Join me in the celebration with MEC - Kids Party Food

 24th April 2008 i celebrated with Dahi Wada and Posta Halwa

 24th April 2009 i was on with Cranberry muffins

 this  April  2010 i thought of involving you all too for the jubilation

 friends i invite you all to join me in the food event Microwave Easy Cooking - Kids Party Food  

 Whole April i will be busy planning for Advays birthday so thats why the theme is Kids Party Food and ya  

 Special thanks to Srivalli for giving me the opportunity to host this month edition 

 

To join me in this event heres what you have to do

Cook any delicacy which suits the theme Kids Party Food in Microwave  and post in you blog  from now till 30th of April 2010.
Recipe category can be anything starter,cake,drink,cookies whatever suits the theme.

Both veg and non veg recipes are included

Only Microwave cooked recipes will be excepted ,food processor can be used for grinding

Please link your post to this post and to Srivallis Announcement post

Older entries are expected but they have to be reposted and linked to this post and to Srivallis post

Multiple entries are welcome

Dont worry if you dont have a blog,just mail me the recipe with click and i will include in the roundup

Please mail me at stillnotyet100@gmail.com with the following info

Subject -MEC Kids Party Food

name 

link of the post

picture of the dish

Last date to send in your entries is 30th of April 2010

thats all friends cee you all soon,..;-) hppy blogging,..

  

Street food of my hometown,..;-)

I am back friends from my trip back home ,i feel so refresh ya the trip did work like therapy for me , i ate like anything since the past three days,i guess we need a trip like every year to refresh and unwind ourselves from the daily chores of the day to day life.

Sharing with you all Street Food of my hometown,

forced by my cravings i have already these recipes at home

Karela Papdi Chaat

Aloo Tikiya Chaat

Dahi Wada

Urad Dal Kachodi

Malai wali Lassi and Gulabi Lassi

Rabdi

Jalebi blogged twice

Pics of  Triveni Sangam

Akshay Vat or the immortal banyan tree is located in the patalpuri temple in Allahabad fort

enjoy the pics frens,will catch up with u all soon,..;-)

Navami Thali and ya i am happy ,..:-)

Its goona be like good old days back again ,we three sisters  will be leaving for our home town today after quiet a long time,i guess longest for me ,i will be going after some three and a half yrs,its gonna be first trip of Advay to our hometown,he is preety excited,specially about the train journey ,i am really looking forward to lotz of street food and delicious home food and so many other things,..ya of course food always tops the list,..:-) Talking of food sharing with you all Navmi Thali which we had yesterday for lunch

Thali has Chana dal poori,pumpkin subji,bakheer,curd and mint mango chutney

Recipe link

Bakheer pudding made with rice and jaggery

chana dal poori recipe of chana dal parantha is blogged procedure is the same except for frying

aam pudina chutney one version blogged here

for my moms recipe of chutney

blend mint ,green mango,ginger,asafoetida,cumin seeds,green chili salt and sugar .

kaddu /pumpkin sabzi

recipe source my mom

preparation time 10 mins

cooking time 15 to 20 mins

ingredient needed

pumpkin chopped 200gm

garlic cloves three

asafoetida pinch 

fenugreek seeds half tsp

dried red chili two

salt as per taste

oil to cook

turmeric powder 

procedure

heat oil in non stick wok

once hot lower the flame and add dried red chili,fenugreek seeds and asafoetida

once they start spluttering add garlic cloves and pumpkin

followed by salt and turmeric powder

keep stirring till everthing is mixed together

cover and cook for few minutes

check for tenderness and serve hot.
event entry
Chana dal poori are off for MLLA 21 hosted this month by Superchef ofMirch Masala and started by Susan of the well seasoned cook

yesterday tried Donuts of MOD ie Mad Over Donuts at select city walk , i had one with blueberry topping while neha opted for one with nuts with chocolates, sharing with you all pic to drool over ;-)

take care frens will catch up with you all soon,. hppy blogging,..

Ramnavmi ki shubhkamnaye navratri thali ke sath

Today being Chaitra Ashtami i gonna share Vrat Thali which we had for brunch and dinner today,

The first thali has buckwheat flour poori,potato bhaji ,curd and banana milkshake

The second platter has samak rice,buckwheat flour poori,bottlegourd pudding,curd and potato tomato curry.

Link for the recipes

kuttu flour pooribuckwheat flour (omitted addition of singhara flour)

fried potato/phalhar aloo

bottle gourd pudding /lauki kheer

for samak rice prepare it the same way normal rice is prepared

banana milkshake just blend chopped banana with sugar and milk

potato tomato curry

ingredient

boiled potato one

tomato two

green chili one

rock salt/sendha namak as per taste 

ghee one tsp

procdeure

heat one tsp of ghee in non stick wok

fry chopped green chili

add tomatoes  and salt and keep frying till they turn soft

once done boiled potato fry for a minute or two

add required amount of water and let it simmer

serve hot with poori or rice.

Vrat recipes from blogosphere

samak rice with groundnut curry

masaledar aloo with kuttu poori

buckwheat pancakes

samak idli

allo vade 

from navratri recipes few more

and ya guys i am back from Singapore sharing with you all few pics

wish you all happy Chaitra Navratri enjoy the feast cee u all soon,..;-)till thn happy blogging,.

Round up of Lets Celebrate with Colours

It was real fun to host colourful and festive event Lets Celebrate with colours

thanks a ton friends for sending such awesome entries for the event,i truly enjoyed hosting the event and ya this wouldnt have been possible without the dash of colours which you all have send to make the event colourful,:-) enjoy the roundup which has some spicy chaat,sweet dishes,refreshing drinks,snacks and some curries perfect for rice and chapati

to start the round up

First entry is of Sheetal my friend from singapore she is on with two yummy chaat entries Misal 

which is street food of maharashtra and Dahi Puri  another famous street food known by different names

Asha of Foodie hope has sent spicy samosa chole chaat which is one of my favourite

Lets have some sweet dish in between theres Makhana kheer to indulge from PJs kitchen

To munch on theres perfect looking peanut chikki from ramyas space  ,

yummy looking kobbari laddoo and refreshing badam kheer

Cham of spice club has joined in with two festive delicacies Samosa and Rasmalai 

from shamas space there hearty gulab jamuns for the event

Smita of little food junction has joined in with colourful  creative entries

,bright looking flower shaped mathris and swirls,

 chandrakala cupcakes and rosagullas 

and ghujia topped with caramel with a holi platter

Jyoti of panch pakwan has joined in with delicious looking malpuas

theres Samosas to pick  from Nishas kitchen thy look so yum

Priya of mharo rajasthan has joined in with two yummy recipes of malpua ,kathal ki sabzi and dahi vada

Srividhya of vidhus kitchen has sent refreshing guava sorbet perfect for the season

theres something spicy to try from ruchikacook blog bhagare baingan

Sweatha of Curry leaf has sent baked shakkar paras and refreshing drink thandai 

Usha of spicy kitchen has joined in with colourful platter of paneer tikka kabab

 Shabitha of my home kitchen has joined in with delicious looking chicken red curry

treats from my moms kitchen Moong dal halwa, karela papdi chaat ,palak papdi chaat,namkin,mathri and Ghujia 

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Thats all frens,..thanks a ton again for sending such yummy entries for the evnt and making it colourful,...:-)

enjoy the colourful treats cee u all soon,..:-)

Post from singapore with Navratri thali

Hello frens,hope you all are doing great,wish all the readers of Asankhana Happy Ugadi ,Gudi padwa and Chaitra Navratri ,i have been very busy this whole month thats why no post and no bloghopping,..:-)
sharing with u all Navratri thali pic which my sis neha prepared at home back in delhi ,i was quiet surprised when i saw this pic in my mailbox,ya it did left a smile on my face,thali has Singhare ki poori, phalhar allo ki sabji,fried makhanas and peanuts,curd and makhana kheer,
event submission
this platter is off for Jihva breakfast event hosted by veggieplatter and started by Indira of Mahanandi
enjoy the vrat thali frens,i am on with the round up of lets play with colours will be publishing it soon,..tk cre enjoy the festivals and ya happy blogging,..:-)