Time....

I have often heard people say,  I didn't have to time call you.. Was very busy with work.....If you happen to call them, they will answer your call by saying sorry yaar, I couldn't call you, was busy with work.I wonder  how is it that they have time to take the call but don't have time to call!!!!

Empty House

Recently I joined yoga classes. I am trying to implement some of the practices (I have forgotten few and some are very simple to follow; I like to take the ROAD most travelled !!!) taught in the classes. One of them was to wash your face when you get up. while washing one's face, we have to  fill the water in the mouth and splash water on the face with your mouth closed. Do it for 5-6 times and then throw the water from your mouth. You will see a very refreshed face and it also helps in maintaining good eye sight. Today, while doing this process, I looked into mirror, was shocked to see the house so empty!!!!face looked so empty SANS MAKE-UP!!!!!!!!!! ....Later on realised, on every part of the face we apply make up!!!Without is looked, so empty I just happen to connect to house without furniture!!!!

Recipe - Chickoo Smoothie

Ingredients:

Chickoo - 1
Dates     - 2
Vanilla Essence
Sugar
Coco powder / dark chocolate - 1 spoon
Milk


Soak dates for 10 - 15 minutes. Grind chickoo, dates and sugar in mixer with little water. Put 2-3 drops vanilla essence, coco powder. Grind it for one minute. Finally put Milk and grind the mixture. Keep it in the refrigerator to cool.

Chickoo smoothie is ready to drink.

Recipe - Dosa

Ingredients: 

1/2 small vati Tur dal

1/2 small vati Channa dal

3/4 small vati Urad dal

1 small vati Rice

Clean the above, wash and soak with 2 kashmir chillies, few black pepper corns for 4 hours and then grind with salt as per taste - don't grind very fine.  It should be coarse.

Now give tadka of rai, kadipatta,  add ginger and green chillies too and the batter is ready to make instant dosas.  Eat with chatni or butter or curds.

Recipe - Smoked Chicken

Ingredients: 
Chicken - 750 gm (Boneless)
Marinate:
Curd - 1 and 1/2 bowl
Corriander powder - 1 tea spoon
Cumin powder - 1 tea spoon
Red chilli powder - 2 tea spoon
Garam masala powder - 1 tea spoon
Turmeric - 1/2 tea spoon
Garlic - 1tea spoon
Ginger - 1 and 1/2 tea spoon
Black salt - 1/2 tea spoon
Refined oil - 1/4 bowl
Orange red colour (Bush) - 1/4 tea spoon
Salt to taste

Method: Marinate chicken with all the above ingredients for 1/2 hour. Boil the chicken in a pressure cooker. Give only 2 whistles. Take a pan, Put the chicken in the pan to remove the excess water. Once the excess chicken is dry, put a small bowl in the centre of the pan. Take 1-2 pieces of coal. burn them. Once they are hot, put them in the bowl of the pan. Put 2-3 drops of oil on the hot coal. Immediately cover the pan with the lid. Let the smoke mix with the chicken properly.Let it remain 2-3 minutes. Once done, remove the bowl and the coal. Serve with onion rings and lemon. 

Recipe - Veg Cheese balls...

Ingredients:  Boiled potatoes
                   Cabbage
                   Carrots
                   Green chillies, Pudina and Corriander (finely chopped)
                   Bread slices 2-3
                   Cheese spread
                   Salt to taste

Preparation time: 15mts

Method:

Grate boiled potatoes, cabbage and carrots. Put cheese spread, green chillies, corriander, pudina and salt into the mixture.Place the bread slices in a bowl. Put water in the bowl to soak the slices. crush / make small pieces of the slices. Add bread pieces to the mixture.  Make small balls of the dough and deep fry. To hold the balls stick tooth pick on it. Eat the cheese balls with sauce... 

Recipe - Soya kheema

Very easy to make and healthy too.

Ingredients: 1 medium sized onion (finely chopped)
                   1 medium sized tomato (finely chopped)
                   1 bowl of green leafy vegetable (either Methi / Palak / Dil / Spring onion)
                   1/4 bowl of Soya kheema
                   Garam masala
                   Red Chilli powder
                   Turmeric
                   Salt to taste

Preparation time: 5mts

Put oil in a pan. Put onion, tomatoes , Garam Masala, Chilli Powder, Turmeric and Salt. Stir fry for 2 minutes. Put any of the green leafy vegetable mentioned above. Stir for one minute. At the end, put the soya kheema. Sprinkle few drops of water, stir it and switch off the gas.

You can eat soya kheema with Chapatti, Dosa, Bread.....Tastes good with bread ! ! !