Crochet

I was browsing creative blogs and Easy Craft's crochet made me buy crochet needles and start crocheting right away. Here is the result :
Now, Anupriya liked those pouches so much that she made a pouch for mobile phone using a felt cloth. visit her here

ಕಡುಬು - ಸಿಹಿ ಮತ್ತು ಖಾರ /Indian Steamed Dumplings

Kadubu/Steamed Dumplings make a very healthy snack with with cup of coffee/tea. They are made on festive occasions; to be precise on Ganesh Chaturthi in my house. It is believed that, Kadubu is one of the favorite food of Lord Ganesha. It was not any festive occassion at home yesterday when I made them. I developed a craving for them while I read few of recipes for Kadubu making in SWC-club. I had to make them on Sunday for evening snack which never happened as I was busy doing some household chores. Kadubu was delicious probably because they are not made at home on regular basis ;) ..

If you think of making spicy kadubu, you have to soak kadale bele/chana dal for atleast 6-7hrs before you start preparing them. Next step is to make kadubu skin.

Making Kadubu Skin

you need the following :

Rice Flour 1 cup
Water 1.5cups
Salt a pinch

1.Boil water in a vessel. Add a pinch of salt.
2Add rice flour when water is boiling.
3.Allow the flour to boil with water for next 2-3mins. Switch off the stove.
4.Mix the flour with water using a wooden spatula. Cover the vessel and let it stand for few mins/or till it is manageable to knead. Knead the dough thoroughly.
5.No lumps should be seen. Divide the dough into equal portions. Each portion should be of medium sized lemon.
6. Roll them to make small thick chapathis of 5 cm diameter.
7.Cover them with semi-wet cloth.
8.Get ready to make filling.

Sihi Kadubu/Dumplings with coconut &jaggery filling



Sihi Kadubu/Sweet Kadubu filling:

you need the following to make sihi/sweet kadubu :

Fresh grated coconut -1cup
Jaggery/brown sugar - 1/2cup or according to your taste
cardamom powder

1.Fry all the above in a non stick pan till half of the moisture from the mixture evaporates.
2.Take a spoonfull and place it in the center of the kadubu skin and fold
3.Seal the edges and steam them in a idli plate for 5-6min
4.Serve hot with ghee.



Khara Kadubu/Savory Kadubu



You need the following to make savory kadubu:
Kadalebele/Chanadal - 1 cup (soaked previously for 5-6hrs)
Green Chillies - 4
Coriander leaves - 5 lines
Salt

1. Grind all the above ingrediants without adding water to a coarse paste
2. Fill a spoonfull of the above mixture in pre-made kadubu skin
3. Fold and seal the edges.
4. Steam them for 7-8 min in Idli plate.
5. Serve hot with chutney of your choice

Create a Comic - Disaster with Baingan Bharta

This is my entry for 'Create a Comic' event.

A friend of mine had bought a cook book and she thought of cooking a new dish. Now, she likes eggplants but hates onions. She hates to cut it and then sautee them, waiting for them to caramelise etc etc which would take time. You must have now understood how lazy she is when it comes to cooking. So she decided to twist the recipe in her way to cut short the procedure and blamed it on cook book when I visited. The way she blamed the author of the cook book ...no words. Here you go with a comic on that incident.

Scene 1 : She decides to make bharta from cook book

Scene 2 : She is not happy to see onions with brinjals, so she just makes a paste of onions and grilled brinjals.

Scene 3: Obviously, it tasted yucky. She blamed the cookbook to have a relief from carrying that guilt of not cooking properly. She just says 'Cook book never had any warning signs to say "do not gring onions and brinjals together"

Click on the photo to see full image

Create a Comic- anouncing a fun and no cooking event

We all foodies have fun experiences while cooking. It can be day to day comfort food or cooking for events or even our own tried and tested recipes may or may not turn out good. The expression of the people (possibly all members of family..god bless those guests when such things happen in a party) might be funny or sometimes it might even heat up the situation. I am sure your eyes would have captured them in a picture perfect way and memory(read as brain) must have stored it forever. Now just bring them back from your hard drive and share it with everyone in the form of a comic. You can imagine something and make a comic; need not be something which has happened in real life. Here are some of the rules of the event :

1. Create a comic according to the given theme
2. The theme is "Cooking with Brinjals"
3. Comic can be written in 2 or 3 episodes with a 'to be continued' text in the last box
4. If you have a blogger friend who had similar experience you can combine your comic with them and make a episode. Max number of episodes are 3. You have to conclude it within 3 episodes.
5. Publish your comic in your blog/website and link it back to my blog. Please feel free to use the logo in your blog.
6. Email your entries to lakshmi@tasteofmysore.com
7. Last date to submit your entries is 23 June. Round up will be in last week of June or 1 July.
8. Non bloggers also can send in your entries to the above address.

Start imagining all possible thoughts for "Cooking with Brinjals"

Here is a comic just to lighten the heart.


Because the text is very small, please read the conversation here :

Box1 : Husband: What is cooking hone?
Wife: I think Gujarati Cuisine..coz the dateline to submit the cuisine is nearing

Box 2 : Husband: Can we have something simple honey? ehh..rasam, sambar and rice..
Wife:oh..don't worry I am just gonna make very simple dinner. Kadhi, Khichdi, rotli and saag Dont worry, I learned to cook Guj cuisine on internet.

Box 3: Husband (to himself): Oh noo..not another experiment. Oh god! please give me enough strength to digest..

All....LOL..


And the logo of the event is :




You can make your comic online from following places :

www.stripcreator.com
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/

There are many more sites where you can create your comic, just google them to find your way.

Start creating your comic.................. :)

Sakkare Chapathi/Sugar stuffed flat bread and giving away Awards

Sakkare Chapathi/Chini ke Paranthe/Sugar stuffed flat bread was something which we (me n sisters) as children craved for. We love it even now. This simply simple sweet chapathi goes to Srivalli for her roti mela.Asha of foodies hope and Sowmya of Creative Saga had awarded my blog as yummy blog. Now it is my turn to give it to few more yummy blogs. As per the rules I have to "list four of my favorite desserts that I have prepared or eaten and pass the award to four of my fellow bloggers".

Here are my 4 most favorite desserts : (it is really very difficult to name only 4 coz I love all desserts)

1. Holige/Puran Poli
2. Chiroti with Badam Milk
3. Jalebi
4. Badam Halwa
5. Gulab Jamun
6. Rasmalai ... :P I told you I cannot stop naming them..

Now I would like to give away yummy blog award(award pic in the side bar of my blog) to fellow bloggers. If you have already received them, enjoy it again.

Mansi Desai of Fun n Food
Divya of Divya's Cook Book
Sagari of Indian Cooking
Ruchi of Ruchii

Long back I received rocking girl blogger(award pic in the side bar of my blog) award which I did not give away. I would like to pass on the award to

Priyanka of Asan Khana
Nupur of Cinnamon Hut
Neha Agarwal of Tasty Recipes
Swati of Sugar Craft India
Trupti of Recipe Center

You all have yummy recipes on your blog and all of you rock girls. Enjoy Cooking and Blogging.

Finally coming to the recipe of Sakkare Chapathi, you need the following to make them:
Chapathi Dough
Sugar
Ghee


Method:

Roll chapathis of 7 cm diameter and apply sugar on the surface of chapathi.
Fold the chapathi to make triangle.
Roll them into 1/2 cm thick chapathi/parantha and roast it on hot tava. Use ghee to roast chapathi. Enjoyy!!

P.S. Children love this chapathi; at least me n my son Akash love it :)

I have been tagged by Trupti for 10 pictures MEME. I will come up with my ten fav pictures in my next post. Till then all of you enjoy sakkare chapathi.

Chakkuli, Damrot and an Award; WinterMelon Halwa & Chakkuli

My blog received 'yummy blog' award from Asha and Sowmya. Thanks to you both for taging my blog as 'yummy' and my blog is very happy and demanded for some celebration. I made Damrot (Wintermelon halwa) and Chakli (instant) for my blog. My blog is savoring them so even you guys out there pick few chaklis and have some halwa!

Dhidir Chakkuli/Instant Chakkuli



You need the following to make it :
Kadalehittu/Besan : 4 cups
Akkihittu/Rice Flour: 2 cups
Roasted Chanadal/Huridakadale/pottukadalai powder: 1 cups
Ompudi (Ajwain) , RedChilli Powder, Salt according to taste
Benne/Butter: 1/2 cup
Baking Soda: 1 big pinch
Chilled water for mixing dough
Oil for deep frying Chakkuli

Heat oil on a low flame in a thick bottomed pan. Mix all the ingrediants nicely and add little water at a time and mix the dough. Dough should be firm and should resemble chapathi dough. Fill the dough in a chakkuli maker and make rounds like chakkuli/chakli. Deep fry in oil till golden brown and remove on a paper towel. Let it cool down before you enjoy them with hot cuppa.

My 5yr old was very excited to make them. You can see 'little chef' at work with chakkuli maker. He made almost all chakkulis for me.



All excited making rounds after rounds....ehehhehee..



DAMROT
If you have attended a kannadiga wedding, you might not have forgotten Damrot, Idli, Chutney and Pongal you might have had for breakfast. Slurr..p..I was longing to make it for a long time! You can have a spoonful from here



Here is how you make Damrot/Wintermelon Halwa
You need:
BoodukumbalakayiWintermelon/Petha - 4 full cups grated (without removing water)
Ghee- 1/2 cup
Fullcream milk-1cup
Sugar - 1cup or according to your taste
Saffron food color : 1big pinch
Elaichi Powder:1 tsp
Dry Fruits for garnishing

Take grated winter melon in a nonstick kadahi/vessel. Cook it under medium flame till the water evaporates. By this time winter melon would have half cooked in it's own water. Add half the amount of ghee and sautéed for a while and continue to cook further. Stir in between. When melon juliennes are cooked add saffron color, milk and sugar. Continue to cook melon pieces in milk till milk gets condensed and ghee separates from the mixture. Garnish with dry fruits and serve.

I will be passing on the award to other bloggers in my next post. I am on a look for 'yummy blog' now. Till then, all of you enjoy Chakkuli and Damrot!

Tomato Masala and Chat Party

Pani Poori, Ragda Patties, Khatte Chane, Samosa, Bhelpuri, Tomato Masala, Cucumber Masala, Raw Mango Masala...slurrrpp....these were on the menu in our chat party. I was so full after eating all chat that dinner and next day's breakfast was skipped without any problem. Tomato Masala was liked by all and the raw mango chutney spread on cucumber masala made their eyes and nose tear!! Raw Mango went into everyone's stomuch without any invitation to eat!!!

Stomach asked for another Samosa. Pani poori and bhel puri brought back mumbaii days. Khatte Chane made a good accompaniment to Ragda Patties and Bhelpuri. We finished off the party with Rosogulla and Ice Cream while Coke went in batches in-between chat. It was a pot- luck party so all participating ladies made/contributed one dish. My contribution was Tomato Masala, Cucumber Masala, Raw Mango Masala. Here is the recipe of Tomato Masala.

Ingrediants:
Tomatoes, grated carrots, chopped onions & coriander. Roasted peanuts, khara sev, and deep fried and salted moongdal. A mix of salt, redchilli powder and roasted cumin powder

How to Assemble:
Place sliced tomatoes on a plate. Sprinkle salt, redchilli powder and roasted cumin powder mixture over the tomatoes. Top it with grated carrot, chopped onion, peanuts, moongal, sev and finally finish it off by garnishing with coriander leaves. Tomato Masala is ready to eat.

A closer look,