Prize

I am very happy to receive the lovely tote bag in my mail this evening,henceforth planning to say goodbye to plastic covers & take this for my grocery shopping.....

I am very happy to let you all know that my blog was randomly selected as the winner of this week's Foodie Blogroll Tote Bag Giveaway !!!!!!!!!!!! Also my blog will be featured all this month on the Foodie blogroll contests page.Thanks a lot for being a part in the Community....

Award

Thanks Sangeetha for sharing this beautiful award,I would like to share it with all my fellow bloggers.......Kindly everyone pick it up.

Spaghetti Squash Pulao

Ingredients

Grated spaghetti squash-1 cup

Rice-1 & 1/2 cup

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Ginger & Garlic paste-1/2tsp

Tomato-1/2(optional)

Chopped spring onions-1 bunch

Slit long green chillies-3

Mint leaves-20

Lime juice-2tsp

Tempering

Oil-4tsp,Ghee-1tsp

Cloves-3

pepper-5

Cardamom-3

Bay leaf-1

Jeera-1/2tsp

Shajeera-1/2tsp

Cinnamon stick-a small piece

Method

Heat ghee & oil in a pan temper it.Fry the spring onions,green chillies,tomato & ginger/garlic paste till light brown.Add the grated squash,salt & turmeric powder,fry for a minute.Add the rice & water.Cook it till done.Mix the lime juice & serve it with any gravy or raita.

Award

Thanks sarah Naveen for passing on this beautiful award,I would love to share this with my other fellow bloggers.Kindly please accept this....

More kuzhambu(Iyengar style)

Ingredients cook in water & keep it aside

Pumpkin chopped-2 cups

Salt to taste

Hing-1/2tsp

Turmeric powder-1/2tsp

Other ingredients

Beaten curd-1 & 1/2 cup

Water to dilute it

Roasted in 1/2tsp of oil & ground to a smooth paste

Coriander seeds-1 & 1/2 tsp

Channa dhal-1 & 1/2 tsp

Red chillies-4

Coconut-3tsp

Methi-1/2tsp

Thoor dhal-3tsp(soaked,do not fry.Just grind it along with the above ingredients)

(I used masoor dhal)

Tempering

Oil-3tsp,Mustard-1tsp,Curry leaves-little,Red chillies-2

Method

Mix the ground paste with the diluted curd.Heat oil in a pan temper it.Pour the curd mixture & the vegetable & boil it for 8 to 10 minutes or till the raw smell disappears.Garnish it with curry leaves.Serve it with rice

Courtesy:theyumblog with a slight change.

Award

Thanks Pavithra for passing the award to us.I would like to share it with other friends too......

Gulab Jamoon

Ingredients
Milk powder-1/2 cup
Maida-2tbsp
Ghee-1tbsp
Curd-1 & 1/2tbsp
Baking soda-1/4tsp
Oil-to fry
Sugar syrup
Sugar-1 & 1/2 cup
Water-1 & 1/2 cup
Cardamom powder-1/4tsp
Rose essence-a drop
Saffron-a pinch
Method
Mix maida,milk powder,baking soda & ghee,add curd little by little & mix till you form a soft dough.Cover & rest it for 10 minutes.Grease your palms & make small round ball.Heat oil & deep fry them in medium flame.Keep rotating while frying for even colour on all sides.On the other side boil the syrup ingredients together for 3 minutes,switch off & add the rose essence.Add the fried balls to the hot syrup,cover & leave it for 1 hour for it to soak nicely.Serve it with some chopped nuts sprinkled on top (optional).
Courtesy:sangeetha subash with some small change.

Methi Chicken Kheema

Ingredients

Chopped onion-1/2

Chopped tomato-1/2

Chicken kheema-1 cup

Curd-3tsp

Frozen chopped methi leaves -1 cup

Ginger & Garlic paste-1tsp

Any meat /Garam masala powder-1tsp

Red chilly powder-1tsp

Coriander powder-1tsp

Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Salt to taste

Tempering

Oil-4tsp,Jeera-1tsp,Bay leaf-1

Method

Heat oil in a pan temper it.Fry onions till light brown colour.Now add ginger & garlic paste,methi,tomato & all dry powders & fry till oil separates the pan. Add the curd,chicken & very little water & cook it till done.Serve it with roti or rice.

Lotus Stem & Channa Dhal Kurma

Ingredients pressure cooked

Chopped lotus stem-1 cup

Channa dhal-1/3 cup

Salt to taste

Red chilly powder-1tsp

Ingredients roasted in 1/2tsp of oil & ground to a smooth paste

Pepper-10

Cardamom-1

Cloves-2

Cinnamon-a small bit

Poppy seeds-1tsp

Coconut-1tbsp

Fennel seed(somph)-1/2tsp

Jeera-1/4tsp

Ginger & garlic paste-1/2tsp

Tempering

Oil-2tsp

Mustard-1tsp,Curry leaves-little

Method

Mix the ground masala to the pressure cooked ingredients & give a nice boil.Temper it.Serve it hot with rice.

Gulab-E-Aab

Ingredients

Milk-300ml

Crumbled ricotta cheese-2tsp

(or use khoya or rasamalai or kalakandh)

Blanched & chopped pistachio & almonds-1tsp

Crushed saffron-a pinch

Sugar-1 & 1/2tsp

Rose syrup-1tsp

Method

I took 2tbsp of ricotta cheese & microwaved it in high for 2 minutes till all water has evaporated & dry.Cool & crumble it.In a glass pour milk,mix sugar,khoya & syrup.Garnish it with saffron & blanched nuts.Serve it cold.Saffron & khoya gives a great taste for this dish.............

Courtesy:Lata