Gaav ki yaad Horha or Kuchni ke Saath

When mother showed me dry roasted green chickpeas along with their peel better known as Horha in uttar pradesh villages ,i was both elated and depressed ,elated because she had brought something from our village which i was eating after a long long time and depressed because horha made me remember my Dadi who used to keep all the eatable goodies ready for us whenever we used to visit village during our school days,thick creamy curd set in earthen pots,horha with kuchni,pickles,bhori,chokha and so many other things,...:-)

Horha-Dry roasted fresh chickpeas

Kuchni - freshly grounded coarse chutney of garlic,ginger,green chilli,salt and red chilli pickle,coarsely ground all the ingredient together .

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Friends its really difficult for me to decide which pic to send for Click Wood Event hosted by Jugalbndi.Please help me decide whether i should send Horha with kuchni pic or the below pic which has dry roasted garam masla ingredients

and ya theres one more pic

to choose from,...i am confused so ur suggestion will be of great help for me,..:-)

Horha with kuchni goes to Recipe for the Rest of us hosted by Trupti of Recipe Center and started by Ramki of one page cook book .

Horha alone goes to my friend Lakshmis event SWC Meal on Wheel.

Thats all frens,...cee u all soon,....hppy bloggin,...

Unexpected trip to Jaipur,.with yummy food galore,..;-)

Last weekend we were really busy,..reason being unexpected trip to Jaipur,....trip to Jaipur was on my mind since a very long time ,,..,but for sure not like this one,..though i have been to Pink city before but then i was 8 yr old kid,..i do have some memory of Sisodia RANI Garden ,RANG MANDIR,Amer fort,Birla temple and so many other countless places but then i wanted to visit these places again,..specially with hubby and Advay,,,but couldn't because our visit was too short..but then i m happy too because i got to visit Nahargarh fort

,,..could enjoy Dinner of traditional rajasthani thali which had bajra ki roti,makki ki roti,atte ki roti,bati,churma,khichdi,white butter,dal ,kadhi,gatte ki sabji,allo pyaj ki sabji ,sarso ka sang,..halwa,salad,chutney,pickle,...the below pic is from ,..

chowki dhani AND enjoyed lunch of Butter chicken,Lal maans with tandoori roti at Niros,both Chowki dhani and Niros are must visit place for eating in Jaipur,.....,..we saw local bazzars of Jaipur too but due to less time couldnt explore much,..:-(,. Jaipurs famous street food is Chana jor garam,..their stall can be seen anywhere,..we had at Nahargarh fort,,,heres a glimpse

this one all done,,,

Had kadai wala doodh for the first time,.at chowki dhani,..have a look t the pic below and u will know why i loved it,..:-),....

Some more pics,...enjoy,..:-)

Coming back to todays post,,,Alka of Sindhi rasoi is hosting event Just for you,

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Rabdi with craberries,blueberries and Raisin specially for my younger sis,,,she loved it ,..she was always after my life whenever i used to prepare this sweet delicacy in Singapore,.:-),recipe of RABDI is already blogged here ,the only difference is i added chopped cranberries,bluberries and raisin and ya prepared this without Sugar,,.so this version is healthy too,...

This also goes to FIC YELLOW EVENT

hosted by Sunshinemom,.. of Tongue ticklers,..:-)

Prepared Dal Dhokali

again recipe taken from here,,,this one was diffferent version from the one which i prepared previously,... both my sis and hubby are after me when i will prepare this next again,..together with raita ,karela fry and pickle ,..combo was deadly,..doesnt this look so,..this one pot meal goes to Sunshinemoms FIC YELLOW EVENT....

and also to Srivallis My legume love affair Seventh Helping Event

started by Susan of the well seasoned cook

Dal dhokali also goes to JFI CHICKPEA event

hosted by Ms of Sometime foodie and an event started by Indira of Mahanandi

thats all frens,..will back with more yellow treats,....cee u all soon,..hppy blogging and ya thanks a lot for hearin me out and sharing your views...in my previous post,.. reading your comments really helped me a lot,..thanks a lotz agin frens,..:-)

I knw its goona be difficult ,,..but then i am strong,..;-)

Year 2008 was full of mixed emotions ,..or in other words like roller coaster ride,..now when I look back and think about the past year I just want to say thanks to God for making me strong with each passing day, for making me learn from my mistakes, for making me realise my potential,.and for helping me achieve my dreams,.

.for the dream to be able to work as a dentist we relocated from Singapore two months back thinking we will work together in Delhi but now things are different friends,..Hubby is going back to Singapore for three yrs for more exposure in his field,  he asked me when he got the result about what my decision was, I could have told him to stay back in India but I know at this point of time what is more important for him,…neither can I accompany him to Singapore as there is no career opportunity for me there, I finished my internship in 2006 and since then this is my first job if I go again for three years to Singapore ,…I will be total blank I know,..Advay has settled well in his play school…I know its gonna be difficult for all three of us but then we don’t have a option,we both cant be together at a place,…if he stays here he will lose opportunity to gain experience and if I go then my career will be lost for ever,….thus its decided that he will move back to Singapore while I will stay here with my sis and Advay,…ya I am sad but happy too….i guess God as always will give me strength to face this new phase of life without hubbys support,managing Advay ,work and home I know wont be easy but I guess with time I will learn.,….:-) now with time I have become more patient ,less irritable and try my best not to lose my cool specially while talking to hubby,…because I know he will be going soon maybe in a month time back to Singapore,..even if I feel bad about something I just count numbers and forget about it or I distract myself to something else,..which really works,..frens,…J this post I just wanted to talk out share out my emotions with u all,….

new yr eve we didn’t do anything special….night time its so cold and breezy that its very difficult to plan something with kid around…so after coming back from work I prepared Whole wheat Pasta in chicken meat ball sauce,..searched alotz for the recipe ,..and finally came up with this,..:-)

things needed for meatball recipe -ground chicken half kg,egg two,parmesan cheese half cup,breadcrumbs half cup,garlic minced one tsp,oregano a pinch,salt to taste and half tsp of olive oil ,mix everything together and make small balls,I took lot of time preparing meatball because the mix was too soft so I had to add corn flour and all purpose flour to make the mix manipulative,…shallow fried the meat ball on Appam tava which is new addition to my kitchen along with OTG so guys u gonna see grill in,baking too at Asankhana,OTG was on my wish list since a very long time when I was in Singapore..i was not aware of appam tava till I saw one at my friends place in Singapore,..and after that a lotz of time on blogosphere,...:-)

for the pasta sauce- things needed are-chopped tomato two ,tomato puree one cup,chopped onion three,crushed garlic cloves two,olive oil one tbsp,salt to taste,crushed pepper half tsp,bay leaf crushed two,one teaspoon each of dried basil and oregano,heat oil in nonstick wok ,once the oil is hot add bay leaf followed by crushed garlic and chopped onions,once onions start turning brown add chopped tomatoes ,tomato puree,salt and pepper,..and let it simmer add one cup of water when the mixture starts boiling add crushed dry basil and oregano and remove from flame and keep aside,tried for the first time chicken meat ball recipe.,..everything together tasted good,but meatball alone was quiet bland maybe salt was less,..;-)

For tiffin mom packed Fara ,I know u guys are not aware what fara ,its

something similar to Momo but up style ,..here goes the recipe for the filling-

250gm overnight soaked chana dal add few drops of water and run in blender keep the paste aside ,chopped coriander leaves,one tbsp of ginger,garlic and green chilli paste ,asafoetida a pinch,salt to taste ,half tsp of turmeric and garam masala powder ,mix everything together and keep aside,knead dough the similar way its done for kachodis,add half tsp of oil while kneading the dough,..fill in the dal mixture ghujia style ,for ghujia design refer this post, make the cover for fara the same way its done for Ghujia prepared during holi,heat water in vessel,once water starts boiling add the dal filled Faras in boiling water for half an hour,keep turning the faras,add few drops of oil in the vessel,once done remove from flame and serve with green chutney this is steamed Fara,...for fried version heat half tsp of oil in non stick wok,add curry leaves and mustard seeds once they start spluttering add sliced faras and fry till brown from both sides.,..had fried fara at clinic with nescafe cappuchino,..combo was perfect for delhi winters,...

Whole wheat pasta with meat ball and Fara goes to Truptis

Winter Treat Event

Fara alone goes to Srivallis blog for My legume love affair Event for the seventh helping started by Susan of the well sesoned cook

event is

Fara also goes to SRILEKHAS blog where she is hosting EFM Savouries Event

will be back frens with some treats in yellow,..till then ceeu all,...bye,...:-)...

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Dinner with leftover,,,,,nd ya i am missing toi...:-(

So many times we try to fix meal with whatever we have in excess,we tend to ingore the fridge where there is always something waiting for us to get our attention,one evening i thought of preparing something with leftover in fridge i had one fourth of cabbage,half of green capsicum, half cup of cottage cheese ,leftover chapatis ,two eggs,...with Advay running in and out of kitchen whenever i am there its too difficult to concentrate properly while cooking ;-) i thought of preparing Egg roll with cottage cheese filling and cabbage and cottage cheese salad with extra virgin olive oil dressing,as i wrote i thought of preparing but while cooking i dont know where my mind was maybe after Advay instead of Roll i prepares egg parantha with filling ,i myself dont know what name i should give to this dish ,,,any suggestions,..:-)

for the filling things needed are

cottage cheese chopped

green chilli one chopped

capsicum chopped half

green chilli sauce

salt and pepper

oil half tsp

cumin seeds a pinch



procedure

heat oil in non stick pan ad cumin seeds once they start spluttering,

add green chillies followed by capsicum,

once tender enough add chopped cottage cheese followed by green chilli sauce

add salt and pepper and remove from flame and keep aside.



for the parantha

eggs two ,beat and keep aside

left over chapatis two

lemon juice one tbsp

chat masala half tsp

onion one chopped

oil to cook



procedure

heat oil in non stick tava

once oil is hot

place leftover chapati on non stick tava and keep turning the chapati till it becomes crisp

add egg mixture on the chapati and spread evenly ,once egg sets properly on the chapati

add cooked cottage cheese mixture spread evenly followed by chopped onions ,lemon juice and chat masala.

remove from flame once done and serve hot with any side dish,we had with cabbage salad ,...

for Cabbage Salad-mix finely chopped cabbage with cottage cheese and chopped red chillies,add extra virgin olive oil with basil leaves,salt,pepper and dash of italian herbs for extra kick,..thats all frens,....Cabbage Salad is ready....:-)

Cabbage is excellent source of vitamin C,it also has amino acid Glutamine which has anti-inflammatory properties,the part of plant which is wildly eaten is cabbage head,cabbage can be consumed raw,cooked or preserved in varities of dishes.

Apart from green cabbage other cabbage available are Colewort,Drumhead,Oxheart,Red cabbage,Savoy cabbage and winter cabbgae.

Cabbage Salad goes to Weekend Herb Blogging Event

hosted by Chriesi of Almond Corner and announced by Haalo of Cook almost anything

On another note,life has become bit hectic for me,Advay has started with play school

since 2nd of this month which means i have to wake him up by 8 am which i really dont want to when i see him sleeping peacefully, all cuddeled up beneath blankets,sometime he wakes up on his own which is very seldom :-),by 9:30 i am back home after dropping him at playschool,thus i get three hours for myself when i can ,relax ,have my breakfast,and do things which i like to do,.;-),i don knw how i gonna manage my time once i start working which gonna start soon,till now i was just house wife but with work,part time course which gonna start soon,...life will be very very hectic,..and blogging is something which really relaxes me,...i just hope i will get time to blog because this is something which i dont want to leave at all,...and when i see fellow bloggers who are working,managing home,children and blogging too i know how well they must be managing their time to pursue blogging,...:-),...thats all frens,...tk care,,,will catch u all soon,..:-),...hppy bloggin,...nd ya i am missing Sailus taste of india,...:-( what about u all,...???