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Today is the final day of Blogging Marathon #16 and the the recipe is a colorful popsicle made with fresh strawberries and mangoes. Since last two days the weather was in 90s and feeling hot,my kiddo wanted something cold to eat or drink.Suddenly got the idea of making these popsicles to finish the over ripe mangoes,it came out delicious and we enjoyed it.Only 5 popsicles were left to take the pictures and couldn't take the picture properly as it started melting due to the high temperature.Here is the recipe...     Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Mango(peeled,cubed) 1 cup Strawberry(cut into half) 1cup Sugar 4tbs Lemon juice 2tbs Method  Puree the mango and strawberry with 2tbs of sugar,1tbs lemon juice separately,keep it aside. Pour which ever layer want first in the popsicle mold or small cups and freeze it for 30 minutes. Then pour the next layer and freeze it for atleast 6 hours. Remove the popsicle from the mold by keeping in hot water for 1

Today's recipe is a easy breezy mango lassi which is a favorite for most of the kids.Whenever we go to Indian restaurant my kiddo orders the mango lassi and chicken 65 or lollypop chicken. Though the mango season is in full swing, I couldn't use the fresh one,the mangoes what I got this time is not good(lot of fibers).I used the store bought mango pulp which was left after making mango ice cream last week.Now to the recipe.... Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Mango pulp 11/2cups Plain yogurt/curd 2cups Milk 1/2cup Sugar 1/4cup Cardamom/ellakai powder a pinch(optional) Pistachios(finely chopped) 2nos.for garnishing Ice cubes as needed Method                                      Put everything except the pistachios in a blender jar and blend it well.Pour it in glass,sprinkle the pistachios and serve it.  Enjoy.......................... If fresh mangoes are used,it needs some more sugar. Saffron can also be added or extra flavor. The yogurt sho

Today's post under the combo theme for Blogging Marathon#16 is Kid's summer delight and the recipe is watermelon lemonade which is my kiddo's all time favorite. Last week it was so hot here and my kiddo wanted to drink or eat something cold after coming back from school. Watermelon and strawberry are his favorite fruits and he likes to eat these two fruits in anytime.So I made this watermelon and strawberry lemonade(recipe soon) for him every other day and he enjoyed each every sip.Here is the recipe for refreshing drink....... Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Watermelon cubes 11/2-2cups Lemon juice 1/2cup Sugar 1/4cup Water 1/4cup Ice water 1cup Ice cubes as needed Method  In a pan add 1/4cup of sugar and 1/4 cup of water,bring it to boil till the sugar dissolves.Put off the stove. Puree the watermelon in a blender and pass it through a fine mesh. Stir in 1cup of water,lemon juice,sugar syrup and watermelon puree. Put some ice cubes in a gl

Today's thali is a simple and comforting thali which we usually make it the next day of party food or festive food. This is a very flavorful,slightly tangy kulambhu which aids digestion. As we have a big curry leaves tree in our backyard,my mom makes it atleast every other week.But here in U.S curry leaves are so expensive I make it very rarely,instead I make Poondu(garlic) kulambhu often. Last week end we had a birthday party and get together,had a heavy lunch and dinner.So next day we wanted to have a comforting food,made this kulambhu. As I had little curry leaves,added coriander leaves along with the curry leaves,for my surprise it came out extremely delicious. The menu is White rice Karivepillai Kulambhu(curry leaves kulambhu) Tomato Rasam Beans Poriyal(beans curry) Chow-chow Kottu(chayote dhal) Vathal(home made fryums) Neer mor(Buttermilk)    Karivepillai/Curry leaves Kulambhu Ingredient Quantity Curry leav

Today's post for the Blogging Marathon#16 under the thali theme is a simple breakfast thali.The menu is Sambhar Idly Ulundhu Vadai(urad dhal vada) Ven Pongal(pongal) Nei Roast(ghee roast) Degree Kaapi The accompaniments are Thengai chutney(coconut chutney) Sambhar Poondu chutney(garlic chutney) Venpongal                         Venpongal is a easy to make breakfast item which I make almost every Saturday for breakfast or dinner.Sometimes make it for lunch if I feel lazy to cook or run out of idly batter.Here is the recipe...   Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Raw rice/paccharisi 1cup Moong dhal/paasiparuppu 1/3cup Cumin seeds/jeeragam 11/2tsp Black pepper/milagu 1tsp Curry leaves 1 sprig Ginger/inji(finely chopped) 1tsp Asafoetida/perugayam a generous pinch Turmeric powder/manjal podi a pinch Cashews(broken) 11/2tbs Ghee/nei 3tbs Oil 1tbs Salt to taste Method  Wash the rice and dhal together in the water for couple of times. Pre

Today's thali is a festive thali which we usually make it for Chitra Pournami day(full moon day comes in the month of April) for the pooja naivedhyam along with panakam,neer mor and fruits. We don't use onion,garlic and other garam masalas but my kiddo doesn't like other variety rice except some kind of pulao,so I made tomato pulao for him. The rice varieties I made on that day was Kalkand sadham(sugar candy rice) Puliotharai(tamarind rice) Mangai sadham(mango rice) Tomato pulao (tomato pulao) Thayir sadham(curd rice). The accompaniments are Green peas curry Potato chips Fryums  Kothamalli thokku   Mangoes. Mangai Sadham/Mango Rice                                           Mango rice is a simple and tangy rice which can be made in a jiffy and it is a good option for lunch box. Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Raw mango(grated) 1cup Rice(sona masoori/basmathi) 1cup Mustard seeds/kadugu 1tsp Urad dhal/ullutham paruppu 11/2tsp Channa dhal/

We are starting the second week of Blogging Marathon #16 and I chose the combo theme which includes Thali and Kid's Summer delight. Today's post is a simple South Indian Thali which is made for lunch in most of the households. The lunch menu consists of White rice, mor kulambhu ,rasam,beans paruppu usili,potato curry,curd and tomato pickle . Beans Paruppu Usili                                    Paruppu usili is a traditional South Indian stir fry which is made with dhal and vegetables.It can be made with veggies such as cluster beans,snake gourd,banana blossom and beans.This paruppu usili is a great accompaniment for mor kulambhu and kara kulambhu.Here is the recipe.... Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Beans(finely chopped) 11/2cups Channa dhal/kadalai paruppu 1/2cup Red chilly/varamilagai 2-3nos. Coconut(grated) 3tbs Turmeric powder 1/8tsp Mustard seeds/kadugu 1/2tsp Urad dhal/ullutham paruppu 1tsp Asafoetida/perungayam a pinch Oil 1tbs Salt to tas