Monthly Archives: February 2019
Record snowfall in February 2019
Below is a short video showing the snow in front of our house. We had a very mild temperature and snowfall until late January, so we were thinking that it will be a mild winter. But the polar vortex came at the end of January and changed our thoughts altogether. According to the Midwest RegionalContinue reading “Record snowfall in February 2019”
Storing ground mint and cilantro
Ingredients Mint —————————— 2 bunches Cilantro ————————-2 bunches Grated coconut ———— 1/4 cup Green chilies —————– 2 Red chilies ——————— 2 Garlic clove ——————- 4 Split urad dal —————– 2 tsp Cumin seeds —————— 1 tsp Cooking oil ——————— 1 tsp Salt to taste How to make Wash the cilantro and mint Remove the fadedContinue reading “Storing ground mint and cilantro”
Mushroom Poriyal
Ingredients Mushroom —————————- 500 g (diced) Onion ————————————- 1 medium size (diced) Grated coconut ——————— 1/2 cup Chili powder ————————- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder —————– 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds ———————— 1 tsp Curry leaf —————————— 1 spring Cooking oil ————————— 1 tbsp Salt to taste How to make Heat a pan on medium heat AddContinue reading “Mushroom Poriyal”
Sambar
Ingredients Thoor dal ——————– 1/2 cup (soaked for an hour) Moong dal ——————- 1 tbsp (soaked for an hour) Whole garlic ————— 1 Brinjal ————————- 2 Drumstick ——————- 6 pieces Radish ————————- 4 Carrot ————————— 1 Taro root ———————- 1 Asafoetida ——————- 1 small piece Water ————————— 3 cups Sambar powder ———- 2 tbsp TomatoContinue reading “Sambar”
Yellow Tiilda hat
I found this Tiilda hat pattern in the Ravelry website. I used a different yarn to make the hat, so I had to make few changes to the number of casts on stitches. Below is the link to the site. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tiilda-hat Our daughters love to wear the hats I make. It is a great blessingContinue reading “Yellow Tiilda hat”
Senai Kizhangu (Yam) Roast
Yam plant is very common in our home town near Thengapattanam; it grows in almost every backyard in that area. But here, in America, we get it frozen from the nearby Indian store. Thankfully, you can’t differentiate between the taste of fresh and frozen. This is a simple and very tasty recipe that tastes wonderfulContinue reading “Senai Kizhangu (Yam) Roast”
Storing coconut milk
In many of my cooking, I use coconut milk. I am little hesitant to buy the packaged coconut milk as many of them contain preservatives. Also making fresh coconut milk each time will be time consuming, so I generally make it ahead of time and freeze it for future use. Here is how I doContinue reading “Storing coconut milk”
Munthiri kothu
It is a traditional sweet from our native, part of south India. We enjoyed eating this sweet during every Christmas season in our childhood. The outer shell of this sweet is deep fried, but the inner part is made of very healthy and tasty ingredients. It is one of our kids’ favorite sweets too. IngredientsContinue reading “Munthiri kothu”
New Brown Cabled Hat
Knitting is always a pleasure to me. I have been knitting every since I came to America. I totally enjoy every aspect of my knitting projects; learning new stitches, finding new patterns, choosing the yarn colors, etc. Our cat gives me company every time I pick up the needle and yarn; he loves watching theContinue reading “New Brown Cabled Hat”
