January 31, 2011
Monday, January 31, 2011
My Glass Painting
January 30, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Coffee and Tea Recipes
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Flower Decoration / Flower Kolam / Poo Kolam - 5
January 29, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Gooseberry Pickle / Nellikkai Oorukai
Ingredients:
Gooseberry | 10 |
Turmeric Powder | 1 tes |
Red Chilly Powder | 2 tbs |
Asafoetida | 1 tbs |
Ginger | 2 inch |
Lemon Juice | 1 tbs |
Gingelly Oil | 5 tbs |
Salt | To Taste |
Mustard | 1 tes |
Fenugreek | 1 tes |
Cumin Seeds | 1 tes |
Procedure:
1. Wash the gooseberries and wipe them with kitchen towel.
2. Steam cook the gooseberries for 2 mins.
3. Peel the skin of the ginger and chop it into small pieces. Keep it aside.
3. Then remove the seeds of the gooseberries and cut them into small pieces.
4. Add turmeric powder and salt with the chopped gooseberries and mix them well. Keep it aside for one day.
5. Dry roast the ½ tes of mustard seeds, fenugreek and cumin seeds separately.
6. Powder them without water.
7. Heat the oil in a pan, add the remaining mustard seeds and wait for popping.
8. Then add the red chilly powder and asafetida. Fry them for 2 mins.
9. Now add the chopped ginger and fry it for 2 mins.
10. Then add the chopped gooseberries and mix them well. Switch off the stove.
11. Finally add the lemon juice and mix them well. Store it in a airtight container.
This pickle goes well with curd rice.