January 6, 2012

Mutton Kulambu\Mutton curry!

Mutton Kulambu....my family's favorite. My mom cooks almost on all Sundays :)...! She really deserves a Iron Chef crown. This is one of a kind mutton curry, try out this recipe if you want to relish the taste of real south Indian tasty mutton curry. This will definitely bring you the nostalgic memories of home cooked food.

Ingredients:
  • Mutton – 2 Lb.
  • Onion – 2 Big finely diced
  • Tomoto - 4 sliced
  • Green Chillies - 4 to 5
  • Ginger & garlic paste – 3 tbsp
  • Potato - 2 (cut into big cubes)
  • Chilli powder – 1 tbsp
  • Coriander powder – 3 tbsp
  • Turmeric powder – 1/2 tbsp
  • Garam Masala – 1 tbsp
  • Curry leaves
  • Shredded coconut - 1/2 cup
  • Fennel seeds - 1 tbsp
  • Salt
Dry Grind:
  • Black pepper corn – 1 tsp
  • Coriander – 1 tsp
  • Caradamom – 4
  • Cloves – 4
  • Cinnamom – 2 medium stick
  • Red chilli – 2
  • Fennel seeds - 1 tbsp
Heat the pan and dry roast the above ingredients and grind coarsely. 

Pressure cook mutton, 1/2 cup diced onion, 1/2 cup diced tomato, 1 tbsp of ginger garlic paste and 1 tsp each of black pepper corn, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, turmeric powder and salt to taste.


Heat oil in a pan & add all the dry masala ingredients. When it splutters add the finely cut onion and saute for 3 to 4 mins. Now add the ginger garlic paste. Saute the paste until the aroma goes off. Add the Tomato and saute everything together for 5 mins or tomato becomes juicy. Now add the powders one at a time and then roast for little time. Add the Potato cubes and saute it. Add 1 cup of water and stir for 5 mins. Add some salt to taste. 


When it starts boiling add the pressure cooked mutton and all of the pressure cooked water and ingredients. Grind the coconut along with 2 green chillies and fennel seeds. When the mutton pieces are cooked well add the coconut masala and mix well. Let it boil for 5 min. Garnish with coriander leaves. Mutton kulambu is now ready to be served. Serve hot with Rice, Chappathi or Parotta.

November 30, 2011

Don't Cluck!


But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Isaiah 40:31 

While walking through the forest one day, a farmer found a young eagle who had apparently fallen out of his nest. He took it home and put it in his barnyard with his chickens and there it stayed for years. It wasn't long before the little eagle learned to eat and behave like the chickens.

One day a naturalist passed by the farm and saw the eagle confined in the barnyard with the chickens. When he inquired about this strange sight, the farmer told the man his story. "Unfortunately," said the farmer, "the poor little guy just never learned to fly." "Still," the naturalist sighed, "he has the heart of an eagle and can surely be taught. Will you allow me to work with him?" The farmer agreed, but with much disbelief.





The naturalist picked up the eagle and lifted him toward the sky and said, "You belong to the sky and not to the earth. Stretch forth your wings and fly." The eagle, however, was confused. He did not know who he was, and seeing the chickens eating their food, he jumped down to be with them again. The naturalist took the bird to the roof of the house and urged him again, saying, "You are an eagle. Stretch forth your wings and fly." But the eagle was afraid and jumped down once again to be with his chicken friends.

Finally the naturalist took the eagle out of the barnyard to a high mountain. There he held the king of the birds high above him and encouraged him again, saying, "You are an eagle. You belong to the sky. Stretch forth your wings and fly!" The eagle looked around, back towards the barnyard and then up to the sky. Slowly, he stretched his wings, and with a triumphant cry, he soared away into the heavens.

Somewhere along the line, we like this poor young eagle, looking for good day to happen in our lives.
  • Don’t sit in your nest and wait for something to happen – Make it happen! Be active!
  • Don’t flock! Don’t do what the others do and don’t care what they think about you! Put everything in God’s hands and step out of your way.
  • Don’t run and hide when the storms of life confront you. Pray and Pray you will succeed. 
We are eagles! We were created to fly and even soar! God has great purpose for our lives! If we would only realize who we are in Him!




November 10, 2011

Lean on!

Give your burdens to the Lord. He will carry them. He will not permit the godly to slip or fall. Psalm 55:22


Giving over our burdens means to LET GO of them. Quite complicated to think? Yes it is. Just leave them on God's shoulders and accept His answers. Giving up our burdens is a prayerful and submissive act of our will. 

God cradles us in His eternal arms. As long as we choose to stay in his arms, we cannot get out of his reach or hidden from his sight. His arms keep us from falling.They keep us.

We must truly give our lives, not for our own glory, but for His. Until we do that, we'll never be able to see all the blessings and opportunities the Lord has prepared for us.! Good Day!

October 5, 2011

More Love!

With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Ephesians 4:2-3


One minister tells of a wife who came into his office full of hatred toward her husband. "I do not only want to get rid of him, I want to get even! Before I divorce him, I want to hurt him as much as he has hurt me!"

The minister suggested an ingenious plan "Why don't you go home and act as if you really love your husband. Tell him how much he means to you. Praise him for every decent trait. Go out of your way to be as kind, considerate and generous as possible. Spare no efforts to please him. Make him believe you love him. Then — after you've convinced him of your undying love and that you cannot live without him, drop the bomb. Tell him you want a divorce. That will really hurt him.

"With revenge in her eyes, she smiled and exclaimed, "Beautiful, beautiful! Boy, will he ever be devastated!" And she did it with enthusiasm. For two months she showed love and kindness, she listened, served and reinforced. When she didn't return to his office, the minister called. "So.are you ready now to go through with the divorce?" "Divorce?" she exclaimed. "Never! I discovered that I really do love him."

This woman's actions changed her feelings. Whether it's a tough relationship, a long-time fear, or a task that seems too big for us to accomplish, sometimes we need to act "FAST" in faith in order to see it conquered for the Kingdom!

Whatever it may be, let's give it to the Lord today and ask Him to motivate us to go forth with strength and passion — for His sake!

September 29, 2011

Life's Challenge - Patience!

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer Romans 12:12

Patience is a virtue. And again & again the Bible teaches us that we need to develop this virtue in our lives. Patience is one of those attributes that you cannot learn by reading about it. It's a quality that can only be acquired by persistent, enduring, practice– and for me it's a drill that I go over, and over, and over again! Yet, impatient at most times! 




Just finding out what Patience really means, and the two definitions really hit me was ; Patience is “the ability to accept delay or disappointment graciously" and Patience is “endurance without murmuring” 

How about the little 4-year-old boy who was traveling with his mother & constantly asking the same question over & over again? "When are we going to get there? When are we going to get there?" Finally, the mother got so irritated that she said, "We still have 90 more miles to go. So don’t ask me again when we’re going to get there." Well, the boy was silent for a long time. Then he timidly asked, "Mom, will I still be four when we get there?"

You’re weary, but patience is the quality that says, "This too, will pass. It’s almost over. I can keep on keeping on." Is your patience being tested today? Great! Just remember, love is (first of all) patient. [1 Cor. 13:4] The Lord is training you at difficult times...! 

Have you ever stopped & wondered why God hasn’t intervened? 

One BIG reason, God is patient & He wants everybody to be saved. Every day that He waits is just one more day for people to repent & come to Him. 

You show others the patience, you want them to show you!!