'THE CRISPY CORN'...

ALL TIME FAVORITE,
'THE CRISPY CORN'...
NEED : 
CORN, SPRING ONION, GREEN CHILLIES, RED CHILLIES, PEPPER POWDER, 
VINEGAR SALT, CORN FLOUR, ONION, OIL TO FRY...
METHOD : 
ON THE CORN KERNELS SPRINKLE, 
CORN FLOUR.
PUT OIL TO HEAT.
FRY THE CORN UNTIL CRISP.
PUT A PAN TO HEAT, ADD OIL, PUT CUT GREEN AND RED CHILLIES. ALSO ADD SMALL CUT ONION, HALF QUANTITY OF SPRING ONION, SALT, PEPPER POWDER, VINEGAR AND ALL THE FRIED CORN, GARNISH WITH SPRING ONION AND SERVE..

Corn Tikki

Corn Tikki
Ingredients
1\2 Cup Sweet Corn boiled and coarsely ground,
1 Potato boiled and mashed well,
1 Onion cut finely,
1 Tbsp Coriander leaves cut finely,
1 Tsp Chilly n Ginger paste or 
1 Green Chilly cut and a small piece Ginger
grated,
1 Cup Bread crumbs to coat and
add 1 -2 Tbsp from this to the mixture,
Salt, Red Chilly powder, Chaat Masala,
Powdered Sugar, Lime juice and Pepper powder 
all to be added to one's taste.
Mix all ingredients well except all of the
bread crumbs.
Give the shape of tikkiis.
Use the remaining bread crumbs to coat each
of the tikkis.
Cook on a non stick tava using oil until golden brown.

FEW TERMS AND THEIR MEANING..

FEW TERMS AND THEIR MEANING..
Chiffonade means thin strips of leafy greens or herbs such as spinach or basil. 
The strips are the result of stacking the leaves together, one on top of the other, rolling the stack into a cylinder, and cutting the cylinder into thin strips. 
The strips are used as a garnish, as a bed for other ingredients, or as part of a salad. It is pronounced as shihf-uh-NAHD.
Cheesecloth is a cotton gauze like cloth used in cooking for straining liquids, enclosing spices and herbs to be immersed during the cooking process, and to bind ingredients together.

Butterscotch

Butterscotch is a type of confectionery whose primary ingredients are brown sugar and butter, although other ingredients such as corn syrup, cream, vanilla, and salt are part of some recipes.
Today butterscotch is considered a flavor, much like caramel.
The butterscotch chips that are easily available in big cities can be used in many ways.
Have u tried using them with chocolate chips in cookies?
Also could melt them and use as a glaze for cakes.
Mix crushed roasted peanuts, also crush the butterscotch chips
add milk powder, little powdered sugar and give shapes and coat
these in melted chocolate. Set in the fridge for few minutes.
Give kids they will love it.
Try to melt the butterscotch chips and serve drizzled on cakes.

In Burmese cuisine, Khow suey

In Burmese cuisine, Khow suey is a noodle dish.
It is a one-dish soup meal made of noodles served with a delicately flavored coconut milk sauce. It is served with a variety of different condiments or toppings.
It is a full meal by itself.
A quick Khow suey gravy| sauce . . . 
For that start by heating oil and sauté the chopped onions, garlic, ginger, lemon grass, turmeric powder, coriander powder and cumin powder till the onions appear soft.
You will also need boiled veggies like baby corn, broccoli, carrot, french beans and cauliflower. One could add cut pieces of mushrooms, and tofu.
Make a paste of roasted chana dal powder (daliya dal ) with water.
Add the coconut milk, little sugar, salt, the chana dal paste and boiled vegetables.
Switch off the heat then add lime juice.
Serve this coconut gravy with boiled noodles and toppings of
chilly oil, cut spring onions, crushed roasted peanuts, boiled moong
sprouts, lime wedge, fried onions n garlic.
http://indianfood.about.com/od/chickendishes/r/khowsuey.htm
http://www.foodfood.com/recipes/khowsuey/

A flower to eat . .

A flower to eat . .
Zucchini flowers or courgette flowers are the flower of the zucchini/courgette plant.
The flowers have a subtle flavor, reminiscent of young zucchinis, and can be eaten raw.
The flowers are also frequently stuffed and cooked being a family of stuffed vegetable dishes, These blossoms can be enjoyed without being cooked, as part of a salad or stuffed with cheese.
So bright yellow they almost look orange, zucchini flowers are nearly irresistible to shoppers.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/stuffed-zucchini-flowers-recipe0.html

Tender Coconut water could also be called as 'The Fluid of Life'.

Tender Coconut water could also be called as 'The Fluid of Life'.
“He who plants a coconut tree plants food and drink, vessels and clothing, a home for himself and a heritage for his children”.
South Seas saying.
Always known as The Jewel of the Tropics, the coconut palm (Cocos Nucifera) is one of the ten most useful plants in the world.
It is a powerhouse of nutrients and is an excellent source of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, amino acids, enzymes, carbohydrates and other health enhancing growth hormones.
In India, Kerala, is known as “The Land of the Coconut Palm” .
Coconut water is the juice found in young, green coconuts.
Coconut water has a high potassium content and contains antioxidants. Coconut water can re hydrate the body.
Its gel like meat (kernel) inside the young tender coconuts is very sweet and delicious.