Best Of 2010 Filed under ( Celebrations, Festivals, Vacations )

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in.  A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.  

So lets leave all the old bad memories back and cherish on the happy moments to come.
Feat to the eyes from 2010... 




Like birds, let us,
leave behind what we don’t need to carry,
GRUDGES SADNESS PAIN FEAR and REGRETS.
Life is beautiful, Enjoy it.



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Keep the smile,
leave the tear,
Think of joy,
forget the fear,
Hold the laugh,
leave the pain,
Be joyous ,
Coz its new year!
HAPPY NEW YEAR

Good resolutions are simply checks
that men draw on a bank
where they have no account.
Happy New Year.

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For  last year’s words belong to last year’s language

And next year’s words await another voice.
And to make an end is to make a beginning.
Happy New Year 2011

Years come and go,
but this year I specially wish 4 u
a double dose of health n happiness
topped with loads of good fortune.
Have a great year ahead!
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011!!!

2011 is at the door…
Remember
Life is short, break the rules,
Forgive quickly,
love truly,
laugh uncontrollably,
and
never regret anything that made you smile.

With all such New year Quotes and Wishes Its Me Aps Wishing u A Very Happy and Prosperous New Year 2011

Merry Christmas!!!!!! Filed under ( Celebrations, Festivals, Vacations )

Its Season Greetings to All My Lovely friends...
I know I am a kind of lazy in blogging and the reason is also genuine when Mom Cooks for u and u enjoy it the daughter obviously gets lazy :D
Being Studied in a Convent I know in detail how Christmas Is celebrated many memories to go with Christmas.. 
It is that time of the year again, when you are thankful for everything merry and bright. May this Christmas be a delight! Wishing you a Merry Christmas!

With The Lovely Wish I Promise to Come back again with something new.
Wishing All A great Holiday,

Sheera Filed under ( 125th Post, Amchikele Randap/Konkani food, Celebrations, Sweets and Desserts )

I wanted to post something special during my 100^th post but couldn’t

do it somehow…. As its my 125^th post I thought of posting something sweet….  Though it’s a celebration post I am not in a mood of chatting… And I myself don’t know the reason.

Ne ways let’s move on to the celebration post.  Its SHEERA…

Sheera is one of our family favorite, but to add to it… my Dad like the sheera made by Thick sooji/Rawa and the rest of us love it with the fine semolina/rawa…. So here is the difference among us :D

This was not made today… instead it was made last week during ganesh chaturthi time. And I thought It wud fit in the best for today…. JJ J

As my bro had come down to my place I thought the fine rawa Sheera wud be the best thing to make as we all love it and more of all dad wasn’t here  :P.

Fine Semolina/ Rawa/Sooji- 1 cup

Sugar – 1 cup

Water -2 cups

Few Strands of Saffron

Ghee – 3-4 tbsp (be generous in adding it as it will taste super especially if it’s the homemade ghee)

Elaichi/Cardamom powder – 1tsp

Cashew nuts broken few
Hot Milk - 1tbsp

Almonds to garnish

Method:
Soak saffron strands in hot milk.

Heat ghee in a deep bottom pan and fry broken cashews…. When done fry the rawa until golden brown (by frying it the rawa doesn’t form lumps).

Now add water and boil until the rawa is cooked and water almost evaporated.

Now add sugar,soaked kesar and mix vigorously so that no lumps are formed.

Cook for 5 more minutes, add cardamom powder and remove from flame.

Garnish with roasted Almonds.

Eat it just like that or with Hot Puris or with ne thing of ur choice. J

Tastes Yum Yum  when u add lozza love in it.

Till my next post,

Be sweet to All,

Saying bubye,

Monsoon Magic Recipe #3 – Pear Kheer- A reason to celebrate Filed under ( Celebrations, Monsoon Magic Recipes, Sweets and Desserts )

Hello Folks!!!

How are all ya doing??? M sure most of them are enjoying the rains…. And  some like me even complaint about the rains (that doesn’t mean I don’t like rains I love them but not here ..in this place its worst).

Yesterday my Lil Angel M completed 6 months and this was a good occasion to prepare a sweet. I did not want to prepare regular kheer so I added a Monsoon Fruit into it and gave a new twist  to the kheer.

So here is the recipe

Pear – 1 (remove the skin and seed and chop them)

Sugar – ½ cup adjust according to taste

Rawa – ½ cup

Milk -1 n ½ cup

Cardamom powder

Almonds and cashews – roasted

Ghee – 1 tbsp

Saffron strands few

Method:

Heat a tsp milk and dissolve saffron strands in it and keep aside.

First microwave the pear with 1 tbsp sugar for 3 minutes (If u do not have a microwave then sauté the pear in same way for 5 minutes and keep aside.

Now in a deep bottom pan add 1 tbsp ghee and roast the rawa until light golden color(by doing this rawa does not stick to each other) this takes hardly 2-3 minutes.

Now add milk 1 cup milk and cook the rawa for 5-10 minutes. When the rawa is cooking add the remaining milk along with saffron mixture and sugar and stir well.

Boil for 5-10 minutes well in low flame and keep stirring as the kheer has chances of sticking in the bottom of the pan.

Now add the pear pieces and boil for 5 more minutes and switch the flame off.

Now add cardamom powder,almonds, and cashew nuts. Serve hot or cold according to ur choice.

Isnt it Easy and new???

With this recipe Its time to end todays post

Tastes Yum Yum  when u add lozza love in it.

Bubye,

 

Malai Laddoo Filed under ( Celebrations, Laddoos, Sweets and Desserts )

“There are not many things in life so beautiful as true friendship, and not many things more uncommon.”

These lines are dedicated to my best friends there J J J. After getting committed I found a new friend who Guru(my Hubby) who turned to be the best one. J J J and with him I welcomed his best friends who ver always a cheer to our life.

I love U guys for being with me all through my Thick n Thin And being my wonderful friends.

Thank U once again guys…… Wishing U a Very happy friendship day.

And to all my good friends and Blogging friends…. Happy Friendship Day…. May our friendship live long.

To all my friends Out there sweet is dedicated for all U….. Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Malai Laddoo…. I made this long time bac and it’s the right time to post it today.

I had lots of malai in my fridge and this is wht it turned into… Malai Laddoos

To make malai/khoya

300 ml Thickened Cream
1 can Condensed Milk

1. Put all the ingredients in a microwave proof container
2. Heat it on high for 4 minutes
3. Take the container out and stir it.
4. Heat it on high again for 4 minutes.
5. Stir it again.

If you are not using the Microwave then just heat the mixture in a thick bottomed pan on the stove for 5-6 minutes ( or more , until the consistency starts to thicken ), making sure that the mixture does not stick to the bottom.

Now to Make the Laddoos :

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of Khoya
• Powdered Sugar
• 1-1/2 cups of powdered and roasted sesame seeds or til
• Kesar
• Chopped almonds and Pistas

Instructions
Roast the khoya on slow flame till it becomes golden yellow in color. Then let it cool for some minutes. Now add some coarsely powdered sesame seeds to the khoya and mix it well. Add the sugar when the above mixture becomes Lukewarm. Add chapped pistas and Almonds. Mix it well and give it a shape of small balls. Take care that the mixture should not be too hot otherwise the sugar will melt and perfect balls would not be made. Finally decorate it with kesar

Enjoy the Delicious Malai Laddoos.

Tastes Yum Yum  when u add lozza love in it.

Sree Sent Me this Wonderful Award… And as its friendship day I wud love to share it with all my blogger friends.J J J

 Once Again Wishing All ya Happy Friendship Day and 

Signing Off,

A treat to celebrate the 100th Post Filed under ( Celebrations, Ice Creams, Mango Relish )

Yeppy I m leading to my 100th post. It feels so so great… I still remember the day I first started my blog…. And had a thought will someone even visit my blog??? My clicks rnt tht good… only 1 follower and blab la… But today I feel so proud to tell I have my own blog ver ppl not only appreciate my work but also try the recipes at home… Now I get mails from friends, relatives or even some who aren’t blogging telling they tried so nd so recipe nd it had turned out Yum….
It really feels great when someone appreciates ur work…. And when there is someone to cherish on the food we make and give suggestions to what more to add or wht variation can I add…. Nd all this credit goes to My Dear hubby!!!!!! Thank U 
So how about celebrating this with a Ice Cream….How about the same ice cream Mango yogurt??? This was the first time I gave a try nd it was so yum…
I love ♥ Mango in any form and I loved the Mango yogurt ice cream by London Dairy…. It is so yum tht every single bite melts In the mouth… Apart from this ice cream My most loved Ice cream is Ideal’s In Mangalore…. If ne one who is/has visited Mangalore must have/had this ice cream and mind me its worth it….  I m missing tht one now… but soon I will relish on it when m in mlore 

Every one liked it and told it was perfect 
SO here is the recipe for Mango yogurt Ice cream:
1 cup yogurt (hung curd)
1large Mango
1 small mango peeled and finely chopped
½ cup sugar
Peel mango and cut as much flesh as possible away from its pit Coarsely chop the mango and freeze it for ½ n hour and transfer pieces to a food processor or blender. Pulse for a few seconds until pureed. Add sugar and pulse for a few more seconds.
In a large bowl (or container you will eventually use to freeze the frozen yogurt in), gently fold the yogurt in to the mango mixture and add chopped mangoes and freeze for 2 hours then remove it and churn it again and transfer mixture into the ice cream container and place in freezer for until frozen (approx 6 hrs). Once it’s done, serve immediately and Enjoy!!!!

Tastes Yum Yum  when u add lozza love in it.

Till I write Again,

Ciao,

 

Kesar Peda Filed under ( Celebrations, Sweets and Desserts )

Hello Folks!!!!

How are all doing???  My angel is doing good and m enjoying each and every second of motherhood…and still in mom’s place enjoying her food J….. this means I cook once in a blue moon ;) So m  sure I don’t need to make reasons y m not here…. :P Manya keeps me busy all the time….

I have decided to peek into blogs atleast once in a while….

This time the post is to celebrate again J

So here is a Sweet Again dedicated to my Brother Sudarshan…. After all the struggle he got what he wanted :D

Kesar Peda:

Recipe source : Amma

Ingredients: 
1 liter - milk Or 200 g - mawa (khoya)
100 g - sugar
� tsp - cardamom powder
few strands of saffron

Method

·        Boil the milk and start stirring from the very beginning to make thick mawa

·        When the mawa thickens add sugar. .(If u use ready mawa then skip this procedure)

·        When the sugar is added the mawa will slightly loosen. Hence heat on a low flame.

When sufficiently thick add cardamom powder, and paste of saffron.( Tip To Make Saffron Paste:   Soak a few strands of saffron in a tbsp. of water or milk for about 5 minutes.Grind with a metal or stone pestle..)

·        Mix well and allow it to cool down.

·        Knead (rub) the mawa well.

·        Form pedas.

Tastes Yum Yum  when u add lozza love in it.
With a lovely post its time to say bubye!!!!

Our Princess has Arrived Filed under ( Celebrations, Sweets and Desserts )

Hey folks all who were wondering about m disappearance here is waiting a sweet news… Our Dream Girl has arrived on the 3^rd of February and we have named her Manya.  Our lives have changed forever and I am are currently enjoying the task of motherhood.

For the Kheer we Need:
100gms soft white Makhanas(Lotus Seeds)

1 tsp ghee
5 cups milk
4 tbsp sugar or as desired
1 tbsp shredded almonds
1 tbsp grated pistachios
1 tsp green cardamom seeds (crushed)

How to make kheer:

• Cut makhanas into halves and put it in a saucepan along with ghee.
• Fry over a low heat for about 5 minutes.
• Add milk and sugar and stir well.
• Leave to simmer for about 1 hour, until milk reduces to half and of a creamy consistency.
• During this period stir from time to time so that milk does not sticks to the bottom of pan.
• Now add almonds and pistachios and leave for further 10 minutes
• Sprinkle crushed cardamom.
• Serve the makhana kheer hot or cold, as desired.

Tastes Yum Yum  when u add lozza love in it.
With a lovely post its time to say bubye!!!!

Happy Ugaadi Filed under ( Celebrations, Festivals )

Its been long long time since I wrote a post..... or hopped in ur blogs or left comments... Mind me i was really bz getting settled down.... Sorry for that hope to visit soon nd be bac vth something Interesting.... I still remember Last year I celebrated Ugaadi in Saudi Arabia... U can check it here nd this time I m in our Home Country India... in Mumbai.... Nd yeh if ne one down here r in Mumbai.... do get in contact vth me We will have gr8 Fun.

Let all the bitter things wipe off and welcome sweet memories in.....

Wishing Each Nd Every one A Very Happy Ugaadi nd A Prosperous New Year... May God Bless your Family.

Signing of for now,

,

~Happy New Year 2010~ Filed under ( Celebrations, Festivals, Ice Creams, Sweets and Desserts )

New year is everyone’s Day…. Wishing U all A very Happy Nd A Prosperous New Year…..Let this coming year be better than all the others. Vow to do some of the things you've always wanted to do but couldn't find the time. Call up a forgotten friend. Walk tall, and smile more. You'll look ten years younger. Don't be afraid to say, 'I love you'. Say it again. They are the sweetest words in the world.
Do U Guys Make New Yr Resolutins…. I do-don’t :D…. It all depends on my mood….. :D. I Trust in doing things as we like and about resolutions it need not be done on new yr it can be done ne day of ur life Unless nd Until Kept up….........

I do think New Year's resolutions can't technically be expected to begin on New Year's Day, don't you? Since, because it's an extension of New Year's Eve, smokers are already on a smoking roll and cannot be expected to stop abruptly on the stroke of midnight with so much nicotine in the system. Also dieting on New Year's Day isn't a good idea as you can't eat rationally but really need to be free to consume whatever is necessary, moment by moment, in order to ease your hangover :D. I think it would be much more sensible if resolutions began generally on January the second :P.

With New Ideas New Recipes Aps Kitchen gets U the New year Post…….
How about A dessert????/
I’ve always had Kulfi Ice Cream In Ice Cream Joints neva thought of making them at home…. Amma used to make ice creams at home but she never tried out kulfi’s at home…nd I never tried Ice creams :P….. So with lozza discussion nd thoughts I decided to make them at home….. Nd its one of the fav in our family…..
I adopted the recipe from Sanjeev Kapoor’s book…. I think I have told u tht he is my Fav Chef…..:)


Here Is the recipe:
MALAI KULFI
Am Indian dessert flavoured with saffron and almonds served ice chilled.
Ingredients

Milk-3 litres
Sugar-1/2 cup
Condensed Milk - 4-5 tbsp
Almonds, toasted 20 (U can use them without toasting but toasted almonds give a crunch)
Green cardamom powder a pinch

Method

Heat milk in a saucepan and bring it to boil. Simmer and reduce to one litre (five cups), stirring constantly. Add sugar and stir till it dissolves.Add Condensed Milk. Chop the toasted almonds and add it to the milk. Add the cardamom powder and mix. Pour in the prepared moulds, seal them airtight and freeze them in the refrigerator.

Recipe Tip :
To make the kulfi in the minimum time: take one and a half liters of milk and reduce it to one litre and add 400 grams of condensed milk and proceed in the same way.

Preparation Time :1-2 hours

Servings :6




P.S - If U dont have Kulfi moulds then dont worry Pour them into Glasses (I Poured them In Used Icream Container....If they r plastic then just tear out the cover nd cut :))


Tastes Yum Yum when u add lozza love in it.




Till I Come Back Again,
BuBye