Adai

Adai is another form of dosa filled with nutrients. It has such a wonderful flavour that everyone will love it.. This is one of my favourites since childhood. Adai is a combo of rice and lentils and needs no fermentation.. a sigh of relief...U can make adai immediately after grinding.

Ingredients:

1 cup Idli rice
1/4 cup urad dal
1/4 cup toor dal
1/4 cup channa dal
A handful whole moong (optional)
a small piece of ginger
Red chillies
1-2 tsp cumin seeds
1/4 grated coconut
hing/Asafoetida
salt to taste
curry leaves

Preparation:

Soak Rice, dals and red chillies over nite. Drain about 3/4 th of the water before grinding. Grind with curry leaves, ginger and red chillies to a coarse paste. U can add dals at different stages to make more crunchier adai.Adjust salt. Add grated coconut to the batter.

Use a dosa pan, pour a ladle full of batter and spread it evenly. Add oil to the corners, wait till the crisp up. Turn sides to make sure its fully cooked. Serve hot with Avial...

Thengai Manga Pattani Sundal!!!!!

Thengai Mangai Pattani sundal / Coconut mango peas sundal is a must have when u go to marina beach...U can see grown up kids selling sundal all over the beach... U will never admire the beauty of beach without these noises in the surrounding... Man! they wont leave u alone untill u buy a packet of sundal.. I love the taste of sundal with mango, it wont be mushy but it has a grainy texture..I tried recreating the same old magic, voila!!! perfect sundal.. Though we dont have beach nearby, I sat in my balcony cherishing our pool view....

Ingredients:

1 cup green peas (cooked till soft)

1/4 cup shredded coconut

1/4 cup shredded mango (UN ripe)

green chilies and red chillies

salt to taste

Seasoning: oil, mustard seeds, urad and channa dal

Preparation:

Soak green peas over nite and cook till soft...Heat oil in a pan do the seasoning.. U can use curry leaves too. Add chopped green chillies and red chillies. Adjust according to ur spice level. Add cooked peas. Stir for a minute. Add coconut and mango, stir for couple more mts.. Remove from heat..Serve hot!!!

My blog turns Two!!!!

My blog is one year old..... Happy Birthday!!!!!

I cant believe its been year since i started blogging. On Oct 23rd 2008, I was bored to death thats when i found about blogs and blogosphere...I started my own blog with a boring picture of cauliflower dish...My blog theme was so kiddish...I cant forget how my blog looked on the first day...I am astonished to look at my blog now... My blog was an inspiration for me to learn whole lot of new things.

I learnt about camera angles, lighting, decorations, html codes, themes templates and what not..I would say that was a big learning curve...Slowly my blog picked up its pace in Jan 2009, that when i participated in events and my blog was noticed by fellow blogger..I am so happy, how the blog has turned out to be my time pass and hobby. I have tried out many new recipes from fellow blogger and also friend's recipes...If not for my blog, I would have never tried baking or making cakes!!!!I am glad I did this and want to continue this for a long time...


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A big Thank you for my followers and fellow blogger, who made my blog a great success story!!! Thanks for Ur comments, supports and encouragement...I want Ur continued visit to my blog and encourage and support me for years to come!!!!

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Cracked wheat pongal

Cracked wheat upma was prominent dish in our menu... after some point we got bored....I tried many recipes like pulao in cracked wheat , cracked wheat lemon flavour and what not!!!! Finally I made this cracked wheat pongal..voila... it was so tasty.. this is an inspired dish from my fellow blogger site esp Sailu's...

Ingredients:

1 cup cracked wheat

1/2 cup moong dal

1/2 cup spinach

1 tsp pepper

1 tsp cumin

1" ginger

cashewnuts

1 tbsp ghee and oil

curry leaves

Preparation:

Heat ghee and oil in a cooker. Add pepper, cumin & grated ginger and fry for few minutes.. the kitchen will filled with pongal aroma!!!!..Add cashew nuts, saute till golden brown. Add moong dal, cracked wheat and spinach with 4 cups of water. Add salt. Cover and cook for two whistles. Remove from heat. Let it cool. Open the cooker, serve hot with coconut chutney!!!