You and Me Card

I made this card last week and this is my first card in the blog.

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Halloween Printables

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Fall Foliage

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Spicy Chicken Masala

Spicy Chicken Masala

Ingredients:

Chicken - ½ kg

Onion – 2 (chopped)

Tomato – 3 (chopped)

Green chili – 2 (chopped)

Garlic – 2 cloves (chopped)

Ginger – garlic paste – 1tsp

Turmeric – 1/2 tsp

Red chilli powder – 1 tsp

Coriander powder – 2 tsp

Garam masala - 1/2 tsp

Oil – 2 tbs

Curry leaves – 5-7

Salt to taste

Cilantro to garnish

Method:

• Wash the chicken and cut in to pieces. Boil the chicken until its half done.
• Heat oil in a pan. 
• Add chopped onion, garlic, curry leaves and chilli and fry until the onion becomes transparent.
• Add turmeric and ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw smell comes out.
• Add the chopped tomatoes and saute it till it becomes mushy.
• Add chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala, salt and saute it for a minute.
• Add the boiled chicken and one cup of water and cook until the chicken is done and oil separates from the gravy.
• Garnish with cilantro.
• Serve hot with rice, chapattis etc.

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Easy Egg Fry

Egg Fry

Ingredients:

Egg - 4

Red chilli powder – 1 tsp

Coriander powder – 1 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves – 6 - 7 (Optional)

Cilantro – few leaves

Oil – 2 tbs

Salt to taste

Method:

Boil the eggs and cut into two halves.

Heat oil in a pan. Add curry leaves and cilantro and sauté it for a minute.

Add chilli powder, coriander powder, salt and mix it well.

Add boiled eggs and saute and fry it for 5 minutes in a low flame.

Serve hot.

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Handmade Ganesh Idol using Homemade Rice Flour

Ganesh using rice flour

Lord Ganesh made out of kollukattai (Rice flour) dough on Ganesh Chaturthi and decorated with chana dal and pepper corns. Make your own eco friendly Ganesh Idol for Vinayagar Chaturthi. You can also use home made cold porcelain ( air dry) clay to make the idol.


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Plantain Fry / Valakaai Varuval

Ingredients:

Plantains (Green banana)

Turmeric - ¼ tsp

Chilli powder – as needed

Salt to taste

Oil – 2 tbs

Curry leaves - 4-5 (Optional)

Method:

• Peel the skin and cut it into fine round pieces.
• Boil the plantain. Once it is half-done drain it and run under the cold water.
• Mix plantain, turmeric, chilli and salt in a bowl.
• Keep it aside for about 20- 30 minutes.
• Heat a pan and add 2 tbs of oil.
• Place the plantain and fry it for 5 minutes, flip and cook for another 5 minutes or until they turns crisp.
• Fry some curry leaves and add to it.

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Lemon Rice / Elumichai Sadham

Lemon Rice with Potato Fry

Ingredients:

Rice - 2 cups boiled rice

Lemon juice - 1/4 cup

Oil - 2 tsp

Red chili – 3

Green chili –-2

Curry leaf - 7 to 10

Cumin seeds - 1tsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Chana dal - 1 tsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Roasted peanut - 1/2 cup (optional)

Asafoetida - pinch

Cilantro to garnish

Salt to taste

Method:

• Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds wait until the seeds crack.
• Add chana dal, urad dal, cumin, red chili, green chili and curry leaf and stir fry for a minute.
• Add asafoetida and turmeric and mix it well.
• Add lemon juice, salt and cook for about a minute.
• Now add the precooked rice, peanut and mix it gently.
• Garnish with cilantro.

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Spicy Potato Fry / Urulai Kilangu Varuval

Spicy Potato Fry

Ingredients:

Potato (medium size) – 2 (boiled and cubed)

Onion – 1 (chopped)

Garlic – 1 clove (chopped)

Green chilli - 1 

Curry leaves – 10

Chilli powder – 1 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp

Coriander powder – 3/4 tsp

Mustard seeds– 1 tsp

Urad dal – 1 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1tsp

Oil - 1 tbs

Salt to taste

Cilantro to garnish

Method:

• Heat oil in a pan, Add mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin seeds and curry leaves. Let it sputter.
• Add chopped onion, garlic and chilli and fry till onion turns transparent.
• Add turmeric, chilli powder, coriander powder and salt and mix it well.
• Sprinkle some water and stir it for a minute.
• Add cubed potatoes and saute it without breaking the potatoes.
• Cook on low flame till the potatoes turn golden brown and nicely coated with masala.
• Garnish with cilantro.
• Enjoy with coconut rice, lemon rice, sambar rice, chapattis etc.

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