Cooking with Seeds - Cumin Seeds an Event Announcement!!!

Hi Friends,


This month event is Cooking with Seeds - Cumin Seeds an event started by Priya of Priya's Easy and Tasty Recipes. I would like to thank Priya for giving me an opportunity for hosting this event.

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Rules for the event.
1. Prepare any vegetarian dish using Cumin Seeds/ Jeera and post between now and 31st May. (Only vegetarian no eggs please).

2. Please linkback to this event announcement and Priya's Event link. Use of Logo is appreciated.

3. Email me at simplysara07@gmail.com with Subject CWS - Cumin Seeds and following details.

- Your Name
- Blog name
- Recipe Name
- Recipe URL
- Picture with size 300 x 300 pixels

4. Archived entries should be reposted with event linked back.

5. Non-bloggers too can participate in this event, send in your recipe by email with or without a photograph.

6. Multiple entries are accepted.

7. Round up will be posted in June.

Please feel free to leave your comments. Hope you enjoy the participation @ Sara's Corner.

Looking forward for your entries.

Cheers,
Saraswathi Iyer

* I am on vacation will join back soon. So please send in your entries to my mail.

Award and a Short Break!!!

It feels great to receive an award and I would like to thank Rekha and Adukula Vishesham for passing me this wonderful one.

I would like to pass it to

Kalai
Rachana
Oraphan
Akal's Sappadu
Padma
Padhu
Chitchat
Sailaja
Cicily
Jyoti
Soma
Deepti

To the award winners, please pass this on to your favorite bloggers! Here are the Rules:

1. Put the logo on your blog or within your post
2. Pass the award on to 12 bloggers!
3. Link the nominees within your post
4. Let the nominees know they have received this award by commenting on their blog
5. Share the love and link to the person from whom you received this award

A Short Break

I am taking a short break from blogging since am going on vacation to meet my family and friends.

Will be back with some interesting recipes soon.

Take Care and Happy Blogging.

Ramanavami Panagam, Neer Mor and Kosambari!

Ramanavami falls today thats 31st March 2012. Ramanavami is celebrated on the occasion of birthday of Lord Rama. It falls on the 9th day of Shukla Paksha.

On this day prayers are done and visit to Lord Rama temple. Observe fast/upavasam. Special pooja is performed at home and temples offering Panagam/Panaka, Neer Mor/Buttermilk and Kosambari as prasadams to Lord. Ladies will exchange kumkum with the prasadams with neighbours.

In Tamilnadu only Panagam is prepared. In Karnataka Panaka, Neer Mor and Kosambari is prepared.

Heres the simple and easy recipes for this.

Panagam/Panaka is a sweet drink prepared with Vellam/Jaggery.

Take 1 cup mashed or powdered vellam/jaggery in 4 glasses of water.
Add 1/2 tspn elachi powder/cardamom powder and 1/2 tspns sukku powder/dry ginger powder.

Mix well and keep it aside till all the vellam/jaggery is dissolved. Serve chilled or as it is.

Note - If case you feel Jaggery is less you can add later and mix after offering to Lord.

Variation - You can add ripen mash melon/Kirnipazham. It will be very refreshing.

For Neer Mor/Buttermilk

Take 1 cup thick curds/plain yogurt add 3 cups water, chopped coriander leaves, salt, chopped ginger mix well and Serve.


For Kosambari Recipe click here.

Happy Ramanavami.