An award and a tag

This is my first tag and I am super excited about this.I'm so glad to have been remembered and tagged which is a big deal for me.This is my second stylish blogger Award.So thanks to a fleeting glimpse for generously bestowing me with the lovely award.

The rules of this award once you've been tagged is to reveal seven things about yourself and pass on the award to seven others.

Let me start with my set of 7 things.

1.Kamakshi.diamond is purely for blogging purposes.People who know me personally know my real name.I a lot of people are intrigued by the name and I don't blame them.

2. Rock rules.Love Pink Floyd and The Doors.I think 60's and the 70's was a great time for music.Here's to Flower power,"Let a thousand flowers bloom"!Really love the counterculture movement.

3. I love beads.Used to be called the bead woman for the n number of bead chains I used to wear!

4.Love nature poems and poets.Like spiritual poetry too.

5.I worship nature in every form.So you can call me a Pantheist.I have lots of crow friends who visit me every morning for their share of marie biscuits dipped in water.!

6.Village homes with the sit- outs and triangular slots are so charming.Really like antique furniture and antique homes.I also adore temple iconography and architecture.

7.I like alternative cinema and blog standing most of the time because of my back. pain.Of course I love to make lots of friends.On that note I would like to tag 7 others for this award.


1.Patty and her team at Colours Dekor
2.The key bunch people Rekha and Sharon
3.Padmaja at The world is a rainbow
4.Pushpa at Simple home food
5.Sudha at The design enthusiast
6.Meera at Art by Meera
7.Emreen at Liven things up

Pass on the Style people!

Hearty Pongal Wishes

Happy Pongal to all my readers.Do check out my recipes for bhogi and Pongal

Bhogi Recipes

Bengal Gram Dhal Poli

Paruppu Payasam

Pongal recipes

Sakkarai Pongal

Shankranti Pitlay

Paisley Passions.

I simply love Lori's passion for crafts and home decor.She blogs at Paisley Passions.She conducts unique events like blog swaps, and many other linky parties.I love her DIY projects awesome Lori.I loved your ribbon organizer.Gosh such talent.She is currently starting a new party called Fun with Food Friday.I have sent in my entries Tiruvadirai Kali and Kozhambu to be featured in her party. Waiting to see them tomorrow.

Thiruvadirai kali

Kalipu in Tamil means happiness.Hence we celebrate his happiness by making this sweet dish for Lord Shiva to appease him.Tiruvadhirai Kozhambu is the side dish to this main sweet dish.Now for the recipe.

Ingredients

Raw rice-1 cup

Jaggery-1 3/4 cup

elaichi powder-2 tsp

cashew-optional

1 tablespoon-Toor dal

ghee-2 tablespoons

water-6 glasses

The rice to water proportion that I have used is 1:6

Method:



Thiruvadirai Kali

Dry roast raw rice till light brown.Put this in a mixer and grind to the consistency of rava(semolina).You have to be careful not to fine grind this mixture.If you do,you have to sieve it,to avoid lumps. Take a container add water and toor dal.Let this cook.Add ghee and the coarsely ground rice.Let this mixture cook well.In a separate vessel add water and jaggery and let this mixture melt a little,this enables the scum to float on top.Filter the jaggery syrup.Now add this mixture to the kali.Put the gas on sim and let the jaggery and rice mix well into a mass.Add powdered elaichi to make this aromatic.You can saute a little ghee for the cashews and sprinkle this mixture on top.This karam and sweet combo are  perfect mates for the festival called thiruvadirai celebrating the dance of creation of Lord Shiva. Sending this over to Paisley Passions 

Brand New Year Wishes

Thali@Rajdhani Express Avenue

Happy New Year to all my readers here.May this year be wholesome and prosperous like the thali above!Rasing a toast to a sizzling brand New Year.Thank you so much to my blog friends for seeing me through the whole of last year.Pls continue the patronage!