FAHC Donate Smiles - Raffle Winners Announced - And The Lucky Winner is.....:)

FAHC, Donate Smiles Charity drive was a big success, we long surpassed the original goal of $3360 and the final amout stands at $4735 YAY!!!!!!!!


CONGRATULATIONS to Lee and Friends for winning the Icewine Dark Chocolate from As Dear As Salt :)

Lee, I'll mail you the prize once I receive your postal address!

For the full list of raffle prize winners please visit Indira's Mahanandi!

A BIG Thank You to all participants, we did it!!!! :)

Pili Moong Dal aur Matar Ka Puda aka Lentils(Yellow Moong Dal) and Green Peas Pancakes

This is one of my favorite one pot meals!
It satisfies all the food groups and more importantly satisfies and satiates me at the same time :)
There are quite a few kinds of Pudas' (pancakes), some are instant and some like this one require a bit of planning. The process in itself is very simple, as long as you remember to soak the Moong Dal.

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Growing up I used to love the Besan(chickpea flour) puda with lots of ketchup. It is the simplest of it's kind with some chopped onions and tomato added for flavor, it is also known as the Vegetarian omelett :) Makes a nice stuffing for bread!

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On the same lines, there is the popular Pesarattu made with whole green moong dal. Pesarattu with upma is one of my favorite combo's, I like to have a plate of that at my friends place who is from Hyderabad.
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Pili Moong Dal aur Matar ka Puda aka Lentils (Yellow Moong Dal) and Green Peas Pancakes
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1 cup Moong Dal
3 green chili (adjust as per taste)
1/2 tsp ginger (as per taste)
2 tbsp chopped onions
1/2 cup green peas, crushed coarsely
salt as per taste
2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
1/2 tsp cooking soda/Eno fruit salt
Oil for drizzling
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1. Soak washed Moong dal for 5 hours.
2. Grind it with 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp water
I've always had great results using these water measurements. Also, grind green chili and ginger along with it to a smooth paste.
3. Add chopped onion, crushed peas, coriander leaves and salt. Add soda when you are ready to make the puda.
4. Heat a griddle, spread the batter just like you do for making dosa, i.e. put about 1/4 cup batter on the griddle and spread in a circular motion from the inside to the out.
5. Drizzle oil around the edges and cook till the underside gets golden brown and then flip it.
6. Cook till done.
7. Puda is ready to be served with a bowl of curds and chutney/pickle of your choice.
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Variations:
I can think of so many variations to this Puda. Add a pinch of hing/asafoetida for a lovely taste.
Can stuff it with some seasoned grated paneer for paneer lovers :)
Can spread red chili chutney on the puda itself for a real hot taste.

Kids love it with some ketchup spread on it and then rolled up :)

Notes:
I make about 7/8 " puda. Yup I measured it specially for you....LOL!!
This is a Madhur Jafferey recipe!

This is my contribution to Hima's WYF Diet Food event!
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Musical has tagged me for the Fantastic Four MEME! So here goes.....
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4 places I've lived
Bombay
Pune
NY

NJ

4 Jobs I've had
Manager:
I managed three other kids when I was a teen. The kids I was supposed to manage for a few hours were 6, 6 and 4 respectively, I was so happy at this "responsibility". I think I must have been the "strictest" manager ever, bossing around those poor lil' kids ;)

Theatre/Stage Artist:
I love theatre and performing on stage was a sure thrill.

Restaurant Guide:
My friends call me for phone nos. and directions to restaurants.....LOL!

Match Maker:
Yup, someone I introduced later got married :)

4 Favorite places I've holidayed
Goa...luvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvre it there :)
Kodai Kanal, beautiful :)
Jamaica, fun ;)
Vegas, the sin city ;)

4 Favorite foods

Only 4 from a foodie, not fair!!! but here goes....
Mom's parathas - dal, aloo, gobi, mooli all of them :)
Mom's Bharwa karela and bharwa capsicum :)
My sis's Paneer in gravy :)
My grandmom's Nan-khatai, but I don't get to taste it anymore :(

4 Places I would rather be
There is no other place I would rather be than my home sweet home, 'coz it won't be me if I was wishing for something else and not enjoying the present :)

4 bloggers I would like to tag
Laavanya of Cookery Corner
Linda of Out Of The Garden
Shilpa of Aayi's Recipes
ISG of Daily Musings

Enoy!!!

ChipIn, Donate Smiles and Win some Fun Prizes on the way...

FAHC - Feed A Hungry Child is a non-profit organization started by one of the fellow bloggers, V.K.N of My Dhaba. The immediate mission is to help feed hungry children one by one and join the fight against global poverty.

You can read all the details pertaining to the working of FAHC at Feedahungrychild.org

You donate by clicking on the widget on the left of the screen. Indira of Mahanandi is arranging a raffle to benefit this cause.

Each $25 donation will give you one raffle ticket towards a prize (Details of prizes are given below).
After you donate, please forward your payment confirmation message to donatesmiles@gmail.com, clearly specifying which prize or prizes you are interested in.

Do mention how many tickets per prize, for example, a donation of $50 will buy you 2 raffle tickets. For all correspondence by email, please use the same email address that you have used for your Chip-in contribution. This helps to validate your entry to the raffle and to contact you should you win a prize.

For each prize, a raffle winner will be picked. The event will close on 23rd October and raffle prize winners will be announced on 25th. If you need more information about the prizes, please contact Indira at donatesmiles@gmail.com.

List of Raffle prizes

1. Grains, Greens and Grated Coconuts, Recipes and Remembrances of a Vegetarian Legacy by Ammini Ramachandran - courtesy Indira

2. A Gift Box of Spice Extracts - courtesy Anjali Damerla of Supreme Spice

3. Two copies of Complete Digital photography by Ben Long - courtesy Bee and Jai of Jugalbandi.

4. Two autographed copies of Indian Home Cooking by Suvir Saran - courtesy Suvir Saran

5. Two autographed copies of the just released cookbook American Masala by Suvir Saran - courtesy Suvir Saran

6. Two prizes: Dinner for two each, wine included, at Suvir Saran’s restaurant Dévi in New York City - courtesy Dévi, Suvir Saran

7. Two ready-to-wear children’s sarees in red and green colors - courtesy Manisha of Indian Food Rocks

8. A beautiful painting done by Shilpa of Aayi's Recipes.

9. Two Fair-Trade Goodies Bags from UK from Padmaja of Spicy Andhra

10. A Personalized Ceramic “Vindu” Plate from Mythili of Vindu

11. 30-Minute Meals ~ by Rachel Ray from Siri of Siri’s Corner

12. I would like to add one more raffle prize, a box of Icewine Dark Chocolate, which I got from my recent trip to Canada. They are a rare kind of chocolate in which Grapes are naturally frozen on the vine in Canada's frigid winters and then harvested and pressed. The wine from the juice has a luxurious flavor and is a speciality from Canada. Shipping is included.

Thank You!

Hope you have fun participating in this Happy cause :)