Deepavali Greetings 2004

[NOV]

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to all my friends around the web-world. If your address is in my list, you will receive this greeting in card form.

[RR]

[NOV]

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heeheehee :P

[NOV]

MURUKKU

Ingredients

White gram (ulunthu)Flour - 500 gm
Rice flour - 500 gm
Butter - 160gm
Coconut - 1
Sesame seed - 50 gm
Cumin seeds - 50 gm
Salt to taste
Cooking oil for frying


Method

Mix both kind of flours and salt.
Soften the butter and mix well with flour.
Add sesame and cumin seeds and mix thoroughly.
Extract think coconut milk from the coconut.
Add coconut milk bit by bit until you get the right consistency.
Put dough in Murukku press and press out on banana leaves or pieces of paper.
Deep fry in hot oil until golden brown.
Keep in air-tight container.

Tips
Fry a small ball of tamarind first, to remove odour of oil.
If the consistency of the dough is too watery, the Murukku will absorb oil.

[NOV]

RIBBON PAKODA

Ingredients

Gram Flour - 1kg
Rice Flour - 500 gm
Ulunthu Flour - 250 gm
Small Onions - 100 gm
Curry Leaves - 2 bunches
Dried Chilly - 2 tahil
Salt to taste
Cooking oil for frying


Method

Combine the three kinds of flour.
Wet grind the onions, curry leaves and chilly with a little water.
Add the ground mixture bit by bit until you get the right consistency. Add water if necessary.
Put dough in Pakoda press and press out directly into the hot oil and fry until golden brown.
Keep in air-tight container.

[NOV]

From: RR (@ 192.122.140.4) on: Fri Oct 29 08:11:07


ATHIRASAM (my mom's recipe)

(for about 10 athirasam's)

pacharisi - 1/4 kg
vellam - 200g
aelakkaai - 3

arisiyai nangu kaLainthu vittu kaal mani neram oora vaiththu
thanneerai nangu vadiththu vittu nizhalil ularththa vendum.
arisi eera pathamaaga irukkum pothu mixie-il araithu kolla
vendum. maavai salladayil (in sieve) saliththu eduthukondu,
vellaththai konjam thanneer vittu paagu kaaicha vendum.
paagu kattiyaaga illaamal ilam pathamaaga irukkum
pothu irakki vida vendum. piragu oru thattil maavai kotti
konjam konjamaaga paagai vittu kilari vaiththu kollavum.
maru naal athai (so that it is soft) thatti ennayil pottu edukkavum

[NOV]

MYSORE PAAKU

Ingredients

Gram Flour (Kadalai maavu) - 1kg
Sugar - 1 kg
Water - 2 dinking glass
Ghee

Method

Boil water and add sugar.
When the syrup has reached kambi patham, add gram flour by sprinkling.
Add ghee is small blobs.
Mysore paaku is ready when the whole batter becomes a ball and doesn't stick to pan.
Spread mixture on a large plate and smoothen evenly.
Cut into diamond shapes, when still warm, before it hardens.

Tips

Do not roast the gram flour.
Kambi patham is arrived when the syrup runs in a continuous line when scooped up and poured back.

[Surya]

Happy Deepavali everyone at FH.

[Cygnus]

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