Healing Foods Event Announcement

Hi buddies,
        I am so excited to announce that I would be guest hosting "Healing Food Event"- brain child of  Siri of  http://www.cookingwithsiri.com  for the month of April . Can you guess what the theme is ....????? Yes , yes , yes ... it is "Mango". What better way to welcome and celebrate summer other than with mangoes..

A word about mangoes :
         It is indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. The mango tree is the "National Tree of India". It is basically a tropical fruit tree and belongs to the genus Mangifera which has numerous subspecies.
         In Hindu culture its fruits and leaves are used religious and marriage ceremonies. A perfectly ripe mango held by Lord Ganesha [Vinayagar] symbolises attainment and perfection . The mango blossoms are used to worship Goddess Saraswathi.
         In Tamilian culture,mango is one of the three major fruits which have both religious and nutritional value. They are collectively refered to as "Mukkani" - meaning "Three fruits"-"Maa, Palaa, Vaazhai" [Mango, Jackfruit and Banana]. 

         The word "Mango" is thought to be derived from the malayalam word "Manga" which inturn comes from the portugese word "Manga"- refers to mangoes.The fruits are available only during summers. The ripe fruit is yellowish orange in colour with a single seed inside it. The size and the flavour varies with the variety of the fruit.
          The fruit is rich in Vit A and C, dietary fiber and phytochemicals. It also contains good levels of minerals and amino acids. The peel of the ripe fruit contains antioxidant pigments and carotenoids.

Information source: Wikipedia

Guidelines for participating :
1.Make a dish with mango [ripe fruit] as the main ingredient anything from smoothie to a salad to a cake . It has to be vegetarian but eggs are allowed. Post it during the month of April.

2.Please link it to this announcement page and to Siri's announcement page .

3.Please include the logo in your post... it is really appreciated.

4.Archived posts are accepted only if reposted and updated with the logo and linked with both this and Siri's announcement page.

5.Multiple entries are welcome.

6.Please email me at : kaarasaaram@yahoo.co.uk with "Healing Foods -Mango" in the subject line with the following details...
   a.Name.
   b.Blog name.
   c.Blog Url.
   d.Recipe name.
   e.Recipe Url.
   d.Picture of the dish 500/500 pixels .

7.Non bloggers can also send your dish to the above email id along with your name, occupation, place of residence and pic of the dish.

Now coming to the best part of the event.... all the entries would be accumulated and 2 lucky winners will be randomly selected by me,the guest host. The give aways are

1.Cooking at Home with Pedatha
    Awarded Best Vegetarian Cookbook in the world 2006, this book documents culinary legacy of a illusrious Indian grandmother for posterity.

2.Sukham Ayu.
     Winner of Best Health and Nutrition Book in the World 2009-Second place, this beautiful book has been researched at KARE, an idyllic ayurvedic research and rejuvenation establishment near Pune.

Both books will be shipped to any place in the globe [myself and Siri are not eligible to participate].... So there are no boundaries of who can participate ...

So friends lets get ready to break the culinary boundaries and make this event a success.....

Awaiting your lovely recipes buddies....

Enjoy...

Scribbled by Reva.