Wow 2 Same Awards :)

Hi friends :)

Here Am really happy received the very same award "LIEBSTER AWARD" on Krishna Jayanthi Day  from dear blogger friends Nayana and Shailaja Reddy.

They both have very wonderful blogs and delicious recipes.Do please visit their blog :) Am very much thankful for tagging me along with your 11 blogger friends. So humble and kind for presenting this award to me and Am honored. ) 

I am writing rules one from Nayana and another from Shailaja :) Its gonna be tough decision to select 11 blogger friends from Nayana's Blog and other 11 blogger friends from Shailaja's blog because they have different rules so I created 2 games :) Enjoy :) :)Anyways Am enjoying and sharing this award to 22 blogger friends and feel good :)

Nayana's Blog Interesting Game for details of an questionnaires given by our dear friend  Divya Pramil's blog http://youtoocancookindianfood.blogspot.in 

Rules for receiving award:

1)  Each person must post 11 things about themselves.

2)  Answer the questions the tagger has set for you.

3)  Choose 11 people and link them in your post.

4)  Create 11 questions for the people you’ve tagged to answer.

5)  Go to their page and tell them.

6)  Remember, no tag back.

Rule 1: Post 11 things about yourself

1. Love to bake :)
2. Gardening
3. Paintings of various Indian cultures
4. Decorating cakes,cupcakes and so on :)
5. Enjoy reading books such as novels and fictions
6. Strong Believer in God.
7. Creative Crafts
8. Programming stuffs.
9. Love to visit Islands
10. Love to make friends and share it 
11.  Outing with my family and  friends :)

Rule 2: Answer the tagger's questions

1. What was the inspiration behind your blog? - Baking and other pastries :)
2. Which one do you prefer: A vacation trip to mountains or islands? - Islands :)
3. Craziest thing you've ever done ? I cried when seeing Mozhi Tamil
   movie three times  as it resembles like me :(
4. What is your idea for a perfect breakfast? - A fruit and an Energy Bar :)
5. Who is your favorite blogger? - Everyone :)
6. What kind of music do you enjoy? - Sorry cannot hear kind of musics :(
7. What is your idea of a perfect vacation? - Anywhere mostly at Islands and Singapore,Switzerland Europe :):)
8. What is your favorite past time? -Reading books and baking
9. Which is your favorite place to shop in this world? Why? -Anywhere as Am shopaholic :)
10. Are you active or quiet or calm person? - active with dearest friends and quiet with strangers.
11. What quality do you most like in yourself and why? - I like in myself of my thinking deeply such as ideas and things happened true and share it out with my family and friends because it helps in positive thinking and comes out with good results. :)

Rule 3: Tag and pass the awards to 11 other bloggers

1. Jagruti - http://www.jagrutidhanecha.com/
2. Vrinda Mahesh - www.reciperoll.com/
3. Reshmi Mahesh - http://funwidfud.blogspot.com
4. Rekha - www.indiantastyfoodrecipes.com
5. Anuja Sule -  http://simple-baking.blogspot.in
6. Kavitha- http://eezy-kitchen.blogspot.com/
7. Archana - http://madscientistskitchen.blogspot.com/
8. Prathibha Sreejith - http://cook-ezee.blogspot.com/
9. Sowmya Karthy-  http://nivedhanams.blogspot.com/
10. Maayeka- http://maayeka.blogspot.com/
11. Vidhya Viju Govind- http://aportiontoshare.blogspot.com

 

Rule 4: Create 11 questions for the bloggers to answer

 Here I posted my answers below and please kindly answer the following 11 question at your free time and please inform Divya of YOU TOO CAN COOK - INDIAN FOOD RECIPES once you have posted your answers on your blog. This is a Game that reads about you. Divya will update the answers only after you have posted the answers on your blog..This will be fun interesting game! Enjoy it!!

So now you are entering into a jungle and you like someone to accompany you..Who would that be? My husband

As you move further into the jungle which are the two animals that you'd love to meet?    Elephant and Tiger :)

Now you are walking further in and you find a big palace (not haunted), the door is opened and you want to go in, will you knock the door or will you just walk in without knocking.-  Knock the door

So after you enter the palace you find a square and a round table and wish to select one for yourself, which one will you chose, the round one or the flat one? Round

Then you find three jars, Gold, Silver and Bronze on the palace shelf and wish to chose one, which one will you chose?  Silver 

Now you have come out of the palace and you find yourself a nice place to settle, so you build a home there..How big will you construct your home? Compact or like a palace. -  Compact :)

Will you put a fence for your home? Yes

You find a cup on the backyard of your home..Now which cup do you wish it to be? A porcelain cup or a paper cup or a silver cup? My favorite Porcelain cup(China made) :)

Now there is a water source behind your home, which one would you like it to be? A lake or a sea?   A Sea

You find some ducks there and you'd like to pet them how many would you like to pet? Yeah i would like to have duck as pet.but duck won't feel happy.so let the duck be with other ducks and live happily :)

Finally you find a way to go back home and there are two ways, either you must cross the risky river or go around the river, its a very long way but less risky, which one will you opt for? -   Oops Just want to reach home safely after long way but less risky.:)

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Well Am doing another rule from Shailaja 's blog

Rule 1: Post 11 things about yourself

1. Love to bake :)
2. Gardening
3. Paintings of various Indian cultures
4. Decorating cakes,cupcakes and so on :)
5. Enjoy reading books such as novels and fictions 
6. Strong Believer in God.
7. Creative Crafts
8. Programming stuffs.
9. Love to visit Islands
10. Love to make friends and share it 
11.  Outing with my family and  friends :)

Rule 2: Answer the question

Who inspire you for creating such a wonderful food blog and what you think about Preeti’s Kitchen Life? Any suggestions for me?   

My husband and friends. I like your blog because you are having wonderful recipes as well as very useful tips and also beautiful arts :)

Rule 3: Choose 11 people and link them in your post

1. Janani   http://redchillycurry.com
2. Vijayalakshmi  http://www.nathivg.blogspot.in/
3. Divya Prakash http://divyasculinaryjourney.blogspot.com//
4. Swathi Iyer http://www.zestysouthindiankitchen.com/
5. Valarmathi http://valar-myblog.blogspot.com/
6. Kairali sisters http://kairali-recipeindex.blogspot.com/
7. Julie  http://erivumpuliyumm.blogspot.com/
8. Follow Foodie  http://www.followfoodiee.com/
9. Manju http://manjuzkitchen.blogspot.com/
10. Sobha  http://sobha-goodfood.blogspot.com/
11. Krupa http://www.pachanti.com/

Rule 4: Create 11 questions for the people you've tagged to answer

1) Who was the inspiration behind your blog? My husband and my friends

2) What you will do when you are free? Blogging and crafts

3) What kind of movies do you enjoy? Mozhi, Abhiyum Naanum

4) What kind of people you like?Everyone who are kind hearted broad minded and understand each other :)

5) What kind of food you like? Chinese and Asian :)

6) Most memorable moment. Received Silver Medalist for my Engineering course  :)

7) Who is the best teacher in your school? Thangam(Biology) and Anna Eapen(English Teacher and Principal)

8) Who is the role model in your life? My Parents :)

9) What is your favorite movie? BLACK(Hindi film by Rani Mukherjee and Amitabh Bachchan)

10) Name one book you had to read but hated? Never hated :) 

11) What is your favorite album?Sorry as I cannot hear as Am hearing impaired so don't know what is my favorite :(

 Here I posted my answers as above and please kindly answer the following 11 question at your free time and please inform Preethi once you have posted your answers on your blog. This is a Game that reads about you.  Enjoy it!!

Hope I had answered all questions given by blogger friends :)

Once again big thanks from the bottom of my heart to Nayana and Shailaja for giving wonderful award to me :)  

Also congratulations to all blogger friends who has got an award and enjoy your fun at games! :)

Very happy to have such a wonderful friends and always keep in touch with my followers and everyone :) 

Wishing to get more awards and share an award to everyone :)

Thanks to everyone dear :)

Happy Weekend :)

Awaiting to hear your comments :)

Sweet Poha Payasam :)

 Hi friends!

Wishing you and your family Happy Krishna Jayanthi :) May this festival brings you joy,peace and prosperity :)

Here I had made uppu seedai,sweet poha payasam,Vella seedai and Thattai and also Lord Krsihna's favorite Butter :) :) Had a nice darshan too :)

Here I am writing most favorite Sweet poha payasam as below :)

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Aval or Poha
• 3/4 cup Jaggery (Thick consistency) Filtered
• 1 Tsp Cardamom powder
• 1/2 cup Grated coconut
• 1/2 cup Cashew nuts break into pieces
• 1/4 cup Raisins.
• 1/2 cup Milk
• 3 Tsp Ghee

Method:

• Wash the poha/aval well thoroughly,Allow it to soak for atleast 10 minutes.
• Drain it and set aside.
• Take a frying pan,Add ghee into the medium flame,Add broken cashew nuts to it till golden light brown.Turn off the heat.Transfer it into another bowl.
• In the same pan,Add the remaining ghee into the medium flame.Add raisins till it pops up then turn off the heat.
• In the same pan on medium heat,toast the grated coconut till it gets an aromatic.Make sure not to allow to get burnt.just lightly roast it.
• Break the Jaggery into pieces,Add water to it.Allow it to boil till it gets single thread thick consistency
• Filter it to remove any particles/impurities.
• Take a wide pan,Boil the milk, Add the drained poha/aval in the medium flame. Pour the 3/4 cup jaggery and allow it to stir gently till combined well.
• Add cardamom powder and roasted  coconut to it.
• Mix well and turn off the heat.
• Add the cashew nut and raisins to it.
• Serve it :)

 Have a good Darshan :)

Linking this to the Event Announcement " Know your Natural Sweetness Jaggery :) owned by Jagruti

 

Event hosted by Celebrate- Month of Shravan and owned By Jagruti

Linking this event to Celebrate - August 15th guest host by Geetha Nair and owned by Jagruti.

Coconut Cupcakes with Real flavor coconut buttercream :)

Hi friends :)

Wishing you everyone Very Happy Friendship Day :) got sweet and wonderful friends Herewith I am sending the token of love and gift to our dear friends!!! :) Here is my favorite author Helen Keller :)

 "Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light."
- Helen Keller ." 

 Herewith I am posting favorite coconut cupcake with coconut buttercream frosting :)

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter(Room Temperature)
• 3/4  cup sugar
• 2 Eggs
•  1 1/4 cup All purpose  flour
• 1/4 Tsp salt
• 1 /2 Tsp baking powder*(If you don't want to add baking soda, then add 1 tsp baking powder)
• 1/2 Tsp Baking soda(Optional)
• 1 Tsp Vanilla extract
• 1/2 Tsp Cardamom powder
• 1/2 cup Coconut milk (Made from 1st Extract at home) or 1 can Coconut milk.
• 1/4 cup finely chopped coconut pieces(Optional)

Method:


Preheat the oven to 350 F or 180 C. Line the muffin liners into the muffin pan and set aside.


Using an electric mixer or hand mixer,beat the butter and sugar until creamy and smooth,Add the eggs one by one at a time.Sift the flour,salt,cardamom powder and baking powder and add to the wet mixture until its well combined.Add coconut  milk and vanilla extract and stir it well.Fold in the coconut pieces to it.


Evenly pour the batter into each and every liner of the muffin pan and allow to bake it for about 17 to 20 minutes or just until the toothpick comes out clean.Do not over bake.


Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the cooling rack before frosting.



Coconut Butter Cream Frosting :


Ingredients

• 2 cups powdered or icing sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter(room temperature)
• 1 Tsp vanilla extract
• 4 Tablespoons coconut milk
• 1/2 cup Dessicated grated coconut from fresh coconut or sweetened coconut flakes(Available in any grocers stores) for garnishing.

Method:


Using an electric mixer or hand mixer,beat the butter until smooth,add vanilla extract and gradually add the sugar until its well combined.Add coconut milk and beat gently until the frosting is light and fluffy for about 3 to 5 minutes.Scrap down the sides as needed.Fold the grated coconuts or coconut flakes to it.


Put into the piping bag with  a star tip and decorate onto the cupcake and garnish  it with coconut flakes or freshly grated coconut :)

 

Enjoy!!!!!

 Happy Baking :)

Awaiting to hear your comments and try it at home :)

Linking to Bake Fest hosted by FOODOMANIA

My First Blogger Award :)

Hi friends!!!!

Unbelievable as I got an award from Punitha Madam our dearest blogger friend.She is very kind hearted and sweet women.I have received a Sunshine Award from her and my joy know no bounds!!She has given an award to all blogger friends.:) Her blog is full of delicious recipes and always cook in an traditional way. Way to go her blog Punitha's South India Food Recipes. She is alike my mom and cooks in her traditional way of life in South India.:) Am very lucky to have her as my kind hearted and affectionate friend :) Thank u once again dear and I wish all the blogger friends to have her as the wonderful women in life!

Heartfelt Thanking you Punitha madam dear for your blessings and best wishes and Thank you  for my dearest blogger friends :)
 

Awaiting to hear your comments :)

Microwave Cooking : Chocolate Coffee Mug Cake!

Hi friends!


This post is gifted to my brother who is in the ship as I miss him lots.He loves chocolate flavors and most of the times is his favorite drink Coffee :) This gift is for him on the day of Raksha Bandhan.He will make it hopefully :) It is very easy recipe to follow for everyone and even kids can do it  with the help of you.:) Yummyyyyyyy It is very chocolatey gooey in the middle and bottom with coffee flavor :)
 Here the recipe goes on below.

Ingredients:

Serves 2 Mug cakes.

• 8 Tablespoons All purpose Flour or Self raising flour
• 8 Tablespoons Sugar
• 6 Tablespoons Unsweetened Cocoa powder
• 1 Tablespoon Coffee powder
• 1/2 Tsp Baking powder
• 1/2 Tsp Salt.
• 6 Tablespoons Milk or skim milk
• 6 Tablespoons Vegetable oil
• 2 Tablespoons Warm Water for dissolving coffee.
• Few drops of Vanilla extract
• 2 Eggs
• 4 Tablespoons Semi sweet Chocolate chips or Chocolate squares(Dairy milk)
• Few walnuts or cashew nuts broken into pieces(Optional)

Notes: You can make the recipe into 1 mug cake by reducing the measurements into halves.

Method:

             

•  Take a small bowl, add coffee powder and pour the warm water into the coffee bowl and let it dissolve.
• In a separate bowl, Add the dry ingredients such as flour,cocoa powder,baking powder.Sift it by using sieve. Add sugar,salt.Set aside
• In an another bowl, Beat the eggs lightly,Add milk,oil,dissolved coffee mixture and vanilla extract.whisk well until it is well combined.
• Add the wet mixture into the dry mixture.Whisk well until it is combined.
• Pour  about 1/2 cup measured chocolate mixture into your favorite mug
• Add chocolate chips or few chocolate squares or your favorite chocolate bars broken into pieces
• Add broken cashew nuts or chopped walnuts to it.
• Don't allow it to stir.
• Set it to the Microwave oven on high  for about 1 min and 30 seconds.
•  If the cake is still gooey or still wet on the top,microwave it on an additional 30 seconds.
• It will risen up while baking inside the oven.
• Once it comes out then it will deflates.Its interesting to watch it while baking :)
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar and add whipped cream if you want.
• It is best to serve immediately once it is warm or cold.

Happy Baking  !!!

Awaiting to hear your comments and your experience after trying it at home.

Linking this post to 

Srivalli's and Smitha's Hosting MEC

Announcing Know your Natural Sweetness Event

Announcing  Know your Natural Sweetness - JAGGERY :)

I am excited to post very new and first event called Know Your Natural Sweetness for an August month :)

 This event is owned by Jagruti of Jagruti’s Cooking Odyssey. August is going to be a celebration month in India because it has Raksha Bandhan, Independence Day, Krishna Jayanthi, Onam, Ramadan, Eid. Am very happy for choosing the right event  on the theme Jaggery

I knew everyone know the most dishes made with Jaggery because it’s consumed in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. It’s purely made up of sugar cane juice traditionally unrefined whole cane sugar. It varies in color from golden brown to dark brown and also in different sizes :) It’s healthy traditional sweetener.

Thanks a tons to Jagruti Madam for letting me to host this event and I am very lucky for this.

Coming to the theme of this event, you can cook very purely traditional Jaggery for both sweet and savory for offering it to the God and your family and friends. I prefer this recipe posted by you should be very traditional known by you who learns from your mother, grandmother, mother in law and so on. It will be very traditional followed by an older generation.:) :). It will be very helpful for everyone and non blogger friends to remain traditional as always.

We shall give you an online award for the Best Innovative Award, Best Traditional Award, Best New Dish Award and a Participation Award.

Here are the participation details:

1. Cook Any Dish to Desserts for the event. It must be 50% ingredient Jaggery. Post vegetarian recipes only for the event.

2. Entries posted from 1st - 31st August 2012 is acceptable.

3. Please link your entries using the linky tools here.

4. Your entry post should contain the link to this event announcement and Jagruti's Event Announcement.Its mandatory. Please put our event logo on your blog and everyone will read it that will be very helpful. IT'S MANDATORY OTHERWISE THE ENTRY WILL BE DELETED.

5. Multiple entries are welcome. No archived and older posts please.

6. Non-bloggers are invited to participate in the event. You can mail me your recipe and a photograph of the dish to the mail id tangymindsachu@gmail.com.

   :) Looking forward to see your creative and delicious entries.

Strawberry Blueberry Focaccia Bread :)

Hi friends :) 


 I want to try out something different which will taste alike bread or sweet bread :) Finally got a name called Focaccia!!! Never heard of, but want to try it:) Then i had googled about Focaccia in the website.Its similar alike pizza but it is not considered to be the same.Its very flat oven- baked bread originated from Italy. It is very popular in Italy.You can make this bread of 2 types mainly Sweet and Savory.
If you want to make sweet bread,you can add fruits and other preserves. 
If you want to make savory bread,you can add garlic,herbs and other spices.


I had made both breads and I am posting a sweet Focaccia bread :) Here is the recipe as below.

Ingredients:

For the Dough:

• 1 Package (1/4 ounces) Active Dry Yeast
• 6 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter or Olive Oil or Veg oil.
• 2 Tablespoons Sugar
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1 1/4 Cup warm water plus 1/4 cup warm water for yeast.
• 1 Teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 Tsp Ground Cinnamon
• 4 cups All purpose Flour

For Spreading it on the dough.

• 1 cup strawberries and blue berries or any fruit of your choice.
•  1/2 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon .
• 1/2 cup Light brown sugar
• Vegetable oil or live oil  for greasing.

Method:

Lets work out for making the dough :)

• In a small bowl, Combine the yeast by adding sugar and water.Stir it gently.
• Let it stand for about 5 minutes and dissolves till it gets foam 
• Take a wide bowl add flour,salt,cinnamon,brown sugar and mix well.
•  Add the yeast mixture to the dry mixture.
• Add water gradually while kneading to form a right consistency,relatively wet,smooth and pliable.
• Take another bowl,grease it with veg oil,
• Put the kneaded dough into the oiled bowl,cover it with plastic wrap and let it rise at the warm place for about 1 hour or until it is double in size.
• Grease the baking sheet by oil.Place the dough on the baking sheet.Stretch out  the dough by using your hands gently to form a 1/2  inch rectangular dough as same as exactly the baking sheet.
• Cover the flattened dough pan with plastic wrap and allow it to rest for about 20 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 F or 180 C
• Once rested,with your greased hands, spread sliced strawberries or chopped strawberries and blueberries,sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon evenly  on the flattened dough baking sheet.
• Let it cover with plastic wrap and allow to rest for about 25 minutes
• Remove the plastic wrap once rested.
• Bake it for about 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Slice it and Serve warm along with your favorite jam or dip into any favorite preserves.

Happy Baking!!!

Enjoy it :)

Awaiting to hear your comments and your experience at home :)

Sending this post to the event :)

Radhika's Announcing Let’s Cook #17 ~ Breads

Jagruti's and Priya's Announcing Celebrate- Olympic Games Event

Vidhya's and Divya's  Love-Lock Series- Bread