Friday, August 8, 2008

COCONUTMILK DOSA

Ingredients
1 cup rice
1/3 cup udad dal
2 cups coconut milk
1/2 tsp. methi (fenugreek) seeds
1/3 cup curds
1/2 tsp. soda bicarb
Method
Wash and soak the rice and dal together.Add methi seeds and soak for 6-7 hours or overnight.To prepare coconut milk put grated coconut in blender.Repeat with the same residue. Restrain.Add water and blend till smooth. Strain.Use this milk to grind the dosa batter.salt to taste Add curds, soda, salt and mix well.oil to shallowfry Keep aside for 3-4 hours.Heat griddle, pour 1 spoon batter.Proceed as for plain dosa.Even thick dosas may be made from the same batter if desired.Serve hot with coconut or onion chutney.

Monday, July 28, 2008

some true facts

You might also think that anything labeled at the grocery store as "low fat", "sugar free", "low-carb", or "whole grain" are good for you, right? Think again! You've been deceived by the clever marketing of huge multi-million dollar food corporations...
FACT - Did you know that most foods labeled as "sugar free" or "low-carb" actually contain artificial sweeteners, sugar alcohols, and other additives that create a hormonal mess inside your body, actually stimulating your body to STORE more belly fat and stimulate cravings! And foods labeled "whole grain" only have to contain a small fraction of whole grains where the majority can still be refined starches and sugars that spike your blood sugar faster than a sugar-laden soda!

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Mango Halwa

Ingredients:
Mango Fruit - 1
Water - 1/2 Cup
Sugar - 2 1/2 (or) 3 Cup
Ghee - As per ur requirement
Bhadam, Cashew, Dried Grapes - As per ur requirement

Method:
1. Take the water in a vessel. Put the sugar in it and heat it.Dont heat so much, so that it 'll become semi solid (very hard)
2. In the mean time, take the fruit mango. Peal of its skin, take the inner fruit, smash it and put this in that cooking sugar+water mixture along with the ghee. Stir it well.
3. When that mixture come to a state of semi solid i.e. halwa state, add fried Bhadam, Cashew and Dried Grapes. Now ur tasty mango halwa is ready.

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Hi gurlz...

This blog is for people who luv to eat n cook...........
after all we r born to live... to live we eat...
so stay healthy...Njoy great food...

Friday, July 18, 2008

PAL (MILK) KOLUKATTAI

Ingrediants

Rice flour- 2cups

Sugar-1 cup( It can be reduced to 3/4 cup if one wants to reduce the sweet)

Milk-3 cups( I use HALF & HALF, it can be substituted with whole milk)

Water-1cup

Grated coconut-1/2cup

Method:

1) Make a soft dough of the rice flour, grated coconut along with 1/4 cup sugar and required amount of water.

2)Shape them out to round kollukattai's

3)Bring the milk to boil along with water and remaining sugar.

4)When the milk starts boiling well add the kollukattais one by one take care not to break them.

5)Keep them in low flame till the kollukattais are cooked.