Spicyandhra

My wonderful experience at London Studios, details to follow very very soon.
Here are few photos of me having a great time

With this gloomy weather which is sweeping UK and thunderstorms ahead, there is nothing I could do rather then just gazing at the sky under a duvet with cup of hot tea.

I made this wonderful simple upma with vermicilli which is Noel’s favourite for breakfast today.A quicky breakfast which took less then 15min .

How to make:

Vermicilli: 1/2 pkt

All Spice Powder: 1tbsp
Red onion:1
Green chillies: 3
Curry leaves: 2 sprigs
Chana dal, Urid dal, Mustard seeds: 1 tsp each.
Cashewnuts: 8

Now take 2 tsp of oil in a saucepan and add chana dal, urid dal and mustard seeds and when mustard seeds start spluttering add curryleaves, onion and chillies.Fry for couple of minutes and then add all spice powder and 2 glasses of water and salt.When the water start boiling add vermicilli to it and simmer it for 5 to 10 min until its cooked.Serve hot!!

Its such an easy and simple recipe that doesn’t take anytime and yet it tastes so good.This is my contribution to Wonderful Trupti’s WBB#12, Spice It Up

One of my nightmares have come true in last couple of weeks.
A hectic weekend ended in chaos, A normal routine to work on a lazy monday morning changed to rushing to the hospital, blood tests, examinations and everything you dread and there I was completely dazed at the pace of things happening to me.
Family not allowed after the visiting hours so Rocky and Noel had to leave me and so there I was suddenly in couple of hrs all by myself and in thumping pain.
I found the whole experience quite overpowering. I always disliked hospitals and its may be b‘coz I was living in that atmosphere throughout my life as dad being a doctor.
And as I am quite a sensitive person, I get effected when I see and hear those distressed stories of why other patients are in there, you really think how fortunate you are.
But anyway I am back to myself now and away from those horrifying week, trying to get back into routine. When you think life is just the way you wanted with less hassle and bustle, yearning for a peace of mind , Swiftly things change in such way that it makes you comprehend what really imperative in anyone’s life.
Sorry to turn you all with my worst nightmare but felt like sharing with friends and that’s what friends are for right? In happy days and in sad days!!
I am taking things slowly so spending a lot less time in the kitchen and making some simple salads to go!!

I made this salad yesterday, a pretty simple chicken salad which can be had on its own or with Mediterranean cous cous which is exactly the way we had.
Nice simple delicious salad which was ready in 10 minutes

Mix all these ingredients and shallow fry them in 1 or 2 tbsp for 10 minutes on medium heat.And add these succulent pieces to Rocket salad, chopped red onions, jalapeño peppers, cucumber and plum tomatoes and serve immediately