Bobbatlu a.k.a Puran Poli

There is a tradition in our community that we make and share poli once the baby falls flat on his tummy "Borla padithe bobbatlu". But people these days are forgetting the old customs. I wanted to do all the things that are traditionally done on different occasions for the new baby. Like "navvulaku nuvvu undalu" (sesame seed laddus for the smiles), "borla padithe bobbatlu", "un ki uggu ginnalu" (when the baby starts making the "un" noise, distribute uggu ginnalu wiz indian style milk/syrup dropper), "palukulaku chilakalu" (parrot made with sugar for the small words they start speaking), "adugulaku arisalu" (athirasam for the first steps), "gadapa dhatithe gaarelu" (when the baby steps out of house, vada) etc. So I decided to make the bobbatlu when Pranav fell flat on his tummy on 4th July 2011 at 7.10PM.

Apple Rabdi

This is an exotic dessert which you would fall in love immediately. I'm sure you would try it atleast a couple of times in a week; as my mother did , after i told her the recipe which i had learnt from Sanjeev kapoor's Khazana. People would definitely ask you for a second or third serving. :)

Rava Kesari

We had some guests coming over for dinner on Sunday night. I had planned a very simple menu comprising of capsicum sambar, bhindi fry and rasam; ofcourse curd rice, chutneys and pickles being indispensable. So was left with the dessert. After quite a lot of thinking, I decided on Rava Kesari ( sooji ka halwa).

Eggless Chocolate Cake

When I had bought the microwave oven last December, one thing I wanted to try quite desperately was the eggless chocolate cake. I had bought a couple of tins for baking the cake and had got all the ingredients ready. I googled for various eggless cake recipes and tried this one for the new year. :) The 2nd one I baked came much better. So what I learnt was that the measurements need to be exact and not approximate for baking cakes. Also, don't beat the mixture for too long or short.