Finally the lego pic for Advay - open letter for Advay 13

Dear Advay ,
Few weeks back I was showing your father the pictures on Instagarm and telling him about the likes ,you were sitting there listening to our conversation suddenly you started crying on asking you told me that I have just put picture of croissant and coffee which  I got from outside taken a pic and posted on Instagram and got so many likes but when you made helicopter with Lego blocks at Mausis house  in India no one praised you .That day I had cooked Chicken biryani for dinner and you were so distraught that you were not letting me take place picture of it.That was lesson for me to not show off myb poem and pictures in front of you an that day I promised you that you will make something with Lego I will take picture of it and post it a.Today morning you asked me again that I had not taken pic of Lego toys ,today being Ram Navami I asked you to make lord Ram with Lego and you made so as promised sharing the pic with the letter.

Sorry Advay we all praised  you that day but you compared it with the likes on Instagram post .
Happy ramnavami
Love
Mummy
p.s.
Poem is written by me and the Lego toy made by Advay.

Ram Navami Celebration with fasting and feasting

Last week was spent fasting and feasting for the Navrarti Festival,

,sharing with you all few pics of the delicacies prepared at home ,

Vrat thali which has Kuttu Paratha,Phalahari Alloo,Makhana Kheer,Alloo Papad and Curd.

Phalahari Thali

for the phalahari alloo 
heat oil in wok ,add two crushed green chili followed by boiled potato ,sprinkle half tsp black pepper powder and rock salt/sendha namak as per taste,keep frying till the potatoes turn brown.serve warm .
kuttu paratha /buckwheat flour paratha recipe blogged here
makhana kheer recipe blogged here
Phalahari Singhare ka halwa 

Singhare Ka Halwa

recipe blogged here.
Ninth day on the Ram Navami day navedyam of poori ,halwa and chana  is prepared

and offered to the goddess

recipe of kala chana blogged here
recipe of sooji halwa blogged here 
so you guys can see how busy I was btw how was your week,,..?

New delhi trip march 2012 - seven days in Delhi

yes guys i am back

But this post i gonna share what i did last week in New Delhi ,
Day 1 sister surprised me with this Chocolate Cake

Day 2 we sisters bonded over a cup of tea and coffee in Delhi Haat

Day 3 fried some samosas with MIL and enjoyed family time

Day 4 learnt to make white butter from fresh cream at home ,truly enjoyed :-)

 Day 5 Cooked Vegetable Dum Biryani for 25 people ,ya it was an experience

which was followed by celebration at home

Day 6 fasted and feasted

at my younger sister place

Day 7 prepared poori ,halwa and kala chana with sister in law for Navami Kanya Pooja

  Recipe of Vegetable Dum Biryani is inspired from Chicken Dum Biryani recipe blogged here ,
have replaced chicken with caulflower,potato and green peas,procedure is the same,
recipe of Samosa blogged here baked version  
recipe of white butter blogged here  
Thats all friends,will catch up with you posts soon,,.
          take care and happy blooging,
          Special thanks to my sisters for making the trip memorable for me,..;-)

Festive Thali for Karwa Chauth

Last week was preety hectic as i was alone with Advay for few days,with a sprained leg i somehow managed to cook a decent meal for KarwaChauth vrat

i prepared Ajwain kachodi, Matar paneer,Jeera Aloo,Bharwa Mirchi,Bari hutney,Thekua,Fara,
Dahi wada and Sooji Halwa.

With the advent of moon i broke my fast with this meal.
For a Pooja at my friends place i had to prepare kheer for 40 people ,now this was something new for me as i had never prepared for more then 10 people,and for kheer i never follow any measurement so i asked her to help me with the approx quantity ,this is how i prepared
Recipe name Kheer
Recipe source my friend
preparation time 20 mins
cooking time one hour
Ingredient
rice four cup
sugar eight cup
milk 16 cups
saffron strands pinch
ghee one tsp
crushed cardamom seven
chopped nuts almond,cashew and pistachio one cup

Preparation
run rice through blender once ,soak and keep aside
heat ghee in non stick wok,lower the flame and crushed  cardamom
stir for a minute and add drained rice
add milk and let the milk boil for ten minutes
add sugar,saffron strands,chopped nuts and mix everything together
keep stirring and cook on low flame till rice is cooked and milk thickens
serve warm or chilled garnished with chopped nuts.

other kheer recipes blogged at asankhana
gharwali kheer
badami kheer
for rangoli and heena  for karwa chauth check this post
Linking this post to
The Weekly Story 23 hosted by Colours Dekor.
In the Spotlight - Of spooks and sparkles hosted by Colours Dekor.
September Carnival - A bit of India in Every home hosted by The Key Bunch

Breakfast on Navami - Spiced black chickpea,semolina halwa and Poori

This post is about those carefree days
when navratri meant call from our neighbours
for Kumari Pooja
on the auspicious day of Navami
we sisters would go in group
for the ritual .
On return each one of us
would be given
small paper plate with
poori,chana , halwa
and a red dupatta.

Last year i shared what i prepared at my mothers place on Navami
This year i am sharing what is prepared at my inlaws place,..-)
Kala Chana/Sukhe Chane/Spiced Horsegram
Ingredient
Kala Chana/Bengal gram  half cup
cumin seeds half tsp
green chili one
ginger minced one fourth tsp
salt as per taste
oil to cook
turmeric powder pinch
red chili powder pinch
Preparation
Soak the chana overnight
drain and wash and keep aside
Procedure
heat oil in non stick wok
lower the heat and add
cumin seeds,green chili and ginger
fry for a minute and then add
 drained chana ,salt,turmeric powder and red chili powder
fry for few minutes add half cup of water
and cover and cook till its done.
serve warm with poori and halwa
Sooji Halwa recipe is blogged here

Wishing all the Readers of Asan Khana Happy Ram Navami 2011
on a different note thanks a ton to Lisa of Vegetarian Kitchen and Fingerfood Jewellery for this
cute gift which i got today,

this is third necklace in my wear food collection ,;-)
Linking this post to
My Legume Love Affair 34 hosted by Desi Soccer Mom event started by Susan of
the Well Seasoned Cook.
Breakfast Mela hosted by Srivalli of Cooking of all Seasons.
Thats all friends,take care and happy blogging,..:-)

Thali with some traditional recipes and some new one :-)

Yesterday morning when i got hurt by dresser drawer and broke a mug i had this thought in mind how the whole day gonna be,had lotz to do,some shopping,lotz of cooking and in between running after Advay,but i guess god heard my prayers, Advay slept after his lunch so i had ample time to do the cooking .
It took me five hours to prepare the spread ,the first thing i did in the morning was to plan Menu.

Must prepare items were Fara,Thekua, Sooji Halwa and Poori and i was going to prepare Fara,Thekua and Sooji Halwa for the first time,

so u guys can imagine my condition,i had recipe,thanks to my mother and mil but both  the recipes need different technique.I just closed my eyes ,took a deep breath and went ahead with the preparation.
The below pic has Dahi wada,Sooji Halwa and Coconut Barfi which hubby prepared for my Sargi.

For the karwa chauth thali i preparedpoori, paneer kofta,pudina chutney ,dahi wada by six pm i was dead tired.

After winding up cooking i started with the preparation for Karwa Chauth Pooja.

Chowk is prepared to place the Karwas.

In the earthen karwa water and batasha is kept
In the steel karwa poori,thekua,halwa and beaten rice is kept
seven sticks are kept in each karwa.

On a betel leaf Gaur and Ganesha are kept

On another betel leaf sun and moon shape is kept prepared from rice dough

After reading Karwa Chauth story ,

water is offered  to moon and fast is broken.

Recipes link

Fara recipe blogged here and here

Thekua recipe blogged here

Dahi wada recipe blogged here

Pudina chutney recipe blogged here

For Sooji Halwa/Semolina Halwa

Ingredient needed

Sooji one cup

sugar as per tase

ghee three tbsp

saffron strands a pinch

Procedure

Heat ghee in non stick wok

lower the flame and roast the rava

once it starts changing colour

add water and keep stirring

add sugar and saffron strands

 and keep stirring

till water is absorbed .

remove from flame and

serve warm.

Mehendi which i applied for Karwa Chauth can be viewed here

Event Entry

Fara and Thekua are off for CFK - Festive Foods 

Festive Karwachauth thali is off for Only Festive Event,

 started by Pari and hosted this month by Khaugiri

Thats all friends,cee u all soon

happy blogging.