Wishing everyone  advance Happy  Vishu and Happy Tamil New Year, and Eid Mubarak.

The season of fresh Mango and Jack fruit is here, so enjoy making some dish while it is available.

Reposting some of my recipes relating to the festival,that you could prepare and enjoy the day.

1.Fruit-pachadi— https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2020/04/13/fruit-pachadi/

2.Idichakka-thoran-tender-jackfruit —- https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2020/01/02/idichakka-thoran-tender-jackfruit/

3.Cabbage-carrot-thoran
https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2021/08/06/cabbage-carrot-thoran

4.Cena – Vazhakkai Mezhukkupurathi
https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2022/09/05/chena-vazhakkai-mezhukkupuratti

5.Olan — https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2020/03/05/watch-olan-on-youtube/

6.Pachai payaru  Poriyal  / poduthuval
https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2022/09/05/pachai-payaru-poriyal-poduthuval/

7.Mambazha moru kootan
https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2020/05/14/mambazha-moru-kootan/

8. Sambar https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2022/09/05/samb

9. Mysore Rasam https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2022/09/06/mysore-rasam/

10. Nei payasam — https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2020/03/31/nai-payasam-101st-special/

11. Tender  Coconut Payasam —https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2021/10/01/elaneer-payasam-tender-coconut-payasam/

12 Manga Thokku   https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2021/05/26/manga-thokku

Pasta or Marconi is one of favorite dishes of my family.  I learned to prepare Marconi from my  mother-in-law when I went to Dubai after my marriage almost 4 decades ago. She had a simple way of preparing it . She used to cook the pasta, add would just add Dosai Molagai powder  to the cooked pasta and we all would enjoy it.  Today recipes are different. Prepare and enjoy it!

Ingredients

Pasta / Marconi— 1 packed / 500gms   Onion                 — 2 nos                   Tomato               —- 2nos                     Slice cheese       —- 3                           Chilli flakes     —- 1 tbsp                      Salt                    —- 1 tbsp                      Oil                    —- 3-4 tbsp.

Method

Heat 6 cups of water, when the water starts boiling add salt ,the add the pasta. Grind the onions and tomatoes separately. Once the pasta is cooked,put off the heat and strain the water.  Heat oil in pan add the onion and saute it for 2 minutes.  Next add the tomatoes pulp, saute for further 2 minutes. Now add the chilli flakes, saute for an minute.  Next add the cooked pasta,saute. After 2 minutes add the cheese.  Mix everything together,put off the heat. Pasta ready.

Reposting one of my innovative  recipes infusing the fiery betel nut leaf and our very own pakoda. Enjoy this unique combination with a guava dip on the festive occasion of Holi.

Betel leaf- vegetable pakoda.

The season of chakka is here.  Enjoy preparing this traditional Kerala dish with Chakka.

Ingredients :-
Jackfruit— 2 cups
Cowpeas/ karamani — ½ cup
Fresh coconut— ¾ cup
Turmeric— ½ teaspoon
Red chilli pwd— ½ teaspoon
Mustard seeds— ½ teaspoon
Urad dal— 1 teaspoon
Cumin seeds— ¾ teaspoon
Whole pepper— ½ teaspoon
Dried Red chilli— 2
Salt— 1 ¼ teaspoon
Coconut oil— 1 tablespoon
Few curry leaves.

Method :-
Soak the cowpeas( chavli/ karamani) in water for 15-20mnts and cook it in pressure cooker for 3-4 whistles.
Cook cut jackfruit with turmeric , red chilli pwd ,salt and ½ a glass of water. Grind together ½ cup coconut, dried red chillies, pepper and cumin seeds into a fine paste. Once the jackfruit are soft and cooked add in the cooked cowpeas and allow it to cook for 2 mnts. Now add the grounded paste and cook again for 5 mnts. Heat the coconut oil in a pan add the mustard seeds, when they start to splutter add the urad dal , once the dal changes colour add the curry leaves and the remaining coconut and fry till the coconut turns red, add this to the cooked curry and your Chakka Erissery is ready.

A start of a new journey  by my dear Grandson Rudradev. His inspiration is  also the great chef SANJEEV  KAPOOR like me.  He saw this recipe on TV and insisted that we try this recipe. The result as always was awesome.

Ingredients:

Oreo Biscuits—10
Butterscotch Icecream — 5 tbsp
Mixed fruit jam —- 1 tbsp
Mixed fruit juice —-  1/2 cup

As we celebrate the day our constitution came into effect, I wanted to prepare a full meal which signifies the colors of our wonderful flag.

Here are the recipes for Tomato- Carrot-Rice, Sabudhana Payasam and Moong Dal.

Enjoy!

Tomato- Carrot Rice

Javvarisi / Sabudhana Payasam

Green Moong dal

https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2023/08/12/carrot-moong-dal/ (The above link ,Carrot in it,skip it to get the green color )

Celebrate Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha by making Ladoo and offer to the Lord in our homes.

1-Maa Ladoo — https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2018/04/18/the-journey-begins/

2-Nuts Vellum Ladoo— https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2021/04/24/nuts-vellam-ladoo/

3-Dates Besan Ladoo—- https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2021/06/25/dates-besan-ladoo/

4-Kadalaparuppu Ladoo —
https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2020/11/11/kadalai-paruppu-ladoo-channa-dal-ladoo/

5-Oats-jaggery-ladoo —-
https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2021/07/12/oats-jaggery-ladoo/

Happy Pongal / Happy Sankranti to you and your family! May the harvest of your hard work yield a bountiful crop of achievements, and may the festival bring you prosperity in abundance.

Puliyodharai
https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2020/01/03/puliyodharai/

Sakkarai pongal
https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2020/08/14/sakkarai-pongal/

Coriander Rice
https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2020/08/02/coriander-rice/
Karuveppilai Rice
https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2020/01/26/karuveppilai-rice/


Thayir Semiya
https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2018/09/18/thayir-semiya-curd-vermicelli/

Let’s welcome with lots of postivity and happiness. Here is a recipe that is very simple to make and something that can be made quickly with regular ingredients available at home.

Ingredients

Wheat flour—- 1 cup Sugar —- 1 cup Ghee —– 1cup Water —- 2 cups Few Cashew & Almonds.