PROVISIONAL LIST

Many of us have a confusion,What to buy ,When we visit a Departmental Stores,
Finally,We bring many Unwanted stuffs,Forgetting essential ones..
To avoid that,I have given a list,Which I follow,...
You can edit,Omit or Add your stuffs.. Just for an idea..
Hope it is useful to you all.



PROVISIONAL LIST

Idly rice
Raw Rice
Basmati Rice
Urad dhal
Tuar dhal
Chana dhal
Moong Dhal
Wheat
Rawa,
Maida,
Kadala mavu,
Arisi mavu

Noodles
Cup O Noodles
Ragi Sevai,
Vermicilli

Manjal,Milaga,Dhania
Garam masala powders
Puliyogare Powder
Idly Podi
Pickle
Salt
Crystal salt
Vellam
Oil
Ghee



Mosquito Liquid
Rin powder,
Rin Soap
Pril soap
Pril liquid
Harpic
Floor cleaner

Coffee ,Instant powder
Tea
Badam milk
Boost
Sugar

Toothpaste
Face Talc
Body Spray
Soap
Brush
Face Wash
Shampoo
Coconut Oil
Razor
Shaving cream

Mustard
Urad dhal
Jeera
Pepper
Sombu
Hing

Cloves
Cinnamon
Cardamom
Bay leaf
Sweet Saunf

Tomato Sauce, Nutella,
Hersheys choc sauce, Sandwich spread
Butter
Mayonnaise
Cheese
Paneer
Tofu

White channa,
Brown channa,
Rajma,
Karamani
Pataani
Kollu
Soya chunks,
Green gram,

Biscuits
Snacks
Chocolates
Soup packs
Ready Gravy packs
Juices
Tang- Rasna.

CREAM OF PALAK SOUP

Hello Friends,
Howz life going on...?
How many of you here,really like Greens....?
To be honest,I hardly prefer South Indian Saapaadu,
I like Tiffin varieties & more of North Indian Food..
That too Keerai Masiyal/Kulambu-I dont like it at all....
Same with my Daughter too....
So I make different dishes to eat Greens...
Green Rice.Soup,Palak paneer,Bonda,Adai like that....

Today Lets see Cream of Palak Soup....

Ingredients:
Palak Leaves- Bunch
Green Chillies-2
Butter- Tsp
Bay Leaves-2
Garlic-6
Onion-1
Salt
Pepper Powder

First, We need to Blanch the Palak Leaves...

Once done, We can proceed to the making of the Yummy Soup...


1-BLANCHING:
Wash & Cut the stem of the Palak,Take leaves alone...
Add it with Green Chillies to boiling Water, for 3 Mins..
Immedietly,Transfer the leaves into Chilled water,...
Blend it in a mixie with G.Chillies..



Next,Make White Sauce...

2-WHITE SAUCE

Butter-2Tsp

Maida-2Tsp

Milk-1Cup

White Sauce

 In a pan,Take butter,Before it becomes ghee.

Add the maida,Fry it well till Aroma arises...

Turn off the stove,Now slowly add the milk,

Keep stirring constantly without lumps...

Switch on the stove,Slowly bring to boil,

Keep stirring to get a Thick White Sauce...

This Sauce is going to be the Thickening agent..

This only gives the Rich Taste to the Soup.

Palak Soup

3-Making the Soup
In a pan,Add  2 Tsp Butter,Bay Leaf,Finely chopped Garlic,Fry well..
Add Onions fry till Pink...
Now add the Palak Puree....
Bring to boil,Add 2 Tbsp White Sauce...
Add required Salt & Pepper Powder..

ROSE MILK (Homemade Syrup)

ROSE MILK
Summer is HOOTTTTTT....
Need to quench your thirst with Chill, Hygerinic, Healthy Drink...???
Lets make Homemade Rose Milk today..

Way back in 80s,Before the blooming of the bottled beverages,
My mom learnt many Varieties of Juices & We never miss it in every season,
from Grape,..Pineapple..Lemon..Mango.. Rose milk..
Everything will be stocked for next few months..
She ll make use of the surplus seasonal fruit...
I too try a few myself..
Happy to inform that
Last year ,In a Fun Fest conducted in my daughter's school,
We displayed a Stall with my Homemade Bubbles Soaps,Creams &
My Mom's Homemade Squashes....
Which is a Hit...;-)
Few Glimpse of our Stall in Chettinad School,Karur...

 Rosemilk is very easy recipe,but attracts the kids...
Can be freezed in refrigerator & make as Popsicle too...
Remember the Paal ice-Kuchi ice of those days.....
Yummmmm..... Slurppp...

Ingredients:

Sugar-1/2 Kg
Water-1/4 Ltr
Rose essence-2 Tsp
Rasberry colour-1/4 Tsp
Citric acid-1/4 Tsp

In a broad pan,Take sugar & Water... Boil till the sugar dissolves..
Add the Citric Acid.. Switch off the stove...

Cool it completely,Now Add the Rose Essence & Colour...

The Rose Syrup is ready in no time..
You can store it for months together.


ROSEMILK
Add 1/4 glass of syrup to 3/4 glass of Chilled milk & Serve Chilled..
You can make it with regular milk & then chill it too...

Citric acid is a preservative,You can even omit it,If you are storing in fridge...

 

SWEET CORN VEG SOUP with White Sauce

Hi Pals,
For any Season,Is it not comfortable food to have Soups..??

A soup a day Keeps us run the day.. 

More than Appetizer, It can be called as Fillers, As it is a bit heavy.

This Soup is made with WHITE SAUCE BASE..
Why don’t you people try this at home….????

Okies..  Let me get into the recipe…

SWEET CORN VEG SOUP

Carrots-1

Beans-10
Cabbage-1/4

G.Peas-1/2 cup
Sweet Corn-1/2 cup
Spring Onions-Tsp 
Fresh Cream-Tsp
Salt
Pepper powder
Water-1 Litre

WHITE SAUCE:

Butter-2 Tbsp

Maida-2 Tsp
Milk-1 cup

VEG STOCK:

 In a broad Pan, Take the Water, Boil it,...
Add the Veggies, Salt & cook it, without  closing the vessel..
Filter the Veg stock & keep aside.

Keep some Veggies to add later to the soup..

WHITE SAUCE:

In a pan, Take butter,before it becomes Ghee,
Add the maida, Fry it well…
Off the stove… Now slowly add the milk & stir constantly without lumps…
On the stove & stir well to get White sauce..
This is the base for the soup…

Now Add the Veg stock to the White sauce,
Add Salt & Pepper… Boil till Hot…

Add some boiled veggies to the soup..

Add the Boiled corn(Can Crush it  in a MIxie & add) or Add Canned Sweet Corns...

Garnish with Some Fresh cream Spring onions & Serve hot..

You can Use Fresh boiled fresh Corn Kernels or even Canned ones…

Boiled Chicken can be added for NON-VEG version....  
Soon,I'll post more soups with WHITE SAUCE BASE in it...  

Give a try & tell me How you people liked it..   :-)