some sort of potato fries (aloo w achari masala):

had fried spring veggie rolls w lunch:

carrots and hummus and yellow lentil hummus:

Enchiladas

toasty corn tortillas:

chicken:

refried beans with salsa and fajita seasoning:

chicken enchiladas:

pop in microwave for two minutes after pouring enchilada sauce on top:

delish:

pico w tomato, onion, jalapeño and coriander: 

potato w fajita seasoning:

potato and cheese enchiladas!!:

black bean and cheese enchiladas, my favorite : )

I made this : ) 

I'm turning 34 soon....sigh....the maee moonda days are officially over....#life sux 

any Punjabi movie that Ghuggi is in ultimately results in me worrying about the people around me ....#are they laughing or crying : ]

Teacher did not give you the notes to do the assignment? Information is not in the textbook? No examples of it in any of the course materials and only few sentences? No problem. Just google it and do whatever. #Indian style 

one nice thing is that Hyatt mailed me the cell phone charger I left behind in my room during the wedding festivities..I called and a week later I got a charger in the mail!! how nice..

#Issues with Trash University continue......Mexican for dinner..

So two weekends ago my sister got married. We had a lot of scrumptious food which the whole family hardly got to taste unless they looked like a selfish dum dum. But we were very happy to have a ton of happy, celebratory moments throughout and it was an AWESOME time. Unfortunately I hardly got any pics of the food. If I find any I'll post. Here, however is a Rajasthani Ghevar which I had at a friend's house on her birthday. This particular ghevar was made at a place in Nashville!! can you believe it!!

Egg Curry

made amazing egg curry today. basically follow instructions for aloo matar and put in egg instead of potato: 

Lmao http://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink/news/curry-white-people-anger/

car cleaning: $65, negotiate for three cars: $150

London Thumakda

yes it's that time again:

trip to Walmart -

1 Silk unsweetened almond milk: $2.98
another one: $2.98
1 half gallon whole milk (for chai): $2.17
1 quart buttermilk (for kadi): $1.48
3 Perrier sparkling water: $4.50
1 organic carrot juice (how can you not love this stuff, so yum): $5.94
1 Pace salsa: $5.94
1 6 bottle Sierra Mist: $2.50
1 6 bottle Pepsi: $2.50
1 SF GRK 0: $6.97
1 TPPOJSOME: $4.97
1 TPP OJ NO: $4.97
1 TIDE detergent: $9.94
1 organic ketchup: $1.78
1 Welch's strawberry jam: $2.48
1 OEP FRBNS VG: $1.12
another one: $1.12
another one: $1.12
1 enchilada sauce: $1.38
another one: $1.38
another one: $1.38
1 Taco Bell hot sauce: $1.28
1 NTH oatmeal: $2.50
1 B&L sour cream: $1.98
4 cucumbers: $2.96
4 avocados: $5.52
1 strawberries: $2.98
another one: $2.98
1 green grape (should be blueberries): $2.98
1 GV SHF COJK: $4.72
1 CHO PINE 4pk: $3.74
1 EB 18pk XL: $5.57
1 Pringles: $1.50
1 FH HNY WHT: $2.98
1 English muffin: $2.00
another one: $2.00
another one: $2.00
1 Kashi cereal: $3.12
1 Corn Flakes: $2.68
1 Pepperidge farm everything bagel: $3.98
1 ziploc bags: $2.98
another one: $2.98
another one: $2.98
another one: $2.98
another one: $4.46
1 250 sq. ft. Reynolds aluminum foil: $9.98

subtotal: $153.43
tax: $2.75

total: $156.18

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rajma Chawal (Kidney Beans and Rice)

soak Rajma (kidney beans) in water overnight or for 4 to 5 hours:

cook in pressure cooker on medium for about 30 minutes:

then rinse under cool water. lift top to make sure no noises or steam is still coming out: 

beans are done:

in the meantime, cut onion, ginger and garlic. if you don't have garlic use garlic powder:

cook onion, ginger and garlic in olive oil. add green chile for flavor: 

beautiful browning:

then add two to three karchis (big spoons) of crushed red tomatoes:

also add red mirchi and garam masala:

rajma cooking nicely: 

add tomato mixture:

then cook for 5 to 7 minutes on low and you'll be done:

cook rice a little differently this time. cook rice to water, 1 to 4 ratio. add a little olive oil: 

boiled ajwan (carom seeds) and lemon in water. supposed to help with bloating, cleansing, etc. never tried this before so let's see if it works:

hope everyone is surviving the Venus retrograde. thankfully, some rich people lost money yesterday. yesterday was not a fun day internally, I was feeling depressed but thankfully I spent time with a girlfriend and we vented and talked and drank beers. Today I'm having cramps so I'm getting my period. In preparation, I am brewing tea to help with cramps. My Punjabi BFF makes this tea very strong: she takes a handful each of ajwan (carom seeds), fennel seeds, cardamom, black cardamom, and black tea leaves and dumps everything into the water and later adds milk. A very strong yummy tea. My version has less of everything.  

#pmshealing

Please note: you have to brew the water with all the ingredients for at least ten minutes on medium/medium low before you add the tea in (I used a Ceylon/Orange Pekoe tea bag today). This helps the water absorb the ingredients and creates a beautiful aroma. Then when you add the tea let it brew for a while. Mine is still brewing! Then if you want you can add some milk in the pot but I like to add mine once it's in the mug. 

after trying this at a friend's house, I was eager to make it at home. delicious and refreshing, plum watermelon juice:

so I drove to the University today to take care of all the issues that have been plaguing me. I spoke to the Director of the program and she said she is going to take care of everything for me.  I look forward to the issue of how many physics prerequisites I need to take resolved by the end of this week. If anything else comes up, we will have a conference call. A black cloud has been partly lifted off of me. And what a hot day. #vocelli for dinner 

delicious smoothie this afternoon: mango, strawberries, blueberries, a little orange and very little pineapple juice and four cubes of ice. simple!

not to be morbid or anything but it seems like in society, you have to date or be in a relationship or be married or be a slut or you have to kill yourself. and I'm not saying that from a love/passion perspective. in any case, we should keep the desire to try to love another alive if only not to kill ourselves. for whatever reason, we have to keep our mojo alive.  #Venus Retrograde 

Update: I'm gonna have to keep the capital one credit card. sigh. see what the system does to you. 

on a happy note, I just learned that being independent means you know what kind of food to make for everybody, meaning you know what food they like and makes them happy. epiphany lol