Koottu curry- Onam sadya special

Ingredients:-

Raw Plantain - 1 nos

Yam diced - 1 cup

Chickpeas (kadala) - 1/2 cup

Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Grated coconut - 1 cup

Green chillies - 5- 6

Garlic chopped 1 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Mustard seeds

Oil

Red chilli

Shallots

Method:

Peel ,clean and Dice the raw plantains in square pieces

Cook Chickpeas in a pressure cooker till two whistle,by adding salt

In another cooking vessel,combine diced raw plantain and yam ,adding salt,red chilli powder ,turmeric powder and 1/2 cup water

Cook till it is soft and tender

Grind grated coconut,green chillies, garlic and cumin seeds to a coarse paste

Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds.When it starts to splutter add dry red chillies and shallots and fry it for a minute

Add cooked vegetables,and chickpeas to the pan and combine it well.Now add Coconut paste and mix it well.

Cook it in a medium flame for 5- 6 minutes ..

Remove from fire!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Olan - Onam sadya Special

Ingredients

Pumpkin - 150 gms

Green chillies - 4-5

Thin coconut milk - 1 cup

Thick coconut milk - 1/2 cup

Curry leaves

salt to taste

Oil

Method

Peel off the pumpkin and slice it into thin square pieces

In a cooking vessel ,add pumpkin pieces,thin coconut milk and split green chillies and cook it well

When it is well cooked add thick coconut milk and salt to taste

Simmer for 5 minutes and add curry leaves..Remove from fire

Add a tsp of oil on top of the curry

Cheers!!!!!!!!!!!

Chena theeyal - Onam Sadya Special

Ingredients:-

Chena (yam) - 1/4 kg

Shallots - 5- 6nos

Tamarind pulp - 2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp

Dry red chillies - 6 nos

Grated coconut 1 1/2 cup

Mustard seeds

Oil

salt to taste

Red chilli

Method:

Cut Chena/Yam into small pieces. Liquify the tamarind pulp by adding 3/4 cup water

In a cooking vessel,combine yam pieces, chopped shallots,tamarind liquid,turmeric powder and salt and cook till it is done

In a pan,fry grated coconut ,without adding oil,till it turns brown. Add red chillies and coriander powder and salt to it and fry it again for two minutes. Be careful not to make the coconut burnt

Grind this coconut micture to a fine paste and add this to the yam mixture

Boil it for 4-5 minutes and remove from fire

Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds..When it starts to splutter add red chillies,curry leaves and shallots

Pour it over the Theeyal

Cheers!!!!!!!!!!!!

Parippu curry- Onam Sadya Special

Ingredients:-

Parippu/yellow lentil - 1 cup

Shallots - 6-7 nos

Grated coconut - 1/2 cup

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Green chillies - 3-4 nos

Ginger chopped - 1 tsp

garlic chopped - 1 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Mustard seeds

Oil

curry leaves

red chilli

Salt to taste

Method

Wash and soak the parippu/lentil for 6-8 hours.

Cook it in a pressure cooker by adding water and salt. Cook for two whistles.Mash it well and cook it again if needed

Meanwhile grind Grated coconut,half of chopped shallots,greenchillies,cumin seeds,ginger and garlic to a fine paste

Add this coconut paste to the mashed parippu and combine it well..Add salt to taste

Simmer it for 5- 8 minutes.remove from fire

Heat oil in a pan ,add mustard seeds,when it starts to splutter add shallots and red chillies...

Pour it over the parippu !!!!

Cheers!!!!!!!

Pacha Manga Pachadi

Ingredients:-

Raw mango - 1 nos finely chopped

Onion - 1 nos finely chopped

Ginger - finely chopped 2 tsp

Green chillies - 4 Splitted

Curd - 1 cup or coconut milk - 1 cup

Curry leaves

Mustard seeds

shallots

Oil

Red chilli

Method

• Heat oil in a pan and saute finley chopped raw onion,ginger and green chillies .Saute it well for 2 minutes
• Add finley chopped raw mango and saute it again for 2 minutes.
• Cook it in medium flame by adding 1/4 cup water.When it is cooked remove from fire
• Let the mixture cool ...and then add thick curd to it and mix it well.( or if you want it to be less tangy you can add coconut milk)
• Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds,curry leaves.when it splutter add red chilli and shallots
• Pour this over the mango and combine it well!!!

Recipe Courtesy - My mother in law

Cheers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am Back !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and Awards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dearies!!!!!

I am back after a long vacation In India and an anniversary cruise vacation in Bahamas!!!!

I dfntly misd all the lovely yummoooo recipes of your wonderful blogs.....

Now that i am back i would be following all your entries religiously!!!!

I am happy that you guys thought of me again though i was hibernating....

and now some awards!!

Thanks a ton to Aysha,Rekha and Sangi for passing on this award to me!!

Thanks a ton to Priya for passing on these two wonderful awards to me!!!!

I would like to pass on this to

Padma

Sailaja

Kittymatti

Ganga

Anu

Rekha

Subhie arun

Vijitha Shyam !!!

Cheers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awards and Tagged!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kitchen Queens!!!
I am so happy you guys thought of me ,even though i am away !!! Vacation is keping me really busy and the gr8tst joy is that i got to spend a week with my brother,befor he left for Aussie!!!!I would be keeping you updated with whats cooking in my kitchen from next week!!!!For the time being ,I thought i will pass on all the awards that has been lovingly shared with me ,by some wonderful friends!!!!

Thanks Sailaja ,Ganga,Sangi,Subhie and Anu for giving me this precious award

Thanks a million times to Anu and Ganga for sharing this award with me!!!
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1.You must mention the person who has given you the award.
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Well...Some facts about me!!!!!!

1. I am a Slackaroni !!!!!!Yes I am lazy always!!!!
2. I had eleutheromania as a teenager,but now..No way!!!! Freedom is in my hands with a perfect husband!!!
3. I was never a head turner, and i wonder how my husband who is a coolo got impressed in me.....
4. I fight with all my dearesssstttt ...Its my way of showing how much i love them...True!!! I myself is an Oxymoron!!!!
5. I wait for Shopportunities to Unshop!!!!!!!!!!
6. I have strong faith in God almighty ...but when it is time for my daily prayers i feel sleepy!!!
7. I hate "dread lines"..No wonder i m still a home maker!!!
   

I am tagged!!!!!!!

1. What is your current obsession?

Dfntlyy shopping!!! I am visiting shops like i have never seen before!!!

2. What are you wearing today?

Caprice and Kurti

3. What’s for dinner?

Rice,Duck roast and mango chammanthi!!!!!

4. What’s the last thing you bought?

Shirts for Navee

5. What are you listening to right now?

There is some music playing in nearby temple ..its fetive season..

6. What do you think about the person who tagged you?

wonderful people,with yummy blogs!!!

7. If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished anywhere in the world, where would you like it to be?

Aruba!!!

8. What are your must-have pieces for summer?

Sunglasses

9. If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?

To my Husbands'

10. Which language do you want to learn?

Italian

11. Who do you want to meet right now?

navee(my hubby dear) ,since i am away from him for the time being!!!its bin a month!!!

12. What is your favourite colour?

Black

13. What is your favourite piece of clothing in your own closet?

My white and black frock!!!

14. What is your dream job?

Had one!!!but when i joined my dream job as the HR of a retail giant,I understood Distant objects always please!!!!!!

15. What’s your favourite magazine?

Vanitha

16. If you had $100 now, what would you spend it on?

Dfntly dress!!!

17. Where do you love to go for vacation with your loved ones!!!

Switzerland is always a dream!!!

18. Who are your style icons?

I love Richa's dressing!!!

19. Describe your personal style?

I myself confused!!!

20. What are you going to do after this?

Take a shower!!!

21. What are your favourite movies?

Close encounters of the third kind!!!!

22. What inspires you?

Books!!!!I am addicted to it!!!

23. Give us three styling tips that always work for you:

Keep it simple,Keep it smart,i always try to mix & match stuffs

24. Coffee or tea?

Nop!!!!! a big no to both!!! not even milk!!!!

25. What do you do when you are feeling low or terribly depressed?

Rare in my case...i aways try to keep it in the thrill!!!

26. What is the meaning of your name?

I dont know..its a character from bible!!!

27. Which other blogs you love visiting?

I Love all the blogs.

28. Favorite Dessert/Sweet?

Pudding!!
29. Favorite Season?

Fall

30.Whats your pet name?

Luttappi!!!!

The rules are:Respond and rework – answer the questions on your own blog, replace one question that you dislike with a question of your own invention, and add one more question of your own. Then tag eight or ten other people.

If you have already recived this awards ignore it!!

I would like to share this award and tag with some fellow bloggers!!!

Kalaivani

Chithra

Kavi

Erica

Sangi

Shabs

Smitha

Viki

Miss you all

Cheers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!