Muggle Diaries

+Homemade curds Recipe: It's amazing how life changes after marriage! Especially simple things such as consumption of curds too .....after being marrying a ' mallu boy ', I was amazed at the way they either mix curd in everything or rather cook almost everything with curd!! Initially it was a culture shock for me, a Rajput( being born n brought up one)!! I hardly had had curd ever in life until then!! Well as with anyone things changed gradually for me too....I understood far too quickly that I need to master the art of making well set curd as soon as possible...( yes...even curd setting is as good as Art..!!)... well finally after 10 years of marriage, two kids and infinite trials and error methods I came out victorious, this one really works well each time!!! The important thing is it really works well on our wallets too....and works fantabulous-ly on the health of our kids too..:) Now I can brag about making my very own dahi- Sakkar, dahi n parantha's, dahi Kari'

+Wheat flour / Atta Ladoos..:) I have had besan ladoos when mum used to make them,but never ever thought I could make wheat ladoos in a similar manner! I thought this Diwali I need to do something out of my shell, I wanted it to be special as both my daughters were having their first conscious Diwali together! Conscious as in an age where they both understand most of what is happening around and instructions such as 'be careful, stop, don't touch,etc! I have often watched my mum making besan ladoos but had never tried them on my own! Well so finally when I did decide to try it on my own I wanted something more healthier!  A healthier version would always be welcome to anyone and can't be anything but 'Wheat' instead of besan! Adding to all this I even saw a very tempting pic from Raks kitchen which inspired me to try her dressing style, thanks for the lovely idea to tempt my kids n hubby. I think the saying that a bride always looks be

Post Title:  BUTTERED LENTILS CURRY / DAAL MAKHANI RECIPE: A very versatile North Indian Curry,also known as Maa Ki Daal or Daal Makhani famously. A great curry which goes well with Rice, Pulao's or Roti's of any sort! Though we are originally North Indian's I guess living in the south for Generations sort of made us adapt to a lot of recipes from the south and so we never made daal Makhani at home, though it's my favourite and most ordered curry when I go to a restaurant. I didn't have any idea on how to cook this until I decided to give it a try, as I was falling short of options for dinner curries which is usually roti or wheat dosa's regularly!  I picked this recipe from cookingnme and voila! It turned out great of course I did make minor adjustments to suit the taste of my family....:). Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes Serves: 2 What Goes Inside: 1/2 Cup of Black Urad Dal, Soaked Overnight, 1

Post Title:+Mango-Chocolate Marble Loaf Cake..;)Eggless & Butterless;P*Tried & Tested* This month's HBC(Home Bakers Challenge) challenge was real fun hosted by Sangee Vijay Of Sipcy Treats , the fruit of the season mango n chocolate mania spread its wings and brought a whole lot of us under mere temptation to bake these goodies! And when these goodies are Eggless and Butterless i think i Sinned but a little less...;D. Well i searched and searched for mango pulp...but did'nt manage to get it around where i lived..i was also damn lazy(yet desperate to gorge on the gorgeous stuff) to get dressed when all leave and push the stroller in 45deg hot summer of Dubai and try going even little farther than my building to get mango pulp...then...i managed to push some buttons on my phone to check with my local grocery...where he said in his hindi with a pakka south indian accent.."sory madam,Mango Pullp Nahim Hain...Parr Fresh Mango hain..aapko chahiye..?? Chalege k

Post title: +Idly's for Breakfast..??? / Steamed (fermented rice) Rice Cakes..:) (step by step). Idly's for breakfast anyone..?? Normally when you say homemade idly's there s a certain  stigma attached to it,oh what's your proportion..?? considering the fact that not e veryone get their idly batter proport ion right the first few times.  But once you get the  of cottony soft cloud like fluffy idly's there's no looking back..!! It's actually damn easy you just got to remember 1:1/4 proportion of rice:urad dal respectively. While soakin it along with a fourth of a tsp of fenugreek and the secret of cottony, cloud like  softnes s comes from just a handful of beaten rice soaked along with the ingredients. Yes, beaten rice /poha adds to te softness magic or you can even use a handful of pre  -cooked white rice  Or left over white rice,the results are quite magical..!! Grind it with slightly lesser quantity of water and you

Post Title: +Rava Idly/Steamed Semolina Savoury Cakes..:) Hi all, its breakfast time and today i am making the most loved breakfast @ my place...its 'RAVA IDLY'...They came..they raved....and they conquered...!! This is what happens year after year...day after day..:) and its healthy too! this version is pretty much the instant one..which i keep ready to use..all the time...i make the mix atleast once or twice a month...and use it as and when i feel like..! It's instant, it's yum, kids love it and its damn easy to make..!! It's definitely a keeper for life..:). Cooking Time:15mins. Serves: Makes 10 - 12 Idly's. What goes Inside: Small semolina/Chiroti rava: 2cups. Rai/Mustard seeds: 1/4 tsp. Urad dal: 1/4 tsp. Ginger: 1inch. Curry leaves: 10-15nos. Green chillies: 2nos. Carrots: 1no.(optional). Coconut grated: 1/2 cup.(optional). Baking powder: 1/2 tsp. Yogurt: 2cups. Salt:to taste. Oil: 1 tbsp. How to put it together:

Post Title: +Instant Green Moong Dal Dosa/ Instant Green Gram Indian Savory Crepe..;) Racking your brains..what to make..?? for Breakfast is indeed a big task...especially when you have people going to work and you work your self..then its a larger challenge...well lets add one more option to our daily +Breakfast Recipes..;). " Moong dal Chilla/Dosa/Crepe"!! Easy to make and i also made a very easy n quick tomato chutney along with it...which was a hit at my place..;). This one is a long lost recipe, my mum makes some variations of this one with a combination of different dal's at times...also adds Dill leaves..and it tastes really yum..that way too.....but i decided to go simple this time..just to see how the taste would be accepted at my place where i have a bunch of fussy eaters..!! " My Husband and our Two Little Ones..;)" I just got Lucky !!..;0. I have added a concise collage below,of the simple steps i follow

Post Title: +Raw Mango Rice..Aam Ka Khatte Chawal/Maavinkai Chitranna..;): A dish i have loved since i was a little child.This was usually made at my home for breakfast or as one of the items on the banana/bel patra/leaf platter on festivals, Also packed into my tiffin box in mango season. An Iconic traditional rice dish in  + Karnataka, very common dish in every household in Karnataka region during the mango season. Simple,subtle, and very easy as well as a dish that you could store in the refrigerator for up to a month or more and use as and when you desire. Just cook rice and toss in some of the mango mix and mix well and tadaa....eat all you can...!!! As for people who love to eat "Khatta" then i'm damn sure you will love it..!! Cooking Time: 10 mins Serves: 1 Cup Mix What goes Inside:  Ingredients: Raw Mango: 4-5 small sized raw green mangoes. Cooked Rice: As Required. Mango Masala mix/Mango Thokku: As Required. For Tempering: Oil: 1-2

Post Title: +Beetroot n Rice Baby Food)..;) Cooking Time: 10 - 15Mins Serves: 1 What goes Inside: Fresh / Frozen Beetroot cubes(i used fresh): 4-5 nos Medium sized(boiled or steamed). Cooked Rice: 2-3 Tablespoons. Salt: To Taste Ghee/Clarified Butter: 1 Tsp. How to put it together: Boil 1 Cup of water in a small pan, once it begins to boil, Wash,peel and dice the beetroot into medium sized cubes. Now add these cubes to hot water and boil until cooked(they cook real quick, in fact blanching is a very good idea at this point, but since i had the idea of making beetroot subzi for a side dish on my lunch menu i chose to cook it a little further). Take a small mixer jar add the cooked rice i took 2-3 table spoons as that is the amount my little one takes in one feed you could add or reduce the rice and cooked beetroot cubes as per your baby's eating habit/requirement. Now carefully drain out the hot water into a bowl

+Egg less Chocolate Mocha Mousse Cake:) Its 'May Day'..or more commonly known as 'International Workers Day'...wow for the fruits of Labour...are so sweet...today finally after 2 years of typing this post i finally get to post it..;) still wondering how i missed uploading it..!! Now Being My Hubby's Birthday Cake couldn't be so simple as a Busy Day Chocolate Cake ...now can it...?? (psst: Now had it been someone else's birthday then i'd have rather just done up with a simple phone-call), But it's my hubby had i not done something special... (meri tho beezathi ho jani thi....yaar..!!). I had to make it special somehow...though i knew hubby wouldn't care so much.. especially being his birthday which he hates to celebrate cos he feels people make it a point to remind him he's getting older(as if he didn't know that and never sulked about it through the whole year..)...;(( Awww...you darling..;P.  But how would m