coffee table

This is an Ikea Lack Shelving Unit we modified into a coffee table.  Pieces of 1x6 MDF were added to each end using Liquid Nails and wood screws.  Adding the boards gave the casters a more solid base than the actual furniture.  Thanks, Lynsey for the idea.  

 

Pistachio kalakand for Valentine's day

Dear Friends, Wish you all a very Happy Valentine's day!



Here comes a very simple dessert that can me made in under 15 minutes.

Ingredients:
Paneer(crumbled or grated)-1 cup
Sweetened condensed milk-1/4-1/3 cup(depending on your sweet tooth)
Cardamom-1/4 tsp
Saffron-a few sprigs
Powdered Pistachio(unsalted)-2 tbsp
Ghee-1 tsp

Method:
In a pan, heat ghee. Add rest of the ingredients.
Mix and stir well on low flame until the mixture becomes dry and forms a dough(takes approximately 10 minutes). Let it cool.
Shape them anyway you like.

Note:As this sweet is made of paneer, I suggest you refrigerate it if you want to keep it beyond a day.

This is on it's way to the following events:
Just For You
My Favorite Things: Love-Heart shaped Foods - March 1st
Cook and create with luv for luv
Recipes for the rest of us-dessert started by Ramki of One Page Cookbooks

Grandma's Mendhiya Thogayal(Fenugreek Chutney)

This is one of my favorite thogayals. It tastes awesome when mixed with hot rice and ghee. Bitterness from fenugreek is offset by jaggery and tamarind in this recipe.

Ingredients:
To roast:
Fenugreek seeds(Methi seeds)-1 tsp
Urud dal-2 tsp
Channa dal-2 tsp
Mustard seeds-1/4 tsp
Hing-1/4 tsp
Red chillis-5

Other ingredients:
Jaggery-1tbsp
Tamarind-3 inch piece
Salt

Method:
Roast the above ingredients in 2 drops of oil till golden brown. Cool.
Grind with rest of the ingredients adding little water to a course paste.
From the picture you can get an idea of how thick the paste should be.
Serve with hot rice and ghee.

Note: Rice should not be mushy. It be cooked in such a way that the grains are separate.
Ghee is a must. Thogalays taste great only when ghee is added.