Thursday, July 31, 2014

In the Media...Malligai Magal

My collection of recipes in Malligai Magal's "Top 25 Chettinattu Kaara Saara Unavukal" ...
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Thursday, July 24, 2014

Spicy Idli | Masala Idli

Spicy Idli | Masala Idli is a spicy version of idli seasoned with onion, tomatoes and spice powder. It is an easy way to make our regular idlies interesting. Even people, who don’t like idlies, can hardly say “No” to this dish! It is easy to pack for lunch or even for a day out since there is no chance of getting messed up  with oily stuffs like chutney | idli podi. We can even make use of left over idlies from the morning to prepare this dish and serve it hot when the kids come back from school. My son is  a big fan of this dish and hence I prepare this with the fresh idlies whenever...
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Saturday, July 19, 2014

Aattu Kaal Soup | Goat Trotters Soup | Goat Feet Soup

Aattu Kaal Soup | Goat Trotters Soup | Goat Feet Soup  is a spicy soup prepared with “smoked” | “fire roasted”  legs of a goat / lamb. This soup is a specialty from South India and generally  prepared hot & spicy with generous addition of pepper. The hotness of the soup with the smoky flavour makes this soup unique among all other non-veg soups which everyone should enjoy. Generally, any soup or broth prepared with animal bones have numerous health benefits and this “attu kaal” soup is one of the very best.  Doctors themselves prescribe this soup for patients recuperating...
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Thursday, July 17, 2014

Finger Millet Flakes Kheer | Ragi Aval Payasam |Ragi Poha Kheer

Finger Millet Flakes Kheer | Ragi Aval Payasam |Ragi Poha Kheer is a simple payasam which could be made in 5 minutes. Since the Tamil month “Aadi” has come, we need quick recipes to offer to Goddess since almost all days in the month of Aadi are auspicious. This payasam is one such recipe, not only for Poojas, a healthy dessert which could be made on any day! Ingredients: Ragi Flakes – ½ cup Sugar – ½ cup Boiled milk – 2 cups Coconut gratings– 3 tbsp Cardamom – 3 Nos. Ghee – 2 tsp Nuts of your choice Method: Grind coconut gratings with cardamom to a fine paste by adding ¼ cup water...
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Thursday, July 3, 2014

Rava Laadu | Sooji Laddu | Rava Laddu

Rava Laadu | Sooji Laddu | Rava Laddu is a simple sweet , could be made in no time . Of course there are many methods of making this delicious sweet, the method I’m giving here will take some time to make initial preparation.  The effort you put will definitely yield good result. Ingredients: Rava | Sooji – 1 cup Sugar – ¾ cup Ghee – ½ cup or as required Cardamom – 3 Nos Nuts (finely chopped) of your choice. Method: Dry roast rava in a thick bottomed kadai until you get nice aroma, without burning sooji. Grind the roasted rava into fine powder in a mixer grinder or in a flour...
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