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

Khatta Dhokla and Bhinda ni kadhi for SWC-Gujarat

These are my entries for SWC-Gujarat hosted by Priyanka for SWC-club members and bloggers who are part of this community. I chose to cook kadhi and dhokla from coffe's blog. They turned out very well. Dhokla still remained hot favorite at home with maximum votes for 'making it again'. You can check out Coffe's blog for recipes of Bhinda ni Kadhi and Dhokla. I wanted to make Asoondi and many other dishes trupti's blog. Managing work and blog is not a easy job. I think I have satisfy myself with two entries. Here you go with the pics :

Khatta Dhokla



Bhinda ni Kadhi



Thanks Priyanka for hosting it.

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
Maida 1tsp
Water 1.5cups
Salt a pinch
Ghee for kneading the dough

1.Boil water in a vessel. Add a pinch of salt.
2Add rice flour and maida 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 by adding a teaspoon of ghee.
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:

Filling Type 1
Togaribele:1cup  (Toor dal or Tovar dal or Tuvar dal)
Hesarubele: 1/2 cup  (Moong dal or dhuli moong ki dal)
Coriander leaves
Green Chilies
Salt
Soda-bi-carbornate (cooking soda) - a pinch

Soak both Toovar dal(togaribele) and moong dal (hesarubele) for 1hr. Grind them with green chilies, and salt to a coarse to smooth paste. The consistency should be of idli batter consistency. This way, the filling inside remains soft when steamed.


Filling Type 2

Kadalebele/Chanadal - 1 cup (soaked previously for 5-6hrs)
Green Chillies - 4
Coriander leaves - 5 lines
Salt
Cooking Soda - a pinch

1. Grind all the above ingrediants without adding water to a coarse paste. Add cooking soda.
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

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.