BabyCorn belongs to the maize family and this cereal grain is harvested when they are small in size and immature. They are handpicked and since they mature quickly, one has to have clear understanding as to when to harvest it. It is usually pale yellow, blue, pink to off white in colour depending on the variety and is sold in the market in bunches. Since it has a bland taste, it is appealing all around the world and is used commonly in Asian cooking.

Ingredients:

All you need for this mouth watering and healthy Baby corn gravy.

Baby corn - 10 in number

Pearl onions - 7 to 10

Big onion - 1

Tomatoes - 2

Cumin seeds

Fennel seeds

Red chilly

Coriander seeds

Turmeric Powder

Salt to taste

Cornflour powder

Steps:

Wash and cut baby corn into pieces.

In a bowl add the chopped baby corn pieces and mix it well with little turmeric powder, salt and cornflour powder.

Steam the marinated baby corn in idly steamer for about 10 minutes.

Off the steamer and keep it aside for sometime. we can achieve the same thing by boiling baby corn in hot water with turmeric and salt added. But i prefer steaming as baby corn wont lose its health supplements than boiling.

Wash the pearl onions and tomatoes which  are to be used.

In a kadai, dry roast the ingredients - coriander seeds, fennel seeds and red chilly. Once roasted, allow it to cool down for sometime.

In the same kadai, add some oil and fry pearl onions and chopped tomatoes until tomatoes become mushy.

Once the fried items become cool, grind everything (roasted coriander seeds, fennel seeds, red chilly & fried pearl onions and tomatoes together with little water and make it into a paste.

In the same kadai, add some oil and add cumin seeds when hot. Then add the chopped big onion and fry until golden brown.

Then add the grinded paste and allow it to boil for some 5 mins. add some water when necessary.

Then add the steamed baby corn and allow it to boil for another 5-8mins.

Garnish it with cashews and butter. Serve hot and Enjoy!!! This creamy kadai baby corn recipe tastes awesome with Chapathi/ Naan. Try this and Enjoy..

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sarannya

19:21

Vegetable Servings That Equal a Cup

Asparagus: About 4 spears

 

Beans, Cooked (black, garbanzo, etc.): 1 cup

 

Bell Pepper: 1 cup chopped or 1 large pepper (about 3 inches in diameter)

 

Broccoli: A generous fistful (tennis ball size) of florets or about 16 small florets.

 

Carrots: 1 cup chopped or 2 medium whole carrots (6 to 7 inches long)

 

Cauliflower: A little less than a 1/4 head of florets

 

Celery: 1 cup diced or 2 stalks (11 to 12 inches long)

 

Corn: 1 cup of kernels or 1 large ear (8 to 9 inches long)

 

Cucumber: 1 cup sliced/chopped or about 1/2 of a medium cucumber (8 to 9 inches long)

 

Green Beans: 1 cup cooked (we counted: It's about 19 to 20 beans)

 

Greens, Cooked (kale, chard, etc.): 1 cup

 

Greens, Raw (lettuce, spinach, etc.): 2 cups (about two large leaves of chopped romaine)

 

Summer Squash: 1 cup cooked/sliced/diced squash or 1 whole zucchini (7 to 8 inches long) or about 1/2 of a large yellow crookneck

 

Sweet Potato: 1 cup mashed or 1 large baked potato (about 2 1/4 inches in diameter)

 

Fruit Servings That Equal a Cup

Apple: 1 small apple (about 2 1/2 inches in diameter, a little smaller than a baseball)

 

Banana: 1 large banana (8 to 9 inches long)

 

Cantaloupe: 1 cup diced or about 1/8 of a large melon

 

Dried Fruit: 1/2 cup

 

Grapefruit: 1 medium grapefruit (about 4 inches across)

 

Grapes: About 32 average grapes

 

Orange: 1 large orange (a little bigger than a baseball)

 

Peach: 1 large peach (about the size of a tennis ball)

 

Pear: 1 medium pear

 

Pineapple: 1 cup chopped (a little less than 1/4 of a pineapple)

 

Plum: 2 large plums

 

Strawberries: 8 large berries

 

Tomato: 1 cup chopped or 1 large tomato (about 3 inches in diameter, about the size of a baseball)

 

 

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sarannya

09:33

Ingredients:

Tomato
Brinjal
Small onions
Red Chillies
Curry Leaves
Sombu
Salt
Turmeric Powder

Steps:

Cut Brinjal and tomatoes in to small pieces.

In a pressure cooker, add some oil, when hot add sombu, curry leaves, red chillies and small onions.

Then Add cut tomatoes & brinjal and mix well.

Add turmeric powder and salt, And mix well.

Add one cup of water to it and close the pressure cooker & let it cook.

Off the stove after leaving 3 whistles in the pressure cooker.
Put it mixie to grind it or use matthu for grinding the cooked tomatoes and brinjal.

Enjoy this awesome "Kathirikai Thakali Kandanja(Brinjal Tomato mixed) Chutney" recipe with dosa or idly.

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sarannya

06:17

Karthigai Deepam is observed in every home and every temple in Tamil Nadu. This occurs on the day when the moon is in conjunction with the constellation Karthigai (Pleiades) and purnima. This constellation appears as a group of six stars in the firmament in the shape of a pendant from the ear. Many legends and lyrical poetry have grown round this star. The six stars are considered in Indian mythology as the six celestial nymphs who reared the six babies in the saravana tank which later were joined together to form the six faced Muruga. He is therefore called Karthikeya, the one brought up by the Karthigai nymphs. Houses and streets are lit up with rows of oil lamps (Deepam) in the evening of the festival day.

Karthikai Deepam is one of the oldest festivals celebrated by the Tamil people. The festival finds reference in Sangam literature like Ahananuru and the poems of Auvaiyar.

Mythological aspects 

Lord Shiva appeared as an endless flame of light before Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma, who each considered himself supreme and said that the matter could be tested if the two could search for Lord Shiva's Head and feet. Lord Vishnu took the form of a boar(Sanskrit:Varaha, Tamil:Varahan) and delved deep into the earth, Lord Brahma that of a swan(Sanskrit:Hamsa, Tamil:Annam) and flew towards the skies. Lord Vishnu failed in his search and returned. But Lord Brahma, chancing upon a piece of Thazhambu, a flower, learnt from it that it had been floating down for thirty thousand years from Lord Shiva's head. He seized upon this and claimed to Lord Shiva that he had seen the other's top. Lord Siva realized the falsehood and pronounced that there would never be a temple for Lord Brahma in this world. He also interdicted the use of the flower Thazhambu in his worship. Lord Shiva appeared as a flame, this day is called Maha Deepam.

Celebrations

Rows of Agal vilakkus (oil lit lamps) are lit in every house. Karthigai is essentially a festival of lamps. The lighted lamp is considered an auspicious symbol. It is believed to ward off evil forces and usher in prosperity and joy. While the lighted lamp is important for all Hindu rituals and festivals, it is indispensable for Karthigai. This festival is also celebrated to commemorate the bonding between brothers and sisters in south India(analogous to Bhaiya-Dhuj and Raakhi). Sisters pray for the prosperity and success of their brothers and light lamps to mark the occasion.

First day of this festival is called as "Appakarthigai" and the second day is called as "vadai karthigai". All devotees will offer pori, adhirasam,vella Seedai, vetrilai pakku, fruits as neivedhyam for God Shiva.

In down South of Tamilnadu and in Kerala, Hindus will pray god for goodness of their brothers and they will light a elephant lamp(Gajalakshmi Vilaku) which marks as a sign of prosperity and wealth. The story behind lighting elephant lamp(Gajalakshmi Vilaku) is given below.

Why we light Elephant lamp on Karthigai ?

Once upon a time there lived a King and he had only one daughter. She loved an elephant which grew with her and she considered the elephant as her own brother. After her marriage she missed her brother elephant very much. So for every Thirukarthigai/Karthigai deepam occasion, she will light elephant lamp(Gajalakshmi vilaku) and she will prepare tender coconut, elephant leg size milagu Milagu Adai, Pori, Adhirasam, Vella Seedai and keep them as neivedhyam for this festival.

So we on this auspicious occasion all devotees should chant the following lines

கீட: பதங்கா மசகாஸ்ச வ்ருதா

ஜலே ஸ்த்யேயே விசரந்தி ஜீவா

தருஷ்டவா ப்ரதீபம் ந ச ஜன்ம பாகிந:

பவந்தி நித்யம் சவ பசா ஹி விப்ரா

and also

Yaanai Vaazha

Arasan Vaazha

Penn Vaazha

Piranthagam Vaazha

and put one piece of pori in the lamp and perform the pooja along with neivedhyam.


கார்த்திகையன்று வீட்டிலோ அல்லது கோயில்களிலோ திருவிளக்கு பூஜை நடத்தினால், லட்சுமி கடாட்சம் நிலைத்திருக்கும். எல்லா இடங்களிலும் இருக்கும் இறைவனை நம் இல்லத்திலோ, ஊரிலோ எழுந்தருளச் செய்வதே விளக்கு வழிபாடு. ஆதியில் வேதரிஷிகள் ஹோமம் செய்து இறைவனை வழிபட்டனர். அப்போது, யாக குண்டங்களில் அக்னி எரியும். இதுவே எளிமையாக்கப் பட்டு தீப வழிபாடாக மாறியது. விளக்கு வழிபாடு சுற்றுப்புற இருளை அகற்றுவதோடு, மனதின் இருளையும் அகற்றுகிறது. பூஜையறையில் வெள்ளிக்கிழமைகளில் வாசலில் மாக்கோலம் இட்டு, அதன் மத்தியில் விளக்கை ஏற்றிவைத்து, அதனை வீட்டு பூஜையறைக்குள் கொண்டு வந்து வைத்தால் விளக்குடன் மகாலட்சுமியும் இல்லத்திற்குள் வருவாள் என்பது ஐதீகம். 

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sarannya

21:27