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August 9, 2016
Andhra Pulihora Recipe – How To Make Chintapandu Pulihora Pulusu
Check out my Tamil nadu style Puli Sadam and Pepper Puliogare recipes too.
August 6, 2016
Eggless Banana Cake Recipe - No Butter, Moist, Soft
As I expected, it was a very big hit with Sendhil and Raksha. I am so happy to share an easy, interesting, bread recipe with banana. You can replace maida with wheat flour, plain sugar with brown sugar and use walnut for healthy options. Do try this cake in this weekend and enjoy your teatime with this bread recipe! I have shared a quick, short video too. Check it out.. Ok, Lets see how to make eggless, butterless banana bread recipe with yogurt.
Eggless, butter less banana bread recipe with yogurt and cooking oil !
Video recipe
Eggless banana bread recipe
Eggless, butter less banana bread recipe with yogurt and cooking oil !
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Baking- eggless
Serves: 10
Prep time: 10 Minutes
Cook time: 40 Minutes
Total time: 50 Minutes
1 cup - 200ml
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HOW TO MAKE EGGLESS BANANA CAKE - METHOD
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Note
You can replace maida with wheat flour and sugar with brown sugar or honey. Adjust the quantity of sugar as per your taste. Check the sweetness of batter before baking and add more sugar if needed Cinnamon powder gives an awesome aroma to this bread. Do not skip it. Adding vanilla essence is optional. |
Try this easy, eggless, butterless banana bread at home and enjoy with your family !
August 3, 2016
Fine Vermicelli Masala Upma Recipe– Fine Vermicelli Recipes
NOTE : In Bangalore, you can find Fine vermicelli in Nilgiris, Jayanagar 4th block BDA complex Pooja materials shops, MK Ahmed stores.
Fine vermicelli Masala Upma Recipe
Vermicelli masala upma recipe - Easy and quick breakfast recipes
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Breakfast recipes
Serves: Serves 2
Prep time: 10 Minutes
Cook time: 10 Minutes
Total time: 20 Minutes
1 cup - 250ml
Coriander leaves – to garnish Lemon juice - few drops (optional) |
METHOD
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Try this easy to cook, yummy fine vermicelli masala upma for breakfast/dinner. You will love it like me.
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August 1, 2016
Aadi 18(Pathinettam Perukku) - How To Celebrate Aadi 18
Last year I shared the celebration procedures for most of the important Hindu festivals to help beginners and to keep a record for my future reference. But I couldn’t make a post about our first festival, Aadi perukku celebration in a detailed manner. So this year I wanted to share it with my last year’s celebration pictures. Please go through them and have a happy aadi 18 celebration. Hope beginners would find this post useful.
Wish you all a very happy Aadi 18 !!
Disclaimer : All the pictures & celebration procedures I have shared is based on my family's tradition. It may vary from place to place. Beginners, please keep this as reference. Consult the elders in your family and follow it :)
SIGNIFICANCE OF AADI 18
Aadi 18/ Perukku is a festival observed on the 18th day in Tamil month Aadi. It is also known as Pathinettam perukku or aadi perukku. In Tamil, ‘perukku’ means ‘rising'. The rising here indicates the overflowing of Kaveri river due to the monsoon rains. It is celebrated near river basins, water tanks, lakes and wells of Tamil Nadu. Devotees take bath in the river & worship mother cauvery in the form of Amman.
I have heard about the grand Aadi 18 celebration in Kooduthurai, Bhavani. This festival is celebrated by farmers and people who depend on the rivers and monsoon rains for their life. Special prayers and puja are done in temples. People pray to River Cauvery and Rain God Varuna Bhagavan for a good harvest, constant supply of water and hassle free monsoon.
On this day, all the family members along with their friends and relatives make a trip to the riverbank by preparing a special lamp using rice flour and jaggery (maavilakku), mulaipari and several rice varieties ( Chitranna). Maavilakku is placed on mango leaves along with flowers, turmeric and a yellow thread. Then the lamp it is lit by the women and they float the lamps along with the mango leaves and other accompaniments in the river. The riverbank or seashore picnic is a major event in some districts of Tamil Nadu on this day. We call this as Vandi katti poradhu in Tamil :)
On this day, all the family members along with their friends and relatives make a trip to the riverbank by preparing a special lamp using rice flour and jaggery (maavilakku), mulaipari and several rice varieties ( Chitranna). Maavilakku is placed on mango leaves along with flowers, turmeric and a yellow thread. Then the lamp it is lit by the women and they float the lamps along with the mango leaves and other accompaniments in the river. The riverbank or seashore picnic is a major event in some districts of Tamil Nadu on this day. We call this as Vandi katti poradhu in Tamil :)
Some regions in Tamilnadu have the tradition of inviting the newly married couple to home and son-in-law is given gifts on the day. Some people also have the practice of adding a gold coin in the thali of bride. During Aadi month, the newly wed girl spends the month at her parent’s home for some scientific reasons.
Source : http://www.hindu-blog.com/2008/07/aadi-18-perukku-in-2008.html
AADI 18 POOJA INGREDIENTS - REQUIREMENTS
- Flowers
- Turmeric, Kumkum
- Thread greased with turmeric powder( Yellow rope/Manjal kayiru)
- Raw Rice & Jaggery
- Coconut,betel leaves & nuts
- Banana & Locally available Fruits
- Blouse bit, new dress(Saree or any girls dress)
- 1 Mirror
- Bangles, gold jewels, Kaatholai Karugamani ( Small black bangle, refer the above pic)
- 1 Lemon
- Banana leaf for keeping neivedyam
- Other pooja items like oil, ghee, camphor, incense stick and sambrani/Dhoop.
- Ingredients for making Rice varieties like Ellu sadam, Tamarind rice, Sweet Pongal, Curd rice, coconut rice & Sundal.
OUR CELEBRATION
Usually Aadi 18 is celebrated in River banks or near water bodies. So my MIL celebrates this festival near water tank in Salem house by drawing a square shaped box with sand ( We call it as “Manal veedu”). Make small Pillayar with sand, keep all the Pooja items in front of Pillayar and do the neivedyam. Refer the picture shared below from my in-laws blog "Learn Kolam". Then she drops the flowers, lemon, turmeric into the water tank. But I celebrate in my apartment in my pooja room in a simple manner as suggested by my MIL.
The previous day to the festival, wash all the lamps. Keep turmeric, kumkum dots, put oil, threads /wicks and keep the lamps ready. Clean the house. Wipe the doors, windows clean and keep turmeric, kumkum dots. Prepare Pulikachal / Puliogare paste, Ellu podi, coconut rice mix for making variety rice the next day. Draw Rangoli/Kolam at night. Draw with rice flour paste/ Arisi Maakolam or rangoli powder/Kolam maavu. Check out my in-laws blog “Learn Kolam” for kolam ideas.
The next day early morning around 5 am, take bath and get things ready for doing pooja. We should do the neivedyam before 6am or at least before 7am. You can also do in the auspicious time in morning as per the calender ( Nalla neram) or panchangam. Decorate the pooja room with flowers. For morning pooja, make 2 manjal pillayar ( One as Lord Ganesh and other one as Amman) and place it in a wooden plank, light two lamps on the sides. Keep this setup in front or inside your pooja room.
To make manjal pillayar, take 1 tbsp of turmeric powder, add little water and make 2 small cones. Keep a kumkum dot. In front of the manjal pillayar, place coconut, betel leaves, betel nuts, all fruits, flowers, Yellow rope in a plate or banana leaf. In another plate, keep turmeric, kumkum, sandal powder or tablet, one mirror, bangles, one lemon, your gold jewelries, one new blouse bit, a new dress ( saree or any girls dress) if you have in hand, Katholai karugamani( small black bangles, available in pooja stores). You can also keep some new dress and jewels ( new or used ones) if you have in hand. Please refer the below picture for reference.
In a bowl/Sombu, fill water till its brim ( Its considered as Kaveri water) & keep it. In a small bowl, mix raw rice and jaggery. This is for neivedyam. Light lamps and do the pooja by showing Dhoop, dheep and mangala harathi. After doing the pooja, tie the yellow rope around your neck by yourself. Tie the rope in hands for small girls at home. Take the manjal pillayar, mix with some water, put the katholai karugamani, lemon, flowers and pour everything in a plant pot or tree. After sometime, take the lemon after sometime & use it in your cooking. This is our morning pooja.
In the afternoon, in an auspicious time ( avoid rahu kalam & Yama gandam), do the pooja with 5 rice varieties and pepper vada/Milagu vadai. I make chana sundal too.
AADI 18 LUNCH MENU / AADI PERUKKU LUNCH RECIPES
Every year I prepare Lemon rice, tamarind rice, Coconut rice, sweet pongal & curd rice. Sometimes we make payasam with jaggery instead of sweet pongal and make Ellu sadam or milagu jeeraga sadam to make a count of 5. My mom used to say we have to make 18 rice dishes for aadi 18 ;). I don’t know how far it is true & is it possible to make 18 rice varieties.
I have shared the links of all variety rice recipes , sweet pongal & payasam recipes & vadai ( two versions) below. Please check it. Making this aadi 18 lunch menu is very easy if you have prepared Pulikachal paste, ellu podi, lemon rice paste on the previous day. You can also grind the vada batter and refrigerate it till use. Please refer the video given below on how to prepare 5 rice varieties for Aadi 18 easily.
NEIVEDYAM RECIPES / AADI PERUKKU RECIPES
In the afternoon, in an auspicious time ( avoid rahu kalam & Yama gandam), do the pooja with 5 rice varieties and pepper vada/Milagu vadai. I make chana sundal too.
AADI 18 LUNCH MENU / AADI PERUKKU LUNCH RECIPES
Every year I prepare Lemon rice, tamarind rice, Coconut rice, sweet pongal & curd rice. Sometimes we make payasam with jaggery instead of sweet pongal and make Ellu sadam or milagu jeeraga sadam to make a count of 5. My mom used to say we have to make 18 rice dishes for aadi 18 ;). I don’t know how far it is true & is it possible to make 18 rice varieties.
I have shared the links of all variety rice recipes , sweet pongal & payasam recipes & vadai ( two versions) below. Please check it. Making this aadi 18 lunch menu is very easy if you have prepared Pulikachal paste, ellu podi, lemon rice paste on the previous day. You can also grind the vada batter and refrigerate it till use. Please refer the video given below on how to prepare 5 rice varieties for Aadi 18 easily.
NEIVEDYAM RECIPES / AADI PERUKKU RECIPES
OR
Please visit THIS PAGE for more aadi recipes.
Try these recipes and have a great Aadi 18 celebration !!
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July 30, 2016
Instant Poha Upma Mix Recipe – Ready To Eat Poha Mix
Sendhil loves Poha upma very much. So I keep making variations in poha upma like mixed vegetable poha upma, lemon poha, Kanda Poha, Batata Poha, Gujarati Poha, Karnataka Chitranna etc. When Sendhil went for an abroad trip, I packed homemade Instant Rava upma mix and poha mix for him. No soaking and chopping is needed. Just boil some water and cook. It will be ready to eat in few minutes just like noodles.
You can enjoy this mix as teatime snack like chivda/Poha mixture. This mix was very useful for him and he loved it too. So I started making Instant mix recipes very often in my home. I make use of this mix whenever I feel lazy to cook after coming back from a trip. For this recipe, I referred this & this blogs, made some additions and tried it.
Bachelors, working women and students who stay in hostel, PGs can try and keep this mix in bulk quantity. It will really help you to make quick, hassle free breakfast or dinner.Try this and share your feedback. You can try this upma mix with Red aval, Brown aval or even thin rice flakes. But cooking time and water quantity may vary slightly. See to it. Ok, lets see how to make Instant Poha upma mix recipe.
Check out my Tamil nadu style aval upma, Maharastrian Kanda poha, Gujarati Batata poha and lemon poha recipes.
Instant Poha upma mix recipe - Rice flakes mix
How to make homemade instant poha upma mix
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Main-Breakfast
Serves: 3 cups
Prep time: 5 Minutes
Cook time: 15 Minutes
Total time: 20 Minutes
1 cup - 250ml
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METHOD
NB: Add more chillies or chilli powder as per your taste buds. Add 1/2 tsp of lemon peel powder in this mix if you have in hand. I din’t use it. If you have potato flakes in hand. |
Make your own instant poha upma mix at home and enjoy !
July 27, 2016
Ven Pongal Recipe – How To Make South Indian Khara Pongal
Most of us avoid eating pepper corns if its added as whole ones. So my mom adds coarsely powdered pepper corns just like the ones served in some hotels. And she adds more quantity of moong dal to make the dish more healthy. It doesn't look like hotel style ghee dripping pongal but sure its tasty. Do try this version. You will love it. Ok, Lets see my mom’s style South Indian Ven pongal recipe for breakfast.
Ven pongal/Ghee pongal/Khara pongal - South Indian breakfast recipes
Enjoy yummy ven pongal for breakfast !
Ven pongal recipe
Ven pongal/Ghee pongal/Khara pongal - South Indian breakfast recipes
Cuisine: South Indian
Category: Breakfast
Serves: 2
Prep time: 10 Minutes
Cook time: 20 Minutes
Total time: 30 Minutes
1 cup - 250ml
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HOW TO MAKE VEN PONGAL - METHOD
Serve hot with coconut chutney .Enjoy ! |
Enjoy yummy ven pongal for breakfast !
July 25, 2016
Methi Chaman Recipe – How To Make Paneer Methi Chaman
Don't forget to check out my other paneer recipes in THIS LINK
Paneer methi chaman gravy recipe
Paneer methi chaman gravy recipe - Mildly spiced gravy with Indian cottage cheese & Fenugreek leaves- Side dish for roti,naan, kulcha and mild pulao varieties
Cuisine: North Indian
Category: Side dish
Serves: Serves 2
Prep time: 10 Minutes
Cook time: 20 Minutes
Total time: 30 Minutes
1 cup - 200ml
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METHOD
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Enjoy restaurant style Paneer methi chaman recipe with roti/naan !!
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