mahashivratri - phalahari alloo aur chai

Daily the same end
But these festivals
Bring a pause to
Our monotonous life
And with today being mahashivratri
Had to write about it in my diary ...

So todays special was my favourite vrat wale alloo paired with ginger chai and curd
This post is about curd though here we get all kind of yogurt
I prefer to do it at home somehow then only I feel satiated
Ingredient
Milk one litre
Starter curd one tbsp.
Procedure
Boil milk nicely till its thick and creamy
Once done remove from flame and let it cool
Add one tbsp. Of starter and mix nicely
warm microwave for two minute
Keep the vessel in it to set for overnight
By morning homemade yogurt is ready ...

have posted poetry on mahashivratri in my other blog
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Wish you all happy festivals..

healthy food for fasting - Chaitra Navratri

Navratri is over ,I like festivals as they add glitz to our normal monotonous days, we prepare good food ,dress up ,deck up our home and in other words add colours to our black and white life. If you have been following my blog you must be knowing what I prepared for the fasting on first day, for the Ashthami fast didn't feel like cooking the whole meal
For breakfast had fried faux nut and chai /tea

 so instead just had fried potato topped with beaten curd and green tea for dinner .

For Lunch
I had got coconut flavoured yogurt which is readily available in the supermarkets here ,just whisked it with the help of spoon and topped it with dried cranberries and blueberries.

Last post I had written a small poem on Ramnavami Festival
 I know my writing is pretty bad so sharing it again here

You are out of reach
And Transcendence
And during festivals
Its sheer joy for us .
As we get to celebrate
The divinity around us.
So thanks for such
Beautiful days
When we are
Engulfed in
Sweet madness
To fast, feast
And celebrate
As it adds
 new meaning
To a normal day.

Sharing the pic of Sukha Kala Chana ,Poori and Halwa

Linking this post to

#therecipeoftheweek event hosted by A mummy too
The weekly story week 11 hosted by colours décor.
Recipe of Sukha Kala Chana blogged here
Recipe of Sooji Halwa blogged here
Recipe of phalahar alloo blogged here
That's all friends, take care and happy blogging .

and the Krishna story continues

and the Krishna story continues-
 sharing with you all some divine pics which my family members sent from India of
Krishna Janmashtami Celebration at their home .

Bal Krishna in various modes

The above pic has miniature toys depicting various events of Krishna's life .

its  auspicious to decorate the entrance with rangoli and that's what my cousin has done

 Jhanki decoratoion at her home for the festival

with the lighted diyas for the celebration

Decked up Ladoo Gopal for the Festival

Celebration at my Neighbors place

closer look at the deity

That's all guys get engulfed in these divine pics & feel closer to god.

will catch up with you all soon,

sandesh for basant panchami

Whenever I am sad or depressed I just go in the kitchen and start cooking or you can say  thats  the best way for me take out my grief, last weekend my maternal grandmother was hospitalised for grade three burn injury since then I am shaken to the core I can just pray from here that she be fine soon.
Yesterday being Basant Panchami I thought of preparing something simple for Bhog ,had been preparing sweet saffron rice since past few years but yesterday instead of that just prepared this simple sweet delicacy called Sandesh from BongMom Cookbook spaces

.I had to tell Advay about the festival ,for which goddess the sweet is being prepared and ya I did forgot my grief for some time when he was there helping me in the kitchen and asking me" mummy how will we prepare mithai ?"

Traditions have to be followed and life has to go on with a silent prayer in my heart I conclude this post .
this pic of Saraswati Pooja was sent to me by my cousin

thats all friends,wish you all blessed week ahead
take care and happy blogging.

Ganesha Chaturthi 2013 celebration

Yesterday was Ganesha Chaturthi ,

lord Ganehsa's birthday

 so to give some festive touch to home decked the Ganesha corner at home some tealights and some flowers

 thats all was needed to deck the corner.

the pics below are of my neighbors home ,btw thats  my new Ganesha painting in oil .

got to know yesterday that apart from Modak

 Ganeshas favorite naivedyam is boiled peanut,corn ,sweet potato,puffed rice and so many other things .

the pic of Ganesha corner at her home

wish you all happy festival
linking this post to
the weekly story week 33 hosted by colours dekor.

Kesari Basam Doodh for Basant Panchami

Today is Basant Panchami ,day dedicated for Goddess Saraswati
who is Goddess of Knowledge,Music ,Art and Culture

I had  plans of cooking elaborate meal but couldn't
so to celebrate the day and  to feel festive and good
 prepared this Kesar Badam Doodh .

how I did
Ingredient needed 
milk two cup
sugar as per taste
badam keasri milk masala one tbsp
Procedure
boil milk in the sauce pan
once it starts boiling add the masala
add sugar as per taste and let it simmer for five to 10 minutes.
 serve warm or chilled .

Thats all friends,wish you all Happy Festival and Happy Weekend
Take Care and Happy Blogging.

til gud ladoo for Sakat Chauth

Today is Sakat Chauth also known as Magh Ganesha Utsav /Ganesh Jayanti.
today God Ganapati is worshipped along with Moon

As per the tradition prepared Til Gud Ladoo for Naivedyam
and after the moonrise broke the fast with milk and boiled sweet potato.

recipe of til gud ladoo blogged here 
wish all the readers of Asan Khana happy festival
wish you all happy week ahead
take care and happy blogging

Ganesh Chaturthi 2012 Celebration

When I was in India I didnt had any idea about Ganesha Festival
then when I was in  college in Bangalore I saw the Celebrations in year 2000
every year Ganesha Idol would be bought and kept for 10 days in the hostel premises
and on 11th day Idol would be taken for immersion with much fanfare
Year 2008 I learnt how Modak is prepared at Lakshmi's place
Year 2011 prepared for the festival Modak and Pal Kozhukattai

Year 2012

pics taken at my neighbor's place

she prepared Modaks for the offering

and kept Ganesha favorite fruit for Naivedyam

Closer look of the deity

another picture of rangoli at entrance

picture of delicacies which I got to eat

below pics are from the Ganesha Corner at my place :-)

closer look

Wish all the readers of Asan Khana Happy Ganesh Chaturthi

wish you all happy week ahead
take care and Happy Blogging.
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The weekly story - week 93 hosted by Colours dekor.

Aloo Tikiya Matar Chaat for Raksha Bandhan Festival

Yesterday was Raksha Bandhan

 ,also known as Rakhi Purnima

this festival is celebrated with much gaiety in India
Advay's cousin had sent him Rakhi and a hand written letter

yesterday being a festival it was another reason for me to prepare this

recipe name Alloo tikiya matar chaat
recipe of Alloo tikiya blogged here

for the spiced matar/
ingedient 
2 cup matar soaked overnight
salt as per taste
tamarind juice two tbsp
garam masala powder one tbsp
procedure
pressure cook soaked matar with salt and half tsp baking soda
once done add garam masala and tamarind juice
simmer for few minutes and serve warm .

top the matar decked tikiya with beaten curd

followed by dhania/cilantro chutney

followed by tamarind chutney

sprinkle some chat masala and chopped onion and indulge,

optional this chaat can be served topped with bhujia and mint chutney too,.
thats all friends,wish you all happy weekend
take care and happy blogging.