Karamcha (Natal Plum) Jam ....With Just Two Ingradients

Malleswaram, a suburb of north-west Bangalore whose history dates back to late nineteenth century, is one of the very few places that still retains some reminiscence of the old world charm of this garden city. One attraction of Malleswaram is the bustling Sunday bazar of fruits and vegetables where you may stumble upon some rare and seasonal veggies that never show up in the superstores of the IT Capital of India. Sanjit loves to fish around the swarm and most Sundays he comes back with something rare and exotic in his net. By the time he reaches home invariably the Kannada name has slipped out of his memory chip that he learnt from the seller when conversing with his terrific Kannada knowledge! Being clueless, I start asking our neighbor, neighbor's cook, neighbor's maid .... sometimes that solves the problem, sometimes I just get a little clue and take a final refuge to google uncle!

Two Stir-Fried Drumstick Flower Recipes

And ... SHE Just Turned One!

Well, it has been one year since I started blogging! The baby whom I brought to this web world with lots of passion and enthusiasm is now looking frail and hopeless! So any point in celebrating her first birthday.... except the fact that SHE is still alive! Hey! Don't be so pessimistic! May I confide in you something? Though it may be hardly visible from outside, actually SHE lived a rather eventful and fulfilling life last one year and most importantly Slept Happy Everyday! Sooo there is hope! All the new places SHE visited, the new skills SHE learned, the new foods SHE tried made her happy and SHE is so much willing to share it with you.... SHE just needs to be a bit more systematic and focused .... SHE is looking forward ..... keep tuned!

Coming to today's recipes. One year back I started my blog in a spur of the moment's decision when I returned home from a friend's house with a handful of drumstick flowers .... my childhood favorite! I cooked a simple dish, enjoyed it and wanted to share the joy! That was my first post! (you can read it here)
This year when Ananthu-ji came to meet us from Shivani's house she remembered how I enjoyed those flowers and sent another bunch of flowers with him! Thank you Shivani for the treat! I was so touched by her gesture! And decided that drumstick flower is going to the first birthday post of SHE! Something humble but close to my heart!
Surprisingly this weekend when Sanjit went to the local Sunday bazaar, he saw one old lady selling some flowers on road side and immediately picked a bunch .... first-time in our nearly eight years stay in Bangalore.
So I got total one cup of flowers and decided to try something new .... and zeroed in on two different types of stir-fry recipes. You see... scarcity makes things so precious!

Drumstick Flowers and Egg Stir-Fry Recipe

This is mostly a normal egg bhurji recipe with added drumstick flowers! As I never ate these flowers with anything non-veg earlier I decided to give it a try! The drumstick flowers gave the dish an added layer of flavor and extra crunch!