Happy New Year!!

Wishing all of you a very Happy New Year 2011!!! May this year bring you all lot of happiness, peace and joy.  Do post your Resolutions for this New Year :-)

Christmas Season!!!! Kuswar!! Kuswar!! and Kuswar!!

Christmas is here!! I am back again with something for Christmas!!

For us Mangalorean's Christmas reminds of KUSWAR!! I am just done with a little bit of Kuswar and thought of sharing the pics and recipes... Will be enclosing the recipe links at the bottom.

Here are the Gulios or Rice Marbles.. and you need strong teeth to bite those :-)

Recipe Link:
http://monitaferns.blogspot.com/2010/12/gulio-or-rice-marbles.html

Gulios/ Rice Marbles

Then comes the Tukdi's which is also known as Shankerpalli.. Thanks to my aunt who gave me tips to make it crispier and yummy.. It came out real good..

Here is the link to the recipe
http://monitaferns.blogspot.com/2010/12/tukdi-shankerpalli-recipe.html

Tukdi

There are very few Kidyo or Kulkulls that came for the photo session, LOL, so you can find only few shy Kulkuls in the plate..

Kulkul / Kidyo

Gulio or Rice Marbles

Ingredients


Idli Rice - 1 cup
Jaggery - 1/4 cup
Cardamom powder 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil for frying

Method


1. Soak the rice in water for 2 hours
2. Grind it dry with very little or no water
3. Add jaggery, cardamom powder and salt as per taste
4. Make small balls or marbles out of this batter
5. Heat oil and fry on high flame until it turns brown

Tukdi / Shankerpalli Recipe

Ingredients

All purpose Flour - 2 cups
Rava or Semolina - 2 tbsp
Jeera / Cumin seeds -  2 tsp
Oma - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Water as required
Oil for frying

Method
1. Dry roast Jeera and Oma until slightly brown
2. Mix the flour (maida), Rava and roasted ingredients
3. Add salt to taste and knead the dough well adding water as required
(Let the dough be thick enough to roll chapathis)
4. Make medium sized balls out of the dough and roll it into chapathis
5. Cut the chapathi into shankarpalli shapes
6. Heat oil and fry the tukdi's on medium flame until slightly brown.
7. Put in a air tight container and enjoy whenever you want.

My Crochet Projects

Few of the Crochet Projects that I have been making... Thanks to Teresa Richardson for all the help!!

1. Baby Beanie Cap
    Materials Used
    Baby Soft Yarn
    5.0mm Crochet Hook

2. Small Handbag/Pouch

    Materials Used

    Chunky Yarn

    4.0mm Crochet Hook

3. Square Mat

4. Cap with Brim

    Materials Used

    4 ply Yarn

    5.0mm Crochet Hook

5. Hand Bag

    Materials Used

    Chunky Yarn

    4.25mm Crochet Hook

Dosa, Dosa and DOSAS!!!

Here are the different variations of Dosas that I made.. :)

Masala Dosa on the way...

Masala Dosa Done!!

Huge Cone Dosa

Rava Dosa getting ready

Rava Dosa

For all those who love FOOD!!

Here are some of the yummy food pics.. Enjoy!!

DH loves to eat on banana leaf, doesn't miss a chance whenever he finds it in the Indian Supermarkets here 

Monthi Fest (Harvest Festival)

Egg Roast with Rice!

Yummy Appam with Chicken Jirem Mirim (Mangalorean)

Now we move on from Indian food to some Chinese....

DH made these Chinese noodles...hmmm ..yummy..

Getting ready with the ingredients..

Chopped Veggies..

 Noodles cooked n drained..

Here we go....

And the Chinese Stir Fry Noodles are ready....!!