Monday, July 21, 2008

MEETHE MAI GULABI SANDESH OR NAMKEEN MAI BATATA VADA,...

When i first heard about flower power theme of Jhiva hosted by Rachna i was not sure whether i will participate or not,.cause couldnt relate flowers with cooking,..then i saw Vanis post of HIBISCUS MILK and got inspired to try my luck with flowers,.good theme RACHNA FLOWERS are really powerful and addition of flowers if used properly will surely enhance the taste....thats what i did yesterday...i had a new pack of dried french rose lying in my store from quiet a long time ,..yesterday finally took it out and tried my luck with them,,.as soon as i opened the packet..i was transformed somewhere else,..the aroma of dried french roses was like smell therapy for me,..felt so good,..,mmm..its cant be described in words,..sorry i went somewhere else,..i am back..ya with the french roses finally out of the pack,..i prepared home made cottage cheese...mashed it properly,..kept aside ,in a grinder i added petals of about eight french roses two cardamom and four tablespoon of sugar,..and grounded everything together,.i mixed this mixture in the mashed cottage cheese ,..and mashed again till everything blended together..i tried giving shapes of petals,..but it didnt come that well,..i topped the sandesh with petals of the dried flowers,..and kept in fridge for 10 minutes,
..was scared how the sweet would taste,,,asked hubby ,he liked a lot,..and ya even i liked it too,..since i prepared sweet with rose petals and in the same way as i prepare sandesh i named the sweet GULABI SANDESH and they go to the flower power event hosted by Rachna. and to ORIGINAL RECIPE EVENT Photobucket
HOSTED BY LORE OF CULINARTY
thanks a lot Rachna for hosting this lovely event or i would have never tried the dried french roses
Yesterday i tried something else for the first time,BATATA VADA
,..reason being again rain,thought of preparing pakodi initially but when i saw the recipe of BATATA VADA
i was tempted to give it a try ,.. enjoyed delicious batata vadas with tea,..
these BATATA VADA GO TO
SWC MAHARASHTRA HOSTED BY NEHA
and to the PAKODA CONTEST HOSTED BY RUSHINA
COMING TO AWARD LAKSHMI HAS PASSED ME FRIENDSHIP AWARD,THANKS A TON LAKSHMI
thats all for today frens ,..happy bloggin cee ya tomorrow,..

30 comments:

Srikitchen said...

want to taste all dishes u prepared! the entry for flower for jhiva is extraordinary! vada in heart in shapes is too good...

Unknown said...

your sandesh varieties are always awesome..gulabi sandesh wow...and the batata vadas looks tempting..

EC said...

delicious ...its raining here too and ur batata vada is tempting

Unknown said...

your batata vada is looks yummy and delicious... mouth watering...fantastic entry & great click

Indian Khana said...

Ummm gulabi sandesh...naam padh ke hi mu mei pani aa gaya and picture dekh ke to dil machal raha hai ..(sign)...mast hai...maje karo...
& Batata vada looks just yummy..yaar kisi ki najar na lage ...apni najar uthar lena kisi ko kah ke ..

Srikitchen said...

hi priyanka i have clarifeid ur doubt GMS and food stabilzer that i used in ice creams in my post

ST said...

WOW......Gulabi sandesh its new for me......Looks awesome....and Batata vada looks mouthwatering......

anupriya said...

yummy entries dear!!!!!!!!!!!!

SpicyTasty said...

"Gulabi sandesh" thats an intersting name. Love the plate it looks very modern. batata vada looks very yummy and its perfect for the rainy evening with a cup of tea . Nice entries.

Illatharasi said...

Sandesh looks superb!!!
Batata vada is new for me, never tried, will try this!

Purva Desai said...

Gulabi Sandesh is awesome.....
and bata vada takes me back to memory lanes where we use to ve them during our college days..
Hey thanks for recommending me the events....I ve send few entries to curry mela, but i am facing problem of linking the post to sri's blog.
I ve send her an email though.
Can u come to my rescue plzz...

Unknown said...

hey i am late to day mmmm sondesh yummy yaarand look at that batata vada mouth watering I feel like eating now specialy thanks for the sandesh recipe

Shreya said...

awesome post... lovely pictures..wish i could eat all that...:-)

Mandira said...

sandesh with flowers... never tried that before... the vada looks delicious

Deepthi Shankar said...

yummy sandesh ... quite innovative N I love those batata vadas .. reminds me of my childhood days in mumbai .. really mouth watering

Vaishali said...

Such delicious batata vadas. I could eat them off the page!

Rina said...

Hi...This is so cool...the best the meeta and Namkeen...Can't wait to try... thanks for visiting my space...Sure there is lots to discover on urs too.

Uma said...

delicious sandesh and mouth-watering vadas!

ranji said...

delicous starter and a perfect finish :)...yummmmm..love them both.

Purva Desai said...

hey,
Thanks for ur help.....i ws nt aware i just easy as creating a hyperlink...which is easiest thing to do..:)
i thought there must be other means as my dishes were not visible on her blog.ua

Madhavi said...

Oh both look mouth-drooling, delicious!!! Great entry!!!

karuna said...

loved the batata vada, specially the way u have taken the pic with a cup of tea. apt snack for a rainy evening.

A_and_N said...

Wow great post! Congrats on the award, and i simply LOVE the sandesh and the saree-like background for the pics :) And the batata vadas look crisp and mouthwatering!!!!!!!!

Sukanya Yogesh said...

Wow the Gulabi sandesh looks so professional man!
I have a recipe of Batatavada on my blog too.
http://sukanya-keralaiyer.blogspot.com/2007/07/batata-vada-potato-vada-and-vada-pav.html
And the pakodas look so tempting, feel like picking it off the laptop screen and grabbing the steaming hot tea served by you in the photo. Too good man. I have passed you an award, I think you deserve it, please collect it from my blog.http://sukanya-keralaiyer.blogspot.com/

Andhra Flavors said...

Gulabi sandesh its new for me. thanks for sharing:)

Cooking Station said...

aahhh..u r making me drool again over those sandesh again and I can already imagine the fragrance of rose petals in sandesh..Batata vada looks good and perfect for a rainy day

Bhawana said...

this is yummy, delicious, mouth watering. nice post. want to grab a piece for myself. good one:)

Indian Khana said...

Hmm still can't stop drooling over your sandesh.....tempting pictures...

Neha said...

Gulabi sandesh, name itself makes me feel hungry, n batata vada, now this is something irresitable, i'm drooling priyanka...

Lore said...

You make your own cottage cheese? I'm impressed! Wish I could taste your rose petals sweet treat :)
Thanks for sharing it with Original Recipes