dev,
one suggestion in corn salad, if we use capsicum chopped fine to the salad, it will be very crunchy and very tasty too. try this
u may like it.
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dev,
one suggestion in corn salad, if we use capsicum chopped fine to the salad, it will be very crunchy and very tasty too. try this
u may like it.
oh yeah... u r right Selvi... I don't usually stock capsicumm...so it never struck...will try next time...:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Selviem
dev,
corn salad variation:
instead of corn we can use kidney beans/ boiled white channa /green peas to give the variation. when we use either of these, we can have soup with that. so this will be one meal and filling too.
Selvi, :ty:
will try with green peas next time... we get such fresh g.peas this season...:)
Camme across an interesting chaat recipe...
Noodles Chaat:
atta noodles-broken into smmall pieces & dry fried for few mins. U can alternately microwave for 1-2 mins.
Mmix together finely chopped onons, boiled potato pieces, tomato, green chutney, tomato sauce, soy sauce, lil salt, chaat masala. Once well mixed, add in the noodles, coriander leaves. Mix well & serve.
dev,
noodles chat is something different, but very interesting. i have to try, will it cook when we keep it in microwave.
Selvi, it'll become crispier... just like sev... u have to use instant noodles... maggi works best...
Interesting recipe... kids would love it...
Banana Popsicles dipped in Chocolate and Nuts
http://mixtomatch.blogspot.com/2009/...chocolate.html
Thanks Dev for all the chat recipes.
Our children are not that familiar with chat things.
I have to introduce slowly to them.
Thanks Dev.
Kugan98
K, I'm sooooo crazy abt chaats... :slurp: try it & kids might like it... chaats are so easy to prepare provided u've done some prep work already...
K, try the banana popsicle... it's so easy & looks so tempting... I'm posting the recipe here for easy reference... Thanks Anudivya for this easy recipe...
Banana Popsicles dipped in Chocolate and Nuts
Ingredients:
Bananas - 5 large
Dark/Semi-sweet chocolate - 1 cup
Fatfree Half and Half milk- 2 tbsp
Chopped Nuts (Almonds/Peanuts/Walnuts/Pistachios) - As needed
Hardware:
Skewers or Ice-cream sticks - 10 (break off sharp tip if using skewers)
Tray
Wax paper
Method:
Cut bananas in half, insert an ice-cream stick into each one. Lay it on a tray lined with wax paper and freeze for about 4-5 hours. I freeze them overnight. They need to be really cold and frozen before the next step.
Melt chocolate and milk over a double boiler, the top bowl should not touch the water below.
Keep stirring the chocolate till it becomes silky smooth.
Take the bananas right when you are going to make the dipping, not before that.
Dip or spread the chocolate onto the bananas and immediately sprinkle or roll in chopped nuts.
Lay it flat on a wax paper on a tray and freeze again for 3 hours or till the chocolate has hardened.
To store, you may store it in freezer bags once they are completely frozen.
Makes a great snack for kids and for the kid in you!
Dev banana popsicles looks intresting.
Will keep in mind.
Two of the boys are having very bad cold.
I will do it once they are free of it.
Thanks Dev, kugan98
okay...:) I'm sure kids will thank me for the recipe...hehehe...
Sweet corn veg soup:
Sweet corn kernels from 1 big corn: boiled until tender.grind 3/4th to a very smooth paste.
1/2 carrot chopped fine
3 beans chopped fine
Spring onion white, 1 garlic- chopped
Heat 1/2 tsp butter. Add in onion,gar. saute for few secs.
Add in the beans & carrot. stir fry for a min.
Add the corn paste, corn kernels, 500 ml water(more or less to ur liking), salt, pepper powder. Let it come to a boil.
Skim away any froth that forms on top. Boil for 2-3 mins.
Add in 2 tsp(or more if u want it thicker) corn flour mixed with water.
Let it boil again for another minute.
Add spring onion greens-chopped.
Take off flame & serve piping hot.
Note: U can add viniger if u want to, along with the vegs.
Chillies in vinegar, chilli oilm, soy sauce can be added on serving.
Sesame oil-1/4 tsp can be added towards the end for flavour.
veg stock/ veg stock cube can be used & it'll give an added flavour & taste.
Dev - that banana popsicles is originally from fingertips.com, - it used to come on Pogo or Cartoon network, and is now in their classic collection. There are lot of ideas for fun foods for kids in that site.
oh, I C... will chk out the site... Thanks Ksen...
Selvi, just wanted to remind u of lauki kheer recipe... time kidaikum podhu post pannunga...
Ok...the recipe for vazhaithandu soup I made today... wouldn't say it's the best soup... it was ok... but there's so mmuch roomm for improvement... I'm writing the recipe here so tht I can refer to it the next time... Make sure the soup a lil hot n spicy coz thandu doesn't have any taste of its own...
Banana stem soup:
1 cup banana stem cut into 1/2 circles
1 small tomato
1/2 " gin
1 garlic
1/2 tsp peppercorns
1" pattai
salt
500 ml water
Cook all the above for 1 whistle. fish out the pattai.throw it away.
reserve 5 pieces of thandu-chop it. Grind the rest of solids to a paste. mix with the water & pass thru a sieve.
To the strained liquid add the following:
1 tsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp green chilly sauce
pepper pwd.
chopped thandu.
Let it boil for 2-3 mins. take off the froth tht forms on top of the soup.
Add in 1 tsp corn flour mixed in water. The soup shouldn't be too thick. it should still be watery after adding the corn flour mix.
Let boil for a min.
Add in chopped spring onions.
Imme take off flame.
Serve hot.
Note:
Next time I might leave out ginger & pattai. Those r not the best spices to go with thandu soup. But they were not bad either. :lol2:
S says the vazhaithadu soup from racecourse soup vendors taste very close to what I made yday!!!... But naan taste panni paakanum...apromm thaan nambuven...:lol2:
dev,
i will send it at the earliest. i totally forget about that. sorry
dev,
banana stem soup, next week i will try. receipe is very interesting.
Lauki kheer:
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lauki - 500 g peel of the skin and grate it. no need to remove the seeds. i use to select the tender vegetable.
in a vessel put the grated vegetable cover and cook for 10 mins in the slow fire. also u can microwave it. the raw smell should go from the vegetable.
in a heavy bottom vessel, add 1 litre of whole milk, when it comes to boil, add sugar 2 cups of sugar and allow it boil, it should reduce little.
now add the cooked vegetable with the water (water may come from vegetable). allow it to boil for five minutes
blanch 2 tblsp of pistas(remove skin), 5 cashews, 5 almonds (remove skin), grind to a paste, add this to milk mixture. let it boil for 3 mins.
soak 1/2 cup of basmati rice for 1/2 hour and grind to a coarse paste. add this paste to the milk mixture.
allow it to boil for 5 to 10 mins, now the mixture will become little thick.
once it comes to the room temp, add little rose water or rose essence and mix thoroughly.
now pour this mixture in a serving tray, garnish with (blanch another 2 tblsp of pistas, remove skins and sliced) pistas, saffron.
keep this in the refrigerator, for a day and serve.
it u want like pudding, add more of rice, if u want it to be semisolid, my measurement will be correct.
sugar will be not like payasam. this dish will not be very sweet. mild sweet it will be.
if there is any doubt, please let me know.
Dev, banana stem soup pathi neenga ennakku sollave illai.
Race course soup maathiri irunthatha?
Thanks for the recipe.
I will try it soon.
I am a bit shaken up by the gelatine affair.
Thanks. Kugan98
Selivem thanks for the kheer recipe.
Something very different.
Thanks, Kugan98
Kugan, don't worry about the gelatin. Mistakes happen to most people. I'm sure you are aware of a candy known as "Mentos". It contains gelatin too though I'm not sure if it's from pig or cow.Quote:
Originally Posted by kugan98
Like Madhu, I always thought that gelatin is actually pig fat. Nevertheless, only after reading Paramashiva's post did I know that gelatin can be produced through cows' fat too.
Anyway, Mentos is sold widely in Malaysia and people seem to purchase them in huge amount, totally ignoring the fact that gelatin is contained in it. The Malaysian Government too is ignorance of the "gelatin factor" and has never made it an issue til' date.
So, don't worry about this. You're just not exposed to the contents of gelatin. That's not your fault.
Selvi, thanks a lot for the lauki kheer recipe... :)
K, hubby says vazhaithandu soup taste was very close to racecourse soup... I have not tasted the soup from racecourse yet... so I'm not sure... To me, the soup tasted ok...I'll def make it again but I was like "idhu thaan tastena, indha soupka iththanai kootam!!!"... nothing aahaa ohooo abt it... considering the health benefits, we can have it...:)
I'm planning somme variations to the soup... will post here if it works..;)
Dear Jay, thanks for your comforting words.
Actually I felt very bad.
This has taught me a lesson to read the ingredients first.
Thanks Jay. Kugan98
Dev, tell us if you make any changes to the valathandu soup.
I will try your version first.
Thanks. Kugan98
kugan,
sometimes we make mistakes, so dont feel bad. so that in future u will be careful in buying foodstuffs.
dev,
u r most welcome, u try and let me know. also plz post the variations in soup.
sure sure...:)
Another version of thandu soup inspired by chettinad style tomato soup recipe. Since thandu doesn't have any taste, d soup tastes more like tomato soup but it does have all the goodness of thandu.And much more colorful(beautiful orange color) & flavourful than the earlier version.
Vazhai thandu soup / Banana stem soup : version 2
Heat lil ghee in a pressure cooker. Add in 1" pattai, 1 krambu, 1 small yelkkai, 1 tsp sommbu. let brown.
Add green chilly, 1 s.onion chopped, 1 L. tomato. fry for 2 mins.
Add 10-12 round pieces of thandu,1 heaped tbsp yellow moong dhal, turmeric, salt & pepper pwd. mix
Add 500 ml water & cook for 3 whistles.
let it cool down a bit. reserve 4 pieces of thandu & then grind the rest of the soup mixture.
Pass thru a sieve.
Chop the reserved thandu & add to the soup. the soup should be watery(like clear soup). So add more water if req. Bring it to a boil n let simmmer for 2-3 mins.
Add chopped mint , mix & take off flame.
Serve hot.
Kugan & Selvi, pls give the VT soup 2 a try & let me know how u liked it...:)
this soup is interesting. i will try and let u know dev
Dev, tomorow going marketing.
Getting valathandu, soup making.
Picture coming in forum.
Thanks. Kugan98 :lol:
Thanks Dev, for all your efforts in posting the recipe
for valathandu soup.
ok Selvi...:)
:lol2:...K, ennachu ungalukku...recipea padichadhukke ippadina senju saapitaprom eppadi irupeengalo!!!...:lol:
next me planning to try thandu soup with lemongrass...
:) thanks for this lovely recipe :) have two questions though.....Quote:
Originally Posted by dev
double boiler: will a milk cooker do?
can we use cocoa powder instead of chocolate?
Anou, unga 2 Qkumm en answer...
1. no idea
2.no idea
:lol:
lets wait for our experts to answer....:)
:lol: dev...
Another healthy restaurant style recipe from http://saffrontrail.blogspot.com/200...-in-gravy.html
I'm yet to try it... Thanks Nandita for the recipe... I'm posting the recipe here for easy reference.
Steamed vegetable manchurian
For the manchurian balls
1 loosely packed cup grated bottle gourd or zucchini
2 medium carrots, finely grated
2 cups finely grated or minced cabbage
Upto 1 cup whole wheat flour
1 tbsp finely minced / grated ginger
2 green chillies, finely chopped
1 tsp salt
handful of coriander leaves, finely chopped
1/2 tsp black pepper powder
1. In a large bowl, mix all ingredients, except flour.
Add flour gradually, while kneading, without using any water. The salt will drain out the water in the gourd. Add upto one cup flour until you get a soft pliable, non sticky dough.
2. Place 4-5 cups of water in the steamer, bring to a boil.
3. Make small balls - about over an inch diameter and arrange them on the oiled perforated vessel to be kept in the steamer. You could also use a bamboo steamer or idli maker.
4. Steam for 10-12 minutes, until a skewer inserted into the balls comes out clean.
While the balls are steaming, you can get the sauce ready.
For sauce:
2 fresh green / red chillies, finely chopped
1 tsp finely chopped ginger
4-5 flakes of garlic, finely minced
1 tbsp oil
1 green bell pepper or carrot, cut into strips
1 medium red onion, finely sliced
1 cup chopped spring onion greens
1-2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp white vinegar
1/2 tsp salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 tbsp wheat flour dissolved in one cup water
1 cup water or vegetable stock
Directions to make sauce
1. In a large wok, heat a tbsp of vegetable oil. On high heat, saute the chillies, ginger and garlic for a few seconds.
2. Add the bell pepper, onions and half the spring onion greens, rapidly stir on high heat for 1-2 minutes, till somewhat cooked yet crunchy.
3. Add the soy sauce, vinegar, salt and pepper, stir well.
4. Pour into the wok the wheat flour-water mixture. Let this come to a boil and thicken.
5. Adjust the thickness of the sauce to your liking, using the remaining one cup water or stock.
6. Garnish with remaining spring onion greens, put in the steamed balls. Let this come to a simmer. Let the balls soak in the sauce for around 15 minutes before serving hot with rice or noodles.
We loved this dish. Steaming really did not take away anything from the dish, in fact we had more pleasure in eating knowing that our dinner was a whole bunch of healthy steamed and sauteed veggies.
Try it out and it is sure to surprise you, that something so healthy can be so yum :)
Anu, I am not an expert. Just to let you know what I know.
Anu, boil some water in a small pot.
Put your chocolate and milk in another container.
Hold the container that contains the chocolate and milk
over the boiling water. DO NOT TOUCH THE WATER
The steam from the boiling water will melt the chocolate.
Stir till the chocolate and milk becomes smooth and silky.
Do not stir for a very long time.
If you want to use cocoa powder, than you must use, condensed
milk and little butter, to get the thick silky smooth texture.
Sorry if any one thinks that I am wrong.
All are welcome to give their views.
Thanks. Kugan98