Happy Republic Day to all Indians around here

Happy 61st republic day to India !

I remember those days when it was a holiday in schools but still we had to go to school to attend the ceremony . For our school it was also a award day where all the winner students of the previous years sports and other competitions were awarded with their respective price/cup/shields on this day. We used to be super excited on this special day for this another reason too ! We would be waking up early , getting ready  and going to our school riding on our bicycles in the morning  making a mental note of how many awards / prices I will be getting at the end of day in my hands . Not only that we will be be rushing ot reach home as soon as the function gets over so that we don't miss watching the republic day parade telecasting live from Doordarshan .Those were golden days, memories are priceless.  Now here we are sitting with heater on and cup of coffee on the desk with a PC in front of us, surfing the Indian news sites and  youtube.com to get a glimpse of that Parade. That feeling has not yet died and my love for motherland is still the same or may be I can feel it more often now when I am away from India. And I feel the same joy when I saw this video of this years Republic day Parade.

This day also this reminds me of the horrible experience we felt on the same day in 2001 when most parts of Gujarat were shacking by a major earthquake of magnitude 7.1 and its aftershocks. It has been 9 years now , and it still seems like it happened recently . My heart goes out for those people of Haiti (Picture of before and after)  who are  going through the same trouble right now.May god bless those people and their families who are going through the hardest time of their life right now.

With a little note I am ending here today that I will be on often now  on and with My Creative Ideas So keep coming for more, I missed being in touch with you all lovely foodie friends :)  . Read more...

Happy Diwali and Prosporous New year to all

Wishing you and your family a very happy and prosperous Diwali.
With the hope that you attain success and bliss with every light that is lit on the day of Diwali.

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I - day 2008 Roundup

I tried to make it possible to post it earlier but for one or more reason can't do it. And there was a time when I thought its too late to publish, so convincing my mind to do it at least , I recalled - Better late than never.
With my head over the heels, I was tightly busy with all possible things you can imagine. I am thankful to all of you who cared to inquired about my well being , well I was not sick except one virus attack- rather I was just busy doing other things for my professional life. A warm big hug to all of you sweet hearts there.
without much talks here is the round up of Independence day 2008.
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Happy 61st Independence day to my Indian Buddies...

Have a very Happy 61st Independence day to all my Indian buddies .

Take some time to respect the nation and culture we belongs to. From the bottom of my heart I salute those who took steps to bring freedom to India and helped it to preserve the rich culture we belongs to.

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Here are some more entry for Theme - Independence day.

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Mango pulp - Theme of the week Saffron white n Orange

Although I am not a sweet lover, I always loved sweet mangoes, specially the one which we get in season , ripe and firm , not too sweet (yeah you heard it correct- not too sweet ) and full of flesh .
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Vegetable of the Week -Bottle Gourd Round Up

Bottle gourd round up.

55+ delicious dishes…

12 such dishes which you might have never heard of it .

Above all do u know that bottle gourd can make a wonderful one dish dinners too?
We have 8 to cherish :) .

Good chance to start eating this humble veggie and for its lovers nice recipe to enjoy your love for bottle gourd :D .

Dear friends Pratibha and Jigyasa reminded me of how much Ramdevbaba emphasis on eating bottle gourd in all possible way. Check out what I recently came through, this article, it says bottle gourd's price has shot up from Rs 4 to Rs 15 a kg.

I couldn’t control my laugh after reading it . Before its prices start rising here too get some now, keep some stored and enjoy your favorite dishes from below…. And when you are done checking round up don’t forget to vote for you favorite entries in all 3 categories.

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Theme of the Week is -

Once again I am back with Theme of the week - Independence day. With the sincere hope that it will bring peace and prosperity to India . May my beloved Martubhumi - India get all the things written in the national Song (not National Anthem) -"Vande Mataram" and God save her from all the man made and natural disasters.



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Happy Guru Purnima

गुरु ब्रह्मा गुरु विष्णु
गुरु देवो महेश्वरः
गुरु सक्षात परमब्रह्म
तस्मै श्री गुरु देवो नमः

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Bottle gourd Rajgara paratha Canapé .

This is one starter item made using Bottle gourd and rajgara flour. Rajgara flour is normally we use as staple food for the days when we observe fasts. At my mom’s place certain religious days like Shivaratri, Ramnavami and Janmashthami are the days for fast .
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Bottle gourd with bean sprouts

This is one of the accidentally innovated recipe in my kitchen. One lazy day I found few mix sprouts and a quarter of bottle gourd resting in a corner of my fridge. And thinking to make a quick curry. I tried cooking them together as bottle gourd alone was not enough to serve us. Let me first share the recipe before I get on to other topics to bore you with :D . People say I am a chatterbox. (Believe me I am like that only with the people I like ). Fortunately blogger has introduced to many loving people, whom I feel exactly like me , and which really makes me feel better to share everything with them . Now a days blogging is not just a hobby , but a place where I can share many thing and feel relaxed by doing so : ) . Thank you all of you around here who really makes my day in many ways. Now back to recipe first.... I call it "bottlegourd with Beans " . Couldn't find any good name , if you have any nice name in mind for this dish , share it here and reserve this dish by your name :) .

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