Grape Squash

  BM # 4  Day 4 Black Grapes are highly valued for their nutritional value.Rich in minerals,calcium and vitamin c this fruit is ideal to make a squash to relish in the summer heat…..add lots of crushed ice and some soda water it makes a nice fizzy drink…add a scoop of vanilla icecream and the…

Musky Khus

  Musk melon is one of my favourite summer fruits.It’s really cooling . my mom says..go on a musk melon diet for three days….n u will glow,really good for the skin……here is a drink I tried from this fruit ……     Musk melon cut into pieces Khus sharbat Sprite Few sabja seeds (soaked into…

Shahi Imli Sonth

Shahi Imli Sonth is a delicious sweet and sour chutney that has been made rich with the addition of nuts and seeds. This gives a wonderful crunch to the chutney.     Shahi Imli Sonth Ingredients 11/4 cups tamarind pulp 1 cup jaggery, grated 10-15 raisins, soaked for 15 minutes 5-6 almonds, soaked overnight, peeled…

Instant Corn Dhoklas

I am always on a lookout to try steamed and low cal recipes,while going through the ‘march-april’2011 issue of ‘Cooking &more’ spotted instant corn dhoklas,tried them instantly.I did not make any changes in the recipe except that I steamed them in idli moulds instead of muffin moulds n garnished them with frozen peas n corn.…

Pickled …mocked Jalapenos

BM #   Day 2 Jalapenos  r a Mexican variety of chillies…really hot..a versatile ingredient…but here i m using an Indian variety of chilles…the mexican way….inexpensive n gets done in a jiffy.use it as u r toppings in pizzas …or chop them n add to u r salads,subs..oh actually no end…….infact I like to add…

Jannat-e-Gulab

BM # 4  Day 1 The first day of the Blogging Marathon…for me the first time to partcipate.Thnx to  Srivalli….for hosting such a wonderful event.Hope u all like my recipes……. The Indian desi gulab is a very fragnant rose variety.The petals retain their delicate fragrance even after drying,which makes it ideal to use for syrups and…

A Scrap Page

  This is a scrap page that I did for my grand daughter’s friend. I have used black textured paper to cover a plywood piece,so this remains firm Since the pics were in deep pink I used purple (incidentally that’s her room color)to highlight the pictures.The gold dotted paper has been randomly torn n punched…

Hara Samosa Seyal Fulka

  Everyone likes to have nice hot chapattis  at  lunch or dinner….but at times we do have some leftover chapattis,even though they r soft and can be used the next day…somehow reheating them…..dont like the idea and wasting…..no ways..so here is a super recipe to use your left over chapattis.Infact we all relish these ‘hara…