Sabbakivada

I was wondering what to prepare for snacks on Saturday afternoon for my children who would come home after their school with a holiday mood. I checked out and found Sabudan or Sabbaki and thought of doing Vada out of it. I took them out, washed and rinsed for 4 hours in water. After 4 hours I was ready to prepare Sabbakivada or Sabudan vada. Ingredients: Sabbaki - 500gms Coriander leaves - 1/2 bunch Onion - 4 Green Chillies -8 nos. (it...

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Christmas_NewYearEve_2011

I am very delighted to see events happening in various blogs. More people are getting connected with each other due to these events, even from different cities, remote corners of the world.  I feel its great to see the world come closer with friends through various things, here are few of them: Famous Social networking site viz., facebook or twitter  Blog Email Christmas is nearing, most of us are becoming busy in practicing...

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Diwali_Sweet_Savory

Diwali is a festival of lights. I remember the small story about this festival. Story is as follows: Once the SUN asked all the other sources of light, when I set, who would give the light to the world. Everyone was in immense silence, then a small diva light said in his low voice, i would be happy to give the light after you set. That's the reason, today we all lit small diva(s) in the night and early in the morning during Diwali and Karthika...

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SugarSyrup

I used to think all the while, that this is really difficult, but thanks to my sister-in-law she showed me once with jaggery. Sugar - as per the requirement to make the sweet Water - 1/2 cup (small one) Water to be added just to ensure that sugar doesn't get burnt off before it starts melting Mix Sugar and Water and heat them in a kadai Stir them occasionally Check as and when the syrup has become thick (when you touch the syrup in...

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CopraPak

I was delighted to cook Coprapak on this Sunday evening. Thanks to my mother-in-law to teach me how it should be made. This post is sent to My Diwali My Way Event announced by Kushi. Ingredients: Coconuts - 2 Nos Sugar - 750g Poppy Seeds - 2 tbsp Cashewnuts - 100 gms Ghee for frying - 2 tbsp Ghee for grease - 2 tsp (depending on the plate size) Cardamom powder (optional) - for taste - 2 tbsp Baking Soda (optional) - 1 tbsp Method: Grate...

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Tribute-to-jayasreeaval-BananaChips

Thanks to Jayashree aunt of Kailas Kitchen, her blog has got easy recipes too for an amateur like me. A tribute to her by this post. I selected to make Banana Chips as it was easy and fast. Banana Chips: Ingredients: Banana Chips 2 Bananas (used yelakka banana so it was sweet and hot) Oil for deep frying - 100 gms Salt - 2 tsp Chilli Powder - 3 tsp Method: Heat oil in a kadai Cut the bananas and keep it ready Once the oil is ready,...

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Khara Pova - An instant snack

Hot Pova – An instant snack Ingredients: Pova (Beaten Rice) - 100 g Ghee - 4 tsps Groundnuts - fried - 25 g Fried Gram – 25 g Copra - 25 g Salt & Chilli Powder to taste Method: Heat 2 tsps ghee in a kadai Put the thick Pova to ghee and fry for sometime Thick Pova would turn crispy Add fried groundnuts, fried gram, copra (cut into small pieces) and fry for sometime Take out the mixture Heat remaining ghee in the same kadai Add salt and chilli powder and add the above mixture and mix...

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Sweet Pova - A delight Snack

Sweet Pova - A delight snack Ingredients: Pova (Beaten Rice) - 100 g Jaggery Ghee - 2 tsps Groundnuts - fried - 25 g (Optional) Cashewnuts - fried - 25 g (Optional) Copra - 25 g (Optional) Dry Grapes - 25 g (Optional) Dry Fruits (Optional) Method: Heat the ghee in a kadai Put the thick Pova to ghee and fry for sometime Thick Pova would turn crispy Add copra (cut into small pieces) and fry for sometime After turning off the stove add groudnuts,...

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GunPowder (Sweet) Unde

GunPowder (Sweet) Unde: GunPowder Unde Instant Sweet which can be consumed as snack also.Its very easy to prepare. Ingredients: Fried Gram Dhal - 1 cup Jaggery - 1/2 cup Copra / Dry Coconut - 1/2 cup Milk (as required) Method: Grind fried gram dhal, jaggery and copra into powder Add little milk and make small balls Serve, relax and eat them ...

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FirstEvent-BSIOnion

Thanks for Michelle to give me an option to present this week's BSI ingredient. BSI stands for Blogger Secret Ingredient. This was started by Beth.  Week #89 (2nd Aug to 8th Aug) BSI event is hosted by Debbi This is a kind of Iron-Chef-style recipe challenge, where a. Each week a new host picks an ingredient b. Readers can submit a recipe. c. The contest starts on a Monday, and recipes need to be submitted by Sunday night of that week. d....

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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