Mother’s Day Special
Gift your mother Me Time with Meditative workshop: We all know that motherhood is a thankless job. It can leave the mother feeling inadequate, anxious and sometimes depressed. On top of that, the outbreak of the coronavirus has created a stressful environment for all leading to worldwide psychological chaos. Especially females are having a hard time with their entire family being at home. They have to look after their domestic work, kids and in some cases their professional work as well. All these create a psychological burden on them. Dr Anju Sharma, psychiatrist, sound & energy master, wellness-holistic coach, International Speaker and Founder of the Musical Healing Band — “Sound of Infinity” is organising an online meditative workshop for all the mothers on today. In this time they can do anything they want to like listening to music, watching their favourite series or simply by taking a quick nap. They must take this ‘Me Time’ which is equal to a yoga nidra that helps to rejuvenate one’s body, mind and soul. This online session with Dr Anju Sharma will help to strengthen and upgrade your present version. She will share some breathing techniques that will enable you to let go of the thoughts or situations that are bothering you. She will also discuss how various online chef competitions are creating an environment of depression and anxiety in females and their families.
Books to read
Girl Stop Apologizing by Rachel Hollis: This one is so empowering and great that it will make you double down and start checking off every thing on your 2020 goals list.
In this title she challenges women to stop talking thermselves out of their goals and dreams and live out their life instead of feeling traped into their mother/wife/best friend etc roles they have defined for themselves.
Mom Up: Thriving with Grace in the chaos of Motherhood by James, Kara-Kae: Being a mom is hard and mothers every where know it. we all think we are failing at this job, but we aren’t. The book aims yo help moms stop merely surviving their motherhood journey and start thriving. The book focuses on intentional motherhood, emphasises the importance of rest and how to embrace the chaos.
COOKING FOR MOM
Begun Bhaja
Ingredients
- 1 Eggplant/Baingan — large
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
- Roasted jeera 1 tbsp
- Red chilly fried 5 no
- Salt to taste
- Mustard Oil for frying
- Preparation
- Wash the eggplant and wipe it dry with a kitchen towel.
- Cut into 1 cm thick slices.
- Mix turmeric powder, jeera powder and salt in a plate.
- Apply this mixture all over the eggplant slices.
- Heat mustard oil in a pan.
- Shallow fry in hot oil on high heat until golden brown from both the sides.
- Sprinkle with roast jeers and place fried red chilly on top.
- Serve immediately.
By Chef Arvind Rai, The Ashok
CHEESE CAKE
Ingredients
- ½ Tablespoon butter
- 1 lemon Zest
- 3 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 900 gm cream cheese
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- Half cup cracker crumbs
Preparation
- Pre heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease a 3? deep 8? round one-piece cake pan all the way up to the rim, including the rim itself, with butter. Mix lemon zest and juice in a small bowl.
- Put cream cheese into the bowl of a standing mixer and beat on medium high, scraping sides and bottom of bowl with a rubber spatula often, until completely smooth. Beat in vanilla and sugar well.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition, but do not beat any more than necessary to mix. Stir in lemon zest and juice with the spatula.
- Generously spray the buttered cake pan with nonstick spray, and then pour in batter.
- Place cake pan inside a larger 3? deep pan. Place it in oven and pour hot water into larger pan, about 1 ½" deep.
- Bake in preheated oven until top of cake is rich golden brown and feels dry to the touch, 1 ¼ - 1 ½ hours (cake will be soft inside and become firm when cooled and refrigerated).
- Lift cake pan out of water and place it on a cake rack. Let cake cool in pan for 3 hours.
- Cover pan with cling wrap. Place a flat plate on top, invert, and remove pan. Sprinkle bottom of cake with cracker crumbs.
- Gently place another flat plate on top of crumbs. Very carefully invert again, leave plastic wrap in place, and refrigerate cake overnight. Remove plastic wrap carefully.
By Executive Chef, Suresh Shelar, Banjara Restaurant, Mumbai
