Unexpected Surprise & Chettinadu Kozhi(Chicken) Rasam

This was the Beautiful Card and the Cute Book marker which I received through post.... I jumped out of JOY .... never expected ..... It was from Lakshmi :)

She has invited me to "Kitchen Connect", an event which we are going to make it, in our next Foodies meet. I will be always there Lakshmi :)



Thank you so much for thinking of me and my friendship!!!

I feel honoured and proud to be a friend of YOU!!!

Hope we all have a long-lasting relationship!!!


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Now moving to today's recipe:

Last week, Solai published Chettinad Kozhi Rasam . Seeing the link, my hubby wanted to have it.

Previous day, we had Chettinad Chicken soup at a restaurant. Trust me, this rasam was far better than the soup we had ;)

Here is the picture of my Rasam:



I made it in the same way and used the same amount of ingredients, as she has mentioned here. It came out very well and is a light appetizer and very good for health too!

So DONT MISS TO TRY THIS!

Thank you very much Solai, for sharing the recipe.

Solai has a wonderful collection of Chettinad Cuisine! And I am going to ask you a request too... Can you please share Chettinadu biriyani recipe too ? ;) :-)

Now about Chettinad Cuisine:

Chettinad cuisine is the cuisine of the Chettinad region(Madurai, Tirunelveli, Karaikudi) of Tamil Nadu state in South India. Chettinad is one of the driest regions of south India. The Chettiar community, who are a majority in this region are a very successful trading community. Chettinad cuisine is one of the spiciest and the most aromatic in India.

Chettinad cuisine is famous for its use of a variety of spices used in preparing mainly non-vegetarian food. The dishes are hot and pungent with fresh ground masalas, and topped with a boiled egg that is usually considered essential part of a meal. They also use a variety of sun dried meats and salted vegetables, reflecting the dry environment of the region. The meat is restricted to fish, prawn, lobster, crab, chicken and mutton. Chettiars do not eat beef and pork.

Most of the dishes are eaten with rice and rice based accompaniments such as dosais, appams, idiyappams, adais and idlis. The Chettinad people through their mercantile contacts with Burma, learnt to prepare a type of rice pudding made with sticky red rice.

Chettinad cuisine offers a variety of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. Some of the popular vegetarian dishes include idiyappam, paniyaram, vellai paniyaram, karuppatti paniyaram, paal paniyaram, kuzhi paniyaram, kozhakattai, masala paniyaram, adikoozh, kandharappam, seeyam, masala seeyam, kavuni arisi, athirasam, etc.

Source : Wikipedia

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 ....... ;)