How many of us are guilty of living in the past? Unknowingly, we love to be in that cocoon which is no longer ours. Many of us have a big box somewhere hidden in our cupboard that embodies a lot of the lost past, whether those of our school times, college times, courting times or the early days of marriage. Last night was terrible for me. After a bout of tummy upsets, I was literally shivering, in such a way that a thick sweater, socks and a double blanket did nothing much to settle me down. As usual, I craved for umma to be with me, like we all do, and suddenly, my mind went into our past. As my life has taught me, I pushed myself from my thoughts and then went off to a deep sleep, much to the excitement of the kids, for whom that is…
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Kale Smoothie
I am not used to blogging on a Friday. Nor am I used to blogging this late. But somehow, a time like now hardly comes for me. Being a working mother, most of the time I sleep off with the kids as soon as they are off. It is understandable – after all, I leave home as soon as the kids leave for their school. So I don’t have the liberty of taking too much time for myself. Not that I am complaining, Alhamdulillah, I am happy with the way my life is. But sometimes, I crave for that me-time. To sink into my own thoughts, to do what I like, to listen to the silence… Today happens to be one of those rare days when I am all alone by myself – with everybody else sleeping, HD is busy with his little matters. The clothes are waiting to be…
Chocolate Kale Smoothie
This is a real live post. In every sense, it is! Most of my posts are always jotted down whenever I am in a mood to scribble out and I just schedule it so that I have no worries about it. But today, I am sitting at home, with my fingers tapping my laptop and Alhamdulillah, the only part of my body that is not aching! Fluctuating temperature and a numbing body pain has been with me since last night and I am just not in a situation to make anything, forget about moving about the house. I have literally begged the kids to stay within their room and go through their “noise pollution” within closed doors so that my head stays in tact and Alhamdulillah, so far, they have been very cooperative. Knowing how much I get irritated, HD has got himself busy with work so I am all…
Pakistani Chicken Pulao
Remember about a rice that I had mentioned in the Sambaar Saadam recipe? It was this one! I hated the initial picture I had taken for this delicious dish. After contemplating for quite long, I decided to put this recipe on hold till I cook it again and take decent enough pictures to accompany the post. So here I am with better enough pictures – this is only my opinion, I hope you share the same too! 🙂 As soon as I saw this recipe here, I had to make it. It was the first time I was cooking with black cardamoms so I was pretty much excited about it. It looks and smells different from the normal green cardamom that I so extensively use in my cooking. I then came to learn that this spice is extensively used in Pakistani and North Indian cooking. Hoping to use…
Event Round-up ~ My Legume Love Affair (MLLA) #92
Finally the little event that was on my blog has come to an end. It has been an utmost pleasure hosting the Version 92 of “My Legume Love Affair”, conceptualized by Susan and hosted by Lisa. Even though the number of entries were limited, what was found was some wholesome use of the loved lentils. Off to each post one by one: Rustic White Bean Cabbage Soup by “The Taste Space” With cabbage taking on the mantle of the best vegetable for weight loss, this is such a good way of clubbing up this boring vegetable with some white bean, making it filling and protein laden. French Lentil soup with Mushrooms, Kale and Sundried Tomatoes by “Lisa’s Kitchen” – our host! Another soup overloaded with lots of flavors, especially that of coconut milk! I must admit that it is the coconut milk that had me…
Chia Mango Pudding
Being a food blogger means getting excited while seeing new ingredients online. Just like I got excited about kale, I got excited about chia seeds as well. The whole net went blah-blah about how wonderful and nutritious this seed is. During a casual visit to Spinneys – a supermarket chain I go to only if I want to pick up some expensive “can’t find anywhere else” stuff that catch my fancy! (so that means I don’t frequent them much, fearing my wallet! 😉 ) – I was picking up a box of milled flax seed, when my eyes fell on the box of chia seeds right next to it. My heart bounced with happiness – yaay, I get to try it! I was so excited that I didn’t even check the price. With my prized found, I went to the counter for paying the cash and once the cashier…
Green Goodness Smoothie
Trying to eat healthy is truly not a joke. First of all, you are giving your body a hell lot of reasons to start making you feel so uneasy and grumpy. The usual bout of chocolate or sweets or any junk stuff you used to push in to give it a boost is not coming in the same speed as it used to come in earlier. Coffee is being replaced by a more “bland” green tea, and normal chai is also not coming in as much as it used to. Food preferences has changed and carbs are being reduced. I must say that there was too much of withdrawal syndromes, but I am trying not to stop myself. As of now, I am focusing on having better meals which are more nutritious and filling, and will not make me feel guilty. I am trying to replace chocolates during my…
Sweet Bites
DESSERTS Haupia – Hawaiin Coconut Milk Pudding Easy Coconut Milk Pudding Carrot Pudding Crunchy Cornflake Cake Eggless Caramel Bread Pudding Bread and Butter Pudding Double Coconut Pudding – My 3rd guest post for The Cooking Doctor Avocado Sago Pudding Bread Coconut Milk Pudding Baked Apple Almond Pudding Apple Crumble Easy Pear Crisp Raisins Dried Apricot Bread Pudding Masoub ~ Saudi Banana Bread Mash Banoffee Pie Easy Trifle Pudding Choco Custard Pudding No Bake Crunchy Pineapple Bread Pudding Chocolate Almond Tart Custard Biscuit Pudding – My 19th guest post for Ainy Cooks Umm Ali ~ Egyptian Dessert Fluffy n Crunchy Biscuit Pudding Chocolate Queen of Pudding Custard Corn Pudding Butterscotch Bread Pudding – My guest post for The Food Factory Queen of Pudding Barley Pudding – Guest post for Tuma’s Tongue Treats Eggless Bread Pudding Strawberry Yogurt Tart Chocolate Blueberry Pudding Serradura ~ Macau Sawdust Pudding Umm Ali (Egyptian Bread Dessert) ~ The…
Recipe Index
The 1200+ recipes on the blog are arranged in A-Z order over here. For classifications, please do explore the other tabs on the Recipe Index! 🙂 A A frothy cup of coffee… Aadu Kurma ~ Malabar Mutton Kurma Aam Panna Aamras ~ Sweetened Mango Puree Aash-mal-Zaffran ~ Emirati Saffron Rice Aatta (Wholewheat Flour) Jaggery Halwa Aatta Ka Doodh ~ Wheat Flour Drink Aatta Ka Sheera/ Wholewheat Halwa Aattunthala Curry ~ Goat Head Curry Achinga Payar Thoran ~ String Beans Stir Fry Adas Polo/ Pulow ~ Persian Lentil Rice Adeni Chai ~ Yemeni Milk Tea Adraki Paneer – Ginger Paneer Afghani Chicken Pulao Aish el Saraya ~ Lebanese Bread Pudding Akuri ~ Parsi Scrambled Eggs Aleesa/ Hareesa Almond Apricot Cake Aloo (Potato) Jamuns Aloo Gobhi ~ Potatoes with Cauliflower Aloo Kheema – Minced Meat Potato Curry Aloo Methi ~ Potatoes with Fenugreek Leaves Aloo Paratha ~ Potato Stuffed Flatbread Aloo Poha…
Strawberry Walnut Overnight Oats
For some food ideas, you have to thank our western compatriots. One of them is the introduction of kale for sure! Just like I enjoyed this Chocolate Kale Smoothie, I have juiced it another ways which I will share when the time comes… 🙂 Another one is overnight oats. The first time I saw the idea was on Jehanne’s blog and I was intrigued. No cooking? Only mixing? Wow! But would it taste raw? How would it be? I bombarded Jehanne with lots of questions during that time. As usual, she was patient with me and assured me that I would be hooked onto it once I try. My issue was getting rolled oats. Quick cooking oats is generally found all over the place and since she had suggested not to use that version for this, I kept searching wherever I went. Finally after long, I found it at…
Bake Fest #31 ~Event Roundup
Time for another round-up! Thank you so much Vardhini for the chance to host the 31st edition of Bake Fest, that was a month long event up on the blog from May 2 to 31, 2014. Having to do the round-up is a challenging task for me, as I have to hold on to all my temptations and go ahead with putting up all the awesome entries that I have received as a part of this event. A hearty thank you to all my fellow bloggers and non-bloggers who have made this event a success!!! I received a total of 51 blogger entries and 2 non-blogger entries. Listing all of the lovely entries that came my way… 1. Chocolate Cake without Cocoa Powder, Eggless Mango Cake, and Eggless Mango Chocolate Marble Cake by Fulls Scoops 2. Eggless Vanilla Sponge Cake by Prachi’s Veg Kitchen 3. Softest Wholewheat Bread, and Peanut Butter Cookies by…
South Indian Cooking ~ Event Roundup
I had hosted the South Indian Cooking event of Anuz Healthy Kitchen from March 15 to May 15. Thank you so much Anu for the opportunity to host this series!!! I am glad to have received some wonderful entries from various parts of South India… I will append them based on the area for easier understanding… Oh yes, thank you so much, all my blogger friends for extending your enthusiastic participation!!! Off to the entries, one by one… Kerala Recipes: 1. Meen Thengapal Curry/ Fish Coconut Milk curry by Shaain’s Cooknotes 2. Spicy Fish Curry and Spicy Prawns by Anju’s Recipe Book 3. Spinach Curry by The Kaleidoscopic Dreams 4. Beetroot Pachadi by Anu’s Kitchen Delights 5. Beetroot Pachadi and Chena Erissery by Poornima’s Cookbook 6. Kerala Fish Masala by me! 7. Appam and Vegetable Stew by My Culinary Journey 8. Naadan Ari Pidi by Remya’s Baking 9. Beef Fry by Blessings…
Mission Explore Food: Lentils from June 5 to July 5, 2013 – Roundup!
Time for the roundup to the “Mission Explore Food: Lentils” which was held from June 5 to July 5, as a part of the Mission Explore Food series cohosted by Sheelu and Pallavi! First of all, let me thank all of those who took the effort to participate in the above event and make it a success. I received a total of 45 entries, and I hope I will do justice to append all of them below: 1. Aara from Sweets & Spices made for us the Tadka Daal, Daal Dhokli, Rava Idli, Chickpea Salad, and Protein Rich Indian Flavored Soup 2. Nayana from Nayana’s Kitchen Creations contributed with the Dahi Wada 3. Nilu of Kitchen Serenity provided us with the Moong Ki Chilkewali Daal, Panchmel Dal, Dahi Phulki, Vegetarian Dalcha, and Instant Sambar 4. Shey Divine of Just Not the Cakes brought for us Black Eyed Peas Raita 5. Linsy of Home…
Zebra Cake
My eyes are literally burning… as though I have a fire set in… I just had hinted that Rasha’s school is closed now, so you can imagine the chaos at home… Both my imps sleep till 10 in the morning, wake up and start their havoc in the house, again sleep a couple of hours in the afternoon. Sometimes, when I reach home form work, they are still sleeping. Can you imagine the heaviness I feel in my mind?? “Oh Lord, my sleep at night is gone!!” And me being a sleep person, my struggle starts at 10 every night. Wash them and dress them up, into the bedroom. A lot of begging, prodding, “kannuruttaling” (rolling my eyes – OK, I don’t know what other word to use for this action!!! Hehe…), shouting, screaming, crying – “please, please, makkale (my kids), ummi wants to sleep…” Doesn’t help at all… Where do…