Halloween Costume (iPhone) .

Today I used my creative ideas and made this costume for my daughter. Here are the pictures for the same

Besan Laddu

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone had a wonderful Diwali celebrations. We had a blast on Diwali with lots of food and crackers. We had a potluck party with all our friends. As a part of potluck I made Dahi Vada, Mendhu Vada with Onion and Besan Laddu.
Today I would like to share Besan Laddu recipe. This is very simple and delicious sweet which no one can resist.






Potluck dishes:



Ingredients:

2 cups of Ladu besan/Gram flour(This is little coarse than besan. You can get it in any Indian store).
2 cups of powdered sugar
1/2 cup of Ghee. (You can add more as per your taste)
1/2tsp cardamom powder
Pistachios (Crush them into coarse mixture)

Procedure:

Heat Ghee in a pan once ghee is hot (almost reaching boiling point)add besan and roast it on low heat stirring continuously till it looses the raw flavor.(hint: Besan will change the color to golden color once the rawness goes.) . Now add powdered sugar, cardamom powder and mix well. Keep mixing on low flame for 2 more mts and keep it aside.

Once the mixture becomes warm make small round shaped laddus. (If you are unable to make laddus you can add ghee even at this stage. ) You can decorate the laddus dipping one edge into pistachios powder.

Delicious yummy besan laddu is ready to be served. I can guarantee that all your guests will ask which shop did you buy these sweets.

Would like to send this sweet dish to "Sweet Series Event" hosted by Sireesha

Happy Diwali

Hi Everyone

Wish you a Happy Diwali. To all the Telugu readers, Deepavali Subhakankshalu.
May this year brings you peace, happiness in life and fulfills all your dreams.

-Sailaja


First time ever I tried to put Mehendi using cone on my daughter's hand for Diwali. Here is the picture of the same.

Plantain/Aratikaya Bajji

Right now in bay area it is pouring cats and dogsssssssssss..... In this kind of weather I can just imagine only hot hot mirchi bajji/aratikaya bajji/pakodi.. These are my favorite dishes for this season.

Started making these yummy delicious aratikaya bajji to enjoy first rain of the season..

Come and have these yummy bajjis...






Ingredients:

1 plantain
1cup of besan(Bengal Gram flour/garbanzo flour)
1tbsp of chili powder(Spice as per your taste)
pinch of baking soda
salt as per your taste
oil to deep fry


Procedure:

Mix flour,salt, chili powder ,baking soda and make it medium thick consistency batter using water.

Batter:


Cut plantains into round shaped like chips and put it in water(This helps plantains from decolorization). In a frying pan heat the oil . Once the oil is hot, dip the plantain into batter and place it in the oil. (Make sure you are familiar, how to handle the hot oil). Turn on both sides. Once they turn golden color remove them from oil strain the oil.






Tasty crispy delicious bajjis are ready to be served with ketchup or just sprinkle chat masala.

You can have these bujjis filled with onion mixture like Vizag beach style. (In vizag beaches these bajjis are famous. Especially Ramakrishna beach. I really miss vizag) Slit the bajji in the middle and fill with onion mixture..

Onion Mixture filling(Optional):

1 onion finely chopped
1tsp of lemon juice
salt
chili powder

Mix chopped onions ,salt, chili powder and lemon juice