Happy Ganesh Chaturthi (2017) Fondant Ganesha

Happy Bathukamma (2016)

Bathukamma 2015

Happy Sankranthi / Pongal

Sweet Corn Samosa

Ingredients :

Spring roll sheets

Onion -- 1 small

canned sweet corn --2 cans

Black Pepper -- 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Cooking Oil

Preparation:

• Take a pan add 2tsps oil , chopped Onion and cook for 2-3 mins.
• Add washed sweet corn cook for 3 mins then add salt to taste & black pepper powder.
• Cook for a min and keep the curry aside and let it cool down.
• Thaw the spring roll sheets for 20 mins and make samosas out of the sheets fill the curry and deep fry them in the oil.
• To stick the samosas add 2 tsps of corn flour in 2-3 tsps of water.
• 1 Spring roll sheet makes 2 small samosas
• Here is the link for the video how to fold the samosa.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SLujRT0OIk

Happy Diwali 2014

 

Diwali also known as Deepavali and the "festival of lights".This festival spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil.

 

Floral rangoli is an art of decorating the floor with flowers, petals in beautiful patterns. This year i made beautiful floral rangoli designs inside the house. I used different colors of

mums and lights to create this floral rangoli. All the flowers used are from our home garden.

Bathukamma 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is on the first day of bathukamma and here is our bathukamma ,all the flowers used to make bathukamma are from our home garden.

Fondant Peacock

Birdie Cake with birdhouse

I made this colorful birdie cake with fondant bird house for my daughter, this time i wanted to make something different than the regular two tier cake so i decided to make a birdhouse on top of cake. On the side it is quilt border decorated with red roses and leaves. The top of the cake is decorated with colorful birds, buttons and bird house.

Fondant Ganesh

Happy Ganesh Chaturthi (2014)

Happy Ganesh Chaturthi!!!

This year Ganesh chaturthi is very special for us because for the first time we are celebrating a festival with our little princess, we are very happpy to start with Ganesh chaturthi because Ganesh is Lord of the beginnings who removes obstacles.

 Here is our sweetest Ganesha ever because it is made of Fondant, everything is made of fondant which is edible.

I wanted to do better fondant Ganesha than previous one so the special thing i added here is crown with colors.The crown is made of yellow fondant and painted with edible gold color,i used colored sprinkles as gem stones on the crown.

Our Ganesh Chaturthi decorations at home.I made the mandir using side table few boxes and potpourri decorative piece,decorated with few beads and traditional bells.

Our Fondant Ganesha decorated with our garden flowers and diyas.

This year we celebrated Ganesh chaturthi with our friends and had lot of fun.

We made 5 varites of Naivedyam for Lord Ganesha  Channa ,steamed dumplings made of rice flour(Kudumulu) , Tamarind rice(Pulihora), Semiya (Payasam/Kheer) and Pala pagidi.

Pala pagidi is the dish prepared by using roasted rice flour, milk, jaggery and some dry fruits.Dumplings(Kudumulu) are dipped in the pala pagidi and are served hot.

Final day has arrived so with heavy heart we do ganesh Nimajjanam/visarjan. Experiencing the greatest truth of the life that good times don't last forever, but we never say good bye we say "we will wait with faith to welcome you next year with same love & affection ". Our Ganesha is ready for Nimajjanam/Visarjan.

As we don't have  a pond or lake nearby we did nimajjanam /visarjan in a tub of water.Felt very sad during Ganesh visarjan eagerly waiting for next years Ganesh chaturthi.

Punjabi Samosa

Ingredients:
FOR COVERING:
All purpose flour (maida) -- 2  cup 
Carom seeds (ajwain) -- 1/2 Tsp
Ghee -- 4 Tbsp
Salt  to taste
Water for mixing the dough

FOR STUFFING:
Potato , chopped-- 4-5 medium
Green peas,boiled -- 1/2 cup
Oil -- 2 Tbsp
Cumin seeds -- 1 Tsp
Ginger, chopped  1 inch piece
Green chillies, chopped --  3-4
Red chilly powder -- 1 Tsp
Dry mango powder (amchur) -- 1 Tsp
Salt  to taste
Fennel seeds -- 1 Tsp
Coriander leaves, chopped -- 2 Tbsp
 
Method:

• Mix all purpose flour, carom seeds, salt and 4 tablespoons of Ghee in a bowl.
• Add water little by little and knead into a stiff dough. cover with a paper napkin or cloth, Keep it aside for  fifteen minutes.
• Heat two tablespoons of oil in a pan, add cumin seeds and when they start to change color, add ginger, green chillies and potatoes.
• Stir and let it cook for 5 mins add red chilly powder, dry mango powder, fennel seeds and salt to taste. Stir well, cook for 5-10 mins and switch off the stove.

Preparation of Samosa:

• Make oval shape chapathi with the maida dough and cut in to half , fill the curry and make samosas.
• when all the samosas are done deep fry in oil until golden brown.
• Serve Samosas with Sweet date and tamarind chutney.

Baby Shower Cake with Fondant baby

 

This cake was created for a Baby Shower

The only requirement was that the color scheme for the cake must be Yellow, Green, Pink & purple !

This is the design that I came up with.

Everything on this cake is completely edible!

 

I got really creative & had fun with this cake!

First tier of the cake is decorated with  hand made fondant baby blocks , fondant baby ducks , fondant baby shoes, fondant baby clothes like body suits, shorts, bibs and caps. The second tier is decorated with fondant buttons, fondant cradle and the top is decorated with fondant baby , fondant safety pins ,fondant rattle and fondant feet.

 

 

Close up detail of Baby made of Fondant and decorated with cute fondant hairband and short,baby decorated on the cake and surrounded with fondant safety pins,rattle and baby feet. 

 

 

 

Close look of  cute little fondant cradle, fondant ducks , fondant mini shoes and fondant buttons.

 

 

Top View of the Cake,

Showcasing all the Exquisite and Intricate Design Details!

 

 

Alternate view of this lovely baby shower cake, featuring all the cute handcrafted details!

 

Preparation for the cake decoration.

Happy Ugadi 2014

Happy Jaya Nama Samvatsara Ugadi.

Wishing you a very happy ugadi ,May this day brings lots of joys and happiness in your life.

Raw Mango Rice (Mamidikaya Pulihora)

Raw Mango Rice is one of the traditional dishes prepared on Ugadi,it is also called as "Mamidikaya Pulihora" in Telugu.

Ingredients :

Rice ( 2 cup)

Raw Mango (1)

Cumin seeds (1/4 tsp)

Mustard seeds (1/4 tsp)

Turmeric powder (1/4 tsp)

Channa dal ( 1/4 cup )

Peanuts (1/4 cup)

Curry leaves (1/4 cup)

Red chillies (2-3 )

Green chillies (2-3)

Salt to taste

Cooking oil.

Preparation :

• Cook the rice in the rice cooker with 1: 2 ratio of water.
• Peal the mango and grate it using grater
• Split the green chillies in to half , soak  Channa dal in water for 10 mins.
• When the rice is cooked take the rice in a big mixing bowl and let it cook down.
• Take a pan add 2tbsp of oil ,cumin seeds, mustard seeds , red chillies , green chillies ,turmeric ,Channa dal , peanuts , salt to taste , curry leaves and fry it for 2-3 mins.
• When the dal and peanuts are fried well add the grated mango and fry for 2 mins and switch off the stove.
• Mix this cooked mixture with the rice, add salt to taste.
• Mango rice is ready to serve.

Lightning McQueen cake

Vroom ....Vroom ...this Lightning McQueen cake is for a little boy Abhijay who loves cars. I made this cake as a surprise gift for his 4th birthday.

Mickey Mouse Club House Cake

This Mickey Mouse Birthday Cake is designed for a 1 year old boy Vihaan who loves  Mickey & his friends!

This is a pineapple cake covered with butter cream icing and blue fondant,decorated with white clouds ,red balloons ,mickey mouse clubhouse and few characters from mickey and friends.

Alternate view of this lovely cake, featuring all the cute handcrafted details!

Fondant Baby

Merry Christmas 2013

Merry Christmas to everyone!!! 

Here is our Christmas cake this year, the cake is covered with fondant and decorated with Christmas tree some presents and a fondant snowman.

Christmas tree is made of ice cream cone and marshmallows covered with green colored sugar crystals, it was fun making Christmas tree. The snowman is made of fondant and the presents are candies covered with fondant.

MickeyMouse Cake