chennai, coz the i really was not able to forget the yummy taste.

Sharjah shake

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Garlic Curry and Awards

Ingredients:

Garlic pods - 1 full cup

Red chillies - 3 nos

Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp

Fennel seeds - 1 tsp

Curry leaves

Salt to taste

Tamarind - Lemon sized

Onion - 1 no (chopped)

Tomatoes - 3 nos (chopped)

Chilly powder - 1 tsp

Green chillies - 2 nos (slice cut)

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp



Method:

1) Soak the tamarind in 1 cup of water for 5-10 minutes. Extract juice and discard pulp. Keep aside.

2) Heat oil in pan, add 1/2 cup of garlic, fenugreek seeds, fennel seeds, red chillies and saute for few minutes. Set aside to cool. Grind these into a fine paste. Keep aside.

3) Heat oil in pan, add the curry leaves, onion, green chillies, saute till it becomes soft. Now add chilly powder, turmeric powder and saute for few minutes.

4) Now add the chopped tomatoes, salt and saute till it becomes soft. Now pour the tamarind juice and garlic paste (step 2). Stir well, simmer and let it boil for few minutes.

5) When the content starts becoming thick, pour in a serving bowl. Serve hot with rice.




My sweet friend Jagruti passed me this lovely award, Thanks a lot, dear!



My another dear friend Swapna has gifted me with this lovely award, thx a lot, dear!

This award comes with a set of rules:

a) I must brag about it.

b) Display the badge on my blog and link to the one who tagged me to prove that I didn't tag myself (how pathetic that would be!)
c) Share 10 things about myself.
d) Pass the award to other follow bloggers by visiting their site.

Here 10 honest things about my self,,,,

1) I love to travel.
2) I have lots of patience.
4) Spend most of the time with my ds.
5) Wish to enjoy my college/school days again.
6) Love to talk more.
7) Love to plan things.
8) Love to experiment cooking.
9) Love to shop more.
10) My dream is to spend holidays in a private island with my dh.


I wud like to share these awards with all my fellow bloggers. Please feel free to post this in your blog. Love you all!!

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Okra Masala Stir Fry

Ingredients:

Okra (Ladies finger) - 1/2 kg (chopped)

Green chillies - 2 (slice cut)

Curry leaves

Onion - 1 no (chopped)

Chilly powder - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1tsp


Method:

1) Heat oil in pan, add cumin seeds, curry leaves, onions, green chillies. Saute till onions turn soft.

2) Now add turmeric powder, chilly powder and saute for 2 minutes. Add the okra and saute for 5 minutes till all the masala's get mixed up well.

3) Add salt to it, simmer and close the lid. Saute at regular intervals till the vegetable is fully cooked and the raw taste disappears. Serve hot.

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Spicy Potato - Peas Corn Stir Fry

Hi dears,

Thanks for your prayers. He (ds) is now getting better. Back to his naughtiness, but still cranky. Can blog (or) do other works only while he sleeps (lol). Anyways, this is common for all mom's.

And now for the recipe

Ingredients:

Potatoes - 1/2 kg (chopped)

Onion - 1 no (chopped)

Chilly powder - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Peas - 1/2 cup

Corn - 1/2 cup

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Ural dal - 1 tsp

Curry leaves


Method:

1) Heat oil in pan, add cumin seeds, curry leaves, ural dal. When it becomes golden, add the chopped onions and saute till it becomes soft.

2) Add turmeric powder, chilly powder and saute for 2-3 minutes. Now add the chopped potatoes, salt and saute for few minutes.

3) Add peas and corn to it. Simmer and saute at regular intervals till the potatoes appear fully cooked. Serve Hot.

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Nethili Curry ( Commersons Gravy)

Hi friends,

Sorry that i am not so active in posting my recipes nor commenting. Just getting busy with my kiddo. He is not well now, having flu and stomach problem. Getting better, though!..And my DS's 1st birthday is also gearing up on 19th of this month. So have to do lots and lots of shopping and stuff.

And the recipe:

Commersons - 1 kg (cleaned)

Coconut - 1 cup (grated)

Chilly powder - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Shallots - 4 nos (peeled)

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Raw mango - 1 cup (slice cut)

Green chillies - 4 nos (slice cut)

Tamarind - Lemon sized

Curry leaves

Salt to taste


Method:

1) Soak the tamarind in water. Extract juice and discard pulp.

2) Mix the commersons with salt, tamarind juice, raw mango, green chillies.

3) Blend the coconut with cumin seeds, chilly powder, shallots, turmeric powder, little water in a blender. (No need to make it a fine paste).

4) Mix this moderate paste with the fish, add some curry leaves and bring it to heat.

5) Simmer, close the lid and let it boil till the fish is completely cooked and the gravy becomes thick. Serve hot.

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