knit scarf

The scarf with a pocket which I knit over the last week.

sunday breakfast

The hot idli made by Mahesh this morning.

recipe follows in ascending order.


Served with dosa milaga podi and green chilli chutney.

The cooked idlis.
pour batter in இட்லி தட்டு and steam it for 8-10 minutes.

add toasted semia(vermicelli) chopped ginger, chopped coriander(cilantro), chillies, finely chopped vegetables of your choice to the curd. allow to soak for 10-15 minutes.

1 cup curd.

Saturday breakfast - cornbread (சோள அப்பம்)

Corn grits சோள ரவை - 3/4 cup
Corn meal சோள ரவை (பொடி)- 1/4 cup
fava bean flour கடலை மாவு பொடி மாதிரி- 1/2 cup
cottage cheese கொத்தின பனீர்- 1/2 cup
cheddar cheese 1/2 cup
minced red chillies - 1/2 cup
oil - 2/3 cup
baking powder (இதுக்கு பஹரம் ஈனோவும் போடலாம்)1/2 teaspoon
vinegar (எலுமெச்சம்பழ சாற் விட்டாலு சாரம் இல்லை)1/4 teaspoon.
mix and bake at 450 for 10 mins. சின்ன ஓவன்ல தான் பேக் பண்ணினேன்.
-மஹேஷ்

ஜவ்வரிசி உப்புமா

Jawwarisi uppuma with powdered nuts and parsley. Soaked the jawwarisi previous night itself with small amount of water and sautee it along with the nut powder and parsley the next morning for breakfast. A tad on the spicy side but tolerable still.
This is the frappucino that rema had yesterday at milford mall.

Sunday lunch Quesadilla (கெசாதிய்யா)

This is a grilled roti sandwich with rice and cheese made by Mahesh. A good side dish for this is guacamole. This first picture is of the ingredients. The grated cheese alone went for the quesadilla and the rest went for the guacamole.
Using the உரல் to make the guacamole.
This is how the final dish was presented. Guacamole and yoghurt go well with this. Another view - a hot mexican(dish) in the sun:
So that complies with a previous request for a mexican dish.

Dhokla

saturday breakfast - dhokla with coconut powder and spices.
The recipe for this i got from here:

sunday breakfast.

We made a quick fix dosai (dhideer dosai). Just mixed all purpose flour, rice flour, ravai and some corn ravai(grits / cornmeal) and added some oregano and paprika.
The batter:

The dosai on the pan:
And the meal as it was served with asparagusine hummus and molagappodi ennai.
Meanwhile Rema finished her knitjob of a piece of washcloth which looked like this:

idichakkai poduthuval and ginger rasam

chakkai ready to be cooked.












The chilli and mustard spluttering before adding the cooked chakkai.









The finished idichakkai poduthuval.








The ginger rasam to go along with it. Seems a good combination.

This is the continuation of tonight's recipe posted on 14th november.
The veggie balls were baked and sauteed with garlic and onions. Then green peppers were added along with tomato paste and cooked to a sauce.








This is the simmering sauce!!!



























This is the final picture of the dish the sauce mixed with spaghetti and mozzarella cheese cubes.

Ability vs Disability

protein balls and spaghetti look very delicious.

Ability vs disability.
Can a person with disability especially person with Downs Syndrome be useful to his family and the society at large?
Rugs my son does all the beds in the morning, assists in cleaning the house on a day to day basis, puts away all things in the proper place once he returns from work. At work he is one of the very active person involved in the day to day activities of the workshop. What then is his problem? His speech is not clear and he has problems in managing time. Their daily activities will be recorded for further discussions.

grit uppuma

Grit uppuma with toasted almonds topping for breakfast. while listening to this

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tonight's recipe

These are the delicious veggie protein balls made by mahesh for the spaghetti and veggie balls gravy for dinner tonight.

More details on the recipe in the next post.