Mouthpiece #46

To New Beginnings...

“Inertia sets in with age”, I often hear it and myself am guilty of saying it many times on various occasions, and I don’t say it casually, I believe it and say it with full conviction whenever I do. As we keep adding years to our lives, the innate adventurous streak in our personality keeps getting more blunt because with experience we tend to weigh the pros and cons more and sometimes the analysis part itself tires us out and then one can just forget about taking it further. continue here... What's cooking? Besan ka puda/cheela Ingredients: Chana besan : 1 cup Onion : 1 big (finely chopped) Ginger : 1 Inch (grated) Coriander leaves : ¼ cup (finely chopped) Green chillies : 2 (finely chopped) Salt : to taste Red chilli powder : ¼ tsp Garam masala : 1 tsp MDH Chana masala : 1 tsp Coriander powder : 1 tsp Oil : to grease the pan for shallow frying the pooda recipe here...

Mouthpiece #45

फ़िर मिलेंगे !!!

ले रही है अंगड़ाई प्रकृति आज कल,

उठ रही है थोड़ी सुस्ताई सी हर पल |

सर्दी के तीर अब थोड़े कुंद हुए हैं,

बंद हुए किवाड़ अब फिर खुल रहे हैं |

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What's new in the kitchen?

It was बसंत पंचमी (Basant Panchami) on 1st of February and to mark the occasion I prepared sweet rice that day. Sharing the recipe here: Basmati rice: 1 cup Sugar: 1 cup Ghee: 1 tbsp Cloves: 3-4 Cinnamon stick: 1 inch long Yellow food colour: just a pinch Water: 2-¼ cups (use 1-¼ for cooking the rice and remaining 1 cup for sugar syrup) Nuts: ½ cup (chopped almonds, chopped cashews and raisins) Grated coconut: 2 tbsp (optional) recipe here...

Mouthpiece #44

An art...

It is hard not to have come across any written/audio-visual piece on how the bygone eras, which were sans technological gadgets, felt like. Such pieces often trigger a nostalgic chain of thought. While I was watching a hilarious one on the subject recently, one thing led to another and in no time I was on the trail thinking about all those things that have just disappeared from our lives or are dying a slow death.  continue here...

Gajar ka Halwa...

After having tried many recipes, I think I am most satisfied with this one, so sharing it here: Carrots (red and juicy) : 1 kg Milk (full cream) : 1 litre Milkmaid : ¾ tin Ghee : ¼ cup Cardamom : pounded seeds of 4-5 Almonds, cashews, raisins : ½ cup recipe here...