Mrs.Mano's Tamilnadu Delicacies - Part 2

hi ms mano, will that be sweet if so kindly post it thanking you.-

Dear Luz!

Here is the recipe for ‘Tomato fruit jam’ which I have already posted years ago in this same thread!

TOMATO FRUIT JAM:

Ingredients:

Tomato-500gms,
Mango-1,
Pineapple pieces-1cup,
Banana-3,
Dates-a handful,
Red apple-1,
Raisins-2tbsp,
Ghee-3tbsp,
Sugar-2 cups,
Cardamom-2tsp.

Procedure:

Cut all the fruits into tiny pieces separately. Powder the cardamom with 3tsp. sugar. Place a tawa on fire and put all the tomatoes. Cook on a medium fire till all the water evaporates. Then add the sugar. Within a few minutes both will mix nicely and give a glossy structure. Now add all the fruit pieces and mix well and cook for a few minutes under slow fire. Fry the raisins in the ghee and add this with the cardamom powder to the fruit mixture. Mix well. This is the time to add more sugar if it is wanted. Mix well till the sugar dissolves and put off the fire.

Note:

Bangalore tomato is more suitable than 'naattu thakkali'. The jam will be more delicious if it is kept in the fridge for sometime. According to the sweetness of the fruits and personal taste sugar may be needed much more sometimes. This we can add in the final stage before we put off the fire. Usually this is served with Biryani.

hi ms mano, thanks for the prompt reply. will try it and give the feedback ,thanku-

MUTTON SOUP:

Ingredients:

Mutton[small pieces with bones]- 50 gms[cooked with 3 cups of water and a pinch of turmeric powder]
Cooked Thuar dal- 2 tbsp
Turmeric powder- half sp
Crushed Tomato -1 cup
Finely chopped Sambar onions-10
Finely chopped coriander- half cup
Mint leaves- a few
Ghee- 1 tbsp
Oil- 1 tbsp
Peppercorns-1 tsp
Cumin seeds- half sp
Fennel seeds- half sp
Lime juice- 1 tbsp

Crush the following coarsely:

1 piece cinnamon, 1 cardamom, 1 cove and quarter sp- fennel seeds, 1 tsp crushed ginger, small garlic flakes-8

Procedure:

Heat a vessel and pour the ghee and the oil. Add the chopped onions and fry to golden brown. Then fry the crushed ingredients and fry for a few minutes. Add the crushed tomatoes with the turmeric powder and fry well until the oil floats on top. Add the greens and fry for a second. Add the cooked mutton with the water and the cooked dal with enough salt. Add 1 or 2 cups of water according to the required consistency. Let the soup simmer for 5 minutes. Grind the pepper and the Cummins coarsely and add them to the simmering soup. Allow the soup to simmer for 2 more minutes. Put off the fire and add the lime juice.

Dear Mrs. Mano,

I've tried many of your recipes and every single one has turned out wonderful. Thank you!

I have read somewhere about a garlic pickle which is not cooked, but soaked in lemon juice and salt for some period of time, until it is ready to eat. Apparently it's very good for health.

I wonder if you have any pickle recipes that uses raw garlic in it. If so, Could you share please.

Also, if you have any other pickle recipes that uses raw vegetables other than the typical mango pickle or lemon pickle, I'd love to try them too.

Thanks very much!

Raw Garlic pickle

Since this taste can be strong, try it out with a small quantity, say two or three pods of garlic. Separate and peel the garlic cloves and chop them each into two or three pieces. Chop 5 or 6 green chillies into same size pieces. You can add more later if it is not spicy enough. Put the chopped garlic and chillies in a glass bottle or jar. Add a teaspoon of turmeric powder, and salt and mix. Add the juice of two or three lemons, or more, till the pieces are submerged. This pickle can be used after two days, only the chillies take longer to become edible. You can adjust the taste with more salt or lemon juice any time, as no cooking is involved.
Be sure to keep in the fridge after two days, as no preservative is used. You can also add ginger for a variation.

Thanks Ksen, that sounds simple and easy.. I'll give it a try and let you know.

Dear Mrs. Mano

Thanks alot for all your lovely recipes. Just by thinking of this Tomato Fruit Jam my mouth waters.... :oops:

How long can we keep this bottled jam in the fridge?? Can it last for a couple of weeks?? Btw...is it raw or ripe manggo that is called for in this recipe?

Thanks
sonu

Dear Mrs. Mano

My daughter loves Channa Masala to go with her rotis. Appreciate it very much if you could send in your version. We tried it at a local Pujabi eatery and she simply loves it..!! :thumbsup:

Dear Mrs. Mano,

How are you? Thanks for providing all the tasty recipes. I constantly keep myself updated with all your recipes. My husband just rang me from office to ask what I am doing for Dinner.

I immediately referred to your site and am going to make the vegetable sagu for chappathi.

Just want to ask you something. Can I use your Chicken mince ball curry recipe to make "urundaikari kulambhu".

Thanks,
Hulda