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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Happy Deepavali!

Today is the Festival of Lights and I am in a jubilant mood!

I miss the festivities that come from being at home with family and friends - the abundance of food, the scent of incense permeating throughout the house, the non-stop flow of visitors popping in for a visit..

Lest the day felt like any other Wednesday, I woke up earlier than usual to whip up some Kesari - a sweet dish my mum would make at every festive occasion. I picked this over the many other sweets one would have today for its fool-proof recipe, much welcome if I am going be "toiling away" in the kitchen, half-awake at 7am.  
Said the ghee to the yellow colouring: "Nice hat."
Ingredients:
  • 1 cup semolina (rawa) (available in health food stores and Indian grocers)
  • 1/4 cup ghee (aka clarified butter) (available in health food stores and Indian grocers)
  • 2 and 1/2 cups of boiling water
  • a pinch of yellow coloring
  • 1 cup sugar
  • one tablespoon cardamom powder 
  • 12 cashew nuts (cut into halves, to be pre-fried in ghee)
  • 12-15 raisins (to be pre-fried in ghee)
Cashews and raisins drenched in ghee

Method:
  • Pre-fry cashew nuts and raisins, taking care not to burn them like I nearly did!
  • Heat ghee and lightly fry semolina on low-medium heat until fragrant and light brown
  • Remove semolina from stove and set aside
  • Pour boiling water into a separate pot with a pinch of salt and a few drops of yellow coloring
  • Add sugar to the pot and let it melt, followed by the cashews and raisins
  • Lastly add the semolina gradually into this pot, stirring continuously over a low fire until it thickens, ensuring that the mixture does not clump
  • Transfer into a greased tray, to about an inch-thick and give it some time to firm up
  • Cut into squares and enjoy!
I didn't wait for the kesari to firm up so the squares look distorted but goodness it tasted awesome and was a hit with the co-workers!

It's customary to dress up in new gear for Deepavali and this green skirt was the perfect thing to put on today! 
  
H&M skirt, Leifsdottir silk blouse
Anthropologie necklace, Banana Republic belt
Glitter clutch from Zara - which only came out to play after 6pm
That was the extent of my cooking for the week (month?)! We ended the day with dinner at our favourite thosai/dosa place followed by plenty of skyping with loved ones. 

Hope your Wednesday was as fun as mine!
Posted by Usha at Wednesday, October 26, 2011
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Labels: Anthropologie, Deepavali, H and M, Zara

6 comments:

  1. VanessaOctober 27, 2011 at 2:33 AM

    Looks delicious and that Zara clutch is amazing! Happy Deepavali!

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  2. KavitaOctober 27, 2011 at 9:36 AM

    Happy Diwali! I must try that recipe, it looks yum.

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  3. Farmer JoOctober 27, 2011 at 10:41 AM

    That recipe looks amazing! I was lucky enough to celebrate Deepavali in Northern India a few years ago and LOVED it! All the lamps and happy children running around in new clothes! (and the amazing sarees!)Now, even though I am not Indian, I love to light a bunch of lamps and enjoy some good food in celebration!

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  4. KellyOctober 27, 2011 at 7:48 PM

    You look fabulous dressed up in your new gear for Deepavali! I was just on the Zara website last night looking at that clutch. I want it!!!

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  5. JewishGirlBlogOctober 28, 2011 at 2:32 AM

    ...and they were DELICIOUS!

    Your clutch is perfect for a festival of lights!

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  6. UshaOctober 28, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    Happy Diwali to you too Kavita! Hope you had time away from the hospital to celebrate :)

    Thanks everyone for the wishes and the clutch-love. It will be very appropriate for my gold-themed Halloween costume this weekend too!

    Jo - celebrating in India must have been a blast! I too lit up little crystal tea-lights from Crate and Barrel (and blew them out a few hours later instead of leaving them lit outdoors overnight like we do back home).

    JG - did they last the train ride home? ;)

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