Muggle Diaries

Matar/Green Peas Pulao(One Pot Meal): Weekend's somehow make me feel weak in the knees to eat rice...i feel really bored to have roti's & dosas the whole week through..!! My versatile pallets and the stomach who's used to eat variety from mom screams out and demands more variety on the weekends. However though a weekday today i broke the usual rules and cooked up my favorite "Matar Pulao" which doesn't take much time as well as it's not too much  of a labor, since it all goes in one pot and pressure cook cool and serve, so i don't need to even wash too many dishes, so last night's dinner was Green Peas Pulao, Karnataka style with a slight variation for the sake of good health..;P What goes Inside: 1Cup: Basmati Rice(i used Basmati, since this is what i can acquire here easily ) or normal cooking rice of your choice. Spices: As per your taste you may add or delete the same(Cinnamon sticks+Green Cardamom+Cloves+Cumin/Jeer

Art in Olive Oil..Going in for: Black and White Wednesday -A weekly culinary photo event. This Pic " Art In Olive Oil " is going to be my 1st contribution to any event of any sort so this one's kind of special to me,It's the first picture I've done with Black and white in mind. This One's Going in for Susan's event which is  Black and White Wednesday  -A weekly culinary photo event.

Happy birthday to my darling daughter"Anushka"(well this one's coming over six months late...been quiet busy)...we celebrated Anushka's first birthday in a very simple manner unlike everyone else, at an ashram(orphanage) in kerela, well actually a home for the mentally challenged and we celebrated it among all of them..and when it was time for the 2nd birthday i was pretty much in two mind's as to whether we should have a party or not(since she was very small and would never understand a birthday)...then i came across this article on the babycenter website and they said...just so the child could understand the fact that she/he is special and at the same time not to overwhelm a child as lil as a 2yr old...you must try and keep the party a very short affair and whatever the number of the birthday = that many children and that's exactly what we just did..!! We were just 2 families...so i decided to cook the party meal myself but as for my hubby he felt