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Khobani Ka Meetha Recipe – Hyderabadi Dessert made with Dried Apricots

September 5, 2009 Filed Under: Good Food Kitchen By Ishrath Humairah 12 Comments

For starters, this is Stewed and Sweetened Apricots Served with Fresh Cream. But for old timers, it is an quintessential way to end a hearty and rich Hyderabadi meal – with Khobani Ka Meetha.

Hyderabadi Khobani Ka Meetha is made with Dried Apricots and is served with Fresh Cream

Call it Khobani, Qobani, Khubani, Qubani ka meetha or anything – it is one of the exotic desserts that should figure out in your ‘must try or rather die’ list. Orchardiers from India may claim that they have good apricots but the best ones come from remote areas of Afghanistan and they remain, till date, sinfully exotic.

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Recipie – Paneer Tikka and Grilled Vegetables Platter

September 3, 2009 Filed Under: Good Food Kitchen By Ishrath Humairah 1 Comment

What does one do if there are too many vegetables – brought in fresh but got no space in the fridge?
You go ahead and make Vegetable Paneer Sheekh Kabab Platter.

Marinating Garden Fresh Organic Veggies + Fresh Paneer (Cottage Cheese) - Get Set Grill

Marinating Garden Fresh Organic Vegetables and Fresh Paneer (Cottage Cheese) in Tandoori Masala

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How I claimed my blog on Technorati

September 3, 2009 Filed Under: Everything Else By Ishrath Humairah

What am I doing on Technorati?
I am still asking that question to myself while creating a new user account, claiming my blog and trying to understand all about it. For starters, it is supposed to be a good blog search engine that helps you increase your blog visibility – so I am trying it out – as a personal experiment.

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Jamie at Home – A TV show where Jme Olivers’ got the Ingredients Right

August 18, 2009 Filed Under: Gardening, Good Food Kitchen By Ishrath Humairah 9 Comments

When was the last time you saw a cookery show that did not use a clinically clean kitchen top, used no measures and to top it, the chef continually tasting the food to get his ingredients flavored right? Probably never!

Jamie Oliver with tomatoes at his kitchen garden in Essex

Jamie at Home is one such cookery show that takes the bling out of cooking. He gets down to earth to help us savor the finest tastes, textures and aroma that good cooking and good food has to offer. The keywords for this show would be fresh, green, kitchen garden, slow cooking, rustic, organic, and many more such aromatic and delicious words that seem so distant in this advancing mad world.

The catch of this incredible show is that this guy walks up to his garden, plucks or digs out the vegetables, heads to the kitchen to dish out this incredibly yummy food cooked the traditional way using the best of ingredients in the simplest manner possible.

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Green Birthday Invitation – Make your own Handmade Greeting Card from Recycled Paper

August 13, 2009 Filed Under: DIYs and Crafts By Ishrath Humairah 10 Comments

Here is a little tutorial to get you and your kid excited on making the simplest handmade paper greeting cards for any special occasion that is comming your way:

A Lovely Set of Ecofriendly – Handmade Greeting Cards made from Recycled Paper

We had a lovely time cutting paper, pasting the boats, tying the bows and so much more. Nothing can be more satisfying than having to do little things with children. It is amazing to see how much a 2-yr old tiny tot learns and absorbs while trying to help. This card making had many lessons for kids ranging from colors, textures, shapes, motor skills, to much more.

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