Award time again!

Tried and tasted by Nivedita
Hi all,
Thank you so much  priya  for sharing so beautiful award with me and all our friends.

And thank you so much for so beautiful greeting card.

One more award from Aruna Manikandan . 

Thank you so much, Aruna! Beautiful award.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL MY FRIENDS
AND 
HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Keep smiling,

I am back with thank you note and award!

Tried and tasted by Nivedita

Hi All,

A BIG HELLO to all my friends!
First I would like to thank all my friends who wished the best luck for my exams. 

 SE(Denufood), Faiza Ali , Pavithra, priya, shanthi, Smitha J.L. , Sushma Mallya, *sangi* 

And every one who has wished me for the exams.

(photo taken from here)

Thank you every one

Hurray, I am back after completing my 2 exams. Yes! I did it!! After a long gap, I appeared for 2 exams. And I did well in both! One was Computer Hardware, which was only oral and practical. And they kept all parts of the computer scattered on a table and told me to assemble it. 

I did it in 10 minutes!!!!!, and almost 15 questions asked about the hardware! And I answered all the questions.(Hey!! I prepared my self for 15 days to be nearly perfect!)

One more exam was?????

 I would like to keep it secret!! Sorry girls, I will let you know after I get my results!!! But this also went off good, with lot of writing! 

I enjoyed both the exams. Now waiting for the results. And then, want to do some more course in computer. Hope I will be able to manage everything.

A very special thanks to *sangi*  for sharing her award with me! Very sweet of you dear!

I will be back with my recipes in a day or two! My daughter is complaining that I have not given her time all these days. So need to be with her. And my ward robe is in mess!!  I must clean it and bring our room back in to proper shape. 

See you very soon! 

Thanks for the support and love.


Keep smiling,

Very sweet award!!

Tried and tasted by Nivedita

Hi all,

A beautiful and very sweet award from a very sweet blogger priya of Priyas Recipes

Thank you very much Priya. I loved it!!

And I want to thank all my friends here in this blog world, who keeps encouraging me, guiding me and correcting me when ever I make mistakes!

Three cheers to all of us!! 

Keep smiling,

Award and Jowar rotti upma(ಕುಚ್ಚಿದ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ )

Tried and tasted by Nivedita

Hi all,

After long time, I am again with North Karnataka recipe. This was very common in our house during our childhood. Almost twice a week, my mother used to prepare this in the night. As it is very simple and fast, it was easy for her to keep the dinner ready, after coming tired from the office. And we all enjoyed to eat it hot with ghee, pickle and onion. In typical North Karnataka(especially in Hubli-Dharwad language) language, we call it as Rotti oggarane(ರೊಟ್ಟಿ ಒಗ್ಗರಣೆ).

Here is the recipe,
One day old rotti or crispy rotti - 8 to 10
(Click Jowar rotti(Jolada rotti) for recipe)
Onion - 1 big
Curry leaves - few
Chilly powder - 1 tbsp or
Green chilly - 3 chopped
(in this photo I used chilly powder)
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Jeera - 1 tsp
Tomato - 1 small
(my mother used to put 1 tbsp tamarind paste, you can choose according to your taste)
Salt to taste
Haldi - 1 pinch
Water - 1 cup apprx.
Break the rotti into pieces and keep aside.
Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard when it starts popping up, add jeera and curry leaves. Add onions and saute for a minute.
If you are using green chilly, now only add it with onion.
When the onion changes its color, add tomato mix it properly and wait till the tomato is half cooked. Add salt, haldi and water .

Once the water starts boiling, add the rotti pieces. Mix properly. Take care not to put more water.

Cook for few minute, stirring in between.

Jowar rotti upma is ready to eat with ghee, onion and pickle.

I have received this award from *sangi* 

Thank you so much Sangi.

This award goes with a fun meme which has to be passed onto 6 of ur favorite blogs and which has to be answered with only one word.

Here is the meme part: 

• Where is ur cell phone : Bed
• Ur hair:black
• ur mother: Sarojini
• Ur father: Mohan
• Ur fav food: Raw
• Ur dream last night:Forgets
• Ur fav drink:Carrot Orange Juice
• Ur dream:Live one day at a time
• Wat room u r in:Bedroom
• Ur hobby:Reading
• Ur fear:snakes
• Where do u want to be in 6 yrs:India
• Where r u last night:home
• Where did u grow up:Karnataka
• Last thing u did: watched movie
• Ur t.v:Off
• Ur pets:no
• Ur friends:very few
• Ur life:Simple
• Ur mood:Confused
• Missing some one:My freedom
• Vehicle:yes
• Something u r not wearing: Finger ring
• Ur fav store:Many
• Ur fav color: Green
• When was the last time u laughed:Just now!
• Last time u cried: Forgot
• Ur best friend:Books
• One place I go over and over:Nothing special
• One person who emails me regularly: Bhavana
• Fav place to eat: Dining Table

I would like to share this award with,

Sanghi
PJ 
Srivalli 
shanthi
Padma 
Malar


Keep smiling,

Awards!!!! and food in photo!

Tried and tasted by Nivedita

Hi All

Before I started my blog, I was a silent follower of many blogs, and when ever I used to see the awards on their blogs, I used to feel, is it possible for me to get at least one award among these. It might not be a big thing for many to get awards !! But for me, I feel really very happy and I feel, even I am something!!!!

I was busy in the last week, as my brother and bhabhi came for my second daughter's birthday!!!

It was great fun!!! and when I opened my mail after a week, I got the surprise from Padma!!

Thanks Padma for passing these wonderful awards to me!!!

When I started my blog, I never thought, I will get the awards so soon.

And, I want to thank all my friends in this blog world for passing so wonderful and encouraging awards to me!!!

Coming to the the recipe in "Food in photo", it is VEG NOODLES, my way, as I love to have this healthy noodles only this way cooked. I eat Plain noodles also sometimes, but prefer to eat this way as my morning breakfast as it is very good to start a day with lot of vegetables and sometimes adding scrambled egg in it. The recipe is almost the same in many blogs.

(check the same recipe in http://paritaskitchen.blogspot.com/2009/09/maggi-or-pastaitsfusion.html).Only difference is I boil the noodles first and add it after all the vegetables are cooked.

So I thought of posting it in my "Food in Photo"

(I could not participate in many events as I was busy in the party!! I hope I will try to participate in coming months regularly!!! )

Keep smiling

Nivedita

Fresh Coriander tokku(chutney) and Award!!!

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Hi all,

One more award from PJ of seduce your Tastebuds!!! Thanks PJ. I am really honoured!!

A gift for myself for getting the award!!! how do you like this necklace made of red chilly and fresh coriander and a pendent made of jaggery!!(Forgot to keep methi seeds as pearls in between the leaves!! ) Hahaha, any one like to order the ornament!!! you can do it yourself!!! Honestly, the inspiration came from Nithya of 4th Sense Samayal!!! Thanks a lot Nithya.

Coming to the recipe for Fresh Coriander tokku, which is again the trial of TV show. It takes very less time to make but tastes good with chapati and hot rice. Still I have to try with bread or dosa!!

Fresh Coriander - 2 bunch, washed and cleaned

Dry red chilly - 4 to 6 (according the taste and the variety)

Methi seeds - 1 tsp

Jaggery - 2 tbsp

Tamarind paste - 2 tbsp

Salt to taste

For tempering,

Oil - 1 tbsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Hing - a pinch

Dry roast the red chilly and methi seeds. When cold, add other ingredients and put in a mixie or blender to make fine paste. Adjust the seasoning.

Heat oil in small kadai, add mustard seeds. Off the stove and add hing. Add this to the ready paste.

The Fresh coriander tokku is ready to serve.

This award comes with a meme and I have to say 10 honest things about me.

Check me out :

1. I love reading, reading and reading.(Reading anything that is handwritten or printed, anytime I mean it, I read while cooking also!!!!, )But prefer to read autobiography, philosophical and self development books.

2. I love Maths.

3. I got sweet tooth!!!

4. I am a quite person, with very few friends.

5. I love animals but do not like pets(Sorry!!)(same pinch, PJ)

6. I explain unnecessarily and repeat the sentences while talking about something.

7. I get adjusted in any condition, under any circumstances.

8. I appreciate honesty.

9.I love to do Yoga, Meditation and exercise(which I am doing past many years!!)

10. I think 9 things are enough to know me!!!

As always, this award too comes with the certain rules and here they are

1. I must list 10 honest things about myself

2. I must put a copy of The Honest Scrap Logo on my blog.I must select at least 7 other worthy bloggers & list their links

3. I must notify the bloggers of the award and hopefully they will follow the above three requirements also.

I would love to pass it on to-

Nithya

Padma

Parita

Maria

*sangi*

notyet100  and priya

Keep smiling,

My first award !!!

Tried and tasted by Nivedita

Hi All

Today I am so happy, becoz, I received my first award(s) that too three at a time!!! Thank you so much PJ of (seduceyourtastebuds.blogspot.com). So sweet of you!!

PJ is my first friend in this blog world, with whom I communicated and she has taught me many things. And now she has passed the award to me! Thanks once again PJ.

The rules are: Respond and rework – answer the questions on your own blog, replace one question that you dislike with a question of your own invention, and add one more question of your own. Then tag eight or ten other people.

Now coming to the tag and following the rules,

I am answering the following questions, with full honesty!!!

1. What is your current obsession?

Drawing different plans of my house, as I am renovating the whole house. Thinking 24x7 about the same.
2. What are you wearing today?
As usual blue colour sports pant and brown colour top.
3. What’s for dinner?
I am going to prepare Chinese Fried Rice.
4. What’s the last thing you bought?
Fevicol, chart paper, Acrylic colors for my daughter's project work at school.
5. What are you listening to right now?
Now, nothing, as my lil one is sleeping.
6. What do you think about the person who tagged you?
Ohh, she is a wonderful friend, very helping, and a guide. I think she has lot of patience.
7. If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished anywhere in the world, where would you like it to be?

Of course in India, provided it should be surrounded by nature, and I should have lot of time for myself and access to easy availability of books.
8. What are your must-have pieces for summer?

Water, Water melon, any comfortable clothes, and power to run the AC or fan!.

9. If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
I would love to go to Switzerland, as it is my dream place.
10. Which language do you want to learn?
I would love to learn French, German and language of a baby!!!
11. Who do you want to meet right now?
No one special, want to be alone.
12. What is your favourite colour?
Green, Green and Green.
13. What is your favourite piece of clothing in your own closet?

Sarees and blouses designed by me!!!
14. What is your dream job?

To be a Counsellor.
15. What’s your favourite quote?
It is simple to be happy, difficult to be simple.
16. If you had $100 now, what would you spend it on?
Books!!!!
17. Describe your personal style?
Simple
18. What are you going to do after this?
Help my elder daughter in her studies.
19. What are your favourite movies?
Akheela and the bee, Pursuit of Happyness, Ratatouille. Wednsday, Dil to pagal hai, Tarein zameen par, Chak de .....
20. What inspires you?
Books and water
21. Give us three styling tips that always work for you:
a. Don't use more than three colours in your dressing and accessories.
b. Be simple with less make up
c. Carry yourself with grace and be yourself.
22. Coffee or Tea?
Morning coffee by mom, evening I love to have tea.
23. What do you do when you are feeling low or terribly depressed

I will cry if I am alone or Listen to music or dance with my elder daughter.

24. What is the meaning of your name?
One dedicated to service or (God)
25. Which other blogs you love visiting?

According to the information I want, I visit the blogs. But my regular visit is to all my co bloggers on cooking and Kannada blogs.

26. Favorite Dessert/Sweet?
Any sweet!!!

27. Favourite Food???
Anything in the plate!!! really!!!

28. What do you consider to be unethical in blogging?

Copying and sharing the information from other blog Without giving reference of the original link. am I right?

Now, question from me is

If you are given a chance to restart your life, what you want to change in your life?

Now, I am going to tag following wonderful bloggers.
If you have already recieved the awards, take it as a bonus and congratulations.

Divya Vikram from Dil se..

Shama Nagarajan from EASY2COOK RECIPES

Swetha from Swetha's Fusion

shanthi from shanthi krishnakumar's cook book

LG of Taste of Mysore

Padma from Padma's Recipes

EC from easycrafts

Shilpa from Aayi's Recipes

Mangala Bhat from Welcome to Recipes 24x7

Last but not least(As I am not sure, whether I can pass the award to the person

who has given me the award)

PJ from Seduce Your Tastebuds

Keep smiling,