Yet Again

Football World Cup 2014

2014-05-09T10:36:00.001-07:00

Its like all of a sudden I woke up from a deep sleep only to realise that football World cup is just a few weeks away. I am one of that kind who turns to become a football fan only when there is a World cup. So I inevitably become a fan once in 4 years. And this time its in Brazil.. yayayay!!! . And I will support a team which has more good looking players. Yes I am crazy. I know...

Last time it was in SA with Shakira full on.. :) .. I am yet to see this time's official song.
I can remember the events starting from 1994. I remember having a T-shirt with the World cup in 1994. In 1998 it was my first year in Pre-degree where seniors ragged me and asked me to sing 'Un,dos,tre'.. :) .. 2002 I was doing my Bachelor's degree second year and couldn't even watch a single match as we were not allowed to watch television in the hostel. I was staying in a convent hostel and we almost lived a nun's life. 2006 I remember having a conversation with someone through smsing about the whole thing.

And last time in the year 2010, I had come here to Dubai to attend a few job interviews and whenever we switched the television on there was Shakira's belly..And now here I am in the year 2014 writing this very own post and at the same time introspecting my decision to move to Australia...

What would I be doing in the year 2018? Would I be active in this space? Alive and kicking?

My poor heart....

2014-04-08T03:41:00.003-07:00

My heart has been broken,has been abused,has been cursed,torn,hurt,poisoned,crushed, disrespected and mostly injected with pain.

Nevertheless it is not convinced of loosing its power of falling in love again.

So the old saying 'You can crush me, but you can never crush my spirit' still holds good

Feeling depressed!!

Charsi

2014-04-05T22:50:00.005-07:00

Me: Your mom must be very pretty. Whats her age?
Kiran : My age + 18 ..

Somehow I found the way he put it , really pretty.. :)

The time being Passed!

2014-03-30T04:03:00.002-07:00

Of late,for me, one of the happiest moment in a real long time was getting the Australian PR .3 Months of sheer anticipation,excitement and restlessness came to an end on Dec 30th 2013, just because the outcome of my application for the PR was positive . I was all happy..
The happiness was followed by my son's birthday and my birthday . It even got multiplied by some other reasons. And then my much awaited Australian Trip . And I was thinking about my options to leave Dubai.
All these 4 years while working in Dubai I always missed Bangalore(I still do and always will...) so much that, I bore my colleagues about my Bangalore days almost everyday. But never ever I felt this way as I am feeling right now , when I was about to leave Bangalore.

So the obvious question, what am i feeling right now about leaving Dubai? How I wish I could name that feeling. It is strange . It is unpleasant. Its is painful. The thought that I might have to start from scratch again in OZ land dreads me. And on a worse not, nobody is forcing me to go there ,it is solely my decision and The decision is made . But implementing it is taking a stroll on me emotionally.

Hope I will feel better as the time passes.

Australian Dreams

2014-03-11T21:50:00.001-07:00

Australia has been a dream for me since my college days.I am still unsure what attracted me to this place , may be the flowers and trees once I have seen in a wall paper or may b the laid back atmosphere it has or may be the white beaches or beautiful sunny weather. I am still not sure the pulling factor but I always wanted to live there at least for sometime in my life.

So as a further step I applied for the Australian PR and I was granted a visa on last December.Needless to say ,I was all happy and jumping with the hopes of moving to Australia sooner or later..

The visa grant letter came with a 'First Entry Date' of 7th Oct 2014. That means me and my kid should make the entry before that date. Otherwise the visa will be deemed invalid.

So I decided to travel and was all excited.When I checked the Australian destinations , all of them are more than 10 hours flight time from Dubai. The shortest flying distance is to Perth which is 10 hours and Sydney being the longest . My excitement suddenly started to narrow down thinking abt the long flight I should have alone with the toddler.I started thinking over and over about it. All happiness and excitement started to vanish slowly. I started feeling that trip would be horrible with me and kid all alone. My husband was not getting leaves and there were other issues as well.I started to sulk.

I started thinking over many options.

Option 1: As my cousin lives in Melbourne, at first I thought I will go to Melbourne. The non stop flights were always full until March. The other two flights to Melbourne are connecting in Singapore and in KULampur.And changing the flight with the kid around wont be a nice idea. On top of that , MEL flight is 14 or 15 hours long.

Option 2 : I checked whether any of relatives or friends live in Perth. From my parents I came to know that my second cousin lives in there. I checked with them whether they can just pick me up from the airport and drop off to where do I stay. I tried to get their contact number just for emergency purposes . Both in vain.

Option 3 : It was not even option when I started with this whole thing. But came very close to be an option. Some spark related and beautiful option .. I am sorry I cant give in the details here...G.H.A.Z.A.N.O.V.A :).. And this was the best option..

So finally i took the big step of travelling alone with the toddler and Chose Perth as the destination cuz that's the shortest flying time from dxb. I booked a crew hotel and changed the currency. As such I am scared of flight journey, so scared that even the Captain and FO can hear my heart beats and will mistake it for some kinda turbulence.
But what option do i have other than this? Though I have travelled alone with the kiddo to Indian Destinations, this was the first time I was going to fly to long distance where I will surely get a jet lag .

Throughout my predicament and agony, my mother kept on calling me and said all will be ok. There will be someone to extend a helping hand when needed.. I kept thinking.. Thinking.. That's what i do other times as well. Again checked on my options just to make sure if any other options are there.

Finally the big day arrived. The flight was kinda empty. I got 3 seats to myself and one other person sitting in the 4th seat.It was a night flight.So the baby fell asleep past the dinner. I too was sleepy. The aircraft was cruising at 40,000 feet. Not much of noise.Peaceful atmosphere. I was getting kinda royal treatment by the crew firstly because i have a toddler secondly I think I was the only staff who was travelling in that flight. Towards the equator, there was slight turbulence which woke me up. I checked on the baby he was fast asleep.

Exactly at the same moment I realised that the person who will lend a helping hand in difficult times or who will never leave your side is 'YOU' yourself.You need to be strong and tough and keep your heads up. 'YOU' have a lot of hidden potential in you which will come out in least predicted situations.And this was the moment for me. I was no more scared of the turbulence.I looked at my baby. Hugged him tight and went back to sleep only to open my eyes when the destination was just 30 minutes in reach..

Life is good :)

Melbourne Chronicle

2014-02-08T22:43:00.001-08:00

I informed my cousin Melbin who lives in Melbourne(Did that just rhyme??) about my plans of going to Melbourne
We were whatsapping and he asked me to come in skype and we were seeing each other like after long time..

And On skype, by default the caller's video is off(I guess) and I was calling him.

Mel : Whats with your video? I cant see you..Turn it on...
Me : (Grinning)Wait A Sec, I will turn it on... Can you see me now?
Mel :(Laughing louder).. Yes I can see you now..But it was better without the video...
The grin vanished!!

Cousins can be so mean sometimes.. :)

Have a great DAY!!!

Yahoo Chat Rooms..

2014-02-05T23:13:00.000-08:00

Way back in 2000, bunch of us girls from my hostel dressed up smartly and going for an evening out

Hostel Warden: Where you all going?
One of Us: hmmmm.. For 'Chatting'....
Warden : Chatting??? With whom???
One of US: hmmm..aaah... We mean Chatting online..Not particulary with anyone..

Yes that was one of our activities during those times....

Yahoo Chat Rooms!! You will be always my first Love in social media :) .. buhahahahahah

Witty

2014-01-30T02:53:00.001-08:00

Colleague: So you got the visa and all, when are you treating me?
Me: Soon man.. I mean I surely buy you a meal when I leave..
Colleague : Then Leave soon..

His instant witt made me lol this afternoon.... :)

Leaving Forever

2014-01-27T02:21:00.003-08:00

She: You will forget me eventually.. You will get married and go off forever.. I will miss you!!!

He : Oh Girl, how can someone take off the memories what we shared or what we still share.. So Don't worry :)

Those words actually put me into deep thoughts...

Arrogance Unleashed..

2013-05-14T00:17:00.001-07:00

Generally I am not arrogant or judgemental in evaluating fellow human beings. But off late I met some extraordinary specimen which urged me to unleash my arrogance towards them and also it reminded me to write here after a gap of 3 months..

1. Some are very extravagant in praising themselves but very poor in giving due respect to others

For example they bought a new dress or new set of jewelry. It might not be worth a single penny to admire but they will be praising it continuously even if the other party who is at the receiving end would have fainted as an aftermath of such a self-praise. Meanwhile if someone else had bought a genuinely nice thing, they would find some fault in it no matter what…

2. Some are not at all open in their thinking and attitude to others.

You are going to a Children’s park or attending a family function with lots of kids. May be your kids are kinda smart and may be over-powering other kids in all senses. But it does not give the right to deteriorate them and again start praising your own kids. I understand the “love” you have towards them but remember other parents also loving their kids, may be not more than what you do but never less…

3. Some are very religious but a big zero in terms of their beahviour

Some run to church almost every day or to any prayer event. I think such people’s life also should be complementing such a behaviour of spirituality. But nothing.. They are worse compared to the others who are fewer mortals. Be it any argument, compassion, money matters etc.

4. Money is something or may be more than something. But It’s not everything

These are the ones who will die for a single penny or the ones who count the no of BMW's and Porches present after a prestigious function.

To be continued....

Past Times

2013-02-20T04:19:00.002-08:00

Dubai, the place where I live currently is a place which will give you things abundantly which once was a luxury in your life. Almost anything is affordable(the NEED-TO-HAVE's) for a working-middle class family , especially 'CHOCOLATES' which always was a luxury during my entire childhood.Off late, I was thinking about this phenomenon and I stumbled upon a blog where the author had described the difference between her generation and her offspring's .

For example, take my nieces and nephew,they reside in Abu Dhabi and most of the weekends they pay us a visit .As far as I can remember everytime they come, they will be wearing something new , be it clothes or accessories or shoes. Wherein during my childhood , I used to get new clothes only if there is wedding or an improtant function in the family .And the sheer excitement I used to feel waiting to attend these functions.I fondly remember that my mother would buy me a new dress, new nail-polish and also the accessories to match my new dress.
But now,whenever I go out randomly I pick up something .Necessary or unnecessary, I just pick up on a sudden impulse. Last week I cleared lots of junk from my wardrobe as well threw some sandals which was slightly broken here and there.
And about chocolates,its avaialble every nook and corner of Dubai. Earlier eating chocolates was a treat and used to happen once in a while , but not anymore.

The happiness what I used to feel while getting a new dress or while eating an expensive chocolate or while attending a family function is not there anymore. Does it happen as you grow? Or Is Happiness ,the price you pay for these luxuries in life?

I am introspecting!

Cheers to Simple Life

2013-02-06T21:33:00.000-08:00

I have a decent job which ables me to buy whatever I like on a sudden day,if its not ridiculously expensive.

When I come home after work ,even though there will be nobody offering me a snack or tea, at least there is a HOME at the end of the day I can return to.

I can pick up a menu card of food and order for a home delivery ,If I don't want to have whatever is available at home on a particular day.

I have enough and more clothes to wear, for whatever occasions it may be .

But,even after having all these why am I not being happy like old times?

10 years back,I dint have such luxuries in my life ,but I was a lot more happier.

May be I should cut down the intricacies of my current life and learn to live a simple one..
And let me find out How?

Cheers to the Simple Life!!! :) (Too much of gyaaan ?? LOL)

A post just like that

2013-01-20T02:48:00.003-08:00

How come, childhood is the most cherished part of an individual's life?Is it because the sheer innocence a person has during that time ?

Off late I have been thinking a lot about the past years. There was a decade change which I was fully aware of as I was a teenager/adult during 2000's. A transformation from being a teenager to an adult. And the decade before ,1990's I was school going.
I was born into middle class Christian Family in Angamaly where the sole bread winning member was my father.Even though my father's family was rich and influential in that area,we dint benefit from that much. He always got treated secondary by his own family members.But my mother's side was different.They were everything that my father's family was not. As children, we spent our summer vacation at my mother's house and us and our maternal cousins grew together. Those fights with them,quarrelling , getting mad each other but always making up at the end of the day . Cousins, like someone said, they are the friends what we get by birth.

Numerous weddings that I have attended of my cousins,second cousins, my father's cousins.I tried remembering the very first wedding I attended. I have four distinct memories of which I guess 2 of the weddings were in 1989 and the other 2 wedding's time line I don't remember. I should ask my mom about it.
When I was pregnant with my son, I craved my mom's breakfast like anything. School time she used to make very tasty peas masala and we used to have it with Bread.Somehow my in-laws are not very fond of green-peas but I made sure that I ate it though what I made dint come upto my mother's original taste.

I am feeling very homesick and should visit my home soon!

Memories

2013-01-10T01:00:00.001-08:00

Sometimes when I really don't have anything to do,not even something to think hard or brainstorm,I refresh my memory back in the time line to trace till where I can reach... My friends always tell me that I am a person who can get lost in thoughts in just a snap of a second...Yes I am a day dreamer.. I agree!.
In one of those memory sessions,following are the things I can remember.

1. I have a vague memory of having a cow at my home. Recently,When I asked my mother about it, she said it was around when I was three years old.Probably my first memory.
2. I remember writing the year 1989 in my notebook .I was in grade 2 then. Again, I recollect writing 9/9/99 during a Physics Lecture in 12th Grade.Also I remember 12/12/12 which happened last month... :)
3. I remember my father taking me to attend the very first class in 1st Grade (year 1988)and asked me to say "Haajar" when my attendance was taken.
4. I dint attend any of KG classes. Only class I attended before joining school was "Ashaan Kalari" where I learned those Malayalam alphabets.
5. I studied in 'Malayalam Medium' school where formal English classes started only in Grade 5.Till then, the only English what I knew was alphabets.
6. During grade 2, I was so scared of a girl in my catechism class that I used to make reasons for not making into to the classes.I can still remember her face.
7.Once some draw happened in my school for some prizes and I got '0' .. I still laugh thinking about this.How could someone drop '0' in a box where each student was asked to take one slip and whoever get '1' wins the Grand prize.I was in Grade 3.

Above listed all are my first memories of my life (the significant ones..:).Whenever I hear a past date or an incident I usually try to recollect what was I doing then? Do you also do the same? :)

Cheers!

New Year

2013-01-07T21:01:00.001-08:00

Its New Year again. 2012 passed in front of my eyes, just like a flash of light.
Rewinding back the past year, it was good.Lots of good memories to ponder.It was the year,I became a mother for the very first time.. :).Hubby's promotion,my mother's new house,various functions,visiting Thailand, reconciling with an old friend after 6 long years ,all happened in this year.
About the new year resolutions, the main one is to loose some pounds.
Get fitter,be less to anger, save 20% of the salary every month also in the cards.
Be more adjusting and also to cut down arguments and fights with the better half.(Planning on this one :D). Also I want to visit Europe or US.
I wanted to get 4-wheel driving licence before I hit 30. I did and I am driving to work nowadays.I am turning 30 on 9th of Jan this year,which is tomorrow.
At 30,life starts yet again or is it @ 40??LOL

Wedding Bells

2012-12-17T03:26:00.000-08:00

Last post I mentioned about a wedding which is in pipeline? Its confirmed and I will be there in Kerala to attend it. :) Even though I will be able to attend only the engagement which will be happening in bride's place, I am really excited. My mother's sister's son is getting married on Jan 9th which happens to be my birthday as well. The engagement is on Dec 29th and the same day a close friend of mine is getting married. I am caught in middle of 2 important events and I have to choose. I even bought a salwaar with the dress code color which my friend planned for his wedding . Now this reminds me of 'dont plan anything in adavcne'..
Someone, brighten me with an idea please to attend both the events!

It was really sad to hear about Connecticut school shooting. I was going through the articles on line and was struggling to hold my tears. Because one eccentric looser turned mad for no apparent reason,26 lives were taken. My prayers for the little ones and 6 adults who lost their lives on that fateful day.

Jingle Bells!Jingle Bells

2012-12-09T23:16:00.002-08:00

Its Christmas time yet again! And its everyone's favourite time of the year. Till today I haven't met anybody who does not get excited hearing the word Christmas. I remember my hubby telling in June...yayayayay 'Its only 6 more months for Christmas'.. Such is the excitement I say!!
The shopping malls in Dubai started displaying winter clothing.The celebrations here start as early as in October. The Filipino family stays next door decorated their home in November first week itself.All the shopping malls there is a big Christmas tree put up.

Me ,hubby and little gaby(my son) put up the Christmas decorations at my home as well. I am travelling to Kerala on 26th December.Its Gaby's First Birthday on Jan 3rd. My parents wont be around on his birthday. So to compensate that me and gaby will spend some time with them towards the year end.

Rewinding the year 2012, it has been good. Last year's Christmas gift was my son (though the delivery of the gift was a bit late.. :) ). Soon I am hitting 30.. don't know whether to feel good or bad about it.. (But generally i feel sad about that fact! How did you feel ?)

Its time for some home made wine,plum cake, cutlets,Carol songs,winter clothing..In Kerala its time for weddings post Christmas.I have 3 major functions to attend.2 are confirmed and other one is in pipeline.Ok !Ok! Let me not get too much excited about the whole thing... :)

Here is picture I took during my recent trip to Thailand.(Not a complete picture.But wanted to post it anyway!)

Wishing you All A Merry Christmas and A Wonderful New Year!

Meeting An Old Friend

2012-11-13T23:29:00.000-08:00

I met an old friend of mine after 5 long years. She was travelling to India,via Dubai and took a transit here.Eventhough our chit chat over coffee lasted only for half an hour,it was really exciting .We met in Dubai mall and I succeeded in persuading them(she and hubby) in not going to 'At the Top-Burj Khaleefa' .Instead we spent time in clicking snaps and taking a stroll in the mall.
I was gratified to find how she has changed for good over these years.Changes in attitude, lifestyle, dressing sense..I guess living in US people tend to change.But deep down inside her, she was still the same, we shared the same warmth and joy ,were delighted to be in each other's company , just like old times.
She was the one who taught me riding a 2-wheeler.Gold shopping always reminds me of her as back in college days she was very fond of Gold ornaments.( that part also she has changed now).

After meeting me,they went on to Atlantis and myself back to home.I assured her next I will meet her in US.. :D
US Callingggggg....... :)

2012-11-07T00:17:00.001-08:00

Continued from here :

From that year onwards , during Christmas I have tried in my best ways to decorate my home.

During one of the Xmas over the years, I learned that making A Crib or Decorating a Xmas tree is not for others to see or admire how good or bad it is. Its for keeping our faith and to spread the joy of Happiness around us.

Years went by, I had to move to Bangalore for my graduation. Post Graduation, Work, Marriage,Relocation to Dubai, Again Back to Bangalore ,Again to Dubai and now A Kid , all theses things happened during the course of time with a pinch of sweetness and bitterness as well..

Nowadays, I am contemplating as to where would I keep the Xmas tree this time as I have a toddler who is getting naughtier day by day. But at the same time I smile to myself thinking I have more reasons to celebrate Xmas and in a way I can reprise and reminisce my own childhood having my kiddo around... :)

A November Memory/ Xmas delights

2012-11-06T03:21:00.000-08:00

To this day, I can feel the pain I went thru when I had to shift my house to another place. It was in Nov 1994 when I was in my 7th std. I remember sleeping the last night thinking this is my last night and almost in tears. That was the place where I was born,and spent my childhood...Leaving it was a very painful for me and my younger brother who was then 7 years old..

When I shifted to my new house, Xmas celebrations with friends in old home were missed terribly. Back in my old house, Xmas celebrations used to start much earlier with my neighbourhood kids and playmates. I never owned a crib set and every year me and my bro used to spend much time making those small statues and of course every time it was futile.Somehow I managed to make sheep perfectly with plain paddy-field clay whicc were of no use and found its place in the trash eventually. Imagine A nativity scene, only with sheep..!!!

Pomegranate Tree

The first ever Xmas tree was made by my elder brother in my locality. I still remember , the decorations on that tree were with cigarette packets and Xmas greeting card cut outs which my elder bro beautifully made. The decorations were put on a pomegranate tree in our garden which never bore fruit until we moved out from there,though it used to blossom once in a while (Blame on the Kerala Weather).

Nutmeg Tree

But in our new House, which was facing a paddy field, and with no electricity(it took sometime to get electricity in the new house) me and my brother sulked when Xmas approached.Our main dilemma was , even if we put up a big Xmas tree who is there to see it? as we had just one neighbour's house nearby and acres of Paddy Fields facing our house. But still every year we did put up Xmas decorations on a nutmeg tree .

To be continued :

Gitex 2012

2012-09-25T03:18:00.001-07:00

Any free pass holders for GITEX DUBAI/2012 out there?How to get one for free? Last year i paid 30 AED/per person for a pass and dint buy anything.. :D

Rimmel London Waterproof Gel Eyeliner

2012-09-20T00:13:00.000-07:00

I am a minimal-makeup person not because I don't like to wear make-up, because sometimes I forget to wear it while getting ready for work in the morning. Me, a no-morning person , just get enough time to run to work everyday.Sigh :D. But somehow I always found time to do my eyes.

When I shifted to Dubai 2 years back from Bangalore, I found almost everyone on my age group put nice-make up. In this region , cosmetics is easily affordable for any income group and the options are many to choose.Back in Bangalore Lakme,Maybelline , Revlon were my choices and compared to that in Dubai the brands are countless..

For my eyes I always used Boutique Kajal and was desperately looking for a nice eyeliner after moving to Dubai.Test and tried various unknown brands until I found Rimmel London Waterproof Gel Eyeliner.

I am in love with this product especially because the cap arrangement. It does not smudge and its waterproof. Sometimes I feel bit of heaviness on my eyes. That's the only bad thing I can say about this product.

I bought it from Carrefour in Deira City Center,Dubai for 19 AED with some discount.

Actual Price :

25-40 AED

Product Claims :

Subtle or bold eyeliner looks that lasts all day.Long lasting gel formula with intense color pigments. Applies easily with built-in brush applicator Waterproof formula stays in place all day-wont budge or smudge

Packaging:

That’s the best part of it. It is neatly packed where in the brush is kept in the cap itself. Easy for carrying outside and good for travel.

Applying:

It is highly pigmented and usually gives a thick line for me. It does not smudge, but take some time to dry. But once dried, its stays put for many hours. It produces thick black color.

What I loved in the product:

1.Packaging

2. When they say,its waterproof it is really waterproof.It takes a good facewash to get the application off me completely.

3. Gel based and stays for many hours.

What I dint like :

1. Does not dry quickly.It takes minimum 2-3 minuteds to dry completely.
2. Sometime I feel a bit heaviness on my eyelids after wearing it for a long time.

Ratings:
I will give 4/5 and this my daily wear to work nowadays.

Confessions of A Blogger

2012-09-12T06:12:00.000-07:00

For the very first time I came to know about the concept of blogging, 6 years back in the year 2006. I started writing in rediffblogs and somehow, some of my entries were lost. Some are still there in that however I am unable to launch the page.

I started writing at blogspot in the year 2009 .I write whenever I feel like ,not following any rules. I don’t have a target audience. I have shared one recipe; soon will be posting a product review. I write about things at work, about friends.

Off late I learned that I have a liking towards writing, I cannot still call it as a passion. For some people words come easily .In my case I can talk for hours continuously without a problem but writing down something is really a task. But whenever I have a thrive to write, I do write and I write to pacify my wishing to write.And hence the post :)

Stay Cool! Have fun :)

Dubai At Its Best- Dubai Shopping Festival

2012-09-11T02:35:00.002-07:00

Its the beginning of that time of the the year I just love. Closing of summer , starting of fall and oh yeah winter is Close By.. :)
Weather is changing gradually. Temperature is dropping by and in the mornings fog started to appear .
Winter always reminds me of X'mas celebrations in my hometown.Detail in another post.. :)

Recently dates for DSF-2013 was announced and I was thrilled to hear it. My first experience with DSF was in 2009. During the season they conduct various events throughout Dubai , like prize drawing ,fashion shows etc. All the participating shops will be offering discounts as well chance to participate in some draw.
We get amazing deals in electronics ,home appliances and all.
The main attraction is Global Village where we have many pavilions of various countries. And in each pavilion you get to buy goodies from that country. I bought pendants from Yemen pavilion both the times I went there.During Weekends they have various stage shows by many groups representing their countries.

If you are planning to visit Dubai , winter is the best time according to me. It can really get cold during nights and I just love that.DSF 2013 is from Jan 3rd 2013 to Feb 3rd 2012.

One story from my side about DSF is , i went to global village in alternative style.I visited in 2009 ,couldnt go in 2010,again went in 2011 , but couldnt make it in 2012... I fervently hope I can go in 2013 with new addition in my family,thats my son.. :)

To be continued :

Pazam Nurukku and Pappadam/Onam breakfast

2012-08-30T00:56:00.002-07:00

Onam day while I was driving to work , heard somebody on the radio telling she had ethapazam and pappdam for brekafast.I was wondering what that is and googled for it. Came across a nice recipe, and made that in the evening..This is how it looked and it was yummy!!

Happy Onam Everyone... :)