Peanut Chutney/ Verukadalai chutney.

Ingredients:

Peanuts - 1 cup
Big  onion - cut in to 4 pcs.
Dried red chillies -  10nos
Tamarind - small lemon size
Garlic- 4 flakes.
Jaggery pieces - 11/2 tbs   (optional)
Oil:1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Method:
Roast peanuts to light brown color in a dry kadai. Cool and remove the skins.
In a kadai heat a tablespoon oil add dried red chillies fry to brown color. Let them cool to room temperature. In remaining oil fry onion pieces separately. Soak tamarind in a quarter cup of water for about 10 minutes, to soften. Take them all (tamarind water,peanuts,garlic,jaggery,dried red chillies,salt,exept fried onions) in a mixier, Grind to smooth consistency,now add the fried onions run the mixer just once. Transfer to a bowl now serve with pulagam /all breakfast items/chapati /rice along with ghee.

Tip:  thick chutney can be stored in a air tight container and refrigerated for 4 days.when required  take some quantity add water mix and serve.

Pulagam--- High Protien & High FiberRich Food.

The combination of grains and lentils make for complete protein complementarity and wholesomeness.

It can serve as an inexpensive yet attractive, filling, and delicious meal any time of the day.
It is definitely part of the repertoire of comfort foods in our household.

Ingredients:

Rice - 1cups
Moong dal/Pesara Pappu - 1 cup
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
Asafoetida-- pinch

Water - 4 cups
Ghee-optional
Salt to taste
Procedure:
Wash rice and moong dal in a bowl and add water.

Add salt, turmeric and asefoetida mix it.Cook the rice.
Serve hot with peanut chutney/coconut chutney/stuffed brinjal curry/ pacchi pulusu.

Tip:    Highly recomended for calorie concious people.

Fish Gravy(Chepala Pulusu/Meen Kolambu)

A finger licking dish made with fish and tangy tamarind sauce is the traditional delicacy of andhra Pradesh & tamilnadu. Although a variety of fish are used to make this pulusu, korameenu is the most popular of all. Interesting thing is that the pulusu tastes amazing when eaten the next day but if you could’nt resist yourself, give it atleast 2 hours after you cook it. All types of fish variety goes well with this basic gravy.

                    
Ingredients:

Fish- 500g cut into medium size pieces
Tamarind –big lemon size (squeeze the pulp from it)
Lemon- 1
Turmeric powder- 1/4 spn
Coriander powder-2 tsp-optional
Red chili powder-1 tsp
Onion-1 big- finely chopped
Tomato- 1 finely chopped
Green chilli-2(slitted)
curry leaves-1strand
Oil -6 tbs
Coriander leaves-1/4 bunch
Preparation:

1.Wash all the fish pieces thoroughly with salt and turmeric powder. Marinate it with a pinch of turmeric, lemon juice&salt ,keep it aside for 15-30 min.
2.Heat oil in a large bottomed vessel. Add cumin, Methi seeds, and curry leaves. Once they are fried, add onions and green chillies, Saute them till onions turn soft. Then add tomatoes, salt,red chilli powder, Coriander powder, tamarind juice, add water to the gravy until the right sour taste and consistency is reached, and make sure the salt and chili powder is enough, Let it come to a boil, then simmer for 10 min. It becomes semi thick tasty gravy (pulusu).
4.Finally add fishes let them cook simmer for 15 min. Finally add coriander leaves.

Enjoy with steamed rice /roti /parathas.

Note:Do not stir vigrously after adding fish to the gravy,  fish pieces will break, be gentle while stirring.

Serve it after a couple of hours of cooking so that the fish pieces absorb the tangy flavour of the tamarind sauce and spices.Do not add lots of water to the gravy&make it watery.










                                                                                                                                                             

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A Sudden Rain in Chennai

I was on a ride on my Car , with my Friend, I have a habit of taking pics with my mobile..so i have taken this pic..Howz it....??

Suddenly Thunder stormed...And its started raining.., so I started to sing..

Rain.....

Rain, Rain don’t go away
Rain, Rain I hope you stay
You make my friends think what they have lost
You make my friends happy for the one wish they made
Rain, Rain don’t stop falling
So they can feel something one last time
Rain, Rain I hope you kill the one who put pain in-
my friends of shame
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Rain, Rain.I hoping it’ll put my friends pain in-
someone else vase before its to late
Rain, Rain help them out so they will be amazed
for there is no pain

This is the Pic again i shot thru my Cars Window, while its raining....., Its amazing...to see naa......

Suddenly a full of water poured on me....I thought of its Rain..but its my Dad who woke up me...with Bucket full of Water, Dad said,"Its alrdy 10'o clock in the morning".

Dont think too much of this pics....its just a photoshop effect added to the Original Pics.... 
............composed by suri ........thank u.........