Sunday, December 23

Thiruvathirai Kali & Koottu

Thiruvathirai is on the full moon day of the month of Dhanu (mid-December to mid-January) or Margazhi [ Margali ]. In 2012, the date of Thiruvathirai Festival is on December28.

KALI

Ingredients:

Raw Rice 1 cup
moong dal/ pasi paruppu 1/4 cup
vellam 21/2 to 3 cups
 coconut 1/2 cup
elakkai 1tsp.
Ghee 1 tbsp.

Preparation:

Wash the rice well and dry(use a cloth towel(thorthamundu). Roast the dried rice and powder.Next, roast the pasi paruppu(moong  dal). Half cook the roasted dal. Melt the vellam in 3 cups of water and strain to remove kallu. In a large thick bottomed kadai pour the melted and strained vellam and boil. Add the half cooked dal and grated coconut and ellakai podi. When the mixture starts boiling, reduce the heat and add the roasted rice flour, little at a time, stirring well all the time. When all the rice flour has been added, keep stirring well until all the water has been absorbed and rice flour is well cooked. Add the ghee and mix well and remove.

Tuesday, December 18

Iron rich quick vegetarian pizza

Whole grain pita bread-1

canned diced tomato with basil-1

spinach -  1/4 cup
1/4 cup roasted red peppers
shredded mozzarella
pita pizza

broil for 4minutes until cheese has melted .

Wednesday, December 12

Eggless baking

OATS & NUTS CRUNCHY COOKIES


OATS & NUTS CRUNCHY COOKIES



You will need:

Butter -2/3 cup

soft brown sugar-1/2 cup

Regular oatmeal-3cups
(not instant)

Honey -2tb

Nuts- cashews,raisins,pine nuts,peanuts......
OR
Seeds-sesame seeds,pumpkin,sunflower.....

1.Mix butter and br.sugar until the mixture is creamy.


2.pour in the oats, give it a stir.
3.pour in the honey.
4.mix the nuts


5.make small balls ,do not press too much.


6.put in a baking tray.
Preheat the oven to 375degree F for 10 to 15 minutes.
TIP: The longer you bake them, the crunchier they will get and each bite will contain a completely different crunch.



Tuesday, December 11

Eggless cookie collection

To start you off *******
all you need are three things:
All-purpose flour+superfine sugar +butter

How to make eggless shorbread cookies
shortbread cookies


All-purpose flour-11/4 cup
superfine sugar -1/4 cup
butter-1stick

1.Put all the ingredients into a bowl
2.rub the mixture with your hand
3.when the mixture looks crumbly ,make a ball of dough.
4.roll little balls.place the balls on a baking sheet.
Set the to 325degree F bake for 15 to 20 minutes



TIP:use cutters to make creative ....


My daughters creation