Mrs.Mano's Tamilnadu Delicacies

Hello Mrs.Mano !
iam the one who used the user name foodlover.i returned after a 6 month visit to India.i tried many of ur recipes there and got kudos from my family.Thanks a lot.
1)i brought karrupatti from India.i don't know what to do with it.i used to have urad dhal kanji made with karupatti when i was a kid.Can u post me uraddhal kanji recipe or any other recipes using karupatti?
2)can u post the recipe for carrot kheer?
Thanks in advance.warm regards Foodlover.

Hello Everybody !
Under what name ' MOCHAI ' will be available in Indian grocery stores? Thanks in advance.

Hello Viji!

Here is the recipe for sambar vdagam.

SAMBAR VADAGAM:

Ingredients:

Lentils- 50 gms
Kaaramani paruppu[thattai payaru]- 50 gm
Black gram- 100gms
Bengal gram- 100 gms
Asafetida powder-1 tsp
Red chillies-10
Shredded white pumpkin- 2 cups
Chopped coriander leaves- 1/2 cup
Salt to taste

Procedure:

Soak the dals in enough water over night. In the morning, grind them coarsely with the red chillies, asafetida powder and enough salt. Squeeze the water out off the white pumpkin and add it to the ground paste with the coriander leaves. Mix well. Make goose berry- sized balls and dry them under the heat of the sun placing them on a plastic sheet.

Dear Nalabagam!

I do not know any recipes using black gram powder. You can use it in any adai maavu instead of grinding black grams.

Dear Sudha Karthik!

I do not remember that I have mentioned thinai maavu as a good food for children. I never used it also. May be R can help you. You can ask her.

Dear Sharky and Dev!

I have found out a recipe in my file with the ingredients you have mentioned. I think that the following recipe will be helpful to you.

PARUPPU KEERAI:

Ingredients:

Lentils- 1 cup
Chopped palak- 3 cups
Finely chopped garlic- 1 tsp
Finely chopped ginger- 1 tsp
Finely chopped green chilies- 1 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Oil- 1 tsp
Water- 3 cups
Salt to taste

For the tempering:

Ghee- 2 tbsp
Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp
Finely chopped onion-1
Finely chopped green chilli- 1 tsp
Finely chopped tomato- 1
Garam masala- 1/2 tsp
Armchur powder- a pinch
Chilli powder- 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder- 1/4 tsp

Procedure:

Combine all the ingredients from no.1 to 9 in a bowl and pressure cook them to 5 whistles. Heat a kadai and pour the ghee. Add the cumin seeds and when they start to splutter, add the onion with the tomato and the green chilli. Fry well until the oil floats on the surface. Add all the powders and fry for a few minutes. Pour this on the cooked lentils and mix well.

Dear Mrs.Mano,
Can u please post "kuska Biryani" recipe for me?..My husband had it in the parotta shops back in India and i wud love to try it.I tried one recipe that i found in the internet but it said to use Tomatoes and it came out like Tomato biryani althou the taste was different.My husband gave me the impression that it will be white in color.I hope that u will help me out.

Thanks and Regards,
Suganthi.

Thanks for that tip tomato...will try it out...:)

Thanks Mrs.Mano...Will try it & let you know...But,the recipe I'm talking abt doesn't have ginger in it & I believe they add tamarind juice to it... & the dhal too,I believe is split moong(yellow moong) dhal... & the green used in it,I'm not very sure if it is palak or gongura or what not!!!...:) If you happen to visit a typical Andhra restau,they serve this dhal after you r done with dhal powder... & forgot to tell U,this dhal sometime has veggies in it instead of greens...but the taste will be almost the same... That's Y I said that it might have some kind of powder added to it...

Mrs. Mano,

Dev is right.

Unfortunately there is no Andra sytle restaurant in Dubai.....

Anyway, thanks Mrs. Mano, will try this dal and let u know.

sharky.

Dear Mrs.Mano,

I tried Mysore Masala Dosai as given by you and it was just unbelievably tasty. My hubby liked it very much. And I don't even have a wet grinder..... just a blender. But still it came out so well. btw sorry for the late reply, as I was out of town for few days.

I wanted to know if I can make soft idlies too using the blender. I have "Hamilton Beach (10 Blend-Master)". Can you please give me some tips to make soft idlies without a wet-grinder?

Malini