Wishing you a Very Happy Mother's Day. Moms! you are the Best.
DD2 warmed the cockles of my heart when she presented this amazing box of choclate truffles this morning. I am wondering how could this be(how did the teacher manage to get a bunch of 3 and 4 year olds to make truffles?). Besides being a wonderful gift it seemed so appropriate. DD had planned for it to be revealed this morning just as I was starting to despair that the kids had forgotten about the event. Those were some of the best choclates ever.
Can anything be more sweeter?
Green Earth
Tip 1: Turn off lights around the house when not in use.
Tip 2: During winter, reduce the heater to below 60 during the night. Leave the windows open during the Spring and Summer months and turn on the air conditioner only when absolutely necessary.
Bell Pepper and Zucchini Raita
Raita make a great accompaniment to Biryani, Pulavs or other spiced dishes. I am not a big fan of raw onion raitas though nothing can beat their taste. Vegetable raitas besides being colorful also provide much needed vegetables on a non-veg day. We had them with Goat Biryani.
Ingredients
1. 1 Medium Sized Red Bell Pepper, deseeded and cut into small cubes
2. 1 Zucchini Cut into small cubes
3. 2 Red chilies broken and seeds removed
4. 1 tsp of mustard seeds
5. 1/4 tsp cumin powder
6. 1 Cup Yogurt
7. salt
Method
1. In a pan heat oil add the mustard seeds when they start to pop add the red chilies, saute for a second
2. Add the bell pepper and saute for a few minutes then add the Zucchini
3. Saute till they are slightly soft but still crunchy.
4. Add salt and the cumin toss and turn off the heat.
5. Whisk the yogurt to smooth
6. Wait for the veggies to cool and add them to the yogurt.
Serve with any flavored rice of choice.
Thanks to Vani of Mysoorean for bestowing this award on my blog. As per rules of the game, I have to come up with 4 sweets that I love. My ammayi's gulab jamoons, the best in the whole world. Soan Papdi, Pal Payasam and Godhmai Halwa also made by ammayi. I have a sweet tooth and can pop them into my mouth as soon as I wake up.
It is hard to pass it on to just 4 food blogs. I would like to pass it on to all the food bloggers who put their heart and love into their blogs.
Hi Indosungod...
ReplyDeleteThat was a nice recipe... Looks great... Nice colouful recipe... Pairs nicely with all types of pulav...
Your kid made you chocolate truffles?? That is so sweet in so many ways :) Happy Mom's Day to you.
ReplyDeleteThe raita looks ultra-cooling and refreshing.
raita looks veryy colorfull
ReplyDeleteI do enjoy raita, but I've only made it a few times. This sounds very refreshing.
ReplyDeleteHey ISG! Congrats on ur well deserved award, that Raita is mind-blowing! What a neat presentation, n loving kid u have!!HAPPY MOTHER's DAY!!
ReplyDeletehappy mother's day!!indeed it was very nice gift..apt for ur sweet tooth.
ReplyDeleteindo beautiful looking bowls...and Happy Mothers Day to you...didn't know abt your daughters...:)..so sweet of them!...I would love to have them!
ReplyDeletewhen my hubby told my daughter she asked what does that mean and why!..:)...so he said its all mother's bday..and she asked when is daddy's day..and then she asked why again...we had no questions!...hhah..
Happy Mother's day Indo, looks like you had a perfect one... Handmade truffles, that's gotta be the best present!
ReplyDeleteThat raita looks great, I too am not big into raw onion raita, but I am always so tired after making a biryani, never have the energy for anything else... :(
Happy Mothers Day Indo.
ReplyDeleteI first thought it was DD1 and then I see DD2 made the truffles, that must have been amazing. Does she want to try them out at home too ?
I really think the pre-school teachers put in a lot of hard work
love the raita..and congrats on ur award too..BTW..Happy mothers day..
ReplyDeletedont tell me ur kiddo made those truffles.. but it would have been so cool ... happy mothers day ...
ReplyDeleteand the raita looks very rfreshing...
YAY!! Indo, they did a great job girl. Nothing worse than thinking kids don't care but they always do even they don't have money to buy stuff!!:))
ReplyDeleteWe had nice weekend too, although Arvind was on call, we squeezed in a dinner and kids gave me a gift card for renting movies!! Hahaha!!
Raita looks fabulous. I planted Zucchini seeds Y'day!:)
lovely gift and raita!!!thats a rwally sweet gesture:)...
ReplyDeleteHandmade truffles!! You lucky mom! Sounds like you had a wonderful mother's day, Indo. Bell pepper raita is a great idea! :)
ReplyDeleteAnd congrats on the award!! :)
ReplyDeletewow! what a colorful raita, lovely! those truffles look yum :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Mother's day Indo. My daughter was ready to wake me up with a beautiful card .. loved it.
ReplyDeletebell pepper and zuchini raitha sounds interesting .
wow indo, hw did her teacher manage to make them cook truffles? they looks absolutely delicious. i see one wonderful chef in making;)
ReplyDeleteand simply loved the idea of using courgettes in raita. and congrats on getting the award. i take it graciously ;)
Happy Mother's Day, dear ISG!! How sweet, your chocolates from the little one :) Raita looks nice and cool and springlike, too -- that yummy award is well-deserved :)
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Thats such a lovely gift...Did they make it themselves?
ReplyDeleteSandeepa, no way am I going to try making these at home with her. That requires a lot of patience.
ReplyDeleteShilpa, yes kids made at school with the teachers help ofcourse. the little one explained how they made first by making the balls and then rolling them either in sugar, or cocoa or sand (as she called them which were chopped nuts)
Linda, Welcome back! You had to reinstall windows? Hopefully now wordpress will behave itself. It better after all the work you have done.
ReplyDeleteIndo, that is so sweet. The chocolates do look heavenly :) and so does the raita. And I will take you up on the shrimp next time I am passing through ;)
ReplyDeleteHow sweet! I like that raita...it's different.
ReplyDeleteYou well deserve the award, congrats!!!
ReplyDeleteI don't have knowledge about Indian food but never stop exploring it :) Your raita really looks yummy, can't wait to try!
Btw, your dd is a great chef, just like the mom :) :)
I hope you had a great day and congrats on the award!
ReplyDeleteHappy (belated) Mother's Day, ISG! How did the kids make truffles?? And so sweetly presented too!
ReplyDeleteChocolate Truffles.... Wow, They look so good and drool-worthy. So sweet of your kid. Love your raitha recipe. Very new to me.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like such a delicious raita - perfect for the heat of Delhi summer. And the truffles made by your daughter made me sniff a bit - such a sweet gesture!
ReplyDeleteI just made raita but with cucumber, will have to try with zucchini soon! :)
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