Yahii Vo Jagah Hai... Yahin Par Kabhi Ap Hamase Mile The

Right after 'I'd Love You To Want Me - Lobo', the next song on radio was....... Yahii Vo Jagah Hai....

How much more mystic will this get?



Movie :Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi
Music Director : O.P.Nayyar
Singers: Asha Bhonsle

Yahii Vo Jagah Hai, Yahii Vo Fizaa Hai
Yahin Par Kabhi Ap Hamase Mile The
Inheh Ham Bhala Kis Tarah Bhul Jaye.N
Yahin Par Kabhi Ap Hamase Mile The
Yahi Vo Jagah Hai ...

Yahin Par Mera Hath, Hatho.N Mein Lekar
Kabhi Na Bichhadane Ka, Vada Kiya Tha
Sada Ke Liye Ho Gae Ham Tumhare
Gale Se Laga Kar Hamein Ye Kaha Tha
Kabhi Kam Na Hongi Hamari Vafaen
Yahin Par Kabhi Ap Hamase Mile The
Yahi Vo Jagah Hai ...

Yahin Par Vafa Ka, Naya Ra.Ng Bhar Ke
Banai Thi Chahat Ki, Tasavir Tumane
Yahin Ki Baharon Se, Phulon Ko Chun Kar
Sanvari Thi Ulafat Ki, Taqadir Tumane
Vo Dil Apako Yad Kaise Dilaye
Yahi.N Par Kabhi Ap Hamase Mile The
Yahi Vo Jagah Hai ...

Every word...... yet again.... Every word.......... I'd Love You To Want Me - Lobo

Hey!!!!!!!!

I didn't have to drive to work as we have to go out for a party in the evening n I'll be dropped home......

The RJ said 'Enjoy'...... NC says: yeah enjoy......

and this is what plays out.......

Total turn of mood.......

WOW!!!!! Thanks, especially after yesterday................. :-)
I feel guilty for having so much fun...... Every word...... yet again.... Every word..........




I'd Love You To Want Me - Lobo

When I saw you standing there
I bout fell out my chair
And when you moved your mouth to speak
I felt the blood go to my feet.

Now it took time for me to know
what you tried so not to show
Now something in my soul just cries
I see the want in your blue eyes.

Baby, I'd love you to want me
The way that I want you
The way that it should be
Baby, you'd love me to want you
The way that I want to
If you'd only let it be.

You told yourself years ago
You'd never let your feeling show
The obligation that you made
For the title that they gave.

You Know.... It's For YOU, Tiramisu...

Had been think about making Tiramisu but never got around to it as it was looking like a very daunting tasks [Which it did prove to be... :-) ] and then a friend's mail pushed me into an overdrive.....

I spent ages reading up stuff on the net.... not too many good recipes floating around. What was even more crazy, was going to many markets to look for the ingredients like cream[goes out of stock in summers] and even more for marscapone cheese[finally found it in Khanna Mkt in Jorbagh :-) Thank god for small mercies].....

Couldn't find sponge fingers anywhere[South ex, Sarojni Nagar, Moti Bagh, RK Puram, New Friend's Colony Markets] as per demanded by the original recipe.... So I decided to make the cake myself... Since I like coffee n chocolate flavour, made the cake into a coffee sponge cake[loaded with extra coffee] instead of vanilla sponge fingers.... Spread lots of concentrated coffee syrup on it.... Added a coffee liqueur[Bailey's] into the filling of cream and marscapone with some extra coffee extract.....

All the effort was really worth it......

Had gone for dinner to vimla aunty's place, the next day. Everyone liked it a lot. Did the dressing at her place only..... Dusted the top with cocoa[totally slipped my mind to take a picture at this stage] Next time for sure...
Even the sugar-free people had 2 helpings.
I ate it too....... Hmmmmmm...... Really good for a first attempt.

Coffee Sponge Cake
Adapted from Deeba at http://www.passionateaboutbaking.com
Ingredients:

• Plain flour - 1/2 cup + 1/8 cup
• Cornflour - 1/8 cup
• Baking powder - 2 tsps
• Instant coffee - 2 tbsps [I had used 4-5 tbsps cause I'm quite a coffee freak.. :-)]
• Pinch of salt
• Castor Sugar - 1/2 cup + 1/8 cup
• Oil - 5 tbsps
  
• Water - 5 tbsps
• Eggs - 3 / separated

Method:

• Preheat the oven to 190 degrees C. Line an 8" tin.
  
• Sift the cornflour + flour + baking powder + salt + Castor sugar (yes, it's correct) into a mixing bowl.
• Beat the egg whites till they stand in soft peaks & keep aside.
• Lightly beat the oil + water + yolks together & stir into the dry ingredients. Beat on low speed until smooth.
• Fold the whites gently into the yolk mixture.
• Turn into lined tin & bake for about 45 minutes till well risen & golden brown. Check if it is done with a wooden pick.(Slide a sheet of foil lightly over the top if it begins to brown too fast).

For The Filling
Adapted from Nigella's Tiramisu layer cake

• 2 large organic eggs
• 75g caster sugar
• 500g mascarpone
• 250ml double cream, Whipped to soft peaks
• 125ml Tia Maria [I used bailey's]

Whisk the eggs and sugar, and then beat in the mascarpone and whipped double cream. I use an electric beater for this, but there is no need to if you’re feeling muscly. Then add, gradually, the 125ml Tia Maria[I used bailey's] to make a creamy spreadable layer for the cake.
Instead of leaving the eggs raw as most recipes said... I cooked it[to prevent any sort of allergic reactions to raw eggs] over a double boiler with some vanilla essence[I hate the smell of raw eggs]

Assembly:

• Using approximately 1 cake per layer, dunk the slices in Coffee syrup before lining the bowl with them.
• Squidge them down, pressing confidently as you go; each layer should not be too thick, but juicily compact and solid.
• Spread a third of the cream mixture over the soaked cake slices.
• Repeat with another layer of soaked chocolate cake slices, then cream again.
• Finish with a layer of chocolate cake slices – not as soaked as the first 2 layers – reserving the last third of the cream mixture for later in a covered bowl.
• Press the cake layer down to make it as smooth as possible, then cover it with clingfilm and put the cake in the fridge overnight.
• When you are ready to serve, take the cake out of the fridge, then spread with the final third of cream mixture, before dusting with cocoa and serving.

The assembly was quite a challenge for me in Delhi's heat....... The ingredients are suppose to be whipped cold... n Delhi's freaking HOT...... If I put on the fan, the gas flame goes off[the coffee syrup was simmering] and the cake is drying up...... If I put off the fan, the cream n marscapone would not whipp up cause it's so hot...... [finally put the bowl of cream n marscapone on icecubes in a kadai... Crazy stuff I did to escape from Delhi heat :-) ]Running from the kitchen to my room to click the pictures along with cooking.............n not to mention if I put the fan off, I BOIL, rather feel like MELTING...................


Managed some how by taking 30 seconds A/C breaks in nanaji's room...... :-) That's nanaji enjoying some of the coffee cake as a curtain raiser... LOL....

The phrase tira mi su literally means 'pick-me-up' or 'pull-me-up' in reference to the effects of the sugar and espresso.

Am I Star Struck? Meeting Dr. Shashi Tharoor at DBM 30

The Delhi Bloggers Bloc organized a DBM in 2 hours flat to meet with Dr. Shashi Tharoor, who was in town on Thursday 21st May 09. Saw the invite on facebook. Wanted to go for it but had another lecture to attend the same day in North Campus at very close timings, something I never miss...... Total Dilemma.......

I wanted to meet him a lot more after going thru his website http://www.shashitharoor.com/, http://www.shashitharoor.in/ and tweets at http://twitter.com/shashitharoor. [I discovered he enjoys food like I do... :-) ]
Aakriti a colleague asked me if I was interested in going..... sure I was.... so Aakriti, her husband and I trudged off to C.P...... Tight shave in timings... but atleast C.P was halfway to getting to North Campus...... Will leave the talk early to get to north Campus in time.

He just blew me away with the ease with which he spoke on any topic, blogosphere, his experience, U.N, politics and yet be so real that he tweets about eating terrible gol gappas during his campaign visit to Noida.


The session was very interesting. He shared his experience with the blogosphere, twitterati and technology.


Then came the open house, people asked him about U.N, education, governance etc...... The only thing I told him after introducing my self as a food blogger who also used her blog as a diary was that if ever he wanted to eat golgappas, haldiram’s was the crappiest place to eat them. If he was ever in noida again, He could get in touch with me for having golgappas.....
And he remembers....
His tweets...

All I can say is....

Someone asked him what are this top priorties as a leader..... his answer was very humbling..... 'Drinking water for his people'.....

I really wish I could have stayed back to have a picture taken with him..... am I star struck or what..... YES I am....... but i’m liking it..... :-)
We need people like him leading the people to greater heights.....


Swagat Sen the Digital Storyteller posted pics at ‘dbm#30 tweet meet with 'Dr. Shashi Tharoor ’ am the one in the orange n white salwar kameez.

What an evening...... :-)
Can't stop Tweeting n chirruping :-)

Rings of Delight ~ Donuts from 'Mad Over Donuts'

“Be sweet and honest always, but for God's sake don't eat my doughnuts!” ~ Emma Bunton

Am quite cuckoo over donuts.... I remember making them as a kid in our SUPW classes[Meal Planning.... yeah... the stuff we do in school]...... made them at home with nani...... the first one was a disaster and after that ...... they flew off the shelf..... there were none left for nani n me...... we ate the left over cut out rounds....... and now the recipe is gone..... couldn't find one to inspire me to get my cutter out of the shelf... [If you have one, pl send it to me.... will be eternally grateful]

What is patriotism but the love of the food one ate as a child? ~Lin Yutang

[Thanks bhaskar for helping with the pictures at the venue..... ;-) ]

I didn't find donuts i liked from then till now.... A new place has opened up in Great India Place [GIP] called 'Mad Over Donuts'....... 1 bite and I fell in love with the place instantly...... Check out their website at http://www.madoverdonuts.com/

The aroma, at their counter just blows me away....... Have joined the wagon of "Mad Over Donuts"

The Aprons say "I'm MAD and I make Donuts".....
Totally cute... :-)

Their variety has grown over a period of time...... they've even got some seasonal ones done with mango..... yummyyyyy......

Just when i was going to take pictures of the donuts, mamu got be these nice white platters, I was looking for...... Yaaaaaayyyyyy..... Thanks mamu.....

"Carameltz- Our homemade caramel fudge! Guaranteed to melt in your mouth."

Donuts.....I want more...... I want more...... I want more...... I want more...... I want more...... I want more...... I want more...... I want more...... I want more...... I want more...... I want more...... I want more...... I want more...... I want more...... I want more...... I want more...... I want more...... I want more...... I want more...... I want more...... I want more...... I want more...... I want more........................................................
They are irrestable.......

Aaj Main Khush Huun Lo Tum Hi Bolo Main Huun Khush Kyuun

Quite literally this...... "Aaj Main Khush Huun Lo Tum Hi Bolo Main Huun Khush Kyuun"

Now you'll say "why?"................... bus khush hun.........

Aaj Main Khush Huun Lo Tum Hi Bolo Main Huun Khush Kyuun
Jaldi Jaldi Bolo Chalo
Saath Chal Rahe Hain To Isaliye Tum Khush Ho
Baat Yahi Hai Na Kaho
Ye Kya Baat Boli Chalo Maari Taali
Ye Sach Hi Kaha Ayi Ayi Yo Ayi Ayi Yo Ho

Kaanon Ki Ye Baali Lo Chuume Mere Gaalon Ko Aise Kyon Chuume Kaho
Jaise Tum Naacho Vaise Vo Bhi Jhuume Naache Jhuum Jhuum Jhuume Suno
Ye Kya Baat Boli Chalo Maari Taali
Ye Sach Hi Kaha Ayi Ayi Yo Ayi Ayi Yo Ho

Mujhako Ye Duniya Lo Dikhati Hai Saari Ulati Aisi Mujhe Dikhati Hai Kyuun
Tuu Hai Sidhi Saadi To Isaliye Tujhako Sun Duniya Saari Dikhati Hai Yuun
Ye Kya Baat Boli Chalo Maari Taali
Ye Sach Hi Kaha Ayi Ayi Yo Ayi Ayi Yo Ho

Aaj Main Khush Huun Lo Tum Hi Bolo Main Huun Khush Kyuun
Jaldi Jaldi Bolo Chalo
Saath Chal Rahe Hain To Isaliye Tum Khush Ho
Baat Yahi Hai Na Kaho
Ye Kya Baat Boli Chalo Maari Taali
Ye Sach Hi Kaha Ayi Ayi Yo Ayi Ayi Yo Ho

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdIIzJL_ZSo

Nice Song - Mujhe pyar hai tumse

A colleague at work came to my desk, she was humming this song..... Made me go wayback in time.....
I remember humming this, sometime back.....

Ke jab bhi koi aahat hue toh laage ke tum aaye,
Tere baad na hai koi ke jab bhi koi aahat hue toh laage ke tum aaye




Hindi Song Title: Mujhe Pyar Hain Timse
Hindi Album Name: MUJHE PYAR HAIN TUMSE
Singer: PANKAJ SAROGI

Lyrics:
hmm...la la la la
(Mujhe pyaar hai tumse
Ke jab bhi koi aahat hue toh laage ke tum aaye) - 2

(Humko hai tumhare sadiyon se o sanam
Tune yeh na jaana hai kaise yeh sitam) - 2
Janmo se hota raha...aa ha
Janmo se hota raha ke jab bhi koi aahat hue toh laage ke tum aaye
Mujhe pyaar hai tumse
Ke jab bhi koi aahat hue toh laage ke tum aaye

(Savala salona hai chera yeh tera,
Aankhiyon mein baasa hai yeh palkon ki tarha ) - 2
Tere baad na hai koi...aa ha
Tere baad na hai koi ke jab bhi koi aahat hue toh laage ke tum aaye
Mujhe pyaar hai tumse
Ke jab bhi koi aahat hue toh laage ke tum aaye

Memories

The best memory is that which forgets nothing, but injuries. Write kindness in marble and write injuries in the dust.

- Persian Proverb