Tuesday, 26 July 2016

Baking Mentor ๐Ÿ’ƒ



Stepping into the baking world ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿช ๐Ÿž ๐Ÿฉ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿฐ๐ŸŽ‚, with an expert guidance... ๐Ÿ˜Š

Realized today that we need a master to excel in any art form. ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽป๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽน๐ŸŽจ

Self-learning might help, but still.. To know the knack of the art, you definitely need a Mentor. 


Grabbed the opportunity...Got my Mentor today.  ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ‘

Thursday, 21 July 2016

Pencil Shaves

Pencil Shaves 


Last night, sharpened my son's pencil ✏ .
The Shaves were so pretty... Couldn't let it go without taking a pic๐Ÿ˜œ๐Ÿ˜Š


And, wanted to try a pencil shave drawing ๐Ÿ˜œ
Got some ideas from Google images and chose this one... 
Drew this ๐Ÿ˜Š



Orange Cake

Orange Cake 


Adapted from: Nisa Homey's Orange Cake Recipe

INGREDIENTS:
Butter: 2½ tbspn
Sugar: ⅓ cup
Flour: ⅔ cups
Egg:1
Orange Juice**: half of ⅓ cup (I used readymade tetra pack) 
Salt: a pinch
Baking powder: ½ tspn + 1 small pinch
Orange rind: 1 tspn
Orange essence: ½ tspn (optional) 

METHOD:
--Preheat oven to 180 degree C (350) and grease and flour a standard baking tray. I used aluminum foil container.
--Cream butter and sugar, I used granulated sugar. Beat for a min.
--Add in the egg and beat again, for about 2 mins or until fluffy and creamy.
--Add in the sifted flour, baking powder, and salt. If you are using salted butter, omit the salt.
**The batter should be fluffy and not loose. So when you add orange juice, add accordingly until you get the consistency... maybe you might need a little more or little less. 
--Now add in the orange juice (and orange essence if using) and whisk or fold lightly. 
--Finally fold in the orange rind.
--Pour the batter in a greased and floured loaf tray and bake it in a preheated oven at 180 degree C for 30-45 mins or until done.

MY TIPS:
Keep the ingredients ready before starting the process. 
All the ingredients must be in room temperature. 
For this cake, My 1 cup measures 200 ml

Thursday, 14 July 2016

Adrenaline Rush



These 2 Quotes shared by my friends... Coincidentally, started and concluded my day... Hitting the right chord of my experience and emotions today. ๐Ÿ˜Š☺ 



Monday, 27 June 2016

Fuchsia

Fuchsia ๐Ÿ’ž 

A gorgeous flower...loved by humming birds...and me too๐Ÿ˜Š.


I discovered this beauty on my UG excursion to Ooty and fell in love at first sight ๐Ÿ˜Š. I was so mesmerized by this flower๐Ÿ˜... That I, before taking a pic, forgot to remove the lens cover๐Ÿ˜(yeah... cam...those days  ๐Ÿ˜’). Thus...missed to capture the beautiful memory๐Ÿ˜”


Once again... I was lucky enough to have a sight of it after a few years๐Ÿ˜... On my tour to Nainital... with my hubby and 1½ year old son. We stopped by a small hotel for a few minutes... And just before leaving from there... Saw this beauty second time in my life... . Sadly...That day I was sick๐Ÿ˜”and couldn't capture a clear pic... Again missed it๐Ÿ˜ฏ๐Ÿ˜“


I didn't know the name of the flower... Didn't own a picture... The pretty flower remained a mystery to me๐Ÿ˜ฉ.


In a couple of years... I suddenly remembered this beauty... And then thanks to technology๐Ÿ˜‡... went on a vigorous hunting spree... in search of a name and its pic with the help of "Google" and "Pinterest" ๐Ÿ˜Ž. 


This time I was really lucky. Found the beauty's name๐Ÿ˜…... "Fuchsia"๐Ÿ’•.  A lovely name indeed๐Ÿ˜Š. And to my surprise I found varieties of the same Flower in Pinterest ... Each one gorgeous of its own kind๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ‘Œ...

A Beast which haunted me for years☺... Is really a Beauty... Fuchsia ๐Ÿ˜™

Rava Kesari - A hit recipe


It was a big experience... For me ๐Ÿ˜›. Yes making Rava Kesari the first time๐Ÿ˜Š.  Rava Kesari is considered as one of the easiest dessert at Indian homes but to me it was a challenge. If you don't cook properly you might end up with raw rawa... Or with the wrong consistency. It might be too runny or get too hard. It has a huge risk of forming lumps or getting burnt... which is definitely not good. Phew.... ๐Ÿ˜ฐ. I'm just wondering... Is it one of the easiest dessert??? ๐Ÿ˜…

I had relatives from Singapore last week to Chennai. And their daughter's favorite dessert was Payasam and Kesari. She had a couple of chances to have payasam in hotels we dined at. So I thought will make Kesari at home for her๐Ÿ˜Š. I googled Rava Kesari and directly clicked Rakskitchen link, one of my go-to blog for many recipes. I blindfoldedly followed the measurements and steps as it is and guess what??? I ended up with yummy rava Kesari ๐Ÿ‘Œ(sorry๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ˜“... No photo).

Everyone liked it. And yes... My best critic, my Mom, loved it a lot. She was full of praises (which is very rare ๐Ÿ˜‰) for the recipe, the consistency, the taste, the flavor and so on๐Ÿ˜€...

Thanks a lot Rajeswari (Rakskitchen) ๐Ÿ™‡... For the perfect  Rava Kesari Recipe. A new (traditional) recipe learnt๐Ÿ˜‡.

2nd September 2016...
Picture updated... Made the delicious Rava Kesari, again, for my birthday yesterday ๐Ÿ˜. Definitely it's a fool-proof recipe. Tastes yummy everytime (though I made it only twice ๐Ÿ˜†). 


Sunday, 8 May 2016

Buttercup - My Click - Pondicherry

Butter cup... Another beauty from my Mom's garden


P.S.: Again... It's not the real name :p

Camera : Samsung Galaxy s5 

Thursday, 5 May 2016

Deadly... Sinful... Yummy...



Black Magic Cake... 


Clumsy me... Made a delicious cake... By mistake ๐Ÿ˜œ

Thanks to...

May Flower - My Click - Pondicherry



May Flower... 
That's what my brother and I called these lovely ladies, during our childhood days... Hmm... Nostalgic ๐Ÿ˜Š.  We gave this name just because it blooms a lot only during the month of May. And even now, after we have kids, still keep calling it by the same name... Not interested to google the real name. Ha ha. 

This year, May month, I'm with my son in Pondicherry for vacation. So got an opportunity to capture these blooms.

Camera: Samsung Galaxy s5 

Tuesday, 3 May 2016

Saturday, 30 April 2016

My click - Bangalore


Camera: Micromax Canvas A116 HD
Location: Koramangala 3rd block Park,  Bangalore.