Mixed fruit custard

An easy method of rich fruit salad.


Ingredients:

1.Custard powder.........2 tbsp

2.Milk.............1 1/2 cup

3.Sugar.........1 tbsp

4..Condensed milk.....3 tbsps

5.Cubed fresh fruits like apple,pine apple,papaya,strawberry,banana anything u like but avoid dry fruits here.

Procedure:

1.Mix custard powder and milk,heat it on a medium low flame until it starts to thicken.Stir constantly to avoid lumps.

2.Add sugar while it thickens and switch off the flame.Let it cool down.

3.Now mix in all the cubed fruits to the custard mixture,add condensed milk and stir well,so that each bit gets a coat of it.

4.Now serve them in a glass or ice cream cup.

This hardly takes 15 to 20 minutes to complete the recipe.A best and rich dessert for a heavy lunch.Njoyy!!

Thaen Kuzhal Murukku

Here comes my Diwali Special Murukku!!

Ingredients :

1.Rice(pachcharisi)....5 cups

2.Urad dhal .........1 cup(fry dryly till golden color)

3.Butter........5 tbsps(or its upto u)

4.Cumin seeds............3 tbsps

4.Salt to taste.

5.Asefotida.......2 tbsps(water solved)

6.Water as u need.

Procedure:

1.Grind rice and fried urad dhal in food processor or flour mill(it should be in fine powder state).

2.Divide flour in to small parts and mix the other ingredients according to the measure.

Note:Making that big amount of flour in one session isn't easy.And if the wet flour is kept for long time,the murukku will turn red and start to absorb more oil as well.

3.Put the wet flour mixture in murukku press in hot oil and fry till the bubbles settle.Take out from hot oil and let it cool down and store them immediately in an air tight container.

For detailed procedure,see mullu murukku recipe.Thanks n Hope u all like tis :-)

Vella Seedai

A Krishna Jayanthi special !!

Ingredients :

1.Rice(sona masoori)........1 cup

2.Jaggery...........3/4 cup

3.Fried Urad dhal four......2 tbsp or channa dhal powder(potukadalai podi).....1/4 cup

4.Dried coconut pieces.... 2 tbsp

5.Cardamom powder............1/2 tsp

6.Black sesame seeds..........1 tbsp

7.Butter.....2 tbsp

Procedure:

1.Soak rice in water for about 2 hours.Drain and dry it in shadow (or under fan) for 1 hour.

2.Grind the wet rice to 3/4 th consistency(without water).

3.Fry this powder dryly in kadai for 3 to 5 minutes.

4.In a pan heat jaggery with 1/4 cup of water,allow tis to boil for few minutes,when it starts to thicken,add in all the ingredients,and stir constantly until it turns out to be a soft ball(this stage is usually reached in 3 or 5 minutes).

5.Now,let this cool down,and later make small balls out of the mixture,deep fry them in oil.Always do this in low or medium low flame.Take them out of oil,once they turn golden brown.

This vella seedai is mostly prepared as prasadha during janmashtami and sometimes during semantham function.Try tis out once!!

Maavilakku

Aadi maasam(aashada maasam) is here,so everyone is getting busy with poojas and vrathas.Posting here the most simple method of Maavilakku,which is one of the official deepa(prasadha) made during gowri poojas.The traditional one takes more time and patience,so i got this easy method from my mother and mother-in-law.Hope this will help all busy moms out there :)

Ingredients:

1.Rice Flour(which is readily available in shops)........... 1 cup

2.Powdered Jaggery...........1/2 cup

3.Melted Ghee.............5 spoons

4.Milk.....2 to 5 spoons

Procedure:

1.Bring in all the ingredients except milk.Give a nice mix with hand.

2.Add milk and mix well again.Take a hand full of flour mixture,make a round shape.Put a hole in the middle then adjust the sides to make it look like a 'diya' (aghal vilakku) or simply a 'cup' :)

3.Ur maavilakku is ready.Use only ghee to lit the deepa.

This can be made within 15 minutes,if all the ingredients are ready.Lets celebrate our gowri pooja and varama lakshmi pooja with this authentic prasadha and may God bless all with good health n wealth !!!

Hot Tomato Chutney

As i loved it the most,i got this recipe from one of my neighbour.I started doing an oil-glass painting so cudn't blog much,as before.I completed it a week back and here again with my favourite recipe :)

Ingredients:

1.Roma Tomatoes(bangalore tomatoes)..........5 (large)

2.Garlic cloves..............10 to 15 nos(medium size)

3.Red chillies(dry)..............5 to 7(medium size n its up to u)

4.Oil...................6 to 8 tbsp

5.Salt to taste

6.Mustard seeds..........1 tbsp

Procedure:

1.In a mixer,grind tomatoes(chopped),garlic cloves,red chillies to a paste without water.

2.Heat oil in a kadai,splutter mustard seeds,bring in the grounded paste and salt.

3.Stir it often.Wait till the oil separates out and its done.

4.Can be stored in refrigerator for 2 to 3 days.A  very nice combination for Idli,Dosa n roti!! Thank U!

Note:This hardly takes 15 to 20 mins to prepare.Jeera and curry leaves add more flavour to the recipe but its totally optional.

Bread Toast

Simple bread toast for a hurry-burry morning.As it has vegs n egg,provides u necessary nutrients for the day.Hope this will be useful for all busy moms!!

Ingredients:

Bread toast 1:

1.Bread slices..........2

2.Ghee / butter.......2 tsp

3.Finely chopped veggies like carrot,capsicum,cabbage,onion&cilantro......1/2 cup

4.Tomato ketchup.........2 tbsp

5.Salt & red chilli powder to taste.

6.Cheese slices.....1 (purely optional)

7.Oil........2 tbsp


Procedure:

1.In a pan,heat oil,add in all chopped veggies and fry till they are semi-cooked.

Note:If u wish to have egg here,add an egg(raw) after the veggies r done.Cook well until the egg gets fried fully.Or u can place an omelette finally between the toast.These r just my ideas,or can create ur own too.

2.Once they r done,add chilli powder,tomato ketchup.Give a nice stir and switch off the flame.The Stuffing is ready.

3.Toast bread with ghee/butter.Place a cheese slice on a toast,spread the filling on top and close the sandwich with another toast.

Note:If u don like cheese spread or slice,u can use grated cheese/paneer on top of veg filling.

4.Have this healthy toast with milk/juice.Have a great day :)

Bread toast 2:


Ingredients:

1.Boiled potato........2

2.Chopped onion,carrot & cilantro

3.Red chilli powder,salt to taste

4.Oil............2tsp

5.Tomato ketchup......2 tbsp

6.Bread slices.........4

7.Ghee/butter.........2 tsp

Procedure:

1.Heat oil in a frying pan,add onion and carrot,fry till they r half cooked,then add in mashed potato,red chilli powder and salt.Stir well for 5 mins and switch off.The stuffing is ready.

2.Toast bread slices with ghee/butter.Apply ketchup on one side of each toast.

3.Place stuffing on ketchup side of the toast,close it with other toast.Serve with any hot/cold beverage.

Plantain pepper-chilli fry

A simple side dish for lunch,with sambar,rasam and curd rice.I liked sharmis passions's vazhakai poriyal,i made lilttle modulations that match my taste.Here presenting u my version of platain fry...

Ingredients:

1.Plantain/vazhakkaai.........2

2.Red chilli..........2 to 3

3.Black pepper corns.....1 tsp

4.Grated coconut.........1/2 cup

5.Oil............3 to 4 tbsp

6.Mustard seeds.......1 tsp

7.Channa dhal...........2 tbsp

8.Coriander leaves.........few

9.Salt to taste.

10.Turmeric powder & hing...... a little

Procedure:

1.Fry chilli and black pepper corns with few drops of oil for few seconds.

2.Grind coconut,fried chilli and pepper to a powder state without water.

3.Cut plantain,a lil bigger(like medium squares) than usual,boil them separately in pressure cooker.

Note:Make sure that u dont over cook it(not too mashy).

4.Take a big bowl add in the grounded paste,salt,turmeric powder,hing and cooked plantain and mix well.Set this aside for a while,say it for 10 to 15 mins,until it marinates well.

5.Now heat oil in a frying pan,allow mustard seeds to splutter,then add in the channa dhal,curry leaves,and the marinated plantain,fry well for 10 to 15 minutes.

6.Keep stirring to avoid blackening in the bottom.Serve hot with sambar sadham / rasam / curd rice!!