A Girl's Diary..

With a bit delay here I present 156 beautiful sweet recipes to you. Enjoy. Thanks a lot all the participants for sending so many variety of sweet recipes. I have learnt a lot of new recipes. And also thanks for keeping patience for the delay of the roundup. A big sorry to those whom I could not reply on time :(......Hope you all will understand the reason behind the delay ( as I have already said that I have relocated). Thanks once again and hope you all had enjoyed the diwali festival with your family.

Nupur of UK- Rasoi has sent a mouth watering halwa recipe : Aalu ka halwa. Simply irresistible.....what say guys?

Arrow root pudding

Bottle guard halwa

Vidya from Kurryleaves has sent some soft and mouth watering Gulab jamuns. Kudos to her click.

Reva from Kaarasaaram has sent Thirattupaal. I loved the traditional way of presentation. Nice work Reva.

Boondhi laddoo

Reshmi of Easy cook has sent Ricotta cheese peda.

Shilpa from Yummilicious food has sent Shankarpali recipe. Crunchy and yummy. And look at the click, isn't it nice?

Rose of Magpie's recipe has sent Orange sponge layer cake with orange bavarian cream.

Poornima of Tasty treats has sent Mava coconut potli

Carrot burfi

Sarah of Spoonful of delight has sent Ribbon pakoda.

Jayasri of Samayal arai has sent Sweet corn puran poli.

Divya of Tease your taste buds has sent Oats and dry fruits laddoo.

Maa laddoo

Thattai

Sudha of Wit,wok & wisdom has sent Microwave gajar ka halwa.

Hemavathi of Hema's blog has sent Copra pak.

Indu of A bit of this and a bit of that has sent Beetrot halwa

Ashwini of Indulge ashcorner has sent Bhajani chakli. See how perfect and crunchy they look.

Raksha of Raksha's kitchen has sent Bombay halwa.

Priya of Priya's feast has sent Coconut laddoo

Sukanya of Saffronstreaks has sent Mawa kachori and peda

Stuffed chilly peppers

Shema of Life scoops has sent Rasamalai

Rinku of Rinku's Kitchen treats has sent Jalebi.

Shy S of Sprinkle and stir has sent Kalakand recipe. A famous sweet in Bengal ( my dad's favorite).

Suja of World of suja has sent Mullu murukku.

Maaladu.

Amarendra from Amu's recipes has sent Raghavdas laddoo. Seems so inviting!!

Wheat flour chakali

Akheela of Torviewtoronto has sent String hopper sweet , an easy yet yummy recipe.

Raji from Vegetarian tastebuds has sent Multigrain Chaklis. Who says that a healthy food can't be tasty!!

Oats and carrot kheer!! what an unique combination!! Lovely idea Raji.

Sreevalli of Ammaji's recipes has sent Kajjikayalu

Deeksha from Dee's kitchen has sent Balushahi recipe. Who will not love to have them!!

Vardhini of Zesty Palette has sent Thenkuzhal.

Poha chivda

Kalakand

Sravani of Srav's culinary concepts has sent Chegodilu

Badhusha

Sweet bonda

Shobha of Food mazaa has sent Kheerni.

PJ of Seduce your Tastebuds has sent Dates figs roll.

Dates laddu

Dates figs kheer

Soujanya of Soujishome has sent Paramanna.

Deepika of My life & spice has sent Shakkarpara.

Khasta kachori

Phirni

Saraswathi of Sarascorner has sent Thattu pakoda

Mullu murukku

Mysore pak

Princy of Spicyfood has sent Candied nuts.

La of Food slice has sent Rasgullas , a celebration is incomplete without it for every Bengali :)

Ramkumari of Spicy khana has sent Mysore Pak.

Rudra of Mom's corner has sent Coconut barfi.

Chitra of Sharemyrecipe has sent Kara bhoondi

Thattai

Rupali of Recipe Grab bag has sent Rava naral laddoo recipe.

Anamika of Madcookingfusion has sent Meethi seviya.

Kaveri of Palakkad chamayal has sent Cashew coconut burfi.

Pranati of Delicious recipes 4m Pranati's kitchen has sent Blue berry muffins. The muffins look perfect and a nice twist of berry.

Chenna poda , a fresh home made paneer (chenna) recipe. Traditional recipe of Orissa.

Rasabali , another chenna recipe. Look at the soft chenna sweets. Aren't they looking awesome?

Chocolate sandwich , a sandwich which none can resist.

Sev laddoo

Sumedha of Sumee's culinary bites has sent Atte ka sheera recipe. Its simple yet delicious dessert.

Coconut burfi

Mango mousse

Zareena of My experiments with food has sent Jalebi.

Princy of Spicyfood has sent Bread gulab jamun.

Preeti of Isingcake and more has sent Bondi laddoo.

Muskaan of A2Z healthy vegetarian cuisine has sent Mohanthal

Kesar kaju katli

Kaveri of Palakkad chamayal has sent Microwave chivda.

R & R of Tadka pasta has sent Caramel candy diyas.

Vidhya of A portion to share has sent Pineapple gujiya.

Sudha of Sabdha's kitchen has sent Kai murruku which she has learnt form her mother-in-law.

Santosh of Santosh's kitchen has sent
Papad samosa

Mysore pak

Papaya burfi

Apple rabri

Besan burfi

Khsta kachori

Moong daal halwa

My friend Amy from Food corner has sent some delicious Coconut toffees......have a look at them. The cups are so cute!!

Look at the tempting Surul poli sent by Nalini of Nalini's kitchen. These rolls are looking fabulous.

Cornflakes mixture:

Chitra from Share my recipe has sent Mysore Pak.

Budding blogger Kavi from Edible Entertainment has something special in store for us...Kara Boondi.

Oma podi

Maida biscuit

Cholafali

Mixture

Sago pudding

Karishma of Effortless cooking easy baking has sent Carrot dates cashew kheer.

Prabha of Prabha's samayal has sent Jangiri

Look what Neethu of Kitchen express has in store for us.....Eggless nankathai.

Have a look at Rudra's (of Mom's corner) Suyan recipe , a recipe made during Saraswati puja.

Krithi of Krithi's kitchen has sent Coconut burfi.

Chakali

Seepu murukku

Kalyani of Sizzling tastebuds has sent Gajar lauki halwa.

Malai kulfi

Sneha from Kranthi's kitchen has sent spongy rasgulla.

Kalyani of Kalyani's Platter has sent Rava kesari

and Gajar ka halwa , a traditional halwa. Look how beautifully she has decorated.

Dry fruits and nuts laddoo

Murukulu

Sudha of Malaysian delicacies has sent Pandan Pallgova and shallot cookies

Gulab jamun icecream

Check out the Doodhi halwa sent by Archana of The mad scientists kitchen!!.....What an innovative and healthy halwa!!

and Palak chakali

Chitra from Chitti's kitchen has sent Chennar payesh...a very hot favorite Bengali payesh recipe.

Masala peanuts

Julie of Erivum Puliyum has sent some lovely Cashew cookies. Nice presentation Julie.

Rasagulla

Vidhya of Sugar N spice has sent Rasgolla.

Prathima from Prath's corner has sent Festive pulao. A perfect recipe for this festive season.

Kaju burfi

Tukudi

Valli of V's healthy kitchen has sent Beetroot vadai

Rava laddoo

Sayantani of A homemaker's diary has sent Coconut fudge

Elojhelo

Chanar payesh

Veena of Veg junction has sent kaju katli.

Lavanya of My recipe congeries has sent Boondhi laddoo.

Kaara boondhi

Deepti from ! Recipes @ Panchamrutham has sent Urad daal laddu. A hot favorite for a laddoo fan like me :)

A talented blogger Ramya from Ramya's recipes has sent some really mouth watering recipes for us:
her award winning Paal pidi

Crushed wheat payasam

Double ka meetha

Harini of Sugar n Spice has sent some very famous Indian sweets, have a look at them:

Carrot halwa

Gulab jamun

Jangiri

Dry gulab jamun

Rasgulla

Rava laddoo

Mullu muruku

Thenkuzhal

Poha puttu

Poornam poli

Mysore pak

Sravani of Srav's culinary concepts has sent Coconut jaggery laddoo.

Sangee of Typical indian cooking has sent :

Green gram dal halwa

Mini jangri

Puran poli

Chettinad paruppu paniyaram

Poonam of Kishmeesh has sent a delicious Suji ka halwa recipe. I have become her fan after seeing the presentation.

Suji kheer.

Prathibha of Cook ezee has sent Shahi tukda , a true shahi recipe.

and Loki kheer.

Sooji halwa

Anamika of Taste junction has sent Gajar ka halwa

Nankhatai

Its a nice warm evening here in Austin and I am writing a new post for my blog after a long time. The absence from the blog was inevitable. We got relocated to U.S. This post is all about the hassle of visa processing. Here it goes.

My husband's company applied for his H1B in the month of July,2011 through some premium process. It got approved in August and then started the Visa stamping procedure. We bought the HDFC green and white receipt for both of us (I was applying for H4 visa) and the rest of the procedure was same as in the B1 and B2 case. We took a joint interview schedule.

We reached at Chennai U.S consulate just 15 minutes before our interview time. There was no queue ( generally you will find the queue in the morning hours only). One thing you should be careful about is the photograph. Our photograph was not a recent one so we were asked to take new photographs from the consulate photographer. The charge was INR 100 per person. So do carry some money with you as you never know when you will need it. After the first documentation, we went to the next building and then the painful wait started. There were so many parents who went for their visa and most of them were rejected. All were sitting there with a gloomy face. The atmosphere was really frustrating. After almost 2 hours, we were called for our interview. Phew......all my confidence was gone by that time :P......We were the last people to be interviewed before the lunch time. The interviewer asked my husband about the work he has to do and whether he has been to U.S before , his would be salary. To me he asked when did I get married and where. My voice was shaky. And our visas were approved!! It was hardly a two minutes interview. We got the passports delivered within 3 working days.

The only document that was asked from us was his petition.So prepare well and be very precise and practice well before your interview.