Sweets and Savouries Event Roundup Part 1

My first event in blogging was Sweets and Savouries Event. Thank you all for participating in the event. Am very happy that I have received around 75 entries.

Here you go with the Sweets Roundup. I am sure you will like and try the sweets for Diwali.

Sweet Mixed Nut Balls by Sadhana Shah
Churma Ladoo by Muskaan

Ricotta Cheese Doodhpeda by Sadhana Shah
Sweet Appam by Sadhana Shah

Semiya Kesari by Padma
Rava Ladoo by Padma

Nei Urundai by Padma
Rasagolla by Akshay

Gulab Jamun by B Saraswathi
Ashoka Halwa by B Saraswathi

Phenori by Sushma Mallya
Gud Halwa by Shalini Venkatesh

Cake Pauk by Rekha
Ada Prathaman by Rekha

Seviyan by Renu
Churma Na Ladoo by Purva

Karamani Sundal by Usha Nandini
Walnut Halwa by Usha Nandini

Gulab Jamun by Jyothi
Instant Milk Halwa by Padmaja

Moong Dal Ladoo by Sireesha
Rava Coconut Ladoo by Usha Nandini

Paruppu Payasam by Usha Nandini
Paal Kuzhakottai by Gethan

Coconut Rava Ladoo by EC
Carrot Kheer by Usha Nandini

Thenga Burfi by Saraswathi Iyer
Boondi Laddu by Usha Nandini

Chiroti by Jyothi
Chakka Pradhaman by Gethan

Coconut & Jaggery Balls by Priya Suresh
Microwave Badam & Pistachio Phirni & Carrot N Coconut Halwa by Priya Suresh

Modak, Boorelu, Panchakhadya & Nugul-untallu by Priya Suresh

Semolina and Oats Kheer by Priya Suresh
Microwave Chocolate Coconut Fudge by Priya Suresh

Puran Poli by Priya Suresh
Microwave Chocolate Thiratti Paal by Priya Suresh

Channadal Flour Kheer by Priya Suresh
Chocolate n Coconut Laddoo by Priya Suresh

Tender Coconut Kheer by Priya Suresh
Moogdal Ladoos by Priya Suresh

Baadusha by Prasu
Kaasi Halwa by Sailaja

Ambakalya by Akshay sent by mail.
Besan Ka Ladoo by Arti Agarwal

Ambakalya is a Parsi sweet dish that is prepared mostly during Navroze, the Parsi new year.

Ingredients:

1 kg mangoes
1/2 kg jaggery
Cinnamon stick

Method:

Peel the mangoes and cut into pieces. Cut the jaggery into small pieces. Cook mango slices till they turn soft. Mix jaggery and water. Boil it till jaggery melts. Add mango slices and cinnamon stick. Cook it when covered on a medium flame for ten minutes. Now cook it uncovered till it turns to a thick syrup. Keep it for cooling. Ambakalya is ready.

Will be posting Savouries Part tomorrow. Please let me know in case I have missed any entry. Thank you.

Ghee Mini Dosa

Dosa is everyone's favourite let it be kids or adults...

I am giving simple and easy recipe for mini dosa which is loved by kids and ofcourse my little son.

Ingredients
Dosa Batter - 4 small cups (makes 4 mini dosas)

For Serving
Sugar - 1 tspn
Ghee - 1 tspn

Method

Heat a tawa(skillet) pour 1 cup dosa batter on the tawa do not spread. Pour ghee on it. Cook both sides till brown.

Mini Dosa is ready to serve. Serve with Sugar and Ghee.

This recipe is going for Kids Delight by Srivalli.

My other entries for the event are

French Fries

Veg. Sandwich

Rose Milk

Pooris

Winner of my Giveaway!!!!

It was nice announcing a giveaway for my birthday which was on 28th Sept. The Day was excellent with my family.

My son chose the Winner thats Divya of Dil Se.

Congrats Divya will get it touch with you on mail.

Thank you for all of you.

Giveaway for my Birthday!!!

Am very happy and excited to give free poster printing for my birthday.

When Digital printing came forward to sponsor a Giveaway here at Sara's Corner offering one of my reader a free 18x24" Rolled Poster Print, since I could not leave it, just accepted the offer. The prize is sponsored by DigitalRoom.com.

DigitalRoom has huge products with wide varieties for online printing such as Poster Printing and Digital Printing

How do you win the Poster?

- To win this giveaway leave a comment explaining what would you Print if you win this chance of poster printing. It can be your family photo, kids photo or pets photo anything you would just want to print.
- You can also Follow me. Non bloggers can subscribe my recipes through mail or readers.
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- You can also blog about the giveaway and link my blog as well as DigitalRoom.com which has extra chances of winning.

- Poster will be shipped anywhere in US.

Disclaimers:
Digitalroom.com reserves the right not to print obscene or offensive materials. Giveaway ends on 28th Sept. Winner will be selected by 30th Sept and receive an email how to get it printed. Make sure you have your high-resolution photo ready.

Good Luck...

Thenga Burfi (Coconut Sweet Bars) my 150th post with Awards Shower!!!

Thenga Burfi is very famous sweet in India which is easy to prepare. This is prepared with grated coconut and sugar. Navarathri has begun starting this day and Wishing Ramadan Kareem and Selamat Hari Raya Puasa.

Ingredients
Fresh Grated coconut - 4 cups
Sugar(Fine) - 3 cups(if you like more sweet you can put 1:1)
Cardamom powder(Elachi) - 1/2 tspn
Orange colour - a pinch(Optional)
Ghee - 1/2 cup
Cashews - (Optional)

Method
Mix grated coconut and sugar in a thick bottom kadai. Heat it and keep stirring. when sugar is dissolved, Add ghee, colour and cardamom powder
When its boiling and bubbles are up and doesnt stick to kadaipour it on a greased plate or tray. (If it becomes dry and thick burfis will be hard)
Allow it to cool a bit and cut into desired shapes. When fully cooled remove and serve or store

Thenga Burfi is ready.

This recipe is going for
WYF - Festive Food Event by EC
Dusshera, Dhandteras & Deepavali by Shanthi
Sweets & Savouries by me
Joy from fasting to feasting by Lubna

Awards Shower

Awards are always encouraging and motivating. It makes me to think a lot, work hard and contribute more to my blog.

Rekha of Rekha's Recipes and Jyoti of Panch Pakwan has given me the following awards.

I must thank these persons who has given me the awards and list their blog and link it
I must list 10 honest things about myself
I must put a copy of The Honest Scrap Logo on my blog.
I must select at least 7 other worthy bloggers & list their links
I must notify the bloggers of the award and hopefully they will follow the above three requirements also.

My honest things:

1.I love to sing and dance
2.I love travelling
3.I love food
4.I love shopping
5.I love to be with my son and play with him

6.I love to go home for a break
7.I love watching tv
8.I love to meet my friends missing my adda...
9.I love cooking

10. I love my family

My these awards are given by Rekha. Thanks a lot for your awards its very memorable. Thanks Dear.

Now coming to passing on
I would like to pass this to my fellow bloggers.

Priya
Ammu Madhu
Rekha's Kitchen

Jeyashri Kitchen

Smitha

Akshay

This award is given by Chaitra of Aadhithyam for participating in Rice Feast. Thank you dear.

If you have not sent your entries to my Sweets and Savouries event please send it by Sept 30th.

Rose Milk

Rose Milk is very tasty and simple drink. This is a favourite drink of my 16months old son for its colour and taste:-) Its very refreshing.

I was thinking Rose Milk is very difficult and long process to make so always having it in a restuarant. But my friend here told me Rose syrup is available in super market and its easy to make. Now am very happy after I bought my family likes it a lot and drink daily.

Take 2 tspns rose syrup(store bought sugar added some are without sugar too) in a glass and pour cold milk of your choice(Normal, Low fat, skimmed milk) stir well and serve. For children you can garnish few choco chips.

My other entries for FIL Milk event are

Paal Payasam

Carrot Halwa

Seven Cup

This recipe is going to FIL Milk Event by Sanghi and Soup n Juice Event by Sireesha.

This can be very refreshing drink after fasting so sending it to Joy from fasting to feasting by Lubna.

Carrot Paasi Paruppu Curry and Award

This participation award has been given by Mrs Shanthi for participating in her State Special Event. Thank you.

Sanghi has passed me this Gold Friends Award. Thanks dear.

Carrot Paasi Paruppu is very tasty curry. Its simple and easy to prepare.

Ingredients
Carrot - 4 nos
Paasi Paruppu (Siru Paruppu/Split green gram/Moong Dal)- 1 cup
Cooking oil - 2 tspns
Kadag(Mustard/Rai) - 1/2 tspn
Uzhatam Paruppu/Kadalai Paruppu(Urad dal and Channa dal )- 1 tspn
Peringayam(Asafotida/Hing) - 2pinches
Karuvepillai(Curry leaves/Kari Patha) - few
Salt

Preparation Method
Soak Paasi Paruppu for half n hour and pressure cook for 1 or 2whistles in cooker or cook directly in vessel. (If cooked in vessel keep an eye it will overflow so keep stirring)
Wash, remove skin and chop carrots into small pieces.

In a Kadai, put oil mustard Kadagu wait till it splutters. Then add Peringayam, Uzhatam Paruppu/Kadalai Paruppu, Karuvepillai wait till its brown. Now add carrots, manjal with little water and cook. When its half cooked add salt stir occasionally.

Add paasi paruppu and mix well. Cook for few minutes till all mixes well.

Carrot Passi Paruppu Curry is ready to serve. This is a good side dish for chapathi or to mix with rice.

Note - If you want gravy type you can add little water and cook.

This recipe is going for Sidedish for chapathi event hosted by Viki.

My other entries for this event are

Gravy

Palak Paneer

Channa Masala

Keerai Kootu

Kadai Mixed Vegetable

Dal Fry

Dal with Cabbage

Erulli Gojju

Potato Sagu

Poriyal/Curry

Cabbage Green Peas Curry

Pavakkai(Bitter Gourd Potato) Uralai Fry

Beans Curry

Chutneys

Pudina Chutney

Coconut Chutney

Tomato Juice | Summer Special!

Happy Teachers Day!!! remembering my teachers in school, college and at work. A mother is also a teacher who is the first person to teach a child. Thanking my mom.......

Wishing all mothers too.

Juices let it be a fruit juice or vegetable is a very healthy drink.

With that note I am posting a simple and easy recipe for tomato juice.

I had few riped tomatoes so thought of making juice this time.

Ingredients
Tomatoes - 5 nos , Sugar - (As per your taste/ depending upon sweetness of the tomatoes) Ice cubes - few (optional) Can also add a pinch of Black salt or chaat masala.
Water - as required
Ice cubes - few

Method
Grind tomatoes and sugar with water in juicer or mixie.

Strain it and serve with ice cubes or chilled.

Tomato Juice is ready to serve. 

 

Happy Onam!!!

Onam festival is celebrated in Kerala, India by all Malayalees.... Special and traditional food is prepared with varieties

Wishing all my friends a very Happy Onam

Ven Pongal | Breakfast Recipes!

Ven Pongal is a breakfast/tiffin prepared with rice and paasi paruppu(Moong dal/Split green gram) This is very simple and easy dish to prepare. Its my favourite breakfast. This is famous in Tamilnadu, South India. This is also one of the fast moving breakfast in Tamilnadu because of its Easy to Digest nature.

Its less spicy and very tasty. kids will like it too.....I make this also when I come home late and have less time to cook because its "Fast to cook and good to eat".

Serves - 2 - 3
Ingredients
Rice -  1.5 cups
Paasi Paruppu - 1 cup
Ingi (Ginger/Adrak) - 2" piece chopped
Milagu (Black peppercons) - 1 tspn(As per your taste) slightly crushed or whole
Jeeragam(Cumin seeds) - 2 tspns
Perungayam (Asafotida/ Hing) - a pinch
Karuvepellai (Curry leaves) - few
Pachai milaga (Green chilli) - 1 no (slit)
Oil - 4 tspns
Ghee - 2 tspns
Mundiri paruppu(Cashews) - 10 nos
Salt

Preparation Method
Pressure cook, a little longer than normal, rice and paruppu with green chilli with extra water. So that the mixture is not dry.

In a kadai, add oil and ghee, mundiri paruppu, ingi, milagu, jeeragam, kauvepellai and saute till pepper splitters and mundiri is brown.

Then add this to the cooked rice, add salt. Mix it well and allow it to cook in low flame for couple of mins.

If its thick add little water and mix for 1minute and off the stove.

Ven Pongal is ready to eat. Its good to eat as it is or with Brinjal ghotsu, coconut chutney or sambar.

Notes - If you want it to be more tasty dont hesitate to add more ghee.

Raagi Roti(Indian Flat Bread) with Awards and Tag:-)

Ragi Roti(Kezhvaragu/Finger Millet/Madua/Elusine Indica) - Indian Flat Bread is very healthy breakfast or tiffin. Its a very famous breakfast/tiffin in Karnataka, India. In my village we grow Ragi grains my granny sends grains to us. We clean, dry and make flour.

The whole grain in nutritrional terms is very rich in proteins, providing highest levels of calcium and high levels of dietary fibre. It helps in control of blood glucose levels in diabetics.

In Karnataka its also consumed in many forms like Ragi balls (Ragi Mudde) dipped in sambar, Malt and Koozhu. Ragi Seri can be fed for infants above 6 months since its high in calcium. Whenever we are preparing the flour at home have to be very careful since it contains small muddy particles or stones. When you buy Ragi flour from supermarkets its better to seive 2 to 3 times and then use it.

Here is a simple and easy recipe for Ragi Roti which is high in nutrition and healthy food.

Ingredients

Ragi flour - 4 cups

Onion - 2 nos chopped

Fresh grated coconut - 1 cup
Green chilli - 2nos chopped (As per your taste)

Curry leaves - few chopped

Oil

Hot water

Salt

Preparation Method

In a wide bowl, put all the ingredients and mix it like chapathi dough in hot water.

Take small balls and spread it thinly in round shape on a plastic sheet or directly in the kadai or pan.

Put 1 tspn oil and cook both sides.

Continue same process for left over dough.

Ragi Roti is ready to eat...This is good to eat as it is or with these Pickle/Jaggery/Coconut chutney.

This recipe is going for WFC Breakfast by EC and State Specials by Shanthi.

My other entries for breakfast are

Pesarattu

Adai

Bread Upma

Awards Time

Thanks to Ramya and Sanghi for Scrumptious Awards and Rekha for Kreative, Scrumptious and Fabulous Awards. I thank from my bottom of the heart for passing on these wonderful awards to me. I feel very happy and encouraged at the end of the day seeing my blog with awards.

My dear friend Rekha has tagged me..thanks dear!

The Rules:

1. Link the person who tagged you.

2. Post the rules on your blog.

3. Share the ABCs of you.

4. Tag 4 people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs.

5. Let the 4 tagged people know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.

6. Do not tag the same person repeatedly but try to tag different people, so that there is a big network of bloggers doing this tag.

The Tag:

1. A – Available/Single? Married
2. B – Best friend? Rashmi
3. C – Cake or Pie? Cake
4. D – Drink of choice? Coffee
5. E – Essential item you use every day? Internet
6. F – Favorite color? Blue
7. G – Gummy Bears Or Worms? -
8. H – Hometown? Bangalore
9. I – Indulgence? Salted potato chips of India

10. J – January or February? January for New Year
11. K – Kids & their names? 1 Son named Siddarth
12. L – Life is incomplete without? Family
13. M – Marriage date? 24th Aug 2006
14. N – Number of siblings? one elder bro
15. O – Oranges or Apples? both
16. P – Phobias/Fears? Fears
17. Q – Quote for today? Be Cool and patient
18. R – Reason to smile? My son
19. S – Season? Winter
20. T – Tag 4 People?
21. U – Unknown fact about me?unknown
22. V – Vegetable you don't like? mostly i like all thinking....
23. W – Worst habit? loose temper rarely and shout
24. X – X-rays you've had? for tooth
25. Y – Your favorite food? Bisibelebath, gobi manchurian, akki roti, fried rice, many more
26. Z – Zodiac sign? libra

I have tagged 4 blogger friends

Rajeshwari of Raks Kitchen

Jyothi of Panch Pakwan

Deepti of Dipskitchen
Smitha of Saffron Apron

Entries to State Specials

I am sending these recipes to State Specials hosted by Shanthi .

Karnataka, India

Main Course -

Bisibelebath-Huli Anna

Salad

Kosambari

Snack

Maddur Vade

Kerala/TamilNadu, India

Gravy

Aviyal

Sweets and Savouries Event Announcement!!!

Dear Friends,

I am very excited in hosting my first Event. The theme is Sweets and Savouries, since festive season is lined up am sure everyone will be preparing these. You can make any kind of sweet and savouries. Also can send me sweets or savouries like with low fat milk, sweets for diabeties, kids favourite, etc... pls mention in the subject.

Inviting you all to participate in this event and make it success.

LOGO

RULES

1. Use the logo and the link in your post.
2. Post a recipe for Sweets and Savouries between Aug 25th - Sept 30th. You can also make a combo if possible.
3. Email me at simplysara07@gmail.com with the Subject Sweets and Savouries and with following details.
- Your Name
- Blog name
- Recipe Name
- Recipe URL
- Picture with size 300 x 300 pixels

4. Archived entries should be reposted with the logo and event linked back.

5. Non-bloggers too can participate in this event, send in your recipe by email to me with a photograph.

6. Multiple entries are accepted.

7. Round up will be posted in October.

Feel free to leave your comment. Hope you enjoy the participation @ Sara's Corner.

Looking forward for your support and participation.

Cheers,

Saraswathi Iyer

Happy Vinayaga(Ganesh) Chathurthi!!!

Wishing you all a very Happy Vinayagar (Ganesh) Chathurthi. This festival is very popular in India. Lord Ganesh is elephant faced Hindu God. In Karnataka its celebrated with Goddess Gowri mother of Lord Ganesh. Idol of Gowri on the previous day and puja is performed. They also do mangala Gowri vratham on every tuesday before this festival and invite ladies for kumkum. Its called Gowri-Ganesha Habba (Festival) in Karnataka.

Clay idol or coloured idol is kept at home and puja is performed offering prasadams like Kara Kozhakattai/Modakam(Urad dal and spices covered with Rice flour),Vella Kozhakattai(Jaggery and coconut stuffing covered with Rice flour), Sundal(Dish prepared with white or black skinned chickpea), fruits and flowers with decorations. The idol is immersed in water at the end of the day after performing the puja with curd rice and sundal.

Its celebrated very grand in Maharashtra, India. Idol is kept for a 1day or 5days or 11 days daily puja is performed by the Hindu Pandits and prasadams is distributed. Sometimes they will celebrate any day in the whole month too...

In Bangalore I have seen Big idols of Lord Ganesh is kept on streets competitions are conducted music orchestra is also performed. Children take Akshata(Rice mixed with turmeric and water or ghee) and visit as many houses to see different kinds of idols and puja. Also enjoy the prasadams.

Hope this festival gives good health, peace, wealth and prosperity to everyone.

I am sharing simple and quick recipe for Kondakadalai(Chickpea/Garbanzo) Sundal

 

Ingredients

Kondakadalai - 2 cups

Fresh grated coconut - 1 cup

Dry Red chilli - 2 nos (As per your taste)

Asafotida/Hing/Peringayam - a pinch

Oil - 2 tspns

Mustard - 1/2 tspn

Curry leaves - few

Salt

Method

If you are using dry Kondakadalai, soak it overnite in water and boil with salt in pressure cooker next morning for about 4-5 whistles. If you soak it for longer hours (advisable) make sure its not over--cooked. Remove excess water and can drink as it is.

You can also use Kondakadalai available in Can which is preboiled and ready to use.

Heat a kadai, add oil mustard wait till it splutters. Then add curry leaves and Asafotida. Saute once.

Add dry red chilli and saute till its dark brown black in colour.

Now add cooked kondakadalai. Saute for few mins.

Turn Off the stove and add fresh grated coconut. Mix well.

Kondakadalai Sundal is ready. Its also done as prasadam for Navarathri too...

Veg Pulav - Ver 2

Veg Pulav is a very tasty rice. Its cooked with rice and vegetables.

Ingredients
Basmati Rice - 2 cups (Normal rice can also be used)

Chopped length wise
Beans - 1 cup
Carrot - 1/2 cup
Potato - 1 cup
Baby corn - 6 nos sliced(Optional)
Onion - 1 no big
Tomato - 1 no big
Green peas - 1 cup (I used frozen peas) Remove from the freezer and soak it in water before you cook
Ginger - chopped or grated - 1 tspn
Garlic - Optional(I have not used) or can use ginger garlic paste

Pudina(Mint leaves ) - 1 cup
Coriander(Cilantro) - 1/2 cup
Green chilli - 2 nos (As per your taste)
Grind pudina, coriander and green chilli in mixie and make a fine paste.

Cooking oil - 4 tspns
Ghee or butter - 1tspn
Spices - Cinamon, Cloves, Cardamom, Black cardamom (few pieces)
Salt

This is pressure cooker method

Preparation Method
Wash and soak basmati rice in water.
Heat a pressure cooker, put oil and ghee, when its hot put all spices and wait till they splutter. Then add onion, a pinch of salt saute till its transperant. Then add ginger and tomato. Saute till its soft.
Now add all vegetables and saute. Add the green mixture. Cook for few mins.
Add Basmati rice and saute for sometime. Add water 1:1 or if you want the rice to be little soft 1:1.5 and salt. Mix well.
Pressure cook upto 2 whistles.

Vegetable Pulav is ready to serve. You can enjoy this as it is or with Raitha.

This Tasty and Yummy Veg Pulav is participating in Chaitra's Rice-Feast.

Javarsi(Sabudana) Payasam

Ingredients
Javarsi(Sabudana) - 1 cup
Milk - 2 cups
Water - 1 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
Ghee - 1 tspn
Cashew & Raisins - few

Preparation Method
Soak Javarsi in water for half n hour.
In a thick bottom vessel put Javarsi and water. Cook till its half boiled.
Then add milk and boil well. Keep in low flame to avoid overflowing. Stir occasionally.
When Javarsi is fully cooked add sugar and boil for few mins till the milk is thick in consistency.
In a pan, heat ghee, add cashews and raisins. Fry till its brown and mix with the payasam.

Javarsi Payasam is ready to serve.

I am treating this payasam for my hubby for his Birthday(Star wise) today. He liked it and just thought of sending it to your Milk event.

This recipe is going to FIL Milk event by Sanghi.

Happy Independence Day

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY

to all Indians around the world