Lip Smacking Tamarind Rice

South Indian Women are crazy about Tamarind Rice. Nothing can beat the hot tamarind rice thats given in the Nanganallur Anjaneya Temple. Anyone who has tasted it will agree with me. Here is a recipe for Tamarind Rice.

Ingredients

Tamarind - Lemon size
Turmeric Powder - a Pinch
Curry leaves - 1 strand
Oil
Salt to taste

Saute & Grind
Bengal Gram - 1 tsp
Urad Dal - 1 tsp
Dhaniya - 2tsp
Til seeds - 1/4 tsp
Asafoetida - to taste
Red Chillies - 5-6nos
Methi - 1/4 tsp

Saute all the above items with a little oil. Saute til seperately without oil. Grind everything into a powder. Now make tamarind juice and add turmeric powder and salt to it.

Heat the pan and add oil generously. Now saute mustard seeds, urad dal, Bengal gram, peanuts. Once that is done add the tamarind juice and bring it to boil. when it is boiling add the powder that we prepared and add curry leaves to it. The tamarind paste will start thickening and the oil will start seperating. This is the time we know that our tamarind rice mix is ready to taste.....

Enjoy your yummy lip smacking tamarind rice today for lunch......

My First Post - Being a Mommy is Sweet and Sour

Hi All

This is my very first post. I wanted to share my ideas and views with many people. So i thought this will be the best way to do it... Being a mommy is the best thing on the world and ofcourse at times the toughest thing too. It is very difficult to predict what kids want. Thier needs change everyday. I have a 2 year old daughter. She is so demanding that i dont get time for myself. She needs my attention 24/7 which is so tiring. I think even other mommy's who have kids of this age will agree to me. They dont let us talk over the phone, sit in front of the computer for a chat, or even cook. But one good thing i have observed in the present generation kids is, they like to learn new things every minute.

I would like to share one of my experience. One day i was making dosas for my daughter. I gave her mini dosas in a plate. After sometime she came back with the empty plate. I was so happy to know that she has finished them all and made her some more. After few minutes she came back with the empty plate. I thought she had eaten it all. But then when i was cleaning the shoe rack i found those dosas in my husbands shoes. I was so stunned how a 2year old can even think of all these tricks. I enjoyed her trick but at the same time had to warn her not to repeat it.

So that why i told being a mommy is sweet and sour but still we enjoy this taste too..... i even wonder thats why women start liking the sour taste when they are pregnant itself..... right....

Even you can share some of your kids memorable naughty activities.