17 June, 2007

an easy and lip smacking snack for singles

Ingredients:

1.ROASTED GROUND NUTS

2.POHA (CALLED AVUL IN TAMIL)

3.ROASTED CASHEW NUTS.

4.SAGO(JAVVARASI--BIG SIZE)

5.ROASTED AND BROKEN CHICK PEAS(POTTUKADALAI)

6.CURRY LEAVES TWO SPRIGS

7.ASAFOTIDA POWDER

8.CHILLY POWDER.

9.SUGAR.

10.SALT TO TASTE.

11.OIL FOR FRYING.

METHOD
Heat oil in a pan.deep fry poha .set aside in a tissue to drain excess oil.fry chickpeas and sago and finally the curry leaves.set aside Add to this the peanuts,cashews salt chilly powder sugar and mix witha wooden spoon. voila .u have a wonderful snack for ur rainy evenings.

The speciality of this snack is the sago which when fried expands to beautiful round balls which tastes yummy.enjoy and let me know .

16 June, 2007

PLANT LOVER EH??


Saturdays i weed my garden.Mechanically i set about the work till i reached this small plant.music in my ears ,cool breeze around ,pulling out the unwanted plants was not a very tedious task.Though i never enjoyed, it was really called for.
when i came to this plant i stopped short.i had seen this plant as a sapling ;i let it grow because i thought it must be a zinea but later it proved to be a wild weed;now almost fully grown the plant stood waving in the breeze sporting tiny violet flowers,and i call it a weed and was about to pull it away from the soil and dump it in garbage.
I reflected am i a plant lover ?a true plant lover?if i were one i should love this plant too.Its a shame i loved plants that were beautiful,and claimed myself to be one.Though a part of gardening calls for weeding and i can imagine how my garden would overflow with unwanted plants if i do not pull them out,i think i must stop calling myself a lover of plants.well i never plucked that plant and it is still there smiling .
I remember at this juncture that mrs maneka gandhi had once said that she was against removing the cobwebs -the abode of spiders .A true blue cross person would agree.but is it practical??i have umpty number of views to support but am not a true herbophile.The reality stings but i have to accept it and i do with all humility.