Hmm......Busy Busy

Hi friends,
sry for late response
im a bit busy this days @office and culdn't find time to respond n even check my blog......!!!
soon vll be back with wonderful recipies....miss u guys n ur recipies :(

Potato Upma Curry

Hi friends,im back after a lovely trip.The trip was amazing.im back here with lovely memories and cherishable moments.

Meanwhile I thought of the recipies running here....i think i missed some wonderful recipes in these days..but no probzz,this weekend i thought of going through the recipes that i have missed.

And coming to todays recipe..This is my fav vegetable,guess everyones fav.wtever may be the dish..if it comes with POTATO,then the dish will be simply delicious.This is a very simple and delicious recipe and my grannie used to prepare this esp on saturdays... dontno why??The name iteself tells us(the ingredients here are similar to semolina upma,but instead semolina we'll use potato) wt are the ingredients required to prepare this curry,lets check...

Hey forgot to say...my dad is very good at doing this curry :)

Ingredients

Potato

Onion

For Seasoning

Oil

Urad,Chana Dal,Mustard Seeds-1 tbsp

Jeera-1/2 tbsp

Turmeric-1/2 tbsp

Green chillies 4

Red Chillies 3-4

Ginger Paste 1/4 tbsp(optional)

Garnish

Curry Leaves

Cliantro

Lemon juice 3-4 tbsp(as per ur taste)

Directions:

Take Peeled Potatoes,cut them into cubes and pressure cook and mash them

Mean while chop onions,green chillies.

Now in a frying pan heat oil and add seasoning stuff in the above order..add onions now itself.Let them fry till onions turns to pinkish color.

Now add mashed potatoes,salt and mix throughly.

Garnish with curry leaves,cliantro and lemon juice..mix well

Goes well with rice,roti.

Note:My mom sometimes add tamarind juice instead of lemon....i prefer lemon :D

Jamie from Flavor Pantry tagged me ..here are some more things abt me:

What was I doing ten years ago?

Hmmm...means 1998,doing my high school studies.When it comes to school and esp high school i enjoyed alot..at the most than anyone.Our school has a gr8 record of all round performence in the city and wtever science fair,elocution,painting,Dance,singing..v were the first to participate and grabbed alott of prizes.comin to my dept...i used to participate in dance,essay writing and comin to sports..throwball,volleyball etc.I have a gr8 bunch of frnz at that time and to everyones surprise v r still in contact with one another..i think that is one of the best part of my life.

If somebody asks me abt my schooling i can't end the topic like that..so itzz a bit elobarative ;)

What are five things on my to-do list for today (non-work related)?

Hmm..

1.To complete this as soon as possib a go for bath,my mom is scolding there ;)

2.To start sid's book Morning,Noon & Night brought from my frnd.

3.Hey I forgot..to prepare lunch

4.Go for little shopping

5.To clean my room..itzz really messy :(

What are five snacks I enjoy?

Anything Spicy...

1.Panipuri

2.Pav bhajji

3.Nutty Crunch

4.Bhajji Mixture

5.Lays..hehehe

What things would I do if I were a billionaire?

Let me become..then ill think wt to do with that,but the first thing i'ld love is travelling with my family..esp with my dad(nanna took me to many places in india..n i wan to make him travel around the world),lotss of shopping to me n my mom till i get bored...and the list goes on folks.

Places I’ve lived:

Travelled alott..

But coming to home..itzz Hyderabad

Jobs I’ve had:

Im a S/W engineer in one of the fortune 500 companies...and this is my first job.

Tag You’re It!

Medhaa

Uma

Cham

Sailaja

Sireesha

If anyone from the abv list did already..then ignore this.

Have a gr8 weekend...

Madatha Kaja(sweet rolls)in a diff look

I tried a very different recipe in a different way.I did Madatha Kajas...A very popular andhra sweet,Tapeswaram is very famous in doing madatha kajas.The difference is the shape of Kajas..Check my version of doing Madatha Kajas.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup-All purpose flour/Maida

3/4 tbsp-Baking Soda

Ghee

Rice Flour

Cardamon/Elachi Powder

Water

Oil

For Sugar Syrup

1 1/2cup- Sugar

1/2 cup-Water

Directions:

Mix maida,baking soda and elachi powder with water similar to chapathi dough.

Now make the as small balls...roll like chapathis.

Now on that add ghee and rice flour..make sure these should be distributed evenly and entirely.

Now roll the chapathi and cut into small rolls

Press the each roll with hand and make them flat

Heat oil a heavy bottomed vessel fry the rolls till it turns to golden brown color

Preperation of Sugar Syrup:

Meanwhile prepare syrup

In a vessel pour sugar and water.

Sugar melts and stir ocassionally...till there is thick consistency.

Atlast pour those fried rolls in the sugar syrup..make sure the syrup should be hot enough while ur transeferring rolls.

Take rolls from the syrup and serve.

Note:I want to make a diff shape,so i tried this.For actual kaja shape my mom told to cut the chapathi into ribbons and roll them carefully.

Happy Moments to Share

i got a few awards from my fellow bloggers.

First one....Uma and Hetal awarded me Rocking girl,thanx for ur awards dear.

They think im rocking...but u all people rocks and makes me rocking...hehehe.

By this time i hope everybody receives this award...i wanna pass this award to some of my friends,

the list is below.

I am Tagged by my dear friends Sireesha and Neha !!!!!!!!!!

1) LAST MOVIE U SAW IN A THEATER?

the last movie I saw in theater was Kantri(Telugu one)........a very boring one :((

2) WHAT BOOK ARE U READING?

Midnight Dreams by Sid

3) FAVORITE BOARD GAME?

First of all I dont like board games but to choose a few Chess,snake and ladder,TT

4) FAVORITE MAGAZINE?

Womens era..lotzz of gosipps,hehehe ;)...not very specific can go with anything

5) FAVORITE SMELLS?

loves the smell of earth while raining,sweet smell of Jasmine at night on a sunny day..we have jasmine palnt at our backyard..i luv them and my deo too...:)

6) FAVORITE SOUNDS?

Children laugh,soothing music,n alott

7) WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?

i am ignored by the person i love

8) WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN U WAKE?

"Let me sleep for few more minutes(hrs) mom...!!!",my everday dialog with my mom..hehehe

9) FAVORITE FAST FOOD PLACE?

alott girls..im completely street bie,eats alott of junk food n escapes my rotiune meal(mom scolds me on that)..to name a few Panipuri,fruit juices near to my home,icecreams at Yati,Subway,Coffeeday,McDonald and the list goes on.........

10) FUTURE CHILD'S NAME?

Not Married yet...too early to think...LOL

11) FINISH THIS STATEMENT—’IF I HAD A LOT OF MONEY I’D’

Build my dream home n car..shopping alotttttttt(c how many t's r there..;) ofcourse and to help financially some children for their studies

12)DO YOU DRIVE FAST?

Ocassionally..but i stopped driving now

13) DO U SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?

No.

14)STORMS–COOL OR SCARY?

Cool.

15) WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?

No Car yet

16) FAVORITE DRINK?

Bru instant Coffee made by mom,Banana Juice(hmm..lot of calorie) n it depends

17) FINISH THIS STATEMENT-IF I HAD THE TIME I WOULD…

Plan to go for shopping,Sleep

18) DO YOU EAT THE STEMS ON BROCCOLI?

No

19) IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY OTHER COLOR, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR CHOICE?

Burgandi.

20) NAME ALL THE DIFFERENT CITIES/TOWNS U HAVE LIVED IN?

Hyderabad.

21) FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?

cricket,Tennis,F1 to name afew

22) ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?

Both of them known to me through her blog....they are wonderful and have a lovely blog.

23) WHATS UNDER YOUR BED?

Let me check....hehehe...Nothing.

24) WOULD U LIKE TO BE BORN AS YOURSELF AGAIN??

Defintly Yes.......

25) MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT OWL?

Morning Person.

26) OVER EASY OR SUNNY SIDE UP?

over easy

27) FAVORITE PLACE TO RELAX?

My Home,and anyplace with my best friends..ill just relax there

28) FAVORITE PIE?

Not a pie-lover!!!!!!!!

29) FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?

I love Chocolate, Butterscotch.

30) OF ALL THE PEOPLE U HAVE TAGGED, WHO IS THE MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND FIRST?

Lemme see who'll respond n let u know..hehehe

I'l like to pass this awrd and meme to the below all.....
Medhaa
Cham
Dee
Sagari
Sailaja

Jamie

Congratulations to you all

I got one more award by subha ravikoti,thanx alott for passing this award to me

Trip to Vizag:

Hurray a small trip to vizag and araku with friends.Planned alott..(mischeif..hehehe).I travelled most parts of India with my parents only,but if it comes with friends..that wuld be rocking right...!!There wont be any restrictions and we'll rock at vizag beach.I've been to vizag so many times..but this is very spl 'coz itzz wid friends.Looking fwd to enjoy alott.At the same time miss u alott friends..im leaving 2mrow and will be back on monday(i guess..not decided yet..hehehe).

Hope U all miss me tooooo......

A lovely award from Jamie with a crispy snack

Im flattered,itz amazing...spellbound.Im new to cooking and you all people pampered me alott.Hardly three months and i received these many awards,so many new friends,new recipes and yeah with these memes even we are knowing abt our fellow bloggers.Isn't that wonderful...??absolutely amazing.

Inspirational Award By Jamie

Today morning unusal(yeah today itzz saturday and all S/W engineers have office 'coz of some elections held last week and it was declared holiday on last thursday....very bad kada :( ... ) while i was hurrying to my office,i received a comment from Jamie.....and to my surprise itzz a lovely Inspirational award from her.

Jamie from Flavor Pantry started this award.The idea behind this award is Inspiration.Isn't that sounds interesting....??ofcourse Yes....

"This is given to bloggers whose stories and recipes inspire us. Whether it’s to eat healthier, dive back into our past to conjure up something we ate as children, or just make the light bulbs in our brains go on with a new idea for a recipe.

As recipients of this award, please share with us what inspires you and then pass on the Inspiration Award to 4 other deserving bloggers."

Feel free to post the Inspiration Award Logo on your site for the whole blogsphere to see and yeah it is not fair if I wont mention about the logo photo,this is taken by Beth from Dueling Foodies.

I'm inspired by alott of things but to mention few...the list is as follows:

1.If someone appreciates my recipes and not only that anything I did even at my desk.

2.The lovely nature...especially the first rain after a tough summer and the smell of earth after its raining..i'll be electrified if i experience that :D

3.I'm a humorous person and if someone likes my presence and if they feel that they are missing me...I just love thatt,that's really inspirational..i wont let them down by anyother personand will be very trueful to them.

4.Yeah,I still remember with my first dish,nobody in my family including me dare to eat but my nanna(dad) is the first person who says that's most delicious and later i ate that..then i realized its the worst one,hehehe.Nanna always appreciate my work..i love the importance nanna gives to me.I love him.

Its really wonderful to know abt things that inspired you...a nice award Jamie cameup with.

I'd like to further pass this award to:

Medhaa-who is always there behind me and encouraged me alott

Cham-Haaa dear,every post of mine is begins with ur comment,such an amazing dear you are.I hope this time im the first one who passed this award to you('coz b4 im passing any award to u..u already been there by receiving it...hehehe,suchaa stardom you have...).

Uma-Mana telugu aada paduchu(means a Telugu Women) with her wonderful and inspirational set of comments.

Sireesha/Sailaja-Telugu aada paduchulu with lovely recipies,i feel so close when i receive comments from siri and sailu

its been said i should pass this to 4 persons...im passing to siri n sailu at a time 'coz both r very inspirational to me..i cant leave anyone above.

Onion Pakoda:

See Jamie gave a coffee cup inspirational award and im ready with a lovely snack..which is an all time favorite to every one.

First monsoon came and i was really happy...yuppiee,without any pause i started doing pakodis...a lovely combination for a cool,breezy weather.

whataa combo..watching rain from the window having coffee(i have jamie's cup now..hehehe) with pakodis.

Ingredients:

Chopped Onions 3-4

Besan flour 1/2 small cup

Rice flour 1/2 small cup

Green chillies 3-4

Soda(optional) 1/2 pinch

Water

Salt as per your taste

Oil

Directions:

Mix all the above ingredients except oil with water..make it as a paste

Heat oil in a pan and drop the paste as small drops.

Let it fry till it turns to golden brown color.

Remove from kadai and place them on a tissue paper,so that it absorbs the remaining oil

Pakodis are ready..for better taste serve with tomato sauce(optional)

Note:Rice flour is added for crispiness..if u dont want very crispy u can reduce the measure

Tamarind Pulihora and Some awards by Sireesha......

Tamarind(Chintapandu)pulihora...generally called as Pulihora.A very well-known authentic southindian recipe.By default for every other function and festivals people esp in my house pulihora is very common...starting from Barasla~Naming cermony to wt not for sankranthi,ugadi,diwali and the list goes on... :D.

My grannie and my aunt is very good at making pulihora..for a better and unique taste they add Mustard seed paste..in telugu we'll call "Aava" to pulihora...gosh the taste is as unqiue as any other hand made pulihora's.

Though we have pulihora in our house very common,I love eating "Pulihora prasadam" from temples..standing in the queue and getting handful of pulihora and eating..that feels like heaven.

I love eating pulihora made by my aunt(grannie is no more :(.... ) and the pulihora at temples,esp tirumala venkateswara swami's pulihora prasadam..such a delicious one, still a mystery wt all the'll add for pulihora.Whenever we were been to tirupati,Nanna used to give the pujari's 5 or 10 n used to get even more pulihora..n v enjoyed eating that.... :D

Even we can make Pulihora with left over rice also...

Here is my way of doing....

Ingredients:

Cooked rice

Tamarind Pulp - 1 cup

Turmeric powder - 1 Tbsp

Mustard seed Paste-1 1/2 Tbsp

salt per taste

For Seasoning:

Oil

Hing/Inguva

Chana Dal

Urad Dal

Mustard seeds

Peanuts

Green chillies

Red chillies

Curry Leaves

Directions:

First compelte the seasoning part..take a pan make oil to heat and add the seasoning stuff as per the order above.

Meanwhile for mustard paste grind the mustard seeds and keep that aside.

Now come the tamarind part..cook the tamarind pulp for 2-3 min sitll it thickens.

Now take a wide mouth plate 'coz u can mix well and in that add cooked rice add turmeric,salt,mustard seed paste,tamarind pulp and seasoning stuff.
Mix it well and add enough oil at the end if reqires....'coz the more oil u add,the more tast n tangy it'll be.

This will tastes more tangy as the hours pass on.

Enjoy with Curd.

My Awards by Sireesha:

My friend Sireesha passed me two awards...im flattered siri.Thanks alott dear.

"Nice Matters Award is for those bloggers who are nice people; good blog friends and those who inspire good feelings and inspiration. Also for those who are a positive influence on our blogging world.”

I hope by this time many people got this award. I would like to further pass this awards to:

Medhaa

Sailaja

Jamie

Neha

Here comes my favorite one.I love if somebody calls me a chatter box.I remember first time my mom called me when i was in 3rd or 4th standard and from that time the person whoever meets me they concluded thatzz an apt one for me :D hehehe.

I never felt bad and instead i felt very happy if someone taggs me.......

Thanx a million siri for remembering me dear.........

I pass "Good chat Blog Award" to the following fellow bloggers....they are well deserved i hope...:D

Medhaa

Cham

Sailaja

Uma

Asha

Congratulations to all the awardee....

Minapa Rotti~Urad Dal Rotis

Here comes one more south indian tiffin,if some one get bored of eating Idils,here comes a nice tiffin which replaces usual idly.

Generally nanna is not interested in idlis so some times amma used to prepare this insted of making idlis.

The ingredients are same as idly but here we'll make this as dosa

Ingredients:

1 cup urad dal/minapappu

1 1/2 cup Idly Ravva

salt per ur taste

Oil

Directions:

I think every one knows how to prepare idly batter....if not here is my(or my mom's)way of preparing...It varies from one to other.

Soak Urad dal overnight and grind it as thick batter.

Now add idly ravva which is cleaned thoroughly to the batter.

Dont sqeeze all the water while adding ravva 'coz this may cause idlies to become harden...this is my mom version... :))

Add required salt.

For Minapa Rottis:

Take required batter into a bowl add required amount out of water

Dont make this as dosa's kinda batter or as idly one.

Batter should be in a medium thickness.

Heat a non stick pan,take batter into a big spoon/garita/cup and spread it over the pan evenly.

Do this in a high flame...once it turns to golden brown color turn it other side let it be for 1 more minute.

Delicious Minapa Rottis are ready to serve.

We can use any kind of chutnys for this tiffin.

But nanna's fav is Avakaya or Honey n even i lov this eating with a pickle or honey.

Note:One can even garnish this with chopped carrot,oninon,cliantro...

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Pudina Coconut Chutney~Pudina Kobarikaya Pachadi

Hi Friends,usually we try chutnies like Peanut chutney(palli Pachadi) or Coconut Chutney(kobbarikaya Pachadi) for Idilis and Dosas.

Every Saturday in our family at nights we wont have dinner but some tiffins on the name of Lord Venkateswara.Today our tiffin is Idly and This time I take a chance of trying some different pachadi and I came up with this.It came out really well and a very good combination for southindian tiffins.

Ingredients:

Grated Coconut-1/2 cup

Pudina-1 Bunch

Salt Per ur taste
Tamarind-Small Lemon size
Sugar-1/2 tbsp(optional)
Turmeric-1/2 tbsp

1/4 cup water (or as required)

For Seasoning:

Oil

Hing(optional)

Urad Dal -1 1/2 tbsp

Chana Dal -1 1/2 tbsp

Mustard Seeds-1 tbsp

Jeera-1 tbsp

Red Chillies-3-4

Directions:

Heat oil in a pan,add all the seasoning(popu) stuff in the above order.Keep that aside.

Now in the same pan add Pudina Leaves and keep that for awhile still leaves turns to dark color.

Now in the mixi jar add grated coconut,popu,pudina leaves,salt,tamarind,turmeric,sugar,water.

Grind finely.

Delicious pachadi/chutney is ready to serve for tiffins.

I have been Tagged by Sireesha to write 10 things I hate....
The below listed are the 10 things I hate:
Hmmm.....

1.I hate Showoff kinda People.
2.I hate people who takes weak points of others and keep on joking at them
3.I hate those fans who yells that they'll do anything for celebrities...persons who sacrifices lifes 'coz of not watching first day first show of his hero n many other silly reasons(really it puzzles me..how stupid r they...??!!)
4.I hate people doing charity/social service work only for publicity and not for the people..'coz I personally saw few of them..... ;)
5.I hate PDA's(Public display of affection) especially with their spouse....acco to me that shuld be very personal.... :)
6.Bad odour,Selfish Persons
7.I hate Saas-Bahu serials....TV dramas...just hate them
8.My RM(reporting manager).......Himsa Raju....hehehe
9.I hate lizards....
10.Himesh Reshamiya's singing,Overactions during award functions/reality shows


I further tag:
Medhaa
Cham
Uma
Sailaja
Andhra Flavors

Birthday Bash with Eggless Plumcake~Boostup your Chargers

My "Mission accomplishing" task is almost ready n now im looking forward to the things that gonna happen within few hours.

Well...to breakup the suspense,here is a birthday coming up tommorow i.e on 29 May.My friend,my soulmate,my best buddy birthday n here i came with a plumcake.


My task is to make him surprise by taking this cake to his home..'coz he knows that im not a very good cook,initially i thought of ordering cake and then i just wait for a moment n thought of making it by own.

Its almost four years completed n we have a gr8 bond more than words between us.I gonna make him a very big surprise by arranging some b'day bash of my own style. He even doesnt know that im running a blog,i first thought of telling him after i got some award...later i thought it would be more surprise for him if i tried something for him and showing him at that time.


On this lovely occassion,this it to u my dear.....Sweetheart

Todi maine sare hi bandan jamane..Tere todungi na mein vaada....
Adha hissa meri tho dil ki kahani ka tu...Piya mein baaki aadha




Meri jaisa lakho mile hongi tughko piya...Mughe tho milaa tuuu hi....
Tuhi meri hoton ki kiltie huise hasi...Kilaa bhi kiya tuu hi

I was initially not a kinda cooking girl n im a bad cook,but without my notice from few months i have been developed alott of interest towards cooking,and this make me to try not even dals n snacks but even cakes n desserts :D.Today I came up with a Eggless plum cake,n I was on cloud nine...it tastes outstandingly delicious and though im not interested in sweets..i cant stop eating..droolling me completly.


Here the title is Eggless Plumcake~Boostup your chargers 'coz here I have even added Boost also...:D
Here comes my way of making cake


Ingredients:



1 1/2 cup-All Purpose Flour(Maida)
3 tbsp-Cocoa Powder
1 tbsp-Boost(optional)
1/4 tbsp-Salt
1 1/2 tbsp-Baking powder
1 cup-Sugar
1/2 cup-Water
1/2 cup-Milk
1/4 cup-Butter
1/4 cup-Cherries



Directions:
1.Mix all the dry ingredients first..i.e..Maida,cocoa powder,boost,salt abd baking powder
2.Mix all the wet ingredients i.e...water,milk,sugar,butter.
3.Stir continously until sugar dissolves in water
4.Now combine both of them and stir continously till u notice that there r no lumps as such



5.Now atlast add Cherries or any dry fruits of ur choice.

6.Microwave it for 30-35 minutes

Note:Here I added butter to wet ingredient,i think u can add this at last also i.e after mixing all and then..

By doing my first cake,i noticed that instead of making those heavy dals,gravies,curries...what not,this is the easiest one.But can't go eith this everyday considering the high calorie count :D

Celebrating My First Award with Kheer-Thank You Medhaa

Semiya Payasam or Kheer is a favorite sweet to anyone and very easy to prepare,this goes well even if tis hot or served chilled.

Ingredients:

Semiya

Milk

Sugar as per ur taste

Raisins

Cashews

Ghee

Elachi Powder

Directions:

Take a Pan,fry semiya till it turns to golden brown.Mean while boil milk and now add semiya to the boiling milk by stirring continously.Now add Sugar also.

In another pan,heat ghee n now add raisins,cashews or dry fruits of ur choice and fry them till turns to golden brown color,at last add dryfuits and elachi powder.

Kheer is ready to serve.

Note:I generally add 1/2 cup more milk than reqired 'coz itz easy to drink even :D

MY AWARDS:

I'm so surprised and feeling very excited as I got my first award from Medhaa.Medhaa has passed Yummy blog Award to me,she is the person who always encouraged me,Thanks alott dear.

Coming to the Yummy blog Award ,I usually like spicy items as well as some kinda sweets,n my list is as follows:

Chockiee cookies

Chole Bhature

Banana Halwa

Paani Puri

Kaddu ki Kheer

As per the rules,I have to pass this for 5 more persons,n from the day one of my blogging there r alot of persons who deserves the award n i think almost everyone received this,I wanna give this award to some persons who really have nice blogging,deserves this award.

I hope most of them received this award,i want to give this to the persons who didn't receive yet n have exceptionally mouth watering dishes.

My List is:

Sailaja

Sireesha
Neha
Sagari

Also I got one more award from Medhaa-Cook with Love for You make my Day award,thanks for remembering me Medhaa,u made my day in return.

This award is for those who r encouraging u with their wonderful comments n as per the rules I have to pass this award for only 5 persons.

Cham

Pravs

Jamie

Sagari

and Medhaa itzz again u,i cant end the list coz u r the first person to receive a comment

Bisi Bele Bath

Bisi Bele Bath...I first time tasted this in my neighbors house..vidya,they are from karnataka.Vidya's mom is a master in preparing this and I like this very much in the very first time itself.Aunty used to send this dish each n every time she prepared,n sometimes used to invite us to their home.we'll have a nice time over there....I thought of preparing this today and see how'ld be my hand made recipe,n it turned out really but not as the one made by aunty.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup veggies(potatoes,carrot,beans etc)
1 cup Rice
1 1/2 cup Turdal
Tamarind juice as per taste
Salt as per taste
Oil reqired
Bisi Bele Masala
Chana Dal
Urad Dal
Dhaniya
5 Red Chillies
4 Cloves/Lavanga
2 Cinnamon/Dalchini
1/4 cup grated coconut
For Seasoning
4 Red Chillies
Curry Leaves
Peanut
Ghee
Directions:
Pressure cook Rice and Dal(either seperately or mixing both),add at the same time cook veggies also.I cooked all the three at the same time putting in different dishes,this will save your time.
Meanwhile take a pan and fry all the masala ingredients and grind them into fine powder.

Take a heavy bottomed vessel,mix mashed dal,rice,veggies.Now add 3/4 cup of water,tamarind juice,salt per your taste.
Atlast take a frying pan and make tadka/popu.
Add popu to rice and mix well.
Serve hot with ghee and dahi

Sugarcane Juice~Cheruku Rasam

According to my school knowledge the world's largest producer of Sugarcane is India...well so i'm worth enough to participate in Sharuk's Paanchvi Pass(;).....lol):D.

Before starting how to prepare the juice,letzz know something more abt sugarcane gals...Sugarcane called as Cheruku in Telugu.Uses of sugar cane include the production of sugar, Falernum, molasses, rum, soda and ethanol for fuel. 

Have you ever thought of theremains of the crushing,well i thought that it may be used as feed for cows and buffalos,apart from that it is used in several ways like.... may be burned to provide both heat - used in the mill, and electricity - typically sold to the consumer electricity grid, used as raw material for paper and cardboard, branded as "Environmentally friendly" as it is made from a by-product of sugar production.

Fiber from Sugarcane is also used to make mats, screens or baskets . This fiber is also used inUpanayanam a rite-of-passage ritual in India and therefore is also significant religiously.

Usually we get this in summer season.We'll found sugarcane juice shops in each n every corner of our gullies and god the taste is simply mmm...mouthwatering.When I was i my granny house..a small village in Andhra Pradesh..v used to eat Sugarcane with bare tooth n taste is...hmmm.I think every body once in their lifetime did this....n how wonders if keep on chewing,the juice will be really tasty....!!!

I thought of preparing a juice something different and unusual(v wont prepare this@home).So I bought sugarcane from the shopwala..i told him to cut into very small pieces and as we all know wt r things we need to do this....I just tried this,it turned out really tasty.

Ingredients:

Sugarcane pieces

Lemon

Ginger piece(small one)

Crushed Ice

Directions:

Cut sugarcane pieces as small as possible and now take a mixi juice jar,add sugarcane pieces,ginger piece n crushe ice.Blend it well.Drain the juice,remove the pulp n once again blend the pulp.Do this till u feel that thats it.

Add lemon juice as per ur taste,chill it and serve juice with ice cubes.

Your summer juice an unusual one@ur home is ready :D

BagaladumpaVankaya Koora~PotatoEggplant Curry

Ingredients:

Podugu Vanakayalu/Eggplant(long ones) 5-6

Potato 1

Onion 1

Salt as per your taste

Turmeric 1/4 tbsp

Tamarind 2 tbsp

Red chilly powder

For Seasoning

Oil

Uradal 1tbsp

Chanadal 1tbsp

Mustard seeds 1/2tbsp

Jeera

Red chillies

Hing

Curry leaves

Directions:

Heat oil in a pan.Once oil gets heat,add all the seasoning stuff including onion and turmeric.Now add potato and keep a lid over the pan.stir occassionally.now add eggplant pieces tamarindpulp,again close the pan with lid.Once everything is done with add required quantity of salt and mix it well.

Goes well with rice or rotis

Note:For rotis add a 1/2cup of water..it'll be like a gravy one.

Top 10 Picture Meme

Medhaa from cook with love tagged me for Top 10 picture Meme.

Thanks alottt Medha.You are the first person to receive a comment for my blog and you are again the first one to tag me..though i'm new to cooking and not even have 10 pics to tagg :(......once again thanks alot for remebering me and tagging me.

I'll put some of my dishes which i feel are really worthy enough and i add my fav dishes which i yet to prepare...

First comin to my cart....

Chole Bhature

Kaddu Ki Kheer

Tomato Dal

Banana Halwa

Instant Mango Pickle

The below Dishes are my favorites and I took these pics from Google Images which I preferbly do it soon...

Rasmalai

Pani Puri/Gol gappay

Pav Bhaji

Basundhi

Idli Sambar

I'd like to tagg ....

Cham

Anjali

Pravs

Sailaja

Jamie

Tomato Dal/Pappu

Tomato Pappu..my all time favourite.If its served with white rice and ghee combination...wow really a mouthwatering dish.I donno how much i'll eat.....when it comes to tomato pappu.

Ingredients:

Tomatos

Toor Dal

Tamarind Pulp

3-4 Green Chillies

1/2 tbspTurmeric

Salt

Karivepaaku/Curry Leaves

For Seasoning:

Mustard Seeds

Pinch of Hing

3 Red Chillies

Oil

For Garnishing:

Cilantro/Kottimeera

Directions:

Cut Tomatos into small chunks,keep it aside.Cut green chillies and take tamarind in a bowl,pour water and make it as a paste.Microwave Toordal and tomatoes,then transfer cooked ingredients to a cooking bowl,add turmeric,green chillies,salt,tamarind pulp and curry leaves.Add curry leaves and even cilantro now itself..so that ull feel the real aroma...Cook that for 5-7 minutes.

Now comes the tadka part...thru which u can get the real taste.Heat oil in another pan..once oil gets heat..add hing,mustard seeds and at last add red chillies.
Transfer tadka to tomato pappu and atlast garnish with Cilnatro.

Enjoy with white rice and ghee.

Instant Mango Pickle

Instant Mango pickle is really one of my favourite Pickle.My grandmother used to prepare this in her own way,where nobody else can compete with her.The taste and the aroma of this pickle is simply superb while we eat this with combination with white rice and oil...the traditional way of eating pickle.This weekend my mom was ill and itz my turn to try recipes..n im da queen of my kitchen,so i thought of making this yummy n tangy one.

Ingredients:

1 Raw Mango

1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder

Salt to taste

For Powder:

6-7 Red chillies

1 tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp Fenugreek seeds

Pinch of Hing

Directions:

Cut the mango into small pieces and keep it aside.Heat oil in a pan,once oil heats add hing then add mustard and coriander seeds,once seeds starts spluttering add red chillies.Dont add Red chillies at first,it turns to black..n taste of the entire pickle changes.Now grind,and make as a kachha pachha powder where u shuld find some mustard seeds,dont make this as a smooth powder.

Now add the powder,turmeric and salt to the mango pieces

Mix it well and keep it aside for 6-7 hours...if u cant wait u can have at that time itself:)(which i usually do..!!).The more it preserves the more it tastes and it will remains for 5-6 days.

Dondakaya Vepudu/Tindora Fry

I'm very new to cooking..n im learning all these recipes thru some books/blogs etc., :).My dad encourages me alot...though daa dish doesn't go well(i mean previously nobody ever dare to taste my dish includin me :)))but nanna used to taste dat n used 2 inspire me.

Dondakaya Vepudu is a quite common fry,i used to prepare which is one of nanna's fav..so i thought of add it too my recipe cart..

Ingredients:

Dondakaya/Tindora(tender)

Onions

Peanuts/Peanut Powder

Turmeric a pinch

Salt

Oil

Redchilli powder

Grated Coconut(optional)

Directions:

Cut Tidora,onions to ur required shape,keep it aside.

Heat Oil in a Frying Pan n add peanuts,onions accordingly.add turmeric to dis...then add Tindora also,let it fry for 7-10 min...cover with a lid and fry occassionally.once dondakaya changes da color..it signifies dat ur dish is almost ready.Add required salt,redchilli powder and grated coconut powder

Note:if u wanna add peanut powder then add it while ur add salt and keep for a while

Banana Halwa

Ingredients

4 very ripe bananas

1 T vegetable oil or ghee

2 T sugar

1 T chopped, unsalted, peeled pistachios

½ T chopped walnuts

Directions

Peel the bananas ,deseed and mash them

Put the oil or ghee in a nonstick frying pan and set over medium-high heat.

When the oil is hot, put in the mashed bananas.

Stir and fry for 5 to 6 minutes.

Turn the heat to medium and stir and fry for another 10 minutes or until the bananas have browned and turned to a kind of soft toffee.

Turn the heat to low.

Add the sugar.

Stir for another 30 seconds or until the sugar has dissolved.
Add the pistachios and walnuts and mix in.

Cool to room temperature, then cover with plastic wrap until serving time.

Hyderabadi Veg Biryani

Hmm..wt to tell abt vegetable biryani??itz one of da most favourite dish for every one.now a days biryani is becoming more n more common but when it cums to hyd biryani....haa...wait for a while..!!itzz not as common as da other one,n 1ce u taste dat..u'll cum to know how biryani really tastes.v used 2 alott of hangout spots..especially Paradise 'coz itzz very near to our college,v used to celebrate lot of b'day parties over there......I missed those days really:((everyone used to order all da nonveg stuff but for veggies(like me) initially hyd biryani is not really tastey.......later i used hav biryani very common n i swear i really luv dat very much.I thnk everyone 1ce in thier lifetime should taste hyd veg biryani.

Ingredients
2cups Basmati Rice
100gm Beans
100gm Carrot
100gm Turnip
1/4cup Green peas
250gm Onion
2flakes Garlic
1/4" piece Ginger
2 Green chillies
2"piece Cinnamon
4 Cloves
4 Cardamom
Andhra moggu
1 Bay leaves
1/2tsp Salt
50gm Oil
100gm Ghee
1/4cup Chopped Cilantro leaves
1/4cup Chopped Mint leaves
20gms Cashew nuts
1/2 cup Salt bread (optional)

Directions
Wash rice and drain. Slice beans, carrots and turnip into thin long pieces. Cook these vegetables with green peas and keep aside.
Slice 1/3 of the onions and keep aside. Grind the remaining onions, ginger, garlic and green chillies into a fine paste. Dry roast andhra moggu and coarsely grind it along with half quantity of cinnamon, clove and cardamom.
Heat oil and ghee in a vessel and roast bay leaves and the remaining cinnamon, clove and cardamom. (Reserve some ghee for frying cashew nuts and salt bread) Add sliced onion and saut till golden brown. Add ground paste kept aside and fry.
When it's done, saut well with ground cinnamon and add rice, fry for a while. Add salt to taste along with 4cups of water and mix well. Close the vessel and cook the rice on a low heat. When it is done add the cooked vegetables and boil for some time. Finally add chopped cilantro and mint leaves.
Cut the salt bread into fine pieces and deep fry in ghee or oil until they become crisp and brown. Fry cashew nuts in the same ghee.
Before serving the biriyani, garnish it with fried cashew nuts and salt bread.

Oats Dosa.....

Ingredients:

oats 1 cup

green moong dhal 2 cups

green chillies 6 to 8

salt to taste

chopped coriender

oil for preparing dosas

Method:

Drain the water from the soaked dhal add all the ingredients and make a smooth paste adding little water in a blender.

Add chopped coriender and prepare dosas on a nonstick tava.
Goes well with Peanut chutnety........

Tips:This is a very nutritious and a healthy break fast adding chopped onions, grated carrots or chopped coloured capsicums makes it more nutritious and colour ful!!