Mrs.Mano's Tamilnadu Delicacies - Part 2

[Mrs.Mano]

I WISH ALL THE HUBBERS A VERY HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS DEEPAAVALI!!!

[Shakthiprabha.]

I know about basunthi. but I am not aware of any 'Rathna cafe BASUNTHI! In fact I am going to post the original basunthi recipe now!

This is something I make very often, I am waiting for ur recipe too

[NOV]

I WISH ALL THE HUBBERS A VERY HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS DEEPAAVALI!!!

A very happy and blessed deepavali to you too.

[Mrs.Mano]

I am posting here a sweet as well as a savoury for Deepavali!

BASUNTHI:

Ingredients:

Thick milk- 2 liters
Sugar- 200 gm
Thinly sliced- half cup
Saffron – a pinch
Cardamom powder- quarter sp

Procedure:

Pour the milk in a broad pan and heat it. When the milk starts simmering, reduce the fire to medium and let it boil continuously. When a filmy layer forms on the surface, remove it with a thin tooth pick and store it in a glass bowl. Thus continue this storing process till the milk is reduced to half liter. In the mean time, as the milk is reducing, layers will be formed also around the pan. Scrape them with the help of a spatula or dosai thiruppi and drop them again in the boiling milk itself. After the milk is reduced to half liter add the sugar, saffron and the cardamom powder and again allow the milk to boil for a few minutes. Pour the thickened milk in a glass bowl, add the collected layers and the sliced almonds and chill it in the fridge.

GARAM PAKODA

Procedure:

Rice flour- 1 cup
Gram flour- 2 cups
Thinly sliced onion-4
Chopped green chilli-6
Crushed ginger- 1 sp
Curry leaves- a handful
Soda bi carbonate- 2 pinches
Dalda or ghee- 100 gms
Salt to taste
Asafetida – half sp
Oil to fry

Procedure:

Mix the soda carbonate with the dalda and beat well with a wooden spoon. Sieve the flours, add the vegetables, the ghee mixture and salt to it and mix well. Make thick dough with the help of a little water. Heat a pan and pour oil in it. Drop small portions of the mixture and fry them to golden brown. Thus complete all the dough.

[Thattai]

I WISH ALL THE HUBBERS A VERY HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS DEEPAAVALI!!!

Dear Mrs. Mano,

Very happy and prosperous Deepavali to you and your family. And wishes to all fellow hubbers. Wish everyone a happy and safe Deepavali.

[Thattai]

Dear Mrs. MAno,

Tried the Egg Masala curry a few weeks back. It was apparently very yum as per my mum. I fell quite ill before I could try it so cannot give personal feedback. But hope to try it again soon.

[suvai]

Thank you mrs mano for the basundhi recipe!!!.....will surely try it & let u know.....

Happy Deepaavali wishes to you & your family!!

Happy Deepavali to Hubbers & family too!

[suvai]

Mrs mano try pannikitey iruken basundhi....super ah varuthu...... thank u thank u......triple thank u ongaluku....

[sinrultz]

Dear Mrs Mano.

Ma'am could you post a recipe for channa masala at you convienience

[Thattai]

Dear Mrs. Mano,

Made the Paruppu Rasam and the Sambhar sadam today for lunch. I had a friend coming over for lunch and wanted to make some interesting veggie item, hence the sadam.

Usually do not try new recipes for guests, but since it was urs, I went ahead, and am glad to say we were not disappointed. Both were very tasty. In fact, my friend liked the sadam so much, I gave her the leftovers to take home.

Rasam also very tasty and 'fresh' due to the freshly pounded spices. Thanks for 2 yummy recipes.