Venthaya Mangai [Pickle]

Ingredients :

• Raw mango big - 6 to 7 [ cut in to big pieces ]
• Salt - as required [ generally 5 cup mango means 1 cup salt ]
• Dry red chilli - 100 gms [ fry in little oil till it becomes crisp ]
• Mustard seeds - 4 tsp
• Methi seeds - 3 tsp 
• Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp [ fry with out oi in a kadai till its becomes hot ]
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Sea same oil - as required
• Dry air tight bottle - 1 

Method :

First take a vessel. Add cut mangoes in that, mix  little salt and turmeric to the mangoes and keep aside. Then take a kadai, add little oil and fry the chillies and keep aside. Then fry mustard seeds and methi seeds and grind all together  in a mixer to  a  smooth powder. Then add this powder to the mangoes. Mean time heat seasame oil  in a kadai. When the oil becomes hot, add 1 tsp of  mustard seeds to that. When the seeds pop, add asafoetida immediately to the pickle. [ when you are pouring the oil  to the pickle the oil should be hot ] Mix well and keep like that for a day. Then store it to the dry air tight bottle.

Raw mango Thogayal

Ingredients :

• Raw mango - 1 cup [ peel and chopped ]
• Salt - as required
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Oil -  2 tsp
• Fresh grated coconut - 1/4 cup
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

For roasting :

• Coriander seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Channa dahl - 1 tsp
• Urad dal - 1 tsp
• Methi seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Red dry chillis - 5 to 6
• Curry leaves - few

 [ roast all ingredients in tsp of oil till its change in to golden brown and keep aside. ]


Method :

Grind raw mango, coconut, along with roasted ingredients in a mixer  adding  salt , turmeric and curry leaves to a smooth paste. Then take a pan, add oil to that. When its becomes hot, add mustard seeds. When its  pop,  add  ground  thogayal  to that  and fry for 3 minutes in low flame. Remove from the gas. Have it with rice, idli and dosa.

Banana Cake [ egg less ]

Ingredients :

• Bananas - 3 to 4 [ ripe ] mashed 
• Powder sugar - 1/2 cup
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Butter - 1/2 cup
• Milk - 1/4 cup
• Vanilla  esscence - 1 tsp
• Baking powder - 1 tsp
• Chopped nuts - 1 tbsp
• Wheat flour - 2 cups
• Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
• Salt - a pinch

Method :

Preheat oven  to 160 C, to 180 C depending on your oven.  Then slive flour, baking powder, soda, salt and keep aside. Whisk butter, milk sugar and banana. Finely add flour and nuts and   mix till all combined. Then pour to a greased tray. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes.  After becomes cool cut in to required size.

Poosanekkai [ ash gourd ] Rasavangi

Ingredients :

• Ash gourd [ poosanikkai  white pumpkin ] - 1/2 k.g. [ cut in to cubes ]
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Salt - as required 
• Tamarind paste - 1/2 tsp
• Grated fresh coconut - 1/4 cup

For grinding masala :

• Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
• Urad dahl - 2 tbsp
• Dry red chillies - 4 to 5
• Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp

[ roast all ingredients and grind to a coarse powder ]

For seasoning :

• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Urad dahl - 1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves - few
• Coconut oil - 2 tsp

Method :

Cook white pumpkin in enough water adding salt, turmeric, and  tamarind paste till it become soft. When it's becomes soft add the ground powder and stir well. After adding the powder allow to boil 5 minutes more. Finely grind the coconut adding little water to a smooth paste. Add this paste to the subji. Then take one small pan, add coconut oil. When the oil becomes hot, add seasoning and add it to the subji. Garnish with curry leaves. Serve with sambhar and rasam rice.

Home made easy pista ice- cream

Ingredients :

• Milk - 1/2 litre [ heat this in a vessel and make it 2 cup  ]
• Fresh cream - 1 cup
• Pistachios powder - 1/3 cup
• Pista essence - 1/4 tsp
• Green color - 2 drop

Method :

Take milk  and mix other ingredients and and  run in the mixer till all combined  together  nicely. Then pour in a  dish tray, finely add some powdered pistas. Cover and freezer. Make sure your ice cream tray covered tightly to avoid ice forming.  Keep 8 to 9 hours. After  scoop ice cream and garnish with tiny pieces of  pistas. Enjoy your ice- cream.

Radish Masala Gravy

Ingredients :

• Radish - 1 cup [ peeled and chopped ]
• Potato - 2 [ peeled and chopped ]
• Onion - 2 [ sliced ]
• Salt - as required 
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Cinnamon - 1 small piece
• Curry leaves - few

Grind masala :

• Fresh coriander leaves - 2 tbsp
• Ginger - small piece
• Green chillies - 2 to 3
• Cashew nut  - 6 to 8

 [ grind all together  to a smooth paste and keep aside.

Method :

Take one small cooker, add oil. When it's becomes hot, add seasoning and then onion. Cook till it change in to translucent, then add salt, radish and potato and mix well. Add ground masala along with 1/2 glass of water to the subji. Close the cooker and wait for 2 whistle to come. Remove from the gas. After the pressure leaves open the cooker and garnish with curry leaves. Your tasty radish masala is  ready serve with roti as a side dish.

Hommade Mango Shrikhand

Ingredients :

Green cardamom powder - a pinch
Ripe mango plup - 1 cup
Hung yogurt* - 3 cups
Powdered sugar - 1/2 cup
Guts chopped - 2 tsp

Method :

For Hung Yogurt*

Take a fresh curd and tie the same in a cotton towel & hang in a tap (see the pic) for 45 mins till the time all the water goes out.

For Shrikhand

Take a bowl. Add the hung yogurt, powder sugar, half nuts and mango pulp and wib in a mixer and blend nicely [ smoothly ]. Then refrigerate for 1 hour. Then transfer into a small bowl [ serving ] garnished with remaining nuts. Serve chilled.