I tried it and got excellent results

Today I tried the Mexi-Desi chaat posted on Saffron Hut's blog and I must say my husband who is not a chaat fan loved it. My little one also gobbled it all up and said its really good and that is the best thing that happened in the day. It is such a recipe that does not need much preparation and cooking so I like it. I also tried the Instant Rava dhokla from Bawarchi's and I must sayI have fallen in love with the spongy and soft goodies. I made sweet chutney with Apple Butter (Smucker's brand) by adding mirchi powder, dhania-jeera powder, aamchur and salt and it tastes so good. I made my own version of green chutney to go with it. I still need to post some pictures of these.

No time to blog what I am doing here anyways if that is true

I have become quite a blogoholic... I am so tired that I am dizzy I don't have to stay up and write this but I am so today my dd came down with a stomach bug (viral they say) well she came down with it last night and the whole night was like playing the game of hide and seek with my sleep. Poor thing she was in so much pain and discomfort and I was feeling very helpless and to add to the fun and excitement of the late night show my ds kept waking up and crying just so he could join the party and not feel so left out. I am in a zombie state right now so excuse me if I misspell or if I am grammatically incorrect. I wanted to take a few snaps of the theplas that I made today and they turned out quite well I must say but never got a chance to do that maybe some other time.
Someone gave me an idea of having my own food blog and I am thinking about it seriously, my husband has been after me to do that for the longest time. So hopefully I will be able to do that. Can anyone tell me what a meme is ? I keep reading about it on different blogs and what is being Tagged ?? Questions , questions and more questions. well my brain is saying good night and so I have to go.

Gratitude is such a lost feeling in a busy world of ours

Today I was thinking of how much gratitude I have for things in my life. I should be thinking about it everyday but I don't. Why ? Because i am so busy with the day to day routine that it is just becoming difficult to spare a few minutes and say thank you God for making my day so easy and so on. So today I thought that better late than never and I have to thank God for giving me such a wonderful life. Thank you for giving me a roof over my head and food on my table and more to feed my kids and everyone I love. Thank you for the car I drive and the money for the gas to put in my car(although the gas prices are skyrocketing thanks to you know who------the good old government) thanks for giving me the company of good friends and the blessings of my parents ....I am so lucky to be here. I have to make the best of what I have and be thankful for little mercies.

Mother's day.....what I am thinking of...today

Just wanted to wish a very happy mother's day to all moms. I wanted to wish My DEAR MOTHER (mummy that is what I call her) a very happy mother's day. I wish I was there with her and after what she has done for me and my siblings I wish every day was a mother's day where we could do something special for her. Being a mother to my kids has not only taught me to appreciate my mother but to thank her every moment for being my mother and bringing me into this world and giving me a life full of happiness and security and so much more. Words can only describe a very very small part of how I feel about you mom. I miss you and love you sooooooooo much. I still feel like that kid who wants to stay close to mom all the time. Wish I could be there. I am glad your other daughter is there with you on mother's day.

Today I am feeling tired and frustrated

Today morning the same thing happened as it happens everyday, my dd woke up in a bad mood and as we call her the grouchy ladybug. I am getting so tired of this routine with her, yes it has become a habit of hers and I don't know how to break it. First of all she won't brush her teeth and then she does not eat breakfast (even if I feed her breakfast) . She will take more than an hour to finish it on her own after I repeatedly tell her to eat the next bite. I don't know how i will be able to make it thru all these years and it seems like such a herculean task. To tell you the truth I hate waking up in the morning just because of that. It is almost noon and she still does not ask for food. The emotions going thru my head are anger, guilt, frustration, sorrow....can you have all those at the same time ??????? Meanwhile my ds is a happy kid who wants to be held at times but that is still manageable I really am not looking forward to this whole charade again tomorrow morning. I am feeling so tired I have a headache. I am about to shut the door to my room and never come out of it. I don't think timeouts are working for her and us. She just goes to her time out corner and sings a song and talks to herself....so much for letting her think about what she did wrong .....maybe I should ask Supernanny about it....that what do you do when your child sings in their timeout. All the muscles in my body are so tense that it is very painful. I need to get some sleep.

What's cookin........ummm ummm good

PANEER, GREEN BELL PEPPERS
& RED BELL PEPPERS

PANEER WITH BELL PEPPERS
(SUBJI)

KHARI

Well the foodie in me just woke up and I had to post pictures as well. I made Paneer with bell peppers (subji) and I loved it and so did my daughter. She absolutely loves paneer. The one thing I missed in the subji was the onions well because I did not have any. I love Paneer too. I also made this snack from puff pastry sheets called khari and it is a very good accompaniment to chai ..... Ahhh that just reminded me of my good old days as a girl who was living in a hostel and we used to have khari and chai everyday for our breakfast. There are so many varieties of khari available in India and now here in Indian grocery shops. I used to love this one small place in India that used to sell jeera khari and that was out of this world yummy. We (me and my friends who also were my hostelmates) were regulars and the shop owner knew us very well. He used to save a couple of packages for just us as they used to get sold out the same day. I miss my friends and my home and my school. I am feeling very nostalgic today.

Can you have aversion to people ????

Today was a rather relaxing day for me. I had to go to a friends' place for lunch and I was so full from eating the yummy food she made that I did not even have room for dinner. I just had chai ( my absolute must have ) in the evening. Here I was with a group of other friends and the thought came across that can you have aversion to people ???? I think I am having it and so I ask that question. It makes me feel horrible that I am that way today which brings me to another question that can you like someone and then just have a dislike for the same person. I feel really bad but i would think of it as a mood swing. I just don't like certain people at certain times. Does that make me a bad person ? ?? Maybe not. I don't know if many people go through the same emotions. I do. I am quite a confused person if I have to define myself. I can be very sure of certain things but most of the times I am confused and I always am in a dilemma. I tend to think toooooooooooo much. That probably irritates people but that is who I am.

I have recently been thinking about writing a few recipes which I know are a hit for us. I have also been thinking about whether or not to take a few photos of things when I cook. I think I am a food addict as well. India is a land of delicious food. Every state has their own cuisine and every cuisine is made in a different way in each and every household but it all boils down to one thing and that is we as Indians love our food and the state that I come from people just absolutely loooooooooooooooooooove food. I have a lot of that inheritance in me. I love cooking and eating and cooking and feeding. I just love it. I cannot believe how much I am in love with food. I just came across this blog and I have fallen in love with it. She has done such an awesome job of writing and photographing. I suggest that she should write her own cookbooks and maybe she is working on them right now. She inspired me to write about my recipes. I don't know if that would be a whole another blog or not. I am grateful for her blog.