RECIPE FOR A HAPPY YEAR
Take twelve complete months.
Clean them of all bitterness, hate and envy.
Cut them into 29, 30, or 31 pieces,
but do not cook them all at the same time.
Prepare one day at a time, with the following ingredients:
a pinch of patience, a pinch of courage, a pinch of work.
Add to each day one part hope, faithfulness, and kindness.
Mix well with one part prayer, one part meditation,
and one part application.
Season with a portion of good spirits, a pinch of happiness,
a little action, and a good measure of humour.
Place everything in a vessel of love.
Cook well on the flame of radiant happiness.
Garnish with a smile and serve abundantly.
Hi!! hope you all have a great year ahead..me too!!
I've prepared a long list of resolutions for myself for the coming year...want to hear?
1. Be more patient with my kids. Don't yell all the time!!
2. Start my morning walks again(I started today!!)
3. Go for yoga.
4. Diet...Diet..Diet..Lose at least 10 kgs this year..
5. Experiment more with food.
6. Learn sewing .
7. Do more crafts with the children.
8. Plant a tree every month in some public place.
9. Be more eco friendly..Stop using plastic.
10. Save water.
I think that's enough for now...let's see how I manage..eh?
Today morning..I've been whizzing around my house giving it a good cleaning and dusting. Every single corner is now squeaky clean...just waiting to start the new year all clean and clutterfree!!
Was planning to start my heavy duty diet tomorrow...and then my friend S, drops in with a blueberry cheesecake as a new year gift!!!
Sheesh!!Have ruthlessly divided the cake into portions for the kids and my old watchman(let him grow fat!!hahaha!!)and a portion for my neighbor too!!
there!!wasn't I good!!I didn't touch a single piece!!
BATTER FRIED PRAWNS
Ingredients:
500 gm prawns
1 tbsp crushed garlic
1 tbsp crushed green chillies
1/2 tsp pepper
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1/2 tsp salt
3 tbsp maida(flour)
3 tbsp cornflour
1 egg white
a pinch of soda bicarb
a pinch of baking powder
2 tbsp Spring onion/celery finely chopped
Oil to deep fry
Method:
1. Shell and devein prawns, leaving the tails on.
2. Mix together crushed garlic, green chillies, oyster sauce, salt and pepper. Add prawns and Refrigerate for two hours.
3. Mix flour, baking powder, cornflour, whipped egg white, sodabicarb, and enough water to make a thick batter.
4. Heat oil till smoking, then put low flame.
5. Holding the prawns by the tails, dip in batter, then drop into hot oil.
6. Fry until golden, turning once. Drain. Serve hot with spring onions chopped sprinkled on top as a garnish and with shezuan sauce.
SHEZUAN SAUCE:
Mix together tomato ketchup 4 tbsp, chillisauce 2 tbsp, vinegar 1 tsp, chopped spring onions, chopped green chillies 1/2 tsp, a pinch of sugar, a pinch of salt, and a pinch of ajinomoto. Heat in a saucepan till well blended, cool, and serve with prawns.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
NOTES FROM A MALLU KITCHEN
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RECIPE FOR A HAPPY YEAR
Take twelve complete months.
Clean them of all bitterness, hate and envy.
Cut them into 29, 30, or 31 pieces,
but do not cook them all at the same time.
Prepare one day at a time, with the following ingredients:
a pinch of patience, a pinch of courage, a pinch of work.
Add to each day one part hope, faithfulness, and kindness.
Mix well with one part prayer, one part meditation,
and one part application.
Season with a portion of good spirits, a pinch of happiness,
a little action, and a good measure of humour.
Place everything in a vessel of love.
Cook well on the flame of radiant happiness.
Garnish with a smile and serve abundantly.
Hi!! hope you all have a great year ahead..me too!!
I've prepared a long list of resolutions for myself for the coming year...want to hear?
1. Be more patient with my kids. Don't yell all the time!!
2. Start my morning walks again(I started today!!)
3. Go for yoga.
4. Diet...Diet..Diet..Lose at least 10 kgs this year..
5. Experiment more with food.
6. Learn sewing .
7. Do more crafts with the children.
8. Plant a tree every month in some public place.
9. Be more eco friendly..Stop using plastic.
10. Save water.
I think that's enough for now...let's see how I manage..eh?
Today morning..I've been whizzing around my house giving it a good cleaning and dusting. Every single corner is now squeaky clean...just waiting to start the new year all clean and clutterfree!!
Was planning to start my heavy duty diet tomorrow...and then my friend S, drops in with a blueberry cheesecake as a new year gift!!!
Sheesh!!Have ruthlessly divided the cake into portions for the kids and my old watchman(let him grow fat!!hahaha!!)and a portion for my neighbor too!!
there!!wasn't I good!!I didn't touch a single piece!!
BATTER FRIED PRAWNS
Ingredients:
500 gm prawns
1 tbsp crushed garlic
1 tbsp crushed green chillies
1/2 tsp pepper
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1/2 tsp salt
3 tbsp maida(flour)
3 tbsp cornflour
1 egg white
a pinch of soda bicarb
a pinch of baking powder
2 tbsp Spring onion/celery finely chopped
Oil to deep fry
Method:
1. Shell and devein prawns, leaving the tails on.
2. Mix together crushed garlic, green chillies, oyster sauce, salt and pepper. Add prawns and Refrigerate for two hours.
3. Mix flour, baking powder, cornflour, whipped egg white, sodabicarb, and enough water to make a thick batter.
4. Heat oil till smoking, then put low flame.
5. Holding the prawns by the tails, dip in batter, then drop into hot oil.
6. Fry until golden, turning once. Drain. Serve hot with spring onions chopped sprinkled on top as a garnish and with shezuan sauce.
SHEZUAN SAUCE:
Mix together tomato ketchup 4 tbsp, chillisauce 2 tbsp, vinegar 1 tsp, chopped spring onions, chopped green chillies 1/2 tsp, a pinch of sugar, a pinch of salt, and a pinch of ajinomoto. Heat in a saucepan till well blended, cool, and serve with prawns.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Clean them of all bitterness, hate and envy.
Cut them into 29, 30, or 31 pieces,
but do not cook them all at the same time.
Prepare one day at a time, with the following ingredients:
a pinch of patience, a pinch of courage, a pinch of work.
Add to each day one part hope, faithfulness, and kindness.
Mix well with one part prayer, one part meditation,
and one part application.
Season with a portion of good spirits, a pinch of happiness,
a little action, and a good measure of humour.
Place everything in a vessel of love.
Cook well on the flame of radiant happiness.
Garnish with a smile and serve abundantly.
Hi!! hope you all have a great year ahead..me too!!
I've prepared a long list of resolutions for myself for the coming year...want to hear?
1. Be more patient with my kids. Don't yell all the time!!
2. Start my morning walks again(I started today!!)
3. Go for yoga.
4. Diet...Diet..Diet..Lose at least 10 kgs this year..
5. Experiment more with food.
6. Learn sewing .
7. Do more crafts with the children.
8. Plant a tree every month in some public place.
9. Be more eco friendly..Stop using plastic.
10. Save water.
I think that's enough for now...let's see how I manage..eh?
Today morning..I've been whizzing around my house giving it a good cleaning and dusting. Every single corner is now squeaky clean...just waiting to start the new year all clean and clutterfree!!
Was planning to start my heavy duty diet tomorrow...and then my friend S, drops in with a blueberry cheesecake as a new year gift!!!
Sheesh!!Have ruthlessly divided the cake into portions for the kids and my old watchman(let him grow fat!!hahaha!!)and a portion for my neighbor too!!
there!!wasn't I good!!I didn't touch a single piece!!
BATTER FRIED PRAWNS
Ingredients:
500 gm prawns
1 tbsp crushed garlic
1 tbsp crushed green chillies
1/2 tsp pepper
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1/2 tsp salt
3 tbsp maida(flour)
3 tbsp cornflour
1 egg white
a pinch of soda bicarb
a pinch of baking powder
2 tbsp Spring onion/celery finely chopped
Oil to deep fry
Method:
1. Shell and devein prawns, leaving the tails on.
2. Mix together crushed garlic, green chillies, oyster sauce, salt and pepper. Add prawns and Refrigerate for two hours.
3. Mix flour, baking powder, cornflour, whipped egg white, sodabicarb, and enough water to make a thick batter.
4. Heat oil till smoking, then put low flame.
5. Holding the prawns by the tails, dip in batter, then drop into hot oil.
6. Fry until golden, turning once. Drain. Serve hot with spring onions chopped sprinkled on top as a garnish and with shezuan sauce.
SHEZUAN SAUCE:
Mix together tomato ketchup 4 tbsp, chillisauce 2 tbsp, vinegar 1 tsp, chopped spring onions, chopped green chillies 1/2 tsp, a pinch of sugar, a pinch of salt, and a pinch of ajinomoto. Heat in a saucepan till well blended, cool, and serve with prawns.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
AN IFTAAR PARTY
It was the last day of Ramzaan.
A whole month of fasting…and it was getting over so soon!!I don’t know where the time flew!
I felt sad that it was ending. We had been going for Iftaar parties , and inviting people to our home for Iftaar too… It was a time for togetherness, and prayer. It was a foodie’s delight too, what with the whole day revolving around the preparation of Iftaar and Suhoor.
My husband has six brothers and one sister..yes, a large family!! So when we get together for Iftaar , what we do is bring one or two items each, so there is no burden on the person who is hosting the party…potluck, that’s what it’s called..no? So on the last day of Ramzaan, we had all gathered together at my in-law’s home, the Tharavaadu, (ancestral home) as we call it. Seven brothers, and their wives and kids ,one sister and her husband and kids….it was a grand gathering ..and the table was groaning under it’s delicious load. I really wanted to take a snap of the table after it was fully set, so I could post it on my blog..but by the time we had finished setting the table, it was Iftaar time, and all had descended on the food …it was a blur after that…By the time I got my wits back , we had finished our repast,and finished the evening prayers too!! So there you go, all my readers will have to make do with my talk instead of seeing the table for themselves!
My contribution to the Iftaar that day were mini pizzas, Adukkupathiri with prawn filling, and mini American chopseuys.
One sis-in-law had brought stuffed chillies and prawn pie. The chillies were so hot and spicy that I never even tried them..I have a very low tolerance for chillies…my husband’s family, meanwhile, just love them!!They eat chillies any way…pickled, plain, stuffed….ugh!!I’m feeling hot just talking about it!!Will definitely post the recipe in another post though, for all chilli afficianados...
Another sis-in - law had brought chattipatthiri, which is a very famous malabari dish..will post that recipe also...
Today, let me give you the recipe for Adukkupathiri with prawn filling.
(OOps!..sorry about the picture being the wrong way up...but...I'm not soo technologically advanced that I know how to turn it the right way up!!)
CHEMMEN ADUKKUPATHIRI
Ingredients:
For pathiri:
Biriyani Rice 1 cup
Coconut milk 3 cups
Egg 1
Salt 1 tsp
Cooked rice 1 tbsp ( optional,makes pathiri softer)
Soda bicarb 1/2 tsp
For filling:
Prawns(small, shelled, deveined) 250 gm
Onions chopped finely 2
(I love the tasye of button onions more, so if u like, u can substitute 12 small onions for the onion)
Ginger(chopped fine) 1/2 inch piece
Garlic (crushed) 6 nos.
Green chillies(chopped finely) 8
Tomato(chopped fine) 1/2
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Chilli powder 1-2 tsp
Cumin seeds powdered 1 tsp
Coriander powder 1/2 tsp
Soya sauce 1/4 tsp(optional, this adds more taste)
Salt 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves(chopped) a stalk
Coconut oil enough to saute the above items without it turning
dry
Method:
1. Soak the biryani rice in water either overnight or for at least 3 hours.
2. Grind together all the ingredients for the pathiri till the rice is fully ground into the coconut milk.( approx. 10-15 minutes in a mixie). Strain and keep.
3. Take a steamer, and fill with water and keep to boil.
4. Meanwhile, take a deep dish which will fit inside the steamer. Make sure it will accommadate the pathiri and filling too..Also, make sure that there are no indentations or designs on it, since the pathiri tends to stick to these grooves, and when you try to slide it out, your finished pathiri will crumble up.Grease the dish with some ghee, pour 2 large tbsp of the batter, and steam.
5. After 5 minutes of steaming, turn heat to low, and open steamer. Do not take the dish out of the steamer. Put half of the prawn filling and spread out as a thin layer. Pour one more tbsp of the batter on top of this and steam on high again.
6. Open again after 5 minutes of steaming. Pour one more spoon of the batter on to this layer. Steam again.
7. Open after 5 minutes, spread the rest of the prawn filling onto this, pour one spoon batter and steam again.
8. Open again after 5 minutes, pour the rest of the batter as the next layer. Steam again for 15-20 minutes.
9. Remove from steamer and leave to cool.
10. Invert this dish onto a plate,Cut into pieces and serve while warm.
Filling :
1. Cook prawns in 1 cup water, a pinch of turmeric and a pinch of salt. Drain.
2. Saute together all items in coconut oil till well mixed .
3. Add prawns last. Mix and use as filling.
Some suggestions.....
1. You could use the prawn filling as a lovely accompaniment to rotis,etc..
2. If the pathiri doesn't come loose from the dish when you invert it, try running a sharp knife around the edges and then invert it.
3. This pathiri can also be made without prawn filling. Just pour 1tsp ghee in between layers each tie, steam and invert onto a plate. Cut into diamond shapes, serve hot with mutton or beef or chicken gravy. This is what I make for dinner on some days...adukkupathiri + beef curry.
Check out my beef curry recipe...
4. If you have any chicken curry left over,take the chicken pieces, debone them, put them back in the curry and heat till all the water has dried up, and voila! you get a lovely chicken filling for making chicken adukkupathiri!!
A whole month of fasting…and it was getting over so soon!!I don’t know where the time flew!
I felt sad that it was ending. We had been going for Iftaar parties , and inviting people to our home for Iftaar too… It was a time for togetherness, and prayer. It was a foodie’s delight too, what with the whole day revolving around the preparation of Iftaar and Suhoor.
My husband has six brothers and one sister..yes, a large family!! So when we get together for Iftaar , what we do is bring one or two items each, so there is no burden on the person who is hosting the party…potluck, that’s what it’s called..no? So on the last day of Ramzaan, we had all gathered together at my in-law’s home, the Tharavaadu, (ancestral home) as we call it. Seven brothers, and their wives and kids ,one sister and her husband and kids….it was a grand gathering ..and the table was groaning under it’s delicious load. I really wanted to take a snap of the table after it was fully set, so I could post it on my blog..but by the time we had finished setting the table, it was Iftaar time, and all had descended on the food …it was a blur after that…By the time I got my wits back , we had finished our repast,and finished the evening prayers too!! So there you go, all my readers will have to make do with my talk instead of seeing the table for themselves!
My contribution to the Iftaar that day were mini pizzas, Adukkupathiri with prawn filling, and mini American chopseuys.
One sis-in-law had brought stuffed chillies and prawn pie. The chillies were so hot and spicy that I never even tried them..I have a very low tolerance for chillies…my husband’s family, meanwhile, just love them!!They eat chillies any way…pickled, plain, stuffed….ugh!!I’m feeling hot just talking about it!!Will definitely post the recipe in another post though, for all chilli afficianados...
Another sis-in - law had brought chattipatthiri, which is a very famous malabari dish..will post that recipe also...
Today, let me give you the recipe for Adukkupathiri with prawn filling.
(OOps!..sorry about the picture being the wrong way up...but...I'm not soo technologically advanced that I know how to turn it the right way up!!)
CHEMMEN ADUKKUPATHIRI
Ingredients:
For pathiri:
Biriyani Rice 1 cup
Coconut milk 3 cups
Egg 1
Salt 1 tsp
Cooked rice 1 tbsp ( optional,makes pathiri softer)
Soda bicarb 1/2 tsp
For filling:
Prawns(small, shelled, deveined) 250 gm
Onions chopped finely 2
(I love the tasye of button onions more, so if u like, u can substitute 12 small onions for the onion)
Ginger(chopped fine) 1/2 inch piece
Garlic (crushed) 6 nos.
Green chillies(chopped finely) 8
Tomato(chopped fine) 1/2
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Chilli powder 1-2 tsp
Cumin seeds powdered 1 tsp
Coriander powder 1/2 tsp
Soya sauce 1/4 tsp(optional, this adds more taste)
Salt 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves(chopped) a stalk
Coconut oil enough to saute the above items without it turning
dry
Method:
1. Soak the biryani rice in water either overnight or for at least 3 hours.
2. Grind together all the ingredients for the pathiri till the rice is fully ground into the coconut milk.( approx. 10-15 minutes in a mixie). Strain and keep.
3. Take a steamer, and fill with water and keep to boil.
4. Meanwhile, take a deep dish which will fit inside the steamer. Make sure it will accommadate the pathiri and filling too..Also, make sure that there are no indentations or designs on it, since the pathiri tends to stick to these grooves, and when you try to slide it out, your finished pathiri will crumble up.Grease the dish with some ghee, pour 2 large tbsp of the batter, and steam.
5. After 5 minutes of steaming, turn heat to low, and open steamer. Do not take the dish out of the steamer. Put half of the prawn filling and spread out as a thin layer. Pour one more tbsp of the batter on top of this and steam on high again.
6. Open again after 5 minutes of steaming. Pour one more spoon of the batter on to this layer. Steam again.
7. Open after 5 minutes, spread the rest of the prawn filling onto this, pour one spoon batter and steam again.
8. Open again after 5 minutes, pour the rest of the batter as the next layer. Steam again for 15-20 minutes.
9. Remove from steamer and leave to cool.
10. Invert this dish onto a plate,Cut into pieces and serve while warm.
Filling :
1. Cook prawns in 1 cup water, a pinch of turmeric and a pinch of salt. Drain.
2. Saute together all items in coconut oil till well mixed .
3. Add prawns last. Mix and use as filling.
Some suggestions.....
1. You could use the prawn filling as a lovely accompaniment to rotis,etc..
2. If the pathiri doesn't come loose from the dish when you invert it, try running a sharp knife around the edges and then invert it.
3. This pathiri can also be made without prawn filling. Just pour 1tsp ghee in between layers each tie, steam and invert onto a plate. Cut into diamond shapes, serve hot with mutton or beef or chicken gravy. This is what I make for dinner on some days...adukkupathiri + beef curry.
Check out my beef curry recipe...
4. If you have any chicken curry left over,take the chicken pieces, debone them, put them back in the curry and heat till all the water has dried up, and voila! you get a lovely chicken filling for making chicken adukkupathiri!!
A BOATRIDE.....
On a recent day, while the children were at school, N and I decided to take our boat out on the river. N was in the stern of the boat, stroking the water with a short handled oar. Normally, when we are sitting on the banks of the river, the only thing we see are the fishermen in boats, casting their nets, but on that day, I saw the river in a new way..from the middle, where the current was the strongest We rowed upriver…on either side of us, trees sprouted into the sky.There were more images …a temple, women washing vessels and clothes, a makeshift landing stage churned by many feet. I saw the life of the river, a timeless life that seemed to burst at the afternoon’s seams and spill onto a moment that had occurred many years ago or would occur at some time in the future..I was sure of very little in that moment other than my presence on a tiny boat in the river, with nothing ahead of me but a shining rail of water, that stretched to eternity.
A fisherman was hauling up the day’s catch when we came up alongside his boat. Spying fresh prawns, I told N to buy some for our dinner.
“You can row us back if you like” said N. My heart thundered in dread…how on earth was I going to get this boat back home in this large river with strong currents?
But once I angled the boat around ( no mean task I assure you), I understood. All I had to do was twist the oar in the water to point in the right direction..the river took us home.
PRAWN FRY
Ingredients:
Shrimps(Chemmeen) - 1/2 kg
Chilly powder - 2 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/4 tsp
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Lime juice - 1 tbsp
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Oil - enough to shallow fry
Water - if needed to make paste
Curry Leaves - A few
Method:
1)Mix together all the powders along with the lime juice and a little water.
2)Marinate the shrimps with the above for 30 mins.
3) Add 2 tbsp water, and cook in a pan till well cooked and dry.
4) Add oil( I prefer coconut oil) and fry till almost crisp.
5)Add curry leaves, and fry again for a minute.
6) Serve hot ..
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