Christmas card made by Angelin

Happy Christmas to alllllllllllll..............

Merry Christmas to all.............hope every one enjoyed Christmas with your family and friends ......

This is a Christmas greeting card made by Aislin Mary Joy ............to wish you all a HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR ...........................

my cooking - Vegetarian biriyani with maggie cubes

Vegetable biriyani with maggie cubes..............easy to make and tasty toooooooooooo .........It was a sunday and I was wondering what to make special for kids for their lunch ............I just opened my fridge found some vegetables ...then went to store room and their I found basmathi rice and in my masala box I had maggie cubes left so I thought of making a biriyani which I was not sure whether it would come out well .........but it did so try ...............

Ingredients
1.Basmathi rice 2 cups washed and soaked for 20mins
2.Carrot chopped 1 cup
3.Cabbage chopped 1 cup
4.Onion chopped 1 cup
5.Onion sliced 1 cup
6.Turmeric powder 1/2tsp
7.Cardamom/elaka 6nos.
8.Cloves/grambu 4-6nos.
9.Cinnamon/karuvapatta 1 finger size stick
10.Cumin seeds/Jeerakam 1tsp.
11.Star anise/Thakollam 1or 2nos.
12.Kus kus/poppy seed 1tsp.
13.Cashew 6-8nos.
14.Raisins 4-6nos.
15.Ghee 2 dessert spoon full
16.Dalda 1 dessert spoon full
17.Pineapple essence or biriyani essence 1 small tsp.
18.Lemon juice of 1 lemon
19.Maggie vegetable cube 1
20.Salt to taste

                                   Lets start .......take a deep rice pan and heat ghee and dalda leaving 2-3tblsps. each aside... you need them for frying onions and vegetables  ( I prefer Amul ghee its really tasty and has a nice sweet aroma)................ so into the hot ghee and dalda splatter kus kus, jeera,elaka,thakolam,patta,grambu ..............dont let it fry tooo much................ then to it add basumathi rice and fry it at medium flame...........(this helps the rice not to stick when it is boiled)........then add water to get the rice boiled ...(for 2 cups of rice add 3 cups of water...the water level should be above the rice)....... add salt and lemon juice.........  (the water should be little bit salty so that the rice gets necessary salt when it is boiled....lemon also helps the rice not to stick each other)............when the water starts to boil lower the flame and close the lid wait for 20-25mins......... In a seperate pan heat ghee and dalda that was kept aside and fry the sliced onions till golden brown and drain them from the ghee and keep it aside............(if ghee neede you can add) .....in that same ghee fry cashew and raisins and keep it aside .......then to it saute onions chopped till glassy appearance to it add turmeric powder then to it add carrots and saute for 5mins or till half cooked then to it add cabbage and saute till they are cooked............. to it add maggie vegetable cube...... (or chicken cube if needed).. and keep it aside ............when the rice is done to it add the cooked vegetables and mix it gently ...............and on top garnish with fried onions,cashew and raisons.......................Vegetable biriyani is ready........

arabic mehendi design

arabic mehendi design

my cooking - Onion pakoda

Yes another 4o'clock  snack ........................

Ingredients
1.Onion rings(thinly sliced) 2nos.
2.Curryleaves chopped 4nos.
3.Gram flour( Kadala podi) 1cup
4.Red chili powder (as per your spice)
5.Oil for frying

                             This snack is really so easy to make and your children will love to have it with ketchup..........so lets start ..........In a bowl mix gram flour and red chili powder nicely with water into thick paste (add water little by little while mixing).........to it add onions and curry leaves ...allow the onions to coat well with the thick batter ........meanwhile heat oil for frying in a deep pan ...if it is hot enough put the flame in medium and put the onion rings one by one into the hot oil and fry till golden brown .......when done serve with ketchup ..................try out and do comment............

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