Mrs.Mano's Tamilnadu Delicacies - Part 2

Dear Mrs.Mano,

I tried out ur Vegetable kofta pulav it was delicious. Eventhough it involves lot of work, it is worth the result.

I tried to make tomato dosa with the given proportions, but i could not spread it like a dosa it started to stick when i pour the batter on the griddle. Can u please help me out with this. I tried different temperatures of the griddle and different consistency of the batter but none worked out for me.

Tomato rice was really so nice. My husband, who doesn't favor variety rice really appreciated this type of tomato rice. Thanks for sharing ur culinary expertise with us. Looking forward for some more new recipes from u.

Dear Mrs. Mano,
Trust & hope all is well with you & yours.... :) .
Could you kindly post a good recipe for Vegetable Hydrabadi Biriyani please....Thank you in advance.........regards....suvai

Dear Mrs. Mano.......wanted to let you know that namma kitchen la onga recipes thaaaanga most of the time. I have put my friends on to your lovely recipes too......all that I have tried so far has turned out to be a knock out at the table ....thanks once again for your tremendous efforts..........regards....suvai

Dear Mrs.Mano,

I made rawa kitchadi as per ur measurements and it turned out to be very good. my husband who never eats upma asked for more of it. Thanx to ur good recipe that i have a simple but tasty tiffin now.
am going thru ur previous thread and trying recipes one by one.
am so impressed by ur recipes.

Hi Mrs.Mano,

I have a query regarding the spices like pattai, krambu, yelakkai... I always find it very difficult to balance these spices when I use it in briyani etc...I always find it difficult to follow any standard recipes for briyani/pulav as the measurements are usually for 1 1/2 or 2 cups but I make in lesser quantity only... is there any standard ratio when we use all these spices together?... Can U post a recipe for briyani masala which can be used for pulavs & biriyanis... I mean, something that can be used instead of these whole spices but tht would taste equally good...

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Originally Posted by suvai

Hi Dsath,
Your friends recipe with Vella paagu & coconut milk sounds like a mouth watering treat......would it be possible for you to share the same with proportions & method for the rest of us?
Thank you in advance.......regards.........Suvai

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Hi Suvai,
My friend is back, and this is her recipe (from Karnataka)

1.Make the poori dough using Wheat flour or Maida, salt and water.
2.Rest the dough for 1/2 hour and make poories. The size of the poori is to individual taste. She made small poories for us, but her mom makes big ones.
3.Boil 1 cup of jaggery in 1 cup water and skim of the impurities.
4.In a blender, make a paste of coconut and poppy seeds.
5.Add this paste to the warm jaggery along with some crushed cardamom.
6.Dip the poories in the jaggery syrup and serve warm or you can place the poories in a plate and pour the syrup over them.
It tastes yummy when the syrup is nice and warm.

Dear Mrs.Mano,
tried ur bread toast with idly batter. i found it tasty. i normally beat eggs with milk and sugar ,then dip the bread in this mixture and toast it. yours was a good spicy variation.
can u please post some recipes using bread.? thanx in advance

Hi Dsath,
Thanks for remembering to post my request........:-)
Will surely give it a try & let you know how it turns out. Since the recipe involves coconut milk & vellam.....I tell ya....its gonna be a lip smacking sweet dish!!!......thanks for sharing!!!.....regards...Suvai

I am posting here a few tasty recipes which I have tried a few weeks ago.

MICROWAVE COFFEE CAKE:

Ingredients:

Plain flour- 250gm
Sugar- 250 gm
Eggs-4
Butter- 250 gm
Baking powder- 2 tsp
Milk- 4 tbsp
Coffee essence- 2 tsp
Instant coffee-3 tbsp
Hot water- 5 tbsp

Procedure:

Sift the flour with the baking powder thrice. Powder the sugar. Mix the instant coffee powder with the hot water thoroughly and allow it to cool. Beat the sugar with the butter till soft. Add the eggs one by one whisking well. Add the flour little by little along with coffee, essence and the milk. Pour in a microwave baking bowl and bake in the microwave oven on mark 750[one step behind HIGH] for 8 minutes.

TOMATO RICE-2

Ingredients:

Cooked rice[salted]- 4 cups
Tomato[chopped]- 2 cups
Sambar powder-1 tsp
Mustard seeds-1 tspblack gram- 1 tsp
Small onions-10
Chopped coriander-half cup
Turmeric powder- half sp
Salt
Oil- 3 tbsp

Procedure:

Heat a pan and pour the oil. Add the mustard seeds and when they splutter add the black gram and the asafoetida powder. Fry for a few seconds. Add the chopped onion and fry to a golden brown colour. Add the tomato with the turmeric powder and the sambar powder. Cook until the tomato is mashed and the oil floats on the surface. Add the chopped coriander and cook for a few seconds. Put off the fire. Add rice gradually and mix well till you get desired taste.

Dear Pr!

Thanks a lot for the feedback on gulab jamoon. I always prepare wheat dosai with wheat flour only. It will be always crisp. Some brands are sticky. You must choose a good quality. If you want an addition of any flour, just add half cup of idli maavu to 2 cups of wheat flour, 1 tsp jeera, half sp of asafoetida powder, salt and curry leaves. You will get nice crisp dosas.