Lets Party - Festive Special Event

Hi Friends.

My next event is Lets Party - "Festive Spl" . I am very happy to be guest host for Surabhi Nayak from My Cookbook .This event is from Aug 15th - Sep 14th. I chose this theme because as the month august has started, all the festivals are approaching very soon. It can be any festival Ganesh Chathurthi, Diwali, Navarathri, Ramzan. So my dear friends, Come on start celebrating the festivals by sharing all your recipes for this Festive season. Thanks Surabhi for this Opportunity.

Rules for the Event:

• I have chose " Festive Spl" as a theme for the month of Aug - Sep at "Let's Party"
• Vegetarian & Non-Vegetarian dishes are allowed.(No Beef/Pork)
• Please post your link below and usage of the logo is mandatory.
• Must be a follower at the Blog or at Facebook.
• Archives are welcome only if re-posted and linked back to the announcement page(only 1).
• As many entries are allowed.
• There are three awards to be given Top Contributor Award, Best Recipe Award, Participation Award.
• If you are having any problems linking up,just send me my email jillucharan(at)yahoo(dot)co(dot)in

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Kesar falooda Treat with Celebration !

Celebration time for my First prize I have won. Divya from You Too Can Cook - Indian Food Recipes conducted a wonderful event called Master chef contest. It was a big success. Wish you many more success Divya. Wonderful preparation.pre- event and post - event.Congratulations to you!! I have won 3rd prize in this event and bagged a title for " Smart cook ".

I have also won an award for Best Chicken Recipe for Chicken Pakoras.

I have also been nominated for couple of awards :

BEST INNOVATIVE RECIPES for Panneer Semiya pulao

BEST PANEER RECIPE for Shahi Panneer

BEST SIMPLE YET YUMMY RECIPES for Chicken masala

Cheers to you Divya . Here is my Falooda . Enjoy it...

Ingredients:

• Kesar falooda mix
• Milk - 1 litre
• Water - 1 glass
• Ice cream - Almond flavor
• Blueberry Jelly
• Strawberry Jelly
• Fruits ( optional) I have not added
• Nuts
• Jujubs

Method:

• Boil milk and water. Allow it to cool for a while.Add the Falooda mix and stir well.
• Allow it to boil for 10- 15 mins.
• Allow it to cool down and refrigerate it.
• In a glass , add the falooda which is chilled.
• Cut the bluberry Jelly and strawberry Jelly and add to it.
• Add a scoop of Ice cream to it.
• Present it with Jujubs on top of it.
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Indian noodles

Noodles are all time favorite for all of us. This preparation was made by my mom recently found it different and tasty. Happy to share it with you guys...


Ingredients:

• Noodles - 4
• Onion - 2
• Capsicum - 1
• Carrot - 1
• Cabbage - little
• Spring onion
• Salt
• Water - 6 cups
• Soya sauce - 4 tsp
• Tomato sauce - 2 tbsp
• Chilly powder - 3/4 tsp
• Green chilly small - 1
• Ajinomotto - little

Method:

• Heat oil in a kadai , add green chilly and onion.When the onion becomes translucent.
• Add all the vegetables one by one.Cook well.Add red chilly powder.
• Add soya sauce, tomato sauce and salt. Stir well.
• Add ajinomotto.Mix well.
• Add required water and allow it to boil.
• Add the noodles to it.
• Close and cook till the noodles are boiled. Stir well and mix well.

Serve hot with Sauce.

Sending to Fast food Event .

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Vegetable Kurma

One of the tastiest kurma from my mom's recipe.. Do try guys.

Ingredients:

• Beans - 5-6 cut it lengthwise
• Carrot - 1 cut it lengthwise
• Potato - 1 cut it lengthwise
• Onion - 1 cut it lengthwise
• Green chilly - 4
• Green peas - 1/4 cup soaked and boiled
• Cinnamon - 1'
• Cloves
• Bay leaf
• coconut
• Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
• Ginger garlic paste - 1 1/2 tsp
• Poppy seeds - 4 tsp soaked in water

Method:

• Grind coconut, fennel seeds, green chillies and poppy seeds.
• Heat oil in a pan, temper bay leaf, cinnamon and cloves.
• Add green chilly and onion.When the onions are translucent.
• Add ginger garlic paste.Stir well until raw smell disappears.
• Add the vegetables and required salt.
• Add water and close and cook for the vegetables to boil.
• After the vegetables are cooked well.Add the ground paste and allow it to boil for 5 mins.

Suitable for Idly, Dosa, chapathi and even fried rice.

Linking to EP series of Julie's hosted by Divya

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Sending to Samayal diary event and  JUSTEAT.

Award Time !

First of all thanks to Viji from Virunthu unna vanga and Shailaja Reddy from Sahasra Recipes.Do visit their wonderful spaces guys. Thanks for your support and encouragement.

As per the rule says,

Each person must post 11 things about themselves.

Answer the questions the tagger has set for you.

Choose 11 people and link them in your post.

Create 11 questions for the people you have tagged to answer.

Go to their page and tell them.

Remember, no tag backs.

Questions set for me by Viji and Shailaja.

1.What kind of music do you enjoy?

I listen to all kind of music. I love music.

2.What is your favorite past time?

Blogging, chatting, fbing

3.Who is your inspiration to create your own blog?

As such I do not have any inspiration. I found one of my friend had a cookery blog. Visited it once.Just like that started one Blog of mine.

4. What is your idea of a perfect vacation?

Perfect vacation , I would love to go around with my hubby and daughter for days together.

5.What is your idea of a perfect breakfast?

Bread Omlette

6.Who is your favorite blogger?

Jillu

7.If you had to describe yourself in 3 words: What would they be?

Smart

Multi tasking

Honest

8. If you were given a chance to undo one thing from your life, What it be and why?

May be my education

9.What is your memorable moment/favorite memory since you became a blogger?

When I received wonderful comments from all the blogger friends.

10.Are you active or quite/calm person?

I am an active person.

11. What kind of movies do you enjoy?

I like comical movies.

12.What kind of people you like?

I like people with soft nature , honesty and loving.

13.What kind of food you like?

I Love all kind of food. A food lover who likes to try new varieties.

14.Who is the best teacher in your school?

Mrs. Malini. My 6th std class teacher who took Maths for me.

15.Who is the role model in your life?

Role model Of course my Mom.

16.What is your favorite movie?

Kakka kakka

17.Name one book you had to read but hated?

I dont read books.

18.What is your favorite album?

Vande Mataram , Yaadein.

Most difficult part is to nominate. So I am sharing this award with all my blogger friends.Please accept it from me as a token of love !

Banana Appam

Ingredients:

• Jaggery - 1 cup
• Rice flour - 1 cup( Roasted)
• Maida - half cup
• Banana - 2
• Ghee - few tsp
• Oil - few tsp
• Cardamom powder
• Coconut grated
• Urad dal Powder- 2 tbsp

Method:

• First dry roast rice flour into brownish colour.Dry roast urad dal flour.
• Take jaggery and add it to water. Allow it to dissolve. Drain the impure particles.
• Allow this jaggery mixture to boil and make it into paagu.The correct consistency when it does not dissolve in water.
• Mix the fried rice flour in the paagu.Stir well.
• Add cardamom powder, coconut and urad dal powder.
• Smash the bananas without lumps and add to the above mixture.Add maida also.
• Keep the mixed batter aside for few mins.
• Heat oil in a pan or you can use paniyaram tava also. I used paniyaram tava.
• Add oil and ghee mixed into the paniyaram holes.
• In a spoon take the batter and put it in the holes.
• Cook on both the sides.

Yummy Banana appam is ready.

Sending this to Know your natural sweetness - Jaggery by Achu and Jagruti's Event Announcement.

Sending to Nithu's Know your flour - rice event and Jagruti's event announcement page.

Linking to Lets party hosted by Ezcookbook

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Thattai and Uppu seedai - 250th Post

Gokulashtami / Krishna Jayanthi:

Celebrated across India with fun and fervor, Janmashtami popularly known as Gokulashtami and Krishnashtami marks the birth of Lord Krishna, one of India’s most widely respected and popular Hindu Gods.

Considered as the eighth most celebrated avatar (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu, Krishna was born to King Vasudeva and Devaki Devi on the eighth day of the dark fortnight in the month of Sravana under the ‘Rohini’ Nakshatram (star). However as the star ‘Rohini’ and Ashtami (8th day of the dark fortnight) may not be on the same day, celebrations can be also be on two different days.This year Janmashtami falls on the 9th August 2012.

Uppu Seedai:

Ingredients:

• RICE FLOUR -1 CUP
• URAD DAL FLOUR 1 TBLSP
• COCONUT(GRATED) 2 TBLSP
• BUTTER 2 TBLSP
• SESAME SEEDS 1/2 TSP
• SALT
• OIL
• COCONUT OIL 1 TSP

Method:

• Sieve Rice flour and dry roast for few mins. Its enough if the rice flour is hot.
• Dry roast urad dal and grind it into fine powder.
• In a vessel , add rice flour , urad dal flour, sesame seeds,coconut, salt and hot oil 1 tbsp.

• Knead this into a dough by adding water .
• Dough should not be hard, seedai may break.
• Make it into small balls by greasing your hands with coconut oil.
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• I have made it into 3 shapes.
• Spread it across and keep for 5 mins for it to dry.
• Heat oil in a pan, fry them till golden brown in medium flame.

Super seedai ready.

Thattai

Ingredients:

• Rice flour - 3 cups
• Urad dal - 1/2 cup( roasted and powdered)
• Gram dal - 1 tbsp ( soaked)
• Oil
• Water
• Chilly powder - 1/4 tsp
• Salt
• Curry leaves

Method:

• Add all the above ingredients and add hot oil 1 tbsp.
  
• Knead well into a soft dough.
• Make small balls of this flour.

• In a sheet, flatten it.

• Heat oil in a pan, deep fry this flattened dough.

Crispy thattais ready...

Linking to First anniversary

 

Linking to Lets party hosted by Ezcookbook

Sending to Nithu's Know your flour - rice event and Jagruti's event announcement page.