Mince Chapathi/Roti

Its been a week since blogging. Not like No Cooking happening, Lot of Cooking and Lot of Clicking too. Actually My Hubby has started a kind of J towards my blog, So thought of taking a little nap from my blog!!! But cannot keep myself off for too long!!!

Had some leftover Cornmeal Roti's So tried this Mince Chapathi for the Weekend. Tasted good.

Ingredients
3 Medium Chapathis/Roti's
3 tbsp Green Peas
3 tbsp Sweet Corn
1 Large Onion, Chopped
1 Large Tomato. Chopped
1 tsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
1 tsp Coriander Powder
Coriander for garnishing
Hing, Turmeric a pinch
Salt to taste

Method

Chop the Chapthis to 1 inch pieces. Heat oil in  a pan, Splutter mustard seeds, add hing, turmeric. Add onion and saute till translucent, add tomatoes and cook until soft, Add Corn and Peas and the Sliced Chapthis, Add Red Chilli powder, Coriander Powder and Salt. Sprinkle lil water to avoid burning of masalas. Cook in a Slow Flame, until the rawness of the masala's escape, approx 15 mins. Garnish with coriander and Enjoy!!!!

Sending this to MLLA-22 hosted by RuchikaCooks, Event started by Susan of The Well Seasoned Cook

CARROT PEANUTS RAITHA:

காரட் வேர்க்கடலை ரெய்தா


This is a tasty raitha and a very good accompaniment for light type of pulao varieties. It also goes well with sandwiches. The roasted peanuts make the difference.


Ingredients:


Carrots-2
Small garlic flakes-2
Green chilli [de-seeded]-1
Peanuts- 50gms
Fresh curd-3 cups
Finely chopped coriander-2 tbsp
Crushed tomato- half cup
Salt to taste


Procedure:
Shred the carrots finely.
Dry roast the peanuts and remove the skins.
Powder the peanuts in to a slightly coarse texture.
Grind the garlic and the green chilli finely.
Mix the shredded carrots, ground paste, powder, coriander leaves, and the tomatoes with enough salt.
Beat the curd and mix in the vegetable mixture.
Delicious Carrot peanuts raitha is ready!

window boxes

In celebration of spring we built window boxes and put up a flag. The shutters are also new [to the blog].



The bottom is lined with copper flashing to add some interest (to otherwise perfectly fabulous window boxes). We're looking forward to a patina surface as this ages.



We built and installed these ourselves. There is nothing too ingenious here. After measuring and sketching out a few design ideas we picked up the materials for about $250. Note: the copper flashing was $40 alone. This could be left out of the process if you're okay with mediocrity.

After making all the necessary cuts, we set up a painting station on the pool table. Even though we used pressure treated lumber we figured some extra weather protection was appropriate. Every side of every piece was painted. Two coats with exterior latex paint - prior to construction. (The color is Lincoln's Cottage by Valspar. aka "black")



The pieces were then taped together with duct tape. This is a lie. Outdoor, galvanized screws were used on all accounts.

The copper flashing was surprisingly easy to work with. It cut effortlessly with some strong scissors and readily bent into shape. This was adhered to the bottom of the box using construction adhesive that is specifically designed for flashing materials.

I found that a wallpaper seam roller worked great to press the copper into the wood.



Add the trim and say, "Ta Dah".



Prior to installation, one more post-construction coat of paint was applied. I then used a nailset to punch holes through the copper for drainage (the wood was pre-drilled to keep the copper in good shape).

Can't wait to fill these with flowers!

And a few more shots of Project Rowhouse:







Reminder - a before picture: