Ingredients:
Ragi powder -- 4 tsp
finelly chopped small onions -- 1/4 cup
green chilly -- 1 or 2
Coriander leaves -- a little
grated mango -- a little
Salt - to taste
Buttermilk -- 1/2 cup
Water -- 3 or 4 cups
Method :
Place a bowl on fire and pour water and add ragi powder,
onions, green chilly, salt and coriander leaves . Stir them
continuously . After it cooks , stop the flame and allow it
to cool. Now add buttermilk and mango pieces and serve.
Healthy drink and it reduces weight also.
திங்கள், 28 டிசம்பர், 2009
வெள்ளி, 25 டிசம்பர், 2009
Pudalangai puttu
Ingredients:
Finelly chopped pudalangai (snake gourd) -- 2 cups
Finelly grated onions -- 1 cup
Green chillies -- 5
Garlic -- 10 pieces
Bengal gram -- 1/2 cup
Curry leaves - a little
salt -- to taste
oil -- 3 or 4 tsp
Method :
Soak the bengal gram in water for 1/2 an hour and make it into a fine paste.
Cut all the green chillies and garlic into small pieces.
Now place a pan on fire and pour the oil. Now add the vegetable, onions, green chillies
garlic and curry leaves and fry in slow flame . When the vegetable becomes
light brown add bengal gram paste and salt and again fry in slow flame.
When it becomes dark brown, remove it from fire and serve hot.
A very nice side dish for rice with sambar.
Finelly chopped pudalangai (snake gourd) -- 2 cups
Finelly grated onions -- 1 cup
Green chillies -- 5
Garlic -- 10 pieces
Bengal gram -- 1/2 cup
Curry leaves - a little
salt -- to taste
oil -- 3 or 4 tsp
Method :
Soak the bengal gram in water for 1/2 an hour and make it into a fine paste.
Cut all the green chillies and garlic into small pieces.
Now place a pan on fire and pour the oil. Now add the vegetable, onions, green chillies
garlic and curry leaves and fry in slow flame . When the vegetable becomes
light brown add bengal gram paste and salt and again fry in slow flame.
When it becomes dark brown, remove it from fire and serve hot.
A very nice side dish for rice with sambar.
வியாழன், 24 டிசம்பர், 2009
AWARD
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Love to share with all of my friends.
Happy New Year
Cocoa chocolate
Ingredients:
milk powder -- 1 cup
cocoa powder -- 3 tsp
glucose powder -- 2 tsp
butter -- 1 tsp
sugar -- 1/2 cup
water -- 1/4 cup
nuts -- as you wish
Method :
Mix all the powders in a bowl.
Place a non- stick pan on fire and pour water and then sugar. Allow
the sugar to dissolve. Heat it for some more minutes.
Now the sugar syrub becomes thick ( 2 kambi patham).
Then add the mixture and butter
and stir them quickly and pour them in a greased plate .
Garnish with nuts and refrigerate.
milk powder -- 1 cup
cocoa powder -- 3 tsp
glucose powder -- 2 tsp
butter -- 1 tsp
sugar -- 1/2 cup
water -- 1/4 cup
nuts -- as you wish
Method :
Mix all the powders in a bowl.
Place a non- stick pan on fire and pour water and then sugar. Allow
the sugar to dissolve. Heat it for some more minutes.
Now the sugar syrub becomes thick ( 2 kambi patham).
Then add the mixture and butter
and stir them quickly and pour them in a greased plate .
Garnish with nuts and refrigerate.
செவ்வாய், 22 டிசம்பர், 2009
Ragi uthappam
Ingredients:
Idli batter -- 2 cups
Ragi powder -- 4 or 5 tsp
Cumin seeds -- 1 tsp
Asafoetida -- a little
salt -- to taste
Method:
Mix all the ingredients well and make small uthappams.
Serve hot with tomato chutney.
Idli batter -- 2 cups
Ragi powder -- 4 or 5 tsp
Cumin seeds -- 1 tsp
Asafoetida -- a little
salt -- to taste
Method:
Mix all the ingredients well and make small uthappams.
Serve hot with tomato chutney.
ஞாயிறு, 13 டிசம்பர், 2009
Egg Adai
Ingredients :
Egg -- 6
Grated coconut -- 1 cup
Fried gram ( pottu kadalai ) -- 1 cup
Aniseeds -- 1 tsp
Finely chopped onions -- 1 cup
Curry leaves -- a little
Chilly powder -- 2 tsp
Turmeric powder -- 1/4 tsp
Salt -- to taste
Oil -- 1/4 cup
Method :
Grind coconut , fried gram and aniseed into a fine paste.
Beat all the eggs in a bowl and then add the paste ,
chopped onion, chilly powder, turmeric powder, curry leaves,
salt and whisk them well into a smooth batter.
Place a pan on fire and pour 1 tsp oil and heat.
Then pour a spoon of batter and make small adai.
Do the same for all the batter and you can make 15 to
20 numbers of adai.
You can dip this adai in tamarind gravy i.e, puli kuzhambhu and serve hot.
Egg -- 6
Grated coconut -- 1 cup
Fried gram ( pottu kadalai ) -- 1 cup
Aniseeds -- 1 tsp
Finely chopped onions -- 1 cup
Curry leaves -- a little
Chilly powder -- 2 tsp
Turmeric powder -- 1/4 tsp
Salt -- to taste
Oil -- 1/4 cup
Method :
Grind coconut , fried gram and aniseed into a fine paste.
Beat all the eggs in a bowl and then add the paste ,
chopped onion, chilly powder, turmeric powder, curry leaves,
salt and whisk them well into a smooth batter.
Place a pan on fire and pour 1 tsp oil and heat.
Then pour a spoon of batter and make small adai.
Do the same for all the batter and you can make 15 to
20 numbers of adai.
You can dip this adai in tamarind gravy i.e, puli kuzhambhu and serve hot.
செவ்வாய், 8 டிசம்பர், 2009
Bread Kaima
Ingredients:
Bread -- 10 slices
Finely chopped onion -- 2 cups
Finely chopped tomato -- 1 cup
Chilly powder -- 1 tsp
Turmeric powder -- 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder -- 1 tsp
Oil -- 2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Coriander leaves -- a little
Method:
Grind all the bread slices in the mixie and make it into a fine dry powder.
Place a pan on fire and pour the oil and heat. Now add onions and tomatoes one
by one and fry it. Then add all the powders and salt and again fry for
sometime. Finally add the bread powder and once again fry and mix it well.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.
A simple and tasty evening dish and easy to cook.
Bread -- 10 slices
Finely chopped onion -- 2 cups
Finely chopped tomato -- 1 cup
Chilly powder -- 1 tsp
Turmeric powder -- 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder -- 1 tsp
Oil -- 2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Coriander leaves -- a little
Method:
Grind all the bread slices in the mixie and make it into a fine dry powder.
Place a pan on fire and pour the oil and heat. Now add onions and tomatoes one
by one and fry it. Then add all the powders and salt and again fry for
sometime. Finally add the bread powder and once again fry and mix it well.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.
A simple and tasty evening dish and easy to cook.
செவ்வாய், 1 டிசம்பர், 2009
Chicken fry

Ingredients:
chicken -- 1 kg chopped onion -- 2 cups finely chopped tomatoes -- 1 cup garlic & ginger paste -- 3 spoons aniseeds -- 2 tsp cumin seeds -- 4 tsp cloves -- 2 or 3 cinnamon -- 2 pieces black pepper -- 1 tsp grated coconut -- 1 tsp turmeric powder -- 1 tsp chilly powder -- 4 tsp coriander powder -- 4 tsp curry leaves -- a little oil -- 1 cup salt -- to taste coriander leaves -- a little
Method:
Place a pan on fire and fry aniseeds, cumin seeds, cloves and cinnamon till a light brown and then powdered them and keep aside. Clean the chicken and keep aside. place a pan on fire and pour the oil in it. Now add the chopped onions and ginger & garlic paste and mix well. Now add the chicken ,turmeric powder, chilly powder and coriander powder to this mixture and fry in a slow flame for 15 to 20 minutes. Stir the chicken after every 3 minutes. Then add the masala powder and again fry for 3 minutes. Now grind black pepper and grated coconut and make it into a smooth paste. Add this paste and chopped tomatoes and curry leaves with chicken and again fry it until it becomes deep brown. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.