Mrs.Mano's Tamilnadu Delicacies - Part 2

Dear Pr!

Thank you very much for the nice feedback on the recipes ‘Microwave palgova’ and bisi bela bath.
I have never seen any type of ‘unsweetened condensed milk’ in the market.

Here is the recipe of ‘Pau Baaji’ you have asked.

PAU BAAJI:

Ingredients:

Small buns- 12 to 15
Butter- 250gm
Finely chopped onion- 2
Big tomatoes [crushed]-3
Cauliflower florets- 100gms
Peas- half cup
Carrot [cut in to pieces]-1
Green chilli paste- 1 tbsp
Ginger paste- 1 tbsp
Chopped coriander- 1 cup
Garam masala- half sp
Garlic paste- 1 tsp
Lime juice- 1 tsp
Potatoes [cut in to small pieces]-500 gms
Salt to taste
Oil-3 tbsp
Turmeric powder- half sp

Procedure:

Cook the vegetables in enough salted water. Then drain the water and keep it up. Mash the vegetables. Heat a pan and add the oil along with 3 tbsp of butter. Add the onion and fry for some time. Add the pastes with the turmeric powder and cook for a while. Add the tomatoes and cook until it is mashed and the oil floats on the surface. Add the mashed vegetables with enough salt and cook for a few minutes. If needed, add the reserved water. Add the garam masala and cook for a few seconds. Sprinkle the lime juice and coriander leaves.
Cut the bun in to halves. Just before serving, melt some butter on the tawa and toast the buns on both sides. Again melt some butter and fry some prepared curry in it.

Dear Tharuna!

Thanks a lot for the feedback on ‘Peas Capsicum pulao’

Respected Mrs.Mano,
Can you kindly post the recipe for vendaya kanji.

Thanks.

could someone be kind enough to give me mrs.mano's recipes that were given before 2006?
my hands are paining after i cut/copied/and pasted the 2006 collection.
so please consider my request..
my mail id is annie.rp@gmail.com
thanks in advance

Dear Mrs Mano
THank you very much for the pav bhaji recipe . How to prepare the garam masala powder used for that . Last time I prepared with the garam masala powder I had at home and it dint turn good( like the fast food shops) . My friends told that its good when we use pav bhaji masala .. please clarify me when you find time .

Please post the makkan peda recipe when you find time .
Thanks
PR

Dear KPR!

Here is the recipe for ‘Vendhaya kanji’ which you have requested.

VENDHAYA KANJI:

Ingredients:

Par boiled rice- 1 cup
Green gram- half cup
Fenugreek seeds- 2 tbsp
Small garlic flakes- a ahndful
Coconut-1
salt to taste

Procedure:

Dry roast the green gram and the fenugreek seeds in a pan on slow fire until they are slightly fried. Wash the boiled rice along with the fried ingredients. Add 5 cups of water to it with enough salt and the garlic flakes also. Pressure cook them for 7 whistles. Take it out. Extract thick coconut milk from the coconut. Mash the kanji. Add the coconut milk to the kanji when it is still hot. Mix well.

Hi Mrs.Mano,

Tried capscicum-peas pulav & it turned out to be very tasty... thanks a lot for the recipe... finally, I'm learning to make good briyanis/pulavs... courtesy: your recipes...:)

Dear Dev!

I am happy to know that you became successful in making a delicious capsicum peas pulau. Thanks a lot for the nice feedback!

Dear Pr!

I have not yet tried the recipe’ makkan peda’ so far. Here is the link for it. You can try it.
http://members.fortunecity.com/bravi2000/sweets.htm

Some people add ‘pav baaji masala’ for an extra taste. Reduce the quantity of green chillies and you can add 2 or 3 tsp of pau baaji masala instead of garam masala. Here is the recipe for it.

PAU BAAJI MASALA:

INGREDIENTS:

Red chillies-25
Coriander seeds- 3 tbsp
Peppercorn- 3 tbsp
Cumin seeds-3 tbsp
Cinnamon- 3 tbsp
Cloves-3 tbsp
Black cardamom-3
Fennel seeds-2 tbsp

PROCEDURE:

Dry roast the spices in a pan until a nice aroma floats on the air. When they are cooled, pound them in to a fine powder.

Dear Dev!

I am happy to know that you became successful in making a delicious capsicum peas pulau. Thanks a lot for the nice feedback!

Hi Mrs Mano

I have a doubt..i saw some recipes in your thread like potato Kola, Beetroot Kola etc. What exactly are they? Are they side dishes or snacks? I want to try them, so thought will ask you. Sorry abt my ignorance.

Thanks

Dear sangeetha!

These 'kola' varieties are fried items like cutlets. They can be served as a side dish with sambar and rice and also for pulao varieties. They look like gulab jamoons in shape. They can be eaten as snacks also!

Oh thank you Mrs Mano. Will try them out sometime during next week and will let you know.

Thanks for all your wonderful recipes. I tried your Microwave Carrot Halwa today and it turned out very yummy. So easy to make and so delicious !

Dear Mrs. Mano,
Nalla irukeengalaa!!??
Is there any place where I can go & get all your recipes as a file to mail to myself to print & keep it. Because....your recipes rock & U rule....:-) congratssss & thank u so very much for all your kind efforts........kindly to let me know or even send me links so that i can print them all out set by set....or anyone who is reading this...& does have all of mrs mano's recipes...plzzzzz plzzzzz send them to me too.......my email id.........simples101@yahoo.com.........thank U in advance..........with much regards..........suvai!

Dear Sangeetha!

Thanks a lot for the nice feedback on 'Microwave carrot halwa'.

Dear Suvai!

I have just tried to send the atatchment of my recipes to your email address but it returned back with a failure notice. Send me your email address to me and I will send the attachment to you.

Hi Mrs.Mano, can u please send the recipe file to -del- aswell... Thanks in advance...:)

Dear Mrs Mano
I tried the pav bhaji with the masala powder recipe u have posted . Needless to say it tasted great . Thanks very much .
Thank you very much for the makkan peda recipe too.
I tried ulunthu vadai according to your recipe and I got the shape very good for the first time . Texture , taste everything was very good . Am goin to follow this recipe for ulunthu vadai hereafter . Adding toordal for the vadai to drink less oil is a very good hint .

Could you please send me your recipe file to prethivasu@yahoo.com when you find time.
Thank you
Regards
Pr

Dear Dev
Tried the chola dosai with your method and it worked . Thanks a lot
Regards
Pr

Dear Dev!

I have tried to send you the atatchment of my recipes just now. But it returned back with a failure notice mentioning the email address was not correct.

Dear Pr!

Just now I Have sent the attachment of my recipes to you!

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Originally Posted by Mrs.Mano

Dear Dev!

I have tried to send you the atatchment of my recipes just now. But it returned back with a failure notice mentioning the email address was not correct.

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Oh... can u please try again send ing to -del-

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Originally Posted by pr

Dear Dev
Tried the chola dosai with your method and it worked . Thanks a lot
Regards
Pr

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my pleasure...:)

Dear Mrs. Mano,
Can u send me ur recipe document to my mail id. My id is arrecipes@yahoo.com.
Thanks in advance.

Dear Dev!

I think that your email address is a wrong one. From two of my email accounts, I have tried send the atatchment just now, but they bounced back with a message that the email address was incorrect.

Dear arrecipes!

I have sent the atatchment of my recipes just now to the email address you have mentioned. I hope you would have received.

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Originally Posted by Mrs.Mano

Dear Dev!

I think that your email address is a wrong one. From two of my email accounts, I have tried send the atatchment just now, but they bounced back with a message that the email address was incorrect.

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:roll: The IDs are the ones I'm using currently... I double checked for any spelling mistakes too... but...hmmm...not sure Y u got such a msg... anyway... I'll try sending a mail to you from my mail... Please try sending the files to tht id... Very sorry for the trouble...

Got the recipes Mrs Mano . Thanks a lot
Regards
Pr

Dear Mrs. Mano,
Received ur recipe file. Thanks for sending.

Dear Mrs. Mano,
My apologies............my email id is..........simples101@yahoo.ca..........i had inadvertently typed "com" instead of "ca"...sorry!!.
Looking forward to having all of your recipes......:-)

Can you please post these recipes if you have it :

Thayir muruku..............& also..........this kuzhambu that is made out of water that u have washed the rice with.....i think in chettinad they make this kuzhambu....any idea what i am talking about??? thank u thank u...in advance for sending me yr recipes...& also the requested ones......ipadiku ............anubudan.....suvai....:-)

Respected Mrs.Mano,
I tried your vendhaya kanji and it came out well as always.
Thanks a lot for the recipe.

dear mrs. mano.
thank you so much for mailing me your recipe collection. i really appreciate your spirit of giving and sharing. you made my day.
yaaay! one biiiig hug to you
lots of love
annie

Hi Mrs.Mano,
How to make andhra paruppu podi
thanks

Dear mrs.mano

pls tell me how to make ennai kathirikai kulambu

thanks

Dear Mrs. Mano,
Enai marakaatheenga plz plzz....onga recipes for me.....rendu email id tharen.....simples101@yahoo.ca.........or simply101ster@gmail.com....thank you mrs. mano.........:-) thank u thank u.............with much regards...suvai

Dear Mrs Mano
I followed your tip for cleaning the stove top(lime juice and baking powder) and amazed with the results . No pungent smelling cleaning solutions anymore . THanks :)
Regards
Pr

Dear Lakshmi!

I regret for the delay in replying to you. I have already posted the recipe for ‘Ennai kathtahrikkaay kuzhambu’ and you can find it in the index. I am not aware of any paruppu podi of ‘Andhra’ But I know about Andhra’s gun powder recipe which Mr.Hemant have posted years back. If you want it, I will post it here.

Dear Pr!

I am glad to know that my tips are useful to you. Thanks a lot for the nice feedback.

Here I am posting a tasty recipe which I tried last week.

SOYA TOMATO FRY:

Ingredients:

Soya balls- 2 cup
Finely chopped tomato- 2 cup
Ginger paste- 1 sp
Garlic paste- 1 tsp
Turmeric popwder- half sp
Finely chopped coriander leaves- half cup
Oil- 4 tbsp
Enough salt

Grind the following ingredients to a fine paste:

Cashewnuts-8, cinnamon- 1 piece, fennel seeds- 2 tsp, Kashmir chilli powder- 1 tbsp

Procedure:

Soak the soya balls in hot water for 10 minutes. Then drain the hot water and again soak the soya balls in chilled water for 10 minutes. Then drain the water. Squeeze the water well from the soya balls using the fingers.
Heat a pan and add the oil. Add the tomato with the turmeric powder and fry them until they are mashed and the oil floats on the surface. Add the ginger and the garlic pastes and again fry it for a few minutes. Add the soya balls and cook them for some minutes until they are well blended with the tomato masala. Add the ground paste and coriander leaves. Cook for some more minutes.

Dear Suvai!

I have just sent to you the attachment of my recipes.

Dear Mrs. Mano,

I tried the brinjal fry, Semolina and Banana kesari and Chow-chow koottu from ur collections. It was too good.

Can u post some Brinjal recipes as an accompaniment for rice.

I found one recipe for Chicken Kuzhambu it has listed only the ingredients and the method is not there. I am listing it here can u pls. post the method for the above recipe.


CHICKEN KUZHAMBU-I
Ingredients:
Chicken-1 kg [cut into small pieces]
Onions-3[chopped finely]
Tomatoes-1 cup [chopped finely]
Ginger paste-1tbsp
Garlic paste-1tbsp
Chilli powder-1tbsp
Coriander powder-11/2tbsp
Shredded coconut-2 cups [grind finely to a paste]
Peppercorns-1sp
Cumin seeds-1sp
Fennel seeds-2sp
Raw rice-1 handful
Cinnamon-1sp
Cloves-4
Small onions-1/2 cup[finely chopped
Enough Cooking oil
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder-1sp
Chopped coriander and curry leaves