ASPARAGUS STIR FRY & AWARD

A delicious super crunchy savory stir fry for fresh asparagus, is very chuchy and super tasty. Even who don't like asparagus, will surely enjoy this dish. One of my favorite tasty, crunchy and juicy stir fry from French Cuisine; loved by all.

INGREDIENTS:
1 Bunch of Asparagus
2 pods of Garlic (minced)
1 Medium Onion (finely chopped)
1 Medium Tomato (thinly sliced)
1 tsp Teriyaki Sauce (optional)
1/2 tsp Garlic Pepper (coarsely pounded)
2 tbsps Butter
Salt to taste

METHOD:

Trim asparagus and cut in 1" long pieces.

Heat buter in a pan. Add minced garlic in it. Saute for 30 seconds. Add chopped onion and fry till it turns into golden brown.

Add tomato, asparagus and salt in it.  Fold well. Cover and cook for 8-10 minutes on medium heat. Stir occasionally.

Add garlic pepper in it. Fold nicely.

Drizzle with teriyaki sauce. Serve immediately with brown rice or pita bread.

TIPS: Do not overcook, asparagus should be crunchy.
          Substitute broccolli for asparagus and may add carrot in it.

 

NOW IT IS AWARD TIME!! - THE TOP CONTRIBUTOR AWARD FOR MAXIMUM ENTRIES

 

I have been awarded and honoured by Sadaf Afshan from My Culinary Adventures on her 'Eid Potluck Party Event' for my 12 yummy entries:

 

• Parmesan Chicken
• Simple Mutton Biryani
• Mixed Hakka Noodles
• Kasha Mangsho
• Chicken Kasha
• Roasted Chicken with Vegetables
• Chettinad Pepper Chicken
• Murg Saagwala
• Paneer Tawa Masala
• Relish Plum Chutney
• Khejur Pak / Dates Barfi
• Rice kheer / Paal Payasam

 

 

I love to dedicate this award to my husband dear, who is continuously supported me, other than him, I may not reach here, where I am today. He is the only critic of my recipes. Suggestions and encouragement I get from him everyday. Thanks to my mom (my dad passed away before 12 years, but I know he is blessing me continuously) and to The Almighty God, my savior, for whom today I am on that position to write up my expression infront of this world.

 

Thanks to all my blogger friends, who continously supported and encouraged me by leaving their comments on my space. It gives me extra energy to offer more and more recipes infront of you.

 

Thank you Sadaf Afshan for this wonderful award and your great event. Today I am truely honoured by you dear. 

SEMOLINA HALWA

Hi all,



My friend R. Punitha of South India Food Recipes shared this wonderful 'Sunshine Blogger Award' with me. She has a nice blog with a numerous adorable recipes. Thanks a lot Punitha for sharing this award with me. Please do visit her blog and tweak those wonderful recipes. I am really very happy to recieve this award. As per rules, I have to share with my ten blogger friends and that I will decide later. All blogger friends are deserved to get this award.

Now celebrate this award with 'semolina halwa', very easy, loved by all. A popular sweet dish from east to west, north to south, it is made by every Indian family, on any festival occasion, specially offered as prasad to God. When soft semolina, cardamom, sugar, coconut, milk and nutty crunchy dry fruits mixed up together, is very flavorful, magical and exotic.

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup Semolina (rava)
1 cup warm Milk
2 tbsps evaporated milk
3 tbsps grated Coconut (optional)
3 pods of Green Cardamom
1/2 cup Sugar
1/2 cup mix dry fruits (cashewnut, raisin & cherry)
4 tbsps Clarified Butter (ghee)

METHOD:
Heat clarified butter in a frying pan. Add dry fruits followed by coconut in it. Fry for 30 seconds. Now add semolina in it. Fry for 3-4 minutes on medium heat.

Add sugar and mix well. Add warm milk, evaporated milk and crushed cardamoms, fold well. Reduce the flame low and stir continuously. When it gets thick and come to be sticky, remove from heat.

Garnish with dry fruits and serve.

Linking to: Nithubala's healthy-food-for-healthy-kids-event @ Latha's A Peek into My Kitchen

MY SECOND AWARD

Hi Friends,

I recieved my second award from the event "Love Lock With Juices & Milkshakes"

Vani from Recipe world honoured me with this nice participation award. Thanks a lot Vani, for this award. You have made an excellent roundup. This participation award I got for Watermelon Agua Fresca, Fizzy Mango Watermelon Juice, Jus de Gingembre, Refreshing Jeera Lemonade and Banana and Mango Smoothie.

I am heartily thankful to all of my followers / blogger friends, who continuiously supported and inspired me by leaving their comments on my space.

So, friends.........
Lets cheers!!!

MY FIRST AWARD FABULOUS BLOG RIBBON

Hi friends,

This is my first award. Two of my blogger friends, Lavanya from http://lanvanyasrecipes.blogspot.com & PT from http://jopreet.blogspot.com shared this 'Fabulous Blog Ribbon' with me. This ribbon is actually token of love towards blogger friends. Lavanya and PT are such friends, I love to follow them, they are always appreciated for their interesting and delicious recipes in this blogger world and regularly I searched their blogs for updates. Thanks a lot to both of you, Lavanya and PT for this token of LOVE. Really this is an enjoyable moment to me. As per rule I want to pass this ribbon to five of my blogger friends. This a very hard job to choose only five among this huge friend-circle. As per me, all of my blogger friends deserve to get this award...

As always by accepting this fabulous ribbon, I have to comply to follow the rule:
Rule 1: Post rules on my blog.
Rule 2: State '5 most fabulous moments either in real life or blogosphere'
Rule 3: State '5 things I love'
Rule 4: State '5 things I hate'
Rule 5: Pass this ribbon to '5 lovely blogger friends' (leave a comment in their blog to notify of their win)

Rule 1: Acoording to this, I have already posted the rules above.

Rule 2: '5 most fabulous moments in real life or blogosphere'
1) When I started blogging on cooking
2) Today, this is the very day, I got my recognition from my blogger friends.
3) When I first linked my recipe for contest, no idea before, I was too exited.
4) When I got numerous appreciation mails from bloggers/readers on my work in my space.
5) Admirable co-operation which I get from my husband in day to day life.

Rule 3: '5 things I love'
1) I love my family including my parents & husband. I think other than their good wishes, I am just nothing.
2) I love my blog.
3) I love social gathering and travelling
4) I love to cook, as cooking is my passion
5) I love to listening music, anytime, any kind of music, specially Indian Classical based musics and Rabindra Sangeet.

Rule 4: '5 things I hate'
1) People who hurt others or misbehave with others without any reason.
2) Who are not truthful.
3) Coward.
4) Partiality.
5) Fraud.

Rule 5: The toughest part, to pass this fabulous ribbon to '5 lovely blogger friends' .

1) Priya from Priya's Versatile Recipes

2) Julie from Erivum Puliyum

3) Shabna from Shabbu's Tasty Kitchen

4) Amina Khaleel from Amina Creations

5) Priyanka Verma from Priyanka's Simple & Delicious recipes


Dear friends,

I pass this Award with all my love, smiles and hugs... Please accept this and show your Love, Smiles and Hugs to your loving friends.