Bike

Garghe

Ingredients:


Wheat Flour---1 cup
Jagger y ------1 cup
Pumpkin -----3 cups grated
Ginger powder---1tsp
Poppy seeds-----2 tbs
Cardamom  Powder---1 tsp
oil to fry

Method:
Batter:
Mix jaggery & pumpkin and fry for 10 -15 min. Let it cool for few mins , then add wheat flour ,poppy seeds,ginger powder & cardamom. Mix well & keep aside.The batter is ready.

Frying :

1. Heat oil in a heavy vessel .
• Dip your hands in water and take a small ball sized batter and keep it on the palm and pat it to form a circle.
• Make a hole in the center of the patted batter.
3. Fry 3 to 4  garghe at a time in hot oil on medium heat till garghe are golden brown.
4. Remove,drain on a paper towel ,cool and store in airtight containers.
5. You can enjoy upto 15 days.

Menthe chutney

Ingredients:

Fenugreek Seeds -1/2 cup

Dry Coconut -1 cup

Chili powder- 1 tbs

Curry leaves - 1 strand

Garlic-1 clove

Jeera-1tsp

Coriander leaves-1/2 cup chopped

Tamrind to taste

Jaggery -1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Water

Method:

Put all the ingredients in the mixer & grind till it is fine powder. Then add water to make it to chutney consistency.

Note:This tastes good with battalu kadabu.Self life of this is 2 days if refrigerated.Fenugreek seeds are thought to be a galactagogue that is often used to increase milk supply in lactating women.

I stayed home alone today, I so wanted this since from long time. But pals let me tell you for an 1hr or 2 you feel amazing & you want to do everything that you want to do which you cannot do when your kids are around. After a while it haunted me with my own problems & I had so many questions in my mind that I cud not answer or I dono I did not have any answers. I started to watch a movie which was funny & at the same time mind scratching.

Junaka

Ingredients:
Ginger & Garlic Paste(G&G) - 1Tbs
Onion - 4 Tbs chopped finely
Salt to taste
3 Green chillies-  minced
water - 1 1/2  cup
Besan -1 cup
cumin Seeds- 1 Tbs
curry leaves- 1 strand cut into small peices
poppy seeds- 1 tsp
coriander to garnish

Method:

Take a pan & put 2 tbs of oil & put cumin seeds when oil is hot. Add curry leaves, G&G paste, some green chillies,chopped onions. Once onion is slightly brown add water & pour Besan slowly & mix well,So that there are no lumps. Add salt.Stir continously till the besan cooks very well for abt 10-15 min. Then pour to a plate which is greased. Pat it & garnish with poppy seeds & coriander leaves. Cut into diamond shape when it cools.You can eat with jolada rotti or chapathi.
Note: This can stay fresh for 2 days if refrigeratred very well.

Regional Parks in OC

Y'day we visited William R. Mason Regional Park . Its excellent park to ride your bike ,hiking & to have a picnics. They have sheltered areas where we can have lunch.We paid $3 for parking , but you can park outside the park on the roads. I rode my bike after such a long time, now my legs are hurting.We stayed there for 2 hrs.  

William R. Mason Regional Park was the fourth park to open under the county master plan of regional parks. The park encompasses 345 acres of open spaces, grassy knolls, a 9 acre lake and natural areas. Generous plantings of trees offer shade and beauty throughout the park.