Besan Halwa - to drive away the blues

Since past few weeks we had been very busy as my parents were here that's the reason I couldn't blog ,today after finishing the morning chores thought of writing this post ,sharing with you recipe of Besan Halwa which my mother had prepared when she was here which we relished like anything and thus asked her to prepare once more before she left for India she prepared halwa without using any measurement  so I called her up and  asked her approximate measurement

Recipe name Besan HalwaIngredient
Besan/Chickpea Flour one cup
Ghee three fourth cup
Sugar one and a half cup
Dryfruit to garnish one tbsp. almond
Procedure
In a non stick pan add five tbsp. of ghee and roast the chickpea flour till it starts changing colour once it becomes slightly brown add water and stir nicely to remove lumps .After five minutes add sugar and stir nicely. serve warm garnished with dry fruits.

so yesterday when I was feeling desolate after they left  I had some of this perfect way to drive away the blues.

and also compiled my poems in a note book that's the way I felt better ,

what you guys do when you are feeling blue ?
btw I write poems 
read book
listen to my fav songs
 that's all for now ,will catch up with you all soon
take care and happy blogging.

MEC - Kids Party Food roundup

Thanks a ton frens,for sending such yummy entries for the event MEC kids party food and making it a great success,thanks again Srivalli for giving me the opportunity to host this month edition

To start the round up  we have triflavoured pandan,coconut and chocolate burfi from Sanjanas space

Aruna of veggie paradise has joined in with beetroot halwa

talking of burfi and halwa how can we forget kheer theres one to try from veggie platter pineapple and almond kheer

theres triple treat cupcake in icecream cones ,jelly fruit cake and chilled agar agar jelly from Premas space

Yamini of vegefoodie has joined in with delicious looking kalakand and chocolate cake

for candy lovers theres instant palgova to try from panchamrutham

party without nutty carrot halwa is incomplete and it comes with eggless marble cake from ushas space

Priya joins in with two exotic entries Chocolate peda and strawberry kheer 

 Niloufer of Kitchen samraj has joined in with bowl of caramel popcorn

 

Sowmya of creative saga has joined in with fat free dahi wada 

and last my entry for the event lemon sponge cake

Thats all frens,enjoy the delicacies,cee you all soon,..;)

Happening week with trip to Surajkund mela , Khan Chachas kabab roll ,Moong dal halwa from Priyas kitchen and MNIK

Last week was pretty hectic,but i am happy that this week there is not much to do,so i can slow down a bit,its  cold here again today with no sunshine ,talking of last week went to two awesome places first being Surajkund mela

 and other being Khan Chacha Shop at Khan Market 

,Surajkund Mela was fun had gone last year too,this year theme was Rajasthan State,but due to bad weather couldnt give much time there as soon as we reached it started raining there:-( felt bad for advay too he had to sit on his buggy with towel on his head,

Talking of Khan Chacha ,this one was my first visit to the Khan Chacha Kabas Corner,i have never been to the old shop,so everything was new for me,had heard lotz about Khan Chacha from my sis,so when i read in news paper that this place is open again in new avatar i had to go with Neha ,and though we had to wait quiet long for the kabab roll,it was worth it,every bite of it,..:-) will go again there soon,..

Neha prepared Moong Dal Halwa

from Priyas space,which was yum,;-)  thanks priya for sharing the recipe,this hearty Moong Dal Halwa is off for Priyas Valentines Event  , to Srivallis space for Kids Delight Event  as advay loved the halwa, to MLLA 20 started by Susan and hosted this month by Rachel of the crispy cook and to my own event Lets Celebrate with colours .
talking of movies saw My Name is Khan last week ,nice movie worth watching with real good performance by Shahrukh and Kajol,dont miss this one guys,..;-) i guess thats all frens,..will cee u soon,..

Sweet start with Bitter truth

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 I guess Gazar Ka Halwa ,

is the perfect post to start the new year ,I know I am bit late with my first post of the yr 2010,reason being my trip to Agra to celebrate Ganesh Chauth also known as Sankat Chauth at my inlaws place ,I am back with a lesson which I learnt and ya I gonna share with you all too ,we went for trip to FatehpurSikri,I had kept my purse beside me on the steps of Salim Chisthi Dargah, Advay was busy running around so my whole attention was towards him,I was so engrossed watching  him that I didn’t realize when my purse was picked from the steps, no guys I didn’t get it back,but ya as Shakespear said Sweet are the uses of adversity I learnt a lotz from this incident.

Never to carry purse or shoulder bag at tourist place always sling back or back pack,not to carry goodies like fav specs,perfume and other unnecessary stuff,not to carry key of wardrobe outside ,Car is always safe to leave things behind.Its not the first time that this happened with me I Lost my cell phone first time in Bangalore while shopping,second time in London I forgot my handbag in tube didn’t get it back and the third time the recent one.

 Yesterday Neha prepared Gazar Ka Halwa, the way I like I don’t think so anything can be better than this and ya its sweet enough to forget something bitter which happened with me.She prepared it the same way as the basic recipe goes,wash peel and grate carrots keep aside.In a non stick wok add two tbsp of ghee and one or two cardamom pod,lower the flame and fry grated carrots till mushy,add milk and keep stirring till the milk is not seen,add amul mithaimate ,no need to add sugar ,keep stirring till mithai mate is mixed with the carrots,ghee has to be added whenever mixture starts sticking to the vessel.Once done add finely chopped dryfruits,mix well and serve warm.

 I guess thats all for todays post,many thanks for sending entries for the Jingle Event,event is on till 10th of Jan so if you guys have anything which suits the theme do send me,,,take care cee you all soon,..;-) Have a happy and safe week ahead.

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.