Sorrel leaves or gongura was first introduced when we moved to Trichy, India. One of our neighbor do this way. Without onion and garlic it stays good for a month outside. In refrigerator it's good for longer time. When you are going out and want to pack something this is the best idea to mix with rice and a healthy way too.
This week was so busy, that I cannot check the other fellow bloggers. I miss all your new recipes. Will sure check whenever I get time.
This is a simple stir fry with colorful combo. Most of them do this stir fry. I have posted a list of poriyal/stir fry but this one is a combination of 3 vegetables. Adding grated coconut enhances the taste of vegetables. It is purely optional.
Dal Makhani - A rich and creamy dal originated from Punjab. Makhani means butter, so as the name suggests it is a buttery dal. Traditionally the dals are simmered overnight to enhance the taste and flavor. I used slow cooker method which also enhance the flavor. I used only butter and skipped the cream. If you want you can add cream too. My friend used to do with red chori instead of rajma, I used more red chori and little rajma, and followed her steps. Goes well with plain roti or Jeera pilaf.
Homemade icecream - no icecream maker - no preservatives - less ingredients. Yeah you got it rite!!!! Unbelievable with the end result. So creamy and so easy. You can try any flavor with this base. If you are preparing strawberry, mango icecream, puree the fruit and combine. This is a simple recipe from a tv program, I made some changes and got perfect consistency. Try for this summer.....
Whenever I do bhaji/fritters I usually go for instant mix. But my sister always insist me to do homemade. She usually prepare this way with other vegetables, but I tried with spinach. It was so addictive. The flavor of carom(omam) seeds was so wonderful and the addition of baking powder turned so crispier. I did only with spinach, you can use any vegetable of your choice like potato, plantains, bell peppers and onion. Even zucchini works great in this.
You can serve as a plain fritter or make as a chaat. The chaat will sure be a crowd pleaser. Add or reduce ingredients as per your taste for chaat. I got the chaat idea from a cook book, I don't have any clue of the book. Whenever I get it, I will sure update the details.
I always like podimas in plantain rather than fry. the fry becomes dry if there is less oil. So I always prefer this, I love when my mom cooks vazhakkai podimas. The plantains should be steamed correctly to grate. If you over cook the plantains, simply mash in hands.
I want to try this carrot cake for last Easter, kept postponing and did after this Easter. The color of the cake depends on the carrot. If you are using white sugar and carrots are sweet enough you can use half cup too. Send carrot cake as a lunch to school, the kids will enjoy!!!
Whenever we have a mango season my mom does this. I love to eat this with all different taste in a single dish. I have read in many blogs, for Tamil New year's day they add neem flowers with this. I have never tasted that way. If your taste buds wants all kind of tastes like sweet,spicy, tangy and saltiness try this....
