tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761472873155160032024-03-12T18:36:18.748-07:00Food for 7 Stages of Lifemy culinary journey....RV @ Food for 7 Stageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06647277481189719106noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576147287315516003.post-91735939374355039562010-06-15T07:31:00.000-07:002010-06-15T07:31:49.818-07:00We are moving!!! Please update your address book.<div style="color: #660000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>I am so glad to announce that Food for 7 Stages of Life has got a brand new and beautiful home @ <a href="http://www.foodfor7stagesoflife.com/">http://www.foodfor7stagesoflife.com</a></b></span></div><div style="color: #660000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="color: #660000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hugs</b></span></div><div style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">RV</span></b></span></div>RV @ Food for 7 Stageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06647277481189719106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576147287315516003.post-71438651755673054052010-05-28T08:24:00.000-07:002010-05-28T08:25:32.813-07:00(Mega) Winner Announcement !!!!!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">How have you been my dear friends. I am still terribly busy and waiting this crazy month to come to an end. As promised here is the winner announcement(s). First let us see who won this edition of FF7SL and then lets see who the <b>mega </b>winner is?</span><br />
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<div style="color: #0c343d;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Nithu of <a href="http://www.nithubala.com/">Nithu's kitchen</a> wins this edition of FF7SL: Food for Ailments and Old Age. Congratulations Nithu for your contribution and support.</span><br />
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<u style="color: #660000;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">About Nithu:</span></b></u><span style="color: #660000;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I started "Nithu's Kitchen" just like that one day without any pre-planning. Initially, this was started as a venture for sharing the recipes with my friends and sister. My husband helped me to improve my blog with his ideas and I'm proud to say, he is the man behind "Nithu's Kitchen". I'm very lucky enough to get a wonderful parents who used to encourage me right from my childhood. Above all, this blogging world earned me so many lovely friends. I'm learning lot of new things from my friends everyday and hope to be with them in this journey forever...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #073763;">As said earlier I picked up two random winners: they were </span><b style="color: #073763;">Cool Lassie</b><span style="color: #073763;"> of</span><a href="http://pangravykadaicurry.blogspot.com/" style="color: #073763;"> Pan gravy Kadai curry</a><span style="color: #073763;"> and </span><b style="color: #073763;">Sushma Mallya</b><span style="color: #073763;"> of </span><a href="http://authenticfooddelights.blogspot.com/" style="color: #073763;">Authentic food delights</a><span style="color: #073763;">. Sushma was the first person to send an entry when I announced FF7SL 7 months ago. Thanks Sushma. And CL has been constantly participating in all the editions and has been flooding my inbox with her wonderful recipes. Thanks CL.</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So<b> <a href="http://sandhyas-kitchen.blogspot.com/">Sandhya Hariharan</a></b>(twice)<b>, <a href="http://a2zvegetariancuisine.blogspot.com/">Sadhana/Muskaan</a>, <a href="http://nishaskitchen.blogspot.com/">Nisha</a>, <a href="http://adukalavishesham.blogspot.com/">Adukalavishesham</a>, <a href="http://seduceyourtastebuds.blogspot.com/">PJ</a>, <a href="http://www.nithubala.com/">Nithu</a>, <a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/">Priya</a>, <a href="http://ruchikacooks.com/">Ruchika</a>, <a href="http://veggieplatter.blogspot.com/">Suma</a>, <a href="http://pangravykadaicurry.blogspot.com/">CL </a></b>and <a href="http://authenticfooddelights.blogspot.com/"><b>Sushma</b> </a>were part of this mega raffle.</span><br />
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<div style="color: #0c343d;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And now the Mega winner who gets her favorite cook book is.................... drums rolling.... </span></b></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S__aBbprcLI/AAAAAAAAFvY/LaM3iRvThQs/s1600/winner.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S__aBbprcLI/AAAAAAAAFvY/LaM3iRvThQs/s400/winner.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">Priya of </span><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/" style="color: #4c1130;">Priya's Easy n Tasty Recipes</a></span>. Congratulations Priya!!!!! Thank you so much Priya for your constant support and sharing dozens of recipes in all the 7 editions. You rock!!! I asked Priya to choose her favorite cook book as I faced some glitches while ordering BloggerAid book and this is what she chose, won't you love to have this book?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and as a special token of gift for her continuous support I have added another surprise goody to the package. The gifts are on its way to Paris and I hope you receive them soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b style="color: #660000;">About Priya: </b><span style="color: #660000;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;">A simple cook and a novice baker who loves foods and trying to change our usual way of cooking and eating but making out dishes with healthy stuffs..Been born and brought up in a beautiful seashore city my life changed completely once i came to Paris, where i learned more International cuisines..I never need or read a cookbook to cook or bake..To be honest, i won a baking book after entering to this blogsphere..I have a tremendous numbers of traditional recipes to fusion dishes in my blog, i learned from my mom my most of the traditional dishes while many fusion dishes comes from my small mind..I cant be an excellent cook without my husband and my beautiful kids, superb great critics who pulled me to cook up everyday with different dishes, needless to say i learned cooking from my mom who is always my inspiration..</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;">P.S: I am yet to publish the roundup(s), hopefully I get them published with first or second week of June.</span></span>RV @ Food for 7 Stageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06647277481189719106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576147287315516003.post-31480714777832342072010-05-04T08:17:00.000-07:002010-05-04T08:32:14.205-07:00Interim Break and South Beach Diet Update!!!!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S-AzGKvqXAI/AAAAAAAAE_w/7uXK-UQKf74/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S-AzGKvqXAI/AAAAAAAAE_w/7uXK-UQKf74/s320/images.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;">source:http://mirrorcracked.wordpress.com/2009/01/05/i-want-to-be-impulsive/</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">For the last few weeks, I have been so engrossed with work, traveling and other activities that I am not finding time to blog or visit others blogs. If you hear my schedule you will faint. I am traveling like crazy with my husband during weekends and during weekdays I am stuck with loads of tasks at work and a mini project at home. This schedule will continue for the entire month. So absolutely no REST :-(( Sobs!!!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I am really sorry for not stopping by your space and leaving comments. Life has taken a different course and I have decided to break up(Interim) with my blog. But I promise to come back in next few weeks with the Winner announcement, roundups, SBD updates and more interesting recipes. So please please keep sending your lovely entries for both the <b><a href="http://sourashtrakitchen.blogspot.com/2010/04/giveaway-event-announcement-food-for-7.html">FF7SL</a> & <a href="http://sourashtrakitchen.blogspot.com/2010/04/awed-russia.html">A.W.E.D</a></b> till then.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Quickly let me tell you what happened on the <b>SBD </b>front. I have reduced two dress sizes. Yes I am able to wear most of the size 8 pants now, guess I should be somewhere between 8 and 9 lol. With the crazy weekends schedule I am kind of deviating during Saturday and Sunday but still thriving to eat healthy and I have avoided all junk/fast foods. So I am glad to say that within <b>a month</b> I have made remarkable improvement without much workout. My hubby and family friends say that I look exactly like how I was an year and half ago. Yay to SBD!!! But as I tell every time, there is long way to go. I want to get rid of those excess fats sticking around my thighs and hip before the summer begins and wear at least size 4 if not ZERO </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">;-) </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">. I know I kind of have high ambitions LOL..</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Challo, I will meet you guys later and will stop by your blog very soon. Until then eat well, take good care of yourself and have fun.</span></span><br />
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<div style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>P.S: </b>I was recently interviewed for Authentic Journey of Cuisine/Alaivani. Please read my interview <a href="http://alaivani.com/Blog/tabid/56/EntryID/476/Default.aspx"><b>here</b></a> and let me know your thoughts. Thanks Jennifer for featuring me.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hugs,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">RV</span></span>RV @ Food for 7 Stageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06647277481189719106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576147287315516003.post-20229590004515030422010-04-29T21:32:00.000-07:002010-04-29T21:33:19.512-07:00A.W.E.D - Russia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S9pA-4b0NhI/AAAAAAAAE-4/Sl2hEC9H1xA/s1600/kremlin_and_red_square_fireworks,_moscow,_russia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S9pA-4b0NhI/AAAAAAAAE-4/Sl2hEC9H1xA/s400/kremlin_and_red_square_fireworks,_moscow,_russia.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><u><b>A.W.E.D:</b></u> <br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">A.W.E.D is the brain child event of <a href="http://chefinyou.com/">DK</a> (Chef in You fame) started two years ago on April 15th 2008. Ever since it has traveled around the globe stopping by a country every month. This month A.W.E.D plans to unravel the culinary secrets of <b>Russia</b>. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Russian cuisine is as vast as that country. Soups, Breads, Pancakes, Meat, Poultry, Fish and Vegetables were the staple food of Russia until late 18 and 19th century. With the strong influence from French and Austrian cuisine, Wine, Pastry cooking, Salad, Chocolate, Ice-creams were introduced into the Russian cuisine. So join me in exploring the vast cuisine from this country.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>ABOUT DK of Chef in You:</b><br />
<a href="http://chefinyou.com/">DK</a> makes us believe that there is a Chef in each one of us. She inspires her readers to wear their cooking hat and start experimenting in their kitchen with the easy to follow step by step instructions. When I decided to bake my first bread, I knew where I had to look for. Of course DK's Chef in you blog :) <br />
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<b>Get aquainted to Russian Cuisine: </b><br />
<a href="http://www.allrussianfoods.com/">http://www.allrussianfoods.com</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ruscuisine.com/">www.ruscuisine.com</a><br />
<a href="http://yulinkacooks.blogspot.com/">http://yulinkacooks.blogspot.com</a> <br />
<a href="http://tasterussian.com/">http://tasterussian.com/</a><b> </b><br />
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<b>Rules</b><br />
<b>1. Prepare any <span style="color: #990000;">VEGAN/VEGETARIAN</span> dish from Russia and post it between now and May 31st 2010.</b><br />
<b>2. Link it to My Event Announcement and <a href="http://chefinyou.com/2008/05/awed-menu/">DK's AWED announcement</a> page.</b><br />
<b>3. You can send as many entries you want. </b><br />
<b>4. Archives are welcome. Just update or repost and link it to us (See rule 2).</b><br />
<b>5. Non Bloggers can send me your entries in a word document with the picture of your dish (jpeg).</b><br />
<b>6. Send me your entries to FOODFOR7STAGESOFLIFE@GMAIL.COM with the below details</b><br />
<div style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: small;">Mail Subject: AWED-Russia </span></div><div style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Your Name:</span></div><div style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Recipe Name:</span></div><div style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> URL of the recipe:</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #990000;"> Picture of the dish: </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b> </b></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <it be="" can="" display="" event.="" if="" logo="" nice="" of="" the="" would="" you=""></it></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Prijatnogo appetita</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">!!!!</span></span></span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #cccccc; color: #cc0000;">Do send in your entries for the <a href="http://sourashtrakitchen.blogspot.com/2010/04/giveaway-event-announcement-food-for-7.html">FF7SL:Food for Ailments and old age</a> event before May 25th 2010 and you could be the winner of one of those fab cookbook. </span></span></div>RV @ Food for 7 Stageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06647277481189719106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576147287315516003.post-58213941494582133012010-04-21T21:41:00.000-07:002010-04-21T21:41:48.160-07:00Asparagus Usili<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S8-bNAzBKrI/AAAAAAAAE9Y/gZvxHew54jk/s1600/AsparagusUsili1.NEF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S8-bNAzBKrI/AAAAAAAAE9Y/gZvxHew54jk/s640/AsparagusUsili1.NEF.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>Does a Woman hate to shop for Clothes? I did. Every time I visited the store I had to look for a bigger size. I hated to try those pants that didn't fit. I had to let go those cute dresses because they stopped looking good on me. Hope you understand the kind of frustration and disappointment. TH doesn't like me to feel disappointed. He gets upset so easily when I undergo this pain. So we both agreed that we will not shop for clothes until I could fit into my old dresses.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">This Sunday we decided to visit a restaurant with our friends. I just got little greedy and picked up my jeans that I had concealed in my wardrobe (last Summer). I was little skeptical to try it but then I gave it a shot. And to my surprise I fit in to my Size 10 stone washed Calvin Klein jeans after many months. I literally jumped out of joy and got into a mood of dressing up. I picked up my favorite sleeveless kurti and a ear ring to match. When I stood before TH he shouted out of amusement. TH was very happy because I was happy :) But it doesn't end here. Still there is a long way to go to reach my goal weight.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I was not sure if I should post these pics. They were taken in the poor light settings in my kitchen:( So excuse me for these lousy clicks. BTW, Happy Earth Day to all of you. Last year I had posted <a href="http://sourashtrakitchen.blogspot.com/2009/04/palak-soup-with-tofu.html">Palak Tofu Soup</a> on the same day to celebrate this occasion.<br />
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I am not a big fan of Asparagus. But I love this vegetable in Usili and Aviyal. Since I don't steam Asparagus it is crunchy like the grilled ones which makes it perfect for usili. This dish makes a protein and fiber rich meal and you can have this during all phases of South Beach Diet. Traditionally Usili is served with White Rice, Sambar or Rasam.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><u>Ingredients</u> </b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Asparagus - 1 bunch (around 35 no.s) or Beans - 250 gm</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Toor Dhal/Thuvaram paruppu - 1 tbsp</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Chana Dhal/Kadalai paruppu - 1 tbsp</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Red Chili - 2</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hing/Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Salt to taste</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Oil - 1/2 tbsp - 1 tbsp</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mustard Seeds/Kadugu - a big pinch</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cumin Seeds/Jeeragam - a pinch</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Broken Urad Dhal/Ulutam paruppu - 1/2 tsp</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Chana dhal - 1/2 tsp</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><u><span style="font-size: small;">Method</span></u></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Add Chana Dhal, Toor Dhal in bowl. Wash it thoroughly and soak it for 1 hr. Drain the water.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S8-bjRhPbRI/AAAAAAAAE9g/08eU5NKqA9I/s1600/DSC_0814.NEF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S8-bjRhPbRI/AAAAAAAAE9g/08eU5NKqA9I/s320/DSC_0814.NEF.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> In a mixie/blender, add the Dhal, Red Chili, Hing, Salt and grind it to a coarse paste.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Wash Asparagus thoroughly in running water. Discard the wood like bottom part.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Chop the asparagus finely just like you will chop Beans for Beans Usili.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S8-c0KE8ysI/AAAAAAAAE9o/iuO17r5UlCI/s1600/DSC_0815.NEF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S8-c0KE8ysI/AAAAAAAAE9o/iuO17r5UlCI/s320/DSC_0815.NEF.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> In a skillet add 1 tsp oil. When it is hot add chopped asparagus and fry it until the raw smell disappears.Keep it aside.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S8-dCb0E_WI/AAAAAAAAE9w/KLmN9rcVwR0/s1600/DSC_0821.NEF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S8-dCb0E_WI/AAAAAAAAE9w/KLmN9rcVwR0/s320/DSC_0821.NEF.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> In the same skillet add 2 tsp oil. When it is hot add mustard seeds and let it splutter.<br />
Add cumin seeds, chana dhal. When chana dhal starts changing color add urad dhal curry leaves.<br />
Add the coarse chana dhal toor dhal paste and saute for a while. As you fry it will start disintegrating.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S8-dLPxawYI/AAAAAAAAE94/qSHgfFShmvE/s1600/DSC_0824.NEF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S8-dLPxawYI/AAAAAAAAE94/qSHgfFShmvE/s320/DSC_0824.NEF.jpg" /></a></div> Add Asparagus, salt and saute until the dhal blends with asparagus (for 3-4 minutes on a medium low flame). Ensure that Asparagus doesn't shrink too much.<br />
Traditionally Usili is served with Rasam or Sambhar rice.<br />
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</span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><u><b><span style="font-size: small;">Rules of this event are pretty simple</span></b></u></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> 1. Post any <b>Home remedies (all ages) or recipes for old age people </b>between now and <b>May 25th 2010</b>.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> 2. You can use any ingredient and send me as many entries you want.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> 3. Link to <i>My Event announcement</i> and <i><a href="http://bengalicuisine.net/">Sudeshna’s Cook like a bong </a>page</i>.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> 4. No worries if you have the recipes in your archives. You can repost or update the post with a link to <i>my event announcement and <a href="http://bengalicuisine.net/">Sudeshna’s Cook like a bong</a> </i>page.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> 5. Do not have a blog, you can still participate in this event. All you need to do is send me your recipe in the Word (doc,docx,rtf) format with a picture of your dish.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> 6. Send me your entries with the subject line as ‘Food for Ailments and Old Age’ with the below details to <b>foodfor7stagesoflife(at)gmail(dot)com</b> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Your Name:</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Recipe Name:</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> URL of the recipe:</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> It would be nice if you can display the logo of the event.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #660000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Winner and Giveaway</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">**** The winner will be chosen through Random.org</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> * 12 of you will enter a mega raffle that would be conducted at the end of this series, of which 7 will be the winner of each month and 5 will be randomly picked up. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> * The Winner of the previous editions are Sandhya Hariharan of (twice) and Sadhana and Muskaan of <a href="http://sandhyaskitchen.blogspot.com/"><b>A2Z Vegetarian Cuisine</b></a>, Nisha of <a href="http://nishaskitchen.blogspot.com/"><b>Nisha's Kitchen</b></a>, <a href="http://adukalavishesham.blogspot.com/"><b>Adukalavishesham </b></a>and PJ of <a href="http://seduceyourtastebuds.blogspot.com/"><b>Seduce your Tastebuds</b></a>. Also I have randomly picked up 3 random winners from the entries I have received so far. They are Priya of <a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/"><b>Priya's Easy n Tasty Recipes</b></a>, <a href="http://ruchikacooks.com/"><b>Ruchika Cooks</b></a> and Suma of <a href="http://veggieplatter.blogspot.com/"><b>Veggie Platter</b>.</a></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> * At the end of this event I will pick up 2 random winners who will enter the raffle along with other winners of this event.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> * There is no more surprise as I have a beautiful gift to share. I have picked up two more books for giveaway and the Winner of this event series can choose one of these books -<b> </b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"> 1. The BloggerAid Cookbook or </span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"> 2. Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan or </span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"> 3. Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child </span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It will be shipped across the world.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> * Winner will be announced on May 26th 2010.</span></div>RV @ Food for 7 Stageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06647277481189719106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576147287315516003.post-64523167485776594572010-04-13T21:05:00.000-07:002010-04-14T10:16:00.156-07:00South Beach Diet - Phase 1 Menu plan<div style="text-align: justify;">Sigh, <span style="font-size: small;">didn't know how last 2 weeks passed. I have </span><span style="font-size: small;">successfully</span><span style="font-size: small;"> completed the Phase 1 on South Beach Diet without any deviations. Yay! I am able to curb my cravings and eat healthy now. But then the first three days were really exhausting. I was feeling really weak, so I was losing my temper often. </span>Initially I thought I will eat whatever was mentioned in the meal plan on the SBD website with little variations. But it was not possible for me to do that. I started craving for Indian food, so I decided to look into the Indian dishes that I can eat. I got some ideas from Sig's blog and started exploring our cuisine. I tried to fit in the dishes into SBD. Viola! I found that there were umpteen choices that could easily meet SBD diet norms. As per the SBD booklet it says Indian Diet has terrific options for South Beach Dieters. Cool isn't it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I have decided to copy <a href="http://blog.sigsiv.com/">Sig</a> and share my menu plan and weight loss chart with you guys. Sorry for being a copy-cat Sig. As you said, letting others know will keep us motivated. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Friends, your comments on <a href="http://sourashtrakitchen.blogspot.com/2010/04/indian-style-baked-chicken.html">Baked Chicken</a> has already motivated me, I hope you will keep cheering me up to attain my goal weight.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Without any further yapping, here is my Phase 1 Menu Plan<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S8VBUVlbYNI/AAAAAAAAE8w/fzxAJi3egdc/s1600/menuplan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="284" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S8VBUVlbYNI/AAAAAAAAE8w/fzxAJi3egdc/s640/menuplan.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">* <span style="color: red;">Please CLICK on the above picture for a better view</span><br />
* Indian Butter Milk with little salt and lots of hing (to neutralize the after effect of legumes, I mean the gastric issue)</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">* Vanilla Yogurt - Yogurt + Few drops of Vanilla Essence + 1 tsp of Agave Syrup<br />
* Apart from this I had 1 cup of Tea in the evening with the regular Sugar ( I don't like the flavor of Artificial sweetener in Tea/Coffee)<br />
* I did workout 4 days :) </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #660000;">Weight Watch</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> Starting Weight - <span style="color: red;">165</span> lb</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> Weight at the End of Phase 1 - <span style="color: #38761d;">154.8</span> lb</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> Total Weight Lost - 10.2 lb :)) (A big smile)</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> Target Weight - <span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="color: blue;">130</span> </span>lb</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">P.S: Let me know if you have any queries on the Menu Plan.</div>RV @ Food for 7 Stageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06647277481189719106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576147287315516003.post-44967794047033384802010-04-11T13:21:00.000-07:002010-04-11T13:25:22.458-07:00FF7SL hits a Century!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">I am typing my 100th post. Woo hoo.. It is a Celebration time @ Food for 7 Stages of Life. Millions of Thanks to all my readers and fellow bloggers who have been loyally visiting my blog and leaving valuable comments. This is not a cliche. Your presence motivates me to push harder even in those sore days of my life. When you send me an email saying you liked my recipe, I read it alteast few times. It gives me immense joy and a sense of accomplishment. </span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">When I wrote my first <a href="http://sourashtrakitchen.blogspot.com/2008/10/panneer-masala.html">post</a>, I assumed that blogging is all about cooking, writing and posting. I didn't know I can make zillion of good friends here and learn so much that I wouldn't have known otherwise. Yay, "Blogging ki Jai! Bloggers ki Jai! Blog Readers ki Jai!! "</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Note: My blog has 99 followers, who is that lucky 100th follower of my blog? Please leave a comment if you are my 100th follower. At this moment I cannot sponsor a fabulous gift but I will send you a beautiful award. Is that deal Ok with you?</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">On this wonderful occasion I want to treat you visually with these pictures I captured through my lens. If there is something I enjoy beyond food it is Mother Nature. I was able to click few of her wonderful creations, hope you enjoy them as we did.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S8IkIyH0ihI/AAAAAAAAE7o/GY6b4sB7amA/s1600/Cherry+Blossoms1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S8IkIyH0ihI/AAAAAAAAE7o/GY6b4sB7amA/s640/Cherry+Blossoms1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"> <span style="color: #274e13;">Love this one, A glimpse of cherry blossoms and Magnolia</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S8Ikdso7j2I/AAAAAAAAE7w/NR24tP-uKns/s1600/Cherry+Blossoms2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S8Ikdso7j2I/AAAAAAAAE7w/NR24tP-uKns/s640/Cherry+Blossoms2.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #274e13;"> Some birds along the Potomac river (I cheated, the second pic of that tiny bird was captured by my dear husband <a href="http://musicianinside.com/">Vasanth</a>)</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S8IkqxPD6UI/AAAAAAAAE74/MDXW3FsAPYo/s1600/Cherry+Blossoms3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S8IkqxPD6UI/AAAAAAAAE74/MDXW3FsAPYo/s640/Cherry+Blossoms3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #274e13;"> More Blossoms</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S8Ik-V-FCQI/AAAAAAAAE8A/6ioy04G7Hcw/s1600/cherryblossoms5-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S8Ik-V-FCQI/AAAAAAAAE8A/6ioy04G7Hcw/s640/cherryblossoms5-3.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #274e13;"> Few More</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S8IlqqGLdOI/AAAAAAAAE8Q/McmJcJos8L4/s1600/cherryblossoms7-3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S8IlqqGLdOI/AAAAAAAAE8Q/McmJcJos8L4/s640/cherryblossoms7-3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #274e13;">My favorite. I could have send this pic to Ree's Green Photo Contest, just missed it</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ok, Are you hungry after roaming around? Come on in. I have organized a luscious buffet for you. Help yourself by clicking this picture.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1574578598" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sourashtrakitchen.blogspot.com/2010/03/dixie-stampede-homestyle-cream-of.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_Y51xkAsIONmkWXOm37_48PwRLNcrqorrFbcM3R_GChqAEGKryXgwXRSD2DCDAuf4_GYDuj3jvuVE3goIMx1hCTTxUKupzE2Yq0Mm1skmwcSOaS1Hff2IuG7ScI3kFcnPwjFEOjhBtWY/s200/DixieStampede5.JPG" width="132" /></a><a href="http://sourashtrakitchen.blogspot.com/2009/08/mangodae.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpB2qPn4doFkAGruWKZNrNpDjEGVagikluUbd7bIil_foyHtWvAxcI96ZutJpzpS8_Ug4HI3-CPwuFmPqPNfhyrD6pQdg7lNelrfNXH3viGtp_f45GxmpFmUlgdoKhUm2Y4Urzye3wJI4/s200/mangoodae.jpg" width="154" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sourashtrakitchen.blogspot.com/2010/01/sweet-potato-methi-cutlet-baked.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5AczixJrBNGrfAeHenxdvjMUVTPI9tuHX6dNX5_JcfLR1ZHpOOagubC3A2zmSQWjJA8Bk5wdCRCNcPlyiNwFLQHLZwJuTZN92KxogyCkLz2TOfe4kjN8PXO1CCNJDNcrdJrD8yufSiTB/s200/DSC_0411.JPG" width="199" /></a><a href="http://sourashtrakitchen.blogspot.com/2009/07/aloo-paratha.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMVDm8l1WcWAkBn_uzyQIYEiwYuPUZxahSD-W9NU9XlmNDzp-evIwPP6CNfxIa1yULVt2xVkv8JrDUbz1LPqdMLlomqlnoyMnV6v1JdPvI7k23eukJFLG0OFhLLeCApmIjc1F3zABnYex/s200/DSC06794.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b style="color: #cc0000;">Winner of this edition of Food for 7 Stages of Life is PJ of Seduce your tastebuds. Let us hear from PJ: </b></span><br />
I am Padmajha Sureshbabu known as PJ to the blogging world. I am a Dietitian and health educator by profession but a stay at home mom for now.I started the blog to do something useful in my free time and now it has become more of a passion to me.<br />
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It is often mistaken that if a food has to be healthy it is either tasteless or difficult to prepare.But it is definitely not so.The recipes in my blog show that healthy food is both tasty and easy to prepare.You can also find nutrition articles and tips in blog.<br />
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Trying to get the members of your family to eat healthy is really challenging as the kids have a lot of snacks to choose from and the adults who go to work have little or no time to cook.Hence the home maker must use her creativity to churn out yummy stuffs in the kitchen that are healthy and easy to prepare and pack.I also feel that parents are the best role models in eating healthy as children imitate anything and everything the parents do and once parents eat the right food the child follow it without much coaxing..<br />
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The reason I include at least 4 dishes in hubby's lunch box is that he takes a very small breakfast coz he has to leave early and hence the i want the lunch box to provide the nutrients to make up for the breakfast.Tasty and nutritious is the mantra I follow while packing the meal and it includes rice[Carbohydrates], sambar/dhal/sundal[Protein],<br />
<div class="ii gt" id=":61"><wbr></wbr>Rasam,yogurt[protein,Calcium] and vegetable curry,a fruit[Vitamin and minerals].In this way we are able to meet some of the day's nutrient need.<br />
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<a href="http://enveetukitchen.blogspot.com/2010/03/mixed-sprout-brown-rice.html">Mixed Sprout Brown Rice</a> from Priya Srinivasan<br />
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<a href="http://simplysensationalfood.blogspot.com/2010/02/fennel-pilaf-rice.html">Fennel Pilaf rice</a> from Nayna<br />
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<a href="http://ahomemakersdiary.blogspot.com/2009/12/moglai-parota-marathon-reaches-streets.html">Moglai Parota</a> from Sayantani<br />
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<a href="http://foodieshope.blogspot.com/2010/02/samosa-chole-chaat-shivaratri-thali.html">Okra Gojju with Urad dhal Dosa</a> from Asha Arvind<br />
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<a href="http://jaisrecepieblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/sambar-sadam.html">Sambhar Sadam</a> from Jaishree<br />
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<a href="http://www.apeekintomykitchen.com/2010/02/rava-idli-with-carrot-and-methi.html">Rava idli with Carrot and Methi Leaves</a> from Latha Ganesan<br />
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<a href="http://malaysiandelicacies.blogspot.com/2007/08/chicken-frittata.html">Chicken Frittaa </a>from Sudha<br />
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<a href="http://malaysiandelicacies.blogspot.com/2007/06/seafood-fried-rice.html">Seafood Fried Rice</a> from Sudha<br />
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<a href="http://malaysiandelicacies.blogspot.com/2008/02/mee-siam-siam-noodles.html">Siam Noodles</a> from Sudha<br />
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<a href="http://malaysiandelicacies.blogspot.com/2007/06/mee-goreng-mamakstir-fried-noodles.html">Mamak Stir fry noodles</a> from Sudha<br />
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<a href="http://malaysiandelicacies.blogspot.com/2007/08/pita-pocket.html">Pita Pocket</a> from Sudha<br />
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<a href="http://kavithavin-kaivannam.blogspot.com/2010/02/baked-spicy-salmon.html">Spicy Salmon</a> from Kavitha<br />
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<a href="http://kavithavin-kaivannam.blogspot.com/2010/02/kaati-roll.html">Katti roll</a> from Kavitha<br />
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<a href="http://kavithavin-kaivannam.blogspot.com/2009/03/mixed-veggie-coconut-rice.html">Fried Rice</a> from Kavitha<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">To me, the most important aspect of the diet is to eat what we enjoy. So I am trying to create meals that will suite my Indian tastebuds at the same time I ensure that they are healthy and meet the SBD norms. Indian style Baked Chicken is one such improvisation to the Chicken fry. Hope you enjoy this as we did.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: small;">The aroma of Indian spices filled my home and I couldn't wait to take them out of the oven. Remember I am on diet so ate a small chunk to suppress my cravings. For TH, I sauteed the onions and tomatoes with little indian spices and added the diced chicken to make a simple and quick curry for the roti. I added the small chunks to my salad and savored it as a Indian style Chicken Salad for my lunch. YUMM.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">1. <b>Cleaning</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Clean the chicken breast thoroughly with vinegar or turmeric powder. Pat dry to remove the excess water.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I had 3 huge chicken breasts, so I cut them in to halves. Also It was little thick so I created a small slit in the center(along the breadth). So the chicken breast looked like a (pita) pocket. This will ensure that the marinade gets in to the center of the chicken. If your chicken breast are thin, then I wouldn't suggest you to make a slit along the breadth. Instead you can create couple of .5 cm slit along the length.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S7pxt8FMuGI/AAAAAAAAE34/U2yO-oH_EHk/s1600/DSC_0789.NEF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S7pxt8FMuGI/AAAAAAAAE34/U2yO-oH_EHk/s320/DSC_0789.NEF.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;">2. <b>Marinade</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Add the above ingredients except chicken and mix it to a thick paste.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Take a baking tray/cookie tray and line it with a Aluminium foil. If you want you can drizzle some oil/cooking spray on the foil.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S7pyHW4NNLI/AAAAAAAAE4A/LUaGwvFgTVs/s1600/DSC_0785.NEF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S7pyHW4NNLI/AAAAAAAAE4A/LUaGwvFgTVs/s320/DSC_0785.NEF.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;">Using a brush or your hand spread the marinade to coat the chicken well. If you are creating a slit do spread the marinade inside the pocket.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Place the chicken breast in the freezer and let it marinate for atleast 2 hours or longer.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. <b>Baking</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S7pxgt2xQjI/AAAAAAAAE3Y/--V1ed9V9Pk/s1600/DSC_0787.NEF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S7pxgt2xQjI/AAAAAAAAE3Y/--V1ed9V9Pk/s320/DSC_0787.NEF.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;">Preheat the oven to 400F.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bake the chicken for 10 minutes. Remove it from oven, using a spatula flip it. Baste it with the excess liquid if any. Bake it for another 10-15 minutes or untill the chicken is cooked.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Using a spatula carefully remove them and place it on a plate. Garnish it with cilantro and serve it lemon wedges and onion (sliced into full moon). Serve it immediately as an appetizer with Green chutney or Yogurt dip.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you are refrigerating the chicken for later use, then ensure that you reheat them on a Tawa drizzling some oil. Microwaving makes the chicken little hard and chewy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S7p1J_lxtKI/AAAAAAAAE4Y/pfkC9WdoqJ4/s1600/DSC_0792.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S7p1J_lxtKI/AAAAAAAAE4Y/pfkC9WdoqJ4/s640/DSC_0792.jpeg" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div>RV @ Food for 7 Stageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06647277481189719106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576147287315516003.post-15484487417876000142010-03-19T19:44:00.000-07:002010-03-20T11:37:36.849-07:00Dixie Stampede Homestyle Cream of Vegetable Soup<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S6MBWblVemI/AAAAAAAAEx4/wgXoepLMmhk/s1600-h/DixieStampede5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S6MBWblVemI/AAAAAAAAEx4/wgXoepLMmhk/s640/DixieStampede5.JPG" width="425" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;">What do you think about spending your vacation in </span><span style="font-size: small;">Virgin Islands </span><span style="font-size: small;">Beach resort or </span><span style="font-size: small;">a Ski resort in </span><span style="font-size: small;"> Vermont or in the </span><span style="font-size: small;">warm </span><span style="font-size: small;">shores of Florida? We wanted to visit one of these places during the last Thanksgiving holidays. We did a mega planning but due to the selective loss of memory, we almost forgot to book the hotel and air tickets. LOL. TH tried all his best to get things done at the last moment as he didn't want to disappoint his one and only pretty wife (hey that's me). So he booked a 4 day bus tour to Tennessee and places around. Though I did not set a high expectations for this trip, it ended up being a truly memorable one that we will cherish forever.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Being an ardent nature lover, I love traveling to places where you can feel the nature. I also like to meet people, learn their culture and know what they eat and how they live. So a trip to Tennessee was an opportunity for me to get acquainted to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie">Dixie</a> style living and their food and also visit places that were very close to the nature.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S6QGnH4hYtI/AAAAAAAAE0Y/x2bhTtM7h54/s1600-h/Georgia+Rock+Mountains.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S6QGnH4hYtI/AAAAAAAAE0Y/x2bhTtM7h54/s640/Georgia+Rock+Mountains.jpg" width="492" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">On the first day we visited Shenandoah Caverns and stayed in a hotel for that night. Next day, we did some Thanks giving shopping at Tanger outlet mall and steered towards Pigeon Forge for a show called Dixie Stampede. Initially I was not interested in paying $50 per person for a Country style food and seeing horses. But TH asked me not to be judgemental so we decided to watch the show.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">After a group picture with our bus tour people, we went into the carriage room which happened to be the turning point. The entire atmosphere changed and it was nice to see people dressed up in Dixie style, singing and playing country music. After the gig, we were taken inside a huge arena. I liked how everything was put together there. We were served a four course meal in a Indian style. I mean it, we ate the entire meal by hand and even drank the soup without a spoon just like how we would drink the kheer or the last bit of rasam in the plate. I hope you get the picture of it. I was completely bowled in when they served the soup. It is one of the <b><i>best soup I have ever had in my life</i></b>. Then came the corn on the cob, homemade biscuit, Herbed potatoes, Barbequed Pork loin, Rottissiere chicken(cornish hen) and atlast the dessert. I ate everything except the piece of pork just because I don't eat pork. We had a choice to choose between tea, water and soda. Being loyal to water I chose water to accompany this scrumptous meal. This is one of the best American food I have ever had during my stint here.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S6QG3nhOnVI/AAAAAAAAE0g/zmXnic1fkqs/s1600-h/Dixie+Stampede.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S6QG3nhOnVI/AAAAAAAAE0g/zmXnic1fkqs/s640/Dixie+Stampede.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">We want to go back to this place just to have their food and ofcourse to watch their spectacular show. If you get an opportunity do visit this place and enjoy their food and their show. I am sure you will not be disappointed. And vegetarians do not worry, they have a separate menu for you :) (Trust me they didn't pay me a penny to promote them, they don't have to)</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S6QI22qN6yI/AAAAAAAAE0w/j_q0GJXVqYI/s1600-h/DixieStampede4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S6QI22qN6yI/AAAAAAAAE0w/j_q0GJXVqYI/s320/DixieStampede4.JPG" width="212" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Since we came back from this trip we both have been talking about this soup. I even thought of purchasing the soup mix from Dolly's online store. But then I bumped into this <a href="http://www.recipezaar.com/Dixie-Stede-Homestyle-Cream-of-Vegetable-Soup-Authentic-201592">recipe</a>. I immediately went to the local supermarket and bought all those ingredients mentioned in the recipe. I didn't want to miss anything because I wanted to experience the same taste. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>How it tasted?</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b> </span><span style="font-size: small;">The very first time I tried, it came out well. But I had to make some adjustments to the recipe to get the original taste. I made it again after a week with the modified recipe and it turned out <b>PERFECT</b> just like how it tasted @ Dixie Stampede. You can serve this conventionally as a Starter or serve it with a bread and make it a wholesome meal.</span></div><div style="color: #990000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">And yeah I just remembered, would you like to have my recipes in your <a href="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=FoodFor7StagesOfLife">inbox</a> or in your <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/FoodFor7StagesOfLife">reader</a> :) You can also become a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Food-for-7-Stages-of-Life/130928551731">fan</a> of Food for 7 Stages of Life in Facebook. I appreciate your interest in my blog and looking forward to get connected with you more often through one of these medium :) </span><span style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">OK now are you ready for a STAMPEDE?</span><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span><br />
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<div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>Events</b></u></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"> This soup found its way to <b>Jagruti</b>'s <a href="http://joyofcooking247.blogspot.com/2010/03/announcing-my-first-event.html">Joyful eating whilst traveling</a> event. Isn't this soup perfect for this event.<u><b><br />
</b></u></span></div><span style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Ingredients (Serves 4)</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;">Source</span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">:</span> </b><span style="color: #444444;">Adapted from</span><b style="color: #444444;"> </b></span><span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;">Dolly's Dixie Fixins written by Dolly Parton. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #444444;">I found the original recipe </span><a href="http://www.recipezaar.com/Dixie-Stede-Homestyle-Cream-of-Vegetable-Soup-Authentic-201592" style="color: #444444;">here</a><span style="color: #444444;">.</span> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Margarine - 3 tbsp (you can replace it with Butter as well)</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Onion Powder - 2 1/2 tsp</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Garlic Powder - 2 tsp</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Corn Syrup - 1 tsp</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> All purpose flour - 3 tbsp</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> White pepper - 2 tsp +</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Salt</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Chicken Broth - 1/2 cup (Vegetarians replace it with Vegetable Broth)</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Water - 1 1/2 cup</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span><span style="font-size: small;">Cooked Vegetables (Carrots, Corn) - 3/4 cup <b> </b></span><span style="font-size: small;">(I have used frozen vegetables, you can also use fresh or the canned ones)</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Half and Half Cream - 1 pint (If you are health conscious you can try using milk)</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Fresh Parsley - 1 tbsp finely chopped (I have used fresh Cilantro)</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S6L1pMjPf4I/AAAAAAAAEw4/dl_YD_m9sD0/s1600-h/025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S6L1pMjPf4I/AAAAAAAAEw4/dl_YD_m9sD0/s320/025.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Method in a Nutshell:</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. In a sauce pot, add water and cook the vegetables until tender. Keep the lids closed for faster cooking. The cooking time could vary depending on the type of veggies you use. Frozen ones cooks faster than the fresh ones so keep checking in between to see if the veggie is done.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>(OR) </b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> In a pressure cooker, add veggies, water (just enough to soak the vegetables) and pressure cook up to 2 whistles. I have used pressure cooker to reduce the cooking time.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Add Margarine to a sauce pot and allow it to melt on a medium flame. When it is 90% done, reduce the flame to low (really low).</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. Add Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Corn syrup and stir it for a minute to blend the mixes with the margarine. Ensure that you don't brown it.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. Then add Flour, 1 tsp Salt, 1 tsp White pepper, Chicken broth, Water, Vegetables and stir it well. Let it cook on a low flame for the next 3 minutes.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">4. Add 1 pint of half and half, stir and let it cook for the next 10 minutes on a low flame or until the desired consistency is reached. Keep stirring in between to ensure that the layer does not form on the milk.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">5. Chicken Broth contains salt, so taste the soup and add the remaining salt as per your taste. Then add 1 tsp white pepper, stir and serve it hot. We added an extra teaspoon of white pepper as our taste buds are very much Indian :)</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">6. Bon Appetit and scroll down for a pictorial representation of each step. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S6QMi1kMDFI/AAAAAAAAE04/EB_oFdjN6kw/s1600-h/Dixie+Soup-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S6QMi1kMDFI/AAAAAAAAE04/EB_oFdjN6kw/s400/Dixie+Soup-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Elaborated:</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In a sauce pot, add water and cook vegetables until tender. Keep the lids closed for faster cooking. The cooking time could vary depending on the type of veggies you use. Frozen ones cooks faster than the fresh ones so keep checking in between to see if the veggie is done.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>(OR) </b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In a pressure cooker, add veggies, water (just enough to soak the vegetables) and pressure cook up to 2 whistles. I have used pressure cooker to reduce the cooking time.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S6L1spPwNEI/AAAAAAAAExA/MdP74o51I0A/s1600-h/DSC_0561.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S6L1spPwNEI/AAAAAAAAExA/MdP74o51I0A/s320/DSC_0561.JPG" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Add Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Corn syrup and stir it for a minute to blend the mixes with the margarine. Ensure that you don't brown it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S6L1tx5KiVI/AAAAAAAAExI/WWGTZq4V7Eg/s1600-h/DSC_0569.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S6L1tx5KiVI/AAAAAAAAExI/WWGTZq4V7Eg/s320/DSC_0569.JPG" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then add Flour, 1 tsp Salt, 1 tsp White pepper, Chicken broth, Water, Vegetables and stir it well. Let it cook on a low flame for the next 3 minutes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S6L1zlbqW4I/AAAAAAAAExQ/TfD9H1XZcTg/s1600-h/DSC_0577.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S6L1zlbqW4I/AAAAAAAAExQ/TfD9H1XZcTg/s320/DSC_0577.JPG" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Add 1 pint of half and half, stir and let it cook for the next 10 minutes on a low flame. Keep stirring in between to ensure that a layer does not form on the milk.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S6L11poQ8LI/AAAAAAAAExY/RL255Lphc4Q/s1600-h/DSC_0580.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S6L11poQ8LI/AAAAAAAAExY/RL255Lphc4Q/s320/DSC_0580.JPG" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Chicken Broth is usually salted, so taste the soup first and then add the remaining salt as per your taste. Add white pepper, stir and serve it hot. We added an extra teaspoon of white pepper as our taste buds are very much Indian :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S6MAytDngAI/AAAAAAAAExw/eb0Pk9_hLuE/s1600-h/Dixie+Soup-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S6MAytDngAI/AAAAAAAAExw/eb0Pk9_hLuE/s640/Dixie+Soup-1.jpg" width="492" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div>RV @ Food for 7 Stageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06647277481189719106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576147287315516003.post-18620359745533727462010-03-12T17:16:00.000-08:002010-03-12T17:33:33.272-08:00Roundup: Food for 7 Stages of Life - Healthy Fast Food & Winner Announcement<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
I apologize for publishing this round up really late. I was down with flu and in between had to undergo two strenuous and painful dental procedure which screwed me up badly. I have recovered now and feeling much better.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Healthy fast food, does it sound impossible to you? I know you have this question in your mind now, how come fast food can be healthy. If you think I am kidding, then read on. You will find recipes that you could be prepare quickly at the same time make it healthy too<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">. I hope this roundup gives you many ideas to cook a healthy fast food meal for your loving family. I thank all the Bloggers who sent it their contributions. But for you this post would n't have been published.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">The roundup is categorized in to two categories - Recipes that can be cooked under 30 minutes and those under 15 minutes. Does it impress you?</span></span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S5rlvN-Xk0I/AAAAAAAAEsQ/JWpakNjKEvE/s1600-h/healthyfastfood2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S5rlvN-Xk0I/AAAAAAAAEsQ/JWpakNjKEvE/s400/healthyfastfood2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Less than 30 Minutes </b></span></div></div><ul style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><li><a href="http://adukalavishesham.blogspot.com/2010/02/oven-baked-fries.html">Oven Baked Fries</a> from AdukalaVishesham</li>
<li><a href="http://pangravykadaicurry.blogspot.com/2010/01/baked-orangemarmaladenteriyaki-glazed.html">Baked Orange Marmalade N Teriyaki Chicken (Sweet version of Buffalo Wings)</a> from Cool Lassie</li>
<li><a href="http://pangravykadaicurry.blogspot.com/2010/02/fromfamilynfriends-savory-whole-wheat.html">Savory Wholewheat Pancakes</a> from Cool Lassie</li>
<li><a href="http://pangravykadaicurry.blogspot.com/2009/10/quintessential-beantownboston-baked.html">Boston Baked Beans</a> from Cool Lassie</li>
<li><a href="http://pangravykadaicurry.blogspot.com/2009/10/myobmakeyourownburger-oat-oat-bran-n.html">Bean and Oatmeal Burger</a> from Cool Lassie</li>
<li><a href="http://pangravykadaicurry.blogspot.com/2010/01/cheesy-baked-potato.html">Cheesy Baked Potato</a> from Cool Lassie</li>
<li><a href="http://simplysensationalfood.blogspot.com/2010/02/sweet-and-sour-sesame-vegetables.html">Sweet and Sour Sesame Vegetables</a> from Nayna</li>
<li><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/01/tofupotato-peas-masala-sandwich.html">Tofu, Potato and Peas Masala Sandwich</a> from Priya</li>
<li><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/05/cheesy-pizza-swirls.html">Cheesy Pizza Swirls</a> from Priya</li>
<li><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/08/chicken-n-veggies-tortilla-sandwich.html">Chicken and Veggies Tortilla Sandwich</a> from Priya</li>
<li><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/01/easy-egg-veggies-salad.html">Easy Egg and Veggies Salad</a> from Priya</li>
<li><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/01/spicy-tofu-65.html">Spicy Tofu 65</a> from Priya</li>
<li><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/01/creamy-potatotomato-dill-salad.html">Creamy Potato, Tomato and Dill Salad</a> from Priya</li>
<li><a href="http://divya-dilse.blogspot.com/2008/10/instant-tortilla-pizza.html">Instand Tortilla Pizza</a> from Divya</li>
<li><a href="http://divya-dilse.blogspot.com/2010/01/homemade-bean-burritos-with-buffalo.html">Homemade Bean Burritos</a> from Divya</li>
<li><a href="http://ruchikacooks.com/?p=1416">Paneer Calzone</a> from Ruchika</li>
<li><a href="http://hamareerasoi.blogspot.com/2010/02/paneer-bread-roll.html">Paneer Bread Roll</a> from Deepa</li>
<li><a href="http://niveditaskitchen.blogspot.com/2010/02/loving-heart-to-win-you-allsandwich.html">Loving Heart to win you all Sandwich</a> from Nivedita</li>
<li><a href="http://a2zvegetariancuisine.blogspot.com/2009/12/no-bake-almond-date-energy-bar.html">No Bake Almond Date Energy Bar</a> from Sadhana</li>
<li><a href="http://a2zvegetariancuisine.blogspot.com/2009/07/fruit-salad-with-homemade-granola-in.html">Fruit Salad with Homemade Granola</a> from Sadhana</li>
<li><a href="http://a2zvegetariancuisine.blogspot.com/2009/06/no-bake-healthy-granola-bars.html">No Bake healthy Granola Bars</a> from Sadhana</li>
<li><a href="http://a2zvegetariancuisine.blogspot.com/2009/12/chana-chaat-guilt-free-snack.html">Chana Chat</a> from Muskaan</li>
<li><a href="http://a2zvegetariancuisine.blogspot.com/2009/11/veg-mexican-baja-gordita_22.html">Veg. Mexican Baja Gortida</a> from Muskaan</li>
<li><a href="http://a2zvegetariancuisine.blogspot.com/2009/11/nutritious-mixed-bean-and-pomegranate.html">Nutritious Mixed Bean Chat/Sundal</a> from Muskaan</li>
<li><a href="http://a2zvegetariancuisine.blogspot.com/2010/01/easy-veggie-mediterranean-multigrain.html">Multigrain Mediterranean Wrap</a> from Muskaan</li>
<li><a href="http://easy2cookrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/02/arisi-paruppu-sadamkongunadu-special.html">Arisi parupu Sadam</a> from Shama</li>
<li><a href="http://rachanakothari.blogspot.com/2010/01/jhaalmuri.html">Jhaalmuri</a> from Rachana</li>
<li><a href="http://niveditaskitchen.blogspot.com/2010/01/mini-samosas.html">Mini Samosas</a> from Nivedita</li>
<li><a href="http://spicebuds.blogspot.com/2010/01/indian-flat-bread-roti-using-finger.html">Ragi Roti</a> from Spice</li>
<li><a href="http://panchpakwan.blogspot.com/2009/06/veg-hot-dog-shallow-fried.html">Vegetarian Hot Dog</a> from Jyoti</li>
<li><a href="http://panchpakwan.blogspot.com/2009/05/potato-wages.html">Baked Potato Wedges</a> from Jyoti</li>
<li><a href="http://panchpakwan.blogspot.com/2009/08/veg-soya-cutlets.html">Veg Soya Cutlets</a> from Jyoti</li>
<li><a href="http://thefootloosechef.blogspot.com/2010/01/rainbow-salad-meal.html">Rainbow Salad Meal</a> from Dershana</li>
<li><a href="http://kitchenswathi.blogspot.com/2010/01/banana-butter-milk-pancake.html">Banana Buttermilk Pancake</a> from Swathi</li>
<li><a href="http://fresherscookbook.blogspot.com/2010/01/veggie-sandwich.html">Veggie Sandwich</a> from Devi Meyyappan</li>
<li><a href="http://a2zvegetariancuisine.blogspot.com/2010/01/ragifinger-millet-black-chick-pea-mung.html">Ragi Black Chick Pea and Green Mung Bean Pakoda</a> from Sadhana</li>
<li><a href="http://www.cookatease.com/macaroni-with-sprouted-legumes">Macaroni with sprouted Legumes</a> from Kamala Bhoopathy</li>
<li><a href="http://curryinkadai.blogspot.com/2010/01/palakura-minapa-garelu-vadai-spinach.html">Palakura Minapa Garelu Vadai</a> from Kalva</li>
<li><a href="http://myrecipesdiary.blogspot.com/2010/01/home-cooking-sweet-potato-wraps.html">Sweet Potato Wraps</a> from Kalaivani Ramasamy</li>
<li><a href="http://easy2cookrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/01/ragi-puttu.html">Ragi Puttu</a> from Shama</li>
<li><a href="http://easy2cookrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/01/ragi-sweet-kozhukkattai.html">Ragi Sweet Kozhukkattai</a> from Shama</li>
<li><a href="http://easy2cookrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/04/ragi-dosai-my-grandmas-special">Ragi Dosai</a> from Shama</li>
<li><a href="http://nithubala-recipes.blogspot.com/2010/01/veggie-poha.html">Veggie Poha</a> from Nithu Bala</li>
<li><a href="http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/2010/01/aasaan-e-parata-me-with-all-happenings.html">Asaan E Parata</a> from Asha</li>
<li><a href="http://joyofcooking247.blogspot.com/2010/01/toasted-tasty-skinny-sandwiches.html">Toasted Tasty Skiny Sandwiches</a> from Jagruti</li>
<li><a href="http://nithubala-recipes.blogspot.com/2010/01/hot-n-sour-mochai-field-bean.html">Hot n Sour Mochai</a> by Nithu Bala</li>
<li><a href="http://ruchikacooks.com/?p=1170">Chili in Paneer</a> by Ruchika</li>
<li><a href="http://enveetukitchen.blogspot.com/2010/01/baby-corn-fry.html">Baby Corn fry</a> by Priya Srinivasan</li>
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<div style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> Less than 15 Minutes</b></span></div></div><ul style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><li><a href="http://foodscapital.blogspot.com/2010/03/yummy-fried-chicken.html">Chicken Kentucy</a> from Tazaika</li>
<li><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/01/coleslawraw-cabbage-salad-tortilla-wrap.html">Coleslaw Tortilla Wrap</a> from Priya</li>
<li><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/01/sesame-crusted-chicken-strips.html">Sesame Crusted Chicken Strips</a> from Priya</li>
<li><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/05/kiwi-lassi.html">Kiwi Lassi</a> from Priya</li>
<li><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/09/cornflakes-banana-milkshake-n-fresh.html">Cornflakes and Banana Milkshake</a> from Priya</li>
<li><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/01/fresh-vegetable-sandwich.html">Fresh Vegetable Sandwich</a> from Priya</li>
<li><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/10/cheesy-rajma-sandwich.html">Cheesy Rajma Sandwich</a> from Priya</li>
<li><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2008/09/spicy-mozzarella-sandwich.html">Spicy Mozerella Sandwich</a> from Priya</li>
<li><a href="http://white%20beans,%20bellpepper%20and%20corn%20soup%20from%20priya/">White Beans, Bellpepper and corn soup</a> from Priya</li>
<li><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/01/easy-egg-veggies-salad.html">Easy Egg and Veggies Salad</a> from Priya</li>
<li><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/01/spicy-tofu-65.html">Spicy Tofu 65</a> from Priya</li>
<li><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/01/creamy-potatotomato-dill-salad.html">Creamy Potato, Tomato and Dill Salad</a> from Priya</li>
<li><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/01/thai-green-mango-salad.html">Thai Green Mango Salad</a> from Priya</li>
<li><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/11/chinese-lettuce-wraps-with-nutty-sauce.html">Chinese Lettuce Wraps with Nutty Sauce</a> from Priya</li>
<li><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/01/mw-chunky-red-bellpepper-cream-cheese.html">MW Chunky Red Bellpeppers and Cream Cheese Dip</a> from Priya</li>
<li><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/01/mw-carrot-dill-dip.html">MW Carrot and Dill Soup </a>from Priya</li>
<li><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/02/simple-salad-with-sesame-seeds-dressing.html">Simple Salad with Sesame Seeds Dressing</a> from Priya</li>
<li><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/02/avocado-hummus.html">Avocado Hummus</a> from Priya</li>
<li><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/02/sesame-egg-fry.html">Sesame & Egg Fry</a> from Priya</li>
<li><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/02/avocado-rasam.html">Avocado Rasam</a> from Priya</li>
<li><a href="http://divya-dilse.blogspot.com/2009/08/bread-pizza.html">Bread Pizza</a> from Divya</li>
<li><a href="http://divya-dilse.blogspot.com/2008/07/bottlegourd-wraps.html">Bottlegourd Wraps</a> from Divya</li>
<li><a href="http://divya-dilse.blogspot.com/2009/08/egg-cheese-english-muffin-sandwich.html">Egg Cheese English Muffin Sandwich</a> from Divya</li>
<li><a href="http://a2zvegetariancuisine.blogspot.com/2010/02/baked-spicy-peanuts-apple-banana-kiwi.html">Baked Spicy Peanuts</a> from Sadhana</li>
<li><a href="http://a2zvegetariancuisine.blogspot.com/2010/02/baked-spicy-peanuts-apple-banana-kiwi.html">Apple Banana Kiwi Coconut Milkshake</a> from Sadhana</li>
<li><a href="http://a2zvegetariancuisine.blogspot.com/2009/10/pineapple-salsasalad.html">Pineapple Salsa Salad</a> from Sadhana</li>
<li><a href="http://cooking-goodfood.blogspot.com/2010/01/instant-bread-dosaa-jiffy-preparation.html">Instant Bread Dosa</a> from Pari</li>
<li><a href="http://konasaniskitchen.blogspot.com/2010/01/sub-inspired-vegetable-sandwich.html">Sub Inspired Vegetable Sandwich</a> from Anitha Konasani</li>
<li><a href="http://myrecipesdiary.blogspot.com/2010/01/one-hot-plate-chili-paratha.html">Chili Paratha</a> from Kalaivani Ramasamy</li>
<li><a href="http://simplysensationalfood.blogspot.com/2010/01/yellow-plum-tomatoes-sabji.html">Yellow plum tomato subzi</a> by Nayna</li>
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">Winner</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Let the drums roll, the winner of the Healthy fast food event are the beautiful ladies who blog at <a href="http://adukalavishesham.blogspot.com/">Adukalavishesham</a>. They came up with Oven baked fries, a healthy replacement for the regular fries deep fried in oil. This what they have to say about them and their wonderful blog:</div><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Adukalavishesham</b> means "News from kitchen" in Malayalam and this is a venture we started, almost a year ago without knowing much about the blogging world, a decision we are thoroughly happy about. We are friends cum home makers and more than that passionate foodies who enjoy making n trying new things each time. We both hail from North Malabar and the recipes on our blog space do see an influence of that. We hope to continue our efforts in sharing all our classic family recipes and many more we create in our little kitchen.</span><br />
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</div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">P.S: If you want to know what you are feeding your family, then watch <a href="http://www.foodincmovie.com/">Food Inc</a>. It is a must watch documentary movie.</span><br />
<ul style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></ul>RV @ Food for 7 Stageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06647277481189719106noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576147287315516003.post-17560978748933167402010-03-04T17:50:00.000-08:002010-03-04T17:51:23.833-08:00Event Annoucement: Cooking with Seeds - Coriander Seeds<div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Who in this blogosphere not know Priya of <a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/">Priya's Easy and Tasty Recipes</a>. She is truly a super chef and fascinates me every time I visit her blog. Just look at her recipe index, you will know what I am talking about. She flawlessly mixes and matches the ingredients to create a truly unique and tasty recipe. Hats off Priya. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">When she announced a new event series in her blog and invited guest hosts, I quickly ;-) wrote back to her and said hey I want to host this interesting event in my blog. At least one time I quickly reacted to something :) Thanks a bunch Priya, it is a honor to host this event.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">My dad and My husband both says this when you have less clothes in your wardrobe it is easy to pick what you want to wear. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Initially picking the seed wasn't that easy when I had zillion of choices in front of me. But I had to pin down and chose CORIANDER Seeds. Ain't it exciting to cook with this such a flavorful seed in your kitchen. Come on dream about it. YUMM YUMM. I am already thinking about a rich and creamy hot curry, a flavorful rice, a cuppa hot chai and maybe even a dessert. OK, let us wear our apron, get those kitchen gears and start cooking something really nice for this event.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S5BfDv8M-VI/AAAAAAAAErw/uVk__erTDTM/s1600-h/logocws.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S5BfDv8M-VI/AAAAAAAAErw/uVk__erTDTM/s320/logocws.jpeg" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Guidelines:</span></span></b></div><ul style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" type="disc"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Post any dish cooked with Coriander Seeds between now and 4th April 2010.</b></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">You can cook both Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian and send me as many entries you want. </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Link to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>My Event announcement and <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1267671708856">Priya’s </a><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/01/cooking-with-seedsannouncing-new-event.html">Event Announcement</a> page.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">No worries if you have the recipes in your archives. You can repost or update the post with a link to my post and Priya's post. </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Do not have a blog, you can still participate in this event. All you need to do is send me your recipe in the Word (doc,docx,rtf) format with a picture of your dish.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Send me your entries with the subject line as ‘CWS - Coriander Seeds’ with the below details to foodfor7stagesoflife(at)gmail(dot)com /<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="text-decoration: none;">foodfor7stagesoflife@gmail.com</span></li>
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But when I sit in front of my Mac it gets really hard to put them together. Even this time I have 3 different topics that I could share with you. But then I have a 'Writing Syndrome' which makes the whole thing very very complicated. I sometimes feel J when I read some of the blogs. They have never ending list of words that they play around with and put their thoughts and emotions easily into their writing. I seriously wish that God blesses me with this 'ABILITY' to write seamlessly. So should I wait until God blesses me or should I take some initiative. Having known the Inner me, I would opt for the first one ;-) but then my god damn IT mind pushes me to take some initiative(s)... sobs....with all the learning I hope someday I can write a book on 'HOW TO WRITE?' The same thing happens to me when I start thinking about what I should cook, though I have lots of complicated recipes I often opt for the easy ones like this salad. It is a simple and highly nutritious salad filled with lots of Antioxidants from the berries. Also I have used a hint of Agave to sweeten the salad. You can use Honey if you don't have Agave at home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S4hzbkepvgI/AAAAAAAAEq4/UiLbUpyPu8s/s1600-h/Berries_Salad_with_nuts.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S4hzbkepvgI/AAAAAAAAEq4/UiLbUpyPu8s/s640/Berries_Salad_with_nuts.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><u><b>Agave (<span style="color: #666666;">source:<a href="http://wholeandnatural.com/">wholeandnatural.com</a></span>)</b></u></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S4ftmxhCaKI/AAAAAAAAEqw/eUyuHEY1Ot4/s1600-h/agave.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S4ftmxhCaKI/AAAAAAAAEqw/eUyuHEY1Ot4/s200/agave.JPG" width="160" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">Agave is natural sweetener used as a substitute for Sugar and Honey. This nectar is extracted from a Cactus plant predominantly grown in Mexico. The sap of this plant is taken and heated in low temperatures to get the sweetness in the syrup. Basically some chemical reactions occurs which makes the carbs to break into fructose.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">- Thou the promoters of this product say that it is good for Diabetic patients, researchers say that it is rich in fructose which is big No No for this patients.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">- Agave has low Glycemic index and we use them in small quantities. Hence our calorie intake is less compared to those sugar filled dishes.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">- Agave is Organic and Kosher certified also it is allergen and gluten free which makes it very famous among the Raw food eaters.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">Culinary Use:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"> - 1/3 cup of Agave syrup = 1 cup Sugar. So substitute in your recipe accordingly.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"> - Reduce the quantity of liquid in original recipe as agave has some moisture content in it.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"> - Reduce the oven temperature by 25 F if your recipe requires baking.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"> - Agave is a bliss to Vegans as they can replace honey with this syrup.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S4itcCfCDZI/AAAAAAAAErQ/zr0gmpecWJ8/s1600-h/Fruitsaladwithnuts2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S4itcCfCDZI/AAAAAAAAErQ/zr0gmpecWJ8/s640/Fruitsaladwithnuts2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><u><b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">How it tasted?</span></b></u></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"> It can be prepared in jiffy and served as a side salad with a regular meal or just as a evening snack. I had it before my dinner meal. It was hearty and very light to my tummy. I loved the concoction of Agave and almonds with the fruits. Carrot and Nuts gave some crunchiness while the berries just melted in my mouth. TH doesn't eat berries much, but he loved this salad and said he liked the sweet thingy(Agave) in it. He definitely wants me to make this again for him :) I knew almonds and peanuts will make him go nuts about it :) but didn't know he will fall in love for Agave.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><u><b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br />
</span></b></u></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Serves 2 as a side salad - Preparation Time : 10 minutes</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>Ingredients</b></u> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> Strawberry - 8 sliced</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> Blackberry - 12</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> Carrot - 3 tbsp sliced</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> Almonds - 4 (Yields 1 - 1 1/2 tbsp when crushed)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> Peanuts - 4 (Yields 1 tbsp when crushed)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> Organic Blue Agave (Natural Sweetener) - 2 - 3 tsp as per your taste bud (Alternate Ingredient: Honey)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> 1. Cut strawberries in to thin slices. Start from one end and cut it vertically. It will look like a heart symbol on some perfectly shaped strawberries.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> 2. Decorate it on a plate or place the fruits and sliced carrots in a large salad bowl.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> 3. Crush the almonds and peanuts separately using a pestle n mortar or if you don't have one use your blender and run it for couple of seconds until they become small chunks. Do not powder it. Sprinkle the crushed almonds and peanuts. Add 1 or 2 tsp of Agave and Serve it immediately. </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have you recently posted any recipes which you could pack them up for lunch, then why wait, pack them up for my Tiffin Box event in FF7SL series. Deadline is 5th March 2010. Looking forward for your contribution.</span></span></i></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Events</span></span></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> - This colorful salad is being sent to <b>PJ</b> for her <a href="http://seduceyourtastebuds.blogspot.com/2010/01/announcing-no-cook-event.html">No Cook Event</a>...</span></span></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i> - This is my family's favorite salad, hence it found its way to <b>Shama's</b> <a href="http://easy2cookrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/02/blog-post.html">Family's Favorite Food</a> event.</i></span></div></div></div>RV @ Food for 7 Stageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06647277481189719106noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576147287315516003.post-58932612994496591642010-02-15T20:56:00.000-08:002010-02-17T10:41:32.558-08:00Khasta Kachori - Irresistible Savory<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">S</span>o far this is one of the best and toughest challenges in <a href="http://spicingyourlife.blogspot.com/">ICC</a>. I say this for two reasons 1. The frying time of this Indian chat will test your patience. 2. But hard work never fails. The end result is addictive, yummilicious and irresistible Kachori's. Thanks to <a href="http://spicingyourlife.blogspot.com/">Srivalli</a> for picking up this recipe for Feb challenge and special Thanks to <a href="http://medhaa.blogspot.com/">Medha</a> for sharing her Aunt's recipe.</span></span><br />
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<div style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><u>How it tasted?</u></span></span></b></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> When I was still frying the kachori's, I asked my hubby to taste one of them (TH is the quality control engineer in our home ) He had one and came back immediately asking for another one. We finished all the 12 kachori's in no time. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i> 'A perfect kachori is one that is puffed up and flaky outside but hollow inside as the filling sticks to the crust.'. </i></span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Mine was just too perfect. It puffed up so beautifully and the fillings stuck to the crust. And if you ask me if I will make this again, my answer is definitely 'YES'.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Recipe Source:</b> <a href="http://medhaa.blogspot.com/">Medha</a> and <a href="http://www.tarladalal.com/">Tarla Dalal</a></span></span><u><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span></span></b></u><br />
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<u><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Mattar ki Kachori</span></span></b></u><br />
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Resting Time for the Dough - 30 minutes<br />
Frying time for Kachoris - Approximately 20 mins for each batch.<br />
Cooking Time for the Filling - Approximately 15 mins<br />
Yields - 15 approximately<br />
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<b style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-style: italic;">For the Dough/Crust</span></b><br />
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<b>Ingredients Needed</b><br />
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All purpose flour / Maida - 2 cups<br />
Oil or Ghee - 1/4 cup (<span style="color: #274e13;">I have used Ghee</span>)<br />
Salt - 1/2 tsp<br />
Cold Water for kneading<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Mix the flour and salt, Add oil/ghee and mix till you get a bread crumbs texture.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S3ooZlPnx5I/AAAAAAAAEow/7SE5grhGpAQ/s1600-h/DSC_0398.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S3ooZlPnx5I/AAAAAAAAEow/7SE5grhGpAQ/s320/DSC_0398.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <b>Slowly add water and make a soft dough. Knead well for about 8 minutes.</b><br />
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<ol></ol><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S3oqJ5yG_LI/AAAAAAAAEpA/RAMikxxp1jY/s1600-h/DSC_0427.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S3oqJ5yG_LI/AAAAAAAAEpA/RAMikxxp1jY/s320/DSC_0427.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #990000; font-weight: bold;">Special Tips / Notes for the dough</span><br />
<ol><li>Keep the dough covered at all times, if not it will dry up and not puff up when frying. If the dough is made right wet cloth can be used if not just a towel.</li>
<li>The dough could spring back for many reasons: </li>
</ol> Dough is too cold (If wet cloth is used)<br />
Dough is not soft enough.<br />
Not kneaded for enough time.<br />
Oil is less.<br />
Not rested enough.<br />
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Ingredients Needed<span style="color: #990000; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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<blockquote>2 cups green peas<br />
1 teaspoon green chillies, chopped<br />
1 teaspoon ginger, grated<br />
1/2 teaspoon nigella seeds (kalonji)<br />
2 teaspoons fennel seeds (saunf)<br />
2 bay leaves<br />
1 teaspoon chili powder<br />
1 teaspoon garam masala<br />
4 tablespoons chopped coriander<br />
2 tablespoons oil<br />
Salt to taste</blockquote>Method<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S3t2ZiLWpSI/AAAAAAAAEpg/lU-yQx5cyLk/s1600-h/DSC_0404.NEF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S3t2ZiLWpSI/AAAAAAAAEpg/lU-yQx5cyLk/s200/DSC_0404.NEF.jpg" width="181" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Coarsely grind the green peas,green chillies and ginger in a blender without using any water. Keep aside. <span style="color: #274e13;">I added some finely chopped onions at the end and ran the mixie/blender for 5 seconds. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S3t2o5YvWmI/AAAAAAAAEpo/mmroJJc6dCk/s1600-h/DSC_0406.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="163" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S3t2o5YvWmI/AAAAAAAAEpo/mmroJJc6dCk/s200/DSC_0406.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Heat the oil in a pan,add the nigella seeds, fennel seeds, bay leaves and ground green pea mixture and saute over a very slow flame for 8 to 10 minutes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S3t4Ux7qDLI/AAAAAAAAEpw/iEor_sxhh5Y/s1600-h/DSC_0412.NEF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S3t4Ux7qDLI/AAAAAAAAEpw/iEor_sxhh5Y/s320/DSC_0412.NEF.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Add the chilli powder, garam masala, coriander and salt and saute for 2 more minutes. Remove the bay leaves and discard. Divide into 12 equal portions. I used 1 tsp of filling for each crust.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S3t4dn_9a1I/AAAAAAAAEp4/nDq-aGpl49g/s1600-h/DSC_0413.NEF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S3t4dn_9a1I/AAAAAAAAEp4/nDq-aGpl49g/s320/DSC_0413.NEF.jpg" /></a></div><ol></ol><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="color: #990000; font-weight: bold;">Special Tips / Notes for the filling</span><br />
<ul><li>The fillings have to be really dry if not when rolling they will ooze out when rolling.</li>
<li>Adjust the masalas according to your taste. What is given in this recipe is spicy to the extent one can still enjoy. <span style="color: #274e13;">I did not add green chili and reduced the quantity of chili powder (the one I have is really hot, even a little would spice up the food) to suite our taste buds. Since it is served with chutney it was ok for us.</span></li>
<li> If you try to press out using a rolling pin, the filling may come out and make holes in the kachori. So it will have to be just pressed out using your palm.<span style="color: #274e13;"> I have used my palm and fingers to make them.</span></li>
<li>Fry the kachori's on medium low to get a crisp outer layer, that is the key. For people using electric stove, the numbers can be going from 6 to 4. </li>
</ul><span style="color: #990000; font-weight: bold;">To Make Kachori's</span><br />
<br />
Make a small ball from the dough. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S3t57fuwSkI/AAAAAAAAEqA/spTyJ2ySe1o/s1600-h/DSC_0418.NEF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S3t57fuwSkI/AAAAAAAAEqA/spTyJ2ySe1o/s320/DSC_0418.NEF.jpg" /></a></div>Roll out into a 2 inch diameter circle. Or flatten the ball using your fingers having the center thick and sides little thin. I used my palm and fingers to flatten it.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S3t6SozAaII/AAAAAAAAEqI/LkghbSl7Mqg/s1600-h/DSC_0431.NEF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S3t6SozAaII/AAAAAAAAEqI/LkghbSl7Mqg/s320/DSC_0431.NEF.jpg" /></a></div> Place about 1.5 tsp (I used 1 tsp) of the filling in the center of the rolled dough.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S3t6rPnML4I/AAAAAAAAEqQ/JdpAdikhfq0/s1600-h/DSC_0423.NEF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S3t6rPnML4I/AAAAAAAAEqQ/JdpAdikhfq0/s320/DSC_0423.NEF.jpg" /></a></div>Cover the filling with the dough by slowly stretching it over the filling.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S3t7MEXgqPI/AAAAAAAAEqY/1xUFULJtkqY/s1600-h/DSC_0424.NEF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S3t7MEXgqPI/AAAAAAAAEqY/1xUFULJtkqY/s320/DSC_0424.NEF.jpg" /></a></div>Seal the ends and remove excess dough. Repeat with all the balls and keep aside for 5 -7 mins.Then using your palm, flatten the balls by lightly pressing it, as using the rolling pin will make the filling come out. (See notes below). (I sealed them completely and pressed the center with my thumb so that the sealing blends with the crust.) <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S3t7RHSVSqI/AAAAAAAAEqg/-_RbMkhLIBA/s1600-h/DSC_0425.NEF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S3t7RHSVSqI/AAAAAAAAEqg/-_RbMkhLIBA/s320/DSC_0425.NEF.jpg" /></a></div>Keep aside covered. Repeat with the remaining dough.<br />
Meanwhile heat some oil for deep frying. The oil should not become smoking hot. Test to see if the temperature is right by dropping a tiny ball of dough and see if it is rising slowly to the top.<br />
Drop the kachoris in batches of 3-4 gently into the oil. It should rise up slowly. If you don't want to use lot of oil, use just enough for two or three at a time and fry them.<br />
After it rises up (about 2 minutes), turn it over.<br />
Cook for about 6 to 10 minutes till the side down gets a golden brown color.<br />
Turn and cook the other side for another 6 minutes or till its golden brown in color.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S3t84pFqFhI/AAAAAAAAEqo/GhtPgGXrH1U/s1600-h/DSC_0437.NEF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S3t84pFqFhI/AAAAAAAAEqo/GhtPgGXrH1U/s320/DSC_0437.NEF.jpg" /></a></div>Remove when done, cool and store in airtight container.<br />
Serve with coriander chutney and tamarind chutney or just plain ketchup. I served it with Coriander Mint Chutney and Ketchup.<br />
<br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-weight: bold;">Special Tips / Notes for making the Kachoris</span>: <br />
<ul style="text-align: justify;"><li>You can fry 3 kachori's at a time.</li>
<li>The oil should be at a heat when you drop some dough it should come up slowly, if the dough comes up too fast the oil is too hot, if it does not come up then the oil is cold.</li>
<li>It will not be crisp if the oil is too hot.</li>
<li>This takes really long time to get cooked, so be prepared. </li>
<li>Would recommend Ghee for kneading instead of oil or you can use 50 % ghee and 50 % oil as I did :)</li>
</ul><ul></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S3oyqd-MIvI/AAAAAAAAEpY/CBautJNAApA/s1600-h/DSC_0460.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="438" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S3oyqd-MIvI/AAAAAAAAEpY/CBautJNAApA/s640/DSC_0460.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<i>You can also use<b> Moong dhal filling or Onion (Pyaz) filling</b> using the same recipe/instructions. Instead of Matter filling replace it with Moong dhal or Pyaz. </i><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #990000;">Khasta Kachori - Moong Dal Kachori</span></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #990000;"> </span><br />
</span><br />
Ingredients Needed<br />
<blockquote>Split Moong Dal (yellow) - 1/2 cup<br />
Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp<br />
Hing / Asafoetida - a pinch<br />
Curry Leaves - 2 tsp chopped fine (opt)<br />
Green Chilli - Ginger paste - 1 tsp<br />
Sauf / Fennel seeds powder - 1 tsp<br />
Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp<br />
Red Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp<br />
Mango powder / Amchur - 1 tsp<br />
Oil - 1 tsp<br />
Salt to taste</blockquote>Method<br />
<blockquote>1. Wash and Soak dal in water for at least 1 hour. You can go upto 4 hours not more.<br />
2. Drain the water well.<br />
3. Grind the dal to a coarsely. (Will resemble Idli Rawa)<br />
4. Heat oil in a pan.<br />
5. Add the hing and cumin seeds.<br />
6. Once the seeds splutter add the curry leaves.<br />
7. Add the dal.<br />
8. Lower the heat and keep stirring for 5 minutes till the dal stops sticking to the pan.<br />
9. Cook for another 10 minutes on low till the dal turns slightly brown.<br />
10. Add all the masalas.<br />
11. Cook for few minutes till the aroma of the spices hit you.<br />
12. Add Salt.<br />
13. Remove from heat and keep aside to cool.</blockquote><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-weight: bold;">Pyaz Ki Kachori</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-weight: bold;"> </span><br />
Ingredients Needed<br />
<blockquote>2 cups onions, finely chopped<br />
1 teaspoon nigella seeds (kalonji)<br />
2 teaspoons fennel seeds (saunf)<br />
2 bay leaves<br />
1½ teaspoons green chillies, finely chopped<br />
2 tablespoons Bengal gram flour (besan)<br />
2 teaspoons coriander (dhania) powder<br />
2 teaspoons chilli powder<br />
1 teaspoon garam masala<br />
3 tablespoons chopped coriander<br />
2 tablespoons oil<br />
Salt to taste</blockquote>Method<br />
<br />
<ol><li>Heat the oil in a pan. Add the nigella seeds, fennel seeds, bay leaves, green chillies and onions and sauté till the onions turn light brown in colour.</li>
<li>Add the gram flour, coriander powder, chilli powder, garam masala and salt and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes.</li>
<li>Add the chopped coriander and mix well. Remove the bay leaves and discard. Allow the mixture to cool completely.</li>
<li>Divide into 12 equal portions and keep aside.</li>
</ol><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span></span>RV @ Food for 7 Stageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06647277481189719106noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576147287315516003.post-24543396373946724312010-02-10T15:26:00.000-08:002010-02-10T21:37:55.100-08:00Event Announcement: Food for 7 Stages of Life -<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">(Disclaimer: Some or Most modern men wouldn't fit in to these lines.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #b45f06; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>"And then the justice,<br />
In fair round belly with good capon lin'd,<br />
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,<br />
Full of wise saws and modern instances;<br />
And so he plays his part.</i>"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">How beautifully Shakespeare has written about the middle aged men. In this stages of life man tends to have a round belly but still they appear neat with formals and trimmed beard :) They are full of ego, feel superior and assume they are knowledgeable. This is what the poet wrote :) Now, think about a man between 35-55 years and read the above lines again. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">I don't want to get into a debate now if this is true or not. Let me come back to this month's event. When I was trying to associate this stage with the event of the month(Lunch box Ideas), I had a hard time in deciding the title. So I started listing the props that these men would use, and this is what first came in my mind 'TIFFIN BOX or LUNCH BOX'. My imagination was only limited to this.. lol. This is why I posted a Guess game in my blog, to know what you all think these Middle aged men would use. And Thanks for the interesting answers each one of you gave. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">According to wiki:<i><b> </b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #bf9000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>"</b><b>Tiffin</b> is lunch, or any light meal. It originated in British India, and is today found primarily in Indian English.The word originated when Indian custom superseded the British practice of an afternoon dinner, leading to a new word for the afternoon meal"</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #bf9000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Lunch box is usually referred as Tiffin box in India. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S3ITLTcB4WI/AAAAAAAAEoo/qvwAfJelWFo/s1600-h/Tiffinboxlogo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S3ITLTcB4WI/AAAAAAAAEoo/qvwAfJelWFo/s320/Tiffinboxlogo.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">The rules of this event are fairly simple.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Rules:</span></span></div><ul style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" type="disc"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Post any lunch box recipe between now and 5th March 2009 11.59 pm EST.</b></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">It could be a simple meal or an eloborate 4 course meal (Ideal for the 4 tier tiffin box :) ). </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">It would be nice if you can make them <b>healthy</b>.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">You can use any ingredient and send me as many entries you want. </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Link to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>My Event announcement and Sudeshna’s <a href="http://bengalicuisine.net/">Cook like a bong</a> (co-host of this event) page.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">No worries if you have the recipes in your archives. You can repost or update the post with a link to my event announcement and Sudeshna’s Cook like a bong page. </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Do not have a blog, you can still participate in this event. All you need to do is send me your recipe in the Word (doc,docx,rtf) format with a picture of your dish.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Send me your entries with the subject line as ‘Food for 7 stages of Life – Tiffin Box(35-55 yrs)’ with the below details to foodfor7stagesoflife(at)gmail(dot)com /<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="text-decoration: none;">foodfor7stagesoflife@gmail.com</span></li>
</span></span></ul><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Your Name:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Your Blog Name:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Recipe Name:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">URL of the recipe:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Picture of your recipe (Optional)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">It would be nice if you can</span></span></div><ul style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" type="disc"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Display the logo of the event.</li>
</span></span></ul><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Winner & Giveaways<span style="color: red;">**** Going forward the winner will be chosen by Raffle method or through Random.org, this is applicable from Kids Special Event. This decision was made due to some bad experience with the polling method.</span></span></span></div><ul style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" type="disc"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">12 of you will enter a mega raffle that would be conducted at the end of the series, of which 7 will be the winner of each month and 5 will be randomly picked up. The winner will receive a surprise gift. It will be shipped across the world. The Winner of the previous editions are <b><a href="http://sandhyas-kitchen.blogspot.com/">Sandhya Hariharan</a> of Sandhya's Kitchen and <a href="http://a2zvegetariancuisine.blogspot.com/">Sadhana & Muskaan</a> of A2Z Vegetarian Cuisine, <a href="http://nishaskitchen.blogspot.com/">Nisha</a> of Nisha's Kitchen</b> . </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">There is no more surprise as I have a beautiful gift to share. The Winner of this event series will receive "The BloggerAid Cookbook" and it will be shipped across the world.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">It is not done yet. Sudeshna came up with a wonderful idea that we should compile the event series into an e-book. So your recipes will feature in this e-book which will be available for free download at the end of this event. The e-book will have a short write up on each author and a special article on the winner of the series. Ofcourse we need your consent to publish your recipe in our e-book.</li>
</span></span></ul><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></span></div>RV @ Food for 7 Stageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06647277481189719106noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576147287315516003.post-71155210758046295362010-02-09T17:27:00.000-08:002010-02-09T17:43:54.604-08:00Guess??<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Look at the cartoon below, I know you could get reminded of a clergy or a justice or middle aged man or even a obese man.. </span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S3IK1Spx4wI/AAAAAAAAEog/oWdtA0fRK24/s1600-h/cartoon-fat-cat-man-bald-big-vested-belly-jowls-pen-ink-drawing.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S3IK1Spx4wI/AAAAAAAAEog/oWdtA0fRK24/s400/cartoon-fat-cat-man-bald-big-vested-belly-jowls-pen-ink-drawing.png" width="287" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">image source:<a href="http://public-domain.zorger.com/"><b>http://public-domain.zorger.com</b></a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">But my question is <b style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: large;">What are the props that you will associate with this person?</span> </b> Think Think Think... and let me know what is in your mind..... </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Clue: This is related to my next post :) </span></span>RV @ Food for 7 Stageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06647277481189719106noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576147287315516003.post-14783109363960689012010-01-31T13:56:00.000-08:002010-03-02T14:11:00.511-08:00Ennai Kathirikkai (Eggplant Shallow fried with Home made Spice Powder)<span style="font-size: small;"></span><br />
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S2X7VHDsDtI/AAAAAAAAEnw/4WwgpvynMmU/s1600-h/DSC_0114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S2X7VHDsDtI/AAAAAAAAEnw/4WwgpvynMmU/s640/DSC_0114.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"> I know most of your mouth waters just by hearing the name Ennai Kathirikkai. "One of the most yummy and sought after dish in South India".There are umpteen recipes for this delicacy and this one is from Amma's one and only cook book Lifco's 'Samaipathu Eppadi?' (means How to Cook?). </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S2S1CZVzw2I/AAAAAAAAEmo/kFjSdtJBAdY/s1600-h/DSC_0127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S2S1CZVzw2I/AAAAAAAAEmo/kFjSdtJBAdY/s400/DSC_0127.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"> Amma gave me this book when I came to U.S after my marriage. This is what she said 'This one has all the basic recipes you might want to cook everyday, they are simple and tasty.' She knew her pampered daughter will definitely need this book as she hardly stepped into the kitchen to learn the everyday cooking from her Mom. This is the first time I used this book and I am completely happy with the results just as my Mom. Ennai Kathirikkai is traditionally served with Rice and curries. You can also serve it with rotis as well.</span><br />
<b><u><span style="font-size: small;">How does it taste?</span></u></b><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">No words to explain how good it tasted. Amma was correct about this book. I am gonna try more recipes from this book. You must make this to experience it yourself. It is super delicious and my mouth literally waters when I am writing this :)</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S2X26FkqtZI/AAAAAAAAEno/KkPWA3LmfYE/s1600-h/DSC_0120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S2X26FkqtZI/AAAAAAAAEno/KkPWA3LmfYE/s400/DSC_0120.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"> Can't wait for this recipe? let us go look into it without further delay...</span></div><blockquote style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Ingredients</b></u></span></blockquote><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Eggplant/Brinjal - 4 (200 gms approx)</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Oil - 4 tbsp</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Mustard Seeds/Kadugu - 1/4 tsp</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Cumin Seeds/Jeeragam - Pinch [Optional]</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Curry Leaf - 3-5 [Optional]</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> For Spice Powder/ Podi:</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Red Chili/Varamilagai - 3</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Channa Dhal/Kadala Paruppu - 1/2 tsp</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Whole Urad Dhal/Uluttam Paruppu - 1/2 tsp</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Hing/Perungayam - little less than 1/4 tsp</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Coriander Seeds/Dhania - 1/2 tsp</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> <span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Method</b></u></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><blockquote style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <u>Multi-purpose Spice Powder</u></span></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S2XutQvk31I/AAAAAAAAEm4/-TEQfQT1AYc/s1600-h/Ennai+Kathirikkai1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S2XutQvk31I/AAAAAAAAEm4/-TEQfQT1AYc/s320/Ennai+Kathirikkai1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Dry roast the ingredients mentioned in the 'For Spice Powder/ Podi' section. Allow it to cool and grind it to a fine powder in a blender/mixie adding <u>salt</u>. This recipe recommends the use of solid type of Hing. Since I didn't have it at home, I have used the L.G hing powder. Dust the hing powder on a plate, add 1 or 2 drop of water and try to put them together. It easily absorbs water and gives you a solid hing effect. This podi/powder can be used with other vegetables like potato, bitter gourd, yam etc., for Poriyal, Varuval preparations. </span></div><blockquote style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <u>Shallow Frying</u></span></blockquote><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Wash and cut the brinjal/eggplant in to 4 pieces. I have tried to retain its stem. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S2XvUC36XbI/AAAAAAAAEnA/d4qRqobNYCY/s1600-h/DSC_0074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S2XvUC36XbI/AAAAAAAAEnA/d4qRqobNYCY/s200/DSC_0074.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"> In a skillet/pan, add 2 tbsp of oil. When it is hot add mustard seeds and let it splutter. Then add a pinch of cumin seeds and few curry leaves.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S2XvqJV899I/AAAAAAAAEnI/8o0GMheo56E/s1600-h/DSC_0081.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S2XvqJV899I/AAAAAAAAEnI/8o0GMheo56E/s320/DSC_0081.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"> When it sizzles add eggplant and saute until it cooks and becomes tender. The entire cooking must be done on a medium low flame. Otherwise, the the outer skin of eggplant will cook too fast and it will be still raw in the center. Add 1 tbsp of oil as you saute.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S2Xv9TTee2I/AAAAAAAAEnQ/RrG5H8ycf9Y/s1600-h/DSC_0084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S2Xv9TTee2I/AAAAAAAAEnQ/RrG5H8ycf9Y/s320/DSC_0084.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"> Just to confirm that the eggplant is cooked properly, pierce a toothpick or the curry leaves stem in the center. If it pierces easily then it is cooked, if it is hard to pierce then cook it for some more time.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S2XwSykNNII/AAAAAAAAEnY/nxCi8bs1tTc/s1600-h/DSC_0089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S2XwSykNNII/AAAAAAAAEnY/nxCi8bs1tTc/s320/DSC_0089.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"> When it is 90% tender, add the spice powder/podi, 1 tbsp of oil and mix it well with the eggplants. The powder/podi must coat all the brinjals. Cook for couple of minutes until the brinjal becomes tender and the podi coats well on the eggplants.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S2XwjnRDU9I/AAAAAAAAEng/LVCgxuNV_r4/s1600-h/DSC_0092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S2XwjnRDU9I/AAAAAAAAEng/LVCgxuNV_r4/s320/DSC_0092.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"> You will see the oil leaving the pan then remove from flame and close the pan with a lid. Let it stay for a while so that the masala absorbs well into the eggplants.</span></div><div style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">You might like this:</span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><div style="color: #741b47;"> <a href="http://sourashtrakitchen.blogspot.com/2009/01/brinjal-rice.html" style="color: #990000;">Brinjal Rice</a><span style="color: #990000;">, </span><a href="http://sourashtrakitchen.blogspot.com/2009/09/cabbage-poriyal.html" style="color: #990000;">Cabbage Poriyal</a><span style="color: #990000;">, </span><a href="http://sourashtrakitchen.blogspot.com/2009/09/sundal-tamil-brahmin-style.html" style="color: #990000;">Sundal</a><span style="color: #990000;">, </span><a href="http://sourashtrakitchen.blogspot.com/2009/08/urulai-kilangupotato-podimas.html" style="color: #990000;">Urulai Kilangu Podimas</a><span style="color: #990000;">, </span><a href="http://sourashtrakitchen.blogspot.com/2009/06/pavakai-fry.html" style="color: #990000;">Pavakkai Fry</a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S2SokLqXM7I/AAAAAAAAEmg/nE8LpFFgEm8/s1600-h/Logo_FF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="123" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S2SokLqXM7I/AAAAAAAAEmg/nE8LpFFgEm8/s200/Logo_FF.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="color: #741b47;"><b>Ongoing Events:</b></div>Do you know how to make a healthy fast food meal with in 30 minutes? Then hurry and send in your entries before 11.59 pm 5th Feb 2010. For more details click <a href="http://sourashtrakitchen.blogspot.com/2010/01/event-announcement-food-for-7-stages-of.html">here</a>.</div>RV @ Food for 7 Stageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06647277481189719106noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576147287315516003.post-87489486899471315122010-01-25T13:26:00.000-08:002010-01-25T13:39:34.776-08:00Round up: In love with Delectable Desserts, Pastries & Ice Creams<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">Let us sneak a peek into the 'Desserts' I have been virtually feasting on. Thank you all for contributing your luscious entries for this event. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">They are truly delectable. And </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">if you would like to know who the <b><span style="color: #741b47;">winner of the month is</span></b>, please scroll all the way down through this mouthwatering entries.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">I have classified the roundup into 4 categories (click the link to browse)</span><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">1. <a href="#link1">Mithai(Indian Sweets, Kheer/Pudding et all)</a> </span><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">2. <a href="#link2">Cake</a></span><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">3. <a href="#link3">Pastries</a></span><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">4. <a href="#link4">Ice cream</a></span><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S14BgbSW_oI/AAAAAAAAEmY/aPCCS9ro0UU/s1600-h/pics-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S14BgbSW_oI/AAAAAAAAEmY/aPCCS9ro0UU/s400/pics-2.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
</div><div style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a name="link1">Mithai</a></span></b> <br />
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</div><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://kitchenflavours.blogspot.com/2010/01/rava-kesari.html">Rava Kesari</a> from Lubna (Yummy Food)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://mumbaikaratheart.blogspot.com/2010/01/chocolate-walnut-burfi.html">Chocolate Walnut Burfi</a> from Priya Swaminathan(Mumbaikar at Heart)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://funnfud.blogspot.com/2009/11/chocolate-raspberry-pudding.html">Chocolate Raspberry Pudding</a> from Mansi Desai(Fun Food and Cafe)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://seduceyourtastebuds.blogspot.com/2009/12/badam-kheer.html">Badam Kheer</a> from PJ(Seduce your taste buds)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://seduceyourtastebuds.blogspot.com/2010/01/sweet-beginnings-with-microwave-carrot.html">Carrot Halwa</a> (micro wave) from PJ(Seduce your taste buds)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://bengalicuisine.net/2009/12/27/gajar-halwa/">Gajar ka Halwa</a> from Sudeeshna(Cook like a bong)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://divya-dilse.blogspot.com/2009/12/fruit-custard.html">Fruit Custard</a> from Divya(Dil se..)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://4thsensesamayal.blogspot.com/2009/05/mango-pudding.html">Mango Pudding</a> from Nithi(Fourth Sense Samaiyal)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://4thsensesamayal.blogspot.com/2009/05/frozen-elani-tender-coconut-water.html">Frozen Elani</a> from Nithi(Fourth Sense Samaiyal)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://susvaad.blogspot.com/2009/12/badam-cake.html">Badam Cake</a> from Ramya(Susvaad)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://nithubala-recipes.blogspot.com/2009/10/beetroot-kheer.html">Beetroot Kheer</a> from Nithu(Nithu's Kitchen)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://nithubala-recipes.blogspot.com/2009/10/carrot-kheer.html">Carrot Kheer</a> from Nithu(Nithu's Kitchen)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://nithubala-recipes.blogspot.com/2009/10/semiya-payasamsemiya-kheervermicelli.html">Vermicelli Payasam</a> from Nithu(Nithu's Kitchen)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://dipskitchen.blogspot.com/2010/01/kheerrice-pudding.html">Rice Pudding</a> from Deepti(Dip's Kitchen)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://kitchenswathi.blogspot.com/2010/01/welcoming-2010-with-palada.html">Palada Pradhaman</a> from Swati(Zesty South Indian Kitchen)</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"> <a href="http://ahomemakersdiary.blogspot.com/2009/12/shahi-gulab-bagh-edible-rose-garden.html">Edible Rose Garden</a> from Tina(A Home Maker's Diary)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://ruchikacooks.com/?p=700">Jello Mango Parfait</a> from Sowjanya(Ruchika cooks)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://thefootloosechef.blogspot.com/2009/12/coconut-flavoured-wheat-halwa-and-story.html">Coconut Flavored Wheat Halwa</a> from Dershan(The FootLoose Chef)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://desifoodbytes.blogspot.com/2009/12/insatiable-basundi.html">Insatiable Basundi</a> from Jayashree(Jayashree's Blog)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://desifoodbytes.blogspot.com/2009/12/creamy-custard-with-bananas.html">Creamy Custard</a> from Jayashree(Jayashree's Blog)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://sharmis-passions.blogspot.com/2009/12/nutty-marie-biscuit-dessert-quickest.html">Nutty Marrie Biscuit Dessert</a> from Sharmilee(In my passionate world)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://cilantro-cilantro.blogspot.com/2009/12/kesar-badam-milk-saffron-flavored.html">Kesar Badam Kheer</a> from Cilantro(Cilantro)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://beyondcurries.blogspot.com/2009/12/vegan-fatfree-christmas-pudding.html">Eggless Fatless Vegan Christmas Pudding</a> from Harini(Beyond Curries)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://faizaali.blogspot.com/2010/01/black-forest-gateau-black-forest-cake.html">Black Forest Cake</a> from Faiza(Faiza Ali's Kitchen)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://itsallaboutfoodlovers.blogspot.com/2009/04/my-first-cake_29.html">My First Cake</a> from Food Lover(Its all about Food lovers)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://simplysensationalfood.blogspot.com/2009/01/chocolate-cake.html">Chocolate Cake</a> from Nayna(Simply Food)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://simplysensationalfood.blogspot.com/2009/12/princess-cup-cakes.html">Princess Cup Cake</a> from Nayna(Simply Food)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-condensed-milk-dry-fruits.html">Christmas Condensed Milk Dry Fruits and Nuts Cake</a> from Priya(Priya's Easy n Tasty Recipes)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/12/chunky-apple-chocolate-yogurt-cake.html">Chunky Apple & Chocolate Yogurt Cake</a> from Priya(Priya's Easy n Tasty Recipes)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/12/chocolate-yule-log-cakebuche-de-noel.html">Chocolate Yule Log Cake</a> from Priya(Priya's Easy n Tasty Recipes)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/12/french-king-cakegalettes-des-rois.html">French King Cake</a> from Priya(Priya's Easy n Tasty Recipes)</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"> <a href="http://myculinaryworld-prasu.blogspot.com/2010/01/chunky-apple-cake-with-cream-cheese.html">Chunky Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting</a> from Prasu(My Culinary World)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://cooking-goodfood.blogspot.com/2009/12/coffee-less-coffee-cake.html">Coffee-less Coffee Cake</a> from Pari(Foodelicious)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://divya-dilse.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-fruit-cake.html">Christmas Fruit Cake</a> from Divya(Dil Se..)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://ahomemakersdiary.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-rich-fruit-and-nut-cake.html">Fruit n Nut Cake</a> from Tina(A Home Maker's Diary)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://apskitchen.blogspot.com/2009/12/orange-coconut-marble-cake.html">Orange and Coconut Marble Cake</a> from Aps(Aps Kitchen)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://apskitchen.blogspot.com/2009/08/zeebras-hunt.html">Zebra Cake</a> from Aps(Aps Kitchen)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://apskitchen.blogspot.com/2009/04/vanilla-sponge-cake-and-strawberry-cake.html">Vanilla n Strawberry Cake</a> from Aps(Aps Kitchen)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://ruchikacooks.com/?p=737">Apple and Date Cake</a> from Sowjanya(Ruchika cooks)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://gourmetaffair.blogspot.com/2009/12/walnut-n-chocolate-chip-cake.html">Walnut and Chocolate Chip Cake</a> from Arundhuti(Gourmet Affair)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://vicknes.com/blogwp/2009/12/25/fruit-n-nut-cake-alcohol-free-bask-in-the-festive-mood/">Eggless Alcohol Free Fruit n Nut Cake </a>from Koki(Cooking with Koki)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://nishaskitchen.blogspot.com/2009/12/pomegranate-shortcake.html">Pom ShortCake</a> from Nisha(Nisha's Kitchen)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://sandhyas-kitchen.blogspot.com/2009/12/yesa-veggless-chocolate-indulgence-cake.html">Eggless Chocolate Indulgence Layer Cake</a> from Sandhya(Sandhya's Kitchen)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://kitchenswathi.blogspot.com/2009/12/plum-cakerich-fruit-cake-christmas-cake.html">Plum Cake/Rich Fruit Cake</a> from Swati(Zesty South Indian Kitchen)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://renus-kitchen.blogspot.com/2009/12/spiced-persimmon-cake.html">Spiced Persimmon Cake</a> from Renu(Renu's Kitchen)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://wp.me/pz1Xj-h4">Chocolate chip banana pudding cake</a> from Sheba(Art Food and Travel Chronicles)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://spicebuds.blogspot.com/2009/12/eggless-banana-marble-cake-with-no-fat.html">Eggless Banana Marble Cake</a> from Spice(Spice Buds)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a name="link3">Pastries</a></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://a2zvegetariancuisine.blogspot.com/2010/01/homemade-chocolate-truffle-indulge.html">Chocolate Truffle</a> from Sadhana(A2Z Vegetarian Cuisine)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://simplysensationalfood.blogspot.com/2009/12/eggless-almond-vanilla-cookies.html">Eggless Almond Vanilla Cookies</a> from Nayna(Simply Food)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.funandfoodcafe.com/2009/12/strawberry-muffins.html">Saffron Kissed Strawberry Muffins</a> from Mansi Desai(Fun Food and Cafe)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/12/eggless-oats-brownies.html">Eggless Oats Brownies</a> from Priya(Priya's Easy n Tasty Recipes)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/01/chocolate-mousse.html">Chocolate Mousse</a> from Priya(Priya's Easy n Tasty Recipes)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/01/vanilla-waffles.html">Vanilla Waffles</a> from Priya(Priya's Easy n Tasty Recipes)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://malaysiandelicacies.blogspot.com/2009/12/chicken-vegetable-filo-pastry.html">Vegetable Filo Pastry</a> from Sudha(Malaysian Delicacies)</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><a href="http://myculinaryworld-prasu.blogspot.com/2010/01/mango-kesar-kulfi.html">Mango Kesar Kulfi</a> from Prasu(My Culinary World)</span><br />
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<div style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Winner</b> of the month is <b>Nisha</b> of <a href="http://nishaskitchen.blogspot.com/2009/12/pomegranate-shortcake.html">Nisha's Kitchen</a>. Please join me in congratulating her and let us hear from her now:</span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;"><i style="color: #741b47;"><b>Nisha talks...</b></i>Everyone has a different style in the kitchen and mine is traditional Indian food from any where in India and my recipes reflect the same. I was fortunate enough to have a mom who involved us in small kitchen tasks from a very young age without forcing us to learn to cook and so when my turn came to take charge in kitchen i had basics to build up on and is still learning.And my husband and in-laws encouraged my experiments in kitchen and that resulted in my blog which is a collection of recipes from Mom,Girija aunty and Mom in Law and now other blogger friends too.</span></span></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;">P.S: The Winner was chosen by Random.org</span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"> </span><br />
</div>RV @ Food for 7 Stageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06647277481189719106noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576147287315516003.post-55862337447041712532010-01-16T16:45:00.000-08:002010-03-16T11:56:15.698-07:00Sweet Potato Methi Cutlet (Baked)<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S1IXNPbLsjI/AAAAAAAAEhE/Ai8_GsZDjaY/s1600-h/DSC_0415.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S1IXNPbLsjI/AAAAAAAAEhE/Ai8_GsZDjaY/s640/DSC_0415.JPG" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">OMG... this cutlet tastes so divine. I was little skeptical when I picked up the sweet potatoes from the grocery store. But I knew what I had to do with this. I thought of blending the orangish and sweetish sweet potato and the bitterish and greenish methi leaves(fenugreek leaves/vendhaya keerai) with some flavorful Indian spices and bake it in the oven to make luscious cutlets. Sounds mouth watering isn't it?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>How it tasted?</b></u> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you want to know how it tasted, the cutlets you see in the pic are the last 3 pieces that I saved it from my hubby to click pictures during daylight. They tasted super delicious and we literally licked the plate :) I would say it was a concoction of different taste: hotness from green chili, sweetness from sweet potatoes, bitterness from fenugreek leaves, tanginess from Amchur Powder, sweet and pungent taste from fennel seeds. It also smelt like <a href="http://sourashtrakitchen.blogspot.com/2008/10/palak-parupu-vadai.html">parupu vadas</a> due to the presence of fennel seeds. You can avoid using fennel seeds if you don't like to chew it in your cutlet. But I loved the flavor of baked fennel seeds. Trust me it had an awesome flavor. Also I guess baking and presence of sweet potatoes helped to reduce the bitterness of Methi leaves. The bitterness was only a background taste.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>Events</b></u> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> This goes all the way to <a href="http://siri-corner.blogspot.com/">Siri's blog </a>for the JFI-Fennel Seeds event. JFI is the brainchild event of <a href="http://www.themahanandi.org/">Indira</a> of Mahanandi and it stand for Jhiva for Ingredients. This cutlets are apt for this event as I have developed Jhiva for Fennel Seeds and Sweet Potatoes. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S1IVjdBdQlI/AAAAAAAAEg8/BcV01DMnCFQ/s1600-h/DSC_0410.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S1IVjdBdQlI/AAAAAAAAEg8/BcV01DMnCFQ/s640/DSC_0410.JPG" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>Ingredients Trivia</b></u> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Recently I read a wonderful article on Fenugreek in <b>DK's</b> <a href="http://chefinyou.com/ingredients/what-is-fenugreek/" style="color: #274e13;">Chef in you</a> blog. Check out her space to learn the basics, benefits and how to use the various forms of fenugreek in your everyday cooking.</span></div><span style="font-size: small;">For the uses and benefits of Sweet potatoes, check out <a href="http://whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=64#nutritionalprofile"><b>this</b></a> link.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>Ingredients</b></u></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Sweet Potato - 2</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Methi/Fenugreek Leaves/Vendhaya Keerai - 3/4 cup</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Onion - 1/4 (medium) finely chopped or Shallots - 6-7 chopped</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Green Chili - 2 finely chopped</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Amchur Powder/Dry Mango Powder - 1/2 tsp</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Chat Powder - 1/2 tsp</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Fennel Seeds/Saunf - 1/2 tsp</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Cumin Powder - 1/2 tsp</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Cilantro/Coriander Leaves - handful</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Bread Crumbs - 1/4 cup (add more if needed)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Ginger - 1 tsp chopped</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Asafoetida/Hing - 1/8 tsp</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Pepper Powder - 1/4 tsp</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Salt to taste </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Oil/Cooking Spray</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>Method</b></u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><u>Boil Sweet Potatoes</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> In a pressure cooker, add salt and water to cover 1/3 the length of sweet potato and cook it for 3 whistles. 2 whistles should be good if you don't want it to be very tender. Once the steam releases open the lid, drain the water and allow it to cool. Then peel the skin off.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><u>Baking</u></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Preheat oven to 350 F.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Take a large baking try(I have used cookie try) and drizzle some oil or cooking spray. Spread it all over.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In a large bowl, add sweet potatoes and mash it with your hands or a potato masher.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Add finely chopped onions/shallots, methi leaves, green chili, salt and mix.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Add rest of the ingredients except bread crumbs and oil. Mix it well.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Divide it in equal parts and make small lemon size balls.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S1Ht307URVI/AAAAAAAAEf8/-B292RILN-M/s1600-h/DSC_0385.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S1Ht307URVI/AAAAAAAAEf8/-B292RILN-M/s400/DSC_0385.JPG" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;">Take 1 ball at a time in your hand and spread it into a circle with your thumb. If you find this difficult, take a small plastic bag or ziploc, place the ball on it and slowly spread it in to a small circle without breaking it (3-3.5 cm). Then coat both the sides with bread crumbs and also along the circumference of the cutlet and place it on the tray.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S1H0uRS2VVI/AAAAAAAAEgE/p58jOuOs0Gg/s1600-h/DSC_0386.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S1H0uRS2VVI/AAAAAAAAEgE/p58jOuOs0Gg/s400/DSC_0386.JPG" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;">Again spread it little bit and even the sides with your finger or a knife. I have used my beautiful fingers ;-).</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S1H0wG4UcRI/AAAAAAAAEgM/sbmOjtf3iuU/s1600-h/DSC_0388.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S1H0wG4UcRI/AAAAAAAAEgM/sbmOjtf3iuU/s400/DSC_0388.JPG" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;">Don't make it too thin or too thick, around 1 cm thickness should be good.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S1IoeD3ki4I/AAAAAAAAEhU/SUJFGD3lr1I/s1600-h/DSC_0391.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S1IoeD3ki4I/AAAAAAAAEhU/SUJFGD3lr1I/s400/DSC_0391.JPG" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;">Sprinkle 1 or 2 tbsp of the remaining bread crumbs over it and bake it in the oven for 10 minutes.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S1H1euUsNpI/AAAAAAAAEgU/DQdXhoPf90U/s1600-h/DSC_0394.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S1H1euUsNpI/AAAAAAAAEgU/DQdXhoPf90U/s400/DSC_0394.JPG" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;">Remove the tray and slowly flip the cutlets and bake it for another 5 minutes. Then broil it for 2 minutes and turn off the oven. Let it stay for a while.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S1H2hniJo6I/AAAAAAAAEgc/kXT-v4KkMW0/s1600-h/DSC_0401.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S1H2hniJo6I/AAAAAAAAEgc/kXT-v4KkMW0/s400/DSC_0401.JPG" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;">Serve it with ketchup or with a dip of your choice.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S1H380Z1avI/AAAAAAAAEgk/hZzqT6ysR4U/s1600-h/DSC_0404.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S1H380Z1avI/AAAAAAAAEgk/hZzqT6ysR4U/s400/DSC_0404.JPG" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;">[OPTIONAL] If you would like some smoky flavor and steak like presentation, place the baked cutlet on the chappati maker/grill and toast it for a minute or two. Ensure that you don't burn the cutlet.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S1H75-Clz6I/AAAAAAAAEgs/JDC3Z9rOwEM/s1600-h/DSC_0408.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S1H75-Clz6I/AAAAAAAAEgs/JDC3Z9rOwEM/s400/DSC_0408.JPG" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;">I liked the smoky effect on the cutlet, it was absolutely delicious.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S1IXUDuewsI/AAAAAAAAEhM/k6x5LMOeQ-s/s1600-h/DSC_0411.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S1IXUDuewsI/AAAAAAAAEhM/k6x5LMOeQ-s/s640/DSC_0411.JPG" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div></div>RV @ Food for 7 Stageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06647277481189719106noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576147287315516003.post-19850071426518187772010-01-15T22:26:00.000-08:002010-01-16T07:53:15.221-08:00Moong Dhal Halwa<span style="font-size: small;"></span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Moong Dhal halwa - Though this was completely new to me, TH & I completely liked the flavor and taste of this halwa. Thanks Srivalli for choosing Simran's recipe for this month's <b><a href="http://spicingyourlife.blogspot.com/2010/01/moong-dal-halwa-indian-cooking.html">ICC</a></b>.</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-size: small;"> <u><b>Ingredients</b></u> </span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Split (Yellow) Moong dhal - 1 cup<br />
Ghee - 1/2 cup<br />
Sugar - 3/4 cups to 1 cup (as per your taste)<br />
Milk - 1/2 cup<br />
Cashews/ raisins roasted in ghee for garnish.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Saffron - 1/8 tsp (Optional) <br />
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</div><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>Method</b></u> </span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Soak moong dal overnight or 8 hrs.</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Grind to a smooth paste adding some water.<br />
Heat the Kadai, with 1/2 of the ghee.<br />
When it melts, add dhal paste and stir continuously so that lumps does not form. (This part is very tricky as the dhal cooks really fast, irrespective of the ghee)<br />
Keep the heat at the lowest and keep stirring even after the dhal becomes thick.<br />
Add the rest of the ghee intermittently and cook the dhal until aromatic and the ghee starts oozing out.</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Meanwhile mix the sugar with milk in a pan and bring to a boil. Add this slowly to the cooking dhal.<br />
Keep the flame low at all times and break lumps if formed while adding milk.</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cook until the ghee surfaces.</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Garnish with cashews and raisins.</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="color: #990000; font-weight: bold;">Notes:</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> 1. Use a thick bottom pan or nonstick pan</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> 2. Don't leave the halwa unattended. The dal can stick and it can go from just done to burnt in a second so keep stirring as much as possible. You should remember to keep stirring to prevent dhal from sticking irrespective of the ghee added.</span><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="color: #a64d79;"> </b></span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="color: #a64d79;"> </b><span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="color: black;">3.</span></span><b style="color: #a64d79;"> I have used 1/4 cup of the dhal and reduced the other ingredients accordingly. But still I needed close to 1/2 cup of ghee and 1/2 cup of milk to attain the halwa texture.</b><br />
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</div>RV @ Food for 7 Stageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06647277481189719106noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576147287315516003.post-90668815152657864292010-01-08T20:42:00.000-08:002010-01-08T20:45:22.736-08:00Mixed Berries Jam/Preserves and a Dessert<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S0FrbUhzdlI/AAAAAAAAEY0/vxFpqFjO7Jw/s1600-h/DSC_0367.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S0FrbUhzdlI/AAAAAAAAEY0/vxFpqFjO7Jw/s640/DSC_0367.JPG" /></span></a><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When life gives you berries, make preserves :) Phew.. I didn't know it was so easy to make jams or preserves at home. The process is fairly simple unless you are planning to do the canning process to preserve them. Even then I wouldn't say it is cumbersome if you can get the canning jars ahead.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To contradict my previous statements, it took almost 3 weeks to make this jam and another 3 weeks to take pics and publish it. Thinking what the hell this girl did for 1008 hours(I had to take the help of calculator get this number..lol). I bought the berries and put it in the freezer for couple of days. Oops, it is not part of the recipe but I was just waiting for the auspicious time to make it (am pretending that I am not lazy...lol..). When I bought Pectin and made the jam, I realized that I almost made 4-5 Kissan bottle size jam(people who do not know what Kissan Jam is please click </span><a href="http://www.ishopindian.com/kissan-mixed-fruit-jam-pr-22518.html"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">), which means I don't have to buy jam for the next 6 months. Wow, but it was not easy to keep them longer. So I had to devise a new strategy to preserve it. This new process required something called canning or preserving jars. Since I didn't even know how it looked, I did a Cut + Paste of the jam from the sauce pan into an airtight container and locked it in the freezer. To my dismay the jars were not available in the local super market and Walmart. A week later, I found them in 24 hrs Walmart in Virginia when our tour bus stopped(We were off to Tennessee & Virginia on a Chinese Bus Tour) and let us do some Thanksgiving shopping. When we got back home, I was terribly tired and since I knew that my Jam was safe in the freezer I further delayed the canning process. But at last, on one fine evening I took the canning jars out and finely did the preserving process. So this explains why I took 3 damn weeks to prepare jam. But when this was over I didn't find any time and energy to click picture or write a post. Hence it took another 3 weeks to get this out of my drafts.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Source:</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> This recipe is inspired from the Sure Jell Pectin box and from various sources on Internet.</span><br />
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</div><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">[yields 4-5 jam bottles (Medium Smuckers or Kissan jam bottles) ]</span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #f70079;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Cranberry - 12 oz</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Raspberry - 12 oz</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Blackberry - 6 oz</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Lemon Juice - 1 tsp</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sugar - 5-7 cup </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Water - 1/2 cup</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sure Jell Pectin - 1 box</span><br />
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">For the Dessert:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Ritz Salt Crackers</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Crush the berries using a potato masher or a spatula.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In a thick bottomed sauce pan, add 1/2 cup of water, crushed fruit, lemon juice. Stir and let it cook on a medium flame for 20 minutes.</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Add sugar (I have added 5 cups, you can add or reduce as per your taste buds) and stir it well. Let it boil for another 10 minutes. (Sure Jell Pectin recomments 8 cups of sugar for 1 box of pectin)<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Slowly add pectin while stirring. Mix it well. You can see that the fruit mixture starts coagulating. On a low flame cook for another 5-10 minutes until it gets into a jam consistency.</span><br />
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</div><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Canning</span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Canning process is really simple. I promise to come back with a step by step procedure to explain this process. Please give me some time to procure another set of jars from the store.<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Step 1: Buy Canning/Preserving Jars</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Step 2: Boil water in a huge Saucepan, when it just hot enough (should not boil), dip the bottles (without the lid and band) and sterilize them. Remove it immediately and wipe them with clean towel. Ensure that the jars are dry. You can also place the jars in Microwave for 10-15 seconds to dry or warm them. This also prevents the jar from breaking.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Step 3: Using a ladle or spoon fill the jar with jam leaving 1/4 inch of head space and immediately close it with the lid and band.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Step 4: Dip the bottle in the boiling water and let it stay for 10 minutes. Remove the jars and let it stay in a cool place for 24 hrs.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Step 5: After 24 hrs, to confirm if you have the done the canning process perfectly, do this simple test. Press the center of the lid with your finger, if it does not flex up and down you are good to go, but if does flex up and down and you hear the cracking noise of the lid then re do step 4 or put them in the refrigerator.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Step 6: To be on a safer side, I have put the canned jars in my freezer :)</span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">For the Dessert</span></span></u></b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Take 1/4 t.spoon of RV's Jam and spread it over the Ritz Crackers. Close it with another cracker and your Sweet and Salty Sandwich Cracker is Ready in minutes. I will give 10/10 for this instant dessert I made.</span><br />
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</div>RV @ Food for 7 Stageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06647277481189719106noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576147287315516003.post-1464630827883042262010-01-07T21:15:00.000-08:002010-01-07T21:20:22.158-08:00Event Announcement: Food for 7 Stages of Life - Healthy Fast Food<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S0a44kT2JKI/AAAAAAAAEac/BS6dOAdngBA/s1600-h/Logo_FF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TtObX6M9wrE/S0a44kT2JKI/AAAAAAAAEac/BS6dOAdngBA/s400/Logo_FF.jpg" /></a><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am still experiencing the post-holiday blues. Are you experiencing the same? Are you still thinking about the time spent with your family, friends or kids at a skiing resort or a theme park or even at home sweet home? Does it make your heart feel heavy? These are the symptoms when holidays come to an end and we enter into the fast paced part of our life. In this part of our life everything needs to be done so quickly and squeezed into our daily routine. There is no time to hug or cook an elaborate meal for our loved one. On the 7 stages of life perspective man enters this stage as soon he turns 25. This continues until he turns 34 when he is tired of running around for wealth and fame. In this stage of life (s)he hardly finds any time to cook or even eat a proper meal and eventually switches to fast foods. As per wiki and other sources, fast food is considered to be really unhealthy as they are prepared with cheap and high fat ingredients. So let us BREAK THE RULES and cook something healthy. So this edition of FF7SL event is dedicated to 'HEALTHY FAST FOOD'. The rules are very simple:</span><br />
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</div><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Post any<b> fast food recipe </b>between <b>now and 5th</b> <b>February 2009 11.59 pm EST</b>.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Preparation and Cooking time should NOT exceed 30 minutes. The preparation of fast food chutneys, soaking and cooking legumes can be excused. </b></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Prepare an healthier version of your favorite fast food.</span></b></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">You can use any ingredient and send me as many entries you want. </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Link to </span></b><span style="font-size: small;">My Event announcement and Sudeshna’s Cook like a bong page.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">No worries if you have the recipes in your archives. You can repost or update the post with a link to my event announcement and Sudeshna’s <a href="http://bengalicuisine.net/">Cook like a bong</a> page. </span> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Do not have a blog, you can still participate in this event. All you need to do is send me your recipe in the Word (doc,docx,rtf) format with a picture of your dish.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Send me your entries with the subject line as ‘<b>Food for 7 stages of Life – Healthy Fast Food(25-34 yrs)</b>’ with the below details to <b>foodfor7stagesoflife(at)gmail(dot)com / </b><b><span style="text-decoration: none;">foodfor7stagesoflife@gmail.com</span></b></span></li>
</ul><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Your Name:</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>It would be nice if you c</b>an</span><br />
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</ul><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Winner & Giveaways<br />
</b></span><span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><b>**** Going forward the winner will be chosen by Raffle method or through Random.org, this is applicable from Kids Special Event. This decision was made due to some bad experience with the polling method.</b></span><br />
<ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">12 of you will enter a mega raffle that would be conducted at the end of the series, of which 7 will be the winner of each month and 5 will be randomly picked up. The winner will receive a surprise gift. It will be shipped across the world. <span style="color: #0b5394;">The Winner of the previous editions are </span><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Sandhya Hariharan of </span></b><a href="http://sandhyas-kitchen.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Sandhya's Kitchen</span></b></a><b><span style="color: #0b5394;"> and Sadhana & Muskaan of </span><a href="http://a2zvegetariancuisine.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #0b5394;">A2Z Vegetarian Cuisine</span></a><span style="color: #0b5394;">. </span></b></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">There is no more surprise as I have a beautiful gift to share. The Winner of this event series will receive "<a href="http://bloggeraidmarketing.ning.com/">The BloggerAid Cookbook</a>" and it will be shipped across the world.<br />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">It is not done yet. Sudeshna came up with a wonderful idea that we should compile the event series into an e-book. So your recipes will feature in this e-book which will be available for free download at the end of this event. The e-book will have a short write up on each author and a special article on the winner of the series. Ofcourse we need your consent to publish your recipe in our e-book.</span></li>
</ul>RV @ Food for 7 Stageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06647277481189719106noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576147287315516003.post-53604885244584577852010-01-06T14:14:00.000-08:002010-01-07T07:50:49.081-08:00Think Spice Think Poppy Seeds Roundup<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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Sunita of <a href="http://sunitabhuyan.com/">Sunita's world</a> fame graciously accepted my request when I expressed my wish to guest host the Think Spice event in my blog. Thanks a bunch <a href="http://sunitabhuyan.com/">Sunita</a> for letting me guest host this aromatic event. I was assuming that poppy seeds is an Indian spice and it is used only in curry preparations until I stepped into this blogosphere. When I learned the <a href="http://sourashtrakitchen.blogspot.com/2009/12/event-annoucement-think-spice-think-ps.html">medicinal values, its uses</a> and its spread across the world, I was thrilled to choose this spice for this event. I was more thrilled to receive the entries from my friends who came up with super delicious recipes with this tiny kidney shaped spice.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Breakfast Ideas</span></b></span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://padmasrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/11/masala-rawa-upma.html">Masala Rava Upma</a></span> <span style="font-size: small;">from Padma of Padma's Recipes fame</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Curry, Stir Fry and Condiments</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://zaiqa.net/?p=267">Hyderabadi Mirchi Ka Salan</a> </span></span>from Mona of Zaiqa fame</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://easy2cookrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/12/keerai-thandu-poriyal-greens-stem-curry.html">Greens Stem Curry</a> from Shama of Easy 2 Cook Recipes fame</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://easy2cookrecipes.blogspot.com/2008/12/coconut-milk-potato-apple-curry.html">Potato Apple Curry</a> from Shama of Easy 2 Cook Recipes fame</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://easy2cookrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/12/mutton-chops.html">Mutton Chops</a> from Shama of Easy 2 Cook Recipes fame<br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://ushanandini.blogspot.com/2009/12/bagara-baingan.html">Bhagara Baingan</a> from Nandini of Usha Nandini Recipes fame</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://ushanandini.blogspot.com/2009/12/mutton-kurma-version-2.html">Mutton Kurma</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">from Nandini of Usha Nandini Recipes fame</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://ahomemakersdiary.blogspot.com/2009/12/kumro-postor-chatni-pumpkin-poppy-seed.html">Kumro Posto'r Chatni/Pumpkin poppy seeds paste chatni</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">from Sayantani of A Home maker's Diary fame</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://sunandaskitchen.blogspot.com/2009/12/potol-posto-stripe-gourd-with-poppy.html">Potol Posto</a> from Sunanda of Sunanda's Kitchen fame</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://sunandaskitchen.blogspot.com/2008/07/bhindi-aloo-posto.html">Bhindi Aloo Posto</a> from Sunanda of </span><span style="font-size: small;">Sunanda's Kitchen fame</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://cooking-goodfood.blogspot.com/2009/12/aloo-postoa-bengali-delicacy-few.html">Aloo Posto</a> from Pari of Foodelicious fame</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://cooking-goodfood.blogspot.com/2009/07/okra-in-poppy-and-sesame.html">Okra in Poppy and Sesame Seeds</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">from Pari of Foodelicious fame</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://cooking-goodfood.blogspot.com/2009/12/poori-and-sagua-delectable-preparation.html">Sagu</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">from Pari of Foodelicious fame</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lata-raja.blogspot.com/2009/12/dum-aloo-posto.html">Dum Aloo Posto</a> from Lata ji of Flavours and Tastes fame</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.cookatease.com/soy-chunks-masala-kuzhambu-curry">Soy Chunks Masala Kuzhambu Curry</a> from Kamala of Cook @ Ease fame</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://desifoodbytes.blogspot.com/2009/12/delectable-sweet-corn-curry.html">Corn Curry</a> from Jayashree of Jayashree Blogs fame</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://nishaskitchen.blogspot.com/2009/12/potato-in-poppy-seed-coconut-gravy.html">Potato in Poppy Seeds and Coconut Gravy</a> from Nisha of Nisha's Kitchen fame</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/12/gingelly-oil-chicken-kurma.html">Gingelly Oil Chicken Kurma</a> from Priya of Priya's Easy N Tasty Recipes fame</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/12/hara-bara-gobi-channa-posto.html">Hara Bara Gobi and Channa Posto</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">from Priya of Priya's Easy N Tasty Recipes fame</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://ruchikacooks.com/?p=395">Kadappa</a> from Sowjany of Ruchika Cook's fame</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://ruchikacooks.com/?p=244">Egg Korma</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">from Sowjany of Ruchika Cook's fame</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://padmasrecipes.blogspot.com/2008/12/malai-kofta.html">Malai Kofta</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">from Padma of Padma's Recipes fame</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://padmasrecipes.blogspot.com/2008/12/vegetable-kurma.html">Vegetable Kurma</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">from Padma of Padma's Recipes fame</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://padmasrecipes.blogspot.com/2008/11/cauliflower-peas-kurmawithout-coconut.html">Cauliflower Peas Kurma</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">from Padma of Padma's Recipes fame</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://padmasrecipes.blogspot.com/2008/12/mushroom-kurma.html">Mushroom Kurma</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">from Padma of Padma's Recipes fame</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://padmasrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/11/potato-peas-kurma.html">Potato Peas Kurma</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">from Padma of Padma's Recipes fame</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://padmasrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/06/black-eyes-beans-kurma.html">Black eyed peas Kurma</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">from Padma of Padma's Recipes fame</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://padmasrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/10/chicken-kurma.html">Chicken Kurma</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">from Padma of Padma's Recipes fame</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://paritaskitchen.blogspot.com/2009/06/jain-vegetable-makhanwala-award-and.html">Jain Vegetable Makhanwala</a> from Parita of Parita's world fame</span><br />
<a href="http://www.denufood.com/2009/12/sweet-spicy-chicken-with-spring-onions.html">Sweet & Spicy Chicken</a> from SE of DENU FOOD fame<br />
<a href="http://indranid.blogspot.com/2009/12/bhindi-postookra-wpoppy-seed-jhinge.html">Bhindi Posto & Jhinge Aloo Posto</a> from Indrani of Appyayan fame<br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://indranid.blogspot.com/2009/12/full-meal-idea-koraishutir-kachorigreen.html">Dum Aloo</a> from Indrani of Appyayan fame</span><br />
<a href="http://nithubala-recipes.blogspot.com/2009/12/paruppu-urundai-kuzhambulentil-balls-in.html">Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu</a> from Nithu of Nithu's Kitchen fame<br />
<a href="http://nithubala-recipes.blogspot.com/2009/12/potato-bell-pepper-kurma.html">Potato Bell Pepper Kuruma</a> from Nithu of Nithu's Kitchen fame<br />
<a href="http://tiffincarrierantiques.blogspot.com/2009/12/prasadam-orange-banana-halwa.html">Potato in Poppy Onion Gravy</a> from Shri of Tiffin Carrier Antic/que's fame<br />
<a href="http://sourashtrakitchen.blogspot.com/2009/12/dosa-sambar-or-vengaya-kosu.html">Dosa Sambar or Dhikida Sambar</a> from me :)<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Dessert, Cookies and Pastries</span></b></span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://angiesrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/12/poppy-macarons.html">Poppy Macarons</a> from Angie of Angie's Recipes fame</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://simpleindianfood.blogspot.com/2008/04/poppy-seeds-ghasaghasa-payasam.html">Poppy Seeds Payasam</a> from EC of Simple Indian Food fame</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://eatfordinner.blogspot.com/2009/12/poppyseed-cookies.html">Poppy Seeds Cookies</a> from Giz of Equal Opportunity Kitchen fame</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://cooking-goodfood.blogspot.com/2009/08/indian-cooking-challenge-august.html">Churma Laddoo</a></span><span style="font-size: small;"> from Pari of Foodelicious fame</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://thecuriousbaker.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/let-it-snow-let-it-snow-let-it-snow-with-warm-citrus-cake/#more-221">Warm Citrus Cake</a> from Curious Baker of 'The Curious Baker' fame</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://khaugiri.blogspot.com/2009/12/policha-ladoo.html">Policha Laddoo</a> from Preeti of Khaugiri fame</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://4thsensesamayal.blogspot.com/2009/09/poppy-seeds-khaskhas-halwa.html">Poppy Seeds Halwa</a> from Nithi of Fourth Sense Samayal fame</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://padmasrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/12/ragi-biscuit.html">Ragi Biscuit</a> from Padma of Padma's Recipes fame</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://personaltadka.blogspot.com/2009/12/kuskara-sweet-crumble.html">Chapaticha Kuskara</a> from Kanchan of Kitchen Gossips fame</span><br />
</div>RV @ Food for 7 Stageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06647277481189719106noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576147287315516003.post-36739187010853827582009-12-31T16:01:00.000-08:002009-12-31T19:15:29.948-08:00Dosa Sambar or Vengaya Kosu<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: cyan;"><span style="background-color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"></span></b></span></span></span><br />
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: cyan;"><span style="background-color: purple;">Wishing you all a very Happy New Year!! Hope this new year brings immense joy, tons of success, good health, peace and prosperity in all your lives. God Bless each living thing on this earth and feed them adequately with good food and water.</span></span><br />
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</div>It makes me feel home sick whenever I make this aromatic and delicious sambar. At home we call it as Dosa Sambar or 'Dhikida Sambhar in sourashtra'. This sambar is little unusual as it is not made with lentils instead it is made with a ground paste of 6 aromatic spices, bengal gram and coconut. I was assuming that it is an unique sourashtra delicacy until I ate a similar version of this at my ex-neighbor's in new york who hail from the Naattukotai Chettiar background. They refer it as Vengaya Kosu and it is a famous chettinad delicacy too. Both of our recipes are similar with some variations to it.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">I have been thinking of posting this recipe from the day one and I couldn't delay posting this recipe any more as I am hosting the <a href="http://sourashtrakitchen.blogspot.com/2009/12/event-annoucement-think-spice-think-ps.html">Think Spice Think Poppy Seeds </a>event which means that this sambar has poppy seeds as one of its main ingredients. Let us see what else makes this sambar so unique and special to me.<br />
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<u><b>Ingredients</b></u><br />
Roasted Bengal gram/Pottu kadalai - 1 3/4 tbsp<br />
Khus Khus/Gasa Gasa/Poppy Seeds - 1/2 tsp<br />
Fennel Seeds/Sombu/Saunf - 1/2 tsp<br />
Cinnamon Stick/Pattai - 1 1/4 inch<br />
Cloves/Kirambu/Lavang - 2<br />
Garlic/Poondu - 1 pod<br />
Ginger/Inji - small piece (1/2 the size of garlic)<br />
Coconut - 6 pieces (2.5 x 2.5 cm)<br />
Onion - 1/2 (small) sliced<br />
Tomato - 1/2 (small) diced<br />
Green Chili - 6<br />
Chili Powder/Milagai thul - 1/4 tsp<br />
Coriander/Dhaniya Powder/Malli podi - 1/4 tsp<br />
Salt to taste<br />
Hing/Asafoetida - sprinkle<br />
Water - 2 cup<br />
Oil - 1/2 tbsp<br />
Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tsp<br />
Cumin Seeds - pinch<br />
Curry Leaves - 5 -6<br />
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp<br />
Potato - 1 (small), chopped into small chunks [optional]<br />
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<u><b>Cooking Instructions</b></u><br />
<u><b><span style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; font-weight: normal;">To Grind:</span></b></u><br />
1. In a mixie/blender add roasted bengal gram, khus khus, fennel seeds, cloves, cinnamon stick, ginger, garlic and grind it.<br />
2. When it is 80% done, add coconut to the ground spices and grind it coarsely adding few tbsp of water. It shouldn't be like a smooth paste nor too coconutish...i.e, the coconut should be ground 95%.<br />
(you can also slightly dry roast the ingredients in step 1 before grinding)<br />
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In a kadai, add oil. When it is hot add mustard seeds and let it splutter, then add cumin seeds and curry leaves.<br />
If you are using potato, add it to the seasoned oil and saute. I don't like potatoes in this sambar so I chose not to add. But back home Amma adds potatoes because dad likes it and even the original recipe requires potatoes.<br />
Then add onions, green chili, turmeric powder and saute. After 2-3 min when onion turns translucent, add tomato and saute for 1 min.<br />
Then add the ground paste and mix it with onion and tomato. Keep stiring it as it might stick to the kadai.<br />
After 1 min, add water, chili powder, dhaniya powder, salt, hing and stir it well. If required add another 1/4 cup of water (only if it is too thick).<br />
Bring it to boil, reduce the flame (low) and let it cook for 2 minutes.<br />
(If you are adding potatoes, you might want it to cook little longer, alternatively you can add boiled tomatoes as well)<br />
Serve it with hot dosas or idlis. My friend likes to eat it with rice too. So you can try serving it with rice as well.<br />
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</div><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Notes:</span></b><br />
The curry might thicken soon due to the presence of coconut and roasted bengal gram.<br />
I prefer to eat it fresh, you can also refrigerate and serve it next day. But do remember to add few tbsp of water and heat it before serving.<br />
I will recommend the use of fresh coconut.<br />
In the chettinad recipe, the ingredients are ground to a smooth paste.<br />
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