Channa dal kuthu vilaku(diya) for Kitchen Masterpiece event

I was asking amma for some creative ideas using edible items and she suggested this one. She puts this kolam(rangoli) using rice flour everyday in pooja room.



I am rushing to send my entry to Kitchen Masterpiece event hosted by chitra-ammas-kitchen.

I hope they consider my late post. If not, it's ok. I had fun doing this!

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Noritz Tankless Water Heater Rebates!

Are you thinking about having a tankless water heater installed in your home?

There are some definite benefits to having a tankless water heater installed, not the least of which is the savings on your gas bill. You should use noticeably less gas with a tankless water heater than with a standard “tank” water heater. How?

If you have a 50 gallon gas water heater in your home, you are essentially keeping a 50 gallon tank of water heated to between 115 – 120 F. It will depend on where you have the thermostat on your water heater set, but you are heating this water all day and all night. If you go on vacation, you are heating this water. If you spend the weekend in Vegas, you are heating this water. This uses a lot of gas

When you install a tankless water heater, you only heat water when you open the faucet.

A tankless water heater has a device in it called a flow switch. This senses when water is flowing through the heater and turns on the gas to the burner. If you open a hot faucet somewhere in your house, the tankless water heater will immediately turn on and make 120 F hot water. When you turn off the faucet, the tankless water heater senses the flow has stopped and stops making hot water. This means you only use gas while you are using water!

This could mean a substantial savings on your gas bill. What’s more, there are rebates available from the federal government, and maybe from your gas company. Check the Noritz website and click on “Click Here For Local Utility Rebates” in the lower left corner. There is a rebate from the federal government ($300.00) and there may be one from your local gas company (up to $525.00!).

AB&R Plumbing has a lot of experience installing tankless water heaters. These can be installed in your home, office, RV, wherever you currently have a standard water heater. They can run on natural gas or propane, so you can really put them anywhere. Contact us and find out how you can start saving money on your gas bill today.

Microwave Chocolate Pudding

I am not a big fan of puddings. But when I announced the theme for MEC, I was reminded of the pudding recipe in the book that came along with the microwave. So decided to give a try. It was very easy to make and got pretty decent result too. The original recipe has gelatin in it. I replaced it with china grass. You can whip up a pudding with very few ingredients and in less time.

You need

1 cup milk

2 tspn cocoa powder

1 tbspn china grass

1/2 tspn vanilla essence

2 tbspn powdered sugar

1/4 cup water

Garnish

1 tblspn Sweet cream

few glazed cherries

Method

In 1/4 cup of warm water, mix china grass and keep aside to dissolve. In a microwave safe bowl, mix milk,vanilla essence, powdered sugar. Microwave at 100% power for 5 minutes. Make sure your bowl is big enough that milk doesn't overflow on boiling. Now add the dissolved china grass to the bowl. Mix and microwave at 60% power for 3 minutes.

Transfer it to the serving dish. Leave it, till it reaches room temperature. Refrigerate and serve chilled. Garnish with sweet cream and cherries/strawberries.

This is the entry to MEC:Puddings guest hosted right here, an event started by Srivalli.