Latest Pick!

At Book Babes, it is time for a new selection yet again. This time we are doing our first graphic novel - Marjane Satrapi's
Chicken with Plums.

Discussing Onion pakoras and Ruby slippers

No onion Pakoras on the menu so we made do with ham sandwiches and coffee at Koshy's.

Recipe for Onion Pakoras

I never make them at home either and I haven't tasted them at Thoms either.

Prep time : 15 mins

Cooking: 30mins

Makes 20

150 gms dhal flour/besan

1/4 tsp. bicarbonate of soda

Sift gram flour/besan with bicarbonate of soda into a mixing bowl

Mix in the following

1/2 tsp. salt

2 medium sized onions sliced/diced

4 dried chillies, sliced

3 sprigs curry leaves chopped

Add 1/2 cup water and mix into a soft sticky dough.

Heat oil for deep frying. Using the fingers pinch walnut - size balls of dough and drop into the hot oil.Fry until golden brown in colour. Drain on absorbent paper.

Its perfect for hot Onion pakoras and tea this grey cloudy evening while I listen to 91.9 FM - the colour of music.

red slippers and onion pakoras

here is my picture of The Ruby Red Slippers. I couldn't find a pic in a magazine, so I scoured my fave site nycrunfashion and came up with this. They are flat, comfortable but stylish. Just how i like them.

Then the Onion pakoras - I don't make them at home because when at look at the oil it is fried in, it makes me guilty. I go to Thom's bakery instead, and buy a scoop or two. Its crisp and delicious and I don't feel too guilty about guffing them down in about 5 minutes or so.

Aren't my Red slippers cool?
:-)

East West comes up for discussion

I hope you decided to buy yourself a copy of East West because here's what's been planned for the discussion slated for Wednesday, 28th Nov 2009 ,10am at Koshy's.

Personalise your copy of East West with the following.

1.Share your favourite recipe for pakoras of any sort - chilli, onion......any sort of pakora. (Good Advice is Rarer Than Rubies)

2.What would be your pick for a pair of Ruby Slippers? Draw them, find a picture in a magazine to cut out and stick, get creative we'd like to see. (At the Auction of Ruby Slippers)

3. Do you listen to the radio? What channels do you lock onto? (The Free Radio)

4. Which was your favourite short story in East West?

See you at 10 on Wednesday we'll have pakoras and tea.

Its Book BAbes time again!

and here are the pics of the meeting for Eat Pray Love.

Well, well, well...

...Ms. Liz Gilbert has written another book!
Click here to read about it.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

We are having our first Book Babes meeting on the 29th of August.
More details regarding time and place will be posted later.
See you soon!
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