Fireless Cooking!!!! Any great ideas?

India
July 30, 2008 11:03pm CST
It saves gas and it saves time and it tastes great. In addition, it is good for health. Here is one of my favorites. We call it "pov," but if that makes no sense to you, you can simply rename it. In Konkani, "pov" means "beaten rice." Take three cups of beaten rice (not the hard variety, but the soft type); half an onion, chopped; one green chilli (not capsicum or pepper, real Indian chilli); quarter coconut grated (make sure it is fresh); and sugar and salt to taste. All you have to do is to mix above ingredients and squeeze the hell out of them. Don't add any water; you will regret it. Once you are done with the squeezing, simply eat it. Before doing so, check if the salt and sugar is enough. Yummy! Even Lord Krishna is believed to have loved it. In return for a handful of "pov," Lord Krishna gave Kuchela (his childhood crony) a huge palace and lots of gold. :) So, got any lovely "fireless" recipes to share? Cheers and happy mylotting
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@brimia (6581)
• United States
31 Jul 08
There are lots of yummy cold soups that are great for summertime like gazpacho (tomato, cucumber and pepper), tomato and avocado soup, tomato basil, and lots of tasty fruit soups like strawberry, melon, and peach.
• India
1 Aug 08
Sounds really yummy!! Thanks a lot for your response!
• United States
31 Jul 08
Positiveminded it sounds very interesting. What do you put it in to squeeze it...Whats the difference from beaten rice to plain rice?
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• India
31 Jul 08
Hi Angel, when you take rice, dehusk it, and beat it flat, you get beaten rice. I guess the plain rice you are referring is rice when it is left alone, without being beaten. Here is a lovely wikipedia article on beaten or flattened rice that you will love. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaten_rice Cheers and thanks for your response
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• India
1 Aug 08
yea.. only with the reference you gave, Krishna.. Kuchela.. i got it of what you say.. In Tamil we call it as "AVUL" ( Spell as a-wool) I love eating it by adding hot milk and two spoons of sugar in it.. it tastes good thing.. Apart from this if, you want to have fireless cooking.. hehehe...Just get the food for your family, and to your sweet Tina from Hotel...haha..
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
31 Jul 08
this sounds so good! have to try it. thanks so much for the recipe. see, its like so good here on mylot. you learn something new and good every day from your friends!
• India
1 Aug 08
You are right - there is plenty to learn on Mylot!! Cheers and thanks for your response.
@magojordan (3252)
• Philippines
31 Jul 08
Wow interesting recipe. I'm not sure though but the inly thing I know which doesn't use any fire are salads. Thanks for sharing your recipe hope to find more interestign recipes like that.
• India
31 Jul 08
Sure! I would love to post more recipes. :) Thanks for the response.
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