Bird-day invitations!

Hi friends.. On the occasion of the 6th blog anniversary of my little space on the web... I would like to thank each one of you for being part of my journey through life!
It is really special to share a common bond without having met physically!

Little Missy loves birds.. And is behind us to get her real birds at home... I try to explain that birds will be happier flying in the sky rather then being in a. Cage!
To celebrate her love for birds and pets(dog.. Cat.. Peacock are the other beings that she wants in home! God save us :)) we decided to keep bird 🐦 theme for her birthday 🎂.
She is full excited and has so many suggestions for what planning to do.. What games to play... What food to give... Not to forget the party decorations... Cake...party favors

We created these invitation cards for little miss friends... To invite them for her bird 🐦 theme birthday party 🎉
All the birds are hand drawn and cut.. Will share more of our crafting for her bird day!
Do let me know how you liked it.. Love

School project - bag of nutrients

Hi friends.. Sharing a school project by my daughter. This was to teach them about balanced diet and nutrients present in different foods. 

Sewai / Vermicili Upma | Breakfast recipe

Ingredients needed

   Vermicelli - 2 cups (I used bambino Semiya)
   Onion -1
   tomato - 1
   Ginger - 1 inch piece finely chopped
   Green chilli -1-2 finely chopped or slit

   Vegetables of your choice
   Beans -4
   Carrot -1
   Fresh or frozen Peas - handful


   For the seasoning

   Oil -3-4 tsp
   Mustard -1 tsp
   Urad dal - 1 tsp
   Hing/Asafoetida - a generous pinch
   Red Chilli - 2
   Curry leaves - littlePreparation

Method:

Thinly slice or finely chop onions and tomato. Chop all the vegetables finely.

Roast vermicelli in a tsp of ghee until light golden brown. If you are using ready made roasted semiya or roasted vermicelli then you can skip this step.
Heat oil, add mustard seeds, when mustard splutters, add hing, urad dal , red chillies and curry leaves. When urad dal turns golden brown, add onions, green chillies, ginger and saute until onions become transparent. Add tomato let it cook for a minute. Then add finely chopped vegetables and saute until half cooked.
Add water and salt needed. When water starts boiling, add the roasted vermicelli.Cover and cook on low flames stirring occasionally until it is done.
Serve hot with any chutney or pickle.

Tips for beginners
To check for salt, taste the water, if it is a little salty, then the salt added is right. Once you add semiya it will be perfect.
Usually it is 2 cups of water for 1 cup of Vermicelli, if you are using thick ones. For thin fine semiya, use less water, approximately 1 cup of water for 1 cup of semiya.

Easy Origami purse 👛 kids craft

Hi friends.. Sharing an easy Origami purse craft for kids. Little miss and me enjoyed making these. She later taught these to her friends. :)

You can check the steps here:
https://www.artforkidshub.com/how-to-fold-an-origami-purse/

Dahi ke sholey - bread recipe

INGREDIENTS 

8 bread slices 
oil for deep frying 

for stuffing: 
½ cup hung curd/hung yogurt 
1 finely chopped onions 
½ green bell pepper 
2 tbsp chopped veggies of your choice 
⅓ tsp pepper powder 
salt as required 

for Maida paste(gum) 
1 tbsp maida 
1 tbsp water 

INSTRUCTIONS 
Make hung curd in a bowl and then add the chopped veggies, onion and mix everything well. Add the Pepper powder and salt, mix well. 
Take bread slices, trim the edges and then flatten it using the rolling pin. 
Mix maida with water, make the a thick paste and use this as a gum to seal the edges of the rolls. Now keep a tbsp of stuffing in a corner of the bread and brush the maida paste around the corners and then roll the bread. Seal the edges tightly. Do this for remaining bread also. 
fried bread rolls Heat the oil and fry the bread rolls in medium to low flame, carefully. Once it turns golden brown take it out. You can slice it while serving. Serve hot Dahi ke Sholay as a snack with Chat chutneys. 
for stuffing, you can add corn or your favourite veggie, but chop them finely and add them. 

Spicy Pudina Aloo | Minty potato | Side dish

Sharing this yummy preparation using potato. This is my dear friend Doll's recipe. :) 

INGREDIENTS-

• Potatoes,boiled - 5 (medium)
• Mint leaves - 1/4 cup
• Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup
• Green chilies, chopped - 2
• Mango powder - 1.5 tsp
• Chili powder - 1tsp
• Turmeric /haldi - 1/3 tsp
• Salt /namak - to taste
• Cumin /jeera - 1tsp
• Cooking Oil - 5 tbsp

Procedure 

Peel and chop boiled potatoes in medium size pieces. Wash and grind mint,corinader and green chilies into a paste. Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan. Add cumin and when it start crackling add the mint paste. Stir fry till it start giving a nice aroma. Now add all the spices in it and stir. Add chopped potatoes and gently mix. Add 1/2 cup of water and simmer till potato absorb all the water. Serve hot as a appetizers, snack or side dish.

Thank you!

Received this gorgeous card and some super cute goodies from my favorite bloggy pal Dr.  Sonia. Isn't it the cutest owl you've ever seen! 

Thank you so much for the thoughtful gift dear... So happy and so lucky to have you as friend and inspiration to do good and share the goodness with all.  :) 

Daal dhokli | One pot meal | Rajasthani/Marwadi cusine

Ingredients for Dal Dhokli Recipe

• Arhar Dal - 1/2 cup (100 grams)
• Wheat Flour - 1/2 cup (100 grams)
• Gram flour - 2 tbsp (20 grams)
• Ghee - 2 -3 tbsp
• Asafoetida - 1 pinch
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Red chilly powder - 1/4 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1 tsp
• Dry red chilly - 1
• Green chilly - 1 (finely chopped)
• Curry leaves - 7-8
• Green coriander - 1 tbsp (finely chopped)
• Salt - 1.5 tsp or as per taste
• Carom seeds - less than 1/4 tsp 

How to make Rajasthani Dal Dhokli Recipe

Clean and wash the dal thoroughly. Soak in water for 1/2 to 1 hour, prior cooking. Place dal and 2 cup water in a pressure cooker. Also add 1 tsp salt and cook until it simmers once. After one simmer, cook for another 2 to 3 minutes. Turn off the flame and let the steam escape. Keep the dal as it in the pressure cooker. 

Take flour, gram flour, 1/4 tsp salt, 1 tsp ghee and carom seeds in a bowl. Mix all ingredients really well. Add water little by little and knead soft flour, similar to that required for making chapattis. For kneading this much quantity of flour, 1/4 cup of water has been used. Cover the dough and keep it aside for 10 to 15 minutes to set. Dough will get puffy. 

Grease your hands with some ghee and knead the dough again. Dough for making dhokli is now ready. Make a lump from the dough and roll giving it a round shape. Dust it with dry flour, place it over the rolling board and roll out in a chapatti. Now cut it into 1-1 inch strips. Cut these strips into two halves from center. 

For cooking dhokli, take 2 to 3 cups of water in any vessel and allow it simmer. When water starts boiling, place dhokli pieces into. Cook the dhokli on high flame for 10 to 15 minutes and keep stirring at regular intervals. 

Prepare tadka for the dal:

Take ghee in a pan. When ghee in hot, add cumin seeds and asafoetida into it. After sauteing cumin seeds, add turmeric powder, curry leaves, dry red chilly, chopped green chilies and coriander powder. Saute the spices for few more minutes. add red chilly powder and mix well. Saute the masala until oil starts separating from it. 

Masala is ready. Now mix cooked dal and dhokli into the pressure cooker and masala in the vessel with dhokli. Mix everything really well and cook for 5 minutes on low flame. 

Dal dhokli is ready, mix few chopped coriander leaves into it and take out in a bowl. Garnish with some more coriander leaves and ghee. Serve steaming hot dal dhokli and relish eating. 

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Happy valentines day dear friends... Be your own sunshine ☀ this day.  You don't have to be anybody else's favorite... Just be happy to be.. Thank God for everything

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Madhubani Ganeshji | Mithila Ganesha

Wish you a very happy dear friends..its never too late to wish friends :)

Sharing a new madhubani painting that I made, what better start of the year than this. 

My love affair with this art in not a secret that i want to keep...so love to share my creations.

Do let me know how you liked my madhubani/mithila  ganeshji .

Would love to hear from you.