As a group of working women, we realized that we needed to find reasons to celebrate, however small they may be, especially during current times, where work from home can be monotonous and stressful.
One such weekend, we just decided to celebrate diversity! We picked up the flavorful food of Rajasthan, a western state of India, from where came our youngest member of the group! To add to the spirits and uplift our moods, we decided to wear the beautiful and bright colored handmade double sided kantha dupattas ( long stoles) from Kutch, Gujarat, (the neighboring state of Rajasthan)that we had as gifts.
Since I referred to gifts, It is perhaps a good time to share, that picking up little things for us when we go on our individual travels or trips has almost become a ritual in the group. And if it is an item of clothing/ jewellery, we always wait for an occasion to wear it together. As would happen, we thought we could use this opportunity to wear The gifted dupattas. It definitely added some element of excitement!
Getting back to the food, which was the focus, the spread was great and we tasted some authentic new dishes. The refreshing drink of Raabdi was just perfect for the hot summer day. The main course included Gatta ( made with chickpeas flour) and the mango chutney was simply finger licking good! some of these recipes may find their way on our recipe section.
It was just a simple gathering but the little things added so much to our coming together and rejuvenated us for sure!
In short, We must find time to Celebrate!
Pic: the Rajasthani Spread starting with Rice, Gatta, Mangodi( made of lentils) , Rotis( Indian flat bread) and mango sweet chutney. Raabdi drink (far end)