Socher torte

Well guessed correct, this was our dessert in Austria... delicious dessert invented in austria basically from vienna and salzburg... I must have to admit it was too hard for me to control my temptations .. really hard due to my diet... but my friend really enjoyed alot ... and luckily she found the eggless one

 (which we assume now it was eggless ;))

Saute mushrooms

All my family love mushrom's so do i, any form of mushroom's just goes very well with my food.
There is one very hit receipe not mine but from my loved one's called saute mushroom.
Very simple, wash mushroom's and dry it a bit. In a pan add a little bit of olive oil. Add mushrooms and add spices yess our indian spices bit by bit.

I usually add coriander powder, garam masala, chat masala, salt to taste and even sometimes the MDH kitchen king masala. Add few drops of water and saute it for sometime. In less than 10 mins a very delicious starter or a side dish is ready which goes very well with any salad or pasta.

To pamper myself sometime with my salad i used to put mushrooms in a grill stick and it looks amazing as attached.

Happy Vishu!!!

A south indian festival, i don't know much about this festival but due to my south indian friends i can definitely say this is the festival about mouth watering food. Food served so nicely on the banana leave, i never got a chance to have it but soon will be enjoying it hopefully after my diet at one of my friends place back in india... 

Some south indian sweets/snacks prepared by one of my friends mom to wish you happy vishu ... my apologies in bit late to wish..

Cherry Tomatoes

Red Cherry tomatoes, they look so cute :) that you end up buying them.

I just love them eating, the other day i found this recipe in some magazine so thought will try, it really came out very well.. i suggest you to go for it..

Cut the cherry tomatoes in to two or four pieces or in whatever shape you like. Add one clove of grated garlic, one table spoon olive oil, few drops vinegar, salt and crushed black pepper and finally the most important little bit of fresh or dry basil leaves...

Its really worth trying!!! will definitely be having it in my salad again.

Little Blog Break

Hello Austria :-) Yes, to spend my long easter weekend i am going to austria, so will be having a little blog break... see you next week!

Enjoy, Happy easter!!!!

Dahi Vada/Dahi Bhalla

Dahi vada also called as dahi bhalla another very delicious recipe, sometimes goes as a starter, sometimes with the main course or as an evening snack.

Ingredients for vada
1 cup udad daal
2 cups of plain curd
Chopped ginger
Cumin seeds
10-15 raisins
Oil to fry

For imli chutney
Tamarind 50grams
Saunf (no flavor)
Coriander seeds (Sukha Dhania)
Sugar or jaggery

For dahi vada, wash and soak the udad daal in water overnight or for min 4 hrs. After that blend the daal in to smooth paste, make sure it’s neither too thick nor too loose. Now mash the batter for sometime till your batter quantity is increased a bit. This will make your vadas bit fluffy and soft. Keep the batter aside for 10-15 mins. Before frying add salt, cumin seeds, raisins, chopped ginger and mix it well. Moist your hands with water (yes with only water not oil) that will make it easy for you to pour batter in the form of small round balls in the oil to deep fry till little brown.

Once your vadas are ready soak them in a Luke warm water for few mins

In a meanwhile beat the curd, add salt, black pepper, little bit of red chili powder.

Now squeeze water from vada gently and dip into curd. Garnish it with coriander leaves, roasted cumin powder and tamarind chutney

For tamarind chutney, soak tamarind in hot water for 15 mins.
Mash it for sometime and then filter the seeds I usually use the seedless tamarind. Add a glass of water in the tamarind paste and put it for boiling add sugar or jaggery, coriander seeds, saunf. Let it be boiled till bit condensed in the form of chutney. Cool it a bit

Enjoy your yummiee vadas or dhai bhallas with chutney.

Mexican Rice

We usually have left over boiled rice at home on which we always want to do an experiment.

Here is a result of one experiment - Mexican Rice!!!!

In the little bit of oil, sauté diced onions, garlic, capsicum, cabbage, reddish. Add crushed black pepper. In sauces add red chili sauce, tomato ketch up, soya sauce, few drops of vinegar or lemon juice. Add salt to taste. Add rice and mix it well.

Bon Appetit!!!!