Crispy Mathri/Suhali

Mathri or Suhali is a delightful rajasthani snack to eat with tea or coffee or with some pickle. DH just love it with a hot cuppa tea!
Last year when my mom visited us at sydney, she brought some mathri in a tupperware box..till date whenever my daughter sees that box she would call it suhali box!! She remembers nani brought suhali in that box a year back!
This is a all time favorite snack, made with love by mom during our growing up years. It is so tempting too..cant stop eating while making it!

Ingredients -

• 3 Cup – APF(maida)
• 1 cup - Wheat flour
• 2 tsp – Carom Seeds
• 3 Tbsps – Oil for kneading the dough
• 2 tsp - crushed kasoori methi
• to taste – Salt
• Oil for frying

Method -

1. In a large bowl mix flour, salt, kasoori methi & carom seeds.
2. Add oil for knading mix gently. Now hold the flour in your fist, if it forms a loose clump, then the amount of oil is fine, if it doesn’t then add a bit more oil.
3. Using water knead the dough. The dough should be slightly hard to touch. Wrap in a wet muslin cloth & keep it aside for 1/2 hour.
4. Form small balls with the dough. Roll these balls using a rolling pin. Use a knife or fork to make small holes/ slits in the rolled pastry.
5. Heat oil in a big wok, fry these pastry till golden brown.
6. Enjoy warm with tea or coffee or pickle.  It will store well in air-tight container at room temp for several days.

Sending this to Gayathri's - Walk down the memory lane
http://gayathriscookspot.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/maa-inji-oorugai-ginger-mango-pickle.html



http://cooking4allseasons.blogspot.in/2014/06/come-join-us-for-breakfast-june-event.html
 

Ice cream stick photo frame + yummy tidbits

papa - got a headache doll
saachi - thik ho jayega na
papa- kaise thik hoga
saachi - ho jayega na
papa - lekin kaise
saachi - aapne gelusil liye na abhi!!!

saachi tore the little origami dress that i made. asked her where it is, she said she spoiled it.
me - mamma is sad saachi, you tore the dress i made for you
saachi - kissi dena hai
oh wow!
me bend down and bestowed with kisses
her way to make mumma feel better ..surely works :))

isme baithke 'comfortable' lagta hai!!

saachi to papa: aap itne style me kyu dekh rahe the mujhe!

I try to incorporate English more while conversing with little missy..and she has taken a fancy for english and tries to make sentences with all the more words she knows. Dear papa was of the opinion that she should know her mother tongue first, she can learn all of english in school..so he used to talk to her in hindi..The little mind interpreted this as mamma knows english and papa knows no english, so she started translating whatever she told me (english) to her father in hindi. It was hilarious! Some of the instances:
After eating chocolate
Saachi to mamma : mamma my hand is sticky
to papa: mere haath bohot chikat ho gaye hai

after eating and relishing her icecream
to mama: it's a big spoon
to papa: ye bohot bali chammach hai
:)

we went out for lunch over the weekend, after finishing we were going to go to the indian store besides it. DH was doing the payment, me and saachi came out and started walking towards the shop..
saachi - mum, where is my dad??
I told this to her father, he could not believe she said that..she never calls him dad! that too in full accent!

"This is my favlet blanket"

"Mujhe aap pasand ho!" blush blush

She is full time into maska these days..she thinks/believes she can get all she want by just giving her kisses!! and i does work most of the time..its hard to not smile and relent when she does that!!!

She is full into complementing too these days..that too genuine
If i am giving her somthing to eat and she likes it she would definitely let me know " aacha bana" (it has come out good)

We love to play this fill in the blank game with litlle miss..
Saachi loves ---
Depending on her mood and who is asking her and who she wants to tease, she will either will mumma or pappa in that! She plays it very smartly, always avoiding what you want to hear!

One night, DH was trying to make saachi sleep..playing and doing masti with her.
When i finished all my chore and came to sleep, i saw her sleep was nowhere in sight because of all the masti going on..
I told both her and her father to sleep quietly :so jao chup chap".
Then in order to tease her father, whenever he tried to play with her that night..she would say in the same tune..sleep quietly.. "so jao chup chap"
i had a hearty laugh at my daughters wit! and unsuccessful attempts of DH to play with her!!

Now for the project..Saachi and me made this cute and simple photo frame with ice cream sticks. embellished it with buttons..it now adorns our fridge with a cute pic of little missy.

Sending this to
http://www.fridaymashup.com/2014/05/fm158-cards-for-kids-big-or-small.html?m=1

linking to 

http://funkypolkadotgiraffe.blogspot.com.au/search/label/Too%20Cute%20Tuesday

Sending this to Artsy Craftsy Mom  - Kid friendly Recycled craft

Toddler fun - Handprint peacock + Footprint butterfly

Hi Friends, Sharing with you a lovely peacock and butterfly. The peacock is made using the handprint cutouts of my angel, this will be part of her baby book. The butterfly is made using her footprint cutouts. Both are highlighted using fevicryl 3D outliners. The peacock body is made using felt/fleece.

My little one is too excited to see her handprints and footprints in the form of these beauties.

linking to 

http://funkypolkadotgiraffe.blogspot.com.au/search/label/Too%20Cute%20Tuesday

Sending this to Artsy Craftsy Mom  - Kid friendly Recycled craft

Origami tulip garden - little masterpiece

Masterpiece created by my little one..

Sending this to Artsy Craftsy Mom  - Kid friendly Recycled craft

Kids craft - Paper roll and gift wrap paper apple tree

A very simple and beautiful apple tree. All you need is a paper roll, gift wrapping paper and a red sketch pen. Cut one end of the toilet roll to make the branches. You can color the roll with brown color(optional).

Draw small red apples on the tissue paper. Scrunch it and put inside the braches of paper roll. Viola!! your apple tree is ready :) and you have a happy little one admiring it. I love the fresh look of the tree very much and could not stop admiring it myself :) Do try this simple craft and share with me.

Sending this to Artsy Craftsy Mom  - Kid friendly Recycled craft

Stone painting

Hi Friends

Sharing today a lovely activity that me and my little one did. I found some lovely smooth stones in the flower pots in our balcony, and immediately wanted to try this amazing craft whch i had seen on the net. Used acrylic paints for this. Gave two base layers to the stone in which my daughter helped for the most part. Below is how they looked after two coats. The best part of acylic colors is that it dries fast!!

Then we painted the different designs depending on the shape of the stone. We made the ladybug, flower, owl, love print,  fish, rainbow, bird , some free hand designs . You see some of the beautiful abstract paintings, that done by my daughter..so proud of her!!

After all the stones were painted, applied a layer of mod podge for the lovely glossy finish!

We painted the stones in batches and this activity was our night time ritual just before sleeping, which my daughter looked forward to from evening itself. I would make her drink milk while painting. As soon as I come from office she would want to do stone painting and hence demanding milk ;)

Linking this to:
http://artsycraftsymom.com/diy-holi-gift-tags/

Celebrating 3rd anniversay of my blog with Jungle collage

Hi dear friends

Doesn't feel like its been three years I am blogging. Just started blogging 3 years ago as a way to preserve my quilling and paintings online, so that I can access it anytime. 

Now my dear blog has become so much a part of me. It has always been there for me, whenever I was alone, when I needed support, when i was happy and wanted to share my joy! when I wanted to know how my craft has come up. Motivating me, challenging me, helping me. 

Met so many amazing crafters in my journey and made some lovely friends. Thank you so much dearies for all your love and support.

Sharing with you today a jungle scene that I made with my daughter. Made a cutie elephant, tree, clouds by paper piecing. The bunny, grass, caterpillar and sun are made using felt. The flowers are made using crepe paper. The border is made using washi tape. The small flowers are hand drawn. Do you see some stamping in red, thats my daughter trying her stamps :)

sending this to:
http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/challenge-67-cute-easter-bunnies-on.html
http://blog.kraftzone.in/2014/04/4-anything-goes-with-washi-and-stamps.html
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/spring-has-sprung.html
http://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/challenge-58-spring.html
http://colorconceptionschallenges.blogspot.in/2014/04/anything-but-cards.html?m=1

Healthy wholemeal chocochip and oats cookies with maple syrup

Ingredients:
1/2 cup olive oil
1 cup instant oats, powdered them
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp Eno
1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1/2 cup sliced almonds, walnuts
1 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 cup sugar (little less also works fine)
2 tbsp honey
1/2 cup Milk
pinch of cinnamon powder
2 tbsp choco chips
1 tbsp maple syrup
1 Egg

Method:
In a mixing bowl add all of the ingredients. Gently fold in everything. Make small lemon size balls and flatten them. Place cookies little apart on a baking tray. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until they begin to brown around the edges. Let them cool..they taste awesome hot too. Enjoy with cuppa tea or coffee. I find them excellent as a afternoon snack.

Sending this recipe to Kid's delight - Cooking with whole grains happening at My Cooking Journey and to Srivalli's Page.

Sending this recipe to Healthy Diet Event - Cooking with Whole Grain @Priya's Page.

Special delivery

Hi Friends, sharing with you a layout which is very close to my heart. It is during the time I was expecting my little one!
We had gone for a lovely road trip to lake entrance and beaucan caves near Melbourne. It was a fun trip with friends. Still cherish the memories. We were four couples. Three of them had a beautiful girl child, and secretly we knew we are going to be honored with our angel soon :) (yes we had kept it a secret for the rest of the world)

Made a lovely garden theme page with vines and bushes painted using acrylic paints. Embellished it with cutesy flowers and birds

Entering this to:
http://beyondgrey.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/bgc49-grown-with-love.html
 (I thought this suits the challenge perfectly, for everything is grown with love here! has all the garden elements and colors)
http://itsybitsyindia.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/the-itsybitsy-precious-baby-challene.html (Expecting  my precious baby)
http://colorconceptionschallenges.blogspot.in/2014/04/anything-but-cards.html?m=1

Quilled birthday girl card

Hi friends
Sharing today a quilled CAS card for a cute little girl. Made a quilled girl holding colorful balloons. Love the summary look of the card with the yellow handmade bg paper.

Do let me know how you liked it.

Sending this to:

http://catchychallenges.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/cscc-2.html

http://lulupu.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/challenge-28-cas-cards.html (used the inspiration image and more than 3 colors from the palette)