tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17437306484695025272024-02-19T12:04:58.314+05:30My Cooking AdventuresMommy in foodland!!!panktihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680808846262457699noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743730648469502527.post-10944549520921562722017-12-13T14:07:00.000+05:302018-01-04T21:08:16.527+05:30Sourdough Starter | Make your own Sourdough Starter at home | Bread without commercial yeast | Mother Starter<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We are a nation of flatbread lovers.. We can't do without our rotis, Parathas, Chapatis and Puris.. But we also embrace new food trands with open heart. Leavened breads is one such trend.. However, many of the commercial breads that we get at supermarket have chemical additives to make the breads super soft.<br />
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So what do we do? Sure, we can bake our own breads.. and that is what I started doing when Zini was ready to eat bread. Still the dependence on commercial yeast has always been nagging in the background. And that is when I discovered sourdough.. With my well known love for fermented food, I was bound to like it :)<br />
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I tried making my starter 4 years back. But with a lot of things going around, I couldn't really keep it.<br />
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Off late I have been thinking a lot about baking sourdough for my family.<br />
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And when I got my Carpal tunnel surgery done and was forced to stay at home, i decided to get my starter going. I weighed the ingredients with my left hand, I took help from whoever was willing to help (mostly my maid) to discard and mix.. And there it is!! finally ready!! It has now baked countless batches of crackers (of various flavors) and some good loaves, readily devoured by us!!<br />
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Look at this mother!! Happy and bubbly.. She is still young but strong enough to bake up a boule!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sourdough Starter.. Mother Culture!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garlic, Cilantro and herbs sourdough crackers.. Zini's most favorite thing to dip into her cheesy dip.. </td></tr>
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You too can make these goodies at home, so start with your starter!! For this recipe or rather formula, I am not going to do a formal recipe post, rather I will just talk about the journey as that is what is most important!!<br />
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This is a 100% hydration starter. This basically mean that for 100 grams of flour you add 100 grams of water.<br />
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To make this starter, you need a glass or good quality plastic ( i use glass only, my recommendation glass) big bowl or wide mouthed canister. some spoons and a weighing scale.<br />
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You will also need flour and water.<br />
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But most important ingredient is Patience and faith!! Sounds spiritual (and it actually is)!!<br />
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Once that sorted, let's start with the recipe, shall we?<br />
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On <b>Day 1</b> in a CLEAN jar, take 50 gms of whole wheat flour and 50 gms of All purpose flour. I used organic flour. It helps.. Mix well. Add 100 gms of water to it.. If using jar or canister, cover loosely. don't make it air tight.<br />
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On <b>Day 2</b>, you may or may not see some activity in the starter. But chances are that you will see activity if you are in a warmer climate like India. But this are not the critters that we wanted. So discard half of your starter and feed it again with mixture of 50 gms of whole wheat flour and 50 gms of All purpose flour and 100 gms water.<br />
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On <b>Day 3</b>, your starter may slow down. Still worry not. Keep Calm and Discard half of your starter and feed it again with mixture of 50 gms of whole wheat flour and 50 gms of All purpose flour and 100 gms water.<br />
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On <b>Day 4</b>, your starter may still not show any sign of life. Patience, my friend! Stay Patient and Discard half of your starter and feed it again with mixture of 50 gms of whole wheat flour and 50 gms of All purpose flour and 100 gms water. Do the same thing on <b>Day 5</b> as well.<br />
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On <b>Day 6, </b> my starter smelt like dirty socks.. Panic not. Keep faith.. It's okay! Discard half of your starter and feed it again with mixture of 50 gms of whole wheat flour and 50 gms of All purpose flour and 100 gms water.<br />
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At this stage I branched out to a non-organic starter and kept two starters in two separate glass bowls. One organic another non organic.<br />
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On <b>Day 7</b>, I took 2 TBSP of my starter in a glass bowl, added 30 gms of organic whole wheat flour and 30 gms of organic all purpose flour (maida) and 60 gms of water and mixed well. Similarly in a separate bowl i took 2 TBSP of my starter and added flours and water in the same quantity but the flours were non organic. This was incidentally the day I got the surgery done.<br />
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On <b>Day 8</b>, I came back from the hospital and with the help of my maid, discarded and fed the starters again. On this day, I fed my starters twice as I was late with feeding. So they were fed once at 12.30 pm and once at 8 pm with 30 gms of whole wheat flour and 30 gms of all purpose flour (maida) and 60 gms of water.<br />
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On <b>Day 9</b>, I went back to feeding them once a day with 30 gms of whole wheat flour and 30 gms of all purpose flour (maida) and 60 gms of water and continued this routine till <b>day 12.</b> On this day I baked Sourdough crackers from the discard. But continued with my feeding schedule till <b>day 14. </b>On this day, my starter smelt pleasant. Finally baked a boule on <b>Day 14</b>.<br />
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My Starter was ready finally!! So what happened? how did we manage to catch the yeast? The answer is that it was always there!! since the beginning, it came from the organic whole wheat flour. But it was not dominant till the starter became acidic enough for it to thrive and for other unwanted critter to exit! And thrive it does, just a matter of little patience and faith..<br />
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Will be sharing the recipes for crackers and boules in the coming posts..<br />
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But before I end, will share some notes..<br />
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1) Always use clean equipments. Keep your hands clean too.<br />
2) Be regular with your feedings. Don't miss them.<br />
3) Always mix vigorously before discarding. Then feed the starter and once again mix vigorously. The yeast likes oxygen!<br />
4) If you see liquid on top, then your starter is hungry. Discard most of the starter, keep a little and feed it.<br />
5) Most important!! Keep faith!<br />
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I should also warn you that you will be wasting a lot of flour in the process. But you can always use discard for bird feed or cat feed or for making maure if you keep garden.<br />
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So if you decided to do it, all the best!!<br />
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In my quest for sourdough starter, a lot of people helped me.. I am so thankful to all of them. The folks at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/747583278718536/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Indian Artisan Bread Baker</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChefNagpal?ref=br_rs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chef Nagpal</a> have been very helpful throughout and holding my hands through the process!!<br />
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And a special mention for <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tlgreenway" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Teresa L Greenway</a> whose online sourdough course on Udemy is as good as it gets. Till the time I took up her class, I was skeptical about online classes, but the way she explains and answers all the questions as soon as you get them is commendable!! Amazing course!! Thanks again..<br />
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And of course a big thanks to my family and my maid for keeping and feeding the starter despite their urge to throw away the old smelly goop ;) and keeping up with my seemingly crazy obsession..<br />
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panktihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680808846262457699noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743730648469502527.post-57958114295685166192017-12-11T17:32:00.000+05:302017-12-11T22:33:41.785+05:30Feeling Proud | Classy Bakes | Home Baker<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I mentioned earlier that I have re started baking professionally.. I take order for cakes, cookies and my personal favorite breads..<br />
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But as I started work, the first thing this time was to design a logo... And I am so proud that I was able to design it myself.. It may not be very swanky, but is close to my heart and has everything that I thought it should have. It is also very special to me as Zini too contributed to it. I was stck on the design and was feeling that something was missing and then Zini gave this idea of putting everything in a pink circle with the wavy lines.. I added one more for luck and what do you know?! I had my logo!! In case you are curious about the work that I do, you can check out Classy Bakes' (that's my business' name) <a href="https://www.facebook.com/classybakesp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook </a>and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/classybakesp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram </a>pages and follow and like them, to keep track of my work...<br />
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And then there was no stopping!! I baked and decorated cakes, cookies, cupcakes and breads.. Loved doing them all.. Here are some of my bakes.. And I am so proud of them :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Channel Purse!! Nope, it's purse cake, made by yours truly.. Psst. everything is edible! Yes! the zip, the buckle and the flap too..</td></tr>
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Fidget Spinner Cookie.. it actually spins.. You can play with your food before eating</div>
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Fidget Spinner Cake.. Give it a spin before cutting it.. Now available at Classy Bakes..</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cake done by me in my final test.. Those mangoes and those leaves kept me up at night!! And keeping the tree upright and balanced was a structural nightmare, but the engineer in me rose to the occasion and pulled it off..</td></tr>
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With each passing day, I am trying to learn and implement new things. Will keep this place updated, with my learnings..<br />
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panktihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680808846262457699noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743730648469502527.post-56301804242601729572017-11-23T22:00:00.000+05:302017-12-11T23:05:13.761+05:30French Macarons | Macarons | French Baking | Classy Bakes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So what all I have been doing when I was not blogging? If you saw my previous post, you know I now work full time and as a result indulge in some 4 hours long commute daily which i totally hate...<br />
But what else has been cooking (or baking?) A lot... Cakes, breads, cookies and MACARONS!! Yes, finally got successful in baking these prettiest and classiest and tastiest cookies (if you can say so.) ever.<br />
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I had received a book called Macaron Fetish by Kim H Lim-Chodkowski published by Skyhorse publishing along with the other book called French Baker. Thank you Amanda Tufaro for choosing me..<br />
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This book is so amazingly beautiful!! full of most beautiful Mac pics and at the same time a complete troubleshooting guide and with considerable pages dedicated to detailed Q&A, not to mention, lot of in detail recipes. It follows the french method of baking macarons..<br />
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I had received this book long time back and had been brave enough at that time to try out the recipe without (HOLD YOUR BREATH).. weighing scale!! Yes, totally naive. i know.. So we won't count it as my first trial ;).<br />
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But here is my latest trial of baking macarons and a successfull one i must say... look at those lovely feet.. look at that cute bite size. .<br />
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Check them out and tell me what do you think?!! And if you are feeling brave enough and want to make it then here is the recipe..<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
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For the Shell:<br />
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Egg white 40 gms<br />
30 gms superfine sugar<br />
30 gms almond meal<br />
50 gms powdered sugar<br />
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Chocolate<br />
Cream<br />
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1) Weigh the egg whites and beat them in a steel bowl. Beat them to medium peaks.<br />
2) Mix in the superfine sugar. Beat to stiff peaks to get the meringue.<br />
3) Sift Almond meal and powdered sugar together.<br />
4) Little by little mix and fold the almond mixture to the egg mixture.<br />
5) Fold till the batter becomes smooth and flows like molten lava.<br />
6) Fill in the piping bag and pipe on the circles on the parchment.<br />
7) Let the macarons dry till they form a skin.<br />
8) Bake in a pre heated oven at 150 degree c for 8 minutes.<br />
9) let them cool down completely before touching.<br />
10) Once cool, fill them with the filling of your choice. I filled them with chocolate ganache (mad e by mixing melted chocolate and warm cream , as much as you like)<br />
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1) It's important to let the macs cool down properly.<br />
2) you can fill them with whatever you like. there are many possible options like preservers, jams, buttercream, ganache etc..<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Breaks and comebacks are a recurring theme on this blog.. I do take a break and disappear without any trace and then suddenly come back. This is a pattern that needs to be broken. Hopefully this time.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">So any of you who are still around and are interested.. Since I disappeared, I have started working full time. I thought of sharing this information and continue with my both the blogs once I started the job and everything settled down. How naive I was… Once I started the job, the long commute (as long as it could be) didn’t leave time for anything else. Zini who was initially excited that mummy has started office, started missing me. Thankfully I have great support system at home, with hubby taking care of Zini’s study and my mom, masi and mother in law in turns coming here and staying with us to be with Zini when her parents are at work. Touchwood…</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">With the job started long metro commutes where I would go into semi zombie state. This also took a toll on my health. But I was thankful that I got a job after a long break of 4 years.. I was happy to get a start. I thought that may be after a year or two I will shift somewhere nearby with more time on my hand. However I didn’t change the job. With a diverse profile (Just a kinder word for changed profile at an average of 2 years) it got difficult to get a suitable well paying job and I continue working where I was working. I thought that may be travelling by car will reduce fatigue and I got a car. Still it was the same. I saved maybe 10-15 minutes of commuting time in the evening.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">I can write about my experiences at work after being back to the corporate world after such a long time. I can write about my travel experiences. But today I just want to thank you guys.. For being so forgiving, for inquiring after me and for thinking about me…</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">A recent encounter with a fellow blogger on a facebook group made me want to come back, connect and thank all of you..</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Hope to write many more blog posts over the years. Wish me luck..</span></div>
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panktihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680808846262457699noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743730648469502527.post-59987379591591211042014-09-19T14:31:00.002+05:302017-12-08T23:51:08.337+05:30Kala Chana nu shaak | Desi Chana | Black Chickpea recipe | Healthy Protein packed vegan meal | Dry Kala Chana<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This Gujarati kala chana nu shaak is one of my favorites!! It is so easy, so healthy yet so tasty!! I enjoy making it and I love eating it!! It can give you a healthy dose of protein.. The combination of this kala chana curry the way my mom makes it with kadhi and bhakhri is simple yet deliciously filling!<br />
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It tastes good on it's own too. This is just a little different than Kondakadlai Sundal (Chana Sundal)..<br />
The day your fridge is empty or your energy level is low, make this simple gluten free & vegan curry and see your mood soar!! Just don't forget to soak it overnight :)<br />
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In north India this simple chana are made on the 8th day of Navratri festival (Kanjak) and offered to young girls, considered as Goddesses, along with halwa & puris!! Delicious!! My little girl and her papa loves it with Puri (puffed Indian bread) and that is how it is often eaten at my place!!<br />
Sometimes I make a healthy chane ki chaat by adding finely cut onions, tomatoes, chaat masala and <a href="http://momscookingadventures.blogspot.in/2013/01/green-chutney.html" target="_blank">green chutney</a> to it!<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
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1 Cup Kala chana / Deshi Chana / Black Chickpeas soaked for at least 8 hours.<br />
Salt to taste<br />
1/ teaspoon Green Chilli and ginger paste (Adjust according to taste)<br />
1.5 teaspoon dhania jeera powder (Cumin coriander seeds powder)<br />
1/2 wedge of lemon (Optional - but I love adding it)<br />
2 tablespoon oil<br />
1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds / rai/ sarson<br />
pinch of hing<br />
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Method:<br />
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1) Pressure cook Chana (chick peas) with salt till tender. It's really important to cook it properly. To check if it is properly cooked, take a cooked chana and squeeze it between your thumb and a finger. It should squeeze easily. If it doesn't then you should cook it further.<br />
2) In a kadai (pan/wok) heat 2 tablespoon of oil and add mustard seeds (rai) to it.<br />
3) Once rai (mustard seeds) crackle, add a pinch of hing to it.<br />
4) To this immediately add properly cooked chana without water.<br />
5) Add green chilli and ginger paste and dhania jeera powder and mix well.<br />
6) Let it cook for 5-10 minutes, or till no water is visible.<br />
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Squeeze lemon juice before serving.<br />
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panktihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680808846262457699noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743730648469502527.post-28745472599134904212014-09-09T11:58:00.001+05:302014-09-10T09:20:19.007+05:30Vegetable Cheese Roti roll | Quick meal | Vegetable cheese tortillas | Peanut butter rolls | Lunch box recipe<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
What do you do when you are crazy hungry but have almost no time to whip up something? What happens when you have to have your breakfast on the go? Add to this the fact that you want to eat healthy yet craving for something yummy! For those of you who have such questions (just like me), I have found an answer!!<br />
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The quickest, healthiest roll that can act as breakfast, lunch, snack or even light dinner!! Oh and not to mention tastiest!! You can pack it in the lunch box of your little one and rest assured that it will come back empty!!</div>
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These rolls are complete food with cereal, dairy protein and veggeis! Add to it goodness of peanut butter, freshness of herby <a href="http://momscookingadventures.blogspot.in/2013/01/green-chutney.html" target="_blank">green chutney</a> or tanginess of tomato ketchup and you have got a winning combination on your hand. </div>
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The great part about these rolls is that they are amazingly flexible. You can make them with rotis (Indian flatbread) or use ready made tortillas. You can make a vegan version of it by replacing cheese with tofu!! If you have nut allergy then use regular butter or other vegan butter!!</div>
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1 roti / 1 tortilla ( If you want to make it gluten free, use glutenfree tortilla)<br />
1/2 teaspoon peanut butter/ regular butter ( I use FebIndia's crunchy peanut butter without added sugar)<br />
2 pinches of salt<br />
2 pinches of black pepper<br />
1 tablespoon <a href="http://momscookingadventures.blogspot.in/2013/01/green-chutney.html" target="_blank">green chutney</a> or tomato ketchup<br />
2 tablespoon grated cheese of your choice (Cheddar, cottage cheese/paneer, ricotta will go great) use tofu for a vegan version.<br />
1/2 small finely cut onion<br />
1/2 small finely cut tomato<br />
1/8 cup finely cut or shredded vegetable of your choice (Cucumber, carrots, Zuchhini, bell peppers/Capsicum, Broccoli can be good choices)<br />
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4) Spread them on top of the roti.</div>
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5) Roll and cut if needed. If planning to carry as an on the go meal, pack it in a cling wrap or foil.</div>
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panktihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680808846262457699noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743730648469502527.post-14271678997662517932014-09-04T18:17:00.001+05:302015-11-02T23:07:34.598+05:30Bhindi ki Sabzi | Punjabi Sabji | Stir Fried Okra curry | Ladies finger curry | Cutting and cleaning bhindi<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Bhindi AKA Okra is the most favorite curry at home! My love for this green veggie is the talk of our family (& my work places). At my first job, everyday someone or the other would bring bhindi. It was a big office and I virtually knew everybody and everybody knew me!! So every day at lunch hour I would get a call telling me that there is bhindi, "Aavi jao" (Come over)!! My grandma too fanned my love for bhindi by making it everyday during my vacations!!<br />
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Thankfully hubby too has a great liking for it. So needless to say, our offspring too takes after us on this matter!! The result - Bhindi every week in the season!! Though the bhinda nu shaak that I grew up on was a little different than the version my hubby grew up on. I make both versions and like them both, when it comes to bhindi I don't discriminate ;) . The one I am sharing today is Punjabi version as my MIL makes it.. It is vegan, gluten free and paleo! Simple, quick and yummy!! Check it out..</div>
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500 gms Bhindi/ okra/ ladies finger, washed, wiped and cut into half inch length</div>
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1 big or 2 medium sized onions, peeled and cut into long slices</div>
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1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder</div>
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1/4 teaspoon red chili powder (you can adjust according to your taste, we don't eat too spicy/hot food)</div>
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1 teaspoon dhania powder/ coriander seeds powder (I use dhania jeera powder/ coriander cumin seeds powder as I normally have this in stock) </div>
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2 tablespoon oil</div>
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1) Heat oil in a thick bottomed kadai (wok/pan).</div>
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2) Now add onions to it, let them turn translucent. Keep stirring.</div>
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3) Once they turn translucent, add cut bhindi/okra to the kadai (wok).</div>
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4) Mix well. Let it cook uncovered for 10 minutes.</div>
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5) Now add turmeric and salt. mix well and cover. If your kadai/wok/pan is not thick bottomed, keep a tawa/ skillet under it.</div>
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6) Let it cook covered for 15 more minutes. Keep stirring in between.</div>
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7) Once the bhindi cooks, add dhania jeera powder (coriander cumin seeds powder) and red chili powder.</div>
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8) Mix well and cook for 5 more minutes.</div>
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1) It's very important to wipe the okra/bhindi. If you skip this step, it will be slimey and not so appetizing. If planning to make it in the morning then you can wash bhindi at night and cover it with a dry kitchen towel. Next day spread them on another dry towel under fan. They will dry out fast and then you can skip wiping them!</div>
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2) While cutting okra/bhindi check for mature (pakat/ gharda) bhindi. You should discard them as they won't get cooked. They are generally big and difficult to cut. To verify further, try to snap it in two by bending it. If it doesn't snap then it is indeed mature and needs to be discarded.</div>
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3) Remove the dincha (top) of the bhindi as it won't cook.</div>
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panktihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680808846262457699noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743730648469502527.post-9553035260268810902014-07-03T16:53:00.003+05:302014-07-03T16:53:30.844+05:30Chocolate, Peanut butter and dates milkshake - Ramadan Recipe - Guest post for Huma..<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Huma of <a href="http://gheza-e-shiriin.blogspot.ae/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gheza-e-Shiriin</a> wanted me to do a guest post for her Ramdan series. She has an amazing collection of veg and non-veg recipes! Her pictures are lovely! However the best part about her is her warm and friendly nature!! Apart from blogging and food photography, we also talked at length about her work (she is an entrepreneur and I am impressed), her family (hails from Baroda), her 2 states (yet arranged) marraige!! I am happy to have her as a friend :)<br />
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When Huma said Ramdan, the first people to come to my mind were J Uncle, my papa's friend and his Amma!! Though I never got a chance to meet Amma, I've heard a lot of fond stories of my papa's childhood revolving around her. He would very fondly talk about how Amma would lovingly feed him and my kaka, the heavenly sheer khurma prepared by her during Ramdan and the non-veg food at her place!! Even after J uncle and his family shifted to a new place, the first thing my papa do on Eid morning every year is to call him and wish him Eid Mubarak and talk about the lovely old days!! This tradition continues till date!! May this friendship remain intact forever..<br />
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During my first job, I got a chance to see old city of Ahmedabad during Ramadan months!! Ramdan evening in old city are filled with vendor selling all kind of foods, kebabs, tikkas, bakery style cookies, dates etc.. Air is filled with festivity and people doing shopping!! Something that makes old city all the more endearing..<br />
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I thought a lot about what to make for Huma's Ramdan series. Originally I wanted to do a Sheer Khurma recipe to honour Amma but Huma already had published the recipe. So I got thinking again. I wanted to make something that would be filling enough, something that is delicious, something that would be appreciated in today's busy times yet has it's roots in tradition!! Finally I zeroed in on this milkshake. Perfect for consumption during Suhoor and Iftar meals!!<br />
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Otherwise perfect too :)!! Check out this easy peasy recipe @ <a href="http://gheza-e-shiriin.blogspot.ae/2014/07/ii-edition-of-ramadan-event-to-share_2.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">her place</a>..<br />
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Summer is here, so are mangoes!! I am a ripe mango freak, give me keri no ras, mango shake, smoothie or even simply cut (or even whole) ripe mango and I am happiest!! I am not much into kaccha aam, but if you convert that raw mango to preserves like, Pickle, Chundo, Murabbo or this chutney then I'll happily lap it up!! This is more like Indian mango jam :)<br />
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This chutney is so similar to the quick version of chundo!! And it not only tastes delicious, it also helps in surviving the deadly Indian summer with goodness of onions and raw mango!! It's easy and quick to make and loved by all!! It goes well with rotis, parathas, bhakhari, puri & breads!!<br />
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So grab those raw mangoes and get making my MIL's version of raw mango chutney!! Naturally vegan, gluten free!!<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
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3 raw Mangoes / kachhe aam (medium size) - peeled and grated<br />
1 small onion - finely cut or grated<br />
1/2 teaspoon grated ginger<br />
1/4 cup sugar<br />
1/4 teaspoon red chili powder<br />
pinch of asafoetida (hing)<br />
1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)<br />
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1) In a heavy bottomed pan , take grated raw mangoes, onion and ginger. Mix well.<br />
2) Let it cook till all the water evaporates. Keep stirring in between.<br />
3) Now add sugar and mix well. Cook till all the water from sugar too evaporates, add red chili powder and salt. Mix well.<br />
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What happens when you have left over moong dal from the night and in no mood to make parathas for breakfast?! You google and zero in on a <a href="http://sindhirasoi.com/2012/02/29/dal-tikkibaked-patty-from-leftover-dal/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dal tikki recipe</a>!! But what happens when you have a peanut sized memory?! You can't remember the recipe when you finally get making it (except for the fact that it had moong dal and may be besan in it) and then you come up with something that will be made in house forever as you and your family loved it!!<br />
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Yeah, this is what happened to me few months back, but as I was very busy, couldn't share the recipe.. Finally sharing it now!! It is so amazingly crispy and yummy, even the biggest moong dal haters (my hubby) love it!! It gives a protein packed start to your day and is so healthy!! These tikkis are naturally vegan, gluten free and low on oil (& calories too)!!<br />
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You can make this from any other leftover dal/sambhar too!! Check your fridge, do you have any leftover? then get making this!!<br />
Oh and in case you don't have leftover and still want to make it then just pressure cook split green gram ( dhuli moong dal - mogar) with salt, turmeric and red chili powder and use it.<br />
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Before that have a look at how crispy and yummy and heavenly golden they look like!!<br />
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1 cup leftover moong daal (cooked) - Any other dal will do too, adjust as per available leftover dal!!<br />
2 Tablespoon of besan (Chick pea flour)<br />
1 teaspoon green chili, ginger and garlic paste<br />
2 tablespoon Idli rava (rice semolina) - if you don't have this then use regular semolina/ sooji/ rawa<br />
Salt to taste<br />
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder<br />
1/4 teaspoon chaat masala (Optional)<br />
pinch of hing (Asafoetida - optional)<br />
1 small onion finely cut<br />
1 small tomato finely cut<br />
Any other veggie that you want to sneak in (it should cook fast)<br />
Oil for shallow frying<br />
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1) Mix everything in a mixing bowl.<br />
2) Heat a non stick tawa/ skillet / griddle. Once it is hot enough grease it with oil.<br />
3) Make small tikki (flat pancake) shapes in your palms and drop them on the tawa.<br />
4) Let it cook thoroughly on one side, once it cooks flip it and cook thoroughly on other side too. You can make 2-3 tikkis (or as much as your tawa/ skillet can take) at a time.<br />
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Serve hot with <a href="http://momscookingadventures.blogspot.in/2013/01/green-chutney.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">green chutney</a> or tomato ketchup!! This also makes for a great snack, starter or lunch box food!!<br />
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If you want to use even less oil then you can make these cuties in pancake popper (paniyaram pan / appa patra/ aebleskiver pan)!! I am happy to report that I've tried that and it too tastes great!!<br />
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Guwar phali is something that I relish with <a href="http://momscookingadventures.blogspot.in/2013/01/gujarati-daal-khatti-meethi-daal.html" target="_blank">Gujarati dal</a> and Phulka Rotli!! Naturally Guwar phali doesn't have a pleasing flavor, but add to it 2 secret super flavors and the resulting healthy curry is bursting with flavors!! Miss adding them and you have food fit for cows ;)<br />
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I had a rather interesting mis adventures with this sabzi during my second job. Two of my colleagues (& friends) and I were sharing a home and kitchen. It was a last day of job for one of our roomie and she decided to surprise us with some cooking. </div>
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She was generally dis interested in cooking and related chores but that day as a gesture of farewell she wanted to cook something for us. So she went ahead and cut the only sabzi we had in stock - Guwar phali!! She also kneaded the dough!! But there were a few catches.. The dough was too sticky to roll and the she had used up all the flour!! We didn't have garlic and carom seeds - the 2 secret flavors needed to make the tasty guwar phali curry!! After she realized the mess we were in, she decided to wake us up and share the news!! Needless to say we had one of the worst meal of our lives, but at the same time we had one of the hardest laugh of our lives :) Sometimes bad food too can create good memories ;)</div>
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250 gms Cluster beans (Guwar Phali) - stringed and cut inch long</div>
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1.5 teaspoon dhania jeera powder (Cumin corrinader seeds powder)</div>
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1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder (haldi)<br />
1 teaspoon sugar (otpional - but I like it)</div>
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Believe it or not, I had never used Avocado till yesterday and now I am wondering why?! This is one of the best dip I've had. First time I saw this recipe on<a href="http://anisnest.wordpress.com/2014/04/08/avocado-ranch/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Ani's place</a>, it called out to me and I knew I had to make it!! For that I tried to order Avocado from my regular veggie delivery, but they didn't have it :(<br />
And my dream of making this dip remained a dream, till yesterday! Finally I got to lay my hands on these creamy fruit when I visited INA market to get some of my baking stuff and a ripe Avocado too traveled back with me to Noida..<br />
Next day morning I started working on project Guacamole!! And here is the result!!<br />
I won't say anything else except, get making people!!<br />
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1 ripe Avocado<br />
1 small onion finely cut<br />
1 small tomato finely cut<br />
2 tablespoon yogurt ( The recipe says greek yogurt but I had no patience and used the regular curd)<br />
salt to taste<br />
1 teaspoon red chili powder or hot sauce<br />
2 garlic cloves crushed (optional)<br />
1 teaspoon olive oil<br />
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1) Peel and remove the seed from the ripe avocado.<br />
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I had some whole wheat bread dough sitting in my fridge and I decided to make some Pita chips to go with the dip.. Best decision ever!!<br />
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This is one more curry that I learnt from my MIL. It's quick, it's easy and it's tasty!! I love it as it's quick to make and is healthy..<br />
It gives such a relief on a busy day when you can just throw in the ingredients in the pan and go about doing your job, while this tasty curry gets cooked in jiffy!! It is vegan and paleo!! With Raita and rotis it makes for a filling meal and of course it's healthy. It can also be used as stuffing in sandwiches!! Yumm...<br />
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1 big Capsicum (Bell Pepper/ Shimla Mircha) - cubed</div>
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1 big Potato - cubed</div>
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1) In a thick bottomed kadai/ wok (or in a non stick pan) take oil and heat it. Add jeera (cumin seeds). Once the jeera turnes brown, add onions and saute.</div>
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2) Once the onions turn translucent add capsicum (Shimla mirch / bell pepper) and saute for 2 minutes.</div>
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3) Now add potatoes, salt, turmeric powder, red chili powder, dhania jeera powder ( cumin corriander seeds powder) and mix well.</div>
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4) Cover and let it cook till potatoes become tender. Keep stirring between to ensure that the curry is not sticking to the bottom of the pan. If curry starts sticking then reduce the gas flame and put a tawa (skillet/griddle) under the kadai/ wok.</div>
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panktihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680808846262457699noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743730648469502527.post-33068792297277440862014-04-17T17:32:00.001+05:302014-04-29T12:46:01.971+05:30The Click Happy Album - March 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This month we have received an overwhelming number of photos at our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/clickhappybloggers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook group</a> ( I have been working on this post since last 4 days) !! It has become a fun, lively place with loads of food photos, tips and interesting conversation doing rounds!!<br />
To know more about the group you can visit the original post <a href="http://momscookingadventures.blogspot.in/2014/02/the-click-happy-group-lets-improve-our.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
If you haven't joined the group, do it soon coz you are missing out on lots of fun..<br />
Thanks a lot to all those who shared their pics and their thoughts!! We are learning a lot from all the discussion and the information shared on the group.<br />
Now without talking much I'll share the album for the month of March as there is lot to talk there :)<br />
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We liked the first one better. The colors are great and Priya made me want to buy a marble mortar pestle set with this pic!! The fact that Priya had removed the curry leaves from center to show off the fish and the mango also went well. The only critique was that in the 2nd image we would have liked to see the leaves facing us rather than the stem.</div>
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Though Priya was worried about the blown out white fritter, we didn't really mind it much. We loved the lighting, the idea of using coconut shell and the garnish of green chili. Though we nitpicked that the handle (spoon) was looking a little out of place.</div>
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We felt that the 2nd image looked better. in the first one the yellow bowl looked a bit distracting.</div>
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The simple approach and the garnish look good. The light in the first one is good while in second one it needs improvement. Somehow both the images look blurry.</div>
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We liked simplicity of the image. Here we feel that though pretty the serving bowl doesn't somehow go with the food. A little garnish and a bowl with smaller mouth would make the curry look better. And then Shobha posted the below image. It was liked better, but we would have loved it, had it been filled more and was rotated a little to make an angle.</div>
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These are a nice bunch of photos. They looks sophisticated. Composition too is good. The third one was my favorite with nice light and clarity of image. Though the brown thing in background was a bit of distraction. By changing angle of plate the image may look even more interesting. Priya liked controlled business in the first one. Though some re arrangement in the cloth underneath may help, but it was overall liked.</div>
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We feel this one is nice and we loved the fabric of the bread basket. We felt that this once can be improved with little garnish on the daal and little sharpening in some post processing software. One thought was that the pic look busy in a good way, while another thought was that somebackground items didn't seem to belong in the pic, like the small bowl of pickle. And then Shobha posted this pic which was liked better than the original one.</div>
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The one with sheera in the bowl looks great!! The light is good, the garnish is good, the sheera mounded in the bowl looks good. Still going a little away and giving a little more space around the sheera may make it look better. The clarity looked a little less.</div>
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The overall setting of this image was well liked. The blue contrasted well with the rolls and the board underneath looks good too. The critique was that there is too much of towel in the pic and it grabs attention. The Shobha posted the below pic. Though in this one there is less of towel, the angle seemed better in the first one. </div>
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They are much better photos. We felt that the first one can improve further with some light fill and contrast. The light in the second one looked harsher. Also changing the spoon's position to 2 o'clock may improve the photo.</div>
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This delicious and healthy date cake was shot at night. The suggestion was to have a spaced out shot so that the background cake and the fork in the front can be easily visible and be appreciated. One more suggestion was to remove the background cloth. The white balance too seemed a bit off, so filling light or correcting it using some post processing software was suggested.</div>
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Tanya wanted to know how to reduce highlights while shooting raita. The suggestions were to keep the raita in a dark colored bowl and away from light source and sprinkling some red chili powder. If the light is soft enough then highlights may be less in a white bowl too. The highlights can be corrected in post processing software too. The plating and garnish in the image looks good. The light too is good. But the first image needed some cropping.</div>
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This crispy crunchy vada are nicely arranged here. Though using a different serving bowl (like crockery) in place of steel one would have been better due to reflection. Also it would have been better had the the serving bowl was flatter. Some garnish of curry leaves too may help adding a nice touch.</div>
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The light, clarity, the board and the colors were well like in this image. The only critique was to go a little away from the food and keeping bread uncropped.</div>
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This is a very healthy drink. It can look better with the glass in the background removed. Also we would love to see a plainer background with better lighting. Though Priya informed us that it had been cloudy when she took the pic. She wants to have suggestions on shooting white food. Plz share if you have any suggestion.</div>
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This looks like an innovative dish. Here the suggestion was to reflect light back into the plate using a steel plate or al foil. the reflection of food in the background bowl seems to be a bit of distraction. The fonts needs to be placed somewhere else.</div>
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Though Priya was not happy with the light we feel that light is not bad. Still it can be made brighter by changing ISO and F-stop settings. The logo in the center seems a bit intrusive so is the design on the plate.</div>
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Light and garnish were liked in this image. But the dark corner on top left and chutney in the background looks a little distracting (it may work in top down shot). The colorful plate too takes away from food. We would have loved to see the texture of the khaman too. One very good suggestion was to keep the edge of the table out of the shot otherwise later on it may look awkward or may force us to crop more than we like. BTW Shobha's khaman pic is much better than mine..</div>
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The first one looked better out of the two. Though the lighting seemed too harsh on the right side and the curry looks little blurred in the second one. The tilt was not very popular either. One suggestion was to crop a bit to get rid to of too much highlights on the right.</div>
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We like what we see in the glass. But outside it looks a bit too busy. The background color too is not flattering the food. The background tray design too is distracting. A zero angle shoot too may look better (she already had one in the post :) )</div>
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This crispy crunchy homemade popcorns would have looked better on a contrasting background. Also a taller and a smaller mothed bowl filled over the top and shot from sides would make for great popcorn image. The two lines on top can be easily removed using some post processing software.</div>
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We felt that this yummy biriyani will look better if styled better. The writing too is a bit of distraction. It also needs a spoon to give the inviting look. Lighting and clarity too has a little room for improvement.</div>
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This is an innovative dish of butter biscuit dahi wada. The food looks too far away and it's difficult to make out what it is from the pic. Going closer and using less distracting props was one suggestion. Or using the props in less distracting way (keeping them in background and partially cropped, or using ingredients and keeping focus on food). Lighting arrangement too needs improvement. The reflection on the table is proving to be distraction.</div>
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Lighting was liked in this one and it was a well liked image. The suggestion was to wrap the towel around the tin to show that the rolls were just out of the oven. The cloth looked a little heavy. A torn piece of cloth or a kitchen towel would have worked better. (this one is actually my t - shirt ;) )</div>
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Though the first thought was that it would have been better had the paratha been easily roll-able rather than flacky, but on second thoughts this too was liked. Lighting too was perceived as good.</div>
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I needed some serious help with composition as nothing was coming to my mind, I just threw the chili and the green cloth. Priya gave some amazing suggestions: 1) Thepla on a black tawa and chili on the top 2) a broken theplu on top with chili, some old bowl or glass jar with some accompaniment in background, the green cloth too (I am excited about this one, will try it in my next flatbread shoot :) ) 3) Thepla on tawa with the green cloth around (like in her biriyani shot) same angle or the one witch shows off the stacked height.</div>
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4) May be putting a crumpled brown paper underneath and using the green cloth (as Priya liked it ). i think I may bug Priya before shoots now ;)</div>
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One suggestion for improvement was to use reflector for extra brightness.</div>
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I had to do one white on white image with blown out highlights (mainly because foodgawker rejected the one on black background ;) but they rejected this one too saying overexposed ;) ) The light, crispness and garnish were liked. The grey area in top right needed retouching. Also one question was about background napkin, if I had taken a photo without it or with a plain white napkin.</div>
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I had reflected light back in the bowl. It was perceived as a clean white on white image. The splattering though caused questions. The suggestion to remove the splattering came from a link Huma shared, where cotton swabs were used to remove it. Priya sometimes uses kitchen tissue papers too for this purpose!!</div>
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panktihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680808846262457699noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743730648469502527.post-34873874439041094332014-04-10T16:47:00.002+05:302014-05-02T21:58:12.734+05:30Lauki Thepla | Dudhi na Thepla | Gujarati Thepla | Indian flat bread with bottle gourd<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I love thepla. I love Methi Thepla tad more than the doodhi ones. But my hubby favors this one. I make them often for breakfast or for quick, easy, healthy and home made meal while travelling.<br />
Apart from the great taste and flavor I also like that the thepla are complete food with cereal, vegetable and dairy!! All these great features make them perfect healthy choice for packing in lunch box.<br />
They taste amazing with Chhudno/ Murabbo or Mango Pickle!! They also gel well with Milk, tea and coffee!!<br />
I like them hot off the tava, I love them smeared with cold ghee next day!! They stay good for at least a week if you make them properly!!<br />
A lot of Gujaratis add sugar to their theplas, but we don't!! Though I like the sugar version too, I have soft spot for the no sugar variety as that's the one I've been eating all my life..<br />
So here are my mom's Doodhi na Thepla for you :)<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
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Bottle gourd(lauki/doodhi) peeled and grated 300 gms<br />
2 cups of Whole wheat flour<br />
Salt to taste<br />
2 teaspoon Dhana jeeru (Dhania jeera powder / Coriander and cumin powder)<br />
2 teaspoon green chili, ginger and garlic paste<br />
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder<br />
1/4 cup oil (quantity of this may vary based on type of flour)<br />
1/4 cup curd<br />
Oil for cooking<br />
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1) In a mixing bowl take whole wheat flour, add salt dhania jeera powder, chili ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder and oil to it. Mix well. When you hold the flour in your fist it should remain binded. If it is falling apart add 1 tablespoon oil and mix again.<br />
2) Now add Grated lauki (bottle gourd) to it mix well (don't give too much pressure else lauki will release a lot of water)<br />
3) Knead the dough with curd. Add curd 1 tablespoon at a time. Keep the dough a little dry as the lauki will release water over time.<br />
4) Take small lemon sized ball of the kneaded dough, roll it in dry whole wheat flour.<br />
5) Roll it using a rolling pin on a well floured surface.<br />
6) On a hot tawa (Skillet), apply some oil and grease it well and carefully drop the rolled thepla on it.<br />
7) Flip the thepla once cooked on one side. Let it cook on the other side too.<br />
8) Apply oil to this side before flipping again.<br />
9) Once flipped, cook by applying pressure on the thepla, you can use a kitchen towel or spatula to do that. I use traditional datto.<br />
10) Apply oil on the other side as well and flip. Cook by applying pressure in similar manner on other side too.<br />
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Repeat the same procedure for the remaining dough. Once properly cooled, store in an airtight container and enjoy them whenever hunger strikes..<br />
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1) It's important to make thepla immediately as the lauki will keep releasing water and dough will become very sticky if left for longer.<br />
2) Traditionally thepla are made of lauki and methi (fenugreek) but if you want you can experiment with spinach, carrot, Zuchhini, courgette or any other vegetable you fancy.</div>
panktihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680808846262457699noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743730648469502527.post-6606767962470259642014-04-03T16:23:00.000+05:302014-04-14T08:51:21.050+05:30Punjabi Aalu Gobi Sabji | Aloo Gobhi Curry | Alu Gobi Adaraki | Potato Cauliflower Curry<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Zini has finally started formal school!! Now she goes to school in a bus wearing uniform!! Today she even got homework!! Makes me realize that my little girl is growing big!! Thankfully she likes the school and has made a friend whom she was seen hugging today!! Touchwood..<br />
So now I am back to having some free time. Hence here is the recipe of Punjabi Alu Gobi ki sabji that I made today. My hubby is a very fussy eater. There are very few vegetables that he likes to eat and thankfully Alu Gobi is one of them. It is one of Zini's favorite too!! As a result I make this curry every week!!<br />
Why I like it? It's so easy to cut and clean and gets cooked in a jiffy. It is also flavorful, delicious, healthy and naturally vegan!! If you are averse to potatoes then you can replace it with peas or can altogether skip it. During my Hyderabad days, I was very thankful for Aalu Gobhi as it came in handy in morning rush hour!! So if you are in hurry but want to eat something tasty yet healthy, go for this simple curry..<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
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Cauliflower (Phool Gobi) - 1 medium sized</div>
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2 Tablespoon oil</div>
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1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder (haldi)</div>
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Salt to taste</div>
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1/4 teaspoon red chili powder (lal mirch powder)</div>
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2 teaspoon Coriander seeds powder (Dhania Powder)</div>
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1) Wash and cut Cauliflower in florets, remove stems. Soak in salted water to get rid of germs if any.</div>
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2) Peel and cut potatoes of almost the same size as the cut cauliflower florets.</div>
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3) In a thick bottomed Kadai (Wok), take oil and heat it. Add finely cut ginger to it, let it brown a little.</div>
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4) Now add the cauliflower (sans water) and potatoes to the wok.</div>
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5) Add salt and turmeric powder, mix well.</div>
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6) Cover and cook for around 15-20 minutes. Keep stirring in between, esp if you wok is not thick bottomed / non stick.</div>
7) Once the cauliflower and potatos are about to get cooked (are about to get mushy), add red chili powder and Coriander powder. Mix well.<br />
8) Cover and cook for 5 more minutes.<br />
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Serve with rotis..<br />
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1) You can increase or decrease the amount of red chili powder as per your liking.<br />
2) In case you don't have coriander powder, replace it with coriander - cumin powder or curry powder (garam masala) in reduce amount.<br />
3) You can replace potatoes with peas, or totally skip it.<br />
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Today while browsing through my pics, I saw photo of this chocolate cake that I made this Valentines' day. I had missed posting it and didn't realize it!! When I saw it today, I had to post it!! Thankfully Zini's vacation will end soon and hopefully I will get back to regular posting :)<br />
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This cake was a perfect Valentines' day treat!! It will do great as birthday cake too.. We all loved it. With chocolate sponge soaked in sugar syrup and topped with layers of chocolate and whipped cream, what's not to like?!?<br />
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I made the same <a href="http://momscookingadventures.blogspot.in/2013/01/chocolate-sponge-cake_29.html" target="_blank">sponge</a> as I use in my <a href="http://momscookingadventures.blogspot.in/2013/01/black-forest-cake.html" target="_blank">Black forest cake</a>.. You can use any sponge that you prefer..<br />
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1 <a href="http://momscookingadventures.blogspot.in/2013/01/chocolate-sponge-cake_29.html" target="_blank">Chocolate sponge cake</a> (My cake weighed around 700 gms)<br />
1 cup of broken pieces of chocolate compound (I used Morde dark chocolate compound)<br />
1/4 cup fresh cream (malai) - For a vegan cake replace this with coconut or soy milk<br />
1 cup unwhipped heavy cream (I used Rich's whip topping - it's dairy free)<br />
1/2 cup Sugar syrup<br />
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Method:<br />
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1) In a pan take water and boil it. On top of it, keep a big bowl in such a way that the pan is covered. This is your double boiler.<br />
2) In the big bowl, take chocolate pieces and keep stirring them till they melt.<br />
3) Add fresh cream (malai) to it and beat well till you get smooth shiny mixture. Turn the heat off. Your chocolate ganache is ready.<br />
4) Now whip the heavy cream till you get the stiff peaks.<br />
5) Cut your chocolate sponge horizontally.<br />
6) Take one sponge in your serving plate and sprinkle half of the sugar syrup uniformly.<br />
7) Apply the prepared chocolate ganache on the cake.<br />
8) Now, put other half of the cake and put it on top of the first layer of the cake.<br />
9) Sprinkle remaining sugar syrup on this layer.<br />
10) Apply the chocolate ganache on top of this layer too.<br />
11) Apply the whipped cream on top of ganache.<br />
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Your cake is ready!!<br />
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Notes:<br />
1) If you are not comfortable with double boiler method for melting chocolate, you can do it in microwave. It's simpler and quicker but if you don't keep an eye on the chocolate it may get burnt!!<br />
2) In place of whipped cream you can use butter cream icing too.<br />
3) Whipping cream to stiff peaks takes a lot of time. Also it helps to keep your cream cool. I generally put my bowl with cream in another bigger bowl filled with ice cubes, this ensures that the cream is cool. In past I have used my hand beater to whip the cream and it used to take around 30 minutes. Now I use my hand mixer (love it) and it takes half of the time!<br />
4) As I said you can use any sponge recipe that you like.<br />
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It's Zini's vacation time again and it makes me think that she is perpetually on vacation!! One of the side effects of having her at home all the time is that I can't really blog or photograph much. But today she went to her friend's place and I immediately clicked the photos of this curry I had made for lunch..<br />
Talking about this curry, it's really simple yet satisfying curry.. Something that is liked by almost all the Punjabis I've met (and I've met quite a few including my hubby :) ).. And what more it goes well with rotis and rice!! In case you don't have bottle gourd, you can substitute it with Zucchini or Courgette.<br />
It's comparatively healthy and a great way to eat your lauki AKA bottle gourd. Before hubby started eating Muthiya, Handvo and Thepla, this was the only way he consumed his bottle gourds...<br />
I am sharing our day to day no frills recipe that I learnt from my MIL, if you want you can make it rich by adding cream to the gravy and potato/bread to the koftas..<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
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For gravy<br />
2 big onions<br />
2 medium sized tomatoes<br />
1 green chili<br />
1/4 teaspoon ginger paste<br />
3-4 garlic cloves peeled<br />
1/4 teaspoon garam masala (curry powder - in case you don't have it mix black pepper, cloves, corriander seeds, a little cardamom powder, star anise and cumin seeds and churn in mixer to get yours)<br />
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder<br />
salt to taste<br />
1 tablespoon oil<br />
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For koftas<br />
1 medium sized bottle gourd peeled and grated (If you don't have a bottle gourd then use Zuchhini or Courgette)<br />
3-4 tablespoon besan (garbanzo bean flour/ chick pea flour)<br />
salt to taste<br />
1/8 teaspoon red chili powder<br />
pinch of hing (Traditional recipe doesn't call for this, but I add hing to anything that has besan)<br />
Oil for deep frying or shallow frying<br />
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Method:<br />
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For Koftas (no meat balls)<br />
1) Squeeze water out of the grated bottle gourd.<br />
2) Add besan (chick pea flour), salt, red chili powder and turmeric powder and hing to it. Mix well.<br />
3) Make small lemon sized balls and deep fry in hot oil in a wok. If you don't want to deep fry then you can alternatively use pancake popper/ Paniyaram pan to get the balls. Or you can shallow fry them like cutlets on a tawa/skillet.<br />
4) Take out on a tissue paper and let them cool down.<br />
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For gravy<br />
1) In a mixer or food processor, churn onions, tomatoes, green chili, ginger and garlic to get a paste.<br />
2) In a kadai (wok), take oil and heat it. Add the prepared paste to it and mix well.<br />
3) Keep cooking (and in between stirring) till all the water evaporates and the oil separates.<br />
4) Now add garam masala (Curry powder) and turmeric powder. Mix well.<br />
5) Cook for 1 minute while stirring continuously.<br />
6) Add 1 cup water, mix well and add salt to taste.<br />
7) Let it boil. You can add koftas if serving immediately.<br />
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Assemble it when ready to serve otherwise the koftas will get soggy.<br />
To Assemble<br />
1) Heat the gravy and add the prepared koftas to the gravy.<br />
2) Let them cook for 7-10 minutes. Don't stir vigorously, else your koftas will break.<br />
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Notes:<br />
1) You can adjust masalas as per your taste. If you like it spicy, add red chili powder. If you are not a fan of hot food, taper down chili (Green/red).<br />
2) As I said, you can make more rich version with cream and potatoes/bread.<br />
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We had this collaborative effort for improving our food photos in <a href="http://momscookingadventures.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-click-happy-group-lets-improve-our.html" target="_blank">the Click Happy Group</a>.. Now is the time for the monthly round up!!<br />
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First of all a big thanks to <a href="http://realhomecookedfood.blogspot.in/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linsy </a>and <a href="http://thehumptydumptykitchen.blogspot.in/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Priya </a>for helping me setting up the things and getting it going.. Really appreciate your help.<br />
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Thank you all for participating and sharing your photos and thoughts and gave encouraging words.<br />
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Here is the Click Happy Album along with feedback, the photos were shared on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/clickhappybloggers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook page</a>. If you want to participate in next month's event, please join our group and start sharing your food photos.<br />
All those who did not participate there can still give their valuable feedback here. We welcome all suggestions for improvement.<br />
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If I have missed out on a photo or name, plz let me know, I'll update it ASAP..<br />
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Feedback: This healthy, yummy and comforting rasam can look better with better lighting, i.e. no flash and day light. Also the glare on the rasam takes away a little from it.</div>
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Til ki Barfi by <a href="http://welcometomyrasoi.blogspot.in/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bhawna</a></div>
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Feeback: Background, light and the shape of the serving bowl are great!! Though one suggestion was to use more Indian looking serving bowl. The little crop on left may have taken away from the image. Also the red tomatoes in the background are a bit of distraction. One more opinion was that the napkin didn't go with the overall scheme. Some rice or Phulka in the background in place of tomatoes and napkin would have been better.</div>
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Have fun this holi with this Thandai. This image can benefit from lesser reflection on the glass (though very difficult to achieve). We would have loved this image more had the glasses not been cropped from top.</div>
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This healthy and spicy curry's photo has its charm in its simplicity. The shape of the bowl too looks lovely. The little cropping on the right is a little distracting. Lighting needs improvement. We would have loved to see more of curry in the bowl, it looks little empty in this image.</div>
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Feedback: This yummy Basundi is looking great with nice lighting. But there seems to be too many props taking away attention from Basundi, esp. the flowers. The second image was liked better.</div>
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This jam is really really easy to make, so easy that if you start making now, you will have it ready in 30 minutes!! When I made it first, I wondered why I had never made it before..<br />
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Last year, I saw it on <a href="http://cookeatburrp.blogspot.in/2013/01/strawberry-jam.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smita's place</a>, who had adapted it from <a href="http://hungryandexcited.com/blog/2013/01/strawberry-jam-ammama-style/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Revathi's place</a>, and made it, but forgot to blog about it!! This year, when I saw a lots of strawberries in the market, I remembered the jam and decided to make it again!!<br />
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The best thing about this homemade jam?! It is preservative free and made with loads of love and fresh strawberries!! Oh and you can control the amount of sugar in it!! This jam also makes for the perfect homemade gift in some pretty jars!!<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
1 Cup chopped strawberry (If you don't want a chunky jam then you can puree the strawberry or finely chop them in food processor. I like chunky jam where I get a piece of fruit once in while hence used big chunks of strawberries)<br />
1 Cup sugar (I used granulated sugar)<br />
1 teaspoon Vanilla powder (You can use vanilla extract, paste or pods)<br />
1/4 teaspoon Apple Cider Vinegar<br />
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Revathi, who originally shared this recipe has made it once with only vanilla powder and once with only Vinegar. But I wanted to try with both. You can treat one of these two ingredients as optional.<br />
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1) In a thick bottomed pan, add strawberry, sugar and vanilla. Mix well.<br />
2) Keep stirring and cooking on medium/low flame till you get one string consistency on your jam.<br />
3) Turn the flame off and let the jam cool down.<br />
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Store in a CLEAN, DRY glass bottle or jar. And enjoy :)<br />
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1) If you want you can reduce amount of sugar.<br />
2) As Revathi says you can use different fruits to make similar jam.<br />
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Have you ever looked at the blogs with amazing food photos and wondered how can I take such photos? I have done that a lot!! Then I told myself that I don't have a fancy DSLR camera to take amazing photos!! But then I came across some blogs where photos were mouthwatering but they were taken using - hold your breath - a mobile phone camera!!<br />
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And that just opened my eyes!! I realized that though my ordinary, compact, point and shoot Sony Cybershot digital camera had its limitation, it can still take better pictures than what I was making!! So till I buy the fancy camera I decided to improve on my photography skills. And then started the journey to improve my food photos.<br />
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But over the time I've realized that sometimes it becomes difficult to look at your work objectively, you get biased towards your work and can't really tell what's wrong with your image. That's when you need honest friends to give you HONEST feedback.<br />
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And we at the Click Happy group are aiming to do just that!! We are a group of friends who have come together to improve our food photos. We are no professionals or experts but we all share passion to improve our photos. We believe that there are no bad photographers, just the photographers who are learning. We believe in sharing our knowledge, learning together and giving our honest feedback to our other Click Happy friends and we do it politely!!<br />
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On the 15th of every month, I would do a roundup of the images shared with photos, links and the feedback given by the group member on my blog.<br />
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If you too want to join us on this journey of learning please join our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/clickhappybloggers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook group</a> or drop me a mail at techie2mom@gmail.com. Non bloggers are welcome too.<br />
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In case you don't want to join the facebook group, you can just link to this page and insert the logo in your post. I'll upload the photo in the group and see what Click Happy group has to say about your photo and include the comments in the roundup along with the image and link.<br />
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1) Please share the light position, light type (natural, tungsten, fluorescent, daylight lamps) and type of camera used. That helps in giving the feedback.<br />
2) Please use the logo and insert a link to this post when sending a photo to this event.<br />
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And before signing off, I want to share some tips about a very basic thing that helps in improving food photos immensely - Lighting!! You change your lighting and the same setup starts looking differently!! Here are my tips,<br />
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1) Always try to use natural light. If you are cooking something for dinner than save some of it and take the photo next day in daylight. But don't take your photos in direct sunlight. It gives very harsh photos. Try to diffuse the light using a shear white curtain, white saree, white dupatta, umbrella or white translucent paper. Or take pictures in a shaded but well lit by natural light, area. I generally take my photos in a room where I get ample light during day. I turn off all the artificial lights and take my pictures there.<br />
2) Turn the on camera flash off. It ruins the photos.<br />
3) If it's impossible for you to take photos during day then, keep in mind to never mix two type of lights, i.e. daylight and florescent light. Always use one type of light source. If you want more light than use the same type of lights.<br />
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panktihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680808846262457699noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743730648469502527.post-76070414273224107552014-02-22T12:33:00.001+05:302014-02-23T21:49:44.117+05:30Banana Chips | Kela ni wafer | Khadkhadiya | Low oil banana chips<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This is my childhood favorite!! I also love how musical the name sounds "khadkhadiya"!! Probably you know about how me and my mom share the OCD of not letting kids eat outside food. Hence this was a one off treat for us. Though mom sometimes made potato and banana chips at home but cutting thin slices for chips using regular knife was a big pain.<br />
But recently my friend M told me how they make these banana chips at home and then I decided to make it at home. Thankfully this time I had my trusty food processor to help me in cutting thin slices hence now it has become much more easier!! Alternatively you can use potato peeler to get really thin slices. I use it sometimes while making these chips in small quantity!!<br />
Sometimes when we are in mood to eat healthy, rather than deep frying it, I make it in microwave. You can't tell the difference!! My only problem with microwaving is that it takes a lot of time..<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
Raw banana (Plantains)<br />
Oil for deep frying (if deep frying)<br />
Oil for greasing the microwave proof plate (if microwaving)<br />
Salt to taste<br />
Pepper<br />
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Method for deep frying:<br />
1) Peel the plantains. Then cut them into really thin slices. Use food processor or regular potato peeler for it.<br />
2) Heat the oil for deep frying on high.<br />
3) Once the oil gets heated, turn the heat to low and deep fry the chips till golden brown in colour.<br />
4) Take out on tissue paper so that extra oil drains.<br />
5) Now sprinkle salt and pepper to taste and enjoy!!<br />
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Method for microwaving:<br />
1) Peel the plantains. Then cut them into really thin slices. Use food processor or regular potato peeler for it.<br />
2) Grease a microwave proof plate, and spread the thinly cut banana slices on it. Brush a little oil on chips too. Make sure that you don't put one chip on another one for really crispy ones.<br />
3) Now microwave on high for 2 to 3 minute. This time may vary depending on size of chips and type of oven. Keep an eye on them while microwaving otherwise they may get burnt.<br />
4) Now sprinkle salt and pepper to taste and enjoy!!<br />
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Yeah, that easy and yummy!! Of course nobody can have only one!!<br />
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panktihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680808846262457699noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743730648469502527.post-28755465533048166722014-02-20T16:44:00.001+05:302014-05-07T17:08:02.322+05:30Methi Dal | Lentil soup with fenugreek leves<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I had this healthy and delicous daal first time in office canteen. I really like how healthy yet tasty it is. It also has all the qualities of a comfort food. What more, it goes well with rice or roti!!<br />
But as I've shared before I was hardly interested in cooking while I was working full time. So never asked my colleagues who knew how to make it.<br />
But after shifting to Noida, I've been missing this simple fare a lot. And one afternoon I decided to make it. I could have called my colleagues to get the authentic recipe, but I remembered that it was the weekly meeting time for them and I HAD to cook the daal. So I decided to just guess the recipe and make it..<br />
This is by no means the authentic Andhra methi daal recipe, but it is delicious, healthy and gets ready in jiffy!!<br />
Oh and the measurements are all eye balled. But that won't harm the taste of this simple daal much..<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
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1 cup Toor daal (Arhar daal / pigeon pea split)<br />
1 onion finely cut<br />
1 tomato finely cut<br />
1 cup methi (fenugreek) leaves, cleaned, chopped and washed properly<br />
1 sprig of kari patta (mitho limdo)<br />
2 teaspoon oil<br />
1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds (rai, sarson)<br />
1 pinch asofoetida (hing)<br />
salt to taste<br />
1 teaspoon green chili, ginger and garlic paste<br />
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder<br />
1 teaspoon dhania jeera powder (Cumin and coriander seeds powder)<br />
1/2 teaspoon sambaar masala ( South Indian curry powder)<br />
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Method:<br />
1) Wash the daal and soak it for 30 minutes. Then pressure cook it till tender.<br />
2) Meanwhile in a pan take oil on medium heat. Add mustard seeds to it.<br />
3) Once it crackles, add kari patta and hing. Then add green chili ginger and garlic paste.<br />
4) Add onions and saute till it turns translucent. Then add methi leaves. Cover the pan and cook till methi cooks too.<br />
5) Now add tomatoes and cook till tomatoes get cooked.<br />
6) Add dhania jeera powder, turmeric and sambar masala. Mix well.<br />
7) Now add the cooked daal to the mixture. Mix well.<br />
8) Adjust water and add salt to taste.<br />
9) Let it boil on medium flame for 10-15 minutes. keep an eye on it..<br />
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Enjoy with rice or roti.. I would recommend adding a dollop of ghee to it :)<br />
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At some point or other all moms of toddlers face the big feeding problem!! My daughter Zini too sometimes gives me tough time!! On such days she would play, dance, sing, cry but not eat. I have to get all innovative to get her to eat food!!<br />
Some times I cut here breads in pretty shapes using cookie cutters. Some other times I hide cheese in her parathas. And there are times when I let her make her own meal!! You don't believe me?! See for yourself!! This egg curry is so simple that even toddlers can make it!! Well, almost!! Of course you will have to help and supervise them..<br />
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1) Boil one egg and peel it.<br />
2) Cut up some onions, tomatoes and any other veggies of your child's choice. You can let your child cut tomatoes and capsicums.<br />
3) Give your child a toy knife (or the plastic spatula that comes with the mixer grinder) and let her cut the egg into pieces and tell her that it she who is making her own meal!! Don't fret at the mess. You can always cut it as per your choice before cooking.<br />
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4) In a pan add oil (or butter) and quickly saute onions, tomatoes and any other veggie that you added.<br />
5) Add eggs, salt and black pepper powder, mix well.<br />
6) Turn off the heat and let your child mix it.<br />
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I even let Zini roll her own rotis to go with the curry ;)<br />
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Serve with rotis/parathas/breads and tell her that she has cooked her own meal!!<br />
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Watch her lick her plate clean!! Victory!!<br />
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Oh and here is how I boil eggs. Believe it or not, but till I had Zini I had never boiled eggs!! I don't eat them and my hubby eats omelettes!! So when I decided to feed eggs to Zini I was totally clue less about how to do it. Then I asked our resident egg boiling expert - my brother, and this is what he taught me. I am sharing it here for the benefit of those who are egg boiling noobs like me. Others can skip this..<br />
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1) Take water in a deep pan. Wash and carefully drop your egg in a pan.<br />
3) Let the water boil and let the egg boil in that water for around 15 minutes. Depending on room temperature the time needed may vary. If you are in cold climate then egg may need more than 15 minutes.<br />
4) After 15 minutes, turn the heat off. Let the eggs sit for around 5 minutes.<br />
5) Drain the water and then let the egg sit for 2-3 minutes. Now peel it to get the perfect hard boiled egg!!<br />
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<b>Very Important Notes:</b><br />
1) When you are letting your child come into kitchen, be very and I mean VERY careful. Always keep an eye on her. SAFETY FIRST..<br />
2) When you involve her in cooking please let it be very clear to your child that anything hot is off limits. Educate her about what all can be hot.<br />
3) Also tell her that anything sharp is off limits. And she can touch the things only after asking for permission.<br />
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panktihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680808846262457699noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743730648469502527.post-68191330621928706762014-02-11T16:18:00.001+05:302014-02-16T17:07:36.954+05:30Puda | Indian Crepe | Gujarati food<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Last week I was in Ahmedabad and I had amazing time eating mom ke haath ka khana :)<br />
I came back yesterday and there weren't any veggies at home but I wanted to eat something healthy after a week of overeating :)<br />
And these Pudas came in handy....These too are made of my favorite<a href="http://momscookingadventures.blogspot.in/2013/01/haandvo-indian-savory-cake.html" target="_blank"> handva no lot</a> AKA Kanki kormu!! Don't worry if you don't have it. Read on to get an alternative to it.. Needless to say they are yummy and healthy at the same time!!<br />
Today I had only onions on hand but you can also add any other vegetable you fancy. I often add methi (fenugreek) and grated carrots to the pudas!! The methi pudas featured in my <a href="https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCcQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmomscookingadventures.blogspot.com%2F2014%2F01%2Faathela-marcha-pickled-pepper.html&ei=BP35Uv23GYShigfeioDoAQ&usg=AFQjCNEGlQ3pe5U_kzfEPUVEWhhILiLVAQ&sig2=73HR8yrgiYjSykgDAanKdw&bvm=bv.61190604,d.aGc" target="_blank">Aathela Marcha</a> (Pickled Pepper post)<br />
Check them out..<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
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1/2 cup <a href="http://momscookingadventures.blogspot.in/2013/01/haandvo-indian-savory-cake.html" target="_blank">Handva no lot</a> (in case you don't have handva no lot handy, you can mix besan (Garbanzo beans flour), rice flour and whole wheat flour to make pudas. Or you can soak the lentils and rice overnight and grind them together next day in a mixer to get batter, in this case reduce the curd to 1 Tablespoon)</div>
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1/4 cup curd</div>
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1 teaspoon green chili, ginger and garlic paste</div>
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1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder</div>
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1 pinch hing (Asofoetida)</div>
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salt to taste</div>
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1 small onion</div>
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1/4 cup cleaned, chopped and washed fenugreek (optional) or 1/4 cup grated carrot (optional)</div>
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teaspoon oil</div>
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1) In a mixing bowl, take all the dry ingredients and vegetables. Mix them well.</div>
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2) Now add, vet ingredients and mix well. Add water to get a pancake/ dosa like batter. Let it rest for at least 30 minutes. Sometimes I let it rest for 2-3 hours too, if I have time.</div>
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3) Heat a tawa (skillet), grease it with 3-4 drops of oil.</div>
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4) Using a ladle pour batter on the tava. Spread it evenly to get circular shape.</div>
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5) Let it cook on one side for 30 seconds on medium flame.</div>
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6) Using a spatula, flip it. Apply oil on sides.</div>
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7) Let it cook on another side for 30 seconds on medium flame.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small; text-align: left;">Take it off the tava and eat with green chutney, pickle, curd or ketchup!!</span><br />
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