FRY, FRY: HOT TINDOORA FRY AND THREE AWARDS!!!

Finally, I got some awards to showoff on my blog too. Faiza Ali of Faiza Ali's kitchen gave me these beautiful awards with a tag. I am too happy to recieve them.

The rules are:
Respond and rework – answer the questions on your own blog, replace one question that you dislike with a question of your own invention, and add one more question of your own. Then tag eight or ten other people.

Lets do the first part: Respond

1.what is your current obsession?

Everything and anything related to food: blogging, blog hopping, borrowing cookbooks from library.

2. What are you wearing today?

I am wearing Shalwar Kameez...traditional pakistani dress

3. What’s for dinner?

Paneer bhurji+ toor dal with rice and roti

4. What’s the last thing you bought?

I was looking for Parasol picks for a very long time..finally I bought it from world market day before yesterday..:)

5. What are you listening to right now?

Lab pe aati hai dua, a beautiful poem for children by Dr. Allama Iqbal with my cute little baby.

6. What do you think about the person who tagged you?

She is a really wonderful and creative blogger and everytime comes out with a tasty recipe.

7. If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished anywhere in the world, where would you like it to be?

Any European country

8.What are your must-have pieces for summer?

Pakistani lawn clothes, they are best..

9. If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?

Hawaii

10. Which language do you want to learn?

Arabic and Spanish

11. Who do you want to meet right now?

My parents, grandmother and brothers, who live in Pakistan.

12. What is your favorite colour?

Purple

13. What is your favourite piece of clothing in your own closet?

Sarees

14. What is your dream job?

A clinical pharmacist

15. If you had $100 now, what would you spend it on?

Keep it safe for a rainy day..

16. What do you consider a fashion faux pas?

Wearing those clothes which expose body.

17. Who are your style icons?

No one.

18. Describe your personal style?

Simple

19. What are your favourite movies?

Oh there are many, Night at the museum, Harry Potter etc etc..

20. Give us three styling tips that always work for you?

• Wear accordingly (Sari or shalwar kameez with heavy work on it in parties and kurti and jeans in caual get togethers or outings, of course with a hijab)
• Apply light lipstick and kajal (for evening parties do appropriate eye makeup)
• Wear those Sandals or shoes which complement the dress well.

21. Coffee or tea?

I donot drink tea, but I like both hot and cold coffee (Starbucks and Tim hortons)

22. What do you do when you are feeling low or terribly depressed?

Call my mom, pray to God and leave it all to him.

23. What is the meaning of your name?

Civilized, cultured

24. Which other blogs you love visiting?

Any cooking or baking related blog.

25. Favorite Dessert/Sweet?

Pudding and chocolates.

26. Favorite Season?

Spring

27.Which is your dream destination?

Australia

28. Who inspired you to start a blog?

Fellow bloggers and my husband

29. Which is your favorite international cuisine ?

Chinese

The second part is rework:

30.What kitchen gadget do you want to purchase?

The list is very long, I want to start with Ice cream maker.

31.When and what did you eat in a restaurant last time?

I had mongolian beef and chicken chow mein at a Halal chinese restaurant.

Finally comes theTagging part:

I am tagging and passing these awards to 10 wonderful, lovely blogger friends, Please accept it:

• Srivalli (Spice your life)
• Kamalika (Janaki's kitchen)
• Apu (Annarasa)
• Susan (The well-seasoned cook)
• Ruth (Once Upon A Feast )
• Dee (Ammalu's kitchen)
• Dk (Chef in you)
• Humaira (Humaira's food passion)
• Pari (foodelicious)
• Anam (Grumbly in my tumbly)
  

Now, Coming back to the recipe. I made tindoora fry for lunch yesterday, I had some left over red bell pepper which I added in it.

INGREDIENTS

1 CUP TINDOORA

1 SMALL ONION (FINELY SLICED)

2 GREEN CHILLI (MINCED)

1/4 CUP RED BELL PEPPER

SALT TO TASTE

1/4 TSP TURMERIC POWDER

1/4 TSP RED CHILLI POWDER

1/4 TSP BLACK PEPPER (FRESHLY GROUNDED)

1 TBSP OIL

STEPS OF PREPARATION

1.Wash and peel okra and cut into thin lengthwise strips.

2.Heat oil in a pan, add onion and fry till light golden brown.

3.Add green chilli, tindoora, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, black pepper and salt.

4.Mix well, add red bell pepper and fry till tindoora is cooked, it took me 10 minutes.

5.I served hot tindoora fry with roti,plain yogurt,mango pickle and cucumber wedges.