Microwave Panjabi Kadi Recipie
Saturday, May 30, 2009 Posted by Pransy
Guys I had Kadi yesterday & its one of my favourite foods - decided to share the microwave recipie
FOR THE KADHI
2tbsp besan (bengal gram flour)
1 cup khatti dahi ( sour curds)
1/2 tsp haldi powder ( turmeric)
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1-3 green chillies ( based on preference , I love it really HOT!)
Few curry leaves
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 cup water
salt to taste
Method
FOR THE KADHI
2tbsp besan (bengal gram flour)
1 cup khatti dahi ( sour curds)
1/2 tsp haldi powder ( turmeric)
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1-3 green chillies ( based on preference , I love it really HOT!)
Few curry leaves
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 cup water
salt to taste
Method
- Mix curds and bengalgram flour well till it forms a consistent paste.
- In a microwave safe bowl, add oil, cumin seeds, curry leaves, asafoetida and green chillies and micro high for 2 minutes.
- After 2 minutes add rest of the ingredients and microwave for 5 minutes , stirring in between.
Thats it guys yummy Kadi ready...Relish it with rice...
One more step
Saturday, May 30, 2009 Posted by Pransy
I was not able to post yesterday as the fever was too high...Thankfully - now its gone completely and I can resume my journey...
The fact of the matter is that I am truly feeling shy about sharing my food diary with you all today - yeah I know that you will forgive me for all that I ate yesterday ,what with fever and all but still...
Here, it goes
Morning : 500ml of water
Breakfast : 4 Marie biscuits with 1 cup tea
Mid morning : One more cup tea
Lunch : 1/2 bowl Kadi , 1 catori Rice , 1/2 bowl cholle , 1 chapati
Evening : Veg. club sandwich , 1 cup espresso
Dinner: 1 doughnut & 1 espresso
Thankgod I am not counting calories or I would have died of shock & embarassment yesterday...
Didnt exercise or medidate and did not feel grateful bout anything or maybe did feel grateful for food , and colleagues & parents
Home Eye Care
Saturday, May 30, 2009 Posted by Pransy
Hi All,
Like any girl I too suffer from vanity , and when your parents are hunting for a groom for you ( the hunt can be quite literal at time - but that's for another entry) , they expect you to take care of yourself... After all the guys don't want an intelligent nerd as wife...so out come the old home remedies...
Decided to share some related to eye care with you here...Enjoy...
Like any girl I too suffer from vanity , and when your parents are hunting for a groom for you ( the hunt can be quite literal at time - but that's for another entry) , they expect you to take care of yourself... After all the guys don't want an intelligent nerd as wife...so out come the old home remedies...
Decided to share some related to eye care with you here...Enjoy...
- For thick lashes - If you have thin eye lashes then use equal proportion of glycerin and castor oil regularly. This will make your eyelashes grow thicker. (You can try for eyebrows too )
- For puffy eyes - Massage a drop of castor oil on to them ( helps with under eye wrinkles too) or use cucumber slices or use cotton pads dipped in unboiled milk.
- For dark circles - Take a Vitamin E capsule and carefully pierce it with a pin or needle. Dab a bit of the oil on your fingertip and pat it into the skin under your eyes or Take a used tea bag (black, green or white), after it has cooled, and apply it to the skin under your eyes or take equal amounts of almond oill & honey and apply it each night before going to bed ( helps with under eye wrinkles too) or apply a paste of lemon juice, tomato puree, orange lentil flour (masoor dal ) and turmeric powder on under eye dark circles. Leave it for 15 minutes and wash it off or Prepare a paste of pineapple juice and turmeric ,apply it on the under eye area.
- For crows feet - An effective remedy is an anti-hemmeroids aka piles cream or use papatya pulp or use egg white
Here I go...
Thursday, May 28, 2009 Posted by Pransy
Had a tough day yesterday, what with this flu thing keeping me awake all night…
The fever is killing me, making me feel all hot & bothered one second & totally cold the other…
And the worst part of the day was to go & meet a guy for matrimonial thing for arranged marriage…Its similar to blind date, just that if the date is successful you marry this person…Had to get dressed, put on my makeup, and then there had to have humorous, intelligent conversation with a guy I didn’t even like…What could be worse than this?
The trackers for the day stand like this…
Got up at 12 pm
Had Maggi as brunch, Drank 100 ml of water
Again slept for 4 hours
Got up – had a long leisurely bath , got ready for my date
Met the guy around 7
Had Iced Tea with 2 pcs of garlic bread (without cheese)
For dinner had Gujarati Thali (don’t worry couldn’t eat more than 2 tsp of anything so didn’t add too many calories)
Got nothing to mention in the exercise section unless walking in stilettos count as one…
Things I am grateful for
1> My parents for their support
2> My maid for not disturbing me , when I sleep
3> My colleagues for covering for me
4> My sense of humor
5> God
I still have fever , m still on leave lets see how the day turns up…
Easy Idli ( Light Fluffy Indian Snack)
Thursday, May 28, 2009 Posted by Pransy
1 catori semolina (rava)
1 catori sour curds
1/4 tsp soda
4 green chillies
1/4 inch ginger
4 curry leaves (grind to a fine paste)
2 Tbsp finally chopped coriander leaves
1 flat tsp salt
Method
Dry roast the rava till it is slightly brown. Allow it to cool. Heat one and a half teaspoons oil.To it add Mustard seeds, hing, few curry leaves. After the oil cools rub it with the rava properly.Then add rest of the ingredients but soda should be added last.Pre heat the cooker with water.Then add the soda at the last moment i.e. a minute before putting it in the cooker which has been pre heated.The consistency for the idlis should be of dropping consistency.The quantity of curds should not be increased.If you feel the batter is thick then add a little water to reach the desired consistency.Put it in the idli mould and steam it for seven minutes
Easy Vegan Omelet
Thursday, May 28, 2009 Posted by Pransy
Ingredients:3/4 cup gram flour(besan)
1/2 cup wheat flour(optional)
2 tbl spns fine wheat sooji/rava
3/4 cup finely chopped tomato1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 tea spn cumin seeds
1/2 tea spn chopped ginger
1 tea spn chili powder or 2-3 finely chopped green chilies
1/2 tea spn coriander powder(optional)
1/2 tea spn cumin powder(optional)
3-4 strands chopped coriander leaves
A pinch turmeric
Oil/ghee
Salt
Method:Mix all the ingredients (except oil/ghee) with water to get to dosa batter consistency.Heat tava(nonstick preferred), spread the batter into thin omelets. Drizzle some oil/ghee on top. Turn the omelet upside down and fry on other side.Serve hot with tomato ketchup (or mint chutney).
The First Day
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 Posted by Pransy
So, this is the tracker for the first day. BTW forgot to mention that I am a Punjabi - Indian , who is a vegetarian. I am living in Pune so if any other blogger from this part of the world or anywhere would like to be a fellow companion in this journey - you are more than welcome...
Food Diary
Start of the Day : 250 ml water
Breakfast : Chilly Popcorns ( 25 gms) , 2 marie biscuits , 1/2 cup tea
Mid-day : 500 ml water
Lunch : 1 bowl Raita , 1 glass buttermilk , 1 quarter plate water melon
Mid Noon : 500 ml water
Early evening : 500 ml water , Chilly popcorn ( 25 gms)
Evening :Idli - Sambhar ( Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmy)
Dinner : Tomato Omelet and another 500 ml of water
Usually , have too many things to be grateful for , m supposed to be eternally happy & balanced but for the past few weeks have been irritated & grumbly...Hope the gratitude journal will help me to get things into perspective...
Gratitude Journal
5 things I am grateful for today
1> Little kid in the balcony who kept on waving @ me & made me laugh
2> Customized Lunch in the canteen
3> My best friend for supporting me & hugging me just being there
4> The employees for trusting me
5> My boss for believing in me & supporting me
Exercise Status
I have fever since the last evening so couldnt start working out...I dont know how things will be today - have taken a leave from office as am not feeling good...
Hope the day is better @ your end...
Keep the Faith
The First Step
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 Posted by Pransy
Rome was not built in a day nor will be the new me... But a beginning has to be made somewhere & here I take the first step. My First Step involves 7 goals for this week...
1 - To drink 2 litres of water in a day
2 - To start eating breakfast
3 - To incorporate some form of exercise each day even if for 10 minutes
4 - To keep my food diary - I am not going to count calories in the beginning but will limit myself to 1500 calories as the journey progresses
5 - To keep a gratitude journal
6 - To medidate everyday
7- To update my blog daily
Hopefully , in the next 28 days these will become a Habit...
Wish me Bon Voyage as I set my sails towards my goal.
Lets do it...
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 Posted by Pransy
This blog is my attempt to ensure that I stay on track in my journey towards a " Whole New Me ". A new me who is confident , self assured , beautiful , extremely fit , lean & slim , highly desirable & thoroughly loved...
Sounds like a tough task but I believe I CAN do it and am starting on this new path with faith & hope, will be taking baby steps in the beginning hoping that I can run later as I gain confidence in me to make the CHANGES I know I need to make as I leave the old life behind...
I wish that you as the reader of my blog will be my support system , giving me suggestions , motivating me with your kind words & scolding me if you feel that I am not challenging myself the way I need to...
So here I go...
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