Event Round Up : MEC - FRUITS

Tried and tasted by Nivedita

Hi All,

Yes, one more event round up! I am getting expert in handling Events. Am I?!!
I do enjoy hosting the events and now I am used for expecting more entries for my events and every day getting up to check my mails for the entries!! And I have become strong person also to face the situation where I do not get any entry or a single entry. But thats fair here. Many times I too do not get the time to participate in many events(I try hard to send at least one entry for most of the events) I feel I get encouraged to try new food if I take participation in any event.

Sorry guys! I am going on..... with my dry philosophy.

I am very happy with this event! The way it went, the way I took time to try something new with fruits.

Fruits, usually is consumed directly or in the form of juice. I was very happy to try some new dishes with fruits and that too in MICROWAVE!! It was a great fun.

I want to thank Srivalli for giving me this chance to host her event MEC-series.

Now, coming to the entries, I am really happy to know that my blogger friends
are so much creative and dare to  try new things.

I am posting the entries the way I got them!

Priya Srinivasan of Enveetu kitchen has sent
this healthy peda 

Vidhya of My Recipes has sent

these  Choco Dates Nuts Balls 

Next comes Priya of Priya's Easy N Tasty Recipes with 4 entries

MW Watermelon Kheer

 MW Plum Jam

MW Apple Halwa

 MW Spiced Apple Chutney

Next is Lata of Flavours and Tastes has sent this jiffy

   Apple jam

AND

 Khajoor Imli Ki Chutney

Supriya of Celebrating Little Things In Life has sent 

Microwaved Pear with Dryfruits

Smitha of  Smitha's Spicy Flavors, cooking my way... has sent

Simple Pineapple Kaju burfi

AND

Mini Apple muffins in Microwave

Then Comes, Varshini's of If not, wat next? !! :) 2 entries with Apple

  Apple Sheera

And   Mixed Fruit Halwa

Lalitha of Indian spice Magic is here with

Watermelon Curry

Aparna of Apy Cooking! has sent 

Eggless Microwave Apple Walnut Cake

Srivalli of Cooking4allseasons has sent 

 Microwave Mixed Fruit Halwa.

Jagruti of Joy of Cooking has come with two recipes

Strawberry and apple crumble !

AND

Tamarind And Dates Chutney

Last before my entries is Jayasri Ravi of Samayal Arai has sent

 Mango - Quinoa Halwa in Microwave

 

Last but not least is ME!!!

I have 

Bread and Fruit bars(M/W grilled)

AND

Apple Jam

With

Pineapple Chutney in M/W

And the last one

 Mixed Fruit Curry 

I would like to thank everyone who has participated in this wonderful event and has supported me.

Please leave a comment here if I have missed anyone's entry. I will update my post.

Hoping to get the same and more support for all my upcoming events.

Next series is continued with Smitha of Smitha's Spicy Flavors, cooking my way...,

"My First Event Anouncement - "MEC - Festive Dishes..."  

Visit her for more information and support her with your entries.

Keep Smiling,

Antina Undi(Dry fruits laadu), Reposting

Tried and tasted by Nivedita

Hi All,

Sweets always make you feel guilty after you finish eating the last bite. But here comes the healthy sweet, which is good for everyone.(except weight watchers)

A funny thing about this is the name of the dish, even though it is called antina undi(edible gum laddu), the quantity of gum we add is very less compared with dry dates, total quantity of dry fruits  and jaggery!!!  I do not know why this name has come!!

This laddu is given to new mother after one month of delivery. It gives them strength and good for back.

Nursing mothers get more benefit from this. But always try to have with one glass of milk.(not only nursing mothers, but any body who wants to eat it regularly).

I had more laddus  for my second delivery. And one more same type is prepared only being the difference is adding sugar powder instead of jaggery. And it is called as Kobhari Khara. These both are very common in North Karnataka during delivery. 

AND THESE THINGS MUST BE TAKEN ONLY AFTER ONE MONTH OF DELIVERY AS THESE ARE VERY HEAT TO THE BODY FOR PREGNANT LADIES.

Coming to the recipe,

(I did not get English words for Ker beeja and Aalvi, so if any one knows please let me know)

(Dry dates) Uttatti - 1/2 kg

Dry coconut - 1/4 kg,  desiccated

Jaggery - 1 kg,  powdered

Khuskhus (poppy seeds) - 100 gm

Cashew nuts - 100 gm, cut in to pieces

Raisins - 100 gm

Edible gum - 100 gm                                                                                                              

                                                     after frying the gum in ghee
Almonds - 150 gm, cut in to pieces

Ghee to fry dry fruits and gum

Gher(Ker) bija - 100 gm

This is Ker beeja, It is very heat to the body. So it should be taken in a small quantity, but is must for this laddu.

Elaichi (cardamom) - 8 to 10, powdered

Jaaji kaai (Nut meg)  - 1/2, tsp powdered

30 to 35 laddus can be prepared with this quantity.

Step by step, I will give the recipe :

1. Remove the seeds from uttatti, crush in to 4 pieces. Fry in thick bottomed pan for 3 minutes. Keep aside to cool. Put in a mixie and churn to coarse powder. Keep it aside.

2. Separately, dry fry each ingredient 30 seconds on medium hot tawa : dry coconut, khuskhus, ker bija. Keep aside.

3. Fry the gum in one tablespoon of ghee and  keep it aside.

4. Keep other dry fruits also in a  plate.

5. Except Jaggery.  mix all the ingredients in a large plate( in North Karnataka, in the houses there will be a big plate to make Jowar rottis which is called as Parath)

6. Add little water to the jaggery and bring to boil to make it one layer syrup(pak). (you can see in the photo).

7. When it is done, Add it to the dry fruits mix. Keep it for 10 to 15 minutes so that all the ingredients will bind with the jaggery syrup.

8. Take little quantity and form the laddus with the help of both the palm.

When you are planning to give this to new mother, you should add aalvi with other ingredients.

Alavi is good for new mothers and especially nursing mothers. She should have alavi payasa  twice a week.

Aalvi : Dry fry just for 30 seconds on medium fire.

Thanks Radhika for reminding about Alavi, and thanks to Rupali Apte for giving the information about it. Here is the link for the details.

http://www.tarladalal.com/glossary-garden-cress-seeds-409i

Sending this to 

Nithu's event Event Announcement :Celebrate Sweets - Ladoo 

which is started by Me.

Keep smiling,

Magic of Sindhi Rasoi(Food Remake)

Tried and tasted by Nivedita

Hi All,

Last week again I wanted to wear a Sindhi cap to try some recipes from Alka's Sindhi Rasoi. She has wonderful collections of Sindhi food. A Non- Sindhi girl(like me) married to a Sindhi guy will bless Alka for sharing such an authentic Sindhi recipes.

Coming to the recipes, I tried four recipes in three days and all came out very tasty. 

Sharing her recipe links and my photos:

First one is 

Saayi dal : Click here for the original recipe.

Second one is 

Paneer Bhurji: Click  here  for the original recipe.

Third one is 

Chaawaran Jho dodo(Rice flour roti): Click here for her recipe.

Now its time for sweet from her blog(As we Sindhi people never get tired of eating sweets)

Singhar(Sev) ji Mithai: Here goes the link for original  Recipe.

Sending these four to 

Ria's(of Ria's Collection) 

TRIED&TASTED September2010

(Linking it to Lakshmi's blog and Zlamushka whose brain child is this event)

Keep Smiling,

Pea Nut Ladoo

Tried and tasted by Nivedita
Hi All,
Continuing the series of making Ladoos. This time it is Pea nut Ladoo. It is every one's favorite and kids love it the most.

Ingredients :

Peanut - 1/2 kilo

Roast the penut and remove the skin. Break the peanut into big pieces with mortar and pestle.

Keep it aside.

To make jaggery syrup, we need

Jaggery - same as Peanut(Measure  in a cup, and take the same amount of jaggery)

Salt  - a pinch

Water -1/4 cup or less

Ghee - 1 tbsp

Click Here to make the Jaggery syrup. But boil the syrup for few more minutes to make the syrup more thick.

Other ingredients:

Dalia powder - 1/4 cup

Dry coconut - 1/4 cup, grated

Nutmeg powder - 1 tsp

Take pea nuts  in a big and wide plate. 

Add  dry coconut, Nut Meg  powder and dalia powder to it. Mix it well and keep it ready.

(You may not succeed the first time! I am making it since childhood and closing my eyes I can tell the correct consistency of syrup(hehe, boasting!!)

Practice makes you not perfect but brings you near perfection. 

So, don't worry as you will also get after trying 2-3 times, but if you know the trick before only, then I am happy.)

Now you should be quick:

Put this syrup to the pea nut plate. Spread it slowly so that the the peanut gets the syrup evenly. 

Now take a small quantity and make balls by mildly pressing with both the palms to give proper ball shape and bind the peanut properly.

This will make around 20 ladoos.

Keep it to cool for sometime. Store it in a jar or box.

Sending this to 

Nithu's event Event Announcement :Celebrate Sweets - Ladoo 

which is started by Me.

Keep Smiling,

Bread and Fruit bars(M/W grilled)

Tried and tasted by Nivedita

Hi All,

I wanted to try something with bread and fruit in combination for my event. I never tried this combo. Two days back when I brought bread for breakfast, I kept on thinking what to make! Then this came in my mind. I do not know its common or something new, my kids loved it. I too enjoyed it!

Its a great filler in the evenings for kids and healthy too. If you get brown bread then its real healthy food for everyone.

You can take any fruits of your choice. I chose only apple and banana. The reason is these are the common fruits easily available and I do not get variety of fruits here.

Ingredients :

White bread or Brown bread slice : 4 

Apple - 1 

Banana - 1

Honey - 1 tsp

Cinnamon powder - 1/2 tsp

Mixed fruit jam or any jam - 1 tbsp for each bread

(I used ready jam and home made apple jam)

Fruit jam to decorate

Butter to spread on the bread

Wash and grate the apple.

Peel and mash or grate the banana.

Mix  well the grated apple, banana, honey, fruit jam and cinnamon powder. 

Microwave on HIGH for 2 minutes. Mix well and keep it ready.

Take little butter and spread on the breads. Microwave HIGH for 1 minute. 

Take out and evenly spread the fruit mix on the bread slices.

Cut the slices into four bars. 

Grill in MICROWAVE for 3 to 4 minutes. (check the power of your M/W)

Decorate these bars with extra jam.

Serve it as an evening snack with glass of hot milk.

Sending it to three events:

My event 

Microwave Easy Cooking - FRUITS, Event Announcemen...

AND

Akila's 

Dish Name Starts with: B

AND

Srivalli's Announcing Kid's Delight ~ Finger Food

AND

 Srivalli's 365 days of Microwave Cooking! event 

Keep Smiling,

Red Chilly Chutney

Tried and tasted by Nivedita

Hi All,

Are you ready to take this challenge. How much spicy food your tongue can take!! Want to check it? Then try this chutney! A spicy chutney which will bring tears in your eyes and you will start dancing. Want to bet?

Then get ready to make this chutney.

North Karnataka people love to have this chutney, but I have added ginger to the regular chutney to bring extra taste and I love Ginger!!!

Ingredients :

Fresh Red chilly - 20(you get these only in this rainy season)

Ginger - 2" thick piece

Oil - 1 tsp

Cumin seed - 2 tsp

Hing - a pinch or if using rock hing, use just a mustard size.

Jaggery - 1/4 cup, powdered

Tamarind - 1 lime size or Tamarind paste - 2 tbsp 

Lime juice - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

For tempering :

Oil -1 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Wash and pat dry the red chilly. Cut into small pieces. 

Wash, peel and grate or cut the ginger into small pieces.

Fry the red chilly and ginger in 1 tsp oil for 2 minutes. Do not allow the chilly to get burnt. 

Add all the other ingredients. 

Put in a blender and grind into a fine paste.

Adjust the seasoning.

Heat oil in a kadai.

Add mustard seeds when hot, wait till they splutter.

Add it to the ready chutney.

Decide with what you will have this one?

I loved it with chapati and Dosa. I had it just like that also!

Sending it to 

Jagruti's event Complete My Thali - Event Anouncement !

and

Priya's  Bookmarked Recipes - Every Tuesday Event.

Keep Smiling,