Sep
05
2008
Deepthi Chitrapu of My cosmos has passed on this “Wylde Woman Award to me.
Thank you very much Deepthi for considering me for this award. This is my first ever award! Surely it gives me lot of encouragement to keep this website running! Thanks once again.
The rules of this award are:
- You can give it to one or one hundred or any number in between – it’s up to you. Make sure you link to their site in your post
- Link back to this blog site http://tammyvitale.typepad.com/ Tammy can go visit all these wonderful men and women and remember the Purpose of the Award: To send love and acknowledgment to men and women, who brighten your day, teach you new things and live their lives fully with generosity and joy. It’s been a blessing and an inspiration to meet all of you through your wonderful blogs.
To keep up the Tradition I would like to pass on the award to my blogger friends/ real time friends who have encouraged me from time to time not just by their comments but also through their silent acknowledgement for each and every single post. Thank You All for the tremendous support for a Blogging Novice like me. It is very very encouraging.
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Thanks again Deepthi!!
Sep
04
2008
Happy Vinayaka chavithi to all!! Its my favourite festival of my favourite God ~ Ganesha! Enjoy! Here is the recipe for Pala vundrallu or modal in milk.
Pala Vundrallu or Modak in milk
1 cup milk (boil it for 10 min and let it cool off)
1 cup rice flour
2 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup jaggery
1/2 cup coconut
1 tsp cardamom powder
1 tsp ghee
Method
- Boil 2 cups of water in a deep pan and add rice flour slowly while stirring continously. Make sure no lumps are formed. Mix it for 3 minutes on low flame and keep it aside to cool off.
- Add 1 tsp of ghee and knead it well and make small 1″ balls.
- Take another pan and add 1/2 cup of water and let it boil.
- Add jaggery and make a fine syrup with string like consistency.
- Add shredded coconut and mix it well. Add cardamom powder also.
- Place the rice flour balls one by one in the syrup and mix it well so that each one is coated well.
- Now slowly add the warm milk and mix it. Be very careful, because if you add hot milk into the jaggery, milk will start to curdle.
Sep
03
2008
Ingredients
7-8 Drumsticks 3″ pieces, tender and fleshy ones
1/2 cup tomato chopped
1/4 cup Toor dal
A lemon sized ball of Tamarind or 1 tsp tamarind paste
2 tbsp Rasam Powder
Salt to taste
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
1/4 tsp Jeera seeds
1-2 Red Chillies (dried)
A pinch of Hing
A few Curry Leaves (kadipatta)
Oil or Ghee for frying
A few Coriander leaves, chopped fine
Method
- Pressure cook the tur dal along with drumstikcs till it’s soft
- Soak the tamarind in 4 cups water and strain the juice
- Take a deep dish and add oil and add mustard, jeera, hing, red chillies, curry leaves.
- Add the tomatoes, turmeric powder, rasam powder and salt. Mix it well and let tomatoes cook. Then add tamarind juice. Keep on gas in medium flame.
- Bring the whole mixture to a boil.
- Add the tur dal and drumstikcs and boil on medium flame for 5-6 mins.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and lemon juice, serve hot with rice.
