http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ en-US Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:40:52 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.3 q http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/search.php http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/valentines-day#post-987 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:37:15 +0000 kirti srivastava 987@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>I have made a unique plan to celebrate this valentine day a v special one as me my husband,my 6 yrs daughter,and my mother in law are going to donate cloths and food to needy children in orphanage.and in in evening i m making a dinner of everyones choice of my all family members. last year too we have done the same .as valentine means to express love, passion, faith to urs beloved or needy people .but i definately make a heart shape choclate- fruit cake every year and the same i will make this year too ............ </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/valentines-day#post-985 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:34:48 +0000 halladam89 985@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>This year, I will be spending Valentines Day with my Fiance. I usually do all of the cooking for the both of us except for two days: my birthday and Valentines Day. Each year, she tries very hard to cook a nice dinner for the both of us despite the fact that she absolutely hates cooking. It is a very nice sentiment and I appreciate it, no matter how the food turns out in the end. </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/valentines-day#post-984 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:45:06 +0000 spikesgirl 984@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>Every year my family and friends can't wait for me to decorate my Valentines Day tree,,, I decorate a white tree with pink and red lights, feather boas, and lots and lots of hearts!!! I also like to add tiny silk rose buds. I am also greatful for friends of mine that keep there eye out for special valentine ornaments to add each year. My favorite decorations are the ones my children and grandchildren have made. My Valentines Day tree brings back many great memories and I look forward to decorating it every year! I would post a picture, but you can just imagine how " lovely" it looks! &lt;3 &lt;3 &lt;3 !!!!!! </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/valentines-day#post-983 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:56:23 +0000 heyjude 983@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>-My partner and I are both vegan, so I like to make a nice vegan treat for Valentine’s day, like cupcakes, to satisfy our shared sweet tooth. We like to watch vintage and retro romantic comedies, share a bottle of organic wine, and tell each other reasons that we love the other one! </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/lunch-box-meal-suggestions-1#post-982 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:29:02 +0000 mitu 982@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>If your kids don't like vegetables or messy food packed for lunch. You can try this one, my really too choosy 3 year old son does like this one. </p> <p>1.Make vegetable roti's and send with plain yoghurt. To atta flour of 1 cup, add 1/2 piece of grated carrot, 1/2 piece of boiled and mashed potato, salt, turmeric, pinch of ajwain, 2 inch tofu grated, 1/4 spoon of dry methi leaves, grated ginger a little, mix well, add water and oil to make a smooth dough. Leave it for two hours. Make this vegetable chappathi. This goes well with plain yoghurt. Basically how health you want it to be you can make it that health with the veg. that's available at home.</p> <p>2.Can try vegetable quinoa. Cook quinoa with 2 cups water. Make it like rava kichadi. It does taste wonderful and it's a full protein, healthy lunch.</p> <p>3. Make pasta salad with wheat pasta. Cook pasta separately as per package instructions. Chop finely tomato, bell pepper/capsicum, add canned peas, cooked/canned baby corn, salad spice dressing(dry one)available at store, choose the flavor of your choice. Add pasta and top with a tablespoon full of olive oil and serve cold. Highly tasty, easy and colorful food. </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/besan-burfi#post-981 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:11:25 +0000 mitu 981@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>This thread was three years ago ?? I just noticed it after posting the long reply :-) </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/besan-burfi#post-980 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:07:10 +0000 mitu 980@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>I don't know if it's Besan Burfi but I make a smooth cake/burfi from Besan which my 3 year old son really enjoys. This is the only sweet he likes to eat.</p> <p>Ingredients:<br /> Besan flour - 1 cup<br /> Sugar - 3/4 cup + 2 tbsp (slightly less than 1 cup)<br /> water - 25 ml<br /> Ghee - 1/4 cup </p> <p>Method:</p> <p>1. Spread some ghee on a plate and keep it aside.<br /> 2. Sieve and dry roast Besan on a non-stick pan. Just to get the raw smell off the Besan. Do not over fry. This takes probably 2min or less based on the heat of your pan.<br /> 3. Always maintain on medium flame/medium heat.<br /> 4. Remove besan and keep it aside. Now add sugar and water together.<br /> 5. Sugar has to immerse slightly in water. Basically, the sugar has to get wet :)<br /> 6. Heat until you get one thread consistency. When bubbles arise, touch the end of the ladle with wet finger. smudge it between thumb and index finger and slowly move them apart, if a small string arises in-between the fingers then it's the perfect stage.<br /> 7. Now quickly add Besan to it little by little and keep stirring. Maintain the flame on low during this process.<br /> 8. While mixing make sure there aren't any lumps.<br /> 9. Now add ghee and slowly mix in altogether well.<br /> 10. When it's just about the stage where everything comes together and doesn't stick on the pan. Immediately stop and remove from stove. Don't keep it long or it will turn hard.<br /> 11. Pour it on the greased plate. If you like you can also sprinkle little bit of sugar on top as well. Cut as per your choice.</p> <p>Note:<br /> First try with half of the quantity. </p> <p>This is the first time I am posting a recipe somewhere and I hope it helps you for the time being until Manjula Aunty posts her recipe. </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/valentines-day#post-979 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:56:40 +0000 just_me 979@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>Every year on Valentine's Day, I celebrate the day with my familiy. I have always loved getting my children balloons and candy and stuffed animals for Valentine's Day. I have always said they were always my little Valentine's. As a child, I remember my sister and I would always get little chocolate hearts from family, and so Valentine's Day to me has always been a day to celebrate with the one's I love. Last year we had a beautiful Indian dinner with Alu Palak, and Samosa's, and Naan bread. This year we will have the same and maybe some Alu Gobi as well. So Happy Valentine's Day To All! Celebrate the love in your life. Whether it's a spouse, or a friend, or your family....Celebrate the love that surrounds you each day, and that is cherished in your heart. PS....Sending a little valentine card to a friend or a family member, especially one who you know will be spending the day alone, will brighten their day. Let them know you are thinking of them. It's good to know you made someone smile. </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/valentines-day#post-978 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:42:01 +0000 Manjula 978@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>Please share your Valentine's Day stories here.</p> <p>What did you do for your husband, wife, girl/boyfriend, or other loved one? If you cooked something, please describe the menu that you prepared. Did you surprise your loved one? The more details, the better!</p> <p>Two winners will be selected randomly from all the forum post entries. </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/besan-burfi#post-977 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:33:16 +0000 monika 977@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>is besan burfi recepe added </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/lunch-box-meal-suggestions-1#post-973 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:24:45 +0000 Danny 973@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>Hello </p> <p>I have a recipes i would like to share The first vegetarian lunch i made was rice hamburgers What it comes down to is rice vegetables spices egs and flour or bread krums mixed it has to be a paste that you can flatten and shape in your pan you can cut them in to smaller strips after they are fried ar when reheated<br /> I love this site keep up the good work </p> <p>Szia </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/rice#post-972 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:07:40 +0000 nisha 972@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>Manjula auntee your cooking is very good, i learent a lot from u.Before my kids dont want to eat veggie but know they wanna eat, only this is for u.<br /> ihave a question i m in canada i want to buy sela rice but i dont know where to buy and what is called sela rice in canada although i dont know sela is english or hindi name plz help me<br /> Thanks<br /> Nisha </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/multani-moth-kachori#post-971 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:08:59 +0000 nand kishore 971@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>mam<br /> the delhi street food<br /> i want multani moth kachori recipe with amchoor chuteny with methe kalwanji(onion seed)thease masaly are use in aam ka achar<br /> thank </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/garlic-and-onion#post-970 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:23:51 +0000 smalla 970@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>Gustafa, Manjula has the answer on the FAQ page (manjulaskitchen.com/frequently-asked-questions).</p> <p>"This is a personal preference; I was raised in a family that did not eat onion and garlic. This was a common practice for hindu and jain families. To this day I don’t enjoy the taste of onion and garlic. I feel their flavor is so strong that other flavors in the dish are lost by onion or garlic. I suggest, that you practice cooking without them so you can taste the other flavors, and then add them. I am not advocating that you stop cooking with onion and garlic, but I am teaching cooking the way I enjoy eating my self." </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/garlic-and-onion#post-969 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 02:40:44 +0000 magua 969@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>Following this logic jains don't eat root vegs such as potatoes. But we can see a lot of recipes with it...<br /> Onion/garlic belong to ignorance guna and therefore block spiritual rising. </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/please-show-how-to-make-mysore-pak#post-965 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:41:40 +0000 Mary Therese 965@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>Can you please show how to make Mysore Pak? Thanks in advance </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/how-to-bake-cake-in-otg#post-964 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:17:04 +0000 snehabhagar 964@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>Hi Manjula, I have a 16 liters OTG which have 2 coils at top and 2 coils at bottom.<br /> TO bake a cake I choose 160 degree celcius and bake option for which only bottom coils got heated. And ny cake got burnt from bottom and was uncooked from top.<br /> I wanted to know which coil should be heated to bake a cake top or bottom.</p> <p>Please help. </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/garlic-and-onion#post-963 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:24:28 +0000 snowvt 963@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>I am not speaking for Manjula, however she states in her bio that she is a Jain. In the Jain religion, ahimsa is practiced.<br /> Do no harm to living beings. When you use onions and garlic you have to kill the whole plant when you pull it up by its roots. Whereas if you eat other beans and vegetables the plant can regenerate. </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/recipe-book#post-962 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:07:27 +0000 snowvt 962@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>I love your recipes and probably would buy a book of your recipes if it<br /> were sold on Amazon. However, please don't go offline. I use this site<br /> almost everyday because I have fallen in love with Indian food.<br /> I don't use pressure cookers and try to use as little oil as I can get away with.<br /> I can adapt your recipes to my cooking needs and they are still very delicious.<br /> I am also vegan so I appreciate all the legumes which are very tasty.<br /> Last night I made your black-eyed pea recipe but used canned peas and it turned out<br /> perfectly. Let me know beforehand if you decide to change this site so I can download all<br /> your wonderful recipes. </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/masala-chai-1#post-961 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:42:08 +0000 Chaixpress 961@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>Hi,</p> <p>Chai is a beverage that is more popular in India than coffee is in the US.The Chinese word for tea.Today in the United States it is a general term for a spiced milk tea that is sweetened. The proper term for this spiced tea is masala chai, masala being an Indian word meaning any spice blend.Ingredients and methods for preparing chai vary with each family - there is no wrong way to prepare it. The most commonly used ingredients include;<br /> 1-Cardamom<br /> 2-Cinnamon<br /> 3-Cloves<br /> 4-Pepper<br /> 5-Ginger<br /> 6-Ajwain<br /> 7-Coriander<br /> etc. </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/banana-puri#post-955 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:35:19 +0000 Tetsurou 955@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>Hi. I did the recipe and the taste was great, but as this is a recipe I've never tasted before, I have not any clue for comparing if was OK or not, my question is the following:</p> <p>Which is the right consistency for this puris... Crunchi like a cookie or should be soft and more like a cake?</p> <p>Thank you for helping. </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/sooji-substitute#post-951 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:10:00 +0000 PriyaS 951@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>I am learning how to make idli, and realized that rice rava has a similar consistency to sooji. So, I made sooji halva using the rice flour, and it came out really good. I am still working on making it perfect, but the trick is to roast the rice longer than the sooji, and to add more sugar (I am using Manjula's recipe as a reference point).</p> <p>I can't wait to now experiment more, and hope that the rice is a good replacement for the wheat based sooji! </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/how-to-make-cream#post-950 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:07:52 +0000 ummekulsum 950@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <br /> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/recipe-for-pineapple-chunks#post-949 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:23:15 +0000 Preeti 949@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>I have these Pineapple chunks that I don't know how to use. If you could post some pineapple chutney recipe, that would be great. Thanks for your time. </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/quinoa#post-948 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 01:37:39 +0000 pomegranada 948@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>Hi Manjula! I love your recipes. Thanks so much for your work! Have you ever experimented with quinoa? I have recently. It's really nutritious for vegetarians and I'm wondering if you would ever incorporate it into your dishes? </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/what-is-the-best-pressure-cooker-to-buy#post-927 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:08:28 +0000 jim 927@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>Was looking at Presto and Prestige pressures cooker online tonight. I can get a Presto nearby but have to order a Prestige. The Presto had online instructions and says only cook the bean/lentils listed. I eat mainly Madoor(reddish)and Tal (yellowish) Dal and neither was listed. Oh, what is a bachelor to do? </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/mustard-oil#post-926 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:57:44 +0000 jim 926@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>I just bought a bottle of KTC Pure Mustard Oil for the cranberry relish dish. When I got home I noticed the bottle said "for external use only". Is this safe for cooking or not? It was in the aisle with all the other cooking oils. </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/cake-in-pressure-cooker#post-923 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 13:10:37 +0000 ricky 923@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>hi,<br /> mam want to ask that some people use pressure cooker to make the cake..!!do you know how to make cake on pressure cooker??? </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/welcome-to-my-forum/page/2#post-909 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 07:08:38 +0000 Lily 909@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>Dear Manjula,<br /> Namaste! I just wanted to thank you for this wonderful site. I am Greek, but I have been to India many times and I love Indian vegetarian food (I am vegetarian too). I haven't been able to travel lately, so your recipes have brought India to me! Thank you again! </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/recipe-book#post-908 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 05:03:58 +0000 Manjula 908@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>lalitha89<br /> I am thinking about it. </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/can-i-freeze-mysore-bonda-and-black-pea-vada#post-907 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 05:02:57 +0000 Manjula 907@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>Anna<br /> Sorry for delay, you should be able to freeze them. </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/lemon-tea#post-906 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 05:00:53 +0000 Manjula 906@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>pinky saki,<br /> Recipe looks good,I will have to try. </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/lemon-tea#post-904 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:48:16 +0000 pinky saki 904@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>Hi,</p> <p>Here is my receipe..</p> <p>1 cup water<br /> sugar (1/2 tea spoon or add to like your teast)<br /> Lemon (1/4 piece)<br /> Black salt ( a pinch)<br /> Tea powder (chai patti )</p> <p>In a vessel take water and boil it with sugar and chai patti than add lemon and black salt after this again boil it . Your lemon tea is ready ..</p> <p>Note : I personally add some chredded ginger (little bit) also to enhance the teast.. :)</p> <p>Pinky </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/can-i-freeze-mysore-bonda-and-black-pea-vada#post-903 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:09:41 +0000 Anna 903@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>Hello Manjula Aunti,<br /> I love your cooking. Just wondering if I can prepare mysore bondas and vadas with moong dal, vadas with black eye peas and freeze them..please reply...as soon as possbile </p> http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/topic/lunch-box-meal-suggestions-1#post-899 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 11:38:15 +0000 saisri2007 899@http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/forum/ <p>I have 2 daughters aged 11 and 7 going to school.. I give them vegetable wraps. Wraps can be bought from Indian stores like patel or even from Pathmark.<br /> I use most of the vegetables like beans, potato, onion, carrot, peas... also, at times grate the paneer... cook all the vegetables, make a dry curry..here I boil the potatoes separately and grate it. As per one's taste add all the spieces, stuff it inside the wrap and slightly roast it in the tava... My girls just love this.. </p>