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......

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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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

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.

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.