Mrs.Mano's Tamilnadu Delicacies - Part 2

[gayesh]

Dear Mrs.Mano,
I'm planning to celebrate my baby's second birthday at home.Can u suggest a good,complete vegetarian menu?

Rgds,
gayesh

[cynthia_a02]

Dear Mrs.Mano,
i tried ur lemon rasam yesterday.it's very nice.but i feel like the lemon taste is dominating.actually this is the first time i've tasted it.i want to know whether i've done any mistake or its the real taste of lemon rasam.thanks a lot.bye.

[ramya_seema]

Dear Mrs.Mano

Could you please post the recipe for the MINI SAMOSAS which we get in Tamil Nadu. It has a very crispy shell and has onion fillings.

Thanks in advance

[Noodles]

Can u pls post the recipe for BLACK EYED BEANS.

[Noodles]

Dear Mrs. Mano


Can u pls. post the recipe for

GREEN GRAM /PASSI PAYARU (WHOLE)

[Mrs.Mano]

Dear Di!

Thanks a lot for the nice feedback on kadhamba sadham.

[Mrs.Mano]

Dear Cynthia!

Thank you very much for the feedback on Milagu kuzhambu.
Regarding Carrot Halwa- you can test with condensed milk or thickened milk. I have tried with milk earlier and I don’t think that it was tastier than this version with milk powder. So I have forgotten about that recipe and cannot pinpoint the correct quantity of milk.
About the lemon rasam- each and every lime or lemon is different from one another. Some has more juice and some has little juice. The sour taste also will be different according to the type of lemon. So you have to add the juice correctly to get the exact taste.

[Mrs.Mano]

Dear arrecipes!

There are so many recipes on Venghaya chutney. I am giving here a few varieties.

VENGHAYA CHUTNEY-I

Ingredients:

Onion-2
Tomato[size of an onion]-1
Tamarind- a gooseberry size
Sambar onions-10
Gingelly oil-3 tbsp
Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
Black gram- 1 tsp
Curry leaves- a handful
Salt to taste

Procedure:

Grind the onions with the tomato, tamarind and enough salt. Chop the sambar onions finely. Heat a kadai and pour the oil. Add the mustard seeds and when they splutter add the black grams, curry leaves and sambar onions and fry them well with a pinch of salt. Add this to the ground chutney.

VENGHAYA CHUTNEY-II

Ingredients:

Sambar onions- 1 cup
Black gram- 1/4 cup
Asafoetida-a pea size
Tamarind- a small gooseberry size
Red chillies-10
Salt to taste
Enough gingelly oil

Procedure:

Fry the asafoetida, black gram, sambar onions, red chillies separately in little oil and then grind all of them with the tamarind and enough salt to a coarse paste. Mix with a spoon of gingelly oil and serve.

[Mrs.Mano]

Dear Gayesh!

For yr baby’s second birthday party, you can combine the menu for the elders as well as the babies of the same age. Desserts, icecreams, and dals will suit both of them. Children will love always mild snacks like cutlets and also the food combined with the potatoes. You have to prepare the menu according to the age group. For the elders, you can go ahead with salads, veg.briyani, any paneer curry and a mixed vegetable masala.

[Noodles]

Dear Mrs. Mano


I prepared Sambar, Tomato Rice, Araithuviita Sambar all recipes turned out good.

I proud to say that Your recipes only giving us the promising results.