Mutton curry with fish fry and my little helper in kitchen,..:-)

Got a chance to cook again yesterday and this time i had helper in the kitchen guys i am talking about Advay my son,luv for cooking is in his blood i guess because whenver i am in kitchen he follows me there with his cane stool so that he can reach till the platform , i told him to pluck soya leaves which he readily did,u guys can see how engrossed he is,he didnt realised when i clicked his pic;-)

Coming to todays post i prepared Mutton Curry and Fried Surmai for dinner

Ingredient needed

250gm mutton pieces

garlic cloves six chopped

onion three chopped

dried red chili three

bay leaves two crushed

cinnamon stick one

soya leaves handful

curd half cup

oil to cook

salt as per taste

procedure

heat oil in non stick wok

once hot lower the flame and add red chili,bay leaves and cinnamon stick

followed by mutton pieces and soya leaves

keep stirring till the mutton is semo cooked

now add chopped onion and crushed garlic

cover and cook on low flame

till oil is seen along the sides

add curd mix well and cover and cook

or to save time pressure cook till the meat is tender

serve hot with rice.

Fish fry

ingredient needed

goan curry powder one tbsp

surmai fish fillets 250gm

salt as per taste

mustard oil

gramflour/besan one tbsp

crushed garlic cloves 2-3

semolina two tbs

preparation

rub the fish fillets with salt and turmeric keep aside

make batter with gramflour,curry powder,crushed garlic ,salt and two tbsp of water

procedure

In a non stick pan heat one tbsp of mustard oil

lower the flame

slide the fish fillets in the batter and place one by one on the pan

keep turning till the fillets are done.

serve hot as side dish,..

 enjoy the platter frens cee u all soon,...:-)

Random clicks of Genting Highland

Hello frens,hope u all are doing great,sharing some random clicks from our trip to Genting Highland

The pic above and below shows the view outside from our room window,in the second pic of tea nothing is seen beacuse of the clouds,,.

Hari Raya Celebration was on in the theme park

treated ourselves to some of these goodies

enjoyed ride in the indoor theme park

Advay had a blast as u can see in the pics

couldnt help clicking this,.

and the final pic was clicked on the way back,...

Cee u guys soon,i am enjoying my break from work ,,but i guess Advay is missing his school,whole day i have to keep entertaining him till his father comes back form work,right now he is busy counting coins,:-), have to go to my favourite hangouts in Singapore,which is National library and Toast box i guess will go in a day or two,got few books of management so busy reading them and ya i am on with agatha christie too whenever i get bored,.and  am terribly missing ghar ka khana,...so thats what new with me what about u guys,...???

Why i am not blogging,...its a long story read on,...

 
I know its been so long since I published anything, infact I haven't cooked anything since my training started thats the reason I am not able to cook,post or blog hop from past few days its been fortnight actually,i had promised in my last post that I will be back with more shadi delicacies but couldn't I am so sorry for that, everyday after coming back home from work I have so many other things to do that there is hardly any time left to post anything,though there are so many draft posts waiting to be published I don”t know when they will see sunshine :-)
My morning starts at 6am after doing daily chores,packing tiffin,i leave home by 7;15am,reach workplace by 9:00am and evening reach home by 6pm,so u guys can imagine my condition,once I am back Advay takes most of my time,by the time I make him sleep,i am sleepy too so this is my daily routine,so I get to spend just 4 hrs at home which includes getting groceries,teaching Advay ya these days he loves to read picture books and repeats whatever I say,sometimes I am didi for him,and other time Mummy or Mama and ya watching songs while eating or anything watchable not to forget talking to hubby on Skype.
My mother is around so its great help for me,when I am back from work I get to eat food cooked by her .Saturdays weekend class keeps me busy on Saturday so I am just left with one lone sunday and numerous things to do,This weekend Pallavi gonna visit us so again no post ya cooking and feasting will be there,..;-)Talking of cooking I am sharing some pics of yummy dishes which my younger sis Neha prepared when she was here during Shadi break,she prepared Paneer Makhn

i,Mutton rogan josh

 and Calcutta style egg rolls

,..she gave me break from cooking,in the month of June and since then I am on break,..;-(
I guess Shadi ki Thali roundup will be delayed for few days,i will try to publish the roundup in the next post,till then u guys take care,..cee you all soon,..happy blogging,..

Its all about fun,food and life being so so unpredictable,.....:-(

Its 8:30 am ,cold and chilly typical Delhi winter morning,Advay is still sleeping,Pallavi my younger sis already left for work,i just finished my morning cup of tea ,reading newspaper,checking mail ,blog hopping and finally come to this post,...:-),..its been more than a month since i am here,as told in my previous post i was really skeptical how i gonna adjust here,..cause this is the first time i have stayed here for so long,..previously i was always here for vacations,shopping or to meet relatives,..but relocating means totally different thing,..but now after staying for more than a month i feel Delhi is not that bad,not that scary,....:-) ya its true there is pollution,never ending traffic,scary bus drivers but after reaching home warmth of home made tea and food prepared by my mom,sis or even sometimes me...end of day sharing how the day was with each other,...enjoying movie with sis,...watching Advay

play with his mausis

,....all this overcomes the fatigue ,tiredness,and end of day however tired we all are we are still fresh..because we know there is someone waiting for us at home.,..this warmth wa not there is Singapore ,this is something which is irreplaceable.

Last weekend i went Sarojini nagar and Delhi haat with Pallavi and Advay...it was so difficult to manage Advay in Sarojini nagar market,he was running everywhere in all directions,talking to strangers,climbing on stairs,...then and there i decided next time i am going i wont be getting him,he wanted to walk and believe me suddenly it was so crowded that there was no space to walk,..after shopping we went Delhi Haat for DASTKAR EXHIBITION

..which was really good

,artisans from different states of India had displayed crafts and handmade artefact's ,check out the earthen vessels made by tribal people below

,200 plus varieties of Rajma better known as kidney bean was something new for me,..:-)

and so was paper made form elephant poo :-)

these puppets from Rajasthan have their own story to tell..all dressed up ready fro act,...

Upstairs there were many stalls of wood work from all the states

which included of photo frames,

swing which i really liked

bed mattress and furniture,handmade made entirely of cane,again something new for me,and they look so perfect

chhaya art

Pottery workshop going on ,...

made from natural products,so many varieties,such myriad culture,..INDIA for sure is real colourful, and after such tiring day who wont like to eat ,Delhi haat has food joints of all the states ,we stopped at ,manipur joint or food stall...and this is what we ordered but before that few pics of Advay enjoying at puppet stall

Chicken momos,

Chicken thukpa,

Chilli mushroom stir fry

and Fish thali

,...for dinner we packed moghlai parantha

from west bengal joint which resemble so much like MALAY street food murtabak. ,enjoyed moghlai parantha which was more like murtabak for me with hot tea,...what a end to eventful and tiring day ,,,coming to the recipe of the pic which i shared in the previous post,,,,,

PAUSE,.........

i was on with this post since a week,in between Mumbai 26/11 happened ,i was shocked and shattered ,here i was praising all about Delhi and how well i have settled here,..and i was scared unnecessary,India is safe and secure..butMumbai 26/11 really disheartened and shocked me ,...i mean life is so unpredictable,..its true i was scared before coming to Delhi but then i had settled down also,..i had forgotten all about the serial bomb blast which had rocked Delhi on September 13th, the recent terrorist attack of Mumbai on 26th of November has again left me uncertain about the future and has forced me to think whether it was really right decision to come back to India ,is India really safe for our children,.....and many other unanswered questions,....
So many innocent people got killed who had just gone to enjoy,to meet their friends or just to eat,watching live news coverage throughout could feel the pain of innocent people who were trapped and really felt bad for those who lost their loved ones during the terrorist attack,...i pray to God

to give strength to all those who lost their loved ones in the Mumbai 26/11 terrorist attack on hotel Taj Mahal Palace ,Oberoi Trident and CST railway station.,....thats all frens,...will catch up with u all soon,..take care,,,,

DUSSHERA PICS AND announcement of BLOG BREAK

Just four more days left,..with packing and guests  at home i was really busy,this post is my last post from Singapore and with this post i announce blog break till i settle down in Delhi,i dont know how much time its gonna take,..will miss u all friends and your wonderful posts,..

Coming back to todays post i am sharing pic of Dusshera tableau

from my home town Allahabad taken on Vijayadashami,with Durga puja ,ramlila and dusshera chowkis Dusshera or Navratri festival is enjoyed both by kids and elders,..i remember dadi used to wake us up early in the morning at 5 am to get ready to watch tableaus...with sleepy eyes we sisters ,all cousions used to cram ourselves in the car and used to queue on the streets to have a glimpse of the colourful chowkis,slowly with time we were replaced by our younger cousions as always Dadi was always excited,..now whenever Dusshera is around i always remember these fond memories,..which i gonna cherish forever,....

The above pic goes to Navratri festival event which is the theme this month for the Festive food event

started by Priti and Purva and being hosted by Lakshmi this month.

Happy blogging friends ,..cee u all soon,..will be missing you all....:-(,....

Dinner of Onam sadya dishes with pics of palawan beach

Clothes-packed

books-packed

now busy clearing almirahs,..

dont know what i am talking about na :-),,,friends i am moving back to India forever on 15th of october,so since past few days i have been really busy doing packing and other things,

after spending two yr three months in Singapore which is worlds safest place,going back to Delhi ncr gives me goosebumps specially after the recent bomb blast which took place in delhi markets,but then this is something which has no solution,,,for few days after the blasts i was really depressed,but i know the more i think ,the more depressed i gonna be,..and i think a lot when i am not doing anything,..best way is to keep myself busy so that i dont think negative things,..:-) ,after tiring myself by doing packing whole day,..cooking is something which i look forward to destress myself ,ya ,cooking acts like therapy for me specially these days when i am busy with packing and all..all i want is hot dal chawal with subji,..one such tiring day i felt like trying Onam sadya dishes

,and trust me what a meal it was ,i tried sothi which is lightly spiced coconut soup

ingredients for sothi -

onion chopped one

green chilli sliced two

curry leaves few

salt to taste

oil to cook

half cup thickcoconut milk

four cup thin coconut milk

tomato one chopped

pinch of turmeric powder

pinch of cumin powder

one teaspoon each of fenugreek and mustard seed

half tsp each of cumin and fennel seeds

crushed dried red chilli two

procedure

heat oil in wok

fry fenugreek,mustard,cumin and fennel seeds along with red chilli,

further add chopped onions,green chillies and curry leaves,frytill onions turn translucent

add thin coconut milk,chopped tomatoes,cumin and turmeric powder followed by salt

boil for 10 to 15 minutes

add thick coconut milk and boil further for five minutes.

serve hot .

which is ,potato podimas -spiced mashed potato

from Sukanyas blog and tomato rasam, injithair -ginger in curd

,dryfruit kesari here,i am not good in preparing halwa ,..so asked hubby to prepare for which he agreed,to enjoy the meal in traditional way had on banana leaf,i was not sure whether i would get banana leaf in the nearby grocery shop,..but when hubby returned with banana leaves i was realy happy,..

from

have captured some pics of southernmost point of Asia when we went sentosa last pic,..enjoy the pics,.i will be regularly posting pics of some of my favourite places in Singapore in my forthcoming posts,..Palawan beach of Sentosa resort is one of them,,,

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Sothi goes to WYF-salad,starter,soup

 event of easycrafts  

this whole post of Onam sadya dishes

goes to Festive Food Event

started by Priti and Purva,theme for this month being Onam Celebration

hosted by me.

Ruth of Ruths kitchen experiment is hosting Sensational Sides event

for the Monthly Mingle Theme started by Meeta ,potato podimas goes to her event.