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I always use freshly grated coconut ( which I grate myself though it is extremely time-consuming) The maid brings me a coconut everyday- I break it & grate it myself.

Thankyou for the tip: I'll remember to add the ginger & the coconut oil. I normally use refined oil for spluttering the mustard & urad dal! And yes, I've saved two recipes from Mrs. Mano's thread.

Thankyou for all the help you have rendered me, Shoba Mam! You ladies help me improve in my cooking everyday!

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How to make khoya (kovva) ?

Thanks
rsankar.

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While searching for info on ricotta cheese, I found this info:

http://www.bawarchi.com/features/feature5.html

Hope it helps..

Regards,
Shoba

Thanks, Shoba Mam. The link was very helpful for me too- I had known only the traditional way to make it- by reducing milk to solids. :D

Thank you Shoba for the link.

rsankar.

Hi,
Can anyone help me with making murukku from rice flour and urad flour. I live in the US and have no proper blender / grinder. So I have to use these flours available in the Indian grocery stores. I tried making murukku with 1 cup rice and 2 tablespoons of urad four. I added salt + oil + jeeragam. The murukku taste isn't bad, but not great. It turned out almost whitish in colour and it isn't crisp or hard. It seems soft. This is my first time. Somebody Help!!!

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Originally Posted by ShivShanth

Can anyone help me with making murukku......

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I saved this recipe for a long time ago, I don't know the web address....here is the recipe...

Murukku

Rice flour : pottukadalai flour= 4:1, mix them with warm water and add butter, sesame/jeera, red chilli powder and salt. Mix all of them well and make with ribbon pakoda achu.

Hi, Can anyone please translate the following in Tamil for me.

Cilantro
Capsium
Lentils
Metti leaves

Thanks in advance.
Yoshi

Cilantro = Kothamalli
Capsium= kudai milagai
Lentils= paruppu
Metti leaves= venthaya ilai/ venthaya keerai

Hi ShivShanth,

Indian stores carries MTR murruku powder mix and the murukkus turns very good.

Thank you Dev

Someone pls help me find the link to Mrs. mano's "Capsicum Potato Fry"- I searched the whole of the 12 pages of the thread "Mrs. Mano's TamilNadu recipes." but could not find. :cry:

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Someone pls help me find the link to Mrs. mano's "Capsicum Potato Fry"- I searched the whole of the 12 pages of the thread "Mrs. Mano's TamilNadu recipes." but could not find. :cry:

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POTATO CAPSICUM FRY:
Ingredients:
Potato- 250gms, Capsicum [diced]-1 cup, Red chilli powder-1 tbsp, Turmeric powder- 1 tsp, Fennel powder- 1 tsp, Sliced onions- ½ cup, Garlic paste- 1 tsp, Oil- 4tbsp
Salt to taste
Procedure:
Boil the potatoes, peel the outer skins and then cut them into cubes. Marinate them with the turmeric powder, chilli powder, garlic paste, fennel powder and enough salt for ½ hour. Heat a kadai and pour the oil. When it becomes hot, add the onion and fry it until it becomes brown. Then add the capsicum pieces and fry for a few mintes. Then add the potato pieces and fry until they are well cooked and roasted.

Alan try the search engine on this site. It throws up old posts...

Shoba

Thanks a ton Shoba Mam!

What are fennel seeds, btw?
*I'm scratching my head at this one*

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What are fennel seeds, btw?
*I'm scratching my head at this one*

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saunf - jeera (not cumin, the other one)

ohoh! I see, Thanks Red Pepper! :D

Could someone tell me which keerai varities to buy and from where in Singapore.
My sister has recently moved to Singapore and she doens't know where to buy Indian items (except Little India)
1) do u get keerais only in Indian stores or any other place, She said there are lot of other keerai varities which she doens't know how to cook or which one to cook.

2) Also she said she bought some chappathi flour from Indain shop and it was not good.Could you please let me know about the brand name/place to buy wheat flour for chappati as well.

3) Do u get bread (whole wheat/whole grains) in singapore like in US, If so which shop?

4) Do u make curd at home, if so how /with which milk ?

Could you please let me know about this .
(btwn my sister is pregnant now, so i am trying to give her tips to eat healthy food which is available in singapore)

Thanks a lot in advance,
Sri

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Originally Posted by Alan

What are fennel seeds, btw?
*I'm scratching my head at this one*

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saunf - jeera (not cumin, the other one)

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saunf-sombu/perun jeeragam/fennel

Jeera-cumin

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Could someone tell me which keerai varities to buy and from where in Singapore.
My sister has recently moved to Singapore and she doens't know where to buy Indian items (except Little India)
1) do u get keerais only in Indian stores or any other place, She said there are lot of other keerai varities which she doens't know how to cook or which one to cook.

2) Also she said she bought some chappathi flour from Indain shop and it was not good.Could you please let me know about the brand name/place to buy wheat flour for chappati as well.

3) Do u get bread (whole wheat/whole grains) in singapore like in US, If so which shop?

4) Do u make curd at home, if so how /with which milk ?

Could you please let me know about this .
(btwn my sister is pregnant now, so i am trying to give her tips to eat healthy food which is available in singapore)

Thanks a lot in advance,
Sri

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1.Keerai varities- most Inidan ones you get in little India... I've not seen it in much otherplaces except if U have an Indian grocer near ur house...
2. Atta- I buy pilsbury from any Indian shop.
3. Whole whear bread is available in almost all shops. I like Sunshine brand. You can also find multigrain ones, ots& honey bread etc etc...
4. I make curd at home using Amul slim & trim milk(available in Mustafa & other Indian stores in little India. Even my nearby grocesr stocks it). Meiji brand milk is also good for making curd.

Thanks a lot Dev for your quick reply.
Do u get frozen spinach (or any other keerai ) in the local grocery shops. we get that in US grocery shops.

Sri

Thanks kavitha!

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Thanks a lot Dev for your quick reply.
Do u get frozen spinach (or any other keerai ) in the local grocery shops. we get that in US grocery shops.

Sri

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Sorry... I don't use any frozen stuffs except for green peas... SO, I never venture out into the frozen section...

Someone help me out with the recipe for Vegetable Biryani. I know the mainstream recipe, but I hear there are different ways of enhancing the taste! Anyone got any? :)

Adding some coconut milk and/or cashewnut paste is a taste enhancer. My mom does it when we go home, to impress the son-in-law i guess. :)

Does any one know the Tamil word for Palm sugar please?

i think its " Panagal kandu " or " Panam karkandu "

Sri

Thanks sri.

hi all

do anybody know how to make kamarkat

san

there are different things like

aapa soda/soda bi carbonate/baking soda/soda (uppu)salt/baking powder....

are they all same? or different? what dishes they r used for?

thanks!

Inimai. I think baking soda, soda bi carbonate and soda uppu are all same.

Baking powder is different.
Look at this link for more info on it, http://users.rcn.com/sue.interport/food/bakgsoda.html
hope it helps.
Kz

thank you Kz! Is baking powder used in bread/cake varities?

Yes, Baking powder and sometimes baking soda is also used in baking cakes/cookies etc.
Kz

Making curd with organic milk is not setting? Does anyone else have this problem? I usually make curd at home with regular milk. this time tried with organic whole milk. it is not setting. I set curd with organic and regular milk in two bowls at the same time. regular milk is set. so i am confused. Any suggestion?

Kz

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Making curd with organic milk is not setting? Does anyone else have this problem? I usually make curd at home with regular milk. this time tried with organic whole milk. it is not setting. I set curd with organic and regular milk in two bowls at the same time. regular milk is set. so i am confused. Any suggestion?

Kz

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I make yogurt with organic milk. I have no problems so far. Maybe you didn't add enough yogurt culture to it? or was the milk very cold? I normally boil the milk, then cool down until it is lukewarm. Then I mix 2-3 tbsp of yogurt. It works for me.

I will try it again RP, the milk was lukewarm, i will try with more yogurt culture this time and see.
Kz

Hi Everybody,
I'm newbie to this forum.It's very great to see everyone sharing their idea's of cooking.

Plz anyone do send me the Collection of Chef Dhamodharan and Revathy Shanmugam Recipes. Especially could u send the collection of Dhabha Recipes.
Awaiting for those recipes.
Plz sent it across to me.My id is vijiveer@gmail.com
Thanks in advance.

Hi,

I want to use Olive oil to massage my baby. But there are different types like extra virgin, light... I don't know which one to use. Also, I'm confused whether we can use the cooking olive oil for baby massage too. Is there seperate olive oil for body massage?

Please clear my doubt.

Thanks!

Hey,

my friend was telling me that her baby became bit darker after she started using olive oil for massage... So, confirm this with someone before using...

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Originally Posted by Inimai

Hi,

I want to use Olive oil to massage my baby. But there are different types like extra virgin, light... I don't know which one to use. Also, I'm confused whether we can use the cooking olive oil for baby massage too. Is there seperate olive oil for body massage?


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Hi Inimai,
I've read Extra Light Olive oil can be used for baby massage.as it contain less fragrance than other olive oil.But some say that it has been chemically processed and has to be avoid.
As babies put their hands and fingers into their mouths, you could use a natural oil like almond or sesame seed oil.
Do check out the link below.
http://www.storknet.com/guests/babymassage.htm
http://www.infantmassage-imis.com.au/tips/

Hi Inimai,
I used Extra Virgin Olive oil for my first child. Its the oil that comes out of the first press, so no chemicals used. I used to apply olive oil till my son was 2 yrs. Couldn't do it for my second one as she developed eczma when she was just 5 months.
Before using olive oil or any oil its better to check if your child has eczma.