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Post Title: Puffed Rice flakes Ladoo's Tried this recipe for my daughters evening snack., and she loved it..!  I have always wanted to give her something's that's home made, I believe store bought is a good time saver when weighed against the time, n effort you spend while making it but the hygiene and most importantly the love hidden behind the whole process during which and after which u see your child relishing the same is an unbeatable price to pay for..! Cooking Time: 20mins Serves: Makes 12 - 15 ladoos What goes Inside:  250 grams Puffed rice flakes 150 grams Jaggery crushed 30 ml Water 2 -3 tspns Unsalted butter At room temp 1 Widemouth Sauce pan How to put it together: Melt the jaggery in a pan along with some butter and water and cook for about two minutes.  Add the rice flakes to the mixture, stir well.  Apply butter on your palms and make ladoos while the mixture is just right to touch(warm).  Store for upto 15 days...

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 fe...

For the Eggless Chocolate Mousse: What goes inside: 125Gms: Cooking Chocolate Bar(I used Vochelle). 100Gms: Whipping Or Double Cream. 1/2 Cup(125Gms): Butter. 1Tsp: Vanilla Essence. 1/4 Cup: Icing Sugar. 1/2Tsp: Instant Coffee Powder(Optional). How to put it in together: Chop the Cooking chocolate into small uniform pieces,add butter along with it. Melt Chocolate and butter together on high in the Microwave for 1.5-2 minutes, remove from microwave once done and set aside to cool. Tip in the instant coffee powder into the chocolate - butter mix and stir in well. In another large bowl, take the whipping/double cream along with the icing sugar and whip on medium speed for 2-3 minutes until it just forms a stiff peak(a perfect stiff peak is reached when the peak can stay up until at least a minute or two). Now the chocolate-butter-coffee mixture would have cooled up by now,if not place the bowl in another bowl of cold water, but ensure the mixture is not left to cool ...

We started The New Year with an absolute melt-in-the mouth Indian Delicacy " Gulab Jamun"..;)...Hope the whole year gives us sweet news and joy all thru..Anushka & AJ seem to be in love with Gulab Jamun's...the first time i did it i made it this way,i came across this awesome recipe from Sailu's Blog(A fellow blogger),but i had a bit of my own adjustments made to suit our tastebuds..). But when my lil one doesn't give me enough time i just go for the other option "MTR" my favourite and most reliable brand in making gr8 Gulab Jamun's..;) Okay...That's one fact the second fact being that i can fastforward the whole process...and the final fact being that sometimes even i am short of time and most importantly patience...like i am today,believe it or not i've been typing this post for the past whole week...;( sorry guys..i really wish i could really really write the whole in and out of loads of "gup-shup" but seriously... m...