Palak Kachodi and Kofta for the Krishna Janmashtami 2014

Last week was Shri Krishna Janmashtami

 so this year decked up the entrance with Krishna idol

 and prepared Lord Krishnas favorite dessert kheer 

.Since childhood festival means another excuse to indulge in delicacies like poori ,kachdodi.So for dinner thought of preparing Palak Kachodi and Kofta Curry. Had  heard about Palak Kachodi a lot but never tried at home .So this meal was prepared to get into the festive fervour after all festivals are something which bring break to the otherwise monotonous life.

For the Spinach Kachodi
ingredient
whole wheat flour two cup
salt as per taste
carom seeds one tsp
red chili powder half tsp
garam masala powder one tsp
oil to cook
spinach leaves one bunch
preparation
remove the leaves from the stalk
chop and wash the leaves keep aside
boil water in a sauce pan and boil the leaves
drain the water and let the leaves cool
blend the leaves in a blender and keep aside
procedure
In a mixing bowl mix pureed spinach with flour
followed by salt ,carom seeds, red chili & garam masala powder
add water and knead to make a smooth dough
healt oil in wok for frying the pooris
divide the dough into equal sized discs
flatten each disc and roll out the shape of poori
once oil hot enough fry the pooris
drain on kitchen towel and keep aside.
that's all guys,will be sharing few more Krishna's Janmashtami pics in the next post
take care and happy blogging.

Janmashtami Celebration 2012

Today is Janmashtami ,

Lord Krishna 's Birthday

which is celebrated with much pomp and grandeur throughout the country
.Like every year today when i got up I was filled with the warm memories of my childhood days ,we would be busy colouring sand and wood scrap different colour to decorate rangoli .
Dadi would be busy in kitchen with my mom and aunts preparing all kind of phalahar delicacies .Now it all seems like a dream to me and yeah a beautiful dream,this festival is not celebrated at my inlaws place thus no fasting for me but still i prepare a feast to celebrate Krishna's Birthday and relive  the memories of yesteryears

.Today while dropping Advay to bus stop I told him about Krishna's Birthday
he asked me "Mummy how old is Krishna Bhagwan
I replied "he is god ,he is not human being so you cant calculate his age
this answer satiated him ,..;-)
Last year i prepared Poori Sabji
this year i prepared Naan and Dal Makhani

recipe of Naan  is inspired from  here ,instead of two cups of  all purpose flour i have use one cup whole wheat and one cup all purpose flour

recipe of Dal Makhani is inspired from Vege yum blog

i didn't add any cream while preparing the tadka ,topped the cooked dal with home made fresh cream before serving and a dollop of ghee.

Wish all the readers of Asan Khana Happy Janmashtami
wish you all happy weekend
take care and happy blogging.