Showing posts with label MeMe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MeMe. Show all posts

Award and a MeMe:

I was thrilled to know a few of my blogger buddies consider my blog “yum” worthy and gave me the “Yummy Blog Award”. Dear Cham of Spice Club and Anjali of SupremeSpice have sent this award my way.

“Yummy blog award is the award given to the blog with the most yummy recipes/photos”

Well, the award does come with certain ‘rules’, which is the best part actually.

Rules for the ‘Yummy Blog’ award Receiver:

The person who receives the award should display the "Yummy Blog !" logo on their blog and also the meaning of the award which is "Yummy blog award is the award given to the blog with most yummy recipes/photos".

The receiver should also quote their favorite yummy-licious :) dessert(s) that they have ever prepared/eaten. Don’t restrict yourself to any dessert, chocolate bars also welcome.Also the receiver should pass on the award to four other bloggers who's blog they find "yummy" and let them know about the rules :)

The list of my favourite desserts I’ve made or eaten? Here goes,

Trifle Pudding
Black Forest Cake
Fruit Crepes
Mixed Berry Soup
Cham Chams
Rasmalais

Now it’s my turn to pass this award on to more yummy blogs, I confer this award to:

Suganya of Tasty Palettes
Meeta of What’s For Lunch Honey
Sunita of Sunita’s World
Pastry Girl of Dessert First

Head to their blogs, you will know why they deserve this award! :)

I’ve also been tagged by Madhavi of Vegetarian Medley to do the below MeMe

1) LAST MOVIE U SAW IN A THEATRE?
Juno

2) WHAT BOOK ARE U READING??
Err…Err…. Everyday with Rachel Ray – RR’s cooking magazine, it is a book right? :D

3) FAVOURITE BOARD GAME?
The MAD Game

4) FAVOURITE MAGAZINE?
Refer to question 2… :)

5) FAVOURITE SMELLS?
Smell of the Earth with the first drops of rain ; Coffee powder; Oranges; Mom’s cooking :)

6) FAVOURITE SOUNDS?
Falling Rain, Chirping birds, kids’ laughter

7) WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?
Loneliness

8) WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN U WAKE?
Is it morning already???Sigh…..zzzzzzzzzz

9) FAVOURITE FASTFOOD PLACE
?
Chilis

10) FUTURE CHILDS NAME?
Hehe, haven't quite thought that far yet..

11) FINISH THIS STATEMENT—’IF I HAD A LOT OF MONEY I’D
Start my own cake shop/bakery

12) DO U DRIVE FAST?
Nope.

13) DO U SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
If you can call my hubby a stuffed animal, then YES!

14) STORMS–COOL OR SCARY?
Both – sometimes I’m fascinated and a sudden crash of thunder has me running helter skelter!

15) WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
I’m yet to buy one.

16) FAVOURITE DRINK?
Mango and Chickoo Milkshakes

17) FINISH THIS STATEMENT-IF I HAD THE TIME I WOULD…
I do have a lot of time, no issues with that.

18) DO YOU EAT THE STEMS ON BROCCOLI?
Yes

19) IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY OTHER COLOUR, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR CHOICE?
Burgundy

20) NAME ALL THE DIFFERENT CITIES/TOWNS U HAVE LIVED IN?
Dallas, Atlanta

21) FAVOURITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Synchronized Swimming and Figure skating

22) ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
She has a unique way of making her dishes look out of this world!

23) WHATS UNDER YOUR BED?
Cardboard boxes from our last move.

24) WOULD U LIKE TO BE BORN AS YOURSELF AGAIN??
Absolutely!

25) MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT OWL?
Night Owl

26) OVER EASY OR SUNNY SIDE UP?
Sunny Side Up

27) FAVOURITE PLACE TO RELAX?
On the couch

28) FAVOURITE PIE?
Blueberry Pie

29) FAVOURITE ICECREAM FLAVOUR?
Chunky Monkey (B&J)

30) OF ALL THE PEOPLE U HAVE TAGGED, WHO IS THE MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND FIRST?
Well, let me tag them first!! :)

Now I tag the following people to do this MeMe:

Lavi of Home Cook’s Recipes
Kalai of Samaithu Paarkalaam
Pravs of Simple Spicy
PearlsofEast of Anyone Can Cook

Khara Dose (Spicy Dosas) and Fantastic Four MeMe

Khara means spicy in Kannada. My mom recently gave me this recipe over the phone and I immediately gave it a shot coz it so happened on the day I spoke to her I still hadn’t decided what to make for lunch/dinner. It’s a big relief when someone suggests a dish, half the work is done!! Deciding what to make is a bigger task than actually making the dish..phew! I made this for dinner, since I had to soak the rice and dal. This was the first time I made this dosa, all I know is it is supposed to be spicy…I have no idea if this is what my mom had in mind…hehe!


You will need:


2 portions Rice (Sona masoori)

1 portion Tuar Dal

12 Byadagi Dry red chillies

8 Guntur Dry red chillies

½ tsp Tamarind paste (or marble size tamarind)

1 small pc jaggery (1 tbsp if powdered)

Salt to taste
















Soak the rice, tuar dal and dry red chillies for atleast 4-6 hours. Grind to a smooth paste along with the tamarind paste and jaggery. Use as less water as possible. Let batter ferment overnight. If batter has not fermented then add ¼ tsp Cooking Soda and mix well.


Heat a pan. Apply a tsp of oil and wipe clean with a paper towel. Pour one ladle of dosa batter in the centre, rotate clockwise to make a thin pancake. Drizzle 1/2 tsp oil on top. Cook on both sides.



Wipe pan with a paper towel between dosas. Since the dosa is spicy it doesn’t need an accompaniment, dosas can be had with ghee. If you still need something to go with it then serve with pickle or Coconut Chutney.



Khara Dose is my entry to "JFI-Toor Dal" hosted by Linda of Out of the Garden and also to "Vegan Ventures"hosted by Suganya of Tasty Palettes.

Now for the Fantastic Four MeMe. When Rajitha of Hunger Pangs tagged me, I was happy, because this is the first time I've been tagged for anything at all since I started my blog. Thanks Rajitha, and I really took my time to get to the MeMe, hope you don't mind!! So here goes...

My Fantastic Four MeMe:

4 Places I have Lived

Mysore - born and brought up there
Ooty - 7 years of boarding school
Bangalore - Granny's place when I was working
Dallas, Texas

4 Jobs I had

(Rather I wish I have in future, I'm still in my mid 20s..long life ahead...or so I think! )

Caterer - my parents have been in that business for a long time, I would love to follow suit
Pastry chef - My new found passion for baking seems to be going stronger day by day

At this point this is all I can think of!


4 Favourite Places I have holidayed

Colorado -on this year's b'day with hubby dear, was a dream come true!
Las Vegas
Orlando - the most recent trip and the best ever
San Francisco with my cousin

4 Favourite Foods

Hard choices to make!!
Chunky Monkey Ice cream (Ben and Jerry's)
Oththa Shavige (Rice Semiya) which granny makes...especially the sweet one
Trifle Pudding

All of my mom's cooking, too hard to choose any one from her list :)

4 Favourite Places I would rather be

Back home in India, with all of my family
Switzerland
Relaxing by a fireplace with hot soup on a rainy day
In Magic Kingdom, I found it hard coming away after my trip (ya, ya I'm still a kiddo!)


I would like to tag:

Kalva of Curry in Kadai

Nags of For the Cook in Me

TBC of The Budding Cook

Manasi of A Cook @ Heart


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