Inji Paal / Ginger Milk – Therapeutic Drink
- 19
- March
- 2008
Inji Paal: Simple Home Remedy for Heart-burns! One should never stuff food. It rolls back to your esophagus which leads to discomfort and heart birns. Both over eating and spicy food gives heart-burns. There should be some fix, right! Here you go… Ingredients: Ginger 2″ – peeled and gratedHoney 1/2 spoonWarm water 1 cupMilk 1% […]
Mango Kheer / Mango Payasam
- 14
- November
- 2007
Mango Payasam:Ingredients: Mango ripe, juicy and large 1-2 Jaggery 1 cup Cashew nuts 10-15(split ted) Raisins 15-20 Green cardamom seeds powder 1 spoon Milk 300 ml(optional) Fresh coconut first milk 1 litre Ghee 1 cup Grated coconut few spoons. Method: 0. Cook mago pulp for about 7 minutes and mash it. Do not blend to […]
Manga Inippu Pachadi / Mango Relish
- 30
- June
- 2007
Mango Pachadi: Mang-Kani Pachadi. Raw-Ripe Mango Salad. Mangai Pachadi. Manga Inippu Pachadi. Mango Jam. Ingredients: Raw-Ripe Mangoes 2 mediumJaggery lemon size(or packed brown sugar)Granulated Sugar 1 fistfulMustard seeds 1/2 spoonDry red chilies 3-5Curry leaves fewOil few spoons. Method: I chose the mango which is neither fully ripe or too raw. Scrape away the skin, deseed […]
Apple Honey Juice
- 26
- February
- 2007
Apple Honey juice: Its not simply said ‘An Apple a day keeps the Doctor away’, certainly it got to do with something. Yes, the quercetin present in these red apples (so don’t throw away the skin)plays a vital role in building one’s immunity. I like thin apple juice than a milk shake. I like its […]
Pidi Kozhukattai – Vinayaga Chathurthi Special
- 20
- February
- 2007
Pidi Kozhukkattai:(Country Style)Pidi Kozhukattai. Rice Dumplings. Modhak. Simple Rice Modhak. Ganesh Chathurti Sweet Recipe. Vinayaga Chathurthi Sweet Recipe.There are sure wide varieties of ‘Kozhukkattai’ in Tamil Nadu. Generally they prepare with lots of varied fillings, like semolina, sesame, peanuts, cashew nuts, grated coconut…..etc. This ‘Modhak’ is completely different. You can shape it down by pressing […]
Lemon Tea
- 20
- February
- 2007
Lemon Honey Tea: Lemon Tea. Neembu ki Chai. Neembukaya Chaya. Elimicham Pazha Tea. Ingredients:(Serves 1) Fresh lemon juice from 1 fruit Granulated Tea less than a ¼ spoon(or as per taste) Honey/sugar 2 spoons Method: Heat 1 cup of water with ¼ spoon of tea leaves in it. Let it boil really well. Filter and […]
Thaen Jilebi
- 19
- December
- 2006
Thaen Jilebi: Honey Jilebi. Honey Jelabi.Ingredients: Maida flour/all purpose flour 1 cupSaffron 1/2 spoonSodium bi carbonate – 1/4 spoonHoney 2 cupsSour curd or yogurd 1 cupSugar 1/4 cupGhee for deep fryingSauce Bottle with thin nossil. Method:Mix maida flour with soda-salt and well beaten curd. Add ‘yellow food color’ or saffron strands(crushed with 1 spoon of […]
Sugiyan / Sithurundai / Inippu Paniyaram
- 19
- December
- 2006
Suyyam:(Country Style)Sweet Bonda. Inippu Bonda. Suyya Urundai. Inippu Suyyam. Ingredients:Rice 1 cupChana dal 1/2 cupJaggery 1/2 + 1/4 cupGrated coconut 1/4 cupCardamon seeds powder 1 spoonBaking soda 1/4 spoonOil for deep frying. Method:For Batter:Soak rice for 2-5 hours. Then wet grind it into thick batter. Add baking soda and 1/4 cup of jaggery to this. […]
Honey Bread
- 08
- December
- 2006
Honey Bread:Ingredients:White bread sliced 6-10Honey 1 small cupSweet Orange fruits 4(or orange pulp alone 1 cup full)Ginger grated 4 spoonsGhee or Clarified butter 1 small cup(optional). Method:Seperate the orange pulp alone carefully without leaving any seeds/skin. Set them aside Wet gring ginger and filter them to extract strong and thick ginger juice. To this ginger […]
Kamarkat – India’s Own Hard Candy!
- 06
- December
- 2006
Also Known As: Hard caramelized Candy. Home-Made Candy. Coconut Candy. India’s own hard-candy. Childhood treats – Kamarkat, Kamarkattu. Old Fashioned Candy. Country Style Candies. Olden days Candies from 70′s & 80′s. During my childhood, late 80′s & early 90′s…all those children’s treats were evolving ( candies, chocolates and biscuits). So, I never had a chance […]
