Thursday, June 24, 2010

Banana Smoothie

Sunday, June 20th was my father-in-law's birthday. I don't know to make sweets and was not interested in making same Kheer, so thought of making this dish. Today, I searched names to name this dish.  Ingredients: a. Banana - 5 b. Sugar - 6 tsp c. Milk - 4 tbsp d. Cashewnut - 4 e. Kismis - 4 f. Badam - 4 g. Ghee - 4 tsp Method: a. Chop banana, add sugar, milk and blend the mixture b. Slice cashewnut and badam c. Heat the ghee and add sliced cashewnut, badam, kismis Serve to eat. Serves: 2 to 3 peopl...

Monday, June 7, 2010

Aloo Pudina Bhat

Its been since a long time from the time I last posted. Hence thought of writing this post. I had some pudina leaves left over in my refrigerator. I thought of making normal pudina chutney and to mix it with cooked rice today morning for breakfast. My husband gave a good suggestion to mix with aloo and to make it as aloo pudina bhat. Taste was yummy. Ingredients: Pudina (mint leaves) - 1 bunch Green Chillies - 6 (add more if it should be more spicy) Salt to taste Coriander Leaves - few Ginger - 1 small piece Aloo - 3 Oil - 1 tbsp for frying Mustard...

Monday, January 25, 2010

Gojju Powder

Gojju is a kind of dish prepared to add either with indian breads like chappattis, rotis or with rice. Gojju can be made up of any vegetable viz., Lady's finger, Brinjal, Onion, Tomato, Onion with tomato. Gojju Powder is a powder which needs to be added for spicing the gojju. It can be stored like sambar powder, or rasam powder. Ingredients: Urad Dhal - 1 cup Gram Dhal - 1 cup Fenugreek Seeds - 1 tsp Jeera - 1 tsp Red Chillies - 1 1/4 cup (more or less based on the hot/khara u want) Method: Fry each of the...

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Pongal - New Year

Every year Pongal is celebrated on 13th, 14th and 15th of January. It is also considered as a New Year for Tamilians (especially for harvesting group). The people would take out the paddy crops and make it as rice. 13-Jan is celebrated as Bhoogi Pongal. In Andhra, people collect almost all waste materials from their entire area and burn all of them. They call that as "Bhoogimantalu". 14-Jan is celebrated as Surya Pongal. People get up early in the morning prepare different dishes. Draw Surya(sun) and Chandra(Moon) and keep all the...

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

2 Important things for Interview

Today is Swami Vivekananda's 147th Birthday, as I am inspired by this person here is a post. Two qualities which I find interesting in Swami Vivekananda was:  a. Inspired speech      While attending interviews follow a saying "Communication is the weapon" to win them. Might be the interviewee just know the concept what a interviewer questioned but he/she should get into that scenario and then speak about it. Definitely the interview would be a hit. b. High level thinking     Swami Vivekananda used to go...

Monday, January 11, 2010

Beans Pappu

Beans Pappu: Ingredients: Beans - 1/4 kg Onion - 2 Tomato - 2 Toor Dhal - one hand full or 50g Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp Oil - to fry Curry Leaves - for seasoning (few leaves) Coriander Leaves - for seasoning Sambar Powder - 2 tbsp Salt to taste Method: Cook toor dhal and tomato Cook beans separately  Smash the beans and remove all the water from it (it shouldn't look like beans) Heat oil, add mustard seeds when it splutters add curry leaves Add salt Fry onion till light brown Squeeze tomato completely add it to the mixture Add toor...

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Travel Idea - Coorg

Coorg is a best place to be seen, which is also called as Scotland of India. There are many homestays and resorts within anyone's budget right from Rs.1000 to Rs.6000 per day with/without food. Coorg Misty is a resort to be seen. It is about 4kms from Kakabbe Junction. The rooms has thatched roofs and gives a feeling of a village with all modern amenities. The dimension of a room includes a big hall with double cot and a small room with two cots one above the other with a western toilet cum bathroom, which is very spacious. Its...

Monday, January 4, 2010

Urgent Chutney

Urgent Chutney: Ingredients: Green Chillies - 3 Nos Groundnut Powder - 2 tbsp Salt - to taste Coriander Leaves - 1 tbsp (optional) Curry Leaves - 2 tsp Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp Tamarind Paste - 2 tsp Oil - 2 tsp Method: 1. Smash the chillies, groundnut powder, coriander leaves and add salt to taste 2. Add tamarind paste to the mixture 3. Heat the Oil and add curry leaves and mustard seeds. Add this to the mixture. Serves: 2 Pers...

Home made Ghee

Home Made Ghee: a. In the morning we buy milk and boil it, during this time the cream is formed. b. In the night we put this milk into the refrigerator for next day usage. c. In the next day morning before boiling this milk take out the cream and store in a container. d. Add one tsp. curds every 3 days once. e. Repeat the same till you found the cream is half/full container depending on the quantity of ghee you require. f. Once the container is...

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Shraddanjali - Sahasa Simha - Dr.Vishnuvardhan

Dr.Vishnuvardhan, the great actor of Kannada film industry expired today around 3am in the morning due to heart attack. Tenure on earth: 1950 - 30th Dec 2009 Great actor who lived and will live in most of the kannadigas heart. Fans are left behind and fabulous man reached heaven. Let his soul rest in peace. I started liking kannada movies because of Vishnu and Shankar Nag. Today, i am really very sad because both of them are no more in...

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Trick in Notepad

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Monday, December 28, 2009

Half a Century

Thanks to Google and Blogspot. It was a great pleasure for me being here since February 26th 2009. Today, I have successfully posted half a century i.e., 50 posts. Thanks to all my blog readers and my fans. Wish you all "PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR 201...

Zucchini

Zucchini or courgette is a vegetable. It is yellow or green in colour and has a shape similar to a cucumber. Peel and cut zucchini into stripes like french fries Deep fry until crisp. Sprinkle salt and pepper Serve with tomato or chilli ketchu...

Z for "Zoo Cookies"

Z for "Zoo Cookies" Ingredients: 1 cup light brown sugar 1 cup softened butter 1 egg 1 tsp. vanilla essence 2 cups flour (maida) 2 tsp. baking powder 2 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. nutmeg 1/4 tsp. salt Method: Preheat oven to 350 degree Fahreheit (F). Cream together butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla. Stir in dry ingredients, add slowly to butter mixture. Roll out half of dough to 1/8" thickness. Cut animals shapes with cutter. Do the same for the remaining dough. Bake for 15 minutes. Cool and enjoy your zoo cookies....

Yoghurt Recipes

Yummy Yogosicles: 1/4 cup yoghurt (vanilla, banana or plain) 1 tsp. frozen orange juice concentrate 1 tsp. honey Mix well and pour the mixture in a small plastic cup and freeze. When the mixture is solid enough to hold up a popsicle stick, put one in and refreeze until firm. (Have each child measure the following ingredients into a small bowl...

Snacks Time (esp Xciting)

X'Citing Snacks: Ingredients: 2/3 cup plain flour 1/3 tsp. soda bi-carbonate 1/3 tsp. baking powder 1/4 cup condensed milk 1/3 cup crushed cornflakes 1/4 cup chopped walnuts 1/4 cup chocolate gems 1/2 tsp. vanilla essence and a pinch of salt 1/4 cup butter 1/4 cup rolled oats 1/4 cup brown sugar Method of Preparation: Sieve the flour with the soda bi-carbonate and baking powder and keep aside. Cream the butter and brown sugar till light and fluffy. Add all the other ingredients and mix well. Press this mixture into a greased 150mm...

Wheat as Main Ingredient

"Wheaty Wonders:" Ingredients: 1 cup maida/all purpose flour 1 tsp. salt 3/4 cup milk 1/3 cup oil 4 tsp. baking powder 1 cup whole wheat flour Preparation: Have the children help measure and mix the ingredients. Divide the mixture into 20 parts and have the children knead the dough for about a minute. Have them press the dough flat to about 1/4 inch thick. Place butter on a griddle. Place the dough patties on it and fry on each side for about 4 minutes, until brown. Serve with butter, peanut butter or honey.  ~~o~~o~~o...

Monday, December 21, 2009

Vegetable Cutlet

Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups cooked instant noodles 1/2 cup sweet corn kernels, cooked and crushed 2 spring onions 3 tbsp. tomato ketchup 1/2 cup grated cheese 1/2 cup dried bread crumbs some dried bread crumbs for coating and oil to fry salt and pepper Method: In a bowl, mix the noodles, sweet corn, spring onions, ketchup, cheese, bread crumbs, salt and pepper and mix well. Divide the mixture into 12 equal parts and shape into cutlets. Coat the cutlets with dried bread crumbs and fry in oil on both sides. Serve hot....

V for Vanilla Custard

Vanilla Custard: Ingredients: 300 ml milk 1 tbsp custard powder 1/2 tbsp sugar 1/2 tsp. vanilla essence Method: Mix custard powder with 1/4 cup of milk and form into a smooth paste Boil remaining milk Add paste to heated milk and stir until thick Remove from heat Add vanilla essence Serve custard alone or pour over cake, fruit etc. ...

Friday, December 18, 2009

Do you know this?

a. Ugli Fruit: Ugli fruit is a citrus fruit grown in Jamaica only. It can be eaten like tangerines (orange). Also called Unique fruit, it is a cross between an orange and grape fruit and it's delicious! It can also be added to fruit salad or yoghurt. Try it as a snack. b. Plants grown above trees doesn't contain or contains less percentage of cholestrol, plants grown below tree has high percentage of cholestrol. c. Put lime in hot water before squeezing the juice. d. Drink atleast 2 litres of water early in the morning it reduces many diseases. e....

 
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