Mrs.Mano's Tamilnadu Delicacies

[kavithasenthil]

Uppma tastes better when u use good amount of oil/ghee and fried rava.

[dev]

Dsankaran, if possible take a look at how she prepares the upma/kichadi... This will give U an idea as to where she differs... & i believe the ratio of rava: water depends on the quality,thickness of the rava... So use ur personal observation in this...

Anyways, from health point of view, I try to use brown rava as much as possible... & I add lots of vegs... Fresh corn & green peas goes well with brown rava...

[Thattai]

thanks, dev. found the post


Dear Mrs. MAno,

could u please give the recipes for the kootu and the poriyal using avarakkai that u have mentioned? Especially the kootu?

Also made the Malabari Chicken Kuzhambu with chapattis for last night and had the leftovers with dosai this morning. In both cases it was very good. We both enjoyed it very much.

Thanks,

Thattai

[Mrs.Mano]

Dear Dev!

Thanks a lot for the feedback on Tomato briyani. In this recipe, there is no need for garlic-ginger paste. If you want to add it, you can add in a small quantity. The taste will be a little different.

[Mrs.Mano]

Hello Kritica and Cynthiya!

You can view most of my recipes in the following links:
http://forumhub.mayyam.com/contribs/...delicacies.doc
http://forumhub.mayyam.com/contribs/...f_Mrs_Mano.doc

[kritica]

Romba Nandri Mrs.Mano
cheers
Kritica

[Mrs.Mano]

Dear Thattai!

Thank you very much for the feedback on ven pongal, kothsu, Malabar chicken kuzhambu and the mutton briyani. In fact, I have learned this recipe of mutton briyani from one of my Muslim friend. To me, her briyani is the most delicious one. She always prepares it with the jeeraka samba rice which is available in Tamilnadu.
Here I am posting below the avaraikkai recipes for you.

AVARAIKKAI PORITHTHA KOOTTU:

Ingredients:

Avaraikkai- 250gm
Lentils- 1/4 cup
Tamarind paste- 1 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Asafotida powder- 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil- 3 tbsp
Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
Curry leaves- 1 arc
Black gram- 2 tsp,
Red chillies-3,
Shredded coconut- a handful

Procedure:

Pressure cook the lentils. Cut the avaraikkai into 1/2 cm pieces and cook them in a vessel with enough salt and the turmeric powder. Roast the red chillies and the black gram in a sp of oil to a golden colour and grind them with the coconut to a fine paste. When the vegetable is almost cooked, add the tamarind with the ground paste. Mix well and let it simmer for a few minutes. Heat a small kadai and pour the oil. Add the mustard seeds and when they splutter add the asafetida powder and the curry leaves. Add this to the koottu.

Variation:

Instead of black gram and the red chillies, grind 1 tsp of peppercorns and 1 tsp of cumin seeds with the coconut. Add 1/2 cup of chopped tomato instead of tamarind.

AVARAIKKAI PORIYAL:

Ingredients:

Avaraikkai- 250 gm
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Onion-1
Green chillies-2
Black gram- 1 tsp
Green gram- 2 tbsp
Shredded coconut- a handful
Chopped coriander leaves- 2 tbsp
Curry leaves- 1 arc
Asafotida powder- 1/2 tsp
Sprouted black eye beans- 1 cup [optional][cooked with a little salt]
Salt to taste
Oil- 3 tbsp

Procedure:

Cut the avaraikkai finely. Heat a kadai and pour the oil. Add the mustard seeds and when they splutter, add the black gram, green gram and the asafotida powder. Fry them for a few seconds and then add the chopped onion and the green chillies. Fry them to a light golden colour. Add the avaraikkai with the turmeric powder and enough salt. Sprinkle a little water. Cook it well. When the avaraikkai is cooked and all the water is evaporated, add the black eye beans, coriander leaves, curry leaves and the shredded coconut. Put off the fire and mix well.

[java]

dear Mrs.Mano,
iam new to this hub,i have a request for u,my husband likes raeshmi kabab,kalmi kabab...
can u plz post these recipes for me and the mint chutney that goes along with that......thank u

[NOV]

Congratulations Mrs Mano, on reaching 100 pages!!!

This works out to an average of 1 page every three days! Way to go.

[sk]

Hi Mrs Mano,


Could u please post the recipe for karam pakoda?.Thanx in advance.


Regards,
SK