BRB...........

Dear Friends

I 'll be back soon after the much awaited trip to God's own country....Not just a vacation this time, as there is my BIL's marriage to be attended.....

Will try to update my blog with some recipes saved from my draft.....

I will be miissing ur lovely recipes....Will keep myself updated once I'm back...

Wishing U all a Wonderful X'mas time and a very Happy n Prosperous New Year in Advance....

Enjoy......

regards

Deepti

No Bake Mango Cheese Cake...Eggless too

Mango Cheesecake

After much of waiting, Summer has finally arrived bringing longer days to enjoy outdoors...And along with it, the seasonal fruit, mangoes have also arrived to the markets...While enjoying mangoes the only fact that makes me a bit sad when I compare the summer vacations in India is about the quantity of mangoes which we used to enjoy...We used to get them in heaps whereas I need to buy them in numbers here.....Anyways as I always  keep in mind, Something is better than Nothing......And every time I go to the markets , there will be a few mangoes in my shopping bag...

Now that hardly a week left for my Kerala trip ,  pantry cleaning is on the go at home.....I had to finish up my cream cheese which was not a hit at home otherwise...So thought of trying out  some cake with it and this yummy mango cheesecake was the result........

Sweet Potato Puzhukku.......Thrikarthika Special

Sweet Potato puzhukku

Yesterday was Thrikarthika, the extension of Diwali festival for Kerala...It falls on the full moon day of 'Karthika' nakshathram [star] in the malaylam month of Vrishchikam[ Nov- Dec]......We used to decorate our houses with rows of lamps for this festival....It was a very pleasant evening yesterday with the full moon showering its cool light in accompaniment with the candle lights at our home....

Kerala Fish Curry........Version 2

Kerala Fish Curry

Last day I was putting together all my recipes to make a Recipe Index...And then  I noticed the fact that being a Blog which is supposed to have more recipes from Kerala and being a hardcore fish lover myself, there aren't enough fish recipes here.. That made me think about the problem..

Mostly I prepare fish curries in the evening for dinner ...And then the lighting will be poor to get a good snap...So I will postpone, thinking to take a click in the morning, which never used to happen...

Tomatoes Getting Ready for Harvesting...

Tomatoes

Waiting for my first batch of tomatoes to ripen...May be they'll be ready in a few days.....

I'm not sure I'll be able to have them before my vacation to India !!!!!!!!!!

Lets See!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Watch out for some recipes with them....

Mulberry Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Mulberry Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

The mulberry bush near by house makes me nostalgic at times.....

As a kid I used to wander about along with my mom in our garden back home, where there was a mulberry bush and it fun waiting for them to ripen.....I get to do the same with my son, as he seems interested in plucking them too...So got a handful of them last day and here is the recipe that I tried..

Mullu Murukku / Chakkli / Rice fritters...One more Diwali Snack

Mullu Murukku

As promised , here is one more Diwali snack ..A Crispy n crunchy one this time...

Being a person who like to finish jobs before hand, I had made these murukku a few days back thinking to ease my job for Diwali...But it was over in 2 days leaving me to make some more for today....

Rava Laddu / Rava Ladoo and Diwali Wishes

Rava Laddu

It is Diwali time of the year again.....And I know, everyone is busy preparing all sorts of sweets n snacks to munch around and to share with friends...

Last week we had the Diwali celebrations by the Indian association and it was really a memorable one....It was good to see the Indian community increasing in number here...There were so many cultural programs for the entertainment and of course the Indian food at the end...

Coconut n Curry leaves Chutney Powder

Coconut n Curry leaves Chutney Powder

Today's recipe is a special chutney preparation from my aunty [ mom's sis ] which I love to have with rice.....During my last vacation to Kerala, she had prepared a full bottle of chutney powder for me without forgetting ....and as usual, the bottle was empty in a few days....