2012/04/04

RAVA IDLI


INGREDIENTS :

  • Roasted Rava - 1 cup
  • Curd - 1 cup
  • Rice flour - 2 tbsps
  • Salt



METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Soak rava and curd overnight with sufficient water and salt. Leave it in refrigerator.



2) Heat oil in a pan. Roast mustard, jeera, urad dal and green chillies.Mix all the above ingredients and leave for 1 hour aside . 

3) Heat idli pan. Pour in the batter and steam cook idlis .


Serve with Sambar/Chutney .


2012/04/02

FRUIT OF THE MONTH - GRAPES EVENT



Happy to do a guest hosting of Priya's Veggie/Fruit of the month Event for April with Grapes .

Rules are very simple .

1 ) Post any recipe with grapes and dried grapes too like Juices , Dessert , Salads etc .

2) Link it up back to the event page .

3) You can link up your delights in the space provided below this post .  No archieved posts please .Make new recipes.You can either send recipes to shamanagscrafts@gmail.com


Thank you ,

Enjoy the Event . Add ur recipes here

GRAND DAD EVENT ROUNDUP

Thank you all for your yummy delights . Here comes the wonderful delights :

Honey oats Muffin ; Baked veg wonton wraps ; Potaadu ; Veg wheat upma ; Capsicum rings

2012/03/16

RUSH IN YOUR RECIPES FOR COOKING WITH LOVE - GRAND DAD EVENT.

Hai all ,,

Link in your recipes for Cooking with love - Grand Dad Event . Waiting to receive your yummy recipes . I have added the links of the recipes received to my email . You can directly link it here or send to shamanagscrafts@gmail.com .

Thank you .


2012/03/11

CHICKEN MASALA


This is my first recipe for the Grand dad event . Both my grandfathers like Chicken . This recipe is from my mother , who makes this very often for them .


INGREDIENTS :

Chicken - 500 gms

For masala :

Pepper , Jeera , Fennel seeds - 1 tsp each
Onion - 1/2 cup
Tomato - 2
Cloves , Cinnamon sticks , Elachi - - 2 each
Cashews - few
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Chicken powder - 1 tsp
Salt

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Marinate the chicken with a spoon of curd, turmeric powder, chilli powder , garam masala and lemon juice for 1 hr .

2) Heat oil . Once hot , add cinnamon,cloves,  biriyani leaves, annasi poo.



3) Add the grinded masala. Saute till the raw smell leaves , add the chicken to it and mix it well . Cook in slow flame till oil separates .



4) Remove from the flame , once the chicken is cooked with masala and forms a thick gravy .Garnish with coriander leaves.

2012/03/05

MY 450 TH POST AND A SPECIAL EVENT

Hai All ,

Happy to make this , my 450 th post . I am really excited on reaching this moment , which needs to celebrated in a special way . Am thankful to Saraswathi for offering this opportunity to host Cooking with Love - Granddad series event .





Rules :


1. Post any non-veg / vegetarian recipes from starter to desserts from the month of March .
2. Non-bloggers can participate in this event, send in your recipe by email with a photograph.
3. Archived entries are accepted only if you repost with this event announcement and Sara's Event Annoucement. Multiple entries are accepted.
4. Use of logo with the link back to the event would be appreciated .

5. Send your entries to shamanagscrafts@gmail.com in this format:
Name:
Blog Name:
Post Name:
Post URL:
Image no larger than 300 pixels as attachment.


2012/03/02

SWEDE FRY




Swede is a variety of Turnip . It is rich in Vitamin -C .

INGREDIENTS :

Chopped Swede - 1 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Chilli powder - 1tsp
Onion - 1/2 cup
Mustard - 1 tsp
Urat dal - 1 tsp
Curd - 2 tsps .
Salt to taste

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Soak chopped veggie in curd for 10 - 15 minutes .

2) Heat oil in a pan . Once hot , add mustard and urat dal .When it splutters , add onion and saute till tender.


3) Finally , add the veggie , salt , chilli powder, turmeric powder and stir it well .Sprinkle little water and cover with a lid . Cook in slow flame till it is done .

Serve hot with Sambar/Rasam Rice.Linking it up with Krithi's Serve it - Stir fry event .

2012/01/10

SPICY PEANUTS/ENNAI KADALAI




INGREDIENTS :

Peanuts - 2 cups
Salt
Chilli powder / Sambar powder
Asafoetida
Oil

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Fry peanuts till roasted till golden brown in a spoon of oil .
2) Add salt and chilli powder and roast till the raw smell leaves . Cook only in a slow flame.

2011/12/08

JANGIRI




INGREDIENTS :

Whole urat dal - 1 cup
Raw rice / Rice flour - 1/4 cup
Sugar - as per requirement

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Soak dal and rice for 1 hour . Then grind them with little water . It mustn't be too watery .

2) Take a plain polythene bag . Cut a small hole in the centre.

3) Pour the batter in the bag and squeeze it slowly to the desired shape directly in the pan of hot oil . Fry them till golden brown .

4) Meanwhile,make sugar of 1 string consistency . Dip the fried jangiri in the syrup and serve .


Thanks to Raks and Priya who tempted me to make this with their inviting photos. Tried their recipes without food colour as my hubby is against it .

2011/12/01

CRUNCHY POHA - yummy snack






INGREDIENTS :

Aval / Poha - 2 cups
Green Chillies - 5
Peanut - 1 handful
Curry leaves
Garlic - 1 whole
Salt

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Heat 1/2 spoon of oil in a kadai . Once hot , fry green chillies .
2) When it turned roasted , add curry leaves and garlic flakes .
3) Then , add peanut and roast it well .Sprinkle little salt to it .
4) Finally , add the poha and fry till well till crunchy .

Poha is ready to serve .
3)

KOLLU IDLI (Horse gram Idli)