EVENT: FOODIEMONDAY/BLOGHOP THEME: #73 NEW YEAR RECIPE: EXOTIC FRUIT SALAD Exotic Fruit Salad is a delicious, healthy and satisfying naturally sweet treat to enjoy for breakfast or as dessert. Why exotic? Because I rarely find dragon fruit and I love it so much. FoodieMonday/ Bloghop Group To kick off 2017 on a happy note,FoodieMonday/Bloghop group decided on the theme New Year. For this theme which coincidentally falls on a Monday, we had to prepare any dish that we see fit to celebrate New Year. New beginnings mean celebrating with something sweet. However, after the wedding, Christmas, hubby’s birthday celebrations I really didn’t want to add more sugar into our bodies. Since I got really sweet strawberries, succulent pomegranate and dragon fruit, I decided to make something…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Date Bread This Date Bread is made using fermented dough where I have added pureed dates, chopped nuts and dried fruits. It is a sweet bread that can be enjoyed for breakfast or at tea time on Christmas Day. Can bake it a few days before Christmas. Toast it or warm it up before serving. What I like about this sweet bread is that one can use any dried fruits and nuts of their choice. Date Bread also makes an ideal gift for the festive season. Bake in mini loaf tins if you are gifting it. Memories – My Daughter’s Wedding Hope you all have had a wonderful Christmas holiday. It is really satisfying to get back to blogging after over a month. My…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: FOODIEMONDAY/BLOGHOP | FOODIES_REDOING OLD POSTS THEME: MUGHLAI CUISINE RECIPE: VEGAN SHAHI MUSHROOM KORMA Vegan Shahi Mushroom Korma is a rich, flavourful, aromatic and creamy mushroom curry with exotic spices. The creaminess of this curry comes from the cashew nuts and thick coconut milk. Best to enjoy this Vegan Shahi Mushroom Korma with some naan, rotis, parathas or rice. Korma are usually not very spicy, therefore allowing the flavours of other spices to come through. FoodieMonday/Bloghop Group Every week my blogging scene is a bit like the following: Try and prepare and write out the post before Monday. I wait impatiently to see what the rest of the members have made pertaining to the chosen theme. By Monday evening or Tue visit the posts and…
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Continue ReadingDRASTIC CHANGES – America counts votes as India counts notes Early this morning as I sat at the computer to write my post for today I was in a dilemma whether to write about Children’s Day which is being celebrated today in India or about the shock that the PM Narendra Modi gave the whole nation on Tuesday 8th November 2016 at around 9p.m. My blog being also a sort of diary for me about important events and personal happenings, the issue on demonetisation won. As usual I was busy watching my Indian series when I noticed on my mobile that our apartment block group going a bit crazy. Checked the first message and read that from midnight all 500 and 1000 rupees notes will…
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Continue ReadingNutan Varsh Abhinandan ( Happy New Year) Today it’s New Year for the Gujarati community. Its also Govardhan Puja day. Back in Mombasa its the day when we dress up in new clothes and go temple hopping… yes you read right not bar hopping but temple hopping. We visit all the Hindu temples in Mombasa, meet friends, relatives and acquaintances. After that it’s lunch at Ajay’s foi’s house. It usually is very hot around that time of the year so after a heavy lunch we need to take a nap. In the evenings we get ready and go to Patel Samaj to meet and greet our community people. Its also the day when I prepare some prasadam for the ISKCON temple in Mombasa. Its the…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: FOODIEMONDAY/BLOGHOP THEME: #61 ST NAVRATRI RECIPES RECIPE: AMARANTH FRUITY PUDDING/ RAJGIRA KHEER Amaranth Fruity Pudding/ Rajgira Kheer is a healthy, filling, nutritious, creamy pudding that can be enjoyed as a dessert or as breakfast. Loaded with nuts and fresh fruits, it is an absolute treat. When amaranth is cooked with milk or water, it becomes thick like an oat porridge. Rich in dietary fiber it is a good gluten free breakfast option. To make it vegan, use any nut or soya milk. Why Should You Include Amaranth In Your Diet? Certainly because it is gluten free. In fact, amaranth is not a grain but seed so it can consumed when one is fasting. Actually, amaranth is a complete protein as it contains all the…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: FOODIEMONDAY/BLOGHOP THEME: CHATAKEDAAR CHAAT RECIPE: IDLI CHAAT Idli Chaat is a makeover of leftover idlis. Idlis are fried till crispy. It is a lip smacking,irresistible, gluten free flavourful snack. Chutneys, vegetables, fruits, yogurt all add a medley of flavours. FOODIEMONDAY/BLOGHOP It’s Monday and time to present our FoodieMonday/Bloghop recipe. Our #60th theme is Chatakedaar Chaat. There was much excitement around this theme during the week. Our Whatsapp group was tinging away endlessly. Some knew exactly what they wanted to prepare and some didn’t. I was not sure what I wanted to make till Saturday. I’ve already blogged a few chaat recipes so it was difficult to choose something else. HOW THE IDEA FOR IDLI CHAAT AROSE Friday evening I went to buy an idli…
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Continue ReadingStuffed Baked Tomatoes Stuffed Baked Tomatoes are simple to make, so juicy and delicious. Ideal as a side dish for any meal. Enjoy it for breakfast with some omelette, toast, baked beans etc. Take advantage of the large juicy tomatoes that are in season. Sharing This Recipe With FoodieMonday/ Bloghop Every Monday the group decides on a theme. We work on our recipes over the week and post it the following Monday. The 59th theme was Stuffed Vegetables. How I Decided On Stuffed Baked Tomatoes Well several reasons, for one I love baked tomatoes, you know the kind we get with a full English Breakfast. I had this stuffed baked tomato recipe bookmarked for ages. Coincidentally, the vegetable vendor came with large tomatoes. Though…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Amiri Khaman/Gujarati Sev Khaman Amiri Khaman /Gujarati Sev Khaman is a popular street food in the state of Gujarat. Khaman is dhokla made from ground chana (chickpea) dal or chickpea flour. Leftover khaman is used for Amiri Khaman/Gujarati Sev Khaman recipe. The leftover dhokla is crumbled up by hand. It is topped with grated fresh coconut, thin sev and chutneys. And there, in an instant you have a chatpata, delicious snack. I sometimes prepare it with leftover instant or moong dal dhokla too. There is no hard and fast rule that you have to use khaman dhokla. Serve it chutneys of your choice. We love it with green chutney and the garlic one. Sharing This Recipe With FoodieMonday/ Bloghop Group The theme suggested for…
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Continue ReadingHey anand umang bhayo, jai ho Nandlal ki,Nand ke anand bhayo, jai Kanhiya lal ki Hindus all over the world will celebrate Janmashtami, Gokulashtami, Krishna Jayanti, Ashtami Rohini as its known on Thursday 25th August this year. What is Janmashtami? Janmashtami is the birthday of Lord Krishna. Lord Krishna is the eighth avatar(incarnation) of Lord Vishnu. He took the human form and came to this earth over 5000years ago, 5243 to be exact to vanquish evil and bring back faith in religion. Its believed that Lord Krishna was born at midnight. He was the eighth son of Devaki and Vasudev(of the Yadava dynasty) from Mathura. His maternal uncle Kansa (Devaki’s brother) ascended the throne by imprisoning his father King Ugrasena.King Kansa was a tyrant. After…
