Confessions of A Blogger

For the very first time I came to know about the concept of blogging, 6 years back in the year 2006. I started writing in rediffblogs and somehow, some of my entries were lost. Some are still there in that however I am unable to launch the  page.

I started writing at blogspot in the year 2009 .I write whenever I feel like ,not following any rules. I don’t have a target audience. I have shared one recipe; soon will be posting a product review. I write about things at work, about friends.

Off late I learned that I have a liking towards writing, I cannot still call it as a passion. For some people words come easily .In my case I can talk for hours continuously without a problem but writing down something is really a task. But whenever I have a thrive to write, I do write and I write to pacify my wishing to write.And hence the post :)

Stay Cool! Have fun :)

Dubai At Its Best- Dubai Shopping Festival

Its the beginning of that time of the the year  I just love. Closing of summer , starting of fall and oh yeah winter is Close By.. :)
Weather is changing gradually. Temperature is dropping by and in the mornings fog started to appear .
Winter always reminds me of  X'mas celebrations in my hometown.Detail in another post.. :)

Recently  dates for DSF-2013 was announced and I was thrilled to hear it. My first experience with DSF was in 2009. During the season they conduct various events throughout Dubai , like prize drawing ,fashion shows etc. All the participating shops will be offering discounts as well chance to participate in some draw.
We get amazing deals in electronics ,home appliances and all.
The main attraction is Global Village where we have many pavilions of various countries. And in each pavilion you get to buy goodies from that country. I bought pendants from Yemen pavilion both the times I went there.During Weekends they have various stage shows by many groups representing their countries.

If you are planning to visit Dubai , winter is the best time according to me. It can really get cold during nights and I just love that.DSF 2013 is from Jan 3rd  2013 to  Feb 3rd 2012.


One story from my side about DSF is , i went to global village in alternative style.I visited in 2009 ,couldnt go in 2010,again went in 2011 , but couldnt make it in 2012... I fervently hope I can go in 2013 with  new addition in my family,thats my son.. :)

To be continued :



Pazam Nurukku and Pappadam/Onam breakfast

Onam day  while I was driving to work , heard somebody on the radio telling she had ethapazam and pappdam for brekafast.I was wondering what that is and googled for it. Came across a nice recipe, and made that in the evening..This is how it looked and it was yummy!!

Happy Onam Everyone... :)

Why do I feel this way?

So what are the significant things happened, last couple of months?


Well, I visited Bangkok for the first time. And that was the longest flight I ever flown. Around 6 hours. During the flight I kept watching movies. I did not sleep, not even for a min and that gave me a headache when I landed in bkk.

I gave the ielts exam in moving forward in the plan of migrating to OZ. I got a good overall good score of 7.5, listening being the least scored module @ 6.5.. I am thinking to write it again.

And what else?

Sometimes memories strike us with touch of pain. I was thinking over a long lost friend of mine for a long time. And for the very first time in a long time I felt like speaking to her again. I wrote a mail, hoping fervently she would write back to me …I am yet to get a reply. Hmm... I am hopeful and waiting for a reply.



This is for you “Jancy Oommen”

Whatever made us break our friendship, whoever it may be, I don’t care  .I always considered you as a dear friend of mine and I still do and will always do.

Angamaly Style Fish Curry/Fish Curry with Coconut Milk

Hello All,
           Today I am planning to share a fish curry recipe which is typical Angamaly style. My in-laws hailing from Kottayam/Changanacherry , find this curry very different and tasty.Its one of the  main dish still served as part of typical Syrian Christian Weddings in my area especially  Angamaly , Kalady etc.

The ingredients which gives a different taste and flavour to the recipe is Coconut Milk and Raw Mango.The recipe shared here is altered a bit to suite my taste buds...

Ingredients :

1. King Fish - 1 Kg (You can make it  with any fish of your choice)
  
2. Onions    - 2  ,sliced

3. Garlic - 3 Cloves , sliced

4. Ginger - 1/2 inch piece,sliced  lengthwise

5. Green Chillies - 4 , sliced

6. Curry Leaves - 3 Stems

7. Chilly Powder -  2 1/2 tsp

8. Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp

9. Coriander Powder - 2 tsp

10. Pepper Powder - 1/2 tsp

11. Raw Mango - 2 , peeled, sliced finger-size

12. Coconut milk  (Thin) -  1 Cup

13. Coconut milk (Thick) - 1/2 Cup (Use 1 whole coconut).

14. Oil - 3 tsp

15.Vinegar -  3 tsp

16. Mustard - 1 tsp

17. Fried Red Chillies - 4

18 . Shallots - 4,chopped finely

19. Salt to Taste


How to Make:

1 . In a  bowl mix onions,garlic,green chillies,ginger,curry leaves along with Salt and Vinegar.Mix it with your hand properly till the mixture is juicy.

2. To the above mixture add all the spices along with some oil and mix

3. In a Clay Pot , take thin coconut milk , add water if needed , slip in the mango pieces and start heating in medium flame.

4. When it starts getting hot, add the mixture ,and then fish pieces.

5. Check the level of salt.Adjust if needed.

6.After 7-10 Mins check  if mangoes are cooked.If then the fish is also done.

7. Add the thick coconut milk .See to that you don't boil the curry after adding the coconut milk for the second time.

8. In a frying pan splutter mustard,add fried red chillies, then add shallots , then curry leaves

9. Mix the above with the Curry gently.


Yummy my-hometown fish curry is ready!

Feel of Racism or ?

Me and Hubby work with Emirates Group in Dubai. Being an employee there , you are entitled for discounts in almost everywhere,be it Hotels,Shopping,Night Life etc.
Its custom for us employees to check what are the offers before heading for  a weekend and utilize it for the fullest.

So me and hubby brainstormed(Yes we did!) and decided we will head to a club in  'Address' which is a five star hotel near to Dubai Mall.
We dressed up and I was even told to wear black nail polish to get that exotic look! And I did !

Hired a cab and reached the venue. There the bouncer standing with that rugged look and  he informs ' You need to have booking'. Just ten seconds before he let  other couple without asking anything.

Hubby :  'hmm.. hmmm ..We are Emirates Employees'

Bouncer : "Oh, Cabin Crew?????"

Hubby : "Nodded his head in 'YES'"

Me : Perplexed and  nodding in 'NO"...

Hubby gave me that frowning luk and  the bouncer let us in cuz he belived that we are Cabin Crew!!

The point here is hubby had the assurance and belief that he is qualified to be a Cabin Crew in Emirates Airlines (look wise ..:D )and I dint have that much of a low self esteem... ..

Neverthless,We enjoyed and the Music was good..We were the only Indians and brown skinned out there.Most of them were Cabin Crew of the Group..

Another weekend in Dubai Yet Again! Happy weekend Guys!

Here me , wanting to run away from everyone to a far-off place...