zunka bhakri

zunka bhakar for this event.

zunka:
1.Heat a pan and dry roast the besan for 8 minutes on low flame. The besan will turn light pink and send out a beautiful aroma. Turn off the heat.
2.Chop one small onion and one small tomato. Also chop 2 green chillies and 2 garlic flakes.
3.Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan. Add ½ tsp mustard seeds and ¼ tsp cumin seeds. Wait till they splutter and then add green chillies, curry leaves, and chopped garlic. Once the garlic changes color (to light brown), add the chopped onions. Fry till the onions turn golden brown.
4.Add tomato and cook till it turns soft. Now, add besan, ¼ tsp turmeric powder, ¼ tsp red chilli powder, salt, and ½ cup water. Stir and check that no lumps are formed.
5.Cook for 5 minutes and serve hot.

Bhakris

1.Take 2 cups jowar (makes around 6 mini bhakris), add ¼ tsp salt, 1 tsp oil to it. Add water and make dough just the way you make for chapattis.
2.Heat a pan.
3.Take a big ball of dough and roll out the dough just the way you do while making chapattis. Sprinkle jowar flour to ease the rolling process.
4.Put the bhakri on the pan. Take some water and gently spread it on the bhakri. Cook for 2 minutes.
5.Flip on the other side and cook for 2 more minutes. Turn over again till there are brown spots on both sides.
6.Serve hot with zunka, onions(kanda), green chillies, and buttermilk.


thanks swapna for the recipe.

krishna

when i sat down to paint this tee,i was sure will be asking to help me.thank god i had bought extra tee.so om painted one for his appa and then i could do this one.Om's teacher says he loves painting at school also.I'm glad!!

he picked up the colors and the brushes he wanted to use,and created this cute tee for ravi!!
(the R is written by me)


after he got bored of the free hand style,he said he wanted to do"palm-palm",so we did the palm printing for the back...

here comes my creation....

Paav Bhaaji

Another dish for the the event.

Paav Bhaji is a fabulous dish prepared with lot of vegetables and buns.

Ingredients

• 2 cup: Mixed vegetables chopped fine
• 1 cup: Potatoes-chopped fine
• 1 cup: Onions-grated
• 1 tsp: Chopped cloves of garlic-ground together
• 1 tsp: Chopped ginger
• 1 cup: Tomato-grated
• ½ cup: Tomato puree
• Green chillies-chopped to taste
• 2 tsp: Cumin seeds
• ½ tsp: Turmeric
• 1 tsp: Pav bhaji masala
  
• ½ tsp: Powdered red pepper
• 1 tbsp: Salt
• 6 pcs: Pav bread
  
• 6 tbsp: Butter for the bread
• ½ cup: Oil

Method

1. Heat oil and add cumin seeds, then the onion paste and sauté till brown and fat separates.
2. Add the mixed vegetables and potatoes and sauté first over high heat, then over low, till cooked through.
3. Add tomatoes and puree, green chillies, turmeric, salt, pav bhaji masala and and continue cooking till the fat separates. Keep mashing the red pepper vegetables with the stirrer as it cooks.
4. To serve, heat some butter, slit the bread horizontally and fry in the butter till brown.
5. Serve hot.

few more paintings of kids...

the kids are very sweet,have great ability and they are doing wonderful job.
i happy for them!!