My 8 little friends & little lambodaran

This year celebrated Ganesh Chathurthi in a very simple manner. Just offered "patram, pushpam, palam, thoyam" to my little Ganesha. No Mothak for little lambodaran :-( but told ganesha i will compensate on the chathurthi coming next fortnught. Ganesha too felt that a good idea and said he got pampered everywhere hence his tummy was full so he would come and enjoy a special treat from me leisurely.

Welcome you to have the darshan of my ganpati bapa

As my two little friends got injured, the other 8 little friends helped me to do a very very simple pooja. Yes, my finger friends. Sharing a koalm i drew for this chathurthi.

You might think "what's special about this simple kolam?" Yes, it is special for me. I drew it with my left hand. I am a right hand user and i was worrying that i could not do anything for ganesha on his special day. I didn't get a proper sleep and my subconscious mind was chanting all ganesh slokas which i realised when i got up. when i noticed that the last few lines of 'muthath karatha mothakam' was playing in my mind. I was excited. After my bath, got flowers for ganesha. Arranged everything for the pooja. drew the left hand kolam, chanted slokas and offered the 'patram, pushpam, palam, thoyam".

These friends in the recovery room made me realise their importance very much. Never acknowledged my friends who helped me to carry out my activities all these years. our body is a temple, but hardly we recognise that. So this ganesh chathurthi brought an awareness and enlightened me. Learnt to compliment and recognise the value of the freinds (viz., legs, hands, nose, ears, eyes, skin, lungs, heart...etc.).

Even to type this post and take photos the little friends helped me supporting the other two  who are in the recovery room. thank you friends.

May the vignahartha clears all hurdles and bless you all with healthy long life and evergrowing happiness.

"Ganpati Bapa Moriya ; Mangal Murti Moriya"

Kakra (Methi) - Healthy Snack - 2

Methi Kakra (Healthy snack-2)

Ingridients :-

1. Wheat flour - 1 cup
2. Salt to taste
3. Ghee - 1 tbsp (optional)
4. Kasuri Methi (Dried methi leaves) - 2 tsp
5. Haldi - less than 1/4 tsp
6. Water to knead the dough
7. Kitchen towel

Procedure :-

• Mix wheat flour, kasuri methi, ghee (optional), haldi and salt. 
• Knead the wheat flour like you do for chapathis and keep it aside for 30 minutes. 
• If not using ghee, then add few drops of oil and apply all over the dough and then rest it for 30 minutes.
• Make small balls out of it. 
• Flatten each ball on a board using a rollingpin. Spread it very thin with occassional dusting of wheat flour to prevent it from sticking to the board. 
• Heat tawa, then turn the flame to medium.
• Fold the kitchen towel & keep it ready
• Cook the flattened thin chapathi. When it is partially cooked (to prevent it from sticking), keep pressing & rolling it with the kitchen towel till the side is crispy.When done, flip sides and cook. 
• Keep on pressing all over the chapathi with the kitchen towel. Though it raises, gradually it will settle down and become paper thin.
• Home made fresh, thin, cripsy and healthy Methi Kakra is ready!!! :-)

Check Plain Version of Kakra  

Mira's Talent Gallery: Kakra (Plain) - Healthy Snack - I

Mira's Talent Gallery: Kakra (Plain) - Healthy Snack - I: Kakra is a wheat based snack from the kitchen of Gujarath. Its less in calorie and crispy. The plain and methi falvour is best suited during...

Kakra (Plain) - Healthy Snack - I

Kakra is a wheat based snack from the kitchen of Gujarat. It's less in calorie and crispy. The plain and methi falvour is best suited during upvas. Various flavours like Plain, Methi, Onion, Garlic, Masala etc. available.

Sharing with you the plain version first.

Ingridients :-

1. Wheat flour - 1 cup
2. Salt to taste
3. Ghee - 1 tbsp (optional)
4. Water to knead the dough
5. Kitchen towel

Procedure :-

• Knead the wheat flour like you do for chapathis and keep it aside for 30 minutes. (add ghee while kneading the dough). If not using ghee, then add few drops of oil and apply all over the dough and then rest it for 30 minutes.
• Make small balls out of it. 
• Flatten each ball on a board using a rollingpin. Spread it very thin with occassional dusting of wheat flour to prevent it from sticking to the board. 
• Heat tawa, then turn the flame to medium.
• Fold the kitchen towel & keep it ready
• Cook the flattened thin chapathi. When it is partially cooked (to prevent it from sticking), keep pressing & rolling it with the kitchen towel till the side is crispy.When done, flip sides and cook. 
• Keep on pressing all over the chapathi with kitchen towel. Though it raises, gradually it will settle down and become paper thin.
• Home made fresh, thin, cripsy and healthy kakra is ready.

Keep Pressing with a cloth and rotate on the tawa

Plain Kakra

Very thin like paper - this is methi kakra