Thursday, July 31, 2008

Kolukattai and my first award!!!

Today i planned to make some sweet and finally came out with kolukattai.This kollukattai is completely different from the other,it can be stored for 3 to 4 days.I tried it for the first time and by god's grace it came out well!!!




Ingredients

1.Rice flour-1 cup
2.Grated coconut-1 cup
3.Jaggery-1 cup
4.Elachi-1 pinch
5.Salt
6.Oil


Method

For the dough add water and salt to the flour stir continously untill it comes to a soft dough cocnsistency.For the filling in a kadai boil water and add jaggery and stir untill suagar syrup is formed .Now add grated coconut and elachi to it.Now make a small ball of dough and make a hole in the middle and fill it with coconut filling and close the hole like a dome .In a kadai heat oil and fry it like murruku till turns brown colour.
Kolukattai is ready to serve.

I like thank PRITI for giving me such an award. Thank u so much dear….


Here the rule:

The following rules apply to this award:
1. Only 5 people are allowed to receive this award
2. 4 of them followers of your blog.
3. One has to be new to your blog and live in another part of the world.
4. You must link back to who ever gave you the award.


I want to pass this award to everyone but due to rule passing it to:
cynthia ,usha ,kribha ,asha

And to the new comer to my blog sripriya

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Coconut burfi



This is one of my fav sweet that mom used to prepare.The preparation is very simple and easy.I can also be prepared with rava along with coconut but i have posted the simplest one.

Ingredients

1.Grated coconut-1 cup
2.sugar-1 cup
3.elachi-a pinch
4.Ghee-1 spoon

Method

First grate coconut and grind it in a mixie such that the strands are even.Grind coconut without adding water .Now in a kadai add coconut and sugar and stir for some time.Now the sugar will melt and it will come to a paste consistensy.Now add cardomom.Stir untill the mixture becomes dry.Now grease a plate with ghee.Pour the mixture into the plate and spread it evenly.Now allow the mixture to cool for 10 mins.and cut them into pieces.This cocnut burfi can be stored for 10 days.

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Fish fry



This is my inspired recipe from Usha's samayal-ulagam


1.Tilapia-1 lb
2.Chilli powder-4 tsp
3.tamarind paste-1 tsp
4.salt
5.Tumeric powder

Method

Clean fish pieces and marinate it with chilli powder,salt and tamarind paste and keep it aside for 1/2 hour.Now fry it in frying pan.
This my entry for Less is more
 
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