Thank u note!

Lovely greetings to lovely people!

N most lovely greetings to one special person if he is reading the blog!

Husband and I had the most agreeable, absolute and attentive chat today. We discussed few very important things about our lives without any conflicting statements. I’m so proud of him about how beautifully he analyzed the issues and came to conclusion.

I love you baby! You are the best thing that has ever happened to me!

Luckiest girl in the whole world,

Piya

Boston Calling!

Hello my sweet ones!

I have Good news! I’m FINALLY going to the US on May 15^th! Yeyy!

I know that there are still 47 days to go, but I’m really thrilled! Why? Well, A. Mr. Husband is already there, B. I am ready with my VISA since February and C. due to one or the other (stupid) reasons it was getting delayed from past 3-4 months.

Finally, after surmounting all the obstacles, I can boastfully say that, I’m going to the US!

I have good 6 weeks before I see Mr. Husband. So planning to utilize this time very resourcefully (as always *lame grin*)

1. I’m going to be happy. No cribbing about anything.
2. Going to do Yoga 5 days a week. Just to keep myself calm and focused.
3. Back to my beloved GMAT studies!
4. Going to eat as much Indian food as I can. Coz I know I’m going to crave for it once I go there.
5. STOP planning. I spend most of my day planning things and making time-tables. This 6 weeks..I’m gonna chill baby!
6. One long-super-duper-fun-filled holiday with mum and papa! Awesome enough that I can survive without seeing them for 6-7 months!

Much love,

Piya

Prawns Pulao

I'm still not well. :( The cold has taken away my sense of taste. I so wanted to have something yummy..spicy..tangy..pungent.. yet light on my stomach.

So, Whats better than home made sea-food recipe? Here I am with my own version of Prawns Pulao! Simple to make and oh what a taste!


You will need:

Main:

Medium sized prawns 20-25, Washed and cleaned

Basmati rice 2 cups, previously cooked

Fresh:

Ginger-Garlic paste 1 spoon, preferably home made

Green chillies 2 medium, finely chopped

Onions 1 big, finely chopped

Tomatoes 1 big, finely chopped

Coriander 2 big spoons, finely chopped

Spices:

Chilly powder 1 spoon

Turmeric 1 spoon

Coriander powder 1 spoon

Per taste:

Oil

Salt

How to make it:

1. Marinate prawns with salt, turmeric and 1/2 spoon G-G paste for about 30 minutes.

2. Heat oil in a pan and saute the marinated prawns for about 2-3 minutes. Cook them till they curl and change their color to white. Do not overcook, you don't want chewy-rubbery prawns.

3. Keep the fried prawns on absorbent paper to remove excess oil.

4. Heat oil in a big pan and add GG paste, chopped onion, chopped chillies and turmeric powder to it.

5. Once onions are transparent, add chopped tomatoes to it. Let the tomatoes cook.

6. Add rest of the spices - chilly powder, coriander powder and salt.

7. Add prawns and saute for 3-4 minutes.

8. Add pre-cooked rice to it. Mix well. Season with coriander leaves and let it cook for another 4-5 minutes.

9. Turn off the heat. The delicious aroma will fill your kitchen. But control urself for 15 minutes. Let the rice and prawns soak all spices.

10. Serve hot with curd or raita.

P.S. I cooked it in Microwave. So convert my 'minutes' timing into appropriate stove-cooking-timings! Happy eating!!

Aaaannnchoo!

I'm down with cold n fever..aannnchhooo!

Miss my darling husband around..to look after me..to hand me tissues n medicines...to tuck me in bed...n mostly to prepare his 'magic' chicken soup..

Cant write much today..just a good news!

Cleared EMC Proven Professionals ISM exam!! 2 more exams to go n I'm EMC certified Storage Expert!!

(Never talked about this on the blog..but I work for EMC Corp. A company which manufactures and supports data storage equipments and software solutions. Exciting isn't it? well..whom are we kidding..it is really boring!)

You all take good care of urself..n dont read this post for long time..otherwise you will also catch...aaa..aa..a....aannnnnchhhooooo