Mrs.Mano's Tamilnadu Delicacies

Dear Maggie!

Thank you very much for the feedback on Jeeraka rasam.

Thanks a lot Mrs.Mano, for clarifying about egg aapam. But should I directly break an egg into the aapam [like a 'bull's eye'] or should I beat the egg first in a cup & then pour the beaten egg into the centre ? And is there a spicier version of this dish ?

Thanks & bye,
Urmila.

Hi Mrs.Mano,

I tried ur Kuska Biriyani...it turned out delicious...but what does "kuska" mean? The aroma and the flavor was soo good that my neighbor asked "whats cooking?" :)

Thankyou once again...
Rajshank

Dear Mrs. Mano,

I made white pumpkin halwa during weekend. The taste was awesome. I have just one question. I could feel the raw smell of pumpkin a bit even after 3 whistles in the pressure cooker. Is there anything I can do to avoid the raw smell.

Thanks,
Padma

Dear Mrs.Mano,
Thank u very much for the Kuska recipe..i’ll give u the feedback as soon as I try it.

Regards,
Suganthi.

Thankyou Mrs.Mano,

Kz

Dear Mrs.Mano !
Thank u very much for the carrot kheer recipe.i tried potato kola.The kolas brokedown in the oil.why is it so ?i exactly followed the recipe.kindly clear my doubt.Thanks in advance.
Regards
Foodlover.

Here I am posting again a few recipes of sweets.

SEMOLINA AND BANANA KESARI:


Ingredients:

Ghee- 1 cup
Fried cashew nuts- 1 tbsp
Fried raisins- 1 tbsp
Fine semolina- 1 cup
Sugar- 2 1/2 cups
Milk- 2 cups
Water- 1 cup
Banana- 2[finely chopped]
Saffron- a pinch
Cardamom powder- 1/2 tsp

Procedure;

Heat the ghee in a pan and add the semolina to it. Fry it to a golden colour. Add the sugar to it with the milk, water, and the saffron. Cook well until it is thickened. Add the chopped banana with the raisins, cardamom powder and the cashew nuts. Cook for a few more minutes.

BANANA APPAM:

Ingredients:

Mashed banana-4
Wheat flour- 1 cup
Semolina-1/4¼ cup
Shredded coconut- 1/2 cup
Fried cashew nuts- 2 tbsp
Soda bi carbonate- 2 pinches
Sugar- 1 cup
Salt- a pinch

Procedure

Mix all the ingredients with enough water to make a thick batter. Keep it covered for 30 minutes. Then heat enough oil in a pan and pour spoonfuls of batter in it. Fry them to a golden colour.

Dear Urmila!

You can just break the egg on the appam. There is no need to beat it. If you want it spicy, then beat it with a little salt and then you can add chopped onion, green chillies and tomatoes.

Dear Rajshank!

Thanks a lot for the feedback on Kuska briyani. This ghee rice or ‘Ney choru’ is called as ‘Kuska’ in the restaurants. But I do not know its meaning.

Dear Padmasini!

You can cook the shredded pumpkin in milk by steaming. Do not pressure cook it. The raw smell will go away with the steam.

Dear Chamy!

According to the size of the potatoes, the quantity of pottukkadalai powder sometimes varies. Reduce the quantity of pottukkadalai powder and then try again.

Hi Mrs.Mano,

Can I substitute jaggery in the place of sugar with the same ratio?

Thanks.

Dear Mrs.Mano
I made "Kuska Biryani" last night and the taste was amazing..My husband appreciated it very much.

Thanx a lot.

Regards,
GVB

Dear Mrs Mano,
I made coconut burfi couple of days before.I should have made a small box full and by the end of the day just a spoonful was all left for me.

Few recipes that i felt is going to take lot of time and lot of care, you make it sound simple and make even me feel "oh that's easy, i can prepare it"

Thank you

Dear Mrs. Mano,

Hope that you are doing well. I have been away from this forum for quite a while due to a variety of reasons, but have been trying a few of your recipes over the past couple of weeks and wanted to let you know how they turned out.

My husband made the Chicken Chettinadu Curry. It came out very well indeed. You had not mentioned when to add the powdered spices, but going by past experience, I asked him to add it after the onions were done. I hope that is correct. Also, he roasted the coconut mix till it was a light golden colour and there was a good aroma. I hope that is also accurate. I did find that the poppy seeds did not grind very well. Is there any way to overcome this? It was very well appreciated by my parents as well.

Made the podalangai kootu with coconut. That was aslo very good. I found it a little bit spicy. But I think that was because I doubled the 'to grind' ingredients as I doubled the amt of veggies. But coconut was still one cup. So maybe I went wrong there. Taste was very good though.

The Chettinadu biryani was also very good. I would suggest to those who want to try it, to make it a few hours ahead if possible, as the flavour REALLY becomes better over time.

Made adai as per your recipe. This was also very good. It had a very good texture - crisp but soft, and also browned very well.

I think that covers everything that I tried. Thanks again for all your recipes - they really make a difference to our dining experience.

Warm regards,

Thattai

Dear Mrs. Mano,

Plz. don't worry about the late reply to my query. It's really nice of you to take time out to clarify the doubts of all the hubbers here. Thank you for your tips on making soft idlies. i will try it and let you know.

I made Vaazhaipoo vadai few days back. It was so tasty and my hubby couldn't stop praising and also eating vadai :D . Thanks again for sharing the recipe.

Malini

Dear Mrs. Mano,

Hope you are doing good! Could you give me the recipe of puli pongal? I believe it's a Iyengar traditional food.

Thanks!

Thanks for the suggestion will try white pumpkin halwa this weekend.

Thanks for replying Mrs.Mano.
Can you please post a nice recipe for making Crisp Sardines Varuval, like in many chettinad, non.veg restaurants in Coimbatore, Chennai ? What is the best dish to accompany this varuval ?
Can even Nethili meen [anchovies] be prepared similarly ?
Thanks & bye,
Urmila.

hello Mano madam

I have been a listen vistor of ur recipes for all these time. I really wanted to thank u for the wonderful job done by you. Thank you for the wonderful recipes. I am residing in uk. I came here after my marriage. As all other girls i started to cook only after my marriage. Ur recipes are very helpful.

Thank you

Could someone please mail Mrs. Mano's receipe to my e-mail id vish2ram@yahoo.com

Hi Vir,

You can download Mrs.Mano's recipes from
http://forumhub.mayyam.com/contribs/...f_Mrs_Mano.doc

http://forumhub.mayyam.com/contribs/...delicacies.doc

hi

Hello can any one post me some recipes of veg curries.

lavanya

Dear Mrs.Mano !
I made sarkarai pongal yesterday.i cooked the rice plus dhal mixture separately.(before cooking i soaked the mixture for 1 hour and for cooking added 5 cups of water for 1 cup rice.)Then i added it to the jaggery syrup.The dhal didn't cookwell and it was standing out separately.The rice was cooked very well.Why was it so ?Other than that the pongal was very nice.Thanks for the recipe.
Do we have to fry rawa before making rawa khitchadi ?why should we r frying moongdhal and rawa in any recipe that calls for them ?kindly clear my doubts.Thanks in advance.
Regards foodlover.

I would to make a humble request for Mrs. Mano's wonderful recipes. I am native to Malaysia and its difficult to get good indian recipes here.

My email address is sheilakrishnan@refco.com.sg

Dear Mrs.Mano !
I made kuskabriyani today and it was very nice.My friends liked it very much.i also made white kurma yesterday.We had it with idiyappam.It was very nice.Thanks for the recipe.
Regards Foodlover.

Dear Mrs Mano,
I made khuska briyani yesterday and it was so tasty. It is so full of flavour and just the perfect briyani for me.

Thank you

Hi Mrs.Mano,
Can you please post a recipe for making Pottukadalai bonda (or vadai) , when you are free ?
Thanks in advance.

Dear Mrs.Mano !
i made potato and capsicum fry yesterday.It was very tasty.My husband who usually avoids potato even liked it very much. :D
i also made mango kheer.It was very nice.But we felt the sweetness little bit high.Thanks for the recipes.
Can u post some recipes using vellarikai (cucumber) ?Thanks in advance.Regards foodlover.

Hi friends,

This is a msg from Mrs.Mano:

As she is in India, could not access the forumhub site from her PC due to some problem and hence, no answers from her; soon, she will be posting replies for all the queries.

Thanks.

Dear friends!

I came to Tamilnadu last week and since then I could'nt access the new hub from my laptop as well as from any Internet Centre. My friends here are also facing the same problem. Therefore I am posting this through my son. Soon I will post all of my replies through him.

Thanks

Dear Nov !

Could you please send me any suggestions that could help me to access your website? My Email address: smano8@yahoo.com

Thanks

Dear Mrs. Mano,

I made Sarkkarai Pongal and Snake Gourd kootu as per your recipe. (Just substituted Steamed Tofu for coconut as I am trying to reduce the fat calories in my diet). Even my kids who usually refuse to eat kootu relished it yesterday.

Thanks
D

Hi dsankaran,

How long should we steam the tofu?

About 12 minutes.. same as for Idli. Hope that helps!

Dear Mrs.Mano,
I made the "vegetable Biryani" u had posted recently and it was heavenly.Between me and my husband it got over pretty quickly.The taste was irresistible.

Thanks and regards,
Suganthi.

Hello R!

You can substitute jaggery for sugar in the same sweet.

Dear Suganthi!

Thanks a lot for the feedback on kuska briyani.