Deep Fried Tofu - A Crisp Japanese Starter and CLICK -Spring/Autumn

Mango season is just a week away. Iam waiting for the Ripe Sweet Yellow Mangoes. Here is a small Manga Tale..

Small Raw Mango, called as Vadumanga in Tamil, along with its Senior Raw Mango, with a back shot of where they came from. Picturised from our terrace.

Small Mango : Senior, see my friends in our Tree are asking us to come back. Shall we go?

Senior Mango : No Dear..one day they will come here to join us. till then we shall wait here.

Do you feel any other conversation apart from this?
Now this small tale telling picture has to go for Click Spring/Autumn hosted by Bee and Jai.

DEEP FRIED TOFU - A CRISP JAPANESE STARTER:

I got this recipe from Here. These Deep Fried Tofu are called as "Tofu no Otoshiage". the recipe call's for some Fish. but i tried it with Tofu and Leek, which is called as Negi in Japan.

Ingredients:

Tofu- 50 gms (Shredded)
Leek/Negi - 2tbsp ( Finely Chopped)
Salt - a pinch
Egg - 1 Beaten (little is enough)
Corn Flour - 2 tsp

Method:

Mix all the ingredients togeather. Add beaten egg a little, so that you can shape the Tofu in a ball shape. shape the tofu's like ball's. Heat the oil in a pan, and deep fry them in slow flame.
now the crispy, tasty, instant japanese starter is ready in a jiffy.

Eggless Version: ( From Sathya )

add gram flour, green chilli's and little chilli powder to the crumbled tofu, wrap them up with bread crumbs and fry till they turn golden colour in slow flame.

I really loved these sinfull deep fried tofu ball's. it was crispy in outer and spongy inside. Leek certainly added a difference. Now this is my entry for A.W.E.D - Japan. event started my DK.

The Deadline for A.W.E.D - Japan is nearing, its just 5 days away. so keep rushing your entrie's.

Thank You! A Dream Came True!!

Thank You Jai and Bee for Picking my entry as your Picks. Thank You all, who spared time to vote for me. You all made my dream happen!!

Within two week's of starting blogging last year, i first aspired, to send my entry for Click event. i get fascinated every month, when the theme is announced. I used to take minimum of 20-30 pictures for every entry. sometimes i have even clicked 120 picture's. Now Click-Wood March Gave me Luck and Success. I owe this Success to my hubby, as he always encourages me by telling, "urs is the best"..I never believed him, Whenever he says that. Thank You Dear for your Great Support!

Here are colourful JUJUP'S to You All..

I bought this in store's just to go back to my school day's...and later thought to click some for my header image. Hope you all Like it..

For the Recipe for JUJUP'S, Check Jayasree's Blog.


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This Week is going to be busy week for me, as Iam preparing for Two Event Announcements to publish by this week, and for the Roundup of RCI-Lucknow.
If you have not yet published your entry for RCI-Lucknow, Make it fast, event closes by today.

Butter Milk - My Entry For Click

It has been long time, since I Clicked for Jai and Bee's Click Event. Finally yesterday i was able to click these Picture's. I Clicked this Butter Milk Stirrer(Mathu). I use them very less, i feel the pulse mode in my mixer-grinder does better job than this.

Here is My Butter Milk Stirrer/Mathu taking rest after it's job..

Butter Milk in Mud Pot's and Shallot's on Coconut cup, and a green chilli for a byte, a basket of veggies, all on a bamboo mat.

How I Prepared Butter Milk:

Fistfull of corriander leaves,
1/2 inch of ginger,
5 fenugreek,
salt to taste
a pinch of asafoetida and
a cup of yogurt

Pulse them all for a second.

Then Do tadka with

Mustard-1/4 tsp and
Curry leaves-2 .
add them to the pulsed butter milk.

This is a Perfect drink for the Summer. It cool's you down in seconds on having it. It's heavenly with Pazhaya Sadham.

Iam gonna rush to my kitchen, to have a cup of butter milk, the above picture tempts me a lot!!

I also took one more picture, hope you all will find it intresting!! (or)
Will you all beat me with this??

Peace..white flower's are here to spread peace!!

R u Tempted to beat anyone, iam not here.

Spicy Black-eyed Beans Curry for CLICK Event

Black-Eyed Beans Curry is my favourite one. it taste's well with chapathi's and excellent with Rice.

Ingredients:

1. Black-eyed Beans- 1 Cup(Soaked for overnight)
2. Tomatoes-3
3. Red Chilli's-4
4. Curry Leaves-8
5. Mustard-1 spoon
6. Fenugreek-1/4 spoon
7. Asafoetida powder-a pinch
8. Oil-8-10 spoons

Powder's to be added:

Only when you follow this particular order..it will taste Good. when you change the order of adding these powder's you can feel the taste difference.

1. Turmeric Powder- a pinch
2. Chilli Powder-2 spoons
3. Corriander Powder-3 spoons
4. Cumin Powder-1/4 spoon
5. Curry Leaves Powder- 2 spoons

Optional's:

If you wish You can add two garlic pieces. You can also add Tamarind water to enhance the taste of curry.

Method:

In a Kadai, Heat the oil, add mustard seeds, when it pops up, add asafoetida powder, add fenugreek and red chilli's. when it is fried add the curry leaves and add finely chopped tomatoes. saute it well. when thel all come around togeather, add salt and keep adding the powder's one by one. also keep mixing before adding the sequel powder. now add the pressure cooked(3 whistle's) black-eyed beans to the kadai and mix well. add tamarind water/water(2 cups). close the lid and let the kadai sit in slow flame for about 5-7 minutes.
add chopped corriander leaves before serving.
It Tastes so good with Curd Rice..
Iam Sending this Curry for Click-Event.

March-CLICK-Metal

My aspiration towards becoming a atleast better photographer peeps inside me till i submit my entry to Click Event. My brain keeps on thinking..what to Click..where to click..When to click. Though I get many ideas..i fail in implementing them..i hope soon i will learn. Today Iam Posting this because i dont want to trouble my brain furthur..bcoz i can't allow my hair falling due to thinking heavilly:)

Whatever I think of Clicking..My friends do them earlier and far better. Thus i have decided to Click Violently.

Here are my panel of cutting members. iam proud to introduce them to you all...
[From Your Right to Left]..
1. Mr. Thirupachi [Aruva with Wooden handle]
2. Ms. Steely Black [Stainless Steel Knife with Plastic materialised handle]
3. Master. Smart Needy [Small Knife with Bronze handle with beautifull cravings in it]

Mr.Thirupachi Aruva is used for breaking coconuts and for breaking Jack-Fruits(still i have not learned to use it..My husband does that well).

Ms. Steely Beauty Knife is used for cutting vegetables and Fruits.

Mstr. Smart Knife is used for cutting Lemon's and to peel the skin of vegetables.

When I asked the above all to pose for a photo..every one agreed very happily..but Mr.Thirupachi Aruva was not So okay to show off himself in lime light.(don't think that he is off shy type..He is a very Bold Old one. If you watch Tamil/Telugu Movies..Every villain will be holding this Thirupachi Aruva to threaten us).

and Now My panel of Cutting members are on their way to Jugalbandi's Click Event. http://jugalbandi.info/2008/02/click-march-2008-the-theme-is/ Meet and Garland them over there.

Note: If any one could help me..with what is the english translation for Aruva..i will be so thankfull to you.

CLICK-Flour..Check out My way

This is my second entry to the Click event..Right from the event announcement for Click-Flour.. i have tried and ended up with flops. this is my fourth attempt. i don't know..how it is going to click for you..but for me it was a Passing Click. there was an ant climbing up this ball of flour..and digging up in. it was reallly a tense moment.if i try to pick the ant..the whole ball will get disturbed.. so i left as it is.

i think so That Ant is in love with Click-Event..See that Naughty Ant on the side travelling by the heart in hape.another Click of the ant over the flour ball approaching towards left side.
The Below Semi-Sphere Wheat Flour Mould is my entry For the Click-Flour event, hosted by Jai and Bee of Jugalbandi.http://jugalbandi.info/2008/01/click-february-2008-the-theme-is/

some lines about the concept of having this sphere shaped wheat flour mould. every thing looks better only when it is in proper shape.. i have given this semi-sphere shape for the flour to look better.

Wheat Flour looking like Idly(Rice cakes).

Naughty ant isnt it?

NUTS

Cashews and Almonds

Almondscoco-nut

for jugalbandi nuts december 2007