First anniversary give away

Its been a while since I started blogging ,almost a year. I have 160 plus recipes thus far. Thank you all for your support ,without you I would not have come this far. I feel a sense of pride when I post in this blog. Taking pictures has become a full time hobby and I enjoy my cooking even more.

I would like to thank  my husband who encouraged me to write a blog , my mom who is been cooking for all these years. Also my  kid she is so proud of me and she attempts to take pictures to emulate me.

Also I would like to thank my fellow blogger friends linsy, priya suresh, shruti,Menaga who gave me opportunity to share my recipes in their space. I got many book prizes, first of it is from gayathri (everyday cooking)  next one is "kids birthday cakes" from torview ,"pressure cooking" from arthy shama .These books are very valuable and I will cherish them for ever.I am happy about some packages of beans from lisa as well .

To celebrate mykitchenodyssey's one year anniversary I am hosting a give away, with certain rules

• Event runs from "September 1 st -30 th "
• Follow me on google friend connect .
• Follow me on facebook/networked blogs
• You can follow me on pinterest ,twitter (this is optional ).
• Please include your gfc ,facebook,newtorked blogs,pinterest ,twitter name in comment form .
• Your latest post should include the logo ,old post may or may not contain the logo .
• You can link as many recipes you want , include this post link in every post(compulsary)
• Non bloggers can also participate .Send mails to priyaculinary@gmail.com with the following details.  

Name :
Post name:
Email address:
Recipe:
I will include in the giveaway

• Last but important rule those who have the Indian postal address only can participate in this contest.
• I am thinking about some cook book as a giveaway and its name will be announced soon .
• If there are more than 100 entries i may select second winner as well .

So ready for the contest ?start linking your entries ...

Soft Poorna kolukattai/ Vinayagar chathurti recipes/Stuffed sweet Dumplings

       Vinayagar/lord Ganesha likes kolukattai's made of rice ,that's why this poorana kolukattai place a major role in prasad /neivedhyam.
        Different variations of  stuffing's can be made for this kolukattai.Major of them are coconut and Bengal gram  made with jaggery.When you are expert in making outer cover you can try variations.
        Believe me this is the softest kolukattai you ever make and you get praising from your family members for making such a mouth watering ones.

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Preparation time:30-40 min
Cooking time:15 min(5 min for a batch)
Yields:15 kolukattais

Vinayagar chathurti specials/Festive Snack and Sweets

           Vinayagar chathurthi is a special occasion/festive celebrated for lord ganesh/vinayagar .Its a 10 days festival which starts on 29th of august .Some say its lord ganesha's birthday .Its celebrated all over India .
              In south tamilnadu a very famous place where lord ganesh idol cut from the caves is called "pillayarpatti" .This vinayagar is so special because  his trunk is curved to the right (valam puri ).In "pillayarpatti" chathurti is the most important festival where thousands of people gather for 10 days to celebrate the occasion .Ratha yathra also happens on the 10 th day of the festival .People do fastings during this time .
            Have you started preparing for this festival ?Not yet ?Look at the festive recipes which you can make for lord ganesh here and get his blessings.
   :>)

Modhagam	Vada
Apple Halwa	Maavu urundai
Vellai-paniyaram	Paal kolukattai
Javarisi Payasam	Poha upma
KarupattiPaniyaram	Masala kadalai
Moongdal Payasam	Kandarappam
Aval mixture	Channa Rice
Rava kesari	Gothumai halwa
Wheat Kolukattai	Poorna Kolukattai

Kothumai Mavu Kolukattai/Easy snack breakfast/Wheatflour Streamed Dumplings

                 This is vinayagar special kolukattai for the coming vinayagar chaturthi festival .Vinayagar likes "aval,pori-kadalai ,arisi kolukattai and appam" literally means "Poha,puffed rice with peanuts,rice streamed dumplings,Sweet deep fried Dumplings".  So try to make at least one for prasadam to please vinayagarand get his blessings.

             This is the easiest of all the kolukattai's ,i mean no stuffing ,no boiling of dumplings mix them and stream them.This kolukattai you can make it as prasad,snack or may be for your dinner or breakfast .

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 Preparation time:10 min
Cooking time:20min
Yields:8 sweet and 10 salt kolukattai

Tomato Dosa/Instant Dosa/Easy Dosa Recipe/Breakfast recipes

            My hubby and my kid love dosa. I try to hide the  ingredients that they don't like in the dosa and the dosas will be devoured in an instant. My hubby likes specific sourness like tamarind, lemon but is not a fan of tomatoes. One time I made tomato kulambhu he didn't like it.
  I wanted to try this tomato dosa for sometime, but was little skeptical how he will respond. To my surprise he liked the dosa very much. More over  this dosa requires not much fermentation .Dosas like this are  good if you forget to get your rice dosa batter out for fermentation or you don't have enough batter left for an unexpected guest.
 In a jiffy you can prepare this for them and they would be surprised !how fast you are?  how good and different the dosa taste?

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some different  dosa you can make

• VegetableMasala Dosa 
• WheatDosa 
• Oats Ragi Dosa 

This week for the saturday snapshots assignment is "chilies" so i included a picture of it in this post .

Preparation time:1 hour soaking time+1/2 hour rest time +20 min grinding time
Cooking time :25-30 minute for the whole batch
Yields:15 medium size dosas