Some Thoughts for the future

Just another evening at the nearby café with my friends, we chatted and discussed various things under the sun. Sipping my glass of cold coffee and munching my Choco-chip cookies I listened as my friends discussed the rising prices not a very interesting discussion I thought as I tried to remain part of the conversation amidst some heated discussions about the rising prices and government policies. It seemed not a very fruitful discussion with lot of smoke literally with a ashtray full of cigarette butts and puffs of smoke from their favourite brands.  My thoughts drifted to a morning conversation that I overheard . It was my neighbour aunty arguing with the kabadiwala haggling over the old newspaper and empty rum bottle rates. She managed to get over Rs 300/- from him but did not seem pleased at all. She said aaj kal 300/- Rs, mein aata hi kya hai.(What does one get in Rs 300 these days). To this the kabadi wala quickly retorted madam I save 300 per day for my daughter’s education so that she may get a good education when she grows up.

As my thoughts drifted back to the discussion I felt the gloomy prospects of not being able to enjoy a cup of cold coffee, buy my favourite brands or this life style seemed to gloomy   so I shared the Rs 300 saving a day gyan, elaborating on it that if we invest Rs 100 a day then we can have an additional fixed income or pention when we come to the retirement age .

With retirement sorted out at Rs 300 a day saving and

Child education at 300 a day saving it seemed a silver lining to present day scenario of doom & gloom so we decided to catch a Sunday evening show at the nearby multiplex.

Oblivious of the fact that my friends needed to cut down on their smoking or it would any way kill them & me (of passive smoking) or were they banking on the Rs1000 a month investment plan with a health cover of  for hospitalization  

we made a move towards the multiplex to catch a movie. And how would I get this additional 10-11000 Rs for investment ? would I tweak my yearly 1 lakh tax saving investment or should I start investing in the stock markets were some of the thoughts that occupied my mind for the rest of the evening.

 

Fruit Cream 420

Fruit Cream 420

Being a foodie that I am I find all desserts irresistible. But knowing what sinful delights they are and one can never get enough of them I have developed this fruit cream in which I have replaced the cream with low fat curd and the sugar gives way to the healthy Honey.

My version of  "Fruit Cream 420"

Ingredients

Curd 200 ml

Cocktail Fruits 1 tin

Honey 2 tbsp

Vanilla Essence – few drops

Method

Whisk the curd well until smooth

Add & mix the honey in the curd until completely dissolved.

Add few drops of vanilla essence and mix well.

Add the fruit titbits to the curd & mix

Chill in freezer for 15-20 min

Serve in cocktail classes

Or in empty tart shells.

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Poha Potato Corn cutlets

Poha Potato Corn cutlets

Ingredients

1 cup poha

Medium boiled ,pealed & grated potatoes-2

Del monte corn: ¼ cup (boiled)

Del monte extra virgin olive oil for cooking

Salt: to taste

¼ cup chopped green coriander

Ginger julienne

Onion 1 large chopped 

Green chillies 2 finely chopped

Method of Preparation

Soak the Poha and drain
Peal & grate the
Add the fruit tit boiled potatoes.
Rub the potatoes well into the poha
Add salt, add green coriander chillies into this mixture and mix well.
Make round balls  out of this mix.
Making a depression in the middle fill it with boiled corn.
Take a non stick pan moisten it with extra virgin olive oil.
Cook until crisp & golden brown.
Serve with Delmonte Tomato Chilli Sauce

note to make them crisp I roll them in dried bread crumb powder  before I fry them and I use very little olive oil to cook them in.

you can also make  oblong shaped cutlets like I made here

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Spicy Fruit Tikka

Spicy Fruit Tikka

Ingredients

Del Monte Pineapple Pieces (tit bits or pineapple slices )
If using Pineapple slices cut them into smaller pieces.
Del Monte Prunes
Tomatoes cut into wedges or cherry tomatoes

Del monte Ketchup

For the dip
Black Salt
Lemon Juice
Honey
Red Chili Powder (Optional)
Del Monte Ketchup

Take a tikka stick or wooden stick pierce a piece of pineapple then place on it a wedge of tomato then prune . repeat this arrangement two times.

Make a dip of black salt ,lemon juice an little honey.(red chilli powder optional)

Dip this stick in this dip and roast in on low flame or a grill for 1-2 minute.

The honey glazed delicious fruit tikka is ready

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The Wait

The Wait

To wait can be a daunting task

as we live in the fast forward mode 

The time of the remote

In the ad break we switch channels 

Waiting for our flight we flip through pages

Waiting too long for a promotion we switch jobs

& you want me to wait 

As I wait for my blog to get approved

time passes me by

Yet I wait and wait and Wait