Holiday on a Monday, lazed around the entire weekend and the extended day off was spent being a couch potato. Watched tele and browsed net all day. We watched a film called Band Baja Baraat on dvd. I didn't expect anything much from the film as it starred new comers, the leading actor's first film and the leading lady fairly new as well. But the film was a pleasant surprise.
Story set in the suburbs of Delhi about 2 college kids, the girl ambitious about starting a business and making it big in life and the guy clueless about what he wants from life. The story goes on to tell us how they come together to form a partnership, start their own business and ultimately fall in love and the consequences of that. I will not give away the entire story here ( nothing much left to say :-)) I think they both played their characters really well and film was realistic enough with crisp dialogues and script. Well on the whole it was a treat to watch. After a long time I got to watch something entertaining and not entirely meaningless after the likes of Golmaal 3 and Houseful..I don't even want to go near 'Tees Maar Khan'-The biggest dhud ever !
Tuesday 4 January 2011
Gobi Manchurian - Cauliflower Fritters
It was a Sunday and I was craving for something spicy and tangy. We were also expecting some guests in the evening and I had to prepare some snack which I could serve them and satisfy my yearning as well :) After much contemplation, hubby was off to the store to get Gobi and other ingredients that were missing from my cupboard. How I love him for that :-) I have made it dry so it can be eaten on its own.
Gobi Manchurian is the Indian version of Chinese food. Chinese food made with ingredients available locally and with a taste that suits the local palette. It has a spicy, tangy, sweet flavour to it.
Here's the recipe ....
Ingredients:
I whole Cauliflower
Oil for deep frying
For the dip-
1 cup Maida flour (or all purpose flour)
1/4 cup Corn flour
Salt
1 tsp Chilli powder
For the sauce-
Oil -2tblsp
Garlic -6-7 pods (finely chopped)
Ginger -1 inch (finely chopped)
Green Chilli - 5-6 (finely chopped-depending on how spicy you want it)
Onion -1 cup (finely chopped)
Soy sauce -3-4 tblsp
Ketchup -3/4 Cup
Chilli sauce - (Optional)
Salt to taste (take care when adding salt as Soy sauce already contains salt)
Coriander Leaves for the garnish
Method-
1. In a bowl, mix together all the ingredients for the dip with a little water to make a semi-thick batter.
2. Heat enough oil for deep frying.
3. Separate the cauliflower florets, dip in the prepared batter and deep fry in the oil until golden brown.
4. Transfer onto a plate and complete the same for all florets.
5. In another pan, heat 2tblsp oil, add garlic, ginger and fry for a few mins until it loses its raw smell.
6. Add the chopped chilli and onion and fry until it turns transparent.
7. Now add the saoy sauce, ketchup, chilli sauce and salt to taste. Simmer for a couple of minutes. At this point, you can add water if you want to achieve a gravy consistency. If you just want an appetizer, drop out the water bit and continue...
8. Add the deep fried florets into the sauce prepared and mix.
9. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.
Gobi Manchurian is the Indian version of Chinese food. Chinese food made with ingredients available locally and with a taste that suits the local palette. It has a spicy, tangy, sweet flavour to it.
Here's the recipe ....
Ingredients:
I whole Cauliflower
Oil for deep frying
For the dip-
1 cup Maida flour (or all purpose flour)
1/4 cup Corn flour
Salt
1 tsp Chilli powder
For the sauce-
Oil -2tblsp
Garlic -6-7 pods (finely chopped)
Ginger -1 inch (finely chopped)
Green Chilli - 5-6 (finely chopped-depending on how spicy you want it)
Onion -1 cup (finely chopped)
Soy sauce -3-4 tblsp
Ketchup -3/4 Cup
Chilli sauce - (Optional)
Salt to taste (take care when adding salt as Soy sauce already contains salt)
Coriander Leaves for the garnish
Method-
1. In a bowl, mix together all the ingredients for the dip with a little water to make a semi-thick batter.
2. Heat enough oil for deep frying.
3. Separate the cauliflower florets, dip in the prepared batter and deep fry in the oil until golden brown.
4. Transfer onto a plate and complete the same for all florets.
5. In another pan, heat 2tblsp oil, add garlic, ginger and fry for a few mins until it loses its raw smell.
6. Add the chopped chilli and onion and fry until it turns transparent.
7. Now add the saoy sauce, ketchup, chilli sauce and salt to taste. Simmer for a couple of minutes. At this point, you can add water if you want to achieve a gravy consistency. If you just want an appetizer, drop out the water bit and continue...
8. Add the deep fried florets into the sauce prepared and mix.
9. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.
Monday 3 January 2011
Happy New Year!
Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year! Its 2011 and finally I'm back. Its been a long time since I have updated my blog and the reason for this is that I'm working full time now. Or so I say to convince myself that I'm not as lazy as it seems to be!
But hey! a brand new year is here and a brand new ME too! Everyone has new year resolutions, some new, some same as last year and some may have resolutions this year to fulfil pending resolutions. Whether we stick to them or no is another matter altogether :-)
One of my new year resolutions is to regularly update my blog, which I hope to keep up. That's just one..rest of the bunch includes-
Learning to play the Guitar
Get a better job
Join yoga classes- I need to know what it is to exercise!
Buy more shoes :-)
Blah, blah.. I can just go on and on about the things I want to change about myself....But ultimately it just comes to the point where I do stuff if I enjoy doing it..so the bottom line is 'enjoy what you do and you will never get bored of it'... wow, that's a line there!
Anyways, with much enthusiasm in the new year, I wish to come up with more posts relating to cooking recipes, travel, beading projects and much more!
But hey! a brand new year is here and a brand new ME too! Everyone has new year resolutions, some new, some same as last year and some may have resolutions this year to fulfil pending resolutions. Whether we stick to them or no is another matter altogether :-)
One of my new year resolutions is to regularly update my blog, which I hope to keep up. That's just one..rest of the bunch includes-
Learning to play the Guitar
Get a better job
Join yoga classes- I need to know what it is to exercise!
Buy more shoes :-)
Blah, blah.. I can just go on and on about the things I want to change about myself....But ultimately it just comes to the point where I do stuff if I enjoy doing it..so the bottom line is 'enjoy what you do and you will never get bored of it'... wow, that's a line there!
Anyways, with much enthusiasm in the new year, I wish to come up with more posts relating to cooking recipes, travel, beading projects and much more!
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