in love with food: March 2014

March 15, 2014

HOLI SPECIAL!! DAHI BHALLA, CRISPY BESAN SEV, CAPE GOOSEBERRY JAM AND TIPS FOR A SAFE HOLI

Here's wishing all my beautiful readers a colourful Holi!
We are moving towards warmer weather and the palate craves some spicy cooling foods along with Holi staples like Gujiya and Thandai. Gujiya we bought this year and I made the spicy stuff!!My mom loves Chaat and the likes on Holi and we usually make it every year.So here we go...

DAHI~BHALLA(Dahi Vada/ Lentil dumplings in spicy yogurt)

FOR Detailed recipe just click HERE

AND CRISPY BESAN SEV

FOR Detailed recipe just click HERE

Also Cape Gooseberries are in season yet again and I made huge batches of my famous Cape Gooseberry Jam(Rasbhari Jam). For the recipe, just click right HERE

PAPER BOAT BEVERAGES- THE HOT NEW WAY TO BEAT THE HEAT!

Its 12pm..I am at work and trust me I am bored..I take a piece of orange colored paper and try to make a boat out of it, one of those paper boats we used to make as kids, especially during the rains and let them loose under rainy torrents. So I fold this way and that but I cant make the boat..its been so long..have I forgotten how to make it???

Weird how I got down to making this..how did it cross my mind?? Oh yeah .. I received a package from paper boat drinks and that’s how the whole –making the paper boat thing started!! Well more about that later...Right now I am eager to share my package with you!!

Cute, cute, cute…I loved the packaging, so fresh and hep! Once opened there were some unusual flavours and I could not wait to taste them, so one after the other the packs were opened, poured into a tall glass, clunked in some ice cubes and voila!I am a happy girl!!

AAMRAS

JALJEERA

JAMUN KALA KHATTA

IMLI KA AMLANA

AAM PANNA

Wow! Man I sure was impressed and eager to lap it all up!!

Here is a shot of my favourite- Imli ka Aamlana with Besan methi ki roti and a dollop of butter...yummmm

One click onto their site and a calmness washed over me, I could spend hours here...

I think u guys must try these cutesy yummy drinks and as for me, I' ve found a way to beat the heat and office boredom on sultry summer afternoons!!!!