Event Round Up ~ "Complete My Thali(CMT)-Pickle"

Tried and tasted by Nivedita

Hi All,

How are you all? I am sorry for the delay in this round up. As I have told you, I was on a family holiday. We visited Coorg and Yes! Coorg rocks. Beautiful land which is famous for my favorite Filter Coffee powder. Cardamom, Pepper, Cumin seeds also rule this land.

I enjoyed my 5 days stay and am back with wonderful memories and loads of photos.

Coming to the event,Event Announcement ~ "Complete My Thali(CMT)-Pickl...

I am very happy with the entries. All different and tasty pickles with mouth watering photos. I am going to try all these for my side dishes.

I will go for a quick round up as it is already delayed.

Entries are as the way I have received in my inbox.

Vasavi 's
1.Tomato Nilava Pachadi (Tomato Pickle)










Harini's
2.Mango-Ginger Pickle


Akheela's
3.Malay Pickle

Kanthi's 4 entries:

4.Tomato pickle, 
5.PULIHORA AVAKAI,
6.MANGO CHUTNEY/ Mamidikaya Menthi Baddalu,
7.MANGO SWEET & SOUR CHUTNEY

Nayna's 2 pickles

8.Pickles

Carrot Pickle and Mango Pickle

  

Subikhsa's  
9.Haldiche Lonche

Santosh's 3 entries:
10.Mango Pickle

11.AMLA PICKLE


12.GREEN CHILLY ACHAR N ACHARI SALAN[VEG]


Smitha's 2 entries:
13.Mukkala Avakaya / Mango Achaar (Tiny mango pieces ...

 14. Instant Cucumber Pickle / Kheera Achaar
 

PJ's 2 entries
15. Lemon Pickle -Pressure Cooker Method

16.Fresh red chilli pickle


Vanishri's 
17.HERINDI



Gayathri's 
18.Maa Inji Pickle



Smita's 
19.Sweet & Spicy Lemon Pickle

20.Puli Injhi (Traditional Kerala style pickle)



Priya's  4 entries:
21.Instant Green Bellpepper Pickle

 22.Instant Carrot Pickle

 23.Lemon Pickle-Pressure Cooker Method

 24 Instant Sprouted Fenugreek Pickle



Priya Sriram's  2 entries:
25.The Heat is On (Gooseberry Pickle)

 26. Maangai Keeru/Fresh raw Mango Pickle



Padma's
27. Green Fresh Pepper Corn Pickle



Kavitha & Gayathri's 5 entries:
28.Gooseberry Pickle

29.Mango Thokku

30.Lime Pickle

31.Mango pickle

32.Sweet Mango pickle


Shama's 5 entries:
33.Ginger Pickle

34. Mango pickle

35.Gongura Pickle

36.Green chillies Pickle

 37.Bittergourd Pickle


Denny's  
38.Ginger Pickle


Sangeetha's 
39.Star gooseberry pickle

and the one which I missed is from
Yummy4Tummy
 40.Chintakaya Pachadi (Tamrind Pickle)



Last is from my kitchen rack: 4 entries:
41.Two pickles( remixed & reposted):
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42.Red Chilly Pickle
43.mixed fruit pickle

And I am really sorry for delayed addition of entry from Jagruti.(Sorry Jagruti)
Oil Free Carrots and Chilli Pickle with Split Mustard seeds

Now the winner is Number 3:

Akheela's 

3.Malay Pickle

Thanks to my FB friends for helping me to choose the winner.

(3,14,12,9,2,24)

Congratulation to Akheela

Keep Smiling,

mixed fruit pickle

Tried and tasted by Nivedita

Hi All,

This  pickle was my favorite when I was kid. But, it was rarely made because it has nuts in it and buying nuts was not much affordable.

Whenever we got the chance to eat it, we used to hide it in our hands to eat it later, slowly and enjoying it fully.

Now, my kids do not like it at all! I feel so bad for them!! They do not like anything sweet. All the sweet things are for me! They do not know the real happiness which is hiding in it!! hehe!!! going mad about this pickle. Now, I make it for myself and enjoy it whenever I want. But that joy will never come back!!

Very easy to make and can store it in a refrigerator for months.

Coming to the recipe :

Lemons - 12 to 15

Cashew nuts - 1 cup

Almonds - 1 cup, cut into pieces

Dry dates - 1 cup

Oil - 1/8 cup

Mustard seeds - 1 tbsp

Hing - a pinch

Salt to taste

Red chilly powder  to taste 

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Jaggery - 1/4 cup

Wash the lemons,  cut into 4 pieces. Remove the seeds.

Clean the dry dates, remove the seeds.

Keep both lemon and dry dates in a separate vessel and cook in a cooker for 6 to eight whistles.

Allow it to cold.

Till that,

Heat oil in a kadai. Add mustard seeds and allow to splutter. Add hing and remove from the heat. Allow it to cool. Once cold, add red chilly powder, turmeric powder, Jaggery. Cook it again for few minutes. Cool it.

Take the lemon, dry dates, cashew nuts and almonds in a bowl. Add the ready masala and salt to it. Mix well.

Store in a glass jar. Use after 2 days.

Sending it to my event 

Event Announcement ~ "Complete My Thali(CMT)-Pickle...



Going on a short vacation and will not be able to check your entries. But please forward your entries till 19th.

I will post the round up only after 25th October. I hope its fine for all of you.

Keep Smiling, 

Quick Vermicelli Kheer in M/W

Tried and tasted by Nivedita 

Hi All, 

Wishing everyone a very happy Dasara. Nine days are over so early and this time I enjoyed the Navarathri very much. The reason is Dandiya. I love dancing and this was the best occasion to dance and make myself happy. Yes, I attended Dandiya program all the five nights! Yesterday was the last day and I danced for 4 hours with only 15 minutes break. But still feeling like dancing!

Usually, we prepare Sajjaka holige(Semolina halwa poli) on this occasion. But as I got busy with some other work, I went for a quick Vermicelli payasam. I have already posted the normal way of making this kheer.

Now giving you the quickest way to make delicious Seviyan kheer.

This is actually for Smitha's event, I thought of making it in M/W. Even for me it was a first time. We all loved it. As my DH is also here, and its his favorite sweet, I was happy to make it and was happy also for the outcome.

Ingredients:

Roasted thin vermicelli - 1 cup(I got these packets from UAE)

Sugar - 1/8 cup

Condensed milk - small can or 1/2 cup

Cardamom powder - 1/4th tsp

Ghee - 2 tbsp

Dry fruits(almond, cashew nuts, raisins)- 1/4 cup

Water - 1 1/2 cup

Method:

Keep the water in a M/W Safe vessel and keep on HIGH for 2 minutes. Add the roasted vermicelli and keep on HIGH again for 60 to 90 seconds. Remove it, add sugar and cardamom powder. Mix well. Keep on HIGH again for 1 minute. Open, add condensed milk and keep it aside.

Take another small vessel and add ghee in to it. Keep on HIGH for 1 minute. Add dry fruits and keep on HIGH for 1 to 2 minutes or till the dry fruits are fried.

Remove and add it to the vermicelli mix. 

Keep on HIGH for 30 seconds. Allow for 2 minutes.

Open and serve hot. Or keep in the fridge after its cold to have chilled kheer.

Sending it to many events:

First is: Smitha's My First Event Anouncement - "MEC - Festive Dishes... which is started by  Srivalli of Cooking 4 all Seasons

Next is Suma's Announcing 'cooking for kids'-CFK-Octobe r2010 Edition

(started by Sharmi with this announcement)

And Khaugiri 's Announcing 'ONLY'- Festive Event.

(which is  Pair's brain child).

And to Umm of Taste of Pearl City's ongoing event which is started by me ;

Celebrate Sweets-Kheer

Keep Smiling,