Quicky Spicy Cottage Cheese Stir Fry & an announcement

The rich tributes flowing in for Steve Jobs is fitting - a visionary par excellence, the man followed his heart and stooped to conquer - May you Rest in Peace Steve !

Let's not forget the message he reiterated

Stay Hungry,Stay Foolish !! 

The week that's buzzed past was monotonous and to top it I was struck with - Don't feel like Blogging Block !!! There were some good dishes my hearth produced but the urge to blog about them was missing ! The weekend was no better and the lazy Sunday afternoon got even more lazier with a steady shower and all I wanted was a steaming cuppa with something to tuck in. Nope I didn't want to move a muscle , so it was Lazy calling Gallant - yup Hubby Dearest to the rescue ! When he agreed to dish out something simple but appetizing it was happy hoots...Succulent cubes of Cottage Cheese tossed in a tempered spice mix was just perrfect ! Spice Quotient was given  by Milgai Podi (Red Chillis&Lentils Blend) and that added to the crunchy and flavourful taste of the dish. The dish was also a perfect accompaniment to the good 'ol Curd Rice !

What's in it :-

• Cottage Cheese- 200 grams - washed & cubed
• Butter & Olive Oil Mix - 1 1/2 tbsp
• Mustard Seeds,Urad Dal - 1 tsp each
• Curry Leaves - a few 
• Green Chilli - 1 - halved & sliced - optional
• Red Chillis & Lentils Powder - 1 1/4 tbsp - to taste
• Salt - to taste
• Asafoetida - a generous pinch

How:-

In a wok, add the mix of butter & olive oil and as it warms up let the mustard seeds & urad dal crackle. Drop in the curry leaves, green chilli and season it with salt & asafoetida.. Now tip in the Red Chillis & Lentils Powder and saute the mix for a few seconds. Finally dunk the cubed cottage cheese and toss it well. Let the spice blend coat every piece of the cottage cheese. The dish is ready. Serve Hot with your afternoon tea or enjoy it as a side-dish !

Finally an Announcement ----

Indus Ladies is currently accepting entries from all bloggers for its E-book compilation - "100 Yummy Diwali Sweets". Send in your entries by Oct 10th 2011 and about 1.3 lakh readers can access your recipe and your blog.
For Participation Rules - Click here.Fellow Bloggers if you want your sweet/dessert recipe to be part of this tasty saga do send in your entries to partners@indusladies.com by Oct 8th, 2011.

I have sent 2 entries for the same - Papaya Halwa & Choco Rose Jamuns

Come on...hurry! What are you waiting for??