Monday 28 February 2011

‘Only’ Event For March and The Giveaways

Hi friends!

For the month of March again we have two giveaways. The first one is  of $60/£60 by CSN stores. The CSN stores offer a variety of products and this month we will check out there wooden swing sets.

Swing-n-Slide - Chesapeake Wood Complete Swing SetStep2 - Naturally Playful Adventure Lodge Play Center and Swing Set with GliderSwing-n-Slide - Winchester Wood Complete Swing Set

Apart from the swing sets one can check out a large number of items from their online stores, you name it and CSN has it.

The second giveaway is from www.tarladalal.com and they have offered to give the winner a book on Pizzas and Pasta.

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The ‘Only’ series in month of march throws  a BIG challenge for the foodies. This month don your cooks cap and use your grey cells wisely and innovate new recipes which are completely original. This month’s challenge is hosted by Nivedita of Nivedita’s Kitchen. The details and rules can be checked at her space  here.

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Participants from US/UK/Germany/Canada leave your links here in the comment box after you have sent entries to Nivedita. Leave a comment per entry. Only links left here will be used for choosing CSN giveaway winner.



Tuesday 22 February 2011

Sorghum Idlis….Health all the way!!!

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Hi!

Idli or rice pancakes are a common item in all South Indian homes. Idli is considered a very healthy breakfast, light to eat and easy to digest. The only problem that I believe is that since it uses rice in it’s preparation it has high glycemic index.

Sorghum is a grain with low glycemic index and is perfect for diabetics and everyone who is conscious about their health. This particular Idli recipe was shared by S’s aunt Leela, who is an excellent physics teacher and still tutors at the age of 70. She makes this Idli regularly at her place and recommends this highly. She was so sweet to provide me with a batch of sorghum meal to try this preparation.

Monday 21 February 2011

Strawberry - Buttermilk Panna Cotta ..an utterly delicious dessert

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Hi!

Finally I made a dessert after a long time and treated the strawberries well. Yup, I made my favourite, The Panna Cotta and I was so happy looking at the final product. The pictures surely do not do justice to the end product but rest assured that this is one exotic dessert to try out which is actually quite simple to make. To read in detail about this Italian dessert, check out my previous post on Mango Panna Cotta.

I had two packs of strawberry in the refrigerator staring at me for about a week. S, also cautiously reminded me that the strawberries are a delicate fruit and might get spoilt. I took the hint and decided to make a nice dessert for him and also to show him that I did not let the strawberries spoil.

Thursday 17 February 2011

Spicy Stuffed Dinner Rolls

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Today morning was quite depressing as I woke up with a spitting headache and the outside weather was even more depressing as it was foggy, with a visibility of about 5 meters. I just made some Maggi with veggies for me and S and after sending him off to office I was wondering what to cook for lunch.. but just did not feel like getting up and cooking. I wanted to recharge myself in someway but today was not the day. I read my post on feel good hormones here and here and I felt a little better. After cooking some stuffed paratha for the younger one I felt much better so I decided to bake.

And I must say, I am elated after making these rolls and why should I not be? Every time I work with yeast it turns out to be most happening and satisfying experience, an experience that I look forward to. The aroma of freshly baked bread in the kitchen is always heavenly and I was missing it so much..  I have always found baking a bread therapeutic in cheering me, what’s your take on that?

The roll turned out scrumptious with a feather light sponge and an absolutely tasty and spicy filling, just perfect to make me feel at the top of the world.

Tuesday 15 February 2011

Bi Coloured Italian Sandwich

 

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Hi all!

Hope all my friends had a great valentine’s day. Today I am posting a very filling, healthy, attractive sandwich which was an instant hit with my family.

Sandwich is normally a term used to describe one or two bread slices with one or more fillings in between them. One can make so many variations by changing the fillings. There’s an interesting story behind ‘why sandwiches are called a sandwich’. Sandwiches are called "sandwiches" after John Montagu, the Fourth Earl of Sandwich. The story is that he was such an avid gambler that he refused to break for meals, asking instead that cold meat on bread be brought to him so he could eat while continuing to gamble.

Monday 14 February 2011

The Absolutely Yummy Bread and Peanut Squares

 

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Hi! Wish you all a ‘Very Happy Valentines Day’.

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Today I’m here to share a recipe which I had heard from my dear friend Anu ages back when we studied together and she was all gaga about this preparation which her elder sister would make for her. Every time she mentioned this preparation my mouth would water and I would crave for it, the only thing that I remembered clearly about it was that it had peanuts. Somehow I never asked her to tell me the recipe until recently and this time I wrote it down and after I finished writing my first expression was ‘is that all, only a few ingredients in it’.

A few days back I made the preparation and gave it to my kids in their lunch box and I must tell you it was a hit as both of them came back and asked me what it was, as it tasted very nice. Thanks Anu for sharing such a wonderful preparation with me and many thanks to Aparna didi for innovating this recipe.

Wednesday 9 February 2011

Stuffed Broccoli Tikkis

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Hi All!
First of all a hearty thanks for writing such elaborate and open hearted comments here in my previous post. I have always loved an open and healthy discussion happening here and somehow I was missing it the past few months but the last two days I was overjoyed. I hope we will continue doing that.
I am here to share yet again another snack item which I had made as an evening snack for my kids. Yes, moms have a never ending challenge of providing a new, interesting, healthy and tasty snack everyday. To satisfy their burgeoning demands can become  burdening at times. I do try that I am able to provide them the best, but at times I do fail when health or time does not permit.

Monday 7 February 2011

How To Make An Authentic Maharashtrian Style Sabudana Vada….revealing my secret

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One might wonder why do I say a ‘must read’ for this post as Sabudana Vada is a very commonly made stuff and a lot of people make it quite regularly as fasting food. I have eaten this vada made by many people but have always found something missing, there’s a particular taste that always haunts me and which I am seeking for, when I want to eat or try this and which goes amiss in most of them.
Most of the people just mix the sago, potato, peanut, salt and chillies to make the vada and it turns out to be a good vada with great flavour but this is not what I am looking for, there are a few more ingredients when added to this

Friday 4 February 2011

Raw Green Chickpeas Biryani

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Winter is the season of greens and with that you can also see the fresh green chickpeas abundantly available. As a child and even today I love opening it from it’s pod and eating them raw as well as roasting them too. I also enjoy eating the saag made with it’s leaves which I will try to post sometime.

As a child, I remember carrying a small bunch in my hand and then eating it sitting on a dari in the courtyard while I drenched myself in some sunlight.

Wednesday 2 February 2011

Raw Papaya Jhunka and The CSN Giveaway Winner Is..

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Hi friends!
First of all let me thank all my blogger friends and others who sent in their best wishes for my son’s well being on the FB. He is much better and in less pain, though complete recuperation will take as much as six months. Meanwhile have arranged for a scribe so that he can take his exams. I have not been able to check all your posts for a while due to this emergency at home, will surely try to peep in as and when possible.
The jhunka is a traditional preparation of Maharashtra and Karnataka made using the gram flour. The authentic Jhunka makes use of onions but here I have tried to innovate a new preparation using the raw papaya. I must say this was a quick preparation and tasted really good. No one can make out that there’s papaya going into the preparation….Smile.

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