Kitchen-Kollections

Eggs are a rich source of protein and vitamins and are generally healthy to eat, unless you have a high cholesterol level. You can eat eggs raw (I never tried it though), boiled or cooked in a pan as scrambled eggs or an omelet. Generally it is advised not to eat the egg yolk as it is high in cholestrol.The egg white is the commong name for the clear liquid surrounding the egg yolk. It is highly rich in proteins and is of high nutritional value. I once tried to boil in a microwave and the poor microwave gave up on the egg haha..it blacked out! my conclusion..never try to boil an egg in mircowave!!!!

Here is one the funniest mail I got from one my friends..have fun!

Why did the chicken cross the road? 

(Hypothetical answers from various famous people).
(author unknown)

Ralph Nader
“Chickens are misled into believing there is a road by the evil tire makers. chickens aren’t ignorant, but our society pays tire makers to create the need for these roads and then lures chickens into believing there is an advantage to crossing them. Down with the roads, up with chickens.”

Pat Buchanan
“To steal a job from a decent, hardworking American.”

Dr. Seuss
“Did the chicken cross the road?
Did he cross it with a toad?
Yes! the chicken crossed the road,
but why it crossed, I’ve not been told!”

Bill Gates
“I have just released eChicken 2000, which will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your checkbook — and Internet Explorer is an inextricable part of eChicken.”

Ernest Hemingway
“To die. In the rain.”

Aristotle
“It is the nature of chickens to cross the road.”

Karl Marx
“It was a historical inevitability.”

Grandpa
“In my day, we didn’t ask why the chicken crossed the road. Someone told us that the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough for us.”

Saddam Hussein
“This was an unprovoked act of rebellion and we were quite justified in dropping 50 tons of nerve gas on it.”

Ronald Regan
“What chicken?”

Captain James T. Kirk
“To boldly go where no chicken has gone before.”

Fox Mulder
“You saw it cross the road with your own eyes. How many more chickens have to cross before you believe it?”

Sigmund Freud
“The fact that you are at all concerned that the chicken crossed the road reveals your underlying se***l insecurity.”

Senator Lieberman
“I believe that every chicken has the right to worship his or her God in his or her own way. Crossing the road is a spiritual journey and no chicken should be denied the right to cross the road in his or her own way.”

Jerry Falwell
“Because the chicken was gay! Isn’t it obvious? Can’t you people see the plain truth in front of your face?
The chicken was going to the ‘other side.’ That’s what ‘they’ call it — the ‘other side.’
Yes, my friends, that chicken is gay. And, if you eat that chicken, you will become gay too.
I say we boycott all chickens until we sort out this abomination that the liberal media whitewashes with seemingly harmless phrases like ‘the other side.’
That chicken should not be free to cross the road. It’s plain and simple as that.”

Einstein
“Did the chicken really cross the road or did the road move beneath the chicken?”

Bill Clinton
“I did not cross the road with THAT chicken.
What do you mean by ‘chicken?’
Could you define “chicken” please.”

Louis Farrakhan
“The road, you will see, represents the black man. The chicken crossed the ‘black man’ in order to trample him and keep him down.”

The Bible
And God came down from the heavens, and He said unto the chicken, “Thou shalt cross the road.” And the chickens crossed the road, and there was much rejoicing.
 

This is another authentic andhra dish..bacchali aaku is high in proteins and minerals. There are different english names for bacchali aaku..like chinese spinach, oriental spinach, ceylon spinach..malabar spinach but its botanical name is Basella alba. Typical of leaf vegetables, it is high in vitamin A, vitamin C, iron and calcium. It is low in calories by volume, and high in protein per calorie. It is a rich source of fiber, thought to remove toxins from the body.

1 Bunch fresh bachhali leaves
1 medium size chopped onion
2 green chillis
1 tbls tamarind patse
12tbls besan(senaga pindi)
A pinch of hing
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp jeera
1 dry red chilli
1 clove garlic
4-5 curry leaves
1 tbls oil
salt for taste

• Clean bachhali leaves and chop them finely. Chop onions and green chillies.
• Take a deep skillet and add oil. Add mustard seeds, jeera, red chilli and stir.
• When they start to splutter, add garlic and curry leaves. Add onions and green chillies. Fry them till they turn translucent. Add a pinch of turmeric.
• Add bacchali leaves and little salt. Cover it with a lid and let it cook for 10 min. Add 1 cup of water, tamarind paste, salt and let it simmer for 10 min.
• Mix a tsp of besan in a bowl and add some water. Mix it well withough any lumps.
• Let it boil for 10 min more and bachali pulusu is ready. Serve hot with rice.

WORDS OF WISDOM

1. Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me, either. Just leave me the hell alone.

2. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and a leaky tire.

3. It’s always darkest before dawn, so if you’re going to steal your neighbor’s newspaper, that’s the time to do it.

4. Don’t be irreplaceable. If you can’t be replaced, you can’t be promoted.

5. No one is listening until you fart.

6. Always remember you’re unique. Just like everyone else.

7. Never test the depth of the water with both feet.

8. It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a bad example.

9. It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.

10. If you think nobody cares if you’re alive, try missing a couple of car payments.

11. Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you’re a mile away and you have their shoes.

12. If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving is not for you.

13. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he will sit in a boat & drink beer all day.

14. If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.

15. Don’t squat with your spurs on.

16. If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.

17. Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windshield.

18. Don’t worry, it only seems kinky the first time.

19. Good judgment comes from bad experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

20. The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it in your pocket.

21. Timing has an awful lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

22. A closed mouth gathers no foot.

23. Duct tape is like the Force. It has a light side & a dark side, and it holds the universe together.

24. There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works.

25. Generally speaking, you aren’t learning much when your mouth is moving.

26. Experience is something you don’t get until just after you need it.

27. Never miss a good chance to shut up.

28. We are born naked, wet, and hungry. Then things get worse.

Ingredients

2 Cups of cauliflower florets
1 cup spring onions
4 green chillies slit vertically
1 cup onion chopped
Salt to taste
1 tbs red chilli powder
Hot chilli sauce
Soya sauce
Green chilli sauce

Ingredients for the batter

1 cup besan or gram flour
3 tbs corn flour
1 tbs red chili powder
salt to taste
A pinch of turmeric
A pinch of Baking soda
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
A pinch of red food color

Method

• Boil the cauliflower florets in water with little salt. Drain them and keep it aside.
• Mix the ingredients for the batter in a bowl and keep it aside for 10 min.
• Take a deep pan and add 1 cup of vegetable oil. Dip each floret in the batter and deep fry till golden brown. Put these fried florets on a tissue paper so that excess oil is absorbed.
• Take another pan, fry onion, spring onions and green chillies. Add the sauces and fry for a while. Add the florets and mix well so that the sauce is evenly coated. Add salt and red chilli powder.
• Sprinkle coriandar leaves and spring onions on top and serve hot!

Recipe for spicy mirchi bajji…this is one of the eternal snack! This is a common method of making these bajjis. This coconut stuffed bajjis are quite famous in Hyderabad. There is another version of stuffing where you just add vamu and jeera paste. Its very hot and spicy stuffing so I always prefer this mild version.

Ingredients for stuffing

3 tbs coconut powder
1 tbs dhaniya powder
1 tbs sesame seeds or nuvvulu

Roast all of them and grind them adding little salt. Add two tbs of tamarind extract and mix well.

Ingredients for batter

1 cup besan
salt to taste
1 tsp Red chilli powder
A pinch of turmeric
1 tsp vamu
A pinch of baking soda

Sieve the besan into a bowl.Now prepare the batter by adding water and mix it well so that it is without any lumps. Keep it aside for 10 min. Clean each green chilli and make a slit and remove all the seeds with a back of a spoon (believe me..its easy this way). To avoid that burning sensation, you can apply some oil on your hands and then remove the seeds. This way, there will be no burning sensation (old granma thing ). After removing the seeds, add the stuffing in the slit and keep it aside.

Now take another pan and add oil for deep frying. Take each stuffed chilli and dip in the batter so that its evenly coated with the batter and dip it in the hot oil. Fry till golden brown.  Serve hot!

Serving tips – Stuff chopped onions in the slit and sprinkle lemon juice on it and gobble it up!!

Ragda pattis covered with fresh beaten curd..smeared wtih tamarind chutney and loaded with yummy chick peas!! Perfect Combo!

Ingredients

1 cup chick peas
half cup chopped onion
Coriander leaves for garnishing
Tamarind paste – 1 cup
Curd
Roasted cumin powder
Boiled and mashed potato – 2 cups
Corn flour – 3 tbs
Crushed pepper
Red chilli powder
Garam masala 1/4th tsp
salt to taste
Oil

Method

• Soak chick peas for 2 hrs and boil them.
• Soak tamarind in water or microwave it for 30 sec and squeeze the juice out of it and keep it aside.
• Beat the curd and add salt, cumin powder and mix well. Keep it in fridge.
• Now take the mashed potato and add salt, red chilli powder, cumin powder, garam masala powder and mix well. Add corn flour and make patties and rosat them with little oil on a pan. Transfer them on an absorbant paper.
• Take a big pan, and add tamarind paste and 1/2 cup water. Add salt, red chilli powder, pepper,cumin powder and mix well. Add boiled chick peas and boil it for 10 minutes.

For serving, take two patties on a plate, top it with hot tamarind/chick peas and cold beaten curd. Sprinkle chopped onions and coriandar leaves and Enjoy!!!!!