Category: Recipes

Dubai helped me

What experiences in life helped you grow the most?

When my family and I were staying in Dubai . I was introduced to an association, the Tamil Ladies Association by my friend Meenakshi. It used a monthly cultural program. After a year Meenakshi pushed me to join the committee. I joined the committee. The association had  80 members. The association had members in the ladies name but a program for the whole family. Organization programs, meeting lots of people made me what I am today.

I  with committee members.

Appa/ Father

Describe a phase in life that was difficult to say goodbye to.

The most difficult phase to say good bye when I lost my father physically 33 years ago , when my appa was 55 years old. I live in Dubai.That  was time  we did have mobile. One day we got a phone call from my aunty saying, that your appa was gone. My question was where has to gone. She  couldn’t answer. My uncle took the  phone and the appa  no more physically.

Appa, Amma me and my brother.

My appa favourite drink. https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2023/04/03/mango-milkshake/

Stupid

If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why?

Stupid is the most general and most insulting term, and can describe someone lacking in intelligence, wisdom, prudence, or mental quickness.

Nobody is born stupid. There may be circumstances where sometimes you are not reactive to the situation. That doesn’t mean you are stupid.

GARLIC TOMATO THOKKU.                                                 Ingredients: Tomato     1kg Garlic—   8-9poundsTamarind–small lemomsize.  Jaggery-1tablespoon.  Mustard seeds—   1 teaspoon.               Red chilli—  3 nos.   Turmeric pwd–    ½ teaspoon.               Red chilli pwd—   4 tablespoons.        Asafoetida—       ¼ teaspoon.    Fenugreek pwd—1 teaspoon.   Salt—                     2 tablespoons.   Gingerly oil—-     6 tablespoons.                                            Method.                Take ripe tomatoes, wash it,chop it and blend it in a blender along with the tamarind. (don’t make it into a smoot pulp) Peal the garlic. Heat the oil in a heavy bottom pan, add the mustard seeds and when it starts spluttering, break the red chilli and saute it for half a minute, add the garlic and fry till it changes colour. Now add the blended tomatoes. Stir it, reduce the flame into medium and allow it to cook for 10 mnts. Now  add turmeric, red chilli pwd, (i have taken the spicy chilli pwd)asefoetida, jaggery and salt, stir  well. Keep stirring it occasionally till you get a thokku consistency. now add the fenugreek pwd and mix well. Cook the thokku till the oil starts oozing out from the mixture.You Garlic Tomato thokku is ready. Enjoy it with any snack, tiffin or a variety rice. 😊

Sweet Idli

Here is a recipe for children. How to make a simple idli  tasty for children.

Ingredients

Idli , cocoa syrup ,ghee.

Prepare

Prepare idli, cool the idli .Cut the idli into small pieces. Heat a pan, lower the heat, add the ghee.Pour the cocoa syrup , next add the cut idli. Mix everything together ,put off  the heat. Sweet Idli ready.

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Idli  recipe —

Idli rice—3 cup, raw rice — 1 cup, urad dal — 1 cup, methi seeds—1 tsp, salt.

Rinse and soak idli rice and raw rice and soak them together for at least 6 hours.                        Rinse and soak urad dal for 3 hours with methi seeds. Grind the urad dal in a grinder or mixi till you get a fluffy batter, remove and keep aside. Grind the rice little coarsely. Mix both the batter, add salt mix well and leave it to ferment  which might take about 6-8 hours depending on climate. It takes longer time to ferment when the climate is cool.

Friends and family

Who are your favorite people to be around?

Family , me,my husband,my mother,daughter,son and grandson.
My father’s side family members.
My father’s side family members
Family members with in-law, mother and my brother’s family.
Friends
Friends
Friends
Friends Mr. Ghandhi  and my relationship were brother and sister.

My mother side family members
Me and grandson