Cooking Spree...

Last Friday we invited few friends for dinner and my cooking neurons got all fired up... I cooked a lot and everything was tasty too!!! This does not happen often so I am proudly posting the memory of my rangeen friday into this rangeen collection...



Here is the menu:

• Daal Makhani (recipe)


• Shahi Paneer


• Kadhai Paneer & Kadhai Chicken


• Tandoori Chicken

with Rice, Naan, Papad and Raita

Thanks to a good friend of mine who is a 'queen of hosting' for great recipes and tips. It was a success !!! All these dishes are not difficult to make as I used to think. After cutting/chopping/preparation it took me 3-4 hours of watching TV serials and going in the kitchen during advertisements. (Ask me if you need recipe)

Wanted to be better in presentation and photography but cooking took all the time and energy! I know I need a good camera. btw, How do people serve lot of food in a beautiful or aesthetically inspiring manner ???

Go ahead and cook good food at home
You do not need to spend all that money in eating out
Its not difficult, its tastier and healthier!!!
If I can cook you can also cook!


Happy Cooking...
 

Painting a 'Peacock'

Peacock is the most beautiful bird (in my opinion).

I had this urge/wish to paint a huge peacock for one of the walls. As I don't want it to be a disaster I made this feather first. Which I believe is one of the most attractive parts of a good looking peacock. Central part of feather has peculiar shades and colors. I had to look at various photographs(close-up) of peacock. National geographic has a good one: Indian Blue Peacock. I used fine brushes to make the central part. AAhhh.. Here it is and I am happy with the outcome...



I wish I had a good camera and skills too to capture the real painting...

To paint the full peacock I don't have very fine brushes which I realized after starting the painting. Here is a drawing of incomplete work..



So for now everything is on hold and I am just happy with this feather!!!