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Mouthwatering Monday – Aamras

Aamras
Aamras Dessert

Aamras is a famous Indian Mango delicacy. Best thing about aamras is that, it can be eaten as a dessert and also along with Poori or Chapati. It’s the easiest dessert to make and that too with the natural mango taste. No artificial, healthy food if you contain the sugar level. 🙂

And, it tastes Yummy!!!! 😀

All mango lovers, do try out this very simple recipe.

 

Ingredients:

  • 2 Mangoes (preferably Alphonso mangoes)
  • 4 tbsp Sugar ( Or as per your taste and sweetness of Mango used. I prefer less sweet and used only 2 tbsp)
  • ¼ tbsp Cardamon Powder
  • 1-2 saffron strands (I didn’t used them, but would prefer using them)
  • 3 tbsp Milk (optional, based on the consistency you want)

 

Method:

  • Wash, peel, and chop mango pulp.
  • Blend mango pulp in a blender, along with sugar and cardamon powder, to a fine puree.
  • Add milk to blender, as per consistency desired.
  • Check for sweetness too. Add more sugar if required.
  • Serve chilled. (you may like to put it in refrigerator before serving)

 

That’s it. All it took is 10 minutes, and dessert is ready.

You can eat it separately as a dessert or if you like you can top the taste by serving it with vanilla ice-cream.

I have served it with raisins and cashews. It looked awesome and tasted heavenly. 🙂

Aamras
Aamras made with Mango Pulp

Enjoy!!!

 

P.S. My cooking is experimental. You will find many similar and different recipes, but the idea is to explore your food and do experiments with it. Enjoy Cooking Experiments and Experiences 🙂

Silent Sunday – St. Louis Gateway Arch

St Louis Gateway Arch
Saint Louis Gateway Arch on a much Cloudy Day

Saturday Scroll – Something Random…

Saturday Scroll
Saturday Scroll

Frolic Friday – Kids Are Smart Enough To Fool Me

 

Kids Are Smart Enough To Fool Me
Kids Are Smart Enough To Fool Me

 

We wait to hear our kids speak, and everytime they do, they  mesmerize us with their innocent words. But just wait till they are smart enough to manipulate you with their cute looks and smart words. 😛

Two days back when my hubby was trying to make kids sleep, Renne was not in the mood to give up easily. He was looking for every reason or shall I say, every distraction, for not sleeping.

Renne: I want a Pillow.

Before you read further, try to say “I want a Pillow”, the way a two year old will say, just five times faster. Yeah, that’s how Renne speak. He do everything fast. Runs faster, eats faster and speaks much more faster.

So, instead of hearing “I want a Pillow”, you will hear “I wn plw”. :O I know it’s not much understandable. And yes, I can make sense of it. Occasionally though. 😛

Coming Back to our post.

Renne: I want a Pillow. (screaming at least 10 times, in one breath)

Papa: What? What do you want? (point to note, he didn’t understand Renne, no matter how much he will deny this fact after reading my post)

Renne: Pillow. I want Pillow.

Papa: I can’t understand you. What do you want?

Renne: PILLOW.

Papa: WHAT?

 

Renne irritated, showing anger to his Papa.

Papa: Tisha, what does he want? I can’t understand him. (asking help from our three year old daughter Tisha)

Tisha: He wants Pillow, Papa. (Laughing at Papa… lol) 😀

Papa: Oh My God. Thank You Tisha. What will I do without you. (hands over a pillow to Renne. Matter resolved) 🙂

Now, this is not the real story, and if you are wondering what I was doing this whole time? I was pretending to sleep. So mean, right? 😀

 

Next day, when I was relaxing in my balcony, with a cold coffee, and a book to read, Renne took it to himself for disturbing my peace and quiet time.

Renne: Mamma, I want Jacket.

I understood him completely, but I was in no mood to leave my comfortable chair and ice cold coffee, to go get a jacket. Even more, because it was so hot, what would he want a jacket for? So, I said….

 

Me: What? I can’t understand you.

Renne: I want jacket, mamma.

Me: I am not able to understand you, Renne. What do you want?

Renne: Jacket. I want a Jacket. (shouting now)

Me: Go play baby. I can not understand you.

Renne: JACKET.

Me: Tisha, what is Renne saying? I am not able to understand him. (just to distract him)

Renne, looked over at Tisha, with his desperate looking eyes, as if asking for help.

 

Tisha: Hmm…. (a long pause after thinking a lot), Chocolate.

Me: WHAT? (surprised)

Tisha: Mamma, Renne wants chocolate.

 

Renne: Yes Mamma. I want Chocolate. 😀

 

All three kids shouting now, in unity. We Want Chocolate.

We Want CHOCOLATE. We Want CHOCOLATE. 😛

 

 

Thursday Treats – Black n White Cap

Black n White Cap
Black n White Cap
  • Black is either absence or complete absorption of light/color?
  • Black is considered color of exuding power as it hides everything and thus control others.
  • People who like black are considered conventional, conservative and serious.
  • Most fascinating association that Black has made so far, is with Devil. Black is considered the color of Evil.

These were some of the facts about Color Black. Enjoy them, along with my crocheted Black n White Cap. 😛

P.S. See more of my Crochet Experiments here…