Me and my World

Hope you have all been fine and enjoying the early spring. I have not been able to blog for quite sometime- with prep for going to India and my moving and all the chaos of packing. Here is a simple recipe for you. Pulikachal is a ready-mix recipe. Pulikachal can be stored in a cool place for a few days and in the refrigerator for a few weeks. It is a very simple recipe and takes less than 20 minutes. You can eat this by either mixing with rice or as a side dish for curd (yoghurt) rice. Ingredients: * Kadugu (Mustard seeds) - 3 tsp * Nalennai (Gingelley oil) - 4 tbsp * Kadala paruppu (Channa dal) - 1/2 cup * Ulatham paruppu (Urad dal) - 1/4 cup * Dry red chillies - 7 * Karugapillai (Curry leaves) - 7-8 leaves * Puli (Tamarind paste) - 4 tbsp * Perungayam (Asafoetida) - a pinch * Manjal podi (Turmeric powder) - 1 tsp * Salt to taste Preparation: * Heat oil and splutter mustard. Add chana and urad dal, saute till light brown. * Add red chilles and curry leaves. ...

I am moving apartments very soon and have to finish as much stuff in the kitchen as possible. I don't want to carry all these, you see. And any case, I will be happily eating anything I cook. Ya, I do like my cooking. Would love to cook for people, but since I live alone now... my everyday cooking is for self, but once in a while I get to invite people or go meet people with my novice culinary specialties. So back to my moving! I had to sell my study table today. It's not like 'am crying, but we have been together through my papers, songs and movies... and it has stored some important and not so important things for so long! Btw, I found Amma's (mother in Tamil) pottu (Tamil, red dot kept on the forehead by Hindus), and my nieces toy; and they had visited me last March!!! As I said, moving to me is also clearing as much as possible in the kitchen. I have so much of APF (all-purpose flour)and brown sugar.. so what would that mean?? Yes of course baking a cake. I fe...