Your time is limited!!

While I was reading a sad news of the demise of Mr. Steve Jobs, somebody whispered in my ears "Your time is limited". I looked back and there was no one but me in my cube and the poster that said "Your time is limited " hung in front of me.

I realize that my mind is talking to me and this time the thought really hit it hard. May be because , the world I was living in has changed suddenly. Not that Mr. Steve Jobs was really close to me (how I wish!) , but because to some extent I experienced the reality of non existent.

Till now I was living like there is no end, and infinite years / time to come. I was procrastinating lot of things , I always wanted to do, thinking that I will do this when some thing else happens. But today some how I am feeling like some one has awaken me from sleep.

There was time when things rarely changed so drastically.Always read about great dead people in history text books only. All difficult and life changing decisions made for you.

But now I hope I am awake and would really like to live as if

"Your(My) time is limited, so don't (want to) waste it living someone else's life, (and May I) have the courage to follow (my) your heart and intuition"

Instant Dhokla [:)]

Being a working women, there are some days in my life when my refrigerator is completely empty!!![:(] and Mr. Dhokla is always at my rescue [:D]. Me and my husband being foodie, love all kinds of chaat, and what can be more great that healthy tasty Dhokla!!

So when I don't have many ingredients and not much time to buy them, I make Dhoklas following way

Ingredients:

1-1/2 cup besan

1/2 cup curd

1/2 cup water

2-3 tbs semolina

1 tbs oil

1 tbs mustard seeds

1tbs asafoetida

1 tbs turmeric

salt

3 -4 tbs sugar

lemon juice

1 tbs gingerpaste

1 -2 tbs baking soda

1/2 tbs baking powder (not must)

1 tbs eno fruit salt

2-3 finely chopped chilies

Step 1:

Mix besan and dahi , water , sugar and semolina

Heat it for 30 secs in microwave (Just to make it luke warm) and keep it aside for around 1-2 hrs.

Step 2:

Then add salt, mirchi , turmeric, ginger(if needed) to taste.

Step 3 and 4:

Add some water in pressure cooker, and heat it for few mins.

Add baking powder and eno in the mixture and mix it well.

Remember: add baking powder /baking soda and eno just before when you are going to cook them.

When the water in pressure cooker reaches boiling temperature , pour the mixture in a vessel and keep the vessel inside the cooker and close it.

Remove the whistle and cook for 20 -25 mins.

Tip: grease the vessel with oil from all sides.

After the when the cooker is cold, remove the lid and TADAAA Dhokla is all done.

No but we can't eat it yet.

We need to garnish it.

Take a small kadai (Wok)

add 1-3 tbs of oil.

heat it.

Then add some asafoetida and cilantro (kothimbir)

Pour this mixture on our baked fluffy Dhoklas and serve with chutney!!!!!