Every house has a story

Every house has a story

Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai

Recently I was doing a lot of city hopping in search of a good house. My reality agent was taking me from one house to another in a bid to pursue my choice.

I was fascinated by the stories attached to every house. And I realized, new or old, every house speaks it own stories. 

An apartment is not a structure limited to its floor, walls, number of bedrooms and attached hall. An apartment is a house made with the people living in their. 

An apartment may be an investment for some, but for some its a abode of light and breeze. 

And then there are some empty apartments, left alone and barren telling the volumes of stories and memories they have kept hidden in their walls and flooring.

Making of Buddha

Making of Buddha 

During my Bhutan trip, I got a chance to visit the design school of the capital city, where young students are taught the traditional art of embroidery, painting and sculpting.

Few shots I clicked, during my interaction with a student. 

Stories of solitude

STORIES OF SOLITUDE

We often travel alone but seldom we enjoy the luxury of solitude. We look for silence in the noise of city traffic yet we forget to reach out for a shout when we can fill the silence with our voice. Understanding the silence and speech is akin to solitude and companionship.  

Mango Basil Cheese Cake

Mango Basil Cheese Cake

Before the mango season wraps up, here is the recipe of Mango Basil Cheese Cake

All You Need:

Digestive biscuits : 100 gms

Butter : 40 gms

Mango pulp freshly blended and sieved : 2 cups

Cream Cheese : Half a cup

Powdered sugar: 50 grams

Finely chopped basil: 1 twig

Gelatin: 10gms

For Garnishing

finely sliced mango and basil leaves

Here you go:

In a mixture jar, crush digestive biscuits with butter. In a cake tin ( I used 6 inch diameter tin) spread the biscuit and butter powder evenly and press it with the help of spatula. This biscuit crust will form the base of your cake. Put the tin in fridge (on top shelf) for setting. 10 minutes will be suffice.

In a pan, heat gelatin with 2 tsf of water until it gets properly dissolved.

In a bowl, with the help of hand blender, blend mango puree, sugar, cream cheese and basil leaves.

Add the gelatin syrup to the mixture and mix properly. Make sure there are no lumps of gelatin.

Pour the mixture in pre set cake tin. and let it set in the top shelf of your fridge for 2-3 hours.

Garnish with sliced mango and basil twig.

Remarks:

1 I prefer using Alphonso Mangoes, as they tend to be sweet. This avoids me adding extra sugar.

2 The recipe requires 20 minutes of preparation and 2-3 hours of setting. My take: quick to make and can be prepared before the party.

3 I added basil leaves for that extra zing and flavor. One can replace basil with orange zest.

4 No oven. No baking required.

5 Gelatin can be replaced with Agar Agar. For those who are strict vegetarian.

waiting for your feedbacks.

 

Lost soul

Lost Soul

The river divides us 

As the season of fate

But then 

As no tide awaits

My love would last

With the withering last vein.

I speak up for the last; O' love

The poetry of your lips

The imagination I bear

The fireworks of your love.

Behold those breathes we shared 

As the night has returned 

With dark and wrath 

The body might belong to them

But the soul will await for me love.

For Last We See

For last we see
Let me hold you like a song
The song I will never sing again
The song I will never hum on again.

For last we meet
Let's not say goodbye
Goodbyes are hopeless
Goodbyes never so honest.

For last I see you
Let me offer you, the favorite orchids
Shower the love
Before they bury you into the eternity.