Mrs.Mano's Tamilnadu Delicacies

hi Mrs Mano,
i tried you recipe for raw banana kootu...came out well ..but i do have a question- u have not mentioned when the cooked tuar dal has to be added....i assumed in the end and did that and let it boil a couple of more minutes and then added the tadka.
plz clarify.

hi preeti , thanku for resending the recepies. yes was able to open it this time. thanku once again.

Hi All,

Iam a big fan and silent spectator this forum and came across you guys...just fascinated with the posts..i love cooking and i love to read recipes and abt food. I would like to have the collection of Mrs.mano both veg and non-veg. Saw a few ppl asking for the same thing. i would appreciate it if you can send it to sangii_77@yahoo.com..iam not sure how these forums work..thats why iam giving my email id. Kindly correct me if i need to do anything else.

Thanks,
Sangeetha

the email is not clear....here it is again

sangii_77@yahoo.com

Hello Sangeetha,

R u from Erode?(i mean native)

Thattai,

Can u please re-send Mrs.Mano's recipes to helenthomasin@yahoo.co.in? I accidentaly deleted the mail u had sent earlier. Sorry for the trouble.

Thanks in advance.

Helen

Dear Mrs Mano
Nice to see u in the pages of arusuvai.com . we have not seen you, but enjoyed ur recipes ..Your contributions to the field of cookery through forumhub is a blessing for all of us .
Thanks and Regards

Hello Mrs. Mano,
I got a copy of ur Recipe collection from one of our dear hub friends. I'm overwhelmed, and do not no which one to try first.

But still I made a start and tried Gobi 65 and Gulab Jamun. Both turned out well.
This is the first time I'm making Gulab Jamun from scratch ( ie not from the MTR, Gits pack). And I'm so happy it tasted good. :D

Just A clarification : In ur gobi 65 recipe u say we noeed to soak the cauliflower florrettes in hot water for half an hour. what is the purpose of this? Should we treat cauliflower this way every time we cook it or is this only for gobi 65?

Thanx for sharing all ur lovely recipes with us. Will try them out one by one and post the feed back.

Hello Tomato,
Soaking the cauliflower in hot water is to kill bugs.

Hi All,

especially the regulars like kavithaSenthil, luz, gkals, dev, thattai and others...saw u guys at the dhaba recipe pages too...Iam waiting in anticipation to read and try out Mrs.Mano's recipes...Kindly send me the collection to sangii_77@yahoo.com Hoping some one will respond.

Thanks,
Sangeetha.

If someone is sending out that cookbook that is being mentioned from that lady, I would really enjoy a copy.

Email address: jason dot gogal at gmail dot com.

Thank you!

Dear Friends
Our Mrs Mano as a judge in cookery contest .. http://www.arusuvai.com/contest/nagai/ngt_photos.html

Hi Pr,

That was great...I've been wanting to see our cookery guru for a long time...Thanks for posting the link...:)

Hello sangii,

I have sent the files u have asked just now. You haven't answered my query. I know a friend named sangeetha from erode. Thats y i asked you. no problem if it is personal.

Hi Kavitha,

I sent you a PM on friday evening ...iam from chennai...Born, brought up hard core chennaite...:) how abt you?

Sangeetha

Hi Bharagavi and Kavitha,

Thanks again for the recipe collection. Didnt realise that senthil muthusamy was you.

Hi ,Iam also a newbie and fast becoming a fan of Mrs Mano's recipes.Can some one email me both the collections at

Thankyou

senthil muthuswamy is not me sangeetha.He is my husband.
I use that id as a public one. I have different personal id. Just to avoid junks in my personal i use my hubbies id. And i am from erode. Currently in USA.

Hi SreeKulu,

I just forwarded you the recipe collection to sindhusree@yahoo.com .

Also can anyone tell me what mixie is best to buy between preethi chefpro, butterfly and premier.
How is the titling grinder different that the table top one...i mean is the steel drum removable in the table top model....or is like the normal grinders where u have to take th batter from the fixed steel drum.

Kavitha, u by anychance in kansas city, KS

p.s: If this needs to be posted on a new thread or somewhere else lemme know.

Sangeetha.

No Sangeetha. I live in Wisconsin.

Dear Mrs. Mano,

I need a favor...I want your advice on foods that will reduce body heat.
Due to excess heat I often end up with boils in face :(

I know that fruits like water melon is good for heat reduction. In food, adding vendhayam, seeragam in cooking would reduce heat. I do take all these.

I am interested in knowing any food recipes focusing on body heat reduction. Also foods or ingredients that should be avoided due to excess heat.

Appreciate your response,

Nalabaagam.

Hi gkals,

Thanks for the suggestion regarding ribbon pakoda.

Dear Mrs.Mano,
For a long time, I have seen your absence from the hub.
I hope everything is ok,
Your AUTHENTIC recipes are missed.
Hope to see you once again active in Forum.
Rgds
Hemant Trivedi

How abt drinking plenty of water? Or applying sandol on the face(it might cause cold too). Coconut water, veg., like cucumber is also good.

I saw in a magazine saying methi seed water in an empty stomach during morning(soaking seed in water overnight and drinking the water) is really helping out to reduce the body heat.

Somewhere, I read that ragi cools yr body and advised that while feeding it to kids, you can add ghee to neutralize so that the kid will not catch cold. So, why dont you try ragi without adding ghee?

Back at home, my mother used to say that leftover rice's water(pazhayadhu) is good in reducing body heat; here, it is not possible!

Will let you know, if I come across anything useful..

hi,
pls send me mrs.mano recipe for me too , thanks in advance dewhoneycream27@yahoo.com.sg

Hi Mrs. Mano,

Tried your chicken biryani over the weekend and this version was also a BIG HIT!!! My hubby LOVED it... Tx for the recipes....

And I second the request for you to be present more often in this forum, if all else is fine at your end... we definitely miss your regular inputs...

Hello R,

Thanks for your suggestions...they are real useful ones.

Yeah...I know about cucumbers effect and I keep adding to my food in the form of salda, raita, etc.

I am going to try out vendhayam soaked in water, though I used to take vendhayam with curd whenever I get stomach ache (sootu vali).

Can you share some Ragi recipes to take them? Did you mean Ragi Kanju?

Regards,
Nalabaagam

Hi sangeetha,Thankyou for forwarding me the recipes.Also Bhargavi raj thank you for sending the recipes.Yes the anticipation is great and now I can't wait to try it out.

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Originally Posted by sangii77

Hi SreeKulu,

I just forwarded you the recipe collection to

Also can anyone tell me what mixie is best to buy between preethi chefpro, butterfly and premier.
How is the titling grinder different that the table top one...i mean is the steel drum removable in the table top model....or is like the normal grinders where u have to take th batter from the fixed steel drum.

Kavitha, u by anychance in kansas city, KS

p.s: If this needs to be posted on a new thread or somewhere else lemme know.

Sangeetha.

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Hi, could some kind soul please email Mrs. Mano's recipes to me at

jason.gogal @ gmail.com

Please note the spaces in the address. This is to avoid spam. To email me, simply remove the spaces around the @ symbol.

Thank you,

Jason

No problem..Nongu is also an excellent fruit to take.

Yes, ragi kanji-the one we use to feed our kids.

And, recently my father too informed abt taking vendhayam water, particularly people those who late sit at night, shd take them regularly to reduce heat from the body.

Some people apply vendhayam paste before taking head bath since will reduce the heat of the head too.

Hi Jason,

I just forwarded you the recipe collection. Enjoy!!! They are really good.

Sangeetha.

Hi Nalabaagam,

A simple method to effectively reduce body heat is to apply 1/2 a tsp. of castor oil on the very top of your head and rub it in. Do the same for the soles of your feet, rubbing the oil vigorously. Do this at night just before going to bed, and you will feel a difference the next morning itself. If you don't have this oil {velakkennai in tamil}, you can also use gingelly oil {nallennai}.
Apart from this, you can include veggies with high water content, like ash-gourd {poosanikkai}, banana-stem {vazhaithandu}, snakegourd, kovakkai etc. Similarly fruits like kiwi, pineapple , plums and figs { anjeer in hindi, athipazham in tamil } are cooling. Even soya products other than soya milk, like soya flour, soya cheese{tofu}, soya chunks, soya beans and even urad dal, mung dal are cooling for the body.

Stomach ache due to body heat is concentrated just below and around the navel area. A drop of castor oil rubbed vigorously in the area , helps relieve the heat and pain.
You can try this simple vendhya kashayam also, which is excellent for reducing even severe body heat , esp. during the scorching Indian summers. Simply boil 2 tsp. methi seeds in 2 cups of water, till water reduces to 1 cup and the liquid gets pale yellow colour. Strain the seeds, cool the water a little bit, add a drop of ghee and little palm sugar {panamkalkandu in tamil}, or even ordinary sugar, to make the bitter taste bearable. Drink, rest for about 10mins. Even the most acute of tummy aches will disappear.

Hope this info. is useful,
Bye.

Put few teaspoon of cumin seed in water(1 lt). Boil nicely till the color of water become pale yellow. Cool it and drink this water instead of plain water. This will reduce the body heat and also good for health.

Seeragam=Seer+Agam

Agam means body. Seer means good. So seeragam means keep body in good condition. I heard this from some sidha vaidhiyam show.

Also we our sefl use this seeraga water druing every summer in India.

Hi,

I am new to this forum. I am not that great at cooking, jus started after marriage.. So I would like to have a copy of Mrs.Manos recipes sent to me at svasu_ani@yahoo.com

Thanks

Hi.. Thattai.. can you please forward to me the bryiani recipe and other recipes to my e-mail : zorrokc@yahoo.com
Thanks............

Hi!

The recipe files have been sent to helenthomasin@yahoo.co.in, dewhoneycream27@yahoo.com.sg & svasu_ani@yahoo.com.

Helen, sorry for the delay. It may be a good idea to save the files in your hard disc to prevent accidental deletion...

Rg,

Dear Inimai!
I regret for my delayed reply.
You can use raw rice flour, which we can buy from any grocery shop for making the snack ribbon pakoda. There is no need to soak and grind the rice to use in this recipe. There are so many varieties in RIBBON PAKODA recipes. You can increase a little bit chilli powder. For a Change you can grind green chillies with a little ginger instead of chilli powder. Even you can grind red chillies with a few garlic pearls and add this paste to the flour.

Dear Honeydew!
Nowadays every brand of microwave oven has so many facilities like baking, grilling etc. You must go for a famous brand with a couple of years of guarantee. I am using the Whirlpool microwave oven and it is really good. I do not know which brand is good and famous in US. Here I have attached a good link for microwave cooking. Please go through it thoroughly before buying yr m.oven.
http://www.microwavecookingforone.com/

Dear Di!
I am happy that yr experiment on raw banana koottu turned very well for you. It is correct that you have added the cooked tuar dal in the end and allowed it to cook for few minutes.

Dear Pr!
Thanks you very much for the compliments.