Tags and more awards

Dear Friends

I'm so very grateful to Priya and Ramya for passing me these awards

Priya from recipes-priya has tagged me


The Rules:
1. Link the person who tagged you.

2. Post the rules on your blog.

3. Share the ABCs of you.

4. Tag 4 people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs.

5. Let the 4 tagged people know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.

6. Do not tag the same person repeatedly but try to tag different people, so that there is a big network of bloggers doing this tag.

The Tag:

1. A – Available/Single? No

2. B – Best friend? Many to mention

3. C – Cake or Pie? Cake

4. D – Drink of choice? Fruit juice

5. E – Essential item you use every day? My laptop,hair clip,mobile,face wash......

6. F – Favorite color? Baby Pink

7. G – Gummy Bears Or Worms? Gummy bears

8. H – Hometown? Salem

9. I – Indulgence? hmmmmm

10. J – January or February? February

11. K – Kids & their names? NA

12. L – Life is incomplete without? Happiness

13. M – Marriage date? March 3rd

14. N – Number of siblings? Brother

15. O – Oranges or Apples? oranges

16. P – Phobias/Fears? reptiles

17. Q – Quote for today? be positive

18. R – Reason to smile? my dreams

19. S – Season? Spring/winter

20. T – Tag 4 People? All my fellow bloggers

21. U – Unknown fact about me? let it be unknown

22. V – Vegetable you don't like? bitter gourd

23. W – Worst habit? --------

24. X – X-rays you've had? dont remember

25. Y – Your favorite food? mom's / granny's food

26. Z – Zodiac sign? Pisces

Hi guys i know by all of you around there must have done this.. if any of you havent done this please let me know so that i can tag you !

Priya has passed on this kreativ blogger,fabulous blog and priya and ramya have passed on the Scrumptious blog award







Thank you so much Ramya and Priya

Cauliflower Egg stir fry

Dear friends

its been long time since i wrote a recipe post.! well i had few items in my drafts folder waiting to enter this web page.. finally made its way through ! One fine day dear H told me to make cauliflower with eggs and i was so very new to cooking that i dint know what he exactly wanted.. i had mixed the eggs even before the cauliflower could cook and after so much of sauting the egg taste was not there as i had added only one small egg ! hee hee hee.. some how we finished although it dint taste that good.. now i know the right method i guess ! you guys dont have to get scared, common go ahead and read it through , it does taste good !

Ingredients

Onion - 1 big
Cauliflower florets - 20 nos
Tomato - 1 small
Eggs - 2 nos
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tspn
Mustartd seeds - 1/4 tspn
chilli powder - 1/2 tspn
coriander powder - 1 tspn
garam masala - 1/4 tspn
turmeric powder - 1/4 tspn or even less
salt - to taste
oil - as per req.

Method

• Heat oil in a kadaai and splutter the mustard and cumin seeds and then add the finally chopped onions and saute for a min or two
• add the cauliflower florets at this stage and keep sauting until the cauliflower is almost cooked
• then add the chopped tomatoes and add in tha chilli powder,coriander powder,turmeric powder,garam masala and salt
• keep sauting this till the tomatoes becomes mushy and gets belnded
• separately beat the eggs in a bowl and then add to this and keep sauting until the eggs get scrambled, you may have add some oil to prevent sticking
  
• there u go , its done !
• serve as side dish along with rice or chappathi

I'm sending these to the side dish for chappathi event
hosted by viki of elitefoods

Also sending these First cooked food event - Aug 09'




hosted by shamma of easy2cookrecipes

Back with celebration and a Award

Happy Anniversary - "Experiments in my kitchen "

Dear Friends

It has been a pretty long time since i blogged ! ahh life had suddenly become too hectic to cope up! i'm slowly beginning to settle although we are still on the look out for a accommodation.. its been almost 3 years since i visited India ... lots of changes guys.. it was little hot when i arrived in Delhi now its not that hot with rains sneaking out now and then(not plenty though).i guess it will take a couple of weeks till i get my kitchen in full operating mode ! :-(((( ! My camera must be the only happiest person ! i thought all you guys might have forgotten me.. silly me ! i opened my mail to find in so many awards waiting ! I was so elated ! I missed reading all your rants and recipes.. I'm slowly catching up guys !


Guys i realized that my blog has turned One year... all this with no celebration --->bad mom !
It has been a wonderful journey throughout ! Thanks to all my dear readers , and fellow bloggers and followers for your continuous support and encouragements and ofcourse your beautiful awards ! Thanks to all of you !

Thanks to Chakh le re , Ganga and Aysha for passing on these tags and Awards to me !
Guys thank u soo much !









The Kreative blog award comes with certain rules. The rules are:

1. You must thank the person who has given you the award.
2. Copy the logo and place it in your blog.
3. Link to the person who has nominated you for the award.
4. Name seven things about yourself that people might find interesting.
5. Nominate 7 other Kreative bloggers.
6. Post links to 7 blogs you nominate.
7. Leave a comment on each of the blog to let them know they have been nominated by you.

Here are seven things about me. Hope you find them interesting !!

1. action freak
2. reserved
3. music fan
4. love to travel
5. novel freak
6. simple
7. lazy sometimes

I am really feeling excited to answer all the questions. Here are my answers.

1. What is your current obsession?
- want to setlle down soon in my new house


2. What are you wearing today?
-shirt and a capri

3. What’s for dinner?
-kadi and beans sabzi

4. What’s the last thing you bought?
-groceries

5. What are you listening to right now?
-songs from santhosh subramaniam

6. What do you think about the persons who tagged you?
-Chakh le re is very innovative and she never stops to try out new cuisine.. she has a beautiful web space
-Ganga brings out all the traditional cuisine and she has a great blog
-Aysha recipes are always interesting and she has a great blog too.

7. If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished anywhere in the world, where would you like it to be?
-In some Island

8. What are your must-have pieces for summer?
-cotton pants


9. If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
-to my native village

10. Which language do you want to learn?
- not any at the moment

11. What’s your favorite quote?
-Life is beautiful

12. Who do you want to meet right now?
-my mom & dad

13. What is your favorite color?
-Baby pink

14. What is your favorite piece of clothing in your own closet?
-a cotton shirt and pant and few kurtis

15. What is your dream job?
-genetic engineer

16. What’s your favorite magazine?
-Womansera

17. If you had $100 now, what would you spend it on?
- a gift for my dad

18. What do you consider a fashion faux pas?
-flowers on the head with jeans

19. Who are your style icons?
- not any really
20. Describe your personal style?
-comfortable and simple

21. What are you going to do after this?
-cleaning up

22. What are your favorite movies?
- plenty to mention

23. What are three cosmetic/makeup/perfume products that you can't live without?
- revlon,avon and gucci

24. What inspires you?
-Quotes and a talk with my mom or dad

25. Give us three styling tips that always work for you.

-simple
-put on a smile
-take a head bath

26. What do you do when you “have nothing to wear” (even though your closet’s packed)?
-go for a shower
27. Coffee or tea?
- not both

28. What do you do when you are feeling low or terribly depressed?

- i start cleaning with the music on ofcourse
29. What is the meaning of your name?
- worship

30. Which other blogs you love visiting?

- plenty to mention
31. Favorite Dessert/Sweet?
-Icecream(vanilla)

32. Favorite Season?
Winter/spring

33. If I come to your house now, what would u cook for me?
- your favourite Dish

34. What is your funniest cooking disaster?

- i made chicken briyani the very first time and i guess i gave up to 6 or 7 whistles in the cooker
when i opened all the chicken and th rice had become porridge like consostency..with only the chicken bones left behind.....but my hubby ate it--> poor dear !

35. What would you do, if you crave something sweet in the late night?
-ice cream

36. Which food item do you enjoy cooking the most?
Channa

A diet tip ?


Add a question of your own, Rework and Reward and have fun!
And I would like it to share it with my following fellow bloggers.

1.KiranMary
2.PriyaPrashanth
3.MIMHUMI
4.Didolivescooks
5.Erica
6.Ashwini
7.Rush

AFRICA to INDIA

Dear friends

i have been very ocuupied as i'm relocating to India.. i guess u can understand the pains of it..

argggggggggh.. too many things.. will be leaving next thursday.. but all in all i'm so very excited to go back to India.. its gonna be almost 3 years since i visited India.. had to leave to Paris after few months of marriage .then stayed there for 14 months then shifted to Abidjan,Ivory Coast

of course the number of tours i did while my stay in France.. oh i'm so tired of packing and unpacking !

i have displayed by full name - Pooja Sekar

as many people get confused with the other pooja's

i have not been able to visit your blogs and read your lovely posts..

but i guess after i reach India and as soon as i get my internet fixed i'll be able to blog !

so guys wish me luck and catch u all soon.

bye until then

Hooked on to T & T

Dear friends,
i'm really hooked on to meena's hooked on heat !
she has a lovely blog out there with plenty of recipes and one can find recipes for daily cooking to elaborate dinner recipes... the best thing is i try something very simple from her blog and it turns out super hit ! Thanks a lot for sharing these recipes meena
i'm sending these to Tried and Tested food blogging event hosted by Kitchow and started byzlamushka

Some of the recipes which i tried form her blog are here.

i have sticked on to the original recipe just altering the quantity

please click on the recipe name for the original recipe

EGG MASALA
Spicy egg curry
this picture in meena's blog made me droooool !
this recipe can be made in a matter of time !
it was super spicy and tangy . perfect to cater the taste buds of spicy toothed(did i coin this ?) hubby !


hubby dear is going to enjoy his lunch !

GOBI MANCHURIAN

My all time favourite gobi manchurian..

i have made it dry as i like it that way !

Alu Bhaaji(potato curry)

BINDI PYAAZ (OKRA WITH ONIONS)

SPICY CURRY FRIED RICE

JEERA ALU

Parsley and Curry leaf bun

Ever since i came across the recipe in anudivya's blog i wanted to try it.
her buns looked so drool worthy and the way she had shaped the buns looked like a pro
i have just altered the flour used and i have not added gluten,the rest is the same as the original version. the original recipe is here


Ingredients

All purpose flour - 2 cups
wheat flour - 2 cups
Salt - To taste
Baker's yeast - 2 1/2 tsp
Warm water - 1/4 cup
Sugar - 1/4 tsp
Yogurt - 1 tbsp
Olive oil - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 2 tbsp chopped
Parsley - 2 tbsp chopped
Pepper - 1/2 tbsp
Sesame seeds - 1 tbsp

Method

• Soak yeast in warm water along with sugar and let it sit for 15 minutes to foam and activate.
• Meanwhile in another bowl, mix the dry ingredients - flour, salt and pepper.
• Mix the dry ingredients with the activated yeast mixture, add oil and yogurt. Add the herbs and knead on a floured surface. Knead for 13-15 minutes by hand, or use a kneader attachment on the mixer. The dough should be soft and smooth.Cover and let it sit in a warm place for about 1 1/2 hours or till it doubles in size.
• After that, take the dough, fold it over 3 or 4 times, releasing the air bubbles. Pinch into smaller balls, roll them neatly and firmly. Place it on a baking tray with enough room to expand while baking.
• Cover with a cloth and place in a warm place again to rise. This method is called proofing

• Preheat oven to 375 F.
• After an hour, brush them with oil or an egg wash on top. Sprinkle sesame seeds and bake till the buns are golden brown on top.
• Let it cool and slather with a spread/butter of your choice and devour.

sending these across to Low Fat (eggless) baking event by madhuram



also sending these to yeastspotting at wildyeast

Muskmelon/Cantaloupe smoothie

Muskmelons are refered to as kirnipalam in Tamil.. my mom used to make juices during our summers and we used to enjoy them thoroughly.. Yesterday i saw these melons in the market and i felt home sick ! got the melons and made a juice and relished it with those lovely times spent with bro and friends drinking juices !
my mom used to make this juice with milk but i have substituted with soy milk

Cantaloupe are a source of polyphenol antioxidants, chemicals which are known to provide certain health benefits to the cardiovascular system and immune system. These chemicals are known to up regulate the formation of nitric oxide, a key chemical in promoting health of the endothelium and prevention of heart attacks. (image courtesy,source :wikipedia)

Cantaloupes also are an excellent source of vitamin C and beta carotene.

Ingredients

Muskmelon - 1
Sugar/honey - 2 tbspn (acc to taste)
Soy milk - 1 1/2 cups
Method

• Cut the melon and scoop the pulp without the seeds
• and add the pulp,milk and sugar and blend them well
  
• serves as a refreshing breakfast !

hey look at the umbrella it was made by me !

sending these to show me your breakfast event by divya of dilse