Jeera Poli – Sugar Syrup Pancakes
Jeera Poli is delicious South Indian dessert made by dipping layered fried Puris in Sugar syrup. “Jeera” means Sugar Syrup. “Poli” is more like flat bread. We make this on the day of Bohi, the day before Pongal festival. It is very simple and tastes yummy. Ingredients: Maida/All Purpose flour – 1 cup Oil – 1 cup Sugar – 1 cup Cardamom – 4 Yellow Color – 1 pinch Method of Preparation: In a bowl mix maida and 3 to 4 tbsp of oil. Add water litle at a time and knead a soft dough. Keep it aside for 2 hours. Heat oil in a small deep bottomed pan In another pan add sugar and water till sugar gets wet. Do not pour excess water. Sugar should be completely dissolved and when it starts boiling remove it from heat...
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Plantain Masala Fry
Plantains tend to be firmer and lower in sugar content than dessert bananas. Bananas are most often eaten raw, while plantains usually require cooking or other processing, and are used either when green or under-ripe (and therefore starchy) or overripe (and therefore sweet). In south India plantain leaves are used like plates for serving food. In Kerala, a food preparation called “Ada” is made in plantain leaves. – (Wikipedia) This is the first time I’ve made Plantain curry after my marriage. I love plantain my mother use to make lots of dishes using Plantain. After my mother-in-law visited us this summer our food habit changed a lot. Finally we are eating a lot of vegetables now  🙂 . She used to make this fry with her own magical touch. I got the recipe from her and it came out...
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Happy Pongal 2009
Just wanted to wish all our readers a Happy Pongal! For those who are unfamiliar with Pongal, (not to be confused with the south indian breakfast pongal) Pongal is the only festival of Hindu that follows a solar calendar and is celebrated on the fourteenth of January every year. Pongal has astronomical significance: it marks the beginning of Uttarayana, the Sun’s movement northward for a six month period. In Hinduism, Uttarayana is considered auspicious, as opposed to Dakshinaayana, or the southern movement of the sun. All important events are scheduled during this period. Makara Sankranthi refers to the event of the Sun entering the zodiac sign of Makara or Capricorn. Once again, wish you all a Happy...
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Thiruvadirai Kali – Arudhra Darshan Festival with Kali
Thiruvathirai Kali (Rice Pudding) is South Indian sweet dish made on the festival of Thiruvadirai. Thiruvadhirai or Arudhra Darshan festival on the full moon day of Margazhi(Tamil calender month, between Dec 15- Jan 15) is auspicious to Lord Nataraja, the dancing Shiva. Arudhra is the largest of the stars. It is two-and-a-half crore times bigger than the sun. There will be 10 days of festival in Chidambaram (Tamil Nadu, South India) during this month which involves a grand scheme of traditional observances commencing with the hoisting of the temple flag on the first day, followed by colorful processions of the five deities (Pancha Murthys) on the first eight days on various mounts. The fifth day features Mount Kailasam, while the sixth day features the elephant mount. It is only on the ninth day when Arudhra star and new moon coincide,...
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Quick Bean Dip
Bean dip is an easy and yummy appetizer. It is a good appetizer for a cocktail or a snack party. People will definitely like it. I bought this Magic Bullet blender recently and tried a few dips and quick dishes from the recipe book. I am very eager to share the recipes with you all. So I have started with the bean dip. Here you go… Ingredients: Black beans – 1 can Chopped onion – 1/4 cup Garlic cloves – 2 Roasted red peppers – 1/4 cup Vegetable broth – 1/2 cup Balsamic Vinegar – 2 tbsp Cayenne pepper to taste Dollop of sour cream (optional) Method of Preparation: Preparation of Roasted Red Peppers: Preheat oven to 350ºF. Take a whole red pepper and keep it on an aluminum foil in the oven. Rotate it once the top side...
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Happy New Year 2009
Wish you all a very Happy New Year 2009. Hope you all had a blast. We had a great start with a New Year Party along with our Friends. 2008 had been a very good year for both of us and I wish 2009 to bring us all more & more Prosperity and Happiness. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our readers, fellow bloggers and subscribers for making our blog lively and successful. Without your support and love we wouldn’t have been this far and we wish it continuous forever. This year we would like to present more and more delicious and variety of food for our readers with interesting contests. So keep reading our blog and enjoy our food. Once again a Very Happy New Year to...
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