Shri Krishna Janmashtami ki subhkamnaye Phalahar Paneer ki sabzi puri ke sath

Today is  Shri Krishna Janmashtami , this festival is celebrated  all over India with lotz of grandeur
,last year in Delhi we had decorated Jhankis depicting lord Krishnas life ,pics can be viewed here ,
year 2008 i had shared some phalahar vrat recipes which can be eaten on Janmashtami
this festival is not celebrated at my inlaws place so i dont fast but keeping the spirit of festival of mind prepared phalahar paneer curry with puri for dinner today.

This simple paneer curry can be eaten for navratri vrat too with kuttu puri
Recipe source my mother
Recipe name Phalahar Paneer Curry
Ingredient
cubed cottage cheese one cup
tomato two
green chili one
cumin seeds half tsp
oil to cook
sendha namak/rock salt as per taste
red chili powder half tsp
turmeric powder pinch
garam masala powder half tsp
Preparation
shallow fry cubed cottage cheese and keep aside
make paste of tomato and green chili and keep aside
Procedure
heat one tsp oil in non stick wok
add cumin seeds once it starts to splutter
lower the flame and add tomato and green chili paste
keep stirring on low flame till the tomatoes are done
add all the masala and salt
keep stirring till oil is seen along the sides
now add shallow fried cottage cheese
mix everything together add half cup of water
and let it boil for 5 minutes
serve warm with puri or rice.

This simple phalahar paneer curry is my entry for Show me your curry hosted by Divya of Dilse.

300th post with ...:-)

When i write today i feel as if its just yesterday i started this small space of mine,but this isnt true  its been almost two years and some 4 months since i started writing :-) now thats a pretty long time i knw ,
with my blog i have grown up too,met some beautiful people,made some lifelong friends and with each post i learned something thats the best part of blogging  so thanks a ton guys for inspiring me ,motivating me to keep this on ,without your support this wouldnt have been possible.
Prepared vision board today

,wrote my dinner plan for today evening which had three options tomato rasam/tomato rice or dal ,rice and fried okra..within few minutes my neighbour calls me up to tell me she has prepared tomato rasam for me,now waht do u call this mere coincidence or law of attraction ;-)

Enough of musing i guess for todays post ,had craving to eat Matar Paneer yesterday night ,didnt had cottage cheese at home so i prepared paneer at home

,have already blogged recipe of Matar Paneer here ,this one is slightly modified version of the same
,i omitted the use of garlic and green chili,
didnt fry cottage cheese before adding to the gravy
didnt add much water as wanted the gravy to semi dried,

Thats all frens,its been a long day today ,wish you all happy weekend ,cee you all soon...

Veggies stuffed mushroom for Global Kadai

Today while bloghopping i saw the recipe of stuffed mushroom ,inspired i thought of giving it a try,had mushrooms in refrigerator,its just that i prepared it in paniyaram pan,These stuffed mushrooms are for Sumis event Stuffed Mushroom for Global Kadai

Thanks Cilantro for the lovely event Global Kadai and Sumi for hosting this  event,

Here goes my version of Stuffed Mushroom

Recipe Name Stuffed Mushroom

Recipe source own experiment:-)

Recipe category snack /appetiser/

Preparation time 10-15 mins

Cooking time 5 mins

Paniyaram recipe

Ingredient

Mushroom one packet washed cleaned and scooped from the centre

For the filling

Green peas handful

oil to cook

grated carrot one

grated capsicum one

cottage cheese 100gm

salt and pepper

brown bread two

cheese spread one tbsp

Procedure

In a mixing bowl mix carrot,capsicum,bread,salt and pepper

with help of spoon fill in this filling in the mushroom

top it with cubed cottage cheese

keep aside

heat oil in panirayam pan

once hot lower the flame

top each stuffed mushroom with cheese spread 

and slowly place the stuffed mushroom in the pan 

keep turning and remove from the pan once brown from all sides

this will take hardly 5 mins

enjoy hot,..:-)

tk cre frens and happy blogging,..;-)

Cottage cheese story and a movie worth watching

 

Yesterday night I got 200gm of cottage cheese from local market, and tried three recipes with it ,I prepared Cottage cheese curry for dinner as my cousin was there for night stay I had to treat her to something good ,Farrafel with cottage cheese for Advays tiffin and sandwich for our breakfast today which  me and my cousin happily went munching on our way to mall just opposite our building for Wake up Sid movie,…

Movies keep changing every friday, and all I can do is sigh whenever I see across the road from our balcony, so near yet so far that is the situation with me ,there are three malls near our residential area, but no time and company to go and take a break, or blame it on my hectic schedule so yesterday when my cousin came here for night stay ,she agreed for the movie though she had seen it ,so nice of her, but then who wont agree ,I can watch this movie again and again, so fresh and so real,….so today after a long long time I got to watch something which I truly enjoyed right from the start to the end,,…and good music too J I guess  i can go on and on raving about Wake up Sid,…don miss the movie u guys gonna luv it,..so coming back to cooking here goes the recipe of

Cottage cheese curry

Ingredient needed

Cottage cheese 100gm

Onion one chopped lengthwise

Garlic cloves two chopped

Green chili chopped one

Tomato chopped one

Cooking oil one tbsp

Salt as per taste

Black pepper half tsp

Garam masala powder half tsp

Cumin seeds half tsp

Red chili powder half tsp

Turmeric powder half tsp

Coriander powder half tsp

Milk half cup

Procedure

Heat oil in a wok

Add cumin seeds ,once they start spluttering

Add chopped onion,garlic and green chili

Fry till onions start changing their colour

Add tomatoes and fry further till oil is seen along the sides

Now add all the masalas except garam masala and mix well

Sprinkle few drops of milk if it starts sticking

Add cubed cottage cheese mix well

Add remaining milk, mix well and cover and cook.

Serve hot with chapati or rice.

For Advays tiffin this is how I prepared Farrafel with cottage cheese

boil farrafel and keep aside,in a wok add half tsp of oil ,and fry cubed cottage cheese ,once done add boiled Farrafel ,fry for a minute add one tbsp of tomato ketchup ,pinch of salt and pepper and remove from flame.

Grilled Cottage cheese and Onion Sandwich

For the filling heat oil in non stick pan ,add sliced onion and cottage cheese and let it brown for a minute ,once done garnish with salt,pepper and Italian herb.

Place the mixture in between sandwhich bread and grill it.

Enjoy the cottage cheese parade ,...

cee u guys soon...tk cre,...:-)

 

 

Tangy green salad and Tricolour pasta with chicken

I guess god heard my cribbings about the the hot weather,weather is bit normal now with more of clouds and less of heat,sudden downpour brought the temerature down which is good relief for us ;-)

In todays post i will be sharing simple salad recipe which i prepared with left over Dhania alloo.

Ingredeint needed

Leftover Dhania alloo two tbsp

chopped cucumber one

home made cottage cheese two tbsp (crushed )

Procedure

Mix all the ingredient together in a mixing bowl.

Serve chilled.

Power cut in delhi is too frequent these days,u never know when u will have to cook in dark kitchen with just candles ,same thing happened to me few days back , i was about to start preparing dinner when suddnely i was surrounded in darkness,with just me and Advay around and inverter battery exausted i somehow managed for matchbox and lighted candles.It was already 8pm had an hour to prepare dinner as Pallavi reaches home by 9pm,..this is wht i prepared in Candlenight with whatever was there in fridge and pantry.

Chicken Pasta with Pink pepper

ingredient needed

Tricolour pasta one cup

 salt as per taste

 pepper as per taste

boiled chicken 150gm

onion one chopped lengthwise

garlic two clove chopped lengthwise

pink pepper half tsp

italian dressing half tsp.

Olive oil one tbsp

Procedure

Prepare the chicken by separating chicken from the bone,with help of knife make thin stripes.Keep aside.

Prepare Pasta by boling in water,drain and keep aside.

Heat oil in non stick wok,add chopped onion and garlic and keep frying till onions start changing their colour.

Now add boiled chicken and fry further for two minutes followed by addition of salt and pepper.

Once the mixture looks done add boiled pasta followed by italian dressing and pink pepper .

Mix well and serve warm.

event entry

Tangy green salad goes to SWC green event hosted by my friend Sowmya of Creative Saga and started by Lakshmi of taste of mysore. 

Poornima of tasty treats is on with My Favourite things event theme being this month Cheese event started by Bindiya of In luv with food.  

Tangy green salad which is meal in itself also goes to Wyf QUICK Meal event hosted by Ec.

Thats all frens i will be back soon,...u guys take care ,..:-)

    

Sweet Vodka bites with spicy Jackfruit curry,...

Few days back saw in news channel that Vodka flavoured Sandesh are in huge demand at Calcutta,though i have tried different flavours of Sandesh this one called for lotz of guts,..but i didnt give up,..so when fine evening when i prepared fresh cottge cheese at home i thought of trying Sandesh with Vodka

ingredients needed are

fresh cottage cheese one cup approx 250gm

sugar as per taste i always reduce the quantity to suit my taste

absolute vodka citron flavour two tbsp

finely chopped walnut two tbsp

food colour any colour will do half tsp

procedure

heat non stick wok and fry cottage cheese for two to three minutes ,remove from flame and keep aside

run sugar through the blender,remove and keep aside

in a big vessel mix cottage cheese with sugar,keep kneading till it becomes soft

add food colour and vodka slowly to the cottage cheese mixture

once everything is mixed properly start giving shape to the mixture any shpe will do i couldnt think of anyother shape:-)

once done slowly place chopped walnuts on the sandesh and keep in fridge to set for 1 to two hr,..

sandesh have good shelf life and they taste good after a day or two,.:-)

Kathal better known as Jackfruit is one of my favourite vegetable and its found in abundance during winters in NORTH India,when in Singapore i used to crave a lot for this veggie specially prepared by my mom,so this time when she was here i asked her to prepare and this is how the recipe goes,..

ingredient needed

250gm Jackfruit

onion three chopped

garlic six cloves chopped'

green chilli two chopped'

salt as per taste

coriander powder two tsp

turmeric powder one tsp

red chilli one powder one tsp

garam masala powder one tbsp'

cloves half tsp

black pepper seeds half tsp

dried red chilli three'

bay leaves crushed two

oil to cook

procedure

rub chopped jackfruit with salt and turmeric and keep aside

Heat one tbsp oil in non stick wok,once the oil is hot lower the flame and stir fry chopped jackfruits,

once half done remove from flame and keep on kitchen towel

in the same oil add ont tsp of cumin seeds followed by bay leaves,dried red chilli,black pepper seeds and cloves

once they start spluttering add chopped garlic,green chilli and onions and keep frying till onions start changing colour

add all the masala powders and salt and keep stirring till oil is seen along the sides

now add already fried jackfruit and mix well

after two to three minutes add water for gravy and cover and cook ,

as jackfruit takes time to cook ,to save time it can be pressure cooked too

once done remove from flame and serve hot with chapati or rice.

Kathal sabji is off to Lakshmis space where she is celebrating AFAM and the fruit for this month is Jackfruit ,event started by Maheswari of Beyond the Usual

Walnut studded Vodka bites or Sandesh

are off to Aquadazes hub where she is on with Lets go nuts and the nuts for this month are Walnuts and Pecans .

After a long long time i got to eat this veggie ,we enjoyed with chapati and sirke wala pyaz,this version is semi dry one,for gravy just increase the quntity of water in th the last step and dont let it dry much while cooking,enjoy hot with rice,this is how our platter looked,..;-)

ceeu frens soon goin to prepare dinner,..:-)hppy weekend,...nd tk cre of urself,..:-)

Brunch of green pea fry and dinner of pizza enjoy,..:-)

Few days back i was not in mood to preapare dinner ,because Advay was down with cold and cough to cut things short i decided to go ahead with pizza,didnt want to work much on topping so for topping i used tomato onion paste,capsicum slices,garted cheese and cottage cheese flavoured with chives.

to prepare Cottage cheese flavoured with chives i mixed half tsp of chives in one cup of chopped cottage cheese ,kept them aside for 10 minutes, after 10 minutes shallow fried them in one tsp of oil,once done keep aside .

assemble everything on pizza base,and keep in preheated oven for less than 10 minutes,mine was done in 8 minutes.

Most of the times when i am alone at home i skip breakfast and go ahead with brunch ,to satisfy hunger pang i prepared for myself egg toast and fresh green peas fry

For fresh green pea fry-

heat one tsp of oil in non stick wok add half tsp of cumin seeds followed by coarsely pounded one red chili and finely choped onion keep frying till onions start changing colour,once done add salt and green peas if possible cover for some and keep checking,once green peas start chnging their shape ad dhlf tsp of garam masala powder and half tsp of lemon juice,stir for a min or two and remove from flame,serve hot.

For egg toast

i have used Dalia bread which was quiet filling,i carved out heart shape from centre of the bread,kept it aside,in non stick pan add few drops of oil,once oil becomes hot keep the carved toast on the pan and fill the centre of the bread with egg yolk,once brown from one side,change the side to toast the other side,once done remove from flame nd keep aside,.

to serve place egg toast,carved out heart and green peas enjoy platter with hot tea of cofee,..

Chitra ammas kitchen is celebrating blogversary by hosting Kitchen Masterpiece event ,while preparing green pea fry i shaped out the peas in shape of heart just for fun and clicked pic too:-) later i realised i can send this for Kitchen masterpiece event i know this doesnt look like masterpiece though...:-) heart shape egg toast goes off to her event and to Cook with luv for luv event hosted by me,..

Rachna of the gourmet launch pad is hosting Healthy Bite event Pizza and green pea fry are off for her event.

Bindiya of easy indin cooking is hosting Love is in the air event

chalo,..ceeu all soon,.me going out for dinner today,,,,maybe Papa Johns Pizza,..ya today have taken break from cookin,reason being its out third engagement anniversary,..:-)catch u all soon,,.till thn hppy bloggin,..:-)

And the yellow parade continues,..:-)

Life is not the same as it was before,now i dont get time to do few of my favourite things :-( but then i know that with time things change and our priorities too,..since past few days i was not able to post as so many things were keeping me busy,..weekend was busy meeting relatives..and then once Monday is there theres no looking back,..with the daily chore of preparing breakfast,packing tiffin,and other stuff,..time just flies away...and by evening i just feel like winding up everything nd going straight to bed,..my cousion asked my today before leaving whether i will be able to meet her on Sunday,..i told her its not possible as saturday i will leave at 9:30 in the morning and be back by 9:30 in the evening,..because of the part time classes so Sunday i just want to relax and then my younger sis told her,...this is "Life in Metro"its not easy,..i couldnt help smiling when i heard this from my younger sis,..but then she is so right,..back in Singapore though i was at home doing everything on my own ,  i could take out time quiet easily for reading books,paintaing and so many other things but here though there is someone to help with daily chores still i get tired ,i dont get much time for my own things,..but one thing is there i am happy,..;-) i was happy back there too by doing things which kept me busy and now here daily grind of going to work,managing home,is keeping me busy,.

Coming back to this post Tehari is one of the regular one pot meal prepared in uttar pradesh specailly during winters,..i prepared Tehari

and paired with plaintain fry,mix veg salad,poopadum and red chilli pickle ya the same about which Sunshinemom has written in one of her post,..this one is prepared by mom and ya this one tastes best with any version of rice,..specially with plain rice,..

Tehari recipe is blogged already click here
,Mallika has shared video for preparing Tehari click here for the link

Plaintain fry-rub turmeric na dred chilli powder to sliced plaintain,heat one tsp of oil,once hot slide the spiced plaintain,sprinkle salt and and keep frying till brown from both sides,enjoy hot

Mix Veg Salad in low fat curd - in a mixing bowl add finely chopped cabbage ,carrot and capsicum,add pinch of salt and pepper ,mix well,add one two tbsp of low fat curd,serve chilled.

The below Thali has Masala dal fry ,chapati,baingan bhartha and palak panner

Dhaba style Masala dal fry- after preparing arhar dal the usual way,mash properly and keep it aside,in another non stick wok add half tsp of ghee followed by finely chopped one onion ,half of tomato,one clove of garlic and half of green chilli ,keep frying once done add dash of red chilli powder and coriander powder,fry further for a minute or two, add mashed dal and keep stirring ,remove from flame and garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves before stirring.

Below thali consists of dry veg sabji Allo methi dal and coriander chutney

Recipe of aloo methi is adapted from here

Dhania chutney - coriander leaves one cup,garlic cloves two,half of tomato ,green chilli one,salt according to taste,mix everything together and run through blender,hot and spicy dhania chutney is ready.

Below thali consists of Makki ki roti with tava fry paneer and kathal sabji

Recipe for Makki ki roti is adapted from here ,

for tava fry panner just marinate thick slices of cottage cheese with turmeric,red chilli and salt for few minutes,heat half tsp of oil on non stick tava ,once oil is hot slow down the flame and place the marinated pieces on the tava,once brown from both sides remove from the flame and serev hot with any chutney,..

Below thali consists of Sprouts salad with carrot and brinjl subji with pea,..

For sprouts salad just mix sprouts finely chopped onion and carrot,..add hlf tsp of lime juice and salt,..

Dhania chutney if off to Ramyas mane adige where she is on with Chutney /dip Mania event.

Lakshmi of cooking station is hosting SWC SALAD under 15 mins Mix Veg Salad in low fat curd and sprouts salad with carrot are off for her event.

Sudeshna of Here i cook is hosting Harvest -the festival of rice Tehari goes to her space,..

Tehari,Plaintain fry,Dhaba style masala dal fry,allo methi sabji,makki ki roti and tava fry panner are off to Sunshinemoms hub where she is celebrating FIC yellow event

DHABA STYLE MASALA DAL FRY goes to Srivalli who is hosting My legume love affair seventh helping started by Susan

SPROUTS SALAD IS OFF FOR JFI CHICKPEA HOSTED THIS MONTH BY ms of sometime foodie and started by Indira of mahanandi
 
Aquadaze is on at her space with lets go nuts and the theme for this month is Peanuts ,i am reposting Dal dhokali and potato peanut bhaji for her event

Thats all frens,,.:-)will be back with more,..till thn enjoy,,,and ya happy weekend,..ceeu all soon,...

Some winter warmer and white treats and a warm welcome to yr 2009

Wish all the readers of Asankhana

belated Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year,.....:-),..i know this post is coming after quiet a long time,...but then i was really busy since past few days....reason being have started working since 26th of this month ,Advays winter break is on so i hardly get any time for blogging,..:-( and ya 25th was my birthday so was busy planning party for Christmas eve.,..24th midnight my younger sis surprised me with

BLUEBERRY Cake one of my favourite and 25th was spent with family and friends,hubby surprised me with bouquet of flowers and black forest cake ,this yrs birthday was special for me as after 8yrs i celebrated my birthday with my parents and sister ,for five yrs since yr 2000 i was busy with my dental studies ,..so birthday was spent with friends at hostel and once i completed my studies my location directly changed from Bangalore to Singapore by getting married,..:-) so after a real long time there was celebration at home on 25th,..with both my parents ,hubby parents ,sister and other relatives around..

prepared Makhana Kheer on Christmas eve recipe of which is already blogged here,...

till christmas weather was fine,but since past few days theres dip in temperature,intense fog,hardly any sunlight and ya theres cold breeze too..ya frens its real winters now in Dehi with long cold nights

presenting some winter warmers for this season,..

Adrak wali Chai is my hot favourite ,to beat away winter blues i can drink 8 to 10 cups daily,recipe of tea i have already blogged here and ya one thing more i am facing winters after 8 yrs so u guys can imagine,..:-(

Cream of broccoli soup recipe is adapted from here , the only difference is that i didnt add riccota cheese and chicken broth and ya before serving i garnished with stir fried mushroom,...

for Cream of tomato and Mushroom soup saute chopped garlic cloves,tomatoes and mushroom ,run through blender ,strain the mixture and transfer to the same sauce pan ,add milk salt and freshly crushed pepper ,..let it simmer for few minutes ,,.once done transfer to serving bowl and serve garnished with chives and fresh cream,..for Cream of Onion,capsicum and carrot soup follow the same procedure as above ,before serving garnish with italina herbs and few drops of cream.

After the winter treat I present before you all some treats in colour white for the FIC White event hosted by kitchen flavour this month and started by Sunshinemom,..

The first one is talmakhana kheer ,which is sweet pudding made of lotus seeds and milk,..do taste this once ,..this for sure tastes divine,

The second one is white butter for which I was craving from a long long time,..specially when I was in Singapore,…I have asked Lakshmi so many times how to prepare ,..but every time there was some disaster so this time when there was enough cream in fridge I tried again and lo,..creamy white butter was ready,..this was tutorial for me too,…heres the detailed recipe ,keep the vessel with cream in hot water for some time,..once the cream softens add one tsp of curd and keep aside for a day,after a day the cream will look like set curd,with help of blender churn the set curd and thats all,..Fresh Cream is ready,remove the liquid and and collect white butter in different vessel.

..i enjoyed white butter with aloo parantha and ,...u guys can guess,...how i must have felt,..cant pen down,..it was awesome,..

The third one to go is cottage cheese dosai with sambhar and chutney,…

for the filling things needed are-crushed cottage cheese one cup,finelly chopped onion one,green chilli chopped one,salt half tsp,crushed black pepper a pinch and chat masala half tsp,mix everything together and keep aside for the dosai batter I followed the recipe from Sowmyas blog here,sambhar recipe was taken from lakshmis blog and chutney fromhere..

The fourth one is Dahi Wada with dry fruits filling ,recipe of Dahi Wada is already blogged here ,this time i tried dahi wada with dryfruits filling,procedure is same as blogged already i used cellophane paper to shape the wadas,after flattening the wada,make depression and place half tsp of chopped dryfruits ,cover with the mix and make depression in the centre as shown in pic 4 now slowly slide the wada in already hot oil,lower the flame,..i have shallow fried the wada,..once done and brown from both sides remove from flame and soak in water for some time ,..squeeze out the excess water and keep aside,..before serving place the wadas in curd,garnish with red chilli powder,cumin powder,and salt.

when i saw Srivallis Best of Year 2008 Event

i was really elated because this is such a perfect way to share our previous posts with fellow bloggers and also to catch up with interesting posts which we missed reading ,i am sure everyone must be feeling the same way ;-) coming back to the post i started with food blogging since MARCH 2008 not sure whether my posts will be read or not,..whether i will be followed or not just like fellow bloggers Asha,Sia,Nupur and ya my dear friend Lakshmi who was my sole inspiration,...still i plunged into blogging as i was suffering frm depression of not getting job i had ample free time that time,,,specially because of Advays long afternon nap,,... ,....Lakshmis swc event caught my attention ,..initially i thought i will just mail her recipes but when i saw her blog and from her blog other food bloggers blog i was really inspired to start with my own blog,,..the day itself i clicked pic of Chicken biryani which i had prepared but the pic was too hazy to be published so i omitted the pic and published the post without the pic,...first comment was from my sis which added to my zeal,..and thus the journey started ,..with frequent tips from Lakshmi Asankhana was shaped,..i still remember how much i used to drill her with questions,..how to do this and that,..but she is patience queen,...never tired of my questions always ready to help,..now back here in Delhi i really miss her but i know though she is in Singapore she is just one call away,...thats the magic of isd facility,..;-) my second post was of Jaldi Aloo and this was the first comment which i got from fellow blogger ie Lakshmi and thus we started interacting,..and now though we are far are friendship is tsill on,..:-) this is the magic of blogging which keeps us connected though we r far,..."

Hi, Got to know you thro IWIS. You have a nice blog here. Do upload pics of your asankhana, it gives your readers a kind of 'good' feeling. Do visit our IWIS cooking station blog at http://testtasteofmysore.blogspot.com and if possible send some kashmiri khana. You can blog it in your blog and send the details to me. I will blog it again in IWIS blog and link it back to your blog. Have a good day.,...." by Lakshmi ,..

this was my short and sweet story about what inspired me to start blogging,...i am sure everyone must be having one ,after all there is reason behind everything,one driving force which pushes us towards our goal or aim,...i just shared mine,,..wht about ur,..?

coming to my favourite posts or meal from Asan khana hmm there are so many,,...let me think,...:-)

here i am with

Bengali Meal of green mango curry ,tomato and green mango chutney,alloo posto and misti pulao

Onam sadya

Mangalorean Meal of Chicken Sukka and Gashi

Dhaba style matar paneer with masala curd ,salad typical up style thali

Mysore oota for Srivallis Best of year 2008 event i know there are many more,...;-)

Adrak wali chai along with Cream of Broccoli soup,cream of tomato and mushroom soup and cream of onion capsicum and carrot are on their way for Truptis

Winter treat event

Talmakhana kheer along with white butter,Dahi wada and cottage cheese dosai make their way to FIC WHITE event hosted by Kitchen Flavour and started by Sunshinemom,

Talmakhana kheer also goes to Purvas Christmas feast event,...
thats all frens,..its 1st day of yr enjoy,..have a blast,..wish u and ur family members,,...Happy new yr again,..:-)tata  ceeu soon,...

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Dinner with leftover,,,,,nd ya i am missing toi...:-(

So many times we try to fix meal with whatever we have in excess,we tend to ingore the fridge where there is always something waiting for us to get our attention,one evening i thought of preparing something with leftover in fridge i had one fourth of cabbage,half of green capsicum, half cup of cottage cheese ,leftover chapatis ,two eggs,...with Advay running in and out of kitchen whenever i am there its too difficult to concentrate properly while cooking ;-) i thought of preparing Egg roll with cottage cheese filling and cabbage and cottage cheese salad with extra virgin olive oil dressing,as i wrote i thought of preparing but while cooking i dont know where my mind was maybe after Advay instead of Roll i prepares egg parantha with filling ,i myself dont know what name i should give to this dish ,,,any suggestions,..:-)

for the filling things needed are

cottage cheese chopped

green chilli one chopped

capsicum chopped half

green chilli sauce

salt and pepper

oil half tsp

cumin seeds a pinch



procedure

heat oil in non stick pan ad cumin seeds once they start spluttering,

add green chillies followed by capsicum,

once tender enough add chopped cottage cheese followed by green chilli sauce

add salt and pepper and remove from flame and keep aside.



for the parantha

eggs two ,beat and keep aside

left over chapatis two

lemon juice one tbsp

chat masala half tsp

onion one chopped

oil to cook



procedure

heat oil in non stick tava

once oil is hot

place leftover chapati on non stick tava and keep turning the chapati till it becomes crisp

add egg mixture on the chapati and spread evenly ,once egg sets properly on the chapati

add cooked cottage cheese mixture spread evenly followed by chopped onions ,lemon juice and chat masala.

remove from flame once done and serve hot with any side dish,we had with cabbage salad ,...

for Cabbage Salad-mix finely chopped cabbage with cottage cheese and chopped red chillies,add extra virgin olive oil with basil leaves,salt,pepper and dash of italian herbs for extra kick,..thats all frens,....Cabbage Salad is ready....:-)

Cabbage is excellent source of vitamin C,it also has amino acid Glutamine which has anti-inflammatory properties,the part of plant which is wildly eaten is cabbage head,cabbage can be consumed raw,cooked or preserved in varities of dishes.

Apart from green cabbage other cabbage available are Colewort,Drumhead,Oxheart,Red cabbage,Savoy cabbage and winter cabbgae.

Cabbage Salad goes to Weekend Herb Blogging Event

hosted by Chriesi of Almond Corner and announced by Haalo of Cook almost anything

On another note,life has become bit hectic for me,Advay has started with play school

since 2nd of this month which means i have to wake him up by 8 am which i really dont want to when i see him sleeping peacefully, all cuddeled up beneath blankets,sometime he wakes up on his own which is very seldom :-),by 9:30 i am back home after dropping him at playschool,thus i get three hours for myself when i can ,relax ,have my breakfast,and do things which i like to do,.;-),i don knw how i gonna manage my time once i start working which gonna start soon,till now i was just house wife but with work,part time course which gonna start soon,...life will be very very hectic,..and blogging is something which really relaxes me,...i just hope i will get time to blog because this is something which i dont want to leave at all,...and when i see fellow bloggers who are working,managing home,children and blogging too i know how well they must be managing their time to pursue blogging,...:-),...thats all frens,...tk care,,,will catch u all soon,..:-),...hppy bloggin,...nd ya i am missing Sailus taste of india,...:-( what about u all,...???