Morning hours are the craziest, preparing breakfast, lunch, packing lunch box, getting ready and hundred other things getting before heading to work. But I never miss my ‘cup of tea’. Today, as I boiled milk to add to my cup of tea, I released it’s spoiled. About two cups of milk and no time in hand….what would you do?
Here’s a simple recipe, I loved this recipe as a kid and still cherish it. By the look you can say, it’s a perfect ‘Desi Desert’!
So, Boil the milk for about 5 minutes, until water is separated from cheese, stain it and add little jaggery/ honey, smash a banana into it and that’s it!
For people like me, who are not very fond of sweets, it’s perfect! I add jaggery according to my liking and fruits for extra flavor. You can also add grated coconut or cashew nut, whatever is available. The texture and the smell of cheese will simply melt in your taste buds!
Well this one is not a planned post but since I was making samosas and I dont know, when I’ll make them next time, so, I thought why not click some pictures and share it!!💁
You know, when I was a kid we used to get one Samosa in just 25 paise, that is 4 Samosas in just 1₹! Yeah I am that ancient! And now, it’s 5₹ to 12₹ for 1 samosa now! Not just that, the size, flavor…everything has degraded. 😦
We decided to make it the old way and am very sorry for not having all the pictures, the idea struck me late, what could I do!? Anyways, I still decided to give it a go.
So, the first step, dough preparation.
White flour, salt to taste mixed, about a 1/2 tablespoon of black jeera (it depends on the quantity of flour) and water. The dough should not be sticky or very hard. Once ready cover it and allow it to sit for 15 minutes minimum. In the mean time….
Prepare the fillings.
Semi boiled potatoes, cut into small cubes, peanuts, beet root cut into small cubes, onions chopped, coconuts cut into small pieces (if available), coriander whole, green chilies chopped, green peas, jeera powder, salt to taste, turmeric powder, red chili powder.
We prepared in phases so that potatoes don’t get smashed (it’s not mandatory).
First phase: little oil was added to the pan, to which I added potato cubes, peanuts, jeera powder , whole coriander, turmeric & chili powder.
Second phase: Tossed beetroot cubes and coconut pieces in a little oil.
Third phase: to little oil in the frying pan, goes chopped onions, green chili, green peas and sauces (tomato and chili).
Finally, all this are mixed together to make the fillings.
Its time to shape samosas! In the third part, small balls are made out of the dough. which are rolled into circles. And then cut into half.
DH on duty 😛
The semi circles are then made into hollow cones for the masala or fillings to be stuffed. Then seal the open parts by applying little water to stick the open ends together.
Next… oil is heated in a wide mouth pan/kadai. Slowly and safely Samosas are dipped into the hot oil. Let it cook for some time on low to medium flame. As the color changes to golden brown , we know it’s ready!
Last stage, don’t wait, it tastes best when it’s hot, serve with tomato sauce or green chutney!
Imp point: Anything can be stuffed into Samosas like mushroom, paneer or just onions. For non- veg friends, stuff in chicken or mutton!
This post is one of my initial post since I started blogging, but for some or the other reasons it has been delayed. One of the major reason was that I kept forgetting to take pics…every time the juice was ready we will drink it!
Anyway, now that all is set, let me tell you that this is a miraculous plant and it is known by many names like life plant, air plant, miracle leaf,donkey ears, leaf of life, goethe, the katakataka plant. One of its Odia name is ‘amar poi’. Amar poi is also our first plant that we planted since we moved in.
Life plant is loaded with medicinal values. It is used for all sorts of respiratory conditions-from asthma and coughs to bronchitis. It is also helpful in gastric ulcers, skin disorders and edema of the legs. External use of the leaf is said to bring relief in headaches, toothaches, earaches, eye infections, wounds, ulcers, boils, burns and insect bites. I came to know about it while searching for remedies for kidney stone.
There are different ways of using the leaves, I’ll share the one that we have been doing.
Recipe:
Ingridents
Water – 1 glass
Mishri//rock sugar – 1 piece of 5cm
Amar poe leaves – 3-4
Method:
Soak the piece of mishri in water over night. Next day morning, take the miracle leaves wash them and add the the leaves to 1/4 of rock sugar water and run it on the juicer, stain it and add it to the rest of the rock sugar water and that’s it!
Looks good!
You want to know if it has cured or help cure in any way, I would say, its too early to say. Our life style is such that everyday we inhale loads of toxins, live an unhealthy lifestyle, not to mention our food habits. There are so many reasons responsible for the kind of health we have so no single thing can reverse the cycle. Lets give our body some time to detoxify and work with it towards a better health meanwhile, enjoy the amar poi (life plant) juice!
Handy notes:
*Amount of mishri/rock sugar depends on your sweet buds.
*If diabetic, skip the usage of mishri/rock sugar , it is as good in plain water.
*Mishri/rock sugar can be soaked in the water 1-2 hours prior to use.
* Though it is said to be okay to take everyday, we take it twice a week. At most thrice.
This blog is a home makers journal and everything revolving around an ordinary home in the making. There is really nothing new I can tell that you already dont know, but its the ordinary which is most beautiful and is what i wish to treasure & share with all. If you wish, do walk with me on this lane…..
Here in India, kitchen is still considered the most important place in a home. And many women take pride in their role as a home maker. But its not all that easy! For long our parents especially mothers, have made this balance between providing good-healthy food and managing all in a tight budgeting look so simple that we rarely put any thought into it.
Home making requires a lot of dedication and conscious effort. The above pic is an average day meal in an Odia household. Rice, dal(lentils) & sabji (anything extra are good!) Not usually kerela with mango, but I had to finish the mangos…. Odisha is an eastern coastal state in India, it is also one of the largest rice producing state and the varieties of vegetables used per day in an Odia family is something I’m yet to experience anywhere else in India. And now, the most important thing- I love rice! 😀 All my non-odia friends lovingly tease me about it!
I started cooking quite early, so, developed a taste for my own food and no amount of fancy food matches it. Now DH’s company has provided us with a luxury food card and we are falling prey to its trap. As a home maker, we want every things to be perfect and to our standard & those times such habits becomes a challenge. The other such challenge is, when I’ve to push myself to go for veggi shopping after office every monday! Which is today…
On mondays a small vegetable market is set up at a distance of few steps from where I live. Family and friends love it when they visit us. Its a common practice in India, you will always find a local market near by selling fresh vegetables. At times its directly from farmers as well, organic!
I try to shop for a week only so that, next week i can get fresh veggies!
Despite all, I love shopping from local stores. Though many times I’ve been suggested to order or buy from commercial stores or malls, I choose not to. Reasons are simple, we get fresh fruits & vegetables here, better price and support our local farmers & businessmen.
Morning hours are the craziest, preparing breakfast, lunch, packing lunch box, getting ready and hundred other things getting before heading to work. But I never miss my ‘cup of tea’. Today, as I boiled milk to add to my cup of tea, I released it’s spoiled. About two cups of milk and no time in hand….what would you do?
So, Boil the milk for about 5 minutes, until water is separated from cheese, stain it and add little jaggery/ honey, smash a banana into it and that’s it!
For people like me, who are not very fond of sweets, it’s perfect! I add jaggery according to my liking and fruits for extra flavor. You can also add grated coconut or cashew nut, whatever is available. The texture and the smell of cheese will simply melt in your taste buds!
Well this one is not a planned post but since I was making samosas and I dont know, when I’ll make them next time, so, I thought why not click some pictures and share it!!💁
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