LEMON POHA

cINGREDIENTS :

• Poha/Beaten Rice / Aval  - 1 Cup
• Turmeric Juice  - 2tbps
• Turmeric Powder  - 1tsp
• Peanuts - 2 tsps
• Mustard  - 1 tsp
• Channa dal  - 1 tsp
• Asafoetida  - a pinch
• Green Chillies  - 3
• Curry Leaves  and Coriander leaves
• Salt to taste

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1.Soak aval/beaten rice for about 5-10 minutes. Drain and squeeze out the excess water. Soaking time differs for different type of aval. Hence soak accordingly .I used the smaller thick ones .Over soaked aval will become sticky. After squeezing ,aval should have its shape and texture but little soft.

2.Heat oil in a kadai.Once hot, add mustard seeds , channa dal,peanuts and chillies and saute till peanuts gets roasted well not burnt.Then add asafoetida and curry leaves. 



3. Then ,add lemon juice with turmeric powder and saute it for a minute. Followed by adding salt and aval. 



4.Mix the aval well for 2 minutes till the aval gets the flavour of lemon. Garnish it with finely chopped onion and coriander leaves.

Linking it up with Fast Food - Poha by me .

SWEET POHA AND A TAG

INGREDIENTS: 

Peanuts -- 4 tsps 

Grated coconut- 2 tbsps

Country Sugar--1 cup 

Poha -- 1 cup 

Fruits of your choice

METHOD OF PREPARATION: 

1) Heat a teaspoon of ghee in a pan. Fry peanuts and coconut till raw smell of peanut leaves .Turn of the flame . 

2)Then mix well with poha and sugar in a big bowl. Serve with some cut fruits.

TAG : Padma has tagged me for this cute quesstions . Thank you dear ....it is my pleasure to do it. 

Rules : 1) Link the person who tagged you . 2) Post the rules on your blog. 3) Share the ABC'S of you. 4) Tag 4 people at the end of the post by linking their blogs. 5) Let the 4 tagged people know that they have been tagged by you. 6) Do not tag the same person repeatedly but try to tag different people,so that there is a big netwotk of bloggers doing the tag. 

Questions : 

1) A - Available/Single ? Married

2) B - Best Friend ? --ANIS FATHIMA. 

3) C - Cake or Pie ? CAKE 

4) D - Drink of choice ? CRANBERRY JUICE AND TENDER COCONUT WATER . 

5) E - Essential item you use every day ? Coconut oil

6) F - Favourite color ? PINK AND YELLOW 

7) G - Gummy Bears or Worms ? I LIKE TO WATCH THEM ONLY AS CARTOONS . 

8) H - Hometown ? MADURAI . 

9) I - Indulgence ? PLAYING WITH MY DAUGHTER AND CRAFTS . 

10 ) J - January or February ? JANUARY -- BECAUSE OF PONGAL VACATION AND MY FAMILY GET TOGETHER THE DAY AFTER PONGAL IN MY NATIVE VILLAGE WITH MY GRAND PARENTS. 

11) K - Kids and their names ? DESHNA -- DIVINE SPEACH / GIFT . 

12) L - Life is incomplete without ? CHILDERN . 

13) M - Marriage date ? MAY 20 , 2005 . 

14) N - Number of siblings? A YOUNGER BROTHER . 

15) O - Oranges or Apples ? APPLES . 

16) P -- Phobias / Fears ? DOGS . 

17) Q - Quote for today ? BE HAPPY ALWAYS . 

18) R - Reason to smile ? MY DAUGHTER 

19) S - Season ? SPRING . 

20) T - Tag 4 people ? PAVITHRA ,LAKSHMI , PRIYA RAJ , EC , VIDHYA AND SUSHMA . 

21) U - Unknown fact about me ? ????

22) V - Vegetable you don't like ? WISH TO TASTE ALL THE VEGGIES . 

23) W - Worst habit ? WILL NOT TAKE PROPER SLEEP . 

24 ) X - X-rays you've had ? NONE . 

25) Y - Your favourite food ? FISH  . 

26 ) Z - Zodiac sign ? CANCER . 

Sending this to Purva's Festive Food Event .