Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts

Friday, January 23, 2015

Potato Fry / Urilai Kilangu Varuval

                         

We all love potatoes, don't we? I often prepare potato fry but was wondering why we haven't posted this simple recipe in our blog. Potato fry is an unbeatable combination when had with rasam or curd rice. It goes well with other rice dishes like sambar, coconut, lemon rice or bisi bele bath.

There are 'N' number of potato recipes but this is a simple and basic potato recipe for a lazy day in your kitchen ;)

Ingredients

  • Potato - 3-4 
  • Sambar powder - 2tbsp
  • Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp 
  • Mustard seeds - 1tsp
  • Urad dhal - 1/2tsp
  • Asafoetida - a pinch 
  • Curry leaves - few 
  • Salt - as needed 
  • Oil - as needed

Method

  • Peel the skin off potatoes and cut into small strips. 
  • Now transfer the cut potatoes into a bowl of water. This is to avoid the decolouration of potatoes. 
  • In a pan heat oil, temper with mustard seeds, urad dhal, curry leaves and asafoetida. 
  • Add potatoes and mix well. 
  • Then add turmeric powder, sambar powder and salt. Mix well. 
  • Roast the potatoes in medium flame for about 10-15 minutes. Saute in between to avoid burning.
  • Potato fry is ready to be served with rice of your choice. 

Tips

  • You can replace sambar powder with red chilli powder.
  • If you are immersing in water, drain the excess water and pat dry them with kitchen towel before using. 
                                       
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Friday, October 10, 2014

11 Hacks Every Girl Should Know While Packing For Vacation

I always look forward to travelling new places, breathing in its beauty and…. Oops, I just forgot that there is something I don’t look forward to at all – PACKING!!! I know it is exciting to even just think of travelling our dream vacation but…. packing for that dream vacation?? Total Nightmare!

I have always wondered how Phileas Fogg packed before he set to travel the world in 80 days (Around the world in eighty days book). I would have needed eighty days just for shopping and packing if I were to take on some venture like that.

So to make packing and travelling LITTLE easier, here are few hacks that I have personally used/read about it while browsing and felt, "Oh, that is genius!".Either ways, I am sure it will be of help to you!


Accessories/Jewelries:

I know this is such a pain in the neck for all you lovely ladies out there. So here it is for you –

Monday, October 6, 2014

DIY Travel Wallet

Hey y’all! I always keep my promises and so, as promised in my last DIY (No-Sew Clutch), here is the tutorial of the DIY travel wallet.


I made this for my mom and she found it really handy while travelling from US to India. Do you know that US-India is one of the most exhaustive and tiring travel? Oh yea, it takes almost 20 hours with one transit in between!Okay, that is totally a different story. So let me get back to the wallet. You can use this to hold your passport, boarding pass and urgent cash/card/IDs and the best part is it is water-proof! 


So,what are you waiting for? Let’s get started!
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