Mrs.Mano's Tamilnadu Delicacies

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Originally Posted by ammu

Dear Mrs.Mano,
Thanks for the ragi recipes.I will try them and let you know the feed back. I have got a plenty ( almost like more than 4 kg) of green chillies from the near by farm. I stored some in freezer and also I put some in the buttermilk and dried( mor milagai) . If you can give me some kind of recipes which I can make with it.THank u .
regards
ammu

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ammu,
Here is the recipe for green chilli pickle posted by Mrs. Mano some time back. HAven't given it a try, but its got to be good coz its from Mrs. Mano. So here u go:

GRREN CHILLI PICKLE:

Ingredients:


Green chillies- 100gms
Tamarind- a big lemon size
Fenugreek seeds- 1 tsp
White sesame seeds [ellu] - 1 tsp
Asafetida- a marble-sized piece
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Enough gingelly oil
Powdered Jaggerry- 1 tsp
Mustard seeds- 1 tsp

Procedure:

Slit all the green chillies slightly at the tail ends. Soak the tamarind in enough water for 30 minutes and then extract its juice.
Heat a kadai and roast the sesame seeds, fenugreek seeds and asofetida in a little oil and then powder them finely when cooled. Again pour the gingelly oil in the kadai and heat it. Add the mustard seeds and when they splutter, add the green chillies and fry them well on medium fire until they change their colour. Add the tamarind extract with the turmeric powder and enough salt. Cook the pickle until all the water is evaporated and is thickened like gravy. Now add the fried powder with the jaggery and cook for a few more minutes on a very slow fire.

Dear Mrs.Mano,
I made "Mysore Rasam" yesterday and it was simply heavenly.I loved it and i have you to thank for that.

Regards,
Suganthi.

Hi,
Could somebody please email me Mrs Mano's collection of recipes to premila66@hotmail.com

Thanks! :)

I would really appreciate if someone can send me the recipes to my id preethi76roshan@gmail.com.
Thanks in advance

Dear Mrs. Mano, I made Kuska Biriyani with a few substitutions yesterday. Turned out good. I used Soy milk instead of Coconut milk and use only 1 tsp of butter + 1 tsp olive oil (cooked in non stick rice cooker - so didn't need much oil). My husband liked it a lot.

Thanks
D

Hi Mrs Mano!

Can something be done with namuththupona (lost crispiness) appalam? I dont have the heart to throw them (20-30 appalams)away.

Looking forward to your response and thank you in advance!

Shoba

Dear Mrs. Mano,

Can you please let me know how to use the microwave idli cooker sold in India. It says boil water for 1 minute , then keep the idlis with batter for 4 minutes. When I do so, the idlis are not cooked in the middle.

If anyone has/is used or using them please let me know the correct procedure and time.

Thanks,

Sudha Karthik

Hai sudhakarthik,

I use microwave idli cooker. I just keep it for 4 minutes and 30 seconds and idli's come out just fine. Try it out.

regards
sun

i've got the microwave idli plates too. just heat the water for one min and then put in the plate with the batter for about 3mins 45secs on 800W. it works well for me this way.

Dear Mrs. Mano and all other hubbers,

I have been enjoying the various posts on this forum. In Malaysia, many people tend to eat out and we are very quickly forgetting that cooking is a great pleasure - sometimes even more than eating itself.

It is lovely to see that so many also share my own love for sharing recipes and trying new ones.

I would really appreciate if one of you could give me the recipe for black pepper ponggal - savoury with whole black peppers. I ate it a few times when I was in Chennai and it is absolutely scrumptious. I just cant get hold of the recipe.

I would also like to know what rice rawa is. I don't think we get it in Malaysia.

Thank you all.

Sheila