Lot of debate and fuss going on about ‘Whether Valentine’s Day should be celebrated here or not?’I don’t understand what’s the big deal? Leave it to individuals to decide what they should do. Anyway, speaking of Valentine’s Day my father married his Valentine (my mom of course) 40 yrs ago on this day! So they have been celebrating this day for the last 40 yrs J. We always tease my parents that they are very modern for their generation. So we are anyway going to have a party! Coming to the Strawberry Murabba like I said in my earlier post…
For the sweet tooth
Chocolate Samosa with Cappuccino cream
I happened to accidentally stumble on this recipe by Sanjeev Kapoor here while surfing the net. I love chocolates and I had the ingredients in stock. I tried this recipe out of curiosity and it turned out to be something different and great. Frying the chocolate was something different!I halved the proportions in the original recipe for the samosa- i.e. the covering and the stuffing, since I was not sure how it would turn out to be. I made the Cappuccino sauce thicker than that mentioned in the original recipe. Also I tried 2-3 different shapes along with the triangular…
Shrikhand Vadi (Youghurt Barfi)
Work has been keeping me very busy lately and I am not able to blog as frequently as I would have liked to L. But it can’t keep me totally away!! Ok this recipe for Shrikhand Vadi is really special. I have learnt it from my Best Friend S’s mom. Kaku (aunty in marathi) as I call her is one of the kindest persons I have ever known.This recipe for Shrikhand Vadi is very special because every time(for many many years now) she makes these Vadis ,she makes it a point to make a portion of it, without Cardmom specially…
Diwali special-Anarsa
The festival of lights is here. The entire city is lit up with colorful lamps and lanterns.I don’t need to mention that the fireworks have already begun. I love this festival.Diwali also brings along my favourite treats (Faral).I am really glad Vee has chosen JFI theme as Diwali treats. Anarsa is one of my most favourite snacks for Diwali.I remember how we would eagerly wait every Diwali for my Grandmother to make them. The ingredients are quite simple..Rice and jaggery. The end result though depends on 3 Ps- Preparation, Patience and Practice. I learnt to make them from my Grandmother….
Besan Ladoo
Slim is not in on the fashion arena! Thank God for that. With Ghee and Butter as the theme for JFI, I can try all the recipes at the round up without a worry for those extra pounds! In India Milk, Ghee (homemade), Butter (homemade) are considered as signs of prosperity. Households that use plenty of these ingredients are supposed to be well-off!In fact as children my mom would make us eat ghee with Rotis and rice everyday! Whenever she would make ghee, I would take it in a small bowl and dip the Roti in the ghee and have…