Mrs.Mano's Tamilnadu Delicacies - Part 2

Dear Thattai!

Thank you very much for the hearty greetings.
My heartiest congratulations for you as well as yr second child. I wish you all the happiness with good health.
After so many experiences in this world, it really softens and mellows the heart to see a fresh innocent baby’s face and feel its softness in the hands. Yes, I enjoy being a grand mother now.
I also do not remember whether I have posted the recipe of ‘poondu kuzhambu’ previously or not. Here I am posting a better version of it for you.

POONDU MUZHAMBU:

Ingredients:

Small garlic flakes- a handful
Small onions- half cup
Small onions finely chopped- ¼ cup
Tomatoes finely chopped- half cup
Turmeric powder- half sp
Chilli powder-1 ½ tbsp
Coriander powder- 1 ½ tbsp
Karuvadagam[coarsely crushed]-1 tsp
Fenugreek powder- 1 tsp
Coarsely ground peppercorns- half sp
Curry leaves- a few
Asafetida pr- half sp
Gingelly oil- 6 tbsp
Tamarind- a big lime size
Salt to taste

Procedure:

Soak the tamarind in 2 cups of warm water and after half an hour, extract its thick juice.
Heat a pan and pour the oil. When the oil becomes hot, add the crushed vadagam and immediately add the onions. Fry them nicely to golden brown. Then add the garlic flakes and the tomatoes with the turmeric powder and fry them until the tomatoes are mashed well and the oil floats on surface. Add the pepper and fenugreek powders. Fry for a few seconds on slow fire. Pour the tamarind extract with the powders and salt. Boil the kuzhambu for 15 minutes. Lastly keep the kuzhambu on slow fire for a few seconds and pour 1 tsp of gingelly oil on top.

Congrats Mrs. Mano.
Now your life will not be the same as it has been so far.
We are likely to see less of Mrs. Mano here on FH.
( I know because I have two grand daughters)

Hemant Trivedi

Dear Mrs Mano
Congratulations !!!!!!!!!!!!.You should be enjoying every moment to the fullest I guess ..
Regards
Pr

Dear Suvai!

Thanks a lot for the nice feedback on ‘keerai kuzhambu’ and ‘thengai pal sadham’!!
Here is the recipe of ‘Aavakkai pickle’ for you!

AVAKKAI PICKLE:

Ingredients:

Raw Mango pieces-8 cups
Chilli powder-2 cups
Gingelly oil-2 cups
Mustard powder- 1 cup
Fenugreek powder- 3 tbsp
Turmeric powder- 2 tsp
Salt- 1 ½ cup
Optional ingredients:
small garlic flakes-1 cup, shredded ginger- 1 cup, green gram powder[slightly coarse]- 1 cup, small white chickpeas-1 cup

Procedure:

The raw mangoes should be firm, fresh, and sour. Wash the raw mangoes and dry them with a clean cloth. Cut them in to a little bigger pieces with the seed inside. In a broad basin, mix in all the powders with the salt and the gingelly oil with a clean spoon. Add all the mango pieces and mix them thoroughly. Change them to a clean jar coated with gingelly oil liberally. Cover tightly with a clean cloth. After three days, mix well with a clean spoon, again cover with the cloth and keep it on sun light for a day. Thus it must be mixed well once in 10 days. After the mango pieces are soaked well in salt, it can be used.
The optional ingredients also can be added to this pickle. They will enhance the taste. For chick peas, soak them overnight, drain them in the morning, dry them well in a clean cloth and then they can be mixed in the pickle along with the other ingredients.

Respected Mr. Trivedi!

Thanks a lot for the wishes. It is a honour to receive blessings from you.

Yes, I can already see a lot of changes are coming in to our routine life. We are eagerly expecting the baby’s arrival along with my daughter in law which will be only after 3 months. Till then, I think, I will be coming regularly to the Forum hub as usual.

Dear Pr!

Thank you very much for the nice wishes.

Thanks Mrs MAno, Dev and Suvai for your wishes.

Thanks also to mrs MAno for posting kuzhambu recipe. Just made poondu kuzhambu today, so will make ur version in the next rotation. Am sure it will be yummy :)

Dear Mrs. Mano,
Just read thru the Poondu Kuzhambu recipe. Needed some clarifications:
1] Small onions mentioned twice - one 1/2 measure and one 1/4 measure. Which one to take?
2] What can we substitute for the vadagam?

Thanks,
Thattai

Dear mrs mano.......thank u nga so very much for the avakai pickle......:-)
I am sure you must be eagerly awaiting the arrival of your little prince to get home :-)
He will be such a bundle of joy to everyone around....enjoy!!

Hi Mrs.Mano, tried moong sprouts kulambu recipe of urs...turned out very well... thanks a lot...:)