Topic started by MS on Tue Feb 8 13:40:19 .
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Samaiyal has do be done at a high speed due to one of the following reasons :

(1) You are a lonely bachelor :-)
(2) You are a family man (hi..hi..)/woman but have to cook before you leave for office.
(3) azaiyaa virundhaaLigaL - u dont care much for the quality but for the quantity because of the self imposed hospitality

Suggest a few recipes...

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• From: felima (@ 212.77.192.21) on: Sat Jul 22 06:12:33 EDT 2000
  
  one onion vathaki ,2tomatoes smel poga vathaki pinbu 2spoon kadalai mavai wateril karaithu vidavum. pin 1spp. sambar podium garam masala 1pinch ittu kothika vidaum. kadalai mavu smeel ponathum thalithu vidavum.this sambar is apt for idli & dosa.try this & reply. IT WILL TAKE ONLY 10 MINTS.
  
  
• From: SL (@ snfca020-0033.splitrock.net) on: Sun Jul 23 01:53:36 EDT 2000
  
  felima, thanx a lot. That was good!!!!
  
  
• From: usha (@ 203.197.79.67) on: Sun Jul 23 02:47:55 EDT 2000
  
  hello sappattupiriyargala,
  
  inru yenna samayal. yenga aathule killu molaga rasam, porichha thogayal and kathrika kari. romba pasikudhu. sapidaporen. bye.
  
  
  
• From: Priya (@ nasdgw1.nasd.com) on: Mon Jul 24 17:52:46 EDT 2000
  
  Adai
  Rice 1 cup
  Kadalai Paruppu 1/2 cup
  Thuvaram Parruppu less than 1/2 cup
  Payatham Paruppu 1/4 cup
  Ulutham parruppu 1/4 cup
  red chillies 10 -12
  Asafoetida
  
  Soak for 2 to 3 hours and grind coarsely. Add coconut if you like the taste.
  
  
• From: Ramki (@ ws55.telsoft.net) on: Tue Aug 1 15:51:44 EDT 2000
  
  I tried a new type of kuruma this wknd and it came out very good. Its fast and simple.
  
  Required items(for 2 persons):
  
  Potato - one medium sized
  Onion-1
  green chillies-as desired
  tomato-one
  cauliflower-few florets
  Frozen vegetables like peas,carrots and beans.
  dried coconut scrapings(easily available in all Indian stores)
  garlic paste,
  ginger paste ,
  turmeric powder,
  salt and
  MTR Biriyani mix (This is very important igredient and believe me Im not their agent:))
  
  cut the vegetables in any size you want.
  In kadai add a teaspoon of butter/ghee. Fry the cut onions until it turns soft. Add the garlic,ginger paste and the green chillies.
  Fry them for few seconds. Now add the remaining vegetables, salt and pinch of turmeric powder.
  Mix them well. Add 1/2 a glass of water. Cover the kadai with a plate and allow the vegetables to cook.
  When the vegetables are done add about a spoon of MTR Biryani mix. Mix it well with the veggie.
  Add 2 teaspoons of coconut scrapings. Mix this well. If you like your kuruma with more gravy add some more water and let it cook for few more minutes.
  You can now add chopped coriander leaves and your kuruma is ready.
  
  Trust me this kuruma is as good as the ones we get in Saravana bhavan and it tastes great with chappathi/poori
  
  
• From: seva (@ ) on: Wed Oct 10 13:01:17
  
  My Amma's Chicken recipe - Everybody Loves it
  
  Ingredients- Ground black Pepper powder, Onions, green chillies, Cloves and Cinnamon sticks, Biryani Leaves (1 or 2),Ginger Garlic(paste), tomatoes and Coriander Leaves.
  
  Pour butter or ghee along with few spoons of oil and when hot add cinnamon sticks (small pieces 1 or 2 ) and cloves along with 1 or 2 bay leaves.
  
  2 or 3 Minutes later add the chopped onions and chopped to size green chillies and wait till onion goes light brown. Now add the grated tomatoes. And then add a spoon of ginger paste and a spoon of garlic paste and 2 spoons of black pepper powder. Wait till the tomato goes semi solid and now add salt to taste. Add the thoroughly washed chicken pieces and cover and let cook for 10 minutes in low flame. Occasionanlly stir. Check if chicken is cooked. When done increase the flame and stir for 2 or 3 minutes. Thats it !
  
  
• From: Chandra (@ 19.arlington-50-55rs.va.dial-access.att.net) on: Mon Nov 19 15:03:53
  
  Hi, I was looking for something interesting for dinner. loved reading avasara samaiyal. felt like I was sitting with my friends in madras and just having a fun time. Ahh! Those were the days! I'll come here whenever i'm homesick. thanks.
  
  
• From: aruvi (@ l-ml411-9g.cavern.carleton.ca) on: Fri Nov 23 13:11:09
  
  I guess we are out of avasa samayal recipes? Yaaravadhu bachelors inthapakkam vaankappa:-)
  
  
• From: krithika (@ globalb3.citicorp.com) on: Fri Dec 7 07:53:30
  
  Hi...try this for a balanced meal
  Ingredients:
  1 cup rice and 1/4 cup paasi parupu washed
  2 cups any mix.veg. chopped long(beans, carrots, peas, flower, potato,keerai etc.)
  2 tsp. ginger-garlic paste
  1 tsp. chillies / garam masala/ sambhar powder / chilli powder
  Optinal:
  1 tsp. onion paste.
  few drops lemon juice.
  1 tsp. turmeric
  1 tsp. ghee/oil.
  
  Method:
  Add all in the cooker and cook like normal rice.
  Very fast(if you regularly make and store pastes like I do), and hundreds of variations possible!
  
  
• From: cynaido (@ spider-ntc-tb042.proxy.aol.com) on: Tue Jan 15 02:57:23
  
  hey guys,
  First time I am seeing this forum.And believe me I'm impressed.Namma ooru dhool thaan.Anyway heres a samll recipe for egg curry its easy to make esp for bachelors studying or working who want something with our home flavor which is easy to cook and good to eat.
  Here are the things u will need :
  
  Onions - 2
  Tomatoes -2
  chillies- as per ur taste
  eggs - 4
  coconut milk - 1 cup
  Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
  chilli powder- 1 tsp
  
  Cut the onions any way u please.Heat some oil in a kadai or pan or whatever.throw in the onions once they are nice and brown add the tomatoes.after a while add the turmeric and the chillies( if any) then pour in the coconut milk.add the chilli powder let it boil.Boil eggs separately and drop them into the mixture.If u want u can beat a egg and pour it into the mixture while u keep stirring.Makes it a lil more thicker and nicer.And Viola..........u got a great tasting curry to go with anything!!!! Lemme know if any of u ppl use this recipe.Ensoyyyyyyyy PPL!!!! Varthaaaaaa!!!!!!!Chao!
  
  
• From: Ramya (@ sfintgnt-2a.ameritech.com) on: Fri Feb 22 14:36:06
  
  Try this!!!!!
  
  In a hot pressure pan, add one tsp of oil (or as much as you like) and add Jeera (or) Saunf. Add frozen mixed vegetables or fresh vegetables (whatever you like) and fry for a minute. Add a cup of raw rice and fry for another minute. Add salt, chilli powder,turmeric and any kind of masala powder that you have handy (garam masala,biryani masala,pulao masala - just about anything). Add 3 cups of water for 1 cup of rice and close the pressure pan. Cook it for 2 whistles and let it cool down.
  
  Voila, your vegetable rice is ready. I call it 2 minute rice because that is how long it takes for you to do the work.
  
  Is this avasara samayal for you???????????
  
  
• From: J (@ 66.54.210.2) on: Fri Apr 19 09:51:17
  
  It seems no one is here for a while !!! :(
  
  

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