From the collection “360 Golden Dishes” by Revathy

Maha 2013

From the collection “360  Golden Dishes” by Revathy

Category: Tamil Festival sweet snacks

ID-251

Dish Name:  Thiruvathira kali

Occasion:    on a Tamil festival day : Thiruvathira

a) Ingradients:

1.       Prepare 1^st ingredient -Rice Flour:  In a small kadai, roast without oil, 2 glasses of coarse Rice flour till its colour changes. Remove from fire and put it in a bowl.

2.       Prepare 2^nd ingredient-Dhal Flour: In the small kadai roast without oil half glass full of Channa Dhal (halfed) +Moong Dhal (halfed). Cool it and powder it coarsely. Heat again without oil till it turns to reddish brown colour. Remove from fire and add to the rice flour bowl.

3.       Prepare 3^rd ingredient for taste: Powder jaggery to measure 2.5 glasses and keep in a plate.

4.       Prepare 4^th   Ingredient- Grate half coconut and keep aside.

5.       Prepare 5^th   ingredient-Seasoning: Fry Cashew nut 15 nos split to half and kismis 10 nos in 3 teaspoons of ghee and keep aside.

6.       Prepare 6^th  ingredient for flavour: Powder 10 nos Elaichi

b) Preparation Method using kadai over fire:

7.       In a big Kadai, heat to boil 6 glasses of water.

8.       Take 2.5 glasses of powdered Jaggery and add to the boiling water. Simmer for 5 mins / till jaggery dissolves well.

9.       Add 4 more teaspoons of Ghee to the boiling water.

10.   Add the grated coconut as in step-4 to the boiling water.

11.   Add the flour slowly and continuously with one hand while turning with the other hand using a flat ladle. Turn from bottom towards all sides of Kadai to the middle to get uniform mixture.

12.   Turn with ladle till the mixture solidifies. Now remove from fire.

c)Seasoning and serving

13.   Add seasoning as in step 5 and step-6

14.   The soft pulpy sweet dish Thiruvathira Kali is ready to eat. It is a standalone dish. Best while serving hot. Store in a steel container with lid and consume within a day or two. 

Avoid plastic container /plate or spoon.

Make Your Own Bangle Stand

Maha 2013

How to make Bangle stand from Waste?

Well, a very simple way to create your own flexible bangle stand. Try out the method explained here and upload photos!!

Take 1 liter transparent water bottle.
* First, we have to create an opening for easy access to bangles without removing other bangles to reach out for what we want. 
*Using a paper knife as tool, cut along length as shown in the picture (First side of rectangle) , after leaving an inch on either side of the cylindrical part of bottle.
*Now, cut perpendicular to the first side, for 1.5", which forms 2nd side of the rectangular opening. The third side of the rectangle portion is parallel to the length of bottle similar to first side. Cut 3rd side. 
*Finish the rectangle opening by cutting another 1.5" as 4th side.

*Line the edges with the help of paper towels or soft cotton. The can be stitched using stapler. Also, this can be attached with the help of transparent tape, which sticks well in the plastic bottle.

Your bangle stand is now ready to use.

Please post photos after inserting bangles in the beautiful bangle stand.
Advantages: 
* Every bangle can be accessed individually without disturbing other bangles.
*  Full protection from wear and tear.
* The opening shape is such that it adjusts with any diameter of bangles
*There may be multiple diameter in the bottle, which can be conveniently used for varying outer diameter.
*The soft lining will protect your hands and bangles from any scratches.
*Can be stacked horizontally inside drawer or vertically over a table
as a decorated flower-vase.