Blueberry Smoothie / Blueberry Milk Shake
- 07
- March
- 2011
Blueberries Chocolate Milk Shake: Ingredients: Banana 1 large Blueberries 1 cup 1 scoop ice cream Milk 2 cups. Method: Blend all the above mentioned ingredients together, serve chilled as a breakfast, perfect to kick start the day.
Cranberry Pickle – Yummy
- 18
- February
- 2009
Cranberries are in season again. We love berries, when mother nature gives us bounty harvest, pickle it. Where I come from…we turn all the tangy food into succulent pickles for the rest of the year. In tropical India, summer is the best month to pickle goods. Here, I continue the tradition in early spring. However, […]
Jamun’s Salad
- 19
- November
- 2008
Naawal Pazham – Tempered with Spices: The Botanical name of this tree is Syzygium jambolanum. Commonly known as ‘jambolão’ in Brazil. We call this as ‘Naval pazham’ in Tamil and in English-speaking countries they call it as jambolan, sweet olive or java plum. One of my Kenyan friend called it as wild blue berry! The […]
Blackberry Juice
- 09
- October
- 2008
Blackberry Juice: Blackberries, its leaves, roots even bark is said edible here…..and also folk remedy for various ailments. The Native American tribes, used them extensively… it had many other surprising uses! The leaf is more commonly used as a medicinal herb, but the root also has medicinal value. Young edible shoots are harvested in the […]
Nellikkai Oorugai
- 06
- October
- 2008
Nellikkai Instant Pickle: Gooseberries Pickle. Amla ki Achaar. Ingredients: Gooseberries 1 cup crushedsaltTurmeric powder 1/4 spoonFreshly ground chili powder 1 spoonsAsafoetida 1/2 spoonMustard seeds 1 spoonsCurry leaves fewSesame oil few spoons. Method: Crush these berries. Oh yeah….discard the seeds if you don’t like them! Set them aside in a display bowl. In a pan, heat […]
Manathakali Kai Kara Kuzhambu
- 09
- September
- 2008
Manathakkali Kai Kara-Kuzhambu: Ingredients: Manathakkali Berries (fresh 1 cup)Cricket ball size Tamarind or 1 spoon of thick tamarind pasteRed onion 1 large finely choppedGarlic 1 large peeled and semi crushedTomato 1 large choppedJaggery or brown sugar 1 spoonSaltTurmeric powder 1/2 spoonChili powder 1 spoonRice powder 1 spoonSesame oil 1 cupMustard seeds 1 spoonCumin seeds 1 […]
Pacha Sundaikai Kara Kuzhambu
- 09
- September
- 2008
Pacha Sundaikkai Kara-Kuzhambu: These turkey berries are used in Vatha Kuzhambu(in dry form). I always liked the fresh ones in Kara-Kuzhambu. This is my Mommy’s recipe. This simple berry makes the kuzhambu aromatic and tasty. Well…its also good in maintaining blood glucose leavel. Ingredients: Turkey Berries (fresh 1 cup)Cricket ball size Tamarind or 1 spoon […]
Sundaikai Thuvaiyal / Turkey Berry Chutney
- 09
- September
- 2008
Sundaikkai Thuvaiyal: Ingrdients: Turkey berries 1 cupCoconut 1 piece – gratedGarlic 5 beadsGreen chilies 4SaltTurmeric 1 pinchOil few spoons. Method: In a wok, heat oil. Add all the ingredients and saute them. Wet-grind it to thick paste. Serve to go with your rice.
Manathakali Kai Sambar
- 09
- September
- 2008
Manathakali Kai Sambar: Mani-thakkali Kai Sambar. Milagu-Thakkali Kai Sambar. Sukidi Kai Sambar. From the name itself it explains that these berries are very tiny. Its about the size of pepper. They are green in color and turns to purple when they ripe. Both the greens and these berries are edible. Greens….I already mentioned ‘Masiyal’ and […]
Sundaikai Sambar / Turkey Berry Sambar
- 24
- April
- 2008
Sundaikkai Sambar: Sundakkai is called ‘Turkey Berry’ in English and its Botanical Name is ‘Solanum torvam’. The cooked berry is used as a Vermifuge. The seeds and its skin acts as a roughage to stomach. Turkey berry is an erect spiny shrub that is also known by prickley solanum, shoo-shoo bush, devil’s fig, wild egg […]
