Make The Best Wedding Day Cookies

Coming to the final day of the thali theme,I am sharing  rice free breakfast thali.Yes this entire spread has no rice and most the dishes are made with millets. This rice free thali is in my to do list since long.I have been waiting a chance share this spread. The entire spread took 1.5 hours to cook and needs some prior preparation like dosa batter grinding and fermentation. The thali has 1. Moong dhal/paasiparuppu Puttu 2.Finger millet/kelvaragu semiya Upma 3.Samai Ven pongal(recipe follows) 4. Broken wheat/gothumai rava idly 5. Kuthiraivali /barnyard millet Dosai The accompaniments are 1.Moong dhal/Paasiparuupu sambar 2. Coconut Chutney 3. Kaara Chutney                                                                                                                                                                     Saamai (little millet)Venpongal /Saamai Kaara Pongal                                                                 

For day 2 themed under the Thali in Blogging Marathon#74 edition is a mini Punjabi thali. Punjabi cuisine is the most likely Indian cuisine among my kids.As most of their favorite dishes in this cuisine. When I wanted to share the Punjabi thali,decided to do an elaborate one.But due to other personal work, I made a mini thali. The mini thali has 1.Butter naan 2.Matar/green peas Masala(recipe follows) 3.Jeera rice 4.Dhal 5.Raitha with onion,carrot and tomato 6.Punjabi PanchrangaaPickle(store bought) 7.. Gajar ka Halwa/Carrot halwa 8. Sweet lassi I often make this creamy green peas masala  to pair up with either rotis or naan.This recipe of green peas masala tastes good even without cream and milk.Since I had some cream I used it for just garnishing sake.Lets move on to the recipe............                                                                                                                                             

Entering the final week of Blogging Marathon 7th edition with Thalis as theme.I will be showcasing the Thalis for next few days. Coming to today's Thali, it's a typical South Indian variety rice Thali.I have already shared a version of variety rice Thali here. The thali is with 1. Sakkarai Pongal 2. Peas Masala Rice 3.Coconut rice with spice powder(recipe follows) 4. Lemon Rice 5. Curd rice The accompaniments are 1.Potato Fry 2.Onion&Tomato Raitha/pachadi 3. Yellow Peas Sundal 4. Coriander Chutney 5.Lemon pickle 6.Fryums We make coconut rice  in a simple way. During my recent India trip,I had a chance to note this recipe from a old cook book.The recipe is slightly different from the usual preparation. I tried it for lunch box as soon as I came here.The rice turned out so flavorful.                                                                                                                                               

Making tomato ketchup is quite simple.Homemade ketchup is thick and tangy,much more better than store bought one. I tried this tomato ketchup last summer when I had lot of home grown tomatoes.But couldn't get a chance to take the pictures. Finally I made it with 1/2 kg of tomatoes for the sauces and preserves theme in Blogging Marathon edition 74.Off to the recipe.....................                                                                                                                                                             Homemade Tomato Ketchup                                                                         Basic Information    Recipe Source   here    Preparation time 5 minutes     Cooking time 30 minutes    Makes around 150 ml     Ingredients     Ingredient Quantity Ripe tomatoes 1/2 kg(roughly chopped) Water 1/2 cup Granulated sugar or brown sugar 5 tbs White

Coming to day 2 under Sauces and Preserves,is sweet chilli sauce.Sweet Chilli sauce is a versatile dip or accompaniment for Asian starters and snacks. I usually buy this sauce,but after seeing couple of videos in YouTube,I wanted to give a try,as the procedure is simple.The sauce came out very delicious with a perfect blend of sweetness and spiciness. Here I have used the store bought chilli flakes to make the sauce.The regular red chillies can be pulsed in a blender and used. I made a small batch,as it was my first try.You can easily double or triple the quantity and can be stored in the refrigerator for a while.                                                                                                                                                              Sweet Chilli Sauce                                                                         Basic Information    Preparation time 5 minutes     Cooking time 10-12 minutes