Thenga chammanthi and awards

Ingredients

Grated coconut - 1 cup

Shallots - 5 no

Garlic clove -1-2

Curry leaves

Red chilly powder - 1tbs

Tamarind - a small piece

Salt

Preparation

Grind all the above ingredients in a mixie without adding water .

Now going on to awards..

Sarah and Beena has shared this sunshine award with me.Thank you so much Sarah and Beena for thinking about me.

Rules for accepting this award,

1, Put the logo on your blog or within your post.

2, Pass the award to 12 bloggers.
3, Link the nominees within your post.

4, Let the nominees know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog

5,Share the love and link the person from whom you received this award.

I would like to pass this award to

Jagruti, Sathyasridhar, Priya, Siddhi, Aparna, Dolly, Sangeetha, Namitha and sunitha, Sangi , Lassi, Neetz, Asha.

Lassi has shared this wonderful award with me.Thanks a lot for sharing this award dear.

Idly,ulli sambar(onion sambar) and award

Ingredients (Idly)

Rice - 1 cup
Urad dhal - 1/2 cup
Fenugreek - 1 tsp
Cooked rice - 3 tbs

Preparation

Saok rice,urad dhal and fenugreek for 6-7 hrs and grind it into a smooth batter adding cooked rice.Leave it overnight(maybe 2 overnights) for fermentation.
Add salt to the batter and pour the batter into a greased idly maker and steam it for 5-7 minutes.

Onion Sambar

Ingredients

Shallots/onions - 20 /2 small
Toor dhal - 1/4 cup
Tomato - 1
Red chilly powder - 1 tbs
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Sambar powder - 3 tbs
Hing - pinch
Garlic cloves -2 -3
Curry leaves

Preparation

Pressure cook the dhal with onions and tomatoes for 2 -3 whistle. Add redchilly powder,turmeric powder,salt,sambar powder to the cooked dhal and boil it for few minutes.

Tempering

In a pan take some oil and add sputter mustard seeds. Add chopped garlic cloves and saute till it becomes light brown. Add hing powder and curry leaves. Add this to the gravy.



Now its award time.



Sowmya has passed this Honest scarp award to me. Thank you so much dear for sharing this award.

Egg plant/ Brinjal Fry and Awards

I had a fabulous birthday this year with all the birthday wishes from my dear blogger friends.You really made the day very special to me and few of my friends has even gifted some awards as birthday gift .I would like to thank you all for your warm wishes and awards...

Today's recipe is a spicy Egg plant fry/Brinjal fry

Ingredients

Egg plant - 1 large
Redchilly powder - 1 tbs
Pepper powder - 1/2 tbs
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tbs
Garlic paste - 1 tbs
Salt

Preparation

Slice the egg plant and marinate it with all the above ingredreients and keep it aside for 30 minutes.
Take some oil in a frying pan and shallow fry it.

Now my awards...

Malar has shared 3 awards with me as birthday gift..Thank you so much for your gift dear..

I got this blog loving award from Vinola of Akal's Sapadu as a birthday gift again..Thank you dear for this birthday present.

Nithu my Birthday mate has gifted this award with me.Thank you Nithu for sharing this award with me.

Rules for accepting this award

1, Thank the person who gave you this award

2, Pass this award to your blogger friends.

I would like to share this award with

Priya

Dolly

Namitha and Sunita

Sangeetha

Tina

Swapna sree

Malar

Sarah

Nithu , Swapna and Malar has shared this award with me.Thank you all for sharing this award with me.

I would like share all these awards with all my blogger friends.Kindly accept it.

Ceramic work and Awards

These 2 pot works are ceramic work that I did long time ago..

Its award time again...

Devi has been very kind enough to share this award with me.Thank you so much Devi.


Priya of Priya's recipe has shared this beautiful award with me. She always share her awards with me, she is a sweet friend.Thank you so much Priya.

Sowmya , my new friend has shared 2 awards with me .Thank you much Sowmya, It means a lot to me.




I would like share all the awards with all my blogger friends .Please accept it.

Broccoli and prawns stir fry( broccoli and chemmen thoran) and an award

Ingredients
Broccoli -1
onion - 1
prawns - 3/4 cup
Green chillies -3
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Grated coconut - 2-3 tbs
Curry leaves - few
salt

Preparation
In a pan take some oil and sputter mustard seeds,add chopped onions and saute well until onions become soft. Add broccoli florets, and prawns. Add green chillies,turmeric powder,pepper powder,salt and cook it covered.When it almost cooked add grated cocnut and curry leaves and saute for few seconds and turn off the flame.

Award time again...

My friend Dolly has passed this beautiful award to me...I am so happy and thrilled to receive this award...Thank you Dolly for this beautiful award and for all the support you give me through your encouraging comments.



I would like to pass this award to all my blogger friends.Please accept it .

Pepper chicken

Ingredients
Chicken - 600 gm
onion - 3
Tomato -2
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbs
Cinnamon /patta - 1 stick
Cardamom/ elakka - 2 pods
Clove/ grambu -3
Bay leaf -1
Star anise / thakkolam -1
Fennel seeds/ perum jeerakam - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds / jeerakam - 1/4 tsp
Pepper corns/ kurumulaku - As per your taste  ( for crushing in the end )
Curry leaves
To marinate
Redchilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
Pepper powder - 1 tbs
Coriander powder - 2 tbs
Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
Salt

Preparation

1. Marinate the chicken with red chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, pepper powder and half of the ginger garlic paste and keep aside for 1 hour.
2. In a saucepan add some oil and sputter cumin seeds and fennel seeds.
3.  Add the whole spices and stir for few seconds.
4. Add finely chopped onions and saute until it becomes brown in colour.
5. Add rest of the ginger garlic paste and saute again until the raw smell goes. 
6. Add chopped tomatoes and saute until it is well cooked and mushy. 
7. Add  marinated chicken to this  and stir well.
8. Cook coverd in a lowflame. Donot add any water as chicken itself will leave water while cooking.When chicken is almost cooked add freshly crushed peppercorns and curry leaves.To make the gravy dry, cook for fewminutes taking the lid off untill the chicken is well coated in the gravy.                                                                                                                                                           

Awards

I got this wonderful cheering award from Asha latha of Asra ashaon ka .Thanks for cheering me up Asha.



Priya of priyas recipe has given me a beautiful thank you award .Thanks for the gift priya.

I would like to pass these awards to all my blogger friends.