Baby Corn Manchuria and Awards

Was busy creating a blog for Thaswika. Its in process and hang on until I complete :)
I made this baby corn manchuria last week, since my MIL loves it.

Here goes the recipe.....

Ingredients:

For Deep frying:
Baby corn - 10-12, cut into small pieces
Maida or all purpose flour - 1 tablespoon
Corn flour - 1 tablespoon
Split chickpeas powder (Kadalai mavu/Besan) - 1 tablespoon
Chilli powder - 1-2 teaspoons or Green Chilli paste - 1-2 teaspoons or pepper powder - 1-2 teaspoons
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tablespoon
Salt to taste
Milk - 1/4 cup
Garam masala powder - a pinch
Oil for deep fry

For Saute:
Onions - 1 medium sized, finely chopped
Capsicum - 1, chopped
spring onions - A bunch, chopped
Green chillies - 2-3 cut into 2 slices
Garlic - 2-3 cloves finely chopped
Tomato sauce - 2 tablespoons
Chilli Garlic sauce - 2 tablespoons
Butter/Ghee/Oil - 1-2 teaspoons
Salt a pinch
Coriander leaves - few

Method:
Deep Fry:
Boil 4 cups of water with little salt. Wash baby corn, cut into pieces and soak in boiling water for 15-20 minutes.

Mix maida, corn flour, chickpeas powder, ginger garlic paste, chilli powder, salt in little milk to make a thick paste.

Drain water completely from soaked pieces. Toss the pieces in the paste.

Heat Oil in a pan and deep fry until they are crispy. Keep them aside.

Note:
Broken Corn flakes or bread crumbs can also be added to the paste, so that it will be more cripsy.


Saute:
Heat oil. Add chopped garlic, onions, green chillies and fry until onions are golden brown.

Then add capsicum and fry until they are cooked. Add spring onions and salt to taste.

Add tomato sauce, chilli garlic sauce and saute it for 1-2 minutes until all gets mixed well.

Then add fried baby corn pieces and toss them well. Garnish with Coriander leaves and serve hot.


Cooking time : 45 minutes
Serves for 3-4 persons


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Now to the awards:

Shama and Sashi passed me with "Kreativ Blogger" award.

Priti showered me with "Kreative Blogger Award", "I love your Blog Award" and "One Lovely Blog Award".

Thank you so much friends:) It really boosts me UP!!!

The Kreativ Blogger award are having some rules …

You must thank the person who has given you the award.
Copy the logo and place it on your blog.
Link to the person who has nominated you for the award.
Name 7 things about yourself that people might find interesting.
Nominate 7 other Kreativ Bloggers.
Post links to the 7 blogs you nominate.
Leave a comment on which of the blogs to let them know they have been nominated

I pass these awards to 7 creative bloggers and I love their blogs.

Sailaja http://www.sailajakitchen.com/

Sanghi http://sanghi-tastybites.blogspot.com/

Chitra http://anyonecan-cook.blogspot.com/

Ramya http://ramya65.blogspot.com/

Shama http://easy2cookrecipes.blogspot.com/

Sashi http://www.sashirecipes.com/

Valar http://valar-myblog.blogspot.com/

Enjoy Friends. Ignore if you have already received it and published about yourself.

So 7 things about myself.. Already published this, doing it again with small changes.....

- Native of Chennai, India, presently staying in Singapore for the past 4 years.
- Physics graduate and Masters in Public Administration & Computer Applications.
- Have 9+ years of IT experience and currently a full time home maker.
- Like to do creative things, Surfing, Blogging, Music, Reading, trying new recipes.
- Have so many good friends .... Love them all..... Life is EMPTY without them.
- My favourites are Lavender colour, Jasmine smell, Raw mangoes with salt and chilli powder ;), Ice Lemon tea, Crunchy bites from KFC ;), Love to explore new places, and many more.... whatever came to my mind, I have mentioned.
- Trustworthy, Friendly, Very possessive especially towards my hubby:), Can't take when loved ones lie or ditch me, Tense up quickly.

And here are the answers for the tag I received from Priti:

What is your current obsession?
Taking good care of my little angel, Thaswika

What are you wearing today?
White and Blue nighty

What’s for dinner?
Fish curry and prawn gravy (Leftovers from yesterday ;) he he)

What’s the last thing you bought?
Big knife for cutting pizza

What are you listening to right now?
Tamil lullaby songs

What do you think about the person who tagged you?
Lovely person, we shared a lot .... now become busy as she got married and I got my little angel. Again we started recently:)

If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished anywhere in the world, where would you like it to be?
Singapore

What are your must-have pieces for summer?
Sun screen lotion, cotton clothes, cap, coolers

If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
Tioman islands, Malaysia

Which language do you want to learn?
Mandarin and French

What’s your favourite quote?
Write your bad things on water, Write your good things on stone - My dear friend Rev, told me this recently when I was so depressed....

Who do you want to meet right now?
Shah rukh Khan - just to tell him not to worry ;)

What is your favourite colour?
Lavender

What is your favourite piece of clothing in your own closet?
My black pants, few nice tops given by my hubby and my dad.

What is your dream job?
Own a company

What’s your favourite magazine?
Champak, Chandamama, Gokulam, Tinkle and many more ......

If you had $100 now, what would you spend it on?
Buy some clips, earrings, etc.... long time I haven't bought any ;)

What do you consider a fashion faux pas? (faux pas mean error in etiquette.. )
Wrong dress for a wrong place

Who are your style icons?
As of now, none

Describe your personal style.?
Simple

What are you going to do after this?
Cooking

What are your favourite movies?
Mozhi, Taare Zameen par, Black, Swadesh, Kal ho naa ho, Alvin and chipmunks, Bommarillu, Pasanga ....... keeps changing

What are three cosmetic/makeup/perfume products that you can't live without?
Compact, Perfumes (any good one), Maybelline Rose Jam Lip colour

What inspires you?
Encouragement, soothing words

Give us three styling tips that always work for you:
Be simple, good for our health and expenditure ;)

What do you do when you “have nothing to wear” (even though your closet’s packed)?
Buy new ones

Coffee or tea?
Mostly coffee, sometimes Tea

What do you do when you are feeling low or terribly depressed?
Read books that change my mood, if not cry ;)

What is the meaning of your name?
Saraswathi - Goddess of knowledge

Which other blogs you love visiting?
So many can't list....

Favorite Dessert/Sweet?
Gulab jamun, rasamalai, Milk Khoa

What's the best feeling?
Motherhood

Who do you love most and why ?
Of course my hubby and he started sharing with my little angel too. I love him because I love him, this is what I say when he asks WHY I LOVE HIM ;).... he he

Reason(s) for you to blog?
Changes my mood, interesting and keeps me busy.

Red Spinach poriyal and an award...

I bought this spinach from Little India, donno its name, but it was too fresh. Anyway all greens are good for health, so why not try it;) Please share its name if anybody knew it.

I mixed it with rice and had, it was too tasty;)

Ingredients:
Red Spinach - 1 bunch
Small onions - 4-5, chopped
Red chillies - 4-5 or as spicy required
Moong Dal - 1/4 cup
Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Curry leaves - few
Salt to taste
Oil - 2 tablespoons

Method:
Wash spinach and chop leaves and stems into pieces. If the stems are too thick, discard them.

Soak moong dal in water for 20 minutes.

Heat oil in a pan and allow mustard seeds to splitter in it.

Add red chillies, curry leaves and onions and fry until onions turn golden brown.

Drain water from moong dal and add it to the onions.

Fry for 2 mintues and add chopped spinach.

Mix well and cook it covered for 5 minutes.

Add salt, mix well and cook for 5-10 mintues until spinach are cooked.

Serve hot with plain rice.


Cooking time : 20-30 minutes
Serves 2-3 persons


Vidya and Sowmya have passed me Butterfly award which says "Coolest blog I know".


Thanks a ton to both of you:)

Rules of this award:
- Put the logo on your blog.
- Add a link to the person who awarded you.
- Nominate 10 other blogs.
- Add links to those blogs on yours, and leave a message for your nominees on their blogs.

I would like to nominate the following blogs:

Sujatha, Bhawana, Tom Aarons, Sushinemom, Suhanya, Solai Chidambaram, Jaishree, Rekha, Deesha, Sara

Enjoy friends!!!

Tomato Rice

Every south indian cook knew about this I guess ;)

Very simple, quick and tasty recipe.

Best for lunch boxes and travel.

Ingredients:
Cooked Rice - 3-4 cups
Ripe Tomatoes - 2, medium sized, finely chopped
Onions - 1, medium sized, finely chopped
Chilli powder - 1/2 tablespoon or as spicy required
Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Garlic paste - 1 tablespoon
Curry leaves - few
Coriander leaves - few
Salt to taste
Oil/Ghee - 1-2 tablespoons

Method:
Heat oil/ghee in a big pan. Once it is hot, allow mustard seeds to splitter in it.

Add curry leaves, onions and fry until they are golden brown. Then add garlic paste and fry until the raw smell goes off.

Then add chopped tomatoes and saute well. Add chilli powder, turmeric powder and mix well.

Keep stirring in intervals until tomatoes become soft. Add salt to taste and cook until it become thick.

Add cooked rice, salt(if required) and stir carefully, so that all gets mixed well.

Cook it covered in a low flame for 5-10 minutes.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with coconut chutney or pappad.

Cooking time : 20 minutes
Serves 2 persons.



Srilekha, Vidhya, Priti have passed me "GOOD JOB" award.

Thank you friends!
I would like to share it with all my blogger friends who are doing a great job :)

Awards, Poem, Meme and GREEN PARADE

Bhawana and Vidhya, have given me this beautiful "A PERFECT BLEND OF FRIENDSHIP AWARD" .......



Thank you so much Bhawana and Vidhya, you both have made my day, Hug you friends!!!

Purpose of the Friendship Award
To send love and acknowledgment to men and women, who brighten your day, teach you new things and live their lives fully with generosity and joy. It's been a blessing and an inspiration to meet all of you through your wonderful blogs.

I would love to pass this to all my blogger friends. Since it has to be linked, I have mentioned few. Hope they would pass this to others who have not received it :)

Priti
Priyanka
Medhaa
Lakshmi
Valarmathi,
Sowmi,
Suhanya,
Vidya
Ramya
Rekha
Srilekha
Tom Aarons

Enjoy friends!!!


Bhawana also passed me "Wlyde Woman Award" and the beautiful FRIENDSHIP poem.....


Why Do We Need Friends?

We need friends for many reasons, all throughout the season.
We need friends to comfort uswhen we are sad,
and to have fun with us when we are glad.

We need friends to give us good advice,
We need someone we can count on,
and treat us nice.

We need friends to remember us
one we have passed sharing memories that will always last.

Spread the poem of friendship......

I would like to spread it to all my FRIENDS who visit me everyday!!!!

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I have been tagged by few of my friends. Since, I was busy with my brother and co., wasn't able to post it earlier. So here is my MEME:

Tom Aarons, Bhawana and Vidhya, have tagged me, for the MEME: "Facts about me".

The rules of the meme are:

(a) List these rules on your blog.
(b) Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog.
(c) Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.

7 Facts about me...
1. From : Native of Chennai, India, presently staying in Singapore for the past 3 years.
2. Studies : Physics graduate and Masters in Public Administration & Computer Applications.
3. Career : Have 9+ years of IT experience and currently a full time home maker.
4. Hobbies : Like to do creative things, Surfing, Blogging, Music, Reading.
5. Friends : Have so many.... Love them all..... Life is EMPTY without them.
6. Favourites : Lavender colour, Jasmine smell, Raw mangoes with salt and chilli powder ;), Ice Lemon tea, Crunchy bites from KFC ;), Love to explore new places, and many more.... whatever came to my mind, I have mentioned.
7. Nature : Trustworthy, Friendly, Get tensed up soon;).

Love to bug .... he he ;)

Valarmathi,
Easycrafts,
Sowmi,
Priya,
Sagari,
Suhanya,
Vidya

Enjoy Gals :)

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Reposting my previous GREEN entries for the Food in Colours : GREEN - A Colourful Event hosted by Sunshinemom.

1. Bottlegourd (Peeled Skin) Chutney

2. Baby Kailan Stir Fry (Indian Style)

3. Drumstick leaves(Moringa leaves/Murungai Keerai) poriyal

4. French Beans Poriyal

5. Tindora(Kovakkai) fry

6. Snakegourd Fry (Pudalangai Poriyal)

7. Gongura(Sorrel) Chutney/Pachadi

8. Pudhina(Mint leaves) Chutney

9. Mentha (Mint/Puthina) Rice (Microwave cooking)

10. Bottlegourd/Calabash (Sorakkai) curry (Dudhi Bhaaji)

Onion Bajji & Coconut Chutney

This is the best evening snack for me. Very simple and tasty one.


Ingredients:
Bengal gram Flour (Split chickpeas powder /Kadalai maavu) - 1 cup
Onion – 1 (cut into thin round slices)
Chilli powder – 1 teaspoon
Asafoetida powder – a pinch
Food colour (orange) - a pinch
Salt to taste
Oil - For deep frying

Method:
Mix all ingredients except onion and oil to a thick batter and allow it for 15 minutes.

Heat oil in a pan. Dip the cut onion slices in the batter and deep fry them in oil.

Turn both sides and fry well. Drain excess oil using Kitchen towels.

Serve hot with coconut chutney.


Cooking time - 15-20 minutes
Serves 3 persons.

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Coconut Chutney

Ingredients:
Grated coconut - 1 cup
Green chillies - 2-3 or as spicy required
Channa dal (Fried split peas/Pottukadalai) - 2 tablespoons
Tamarind - a pinch
Salt to taste

Method:
Grind all ingredients to a fine paste. Add water as thick required.

Tempering(Oil, mustard seeds, Urad dal, Curry leaves & Red chillies) is optional.

Cooking time - 10 minutes
Serves 3 persons.


My dear friend, Srilekha has passed me "WILDE WOMAN AWARD".

Thank you so much Sri!

The rules of this award are:

1.You can give it to one or one hundred or any number in between - it's up to you. Make sure you link to their site in your post.

2. Link back to this blog site Tammy can go visit all these wonderful men and women.

Purpose of the Award

To send love and acknowledgment to men and women, who brighten your day, teach you new things and live their lives fully with generosity and joy. It's been a blessing and an inspiration to meet all of you through your wonderful blogs.

So I pass this award to all my friends who have been visiting my blog and encouraging me with their wonderful comments.


Coming to the FRUITS ..... Still not sure of the names. So will update you guys after my analysis of it ;)

Till then, if someone knew about it, please help me out:)

Leftover Idlies & Poha Lemon Sevai

I tried this last week.... only 3 idlies was left, ..... thinking what to to, then got an idea and mixed 1 cup of Poha with it. It was tasty, main thing, my hubby like it ;)
Try this, Good Quick Breakfast!

Ingredients:
Idlies - 2-3
Aval(Flat Rice flakes/Poha/Atukulu) - 1 cup
Onions - 1, medium sized, finely chopped
Green chillies - 2, cut into 2 halves
Curry leaves - few
Ginger paste - 1 teaspoon
Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Asafoetida powder - a pinch
Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
Urad dal - 2 teaspoon
Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Lemon juice - 1-2 tablespoons
Coriander leaves - few, chopped
Salt to taste
Oil/Ghee - 1-2 tablespoons
Hot water - 2 cups

Method:
Add flat rice flakes to a sieve. Pour hot water to it so that all the flakes get wet. Leave it aside for 10-15 minutes. Flakes will puff up and become soft.

Crush the idlies with hand to make them powder. Make sure there are no big lumps.

Heat oil/ghee in a pan and allow mustard seeds to splitter in it.

Add urad dal, asafoetida powder, curry leaves, green chillies, turmeric powder and fry for a minute.

Then add chopped onions, ginger paste and fry until they are golden brown.

Add poha, powdered idlies, lemon juice with salt and mix well for few minutes.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Cooking time : 25 minutes
Serves 2 persons


I am sending this to AFAM - Lemon hosted by Easycrafts.

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Reposting my Soya Nuggets Biriyani
for JFI - Soya

hosted by Sia of Monsoon Spice.

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My dear friend, Jil Jil has passed me "ROCKING GIRL BLOGGER" award.

Thank you so much Jil Jil :)

Mini Idlies - Independence Day Special & A Tag

Before I move to today's recipe......

Many of my blogger friends are thinking, what happened to me.... no visits to their blogs...

SORRY friends, We are looking for a new house and shifting in couple of months. My brother is visiting me with his family this weekend. So busy in looking for houses and making arrangements for his trip. I am visiting your blogs, but not leaving any comments... Please excuse me.... Will start bugging you all once I settle down. Keep Encouraging me till then :)

Now to the recipe......

Was breaking my head what to do for this Saffron Green White Event hosted by Pooja.

And finally ended up with this new idea;)

I followed Solai's Spongy idli recipe. Read her blog for the complete process here .


Ingredients:
Boiled Rice - 4 cups
Urad dal - 1 cup
Fenugreek seeds - 1 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Ghee/Oil - few drops

For Orange Idlies:
Grated carrot : 1/4 cup
Red chilli - 1

For green idlies:
Coriander leaves - few
Mint leaves - 4-5
Green chilli - 1


Method:
Soak rice in water for 2-3 hours.

For soft idlies, soak dal in water for 45 mintues, before you are ready to grind.

Grind them seperately and mix them with salt and water, if required.

Ferment it for 8 hours or leave the dough overnite, so that it is perfect for the mornings.

Grind the ingredients of orange idlies and mix it with 1 cup of dough (This makes 5-6 mini idlies).

Similarly grind the ingredients of green idlies and mix with 1 cup of dough.

Apply oil/ghee to the idli plates and add dough to them.

Steam them for 10-15 minutes.

Colourful, soft and tasty idlies are ready.

Serve hot with chutney.

Cooking time - 20 minutes
Serves - 4-5 persons

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I was tagged by Vidhya .......

(a) List these rules on your blog.

(b) Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog.

(c) Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.


7 Facts about me.

1. WORK: Was working for the past 9 years and became a full time home-maker, beginning this year.

2. EDUCATION: Physics graduate and Masters in Public Administration and Computer Applications

3. FRIENDSHIP: Love all my friends... Got lot of friends from this blogosphere. Started loving blogging because of them.

4. RELATIONSHIP: Dating with same person for the past 5 years, from the day I met him .... he he .... My HUBBY:)

5. WWW: Knew about it from college days. Without this there is nothing, I would say :)

6. FITNESS: Difficult to say;).... Trying to keep it.... but Too lazy at times ;)

7. DREAM: To visit USA ;)


Tagging 7 of my friends :

Priti
Priyanka
Cham
Lakshmi
Ramya
Rekha
Suma
Srilekha

Enjoy and pass it ON.....

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Lakshmi has passed me "BRILLIANT WEBLOG" award.


Thanks Laks for your thoughtfulness:)

Bell peppers Tikka, 100th post & Awards!

This is my 100th post :-)

I THANK all my friends for encouraging me to achieve this!




Now to the recipe, Bell Peppers Tikka.......

Ingredients:



Method:



Cooking time : 30 minutes
Serves 4-5 persons

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Now to the awards :

Rekha has given me "BRILLIANT WEBLOG" award!

Brilliant Weblog is a prize given to sites and blogs that are smart and brilliant both in their content and their design. The purpose of the prize is to promote as many blogs as possible in the blogsphere.

Thank you so much Rekha, you made my day by giving it for my 100th post :-)


Here are the rules to follow :-
When you receive the prize you must write a post showing it, together with the name of who has given it to you, and link them back.

Choose a minimum of 7 blogs (or even more) that you find brilliant in their content or design.

Show their names and links and leave them a comment informing they were prized with ‘Brilliant Weblog’.

Show a picture of those who awarded you and those you give the prize (optional).

Very hard to choose this.... but tried to give justice;)

JZ
Priyanka
Srilekha
Sagari
Medhaa
Ivy
Bobby
DK
Skribles
CurryInKadai

So ENJOY MY FRIENDS!!!

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Easycrafts, Priti and JZ have given me "BLOGGING FRIENDS FOREVER" award.

Thank you EC, Priti and JZ!
I always treasure you all:)

Chicken Kurma / Stew and GCC award again;)

Kurma / Korma gets its origin from Mughlai cuisine of India. Its a kind of curry or stew prepared with spices boiled in coconut milk. It can be prepated with vegetables or chicken / mutton / egg.

Ingredients:
Chicken - 250 gms
Onions - 1, medium sized, chopped
Tomatoes - 2 , medium sized, chopped
Green chillies - 2, chopped
Bay leaf - 1, small
Cinnamon stick - 1, small
Cardamom - 1
Cloves - 2
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tablespoon
Chilli powder - 1 teaspoon (as spicy required)
Drumsticks(Moringa/Murangakkai) - 1, cut into 2 inch length pieces
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Corinader leaves - few, chopped
Salt to taste
Oil - 2 tablespoons

For paste:
Grated coconut - 1 cup
Khus Khus / Melon seeds - 2 teaspoons OR Cashews - 6-8

Fennel seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
water - 1/2 cup


Method:
Grind the paste ingredients to a very fine paste.

Heat oil in a pan. Once it is hot, add bay leaf, cinnamon stick, cardamom, cloves and fry for a minute.

Add onions and fry until they are golden brown. Add ginger garlic paste and saute for few mintues.

Then add tomatoes, drumsticks and fry until oil seperates out. Add chicken, chilli powder, turmeric powder and 2 cups of

water.

Boil it until chicken and drumsticks are cooked. Add salt and grinded paste and bring it to a boil.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice/idli/dosa.


Cooking time : 30-40 minutes
Serves 3-4 persons.

And this month too, I got second place :) for my Grilled Apple & Mango with Strawberry Jelly recipe in the "GRILLED FRUIT DESSERTS" a Food event conducted by Great Cooks Community .

Thank you friends and members of GCC!!!

Vegetable Spring Rolls

Why we call them as "SPRING" rolls instead of "VEGGIE" rolls ?
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anybody had this doubt like me ;) .... he he .... check here ;)


Ingredients:
Spring roll/Wanton wrappers - As required
Grated carrot - 1/2 cup
Finely chopped beans - 1/2 cup
Finely chopped cabbage - 1/2 cup
Finely chopped green chillies - 3
Pepper powder - 1 teaspoon
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tablespoon
Coriander leaves - few, chopped
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying
Maida /Wheat flour - 1 tablespoon

Method:

Add one teaspoon of oil to a pan. Add ginger garlic paste and chopped chillies to it and fry until the raw smell goes off.

Then add all the grated and chopped vegetables, pepper powder, salt to taste and saute for 10 minutes.

Swich off the flame and allow it to cool.

If you are using readymade spring roll wrappers, defrost them and wrap them in a clean damp cloth, otherwise they will get dry soon.

We can also use maida dough rolled into thin, instead of readymade wrappers.


Once the filling is cool, spread it on the top corner of the wrapper, and fold into cylindrical or triangluar shape.



Mix maida or wheat flour with little water and use it as glue, to close the ends.

Heat oil in a pan, sufficient for deep frying. Put the rolls one by one and fry them until they are golden brown.


If you are health-consicious, bake the rolls in oven for 15 minutes.

Tasty hot spring rolls are ready to serve with chilli/tomato sauce.


Cooking time : 45 minutes
Makes 15-20 rolls.


I am sending this entry to Hot and Spicy and a Pakora contest, an event
hosted by Rushina Munshaw.

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My dearest friends, Rekha, Sanhita and Srilekha have given me "Blogging Friends Forever" award.

Thank you Rekha, Sanhita and Srilekha:) Hug you all!!!

The following rules apply to this award:

1. Only 5 people are allowed to receive this award
2. 4 of them followers of your blog.
3. One has to be new to your blog and live in another part of the world.
4. You must link back to who ever gave you the award.


I have chosen four(who have not received this award) :

Cham
Valar
Srividhya
Suhanya

and

Lavi, who was from India and new to my blog.

Friends, enjoy your awards and pass it on....... :)

Ode to FRIENDSHIP - Dont miss to read this:)

My apologies, if you are expecting a poem on friendship. I thought of writing this, along with my recipe post tomorrow, but it is something special, so wanted to mention and share my feelings now itself :)

I just entered home after my evening work-outs, I saw comment from Suhee, that I got an award.... I just went and saw it and was SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO happy. I dont have words to express my feelings.... Its something near to my heart.

Yes, she has given me this 'AWARD of FRIENDSHIP'. I haven't thanked her, but wanted to thank her BIG here:)

Thank you so much Suhee, it meant a LOT to me..... Trust me!!!!!

Now, I have to pass this to my blog friends..... I am little confused and afraid of mentioning the names here, because I got sssssssssssssooooooooooooo many friends now. But wanted to honour a very few, who are very near to my heart in some way.

So others, please please please DONT MISTAKE ME......

Jil Jil
She is my blog friend as well as my very close friend, someone with whom I can share anything, which I am doing now;) Thanks Jil Jil, for being so attentive to me!!!!

Srilekha
She sent 'friend request' to me in Greatcooks blogroll. I went and saw her blog, she had wonderful collection of recipes..... the ones which I miss from my home in India. She started visiting me everyday and started writing personal emails too.... She is too innocent and was asking me one day, how to get the awards. I was really touched and told her the ways..... I am very HAPPY for her that she is getting awards every week:) Thanks Sri for accepting as your friend!!!!

Priyanka
I met her first in orkut. I was really surprised to see her blogging everyday with wonderful recipes, that too having a cute little son. Apart from cooking, she does fabric painting, very creative..... I was amazed of her time management:) And she is the one, who gave my first award, so I can never forget her. When I met her in the Foodies meet...... more than her, I liked her little son, Advay;) .... dont get angry ;)..... Thanks Priyanka:) and I will miss you and Advay from October:(

Lakshmi
I met her too in orkut. She invited me to join in the food contest. It started and when I met her in the meet, I felt that she resembles one of my school friend. I felt very comfortable with her. Thanks Lakshmi for the hospitality you gave, in the meet:)

Priti
I met her first in orkut. I posted in the forum to vote for my recipe, Fruit Stiks. Nearly I got so many votes from them, no one dared to ask me for the icecream, except her;) And till now, she is asking, whenever I request to vote for my recipes... :) I really enjoyed it, because we can't ask everyone like this, but with whom we feel comfortable. Thanks Priti for taking me as your friend:)

Ramya
I cannot recollect how it started, but one person from whom I can expect a comment everyday :) Thanks Ramya for your valuable comments:) Do continue your visit and I will also bug you everyday;)

JZ
I met her in Great cooks blogroll. Because of her sign 'JZ' I thought she would be an american. After my visit to her blog, I realized that she is from south India. I got fascinated by her recipes, especially her presentation skill. Thanks JZ for being my friend and continue your creativity:)

Hetal
I met her in Great cooks blogroll. It started with the food contest and we both were competing each other. More than me, my family and friends wanted me to win. I guess it would be the same for her too, since she was getting so many votes:) Thanks Hetal, I really enjoyed the competition with you and do visit me when you find time:)

Srividhya
I liked her blog name very much, she was writing on that name and recently revealed her name to me, and I was so happy:) She used to visit my hubby's blog and I used to check her blog and adore her writing skills. Many subjects which she wrote, really fascinated me. Thanks Srividhya for being my friend:)

Last but not the least.....

Suhee
She first commented on my blog and I checked her blog. She has a very interesting blog and it shows that she is a loving mother, writes her experiences with her son, Yuvan. I gave her an award, unknowingly on her birthday. She was very happy and more than her, I was happy, since I gave it on her birthday. Because, it would be so special to get, even a small chocolate on our birthday. And ..... till now our friendship continues..... :)

Thank you so much Suhee, for giving me an opportunity to write about my friends:) I feel very happy today.

Well...... I am not going to inform anyone about this award. Let me see, who visit first and get their award ....... ;)