Rice idly

Rice idly with variation for kanjivaram idly

cooking time 15-20 mins

Ingredients

Black gram dal – 1 cup

Par boiled rice – 3 cups

Salt -  to taste

Method

• Wash and soak rice in water for 3-4 hours and dal for 1-2 hours. Grind dal to soft fluffy paste. Grind rice to the consistency of fine rava. Mix both, add salt and enough water to get a batter of medium thickness allow to ferment overnight.
• Pour3/4 – 1 cup of water over the cooking pan.
•  Grease the idly stand with oil or ghee and fill the cups with batter.
•  When the water in the pan begins to boil, place the idly stand in it. 
• Cover the pan with the lid. Steam the idlis for  15 minutes. 
• Remove the stand from the cooker.
•  Cool slightly and ease out the idlis.
•  The extra batter can be stored in the refrigerator and used as required. 
• But remove it from the refrigerator at least half an hour before steaming idlis.

Vegetable soup

VEGETABLE SOUP

Cooking time 20 minutes. Serves 6-8

Ingredients 

• Potatoes         -2 nos medium size
• Onions           -2nos medium size
• Carrouts         -2nos medium size
• Turnip             -1 no medium size
• Tender beans  - 10nos
• Cabbage         -1 piece(100gms)
• Garlic              -8cloves
• Celery             -3stalks
• Tomato           -1large(hybrid quality)
• Water or vegetable-8cups
• Stock/milk             -1cup
• Salt and pepper     - to taste
• AJI-NO-MOTO   -1pinch
• Garnish-croutons and grated cheese

Method

• Peel, de-seed and chop the tomato, shared the cabbage. Mince all the other vegetables and garlic.
•  Place in the pan add water and cover with the lid.
•  cook till the vegetables are very soft.using a ladle, strain out 2 cups of cooked vegetables 
• And blend in a mixer with the milk return the puree to the pan.
• Season to taste with salt, pepper and AJI-NO-MOTO replace the lid.
• When the soup begins to boil again, switch off the stove
• And serve the soup hot, garnished with croutons and grated cheese. 
• Use ½ qutantiy of the ingredients mentioned above to serve 2-3 . time 15-20 mints

Baingan masala

BAINGAN MASALA

Cooking time 20-25 min. approx.serves 4-6

Ingredients

• Medium size brinjals                  -1/2kg
• Chilli powder                            -1-1 ½  tsp
• Turmeric powder                      -1/4 tsp
• Coriander powder                    -2 tsp
• Oinion                                      -2 oinons
• tomato                                     -2onions
• Tamarind juice                         -1 cup
• Garlic                                      -4 gloves
• ginder                                     -small piece
• Oil                                          -5tbsp
• Grated coconut                       -4tbsp
• Salt                                         –to taste
• karuvappillai                           -little
• coriander leaves                      - little
• alakka                                     - 3
• kirambu                                   - 3
• sombu                                     -1tsp

Grind together to a paste
Onions

Tomato

Garlic

Ginder

Grated coconut

Alakka

Kirambu

Sombu

add turmeric powder, corainder powder, chilli powder also

Add tamarind juice to grind

Method:

• Cut brinjals into halves, lengthwise, slit each slice into 3 or 4 parts without separating from the stem. 
• brinjal must be staffed with the above paste. keep it aside
• Pour oil in cooking pan on the stove
• add the stuffed brinjals to the oil
• if their is any remaining masala add it to the oil in the pan. 
•  cover with the lid,cook till the gravey is thick and brinjals are soft. 
• after the brinjal masala cooked well... serve hot.. 

Chicken pot roast

CHICKEN POT ROAST

Cooking time 40-45 minutes approx. serves 4

Ingredients

• Chicken – 1 (about 800-900gms)
• Salt – to taste
• Soya sauce-2tbsp
• AJI-NO-MOTO – 1/2tsp
• Chilli powder – ½ tsp
• Oil-2 tbsp
• Vinegar-2tbsp
• Ginger garlic paste-2tsp
• Chilli sauce – 1tsp

Method

• Take as Skin and joint of chicken. Wash it well and squeeze it to dry.
• Then add the above ingredients oil,soya sauce, chilli powder, chilli sauce, vinegar, ginder garlic paste, AJI-NO-MOTO and little salt to the chicken. 
• Keep covered in the refrigerator for 4 to 6 hours. 
• Put a pan in stove add little oil and then add the chicken to that oil 
• Add little water to make the chicken boil for few minut. cover the pan with a led.
• After 5mints strair it well and then cover it again to cook well
• After  30 mints the chicken will be cooked well
• Take it out and transfer it to the serving boil. we can serve this to 4 persons...

Spicy roast potatoes

SPICY ROAST POTATOES

Cooking time 20-25 minutes approx. serves 4-6

Ingredients:

• Small potatoes                         -½ tsp
• Oil                                           -4tbsp
• Chilli powder                          -1tsp
• Green chillies                          -2nos (chopped)
• Garam masala powder            -1tsp
• Asafoetida powder                 -a pinch
• Cumin powder                       -1tsp
• Coriander powder                   -2tsp
• Turmeric powder                     -1/4tsp
• AJI-NO-MOTO                      -½ tsp
• Salt                                          -to taste
• Water                                      - ½ cup 

Method:

1. Par boil the potatoes, peel and prick all over with a toothpick.
2.  Mix with rest of the ingredients except water. 
3. Place a piece of aluminium foil at the base of the pan. 
4. Place potatoes over it. Pour water and cover closely with another piece of foil.
5.  Cover pan with the lid and make it boil for 15-20 minutes
6. if the pan is non stick then no need for foil
7. then open the pan stir the potatoes lightly... when the potatoes are ready, 
8.  Switch off the stove and serve hot with rice or chapathis.

Note

If one cup water is used there is no need to par boil the potatoes

Tomato rice

TOMATO RICE

Ingredients

1.      Rice                             -1 ½ cups

2.      Tomatoes                     -200gms

3.      Oil or ghee                   -4tbzp

4.      Mustard                       -1tsp

5.      Black gram dhal           -2 tsp

6.      Peanuts                        -2tsp

7.      Curry leaves                 -few

8.      Onion                           -1 cup, chopped

9.      Kasuri methi                 -2 tsp

10.  Chilli powder               -1 tsp

11.  Coriander powder       -1 tsp

12.  Turmeric powder        - ½ tsp

13. Salt                             -to taste

Method

1. Blanch and peel the tomatoes. Remove the seeds and  blend in the mixer. 
2. Add enough water to make 4 ½ cups.
3. Wash the rice, drain and place over the cooking plate in the cooking pan. 
4. Add the  tomato liquid and salt. 
5. Heat oil in a kadai and season with mustard, dal, peanuts and curry leaves.
6. Add onion and fry till light brown. 
7. Add kasoori methi, chilli, turmeric and coriander powders.
8. Add to the rice and stir gently. When the rice is done,  stir the rice gently before serving, or allow to keep warm till time to serve upto  four hours.

Now the hot tomato rice is ready... try it and enjoy the taste

Sooji halwa

SOOJI HALWA

Cooking time 20 mins. Approx serves 6-8

Ingredients:

Roasted semolina (rava) -2 cups

Sugar                             -2 cups

Water                            -4 cups

Ghee                             -¾- 1 cup

Tinned pineapple pieces -1 cup

(Chopped)

Pineapple essence          -1tsp

Yellow food colour        -little

Method

1.      Place the cooking pan over the stove

2.      Pour Water make it boil for 1 mint then

3.      Add 2 cups of sugar make it dissolve well then

4.      Add 2 cups of roasted rava then add ghee and mix it well, take care not to allow rava to stick

5.      Then add ghee and the yellow food colour, mix well,

6.      Cover with the lid and make it to boil for 15-20 minutes.

If there is excess liquid mix well till it becoming dry. Then transfer the halwa to serving dish and with extra pineapple slice. If using fresh pineapple cook it with ½ cup sugar and ½ cup water for 5minutes. Drain from syrup and use it to have a good presentation

Even this syrup water can be used to have an added taste.

just try it and have a good dish

SATHURAGIRI HILLS

Sathuragiri Hills

  also named as Sivanmalai is located 5 km from Vathirairuppu near srivilliputhur.  The entire mountain view is in square (Chathuram) in shape so the name Chathuragiri. Sathuragiri is the Abode of God [Mahalingam Hill]. People believe siddhars still worship the lord Shiva at Sathuragiri Hills .

 For normal devotee /Tourist  takes nearly 4 to 5 hours to climb to reach  Top of the hill.. There resides  no electricity, no telephone connection, no range for cell phones ,no shops, no hotels, and no lodges. Annadhanam is going on from morning to evening near both the temples and stay in the shelter provided there before dark falls. Basic amenities are provided at the hill. Devotees are requested not to spoil the natural gifts in the hill.

There are two temples in the hill

·         Sri Sundara Mahalinga Swamy Temple and

·         Sri Santhana Mahalinga Swamy Temple

Sathuragiri Hills or Chathuragiri otherwise known as ' SUNDARA MAHALINGAM ' is situated 10 km from Watrap (Vathirairuppu) near Srivilliputhur. The name Sathuragiri came from Chathur (4) Veda (Vedas) Giri (Hill), where all the four Vedas met and formed the hill. Another meaning is that the whole mountain is in square (Chathuram) in shape so the name Chathuragiri. Sathuragiri is the Abode of God. It is otherwise also called as Mahalingam Hill. this is call siddarkal boomi..18 siddha living her....abode of god was bending position ..another god calls santhana mahalingam...up to 4 km periya mahalingam statue in forest..and rivers..navagraga stone in top of hill...

This is a mysterious hill where it is believed that siddhars still worship the lord Shiva.

How to Reach here: Pilgrims coming from Chennai direction has to come to Madurai and get down at Krishnan Koil Bus Stop on the way toSrivilliputhur then go to Watrap (Vatthirairuppu). From Watrap have to go to Thaanipaarai, the base of the hill. Buses are available even from Srivilliputhur itself to Watrap and Thaniparai. Pilgrims travelling from South have to pass through Nagercoil – Tirunelveli – Rajapalayam – Srivilliputhur – Watrap -Thaniparai.

By Train: One has to take Shenkottai Express from Chennai and get down at Srivilliputhur. Then from there they can take a bus to Thaniparai (base of the Saturagiri Hill)

Up the Hill: For the first time, it takes nearly 4 to 5 hours to climb to the Top of the hill. Rest, can reach the top within 2 to 3 hours. On the hill there is no electricity, no telephone connection, no range for cell phones. We can find few number of shops selling buttermilk, coffee, snacks, etc. during some days like full moon day, no moon day and other festive seasons. Annadhana is going on from morning to evening near both the temples and stay in the shelter provided there before dark falls. Basic amenities are provided at the hill. Devotees are requested not to spoil the natural gifts in the hill. Everybody can avoid plastic covers and intoxicant materials.

             Annadhanam(Free Food) is Provided To The Pilgrims on almost all days especially No Moon Days and Full moon days By several Annadhana Madam/Volunteers.

Siva Sangu Iyya Siddhar Avarakalin annnthanam Best in sathuragiri hills. He issue free Note Books to poor children from his Money.

Also Thiru Siva Sangu Ayya Avarkal has build One Maha Kali temple in Taniparai which is very Power Full Temple where Yagnas are conducted.

There are several secluded places for the most aspiring in divine path. If one searches, one can find several power point places in the hill