tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90756928930075388882024-03-05T11:13:24.103+01:00Life is beautiful !!!“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.”
-Ashley SmithLife is beautiful !!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11415035893132221807noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075692893007538888.post-2109077766572729342010-08-01T09:28:00.000+02:002010-08-01T09:28:43.963+02:00Happy friendship day !!!Life is beautiful !!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11415035893132221807noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075692893007538888.post-51414313462825916012010-07-28T14:44:00.001+02:002010-07-29T11:54:48.129+02:00Varutharaicha murungakai pulikuzhambu / Drumstick in fried coconut based tamarind gravy
Here is one more pulikuzhambu version which I like very much. This is a kerala style theeyal recipe. The smell of drumstick and the smell of golden fried coconut gives a unique taste and aroma to this dish.
The scientific name of drumstick tree is Moringa oleifera. The leaves, flowers and immature pods of drumstick tree are used as food. Leaves are the most nutritious part of the Life is beautiful !!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11415035893132221807noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075692893007538888.post-48995873888664430072010-07-24T09:46:00.000+02:002010-07-24T09:46:31.897+02:00Happy weekend !!!Life is beautiful !!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11415035893132221807noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075692893007538888.post-35789169108730662272010-07-19T15:13:00.006+02:002010-07-19T20:09:57.120+02:00Oyster mushroom fry / Sippi kaalaan varuval
When rainy season comes and when there are a few days of thunder and lightning, these beautiful delicacies grow on plantain stems. In my village, our neighborhood boys go to the plantain farms early in the morning and collect these mushrooms for us. As I have already said, naturally growing oyster mushrooms (Sippi kaalaan) are several times tastier than the store bought, commercially grownLife is beautiful !!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11415035893132221807noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075692893007538888.post-40984249295688565092010-07-17T09:42:00.001+02:002010-07-17T09:44:04.708+02:00Have a beautiful weekend friends !!!Life is beautiful !!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11415035893132221807noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075692893007538888.post-68074130873952991392010-07-12T08:58:00.002+02:002010-07-13T09:09:14.068+02:00Spring onions and egg curry / Ulli aaku, kodi guddu koora
Dear friends, I am back after a long break. Thanks to everyone who remembered me during my absence :). I learned this egg curry from my sister-in-law. In my home my mom never used spring onions. At those times we rarely get these leaves in market. But in my in-laws place they get lots of ulli aaku (spring onions) from their farm. They use spring onions regularly in their Life is beautiful !!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11415035893132221807noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075692893007538888.post-30795879552243007722010-06-26T09:10:00.001+02:002010-06-26T09:12:05.261+02:00Happy weekend !!!Life is beautiful !!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11415035893132221807noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075692893007538888.post-11732521169393180292010-06-24T16:42:00.003+02:002010-06-25T13:42:26.658+02:00Milagu, kozhi vathakkal / Pepper chicken
I got this recipe from one of my friend. Thank you Raghavan for this simple and tasty recipe. When I heard about this dish, I am sure it is going to taste great. I do make pepper chicken but in a different way with many spices. But this recipe is very simple without any spices other than pepper. I have heard from my dad that his grandma prepares mutton only with salt and green Life is beautiful !!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11415035893132221807noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075692893007538888.post-90540940601710434332010-06-23T15:09:00.011+02:002010-06-26T10:15:52.889+02:00Chinna vengaya sambhar / Shallots sambhar
This is one of my favourite sambhar. I actually forgot about this recipe until I saw Viki's post on this. I just can't wait to prepare it. It is one of the most tastiest and aromatic sambhar. This dish goes well with hot rice, idly or dosa.
The scietific name of shallots is Allium ascalonicum. It is a relative of onion but tastes a bit sweeter than the onions. Shallots are easily Life is beautiful !!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11415035893132221807noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075692893007538888.post-80169471490722930782010-06-22T17:12:00.004+02:002010-06-23T08:11:29.033+02:00Milagu Vendakkai / Black pepper stuffed ladies finger or okra
This easy recipe was given by my dad to me. I think he read it in some magazine. My dad was the first person to encourage my cooking expeditions :). Whatever dish I prepare he just loved it. I am not sure whether he liked the dish or the fact that it was prepared by his daughter. Sometimes when my mom says to him that I prepared a particular dish (eventhough I haven't ) he Life is beautiful !!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11415035893132221807noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075692893007538888.post-86272311252108325872010-06-21T17:28:00.005+02:002010-06-21T17:48:40.987+02:00Thakkali saadham / Tomato rice
I brought some attractive, reddish, juicy and ripe tomatoes. They looked very beautiful, I enjoyed clicking them :). I have two people in my home who love tomatoes crazily- my mom and my hubby. My mom's vegetable shopping is never complete without buying tomatoes and so is Rajender. Both of them love dishes made with tomato too.
The scientific name of tomato is Solanum lycopersicum. It isLife is beautiful !!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11415035893132221807noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075692893007538888.post-5052158805280998572010-06-19T08:13:00.002+02:002010-06-19T08:16:12.120+02:00Have a beautiful weekend !!!Life is beautiful !!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11415035893132221807noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075692893007538888.post-37032657803293135842010-06-18T13:38:00.003+02:002010-06-19T08:16:58.455+02:00Era varuval / Prawn fry
This is a very simple prawn fry. We just loved it. Hope you will also like it. Here we get big variety, frozen prawns but nothing can be compared to the small variety, fresh prawns which I ate when I am young. Might be the above statement is true or might be its just the age that matters :). My mom used to deep fry the prawns and I still have that taste in my tongue, a bit sweet yet Life is beautiful !!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11415035893132221807noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075692893007538888.post-31641704667963285502010-06-16T15:21:00.005+02:002010-06-16T18:19:51.870+02:00Nataraja Iyer Rasam
This rasam recipe was invented by Nataraja Iyer. Long time ago he wrote a cookery column in a tamil magazine. At that time he gave this recipe to his readers. My mom used to prepare it often. It was a big hit in our household. Everyone liked it. I forgot this recipe for a long time and one fine day I remembered about this rasam. I asked my mom for the recipe even she could not Life is beautiful !!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11415035893132221807noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075692893007538888.post-40291585631211851202010-06-15T14:27:00.005+02:002010-06-16T15:22:04.508+02:00Broccoli-Seasame stir-fry
When I am very young I read about broccoli in English story books. Most children, in the books I read, hate to eat broccoli and their parents made sure they eat broccoli because it is very good for health. I used to wonder how that vegetable would look !! I saw broccoli for the first time after I came to Germany. A green coloured cauliflower !!! I Life is beautiful !!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11415035893132221807noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075692893007538888.post-73280219236255357212010-06-14T22:20:00.003+02:002010-06-15T08:01:49.594+02:00Rava dosai
A very simple dosa preparation. No need for soaking, grinding, mixing, fermenting etc. This is a slight variation of the usual rava dosai preparation. I have used eggs instead of maida. I learned this from one of my friend. They taste much better than the maida version. A healthy version too because we are substituting a simple carb with good quality protein. Try it for a wholesome Life is beautiful !!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11415035893132221807noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075692893007538888.post-75959913568351619202010-06-12T08:11:00.001+02:002010-06-12T08:12:22.687+02:00Have a happy week end friends !!!Life is beautiful !!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11415035893132221807noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075692893007538888.post-84175686032052550502010-06-11T15:03:00.007+02:002010-06-12T10:26:33.710+02:00Meen kuzhambu / Fish pulusu / Fish in tamarind gravy
Meen kuzhambu needs no introduction. Most NV eating people simply love it. I remember Sivaji's Mudhal mariyathai movie whenever I make this tasty dish. He acted so nicely, even people who doesn't like meen kuzhambu will be tempted to try it. Such a great actor !!! If you get a good variety fish then meen kuzhambu has no equals. In villages, people make this dish in an Life is beautiful !!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11415035893132221807noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075692893007538888.post-53933644663436089092010-06-10T15:21:00.007+02:002010-06-12T09:14:25.830+02:00Kovakkai oorugai / Dondakaya pachadi / Tindora or Indian ivy-gourd pickle
One more invention in my culinary journey :). It all started just yesterday. I was looking in the fridge and found few kovakkai. They were very less for making a dish. I donno what to do with them. Then I thought of pickling them. I am seeing many of my blogger friends preparing nice pickles and I wanted to make one too. Kovakkai is very crispy, delicious to eat even Life is beautiful !!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11415035893132221807noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075692893007538888.post-42630352182564838002010-06-09T15:11:00.005+02:002010-06-12T09:14:50.895+02:00Vendakkai, verkadalai varuval / Bendakaya, palli vepudu / Okra or ladies finger stir fry with groundnut kernels
My husband's favourite vegetable. Groundnut is also his favourite. If I serve them together he just loves it. This dish is inspired by a ladies finger and groundnut deep fry recipe which my in-laws prepare often. (I will share that recipe later). That dish tastes awesome and is served in wedding parties or other grand functions. I like that dish but I feel guilty to deep fry Life is beautiful !!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11415035893132221807noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075692893007538888.post-13577117298832144622010-06-08T17:21:00.011+02:002010-06-12T09:16:41.568+02:00Dondakaya vepudu / kovakkai varuval / Tindora or Indian Ivy-gourd stir-fry Rajender prepares this dish wonderfully. Only after marriage I got to taste kovakkai (raw tindora). When I am young I used to eat kovapazham (ripe tindora) which grew near our home. The colour of the fruit is so attractive children will immediately love them. The tindora fruit is also a favourite of parakeets. In tamil literature, tindora fruit colour is compared to the lip colour ofLife is beautiful !!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11415035893132221807noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075692893007538888.post-25152248348488108152010-06-07T17:55:00.004+02:002010-06-12T09:15:38.310+02:00Godhumai, kezhvaragu dosai / Whole wheat and ragi dosa
This is an easy to make dosai and tastes very yummy with coconut chutney. I make it with whole wheat flour and ragi. Whole wheat flour is very rich in protein and fiber. It is also a rich source of calcium, iron and selenium. Ragi or finger millet is also rich in fiber and an excellent source of amino acid methionine. It is also high in Iron and calcium. Both ragi and wheat are very good Life is beautiful !!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11415035893132221807noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075692893007538888.post-58793172972092352462010-06-05T10:43:00.002+02:002010-06-11T16:25:56.370+02:00Have a beautiful weekend !!!Life is beautiful !!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11415035893132221807noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075692893007538888.post-16587447095833399432010-06-04T15:12:00.006+02:002010-06-14T15:41:08.779+02:00Kodi pulusu / Chicken gravy
The first time I tasted this chicken dish made by my mom-in-law, I immediately fell in love with it. Have you ever prepared chicken without onions?. In this preparation there is no onion, no tomato and no masala items like cloves, cinnamon or cardamom. A very simple way of preparing and it is very, very tasty too. Give it a try, perhaphs you might also like it.
Ingredients :
Life is beautiful !!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11415035893132221807noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075692893007538888.post-34855424776577420822010-06-02T19:51:00.008+02:002010-06-12T09:16:27.320+02:00Pachai karamani poriyal / Achinga payaru thoran / Yard long beans stir fry
Another beans recipe!! I am fond of this long, green veggie too. This is called as achinga payaru in malayalam and in tamil they call it as karamani. I have never seen this in Madurai. But after coming to Germany I saw them in a grocery shop and explained its physical characteristics to my mom. She only told me that this is achinga payaru and gave me a recipe to prepare it. They Life is beautiful !!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11415035893132221807noreply@blogger.com30