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,..;-)

back with memories and lots of other things,.:-)

I know its been a month since i wrote anything,lot happened in the last month which includes  trip to New Delhi ,

i escaped the sudden dip of temperature as weather was quiet pleasent when i was there,this trip was more for relaxing and lazing around ,gorged on these yummy delicacies prepared at home ,

shopped for some knick knacks at  Delhi Haat ,

had some yummy delicacies at Delhi street food festival

and went to G K m block market just for my favourite Palak Papdi Chaat.
stay tuned for more pics of Delhi Street Food Festival and some christmas fun,.-)
take care friends will catch up with you all soon
take care and happy blogging,..

Some of my special posts,...;-)

I still remember my last post from Singapore dated 13th october 2008 with mixed feelings i wrote that post,it was hard for me but not that difficult ,but now when the countdown has started to leave delhi and move back to Sinagpore i am pretty depressed ,i cant describe in words how sad i am ,last one and a half year will always remain special for me  ,,,sharing with you all some of the memorable moments and my special posts

My first post from delhi dated 20th november 2008 which has kadai paneer,doi begun,jeera murgh and mangalorean chicken curry.
Dastkar exhibition at Delhi haat dated 1st december 2008
Advays first day at play school dated 9th december 2008
kitchen therapy post of dhaba style matar paneer just because advay slept that noon ;-)
dated 16th december 2008
kitchen experiment tangy and spicy chola dated 4th febuary 2009
sweet vodka bites and spicy jackfruit curry dated 27th febuary 2009
Advay in mowgli attire dated 8th march 2009
village memories with horha and kuchni dated 16th march 2009
this one is for the sudden craving for teekha chicken curry dated 17th march 2009
a tear and a smile dated 28th april 2009
bhowri platter dated 1st may 2009
lotus seed pudding dated 24th may 2009
how can i forget this :-) dated 8th june 2009
thank god i have company dated 3rd nov 2009
this is what loneliness can do dated 15th nov 2009
my little helper in kitchen dated 26th nov 2009
from my mother kitchen Nimona dated 25th jan 2010
surajkund mela dated 15th feb 2010

This month i will be publishing posts related to Delhi, reason being very simple i am in luv with this city ,
post can be anything e related to food and delhi ,i will publish the roundup by the first week of june ,if u guys wanna join me please mail me your post with the pic at stillnotyet100@gmail.com, and dont forget to   link it back to this post,
thats all guys tk cre cee u all soon,..

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,,,,