Not the usual delicacy for the festival but the meal was feast

I know I should have written about this post few days back but couldn't because the festival was on. Weekend .Guys I am talking about the Indian Festival Basant Panchami which was on 24th of January .

Basant Panchami is a day dedicated for the Goddess of learning Saraswati .Its auspicious to wear yellow colour dress and cook something yellow in colour .

As per tradition Zarda - saffron flavoured sweet rice is cooked this day.
I thought of adding some saffron strands to kheer to give it yellowish tinge .
So the menu for the dinner was - Paratha,Nimona ,Kheer and salad.

If you are lucky to have some leftover curry the next day pair it up with Ajwain Kachodi and some pickle..Perfect for weekend breakfast or brunch .

Recipe of
Paratha blogged here
Ajwain Kachodi blogged here

Nimona - green pea curry blogged here

Kheer blogged here
Zarda blogged here

Linking this post to #recipeoftheweek event hosted by Amummytoo
                               The weekly story week 3 hosted by ColoursDekor
We enjoyed this simple meal on the festival which was like feast for us .
That's all guys wish you all a great week ahead ,take care and Happy Blogging .

of new year resolutions and gazar ka halwa

Thanks to Whats app and Skype I get to see everyday what's being cooked at home in India after hearing umpteen times about Gazar ka Halwa

Gazar halwa

 a delicacy mostly prepared during winters in North India thought of preparing the same in Lyon .It takes some three hours to prepare it but its worth it one spoon of halwa and I felt closer to home such is the magic of food cooked at home with lots of love and patience .Thanks to my sisters for repeatedly telling me we are eating halwa or sending me pics on whtsapp we wouldn't have prepared this .As the halwa can be kept in fridge for days the best way to eat is warm by warming it up in half tap of ghee served garnished with chopped dry fruits .

GAZAR HALWA

Recipe blogged here at AsanKhana
Every year I share my resolutions
This year its going to be

And there's wish for you all too

 

 

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.

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.

Some Festive Treats for Sankranti ;-)

I prepared  Til Gud Laddo for Sankranti last year
prepared this year the same,
recipe blogged here

and prepared Coconut Roti/Kayi Holige /Narla Ubbatti

 inspired from here

and rice flour poori with aloo gobhi sabzi

For Rice Flour Poori
Ingredient
Rice flour one cup
wheat flour one fourth cup
salt pinch
cumin seeds one tsp
oil one tsp
warm water to knead the dough

Procedure
In a mixing bowl mix all the ingredients
and knead dough ,divide the dough
into equal sized small disc
place baking sheet on rolling disc
keep a small piece of dough
and roll out to the shape of poori
heat oil in in wok ,once hot lower the flame
and fry the pooris till brown from both side.
serve warm with Allo Gobhi Sabzi.
allo gobhi tamatar sabzi blogged here
rice and almond pudding blogged here

linking this post to

The Weekly Story - Week 63 hosted by Colours Dekor.

,Thats all friends,take care
and happy Blogging

Baked Samosa Salvation Guaranteed,...;-)

Its been so long since i had real good Samosas,by real good Samosas  i mean the one prepared at home in Kadai ,but today when i prepared Samosas in my kitchen i didnt go for the usual deep fried one instead i tried Baked Samosa

which i had seen twice in blogosphere at Arundathi and Lakshmis space,i followed her recipe for kneading the dough ,for potato mixture recipe is mine.

Recipe Name Baked Samosa

Recipe source Food Blog

Recipe Style Baking 

Baking temperature 190 degree centigrade

Baking time 25 mins 

Preparation

Knead the dough as per the recipe here and keep aside

Ingredient needed for Potato filling

Boiled potatoes peeled and mashed three

onion chopped one

green chili one

cumin seeds half tsp

green peas handful

salt as per taste

turmeric powder a pinch

oil to cook

coriander powder half tsp

amchur powder half tsp

Procedure

Heat oil in nonstick wok

lower the flame and add cumin seeds

once it starts spluttering add chopped onions and green chili

keep frying till onions start changing their colour

add mashed potato followed by salt ,turmeric powder,coriander powder.

Mix well and add green peas followed by amchur powder .

Let it simmer for a minute or two and remove from flame.

Divide the dough into equal parts

roll out with help of rolling pins and with help of bowl shape out circle shape

with help of knife divide the circle into two equal shape

fold from both the sides to make a cone

fill in the mixture and seal by pressing the edges together

preheat the oven to 190 degree centigrade

and bake the samosas for approx 20-25mins.

Serve them hot with green coriander chutney and ketchup.

 Thanks a ton friends for sending such yummy delicacies for the event,i will be dng the round up soon,..:-)tk cre and enjoy the week ahead ,..