MANJULA'S COOKING BLOG

  QUICK RECIPE- TOMATO PICKLE Tomatoes are available in all seasons and in all places. Without tomatoes, we can't do South Indian recipes. It is used in almost all recipes. We can prepare various varieties of recipes like chutney, pickle, ketchup, etc. Without tomatoes, we can't imagine tasty recipes, especially in South India. Tomatoes' scientific name is Solanum Lycopersicum and it has a rich source of the vitamin- C, K, potassium, folate [vitamin- B9], fiber, etc. It has an antioxidant Lycopene which helps to reduce the risk of heart diseases, cancer, Chlorogenic acid helps to lower the blood pressure. In a previous post, I published tomato chutney and now I will prepare a quick and easy pickle with tomatoes and we can prepare this pickle within half an hour. We can't wait for ten days or more days for the pickle. Beginners also learn very easy to prepare this pickle and this is perfect to eat with breakfast like dosa, vada, idli, Pongal, upma, tomato bath, etc, and

POORNALU/BOORELU Poornalu/boorelu is a sweet recipe and it is prepared with Bengal gram, Jaggery /Sugar, Cardamom powder, All-purpose flour. This is a very easy sweet dish and prepared in every South Indian festival as a prasadam to God pooja. Poornalu another name is Boorelu called in the Telugu language. There are two types of preparation for Boorelu. One is the coating batter is made up of maida / all-purpose flour. The second one is made up of rice, Urad Dal / black gram. Now I am preparing with all-purpose flour. This is very easy to prepare and my family likes this sweet recipe very much. Within half an hour we can prepare this recipe. If we prepare the stuffing yesterday, it will be very easy to prepare just ten minutes. Let's start to prepare: INGREDIENTS : Bengal gram / Senaga Pappu - 2 cups[soaked for two hours] Grated Jaggery -  2 cups Fresh grated coconut - 1/2 cup[it is optional] Maida / all-purpose flour - 3 cups Itachi / ca