Cauliflower Milagu Pirattal ( Cauliflower Pepper Fry )

I'm back after a gap of mourning for my mother. I know, life has to go on and it does not stop on anyone's demise or non-existence. My mind has settled after accepting the fact that there is still lot more to see - good or bad and yet with courage.
I thank you all those who were with me and your words give me courage and help me put my foot forward in the journey of life.
Coming back to the blog world, Cauliflower Milagu ( pepper ) Pirattal ( fry ) was a dish which I had in a South Indian Restaurant in Chennai ( I forgot the name of the restaurant as it was a long time back ). This dish is a good accompaniment to any Rasam rice and my family enjoys it as a comfort food on a cold day with hot rasam and rice.


Ingredients :

1 cauliflower cut into florets of desired size
1 1/2 tsp. jeera-pepper crushed ( powder coarsely in the mixie )
1/2 tsp. mustard seeds
1 tsp. urad dal
2 whole dry red chillies
few curry leaves
a pinch of asafoetida
Salt to taste
1 tbsp. ghee or oil

Method :

1. Wash the cauliflower florets well and pat dry with a kitchen towel.

2. Heat ghee or oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds, after it splutters, add urad dal and red chillies and when the dal turns pink, add asafoetida, curry leaves and the crushed jeera - pepper. Fry for few seconds and add the cauliflower and the salt.

3. Saute the cauliflower well till all the spice coats and and cook covered on low flame till the cauliflower is cooked. Serve hot with rasam rice.




Sending this recipe to JFI - Cauliflower hosted by Mythreyee of Paajaka recipes and the event Jhiva For Ingredients was initiated by Mrs. Indira of Mahanadi.



Krishnaarpanam

None other than You - Amma

I'm writing this post to say that my mother is no more. A sudden death which was unexpected. She had always taught me to expect the unexpected and stay stable at all times. But how did I not learn the lesson and follow it. Its too hard for me to swallow the truth. She had taught me that "Death" is the ultimate truth which we tend to forget in our daily life.
Amma, your passing away has given me strength and learn the ultimate lesson in life. I do miss you a lot. I know you are no more to read this, but this is one of the ways for me to say what's in my mind.
Mother is someone who is irreplaceable. Starting from the day 1 on this earth till the last day of my life, its "Amma" that comes out of my mouth at the end of the day. This word has a magic, it makes you feel at comfort when you are hurt or tired. It makes you feel that you are in your Amma's lap.
As not only food is offered to Krishna, our lives are also offered to Him and so has my mother, not only when alive, but also after death.

Krishnaarpanam