Relax

First friend:- Would you lend me hundred rupees?
Second friend:-Yes,definitely.
First friend:- All right,lend me hundred,but just give me fifty now.
Second friend:- O.K. but why?
First friend:-Then you will owe me fifty.and I will owe you fifty and
we will be all square.

2.I did not forget your birthday darling,I bought you this beautiful chain for you.
But you promised me a car for my birthday.
I know but I cannot find a immitation car.

Paal Payasam (easy method)

Ingredients:-

1.Rice 1/4 cup
2.Milk 4 cups
3.Sugar 1 cup
4.Grated badam little
5.Cardomom powder 1 tblsp
6.Saffron little

Method:-

1.Grind rice in the mixie into small pieces just like rava.
2.Take a cooker and pour 3 cups of milk in it.
Add the broken rice.Keep in medium flame and allow two whistles.
Then switch off the gas stove.
3.When the pressure reduces open the cooker and add the remaining one cup of milk
and sugar. Again keep in medium flame and stir it till the sugar dissolves.
Switch off the gas when the consistency is thick.
4.Add grated badam,cardamom powder and saffron.
(Instead of milk you can use condensed milk also)

Kozhukattai

Ingredients:-

1.Rice flour 1 cup
2.Water 11/2 cup
3.Grated coconut 2 cups
4.Grated jaggery 1/2 cup
5.Cardamom powder 1 tsp
6.Salt a pinch
7.Oil 1 tblsp

Method:-
To make the dough:-

1.Boil the water.Add salt and oil.
Add rice flour and stir it until it forms a lump.
(it will take only two minutes).Knead it well and cover it
in a wet cloth.Keep aside.
Poornam (for stuffing):-
2.Put grated coconut and jaggery in a Khadai with two tblsp of water.
(dont add water morethan this) Stir continuously until the moisture dries.Add cardamom
powder. Make small tiny balls which should be soft.Keep aside.
3.Take one ball of the pooranam and stuff it into the small portion of dough.
The dough should be shaped like a cup and the four corners drawn together
to get the correct shape.
4.Steam it for ten minutes.

Chettinad Appam

Ingredients:

1.Rice 4 cups
2.Urad Dhal 1 cup
3. Channa Dal 1 tblsp
4. Moong dal 1 tblsp
5. Fenugreek 1 tsp
6. Grated jaggery 3 cups
7. Grated coconut 2 tblsp
8. Cardamom powder 1 tblsp
9. Oil as required

Method:-

1.Soak rice,all dals,and fenugreek together for three hours.
Grind to smooth paste with grated coconut.
2. Add grated jaggery and cardamom powder.
Grind it again for few minutes.
3. Heat oil in a Khadai.Keep in medium flame and take a spoonful of batter and
put it in the oil (like a small round size 3" diameter)
Turn over when it is still white in colour.Do not fry till crisp.
Drain excess oil.
4. Repeat the process till all the batter is used.

(Apart from Kozhakkattai, APPAM is also an important item for Ganesh Chaturthi)

Kunuku

Ingredients:-

1.Toor dal 1/2 cup
2.Channa dal 1/2 cup
3.Urad dal 1/4 cup
4.Rice 1/2 cup
5.Badam 4 nos
6.Cashew nuts 4 nos
7.Red chillies 5
8.Green chillies 3
9.Grated coconut 3 tblsp
10.Ginger a small piece
11.Asafoetida little
12.Oil and salt as required

Method:-

1.Soak all dals and rice in water for two hours.
Drain it and grind the above with the chillies,asafoetida (roast it with little oil)
ginger and salt.
Make small balls and deep fry in oil.

Relax

1. SHE:- If I refused to be your wife,will you really commit suicide?

HE:- That has been my usual procedure.

2. SHE:- I have been asked to get married plenty of times.

Boyfriend:- Who asked you, darling

SHE:- My mom and daddy.

Bisi Bele Huli

Ingredients:-
1.Rice 2 cups
2.Water 14 cups
3.Toor dal 1 cup
4.Tamarind small lime size
5.Turmeric powder 1 tblsp
6.Ghee 2 tblsp
7.Small onion 200 gms peeled

Prepare the following two types of powders before cooking:-

1. dhania 1 tblsp
red chilli 4
grated coconut 1 cup
fenugreek seeds 1 tblsp
asofoetida little
Fry all the items one by one using a little oil then powder them together.
Keep aside.
2. cardamom,cinnamom,cloves and bay leaf little
red chilli 2
curry leaves little
cashewnut 4
fry all the items and grind it into a paste.Keep aside.

Method:-

1.Pour two cups of water in a Pressure cooker.
Add washed dal,turmeric powder and ghee.
2.When the dal is half cooked add the cleaned rice.
Add the remaining cups of water.
3.Add tamarind water.(soak tamarind in one cup of water
and extract juice.
4.Add salt
5.Add peeled onions.
6.When the rice is half cooked
Add the two types of powder.
Mix well and close the lid.
Reduce the flame and pressure cook for 10 minutes.