Event Announcement - Kids Lunch Box Recipes

Dear blogger and non-blogger friends,

I am happy to announce that I am guest hosting my first event called "Healthy Food for Healthy kids" created by Nithu of Nithu's Kitchen.  Thank You so much Nithu for giving me this opportunity and to host - Kids Lunch Box Recipes.

So, what do you pack for your little ones or teenagers to school?  Want to share some of your lunch box ideas with everyone?  Send your recipes to my event.  This event is open to all the blogger and non-bloggers (see the instructions below).  Hoping to see many wonderful tasty, healthy and nutritional ideas.  Thank You for your support and happy cooking.

Some rules to follow:

1. Post any vegetarian healthy lunch box recipe suitable for kids between 4 to 15 years of age between 10th Aug and 10th Sep, 2012.
2. Give link to this announcement and Nithu's event announcement page. Logo is mandatory  as it helps spread word.
3. Don't worry if you have your recipes in your archives. Just update the post with logo and  link to this announcement and Nithu's event announcement page.
4. Link your entries to the linky tool below or send it to lathagan@gmail.com with the subject line as ‘Healthy Food for Healthy Kids-Kids Lunch Box Recipes' with the below details.
Name :
Blog Name :
Recipe Name :
Recipe URL :
Picture of your recipe :
4. Non-bloggers are welcome to send recipes. Send recipe in full with the picture and the same subject line as above.
5. Person who sends highest number of entries will be declared as the Winner of the Month. A winner badge will be awarded by Nithu which you can proudly post in your blog:-)
6. I'll acknowledge your entries within 3 days else leave a comment in this announcement.

Cucumber Lemonade

Ingredients:

Cucumber - 1  (peeled, seeded and cubed)
Lemon Juice - from 2 lemons
Sugar - 2 TBSP
Salt - a pinch
Cold Water - 2 to 3 cups

Method:

Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend till smooth.  Strain.  Serve with or without ice.
Note:  Adjust sugar and lemon juice according to your taste.

Enjoy!

Badusha - 100th Post Dedication

Dedicating this 100th post to a special person - my Amma (Mother).   A simple human being, very energetic, always active with so much passion for cooking.  She is my inspiration to start this blog.  Unfortunately she is not here with us to see what I have made today.  She passed away in March, 2012.

Badusha is one of her signature sweets and all of us had a chance to devour it many many times.   I have learned so many things from her, but I was never bothered to learn this particular sweet.  How I regret it now is beyond words.  She was extremely proud of my blog and the way I cook different things and would always ask me "inneki enna pannine' (What did you make today)?

WE MISS YOU DEARLY AMMA :(((

This is for you Amma!

Ingredients:

For the dough:

All Purpose Flour (Maida) - 2 and 3/4 cups  (350g)
Ghee - 1/2 cup (100g)
Thick curd (yogurt) - 1/2 cup
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Baking Soda - 2 pinches
Oil - for frying

For the syrup:
Sugar - 3 and 1/2 cups (700g)
Water - 2 cups
Cardamom Powder - 1tsp
Saffron - few strands




Method:

1. Sift the flour into a large bowl.   Add curd, baking soda and salt.  Mix well.
2. Add the ghee and knead well until soft.
3. Take a little dough and and flatten it .  If the edges crack add little water to the dough and soften it.
4. Cover the dough and let it stand for 10 minutes.  Take a small golf ball size dough and roll it.  Flatten it slightly and make a depression in the middle.  Continue with the rest of the dough.  
5.  Meanwhile make the sugar syrup.
6. Add sugar and 2 cups of water into a pan and heat on a low flame, stirring constantly until the sugar is dissolved.   
7. Let it  boil until it gets to one string consistency.  ( A thin string is formed when you test the syrup between your thumb and index finger).  Add saffron and cardamom powder.
8. Heat oil in a pan and fry the badushas four at a time.  Fry until golden brown on a very low flame. Drain on a paper towel and dip it  in sugar syrup immediately.  
9. Fry the next batch.  While its frying, you can remove the badushas from the sugar syrup and place it in a clean plate.  complete the process.
10. Let the badushas cool completely before storing.