Grilled coconut chutney (dry) aka Chutta Thenga chammanthi.. :)

This post is juz based on the expt tat i conductd in my cookin lab (kitchen) yest.. :)

wel.. actly I ws down with fever since 1 week.. n I badly wanted 2 have kanji (Rice porridge) n thenga chammanthi (Dry coconut chutney).. N as we din't have coconut at home, I was having juz "Kanji n Payar" (anthr delicious 1) at hme.. Bt finally we bought coconuts yest.. n I cdnt stop myslf frm experimenting it.. Of course the recipe courtesy is to my mom .. she makes it simpl.. I mixd up 2 or 3 types of chutney she make and made a new one..  (th actual reasn bhind it is I wantd thm al.. bt thot of putin eth 2gtr :)

N here it is.. a simple, easy to make chutney goes well with dosa, idli, all varieties of rice, kanji, appam etc.. etc..

Grilled coconut chutney (dry) i.e chutta thenga chammanthi
Simple and easy to make...
Ingredients:

Coconut wedges ( 1" X 1") - 10 pieces
red chilly                          -2
small onion                      -3
curry leaves                     - 10 petals
tamarind                          - one small ball
salt -                               - 1 tsp
chilly powder                    -1/2 tsp

Steps:
1. Grill the coconut wedges and toast it till brown in coals / gas flames
2. Toast the red chillies
3. cut the toasted coconut wedges and red chilly and small onion into small pieces
4. Mix the tamarind, salt, chilly powder and water to the above ingredients and grind it till it is in the form of a paste.
5. Add the curry leaves in the end and grind it once more.
Goes well with Dosa, Idli , Rice, kanji (rice porridge)

The BARKING LION :) :)

I got a very intersting mail 2dy.. It was so funny tat it made me laugh a lot.. Thot I wd share it wth my friends also so tat evry1 gets a gud laugh.. :) :) Here it goes..

A Garage Owner in  Mitchell's Plain  gave his dog a haircut.                  
     
He was sick and tired of thugs breaking into his garage shop to steal tools, etc.
So he came up with this idea  to give his  dog  a haircut.

He put the word out that he had a new African Lion that would attack anyone that tried to break in or climb his fence.

Would-be thieves saw the "Lion" from a distance and fled the scene.

             
The dog's probably trying to figure out why his head's so hot and his butt's so cold.

Raincoat

It has been years since I had put on a raincoat.. around 20 yrs 2 be more precise.. :)
N it feels nice to put it on after such a long break.. brings bak the memories of gud ol' school daz.. ( KG daz actly.. :) )

My first raincoat ws a light pink color one with lots of small dark pink flowers n designs on it.. I stil remember the joy I had when I wore it for the first time, n I can recollect my luks also bk then.. :)
I ws a small kid with a chubby face ..
My mom used 2 mke me wear it so tat I dnt get drenched in the rains n get fever.. Even though it ws a small distance from my house to the gates where the Autorikshaw wud cme, she ws so particular abt it.. n I used 2 lik it a lot..

With th white shirt, blue pinnafore, red socks n ties n ribbon  n a pair of black shoes, the uniform ws more than enuf for a KG student.. N on top of it I had my school bag, with lots of buks n snacks n lunch n al.. N a red colour water bottle with the name "Coca cola" printed on it in white colours. I used to wear it on my neck..

N on top of al dis thngs cmes the raincoat !!!  2 heavy 4 a kg kid, bt i usd 2 luv my raincoat..
N i usd 2 kp it evn aftr I grew bigger n older.. But dont know when it was lost.. maybe when I startd naggin my parents 4 the "rainbow" umbrella.. {( the 1 with al th colours on it), wch had th "switch" 2 open it, wth lots of plastic rings on th handle n al...}, they 'd thrown it out.. :(

N evn I had also thrown al thos memories ot of my mind sinc I dnt knw wen..

N nw, al of a suden, wen I gt my new raincoat.. thngs strtd cmin bak 2 my mind....Its a transparent, light green 1.. with sme self prints..
I laughed lik a kid wen I put it on, put on the hood also,'d a bike drive wth my hubby.. n stil I ws smilin.. I see people passin sme confusd or funny luk wen they c me in it.. mayb cz of the funny smile I'm havin at tat tim.. Bt guys, do u knw the joy I fl insid.. It has no reason .. bt jz fils my heart with sme simpl joy..

Luv ya,, my dear raincoat.. cz u jz mkes me fl gud.. :) :)