During the 2020 COVID-19 Lockdown, Pakashastra hosted a #shareyourplate activity on its Facebook handle https://www.facebook.com/pakashastraABM. 100 days of non-stop activity to share the picture of food on your plate.
Excerpt from the Facebook post dated March 22, 2020:
PARTICIPATE. TAG. SHARE.
Stay Home, Stay Strong!
Hope you are all staying home and being safe. This lockdown for social distancing is going to last, at least for a few more weeks, for our safety; not a time for any excuse. This never-seen-before situation is extremely challenging – with the anxiety of COVID-19, working from home with kids, keeping kids occupied with activities and satisfying the ever growling tummies of theirs and the grown-up kids is a Herculean task. I have been cooking three times a day and though working from home ain’t new to me, what is truly stressful is deciding what to cook. It is like working on the ‘Intersection’ concept in the Sets theory. I know many of you are sailing in the same boat.
In this testing time, let’s help each other. I will try to post at least one picture a day of the food that we washed down at our home and you share yours. This would give us all ideas on ‘what to cook’ instead building up stress on deciding what to cook.
All you need to do is, take a picture of your food, preferably home cooked and post it in the comment section of my post, mention the name of the food and tag #showurplate
If you could add the recipe, it would be great. If not, please share the recipe, if someone zeroes in on the picture you have posted and asks you the recipe.
Share this with your friends who could participate; the more the merrier!
Let the world recuperate, stay home, strong and healthy!
Do visit my facebook handle to view the pictures posted by numerous participants.
My 100 days contribution for #shareyourplate:
Day #1:
Day #2:
Pic 2: Jowar Roti with Sprouted Moong beans & Beetroot Gasi
Day #3: This day was Ugadi
Medu Vada
Tomato Pappu (Tomato Dal)
Ginger and Coconut Chutney
Pulihora (Tamarind Rice)
Plain White Rice
Kadubu (Steamed Rice Handpie stuffed with Coconut and Jaggery)
In the bowls:
Ugadi Pachadi (concoction of 6 flavors)
Yoghurt
Poori Basundi
Day #4:
Pic 2: Papdi Chaat
Day #5:
Pic 2: Idli with Almond Chutney & Pumpkin Seeds Chutney Powder
Pic 3: Yougurt Rice with Tender Mango Pickle
Day #6:
Pic 2: Vegetable Oats Paddu with Onion & Coconut Chutney
Day #7:
Hagalakayi Palya (Bitter gourd Dry Curry)
Pumpkin Sambhar – Mangalore style
Yoghurt
Plain White Rice
Boodi Gummadikaya Pachi Vadiyalu – Andhra Style (Ash Gourd Fritters)
Pic 2: Mixed Fruit Sasive (Mustard flavored mixed fruits)
Day #8:
Pic 2: Pathrode / Patra – Mangalore style
Day #9:
Pic 2: Beetroot Phulka with Tofu Palak
Pic 3: Vegetable Vermicelli Upma
Day #10:
Pic 2: Dahi Batata Puri
Day #11:
Pic 2: Uthappam with Peanut Chutney
Pic 3: Nachos
Day #12:
Pic 2: Vada Pav
Pic 3: Akki Rotti (Rice Flour Roti), Horsegram & Plantain Curry, Kosambari (Moong dal, Cucumber, Carrot salad), Badam Halwa, Panaka (beverage with jaggery, finely ground peppercorns and dry ginger powder)
Day #13:
Pic 2: Mac n Cheese (used Casarecce pasta)
Pic 3: Eggless Vanilla Cupcakes (utilizing the time to teach baking to my daughter)
Day #14:
Pic 2: Bansi Rava Roti and freshly extracted Clementine juice
Pic 3: Lunch Thali (from top left): Raw Mango Dal, Eggplant Curry, Ridge Gourd Chutney, Plain White Rice, Yogurt
Day #15:
Pic 2: Pyaaz ki Kachori
Pic 3: Mango Rasayana (mango in coconut milk and sugar)
Day #16:
Pic 2: Methi Chapati with Green Peas Masala
Day #17:
Pic 2: Basil Pesto Pasta
Pic 3: Eggless Baked Donut (made by my daughter – spring break learning)
Day #17:
Pic 2: Phulka with Aloo Gobhi Methi and Cantaloupe Juice
Day #18:
Pic 2: Eggless Fudge Cookies (made by my daughter)
Pic 3: Broccoli Paratha with Pineapple Raita
Day #19:
Pic 2: Bhel Puri
Day #20:
Pic 2: Plain White Rice with Bottle gourd dry curry, Tomato Rasam, Yogurt and Lemon Pickle
Pic 3: Instant Jalebi
Day #21:
Pic 2: Black Beans & Tortilla Soup
Pic 3: Poori with Mixed Vegetable Kurma
Day #22:
Pic 2: Eggless Vanilla Cake with Whipped Cream Frosting (weekend activity by my daughter)
Pic 3: Spaghetti with Baked Veggieballs
Day #23: This day was Vishu (Baisakhi/Bihu/Puthnadu)
Pic 2: Paradi Payasa (Kheer – rice boondi made from freshly ground rice and then cooked in jaggery, coconut milk and cardamom)
Day #24:
Pic 2: Sweet Potato Chapati with Dal Murji
Day #25:
Pic 2: Paav Bhaji
Day #26:
Pic 2: Vegetable, Chickpea & Casarecce Pasta Soup
Day #27:
Pic 2: Lunch – From top left corner:
Kochusalli (chopped onion, tomato $ grated cucumber in mustard & coconut flavored Raita – no cooking)
Ash Gourd Majjigehuli (Ash gourd kadhi made with coconut, spices & yoghurt)
Arbi & Plantain Stir fry
Plain Rice
Yogurt
Tender Mango Pickle
Pic 3: Paav Bhaji Pizza (used Bhaji instead of Pizza sauce)
Day #28:
Pic 2: Chakkuli / Murukku
Pic 3: Eggless Marbled Whole Wheat Banana Muffins (used jaggery as sweetener)
Pic 4: Besan Laddoo (weekend activity by my daughter)
Pic 5: Whole Wheat Lachha Paratha with Kaju Masala
Day #29:
Pic 2: Vegetable Dal Roti (used left-over dal and veggies to knead the dough) with left-over Kaju Masala
Pic 3: Palak Rotti (batter made from rice, spouted moong beans, coconut & spices ground together and then added chopped palak and onions)
Day #30:
Pic 2: Paneer Frankie
Day #31:
Pic 2: Avocado Phulka with Rajma Masala
Pic 3: Home-made Vanilla Icecream
Pic 4: Mango Falooda
Day #32:
Pic 2: Dal Dhokli
Day #33:
Pic 2: Air-Fried French Fries
Pic 3: Peanut Butter Chewy Bites
Day #33:
Pic 2: Lunch Thali (from right top corner)
Beans Palya (French Beans Stir-fry)
Anapakayi Pappu (Bottle Gourd Dal)
Hurida Hagalkayi Melara (Roasted Bitter gourd in coconut and yogurt based no-cook gravy, served chilled)
Instant Mango Pickle
Yogurt
Plain White Rice
Pic 3: Za’tar seasoned Cheese Stuffed Bread (used left over dough from cuttings of Star bread)
Pic 4: Pull-apart Garlic Roll
Pic 5: Star Bread (Garlic bread & Pizza flavored in layers)
Day #34:
Pic 2: Mini Peppers stuffed with Spinach, Corn & Cheddar Cheese
Pic 3: Eggless Brownie (weekend baking by my daughter)
Day #35:
Day #36:
Pic 2: Peri Peri Veggie Sandwich
Day #37:
Pic 2: Black Bean Tacos
Day #38:
Pic 2: Cream of Broccoli Soup
Pic 3: Air-fried Sabudana Vada
Day #39:
Day #40:
Aloo Gobhi (left-over from last night)
Pineapple Menaskayi (spicy, sour and sweet curry with Fresh pineapple)
Chayote Melara (coconut based yogurt gravy)
Yogurt
Raw Jackfruit Papad
Plain White Rice
Pic 2: Veggie stuffed Whole Wheat Masala Buns
Day #41:
Pic 2: Black Bean Quesadilla with Chunky Salsa and Sour cream
Pic 3: Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies (weekend baking activity by my daughter)
Day #42:
Pic 2: Air-fried Onion Pakoda
Day #43:
Pic 2: Veg Cutlet (Mangalore style) with Mint & Coconut Chutney
Day #44:
Day #45:
Pic 2: Air-fried Falafel Pita Sandwich with Tzatziki Sauce (stuffed with dill pickle, pickled onions, tomato, onion and lettuce too)
Day #46:
Pic 2: Veg Puffs
Day #47: My Super Hero – my Super Dad’s Birthday!
Pic 2: Lunch Thali (from right bottom)
Biscuit Rotti (neither has Biscuit nor Roti in it; just Poori Stuffed with Coconut, Rava and spices)
Paneer Lababdar
Potato Stir-fry (made by my daughter)
Mango Srikhand
Zafrani Pulao
Rasmalai
Beetroot flavored Phulka
Pic 3: Biscuit Rotti (close-up)
Pic 4: Fresh Mango Cake (Eggless)
Pic 5: Rasmalai (close-up)
Pic 6: Zafrani Pulao (close-up)
Day #48:
Pic 2: Misal Pav
Day #49:
Pic 2: Whole Wheat Vanilla & Choco Chips Mug Cake
Day #50:
Day #51:
Pic 2: Phulka with Purple Cabbage stir-fry and Tomato Dal
Day #52:
Pic 2: Pull-out Garlic and Cheese Bread
Day #53:
Pic 2: Aloo Methi Paratha
Day #54:
Ivy Gourd stir-fry
Air-fried Bitter gourd Chips
Breadfruit Sambhar
Yogurt
Plain White Rice
Pic 2: Air-fried Bitter Gourd Chips (close up)
Day #55:
Pic 2: Masala Puri
Day #56:
Day #57:
Pic 2: Pasta Alla Norma
Day #58:
Pic 2: Phulka with Veg Jalfrezi and Aamras
Day #59:
Pic 2: Hariyali Sabudana Khichdi
Pic 3: Ram Laddoo (by the name it’s not a sweet, it’s a savory street food!)
Day #60:
Pic 2: Grilled Corn
Day #61:
Beetroot Stir-fry
Plain Tur Dal
Mukkala Pulusu (Andhra style mixed vegetable stew)
Raw Mango Sesame seeds Chutney
Yoghurt
Plain White Rice
Pic 2, 3, 4: Zatar flavored Focaccia Gardenscape (before baking, after baking & cross-section)
Day #62:
Pic 2: Shahi Mango Rolls
Pic 3: Maddur Vada
Pic 4: Air-fried Butter Murukku
Pic 5: Aam Panna
Day #63:
Day #64:
Day #65:
Pic 2: Baked Taquitos with Guacamole and Pico de Gallo
Day #66: My HERO turned 4! Cooked until I was about to drop (with full-time office work) all per his liking 🙂 Enjoyed thoroughly!
Pic 2: Lunch – 3D Car Cake
Pic 3: Idiyappam with Vegetable Stew
Pic 4: 7 Cups Burfi
Pic 5: Potato Smileys
Pic 6: French Fries
Pic 7: Cheddar Cheese stuffed Zatar flavored Piggy Buns
Pic 8: Chocolate Panna Cotta
Pic 9: Strawberry Rats
Pic 10: Banana Car
Pic 11: Veggie Pizza
Pic 12: Baked Donuts (made by my daughter)
Day #67:
Day #68:
Capsicum stir-fry in Besan mixture (Andhra style-Capsicum Senagapindi Koora)
Methi & Tomato Dal (Andhra style-Methikoora Tomato Pappu)
Home-made Lemon Pickle
Fryums,Gummidi Vadiyalu,Garlic Sandige,Papad, Chili
Plain White Rice
Kokum Rasam (outside the plate)
Yogurt
Pic 2: Kokum Rasam (close-up – Mangalore Havyaka Style)
Day #69:
Pic 2 & 3: Angoori Pani Puri
Pani made with black grape juice, mint, coriander leaves, green chili and other regular flavors and spices.
Stuffed with iced & spiced red grapes, boiled potatoes & black chickpeas, sprinkled with sev
Air-fried Puris – air-fried are the best, I will never go back to deep fried puris.
Day #70:
Day #71:
Pic 2: Baked Samosa (50% Whole Wheat Flour, 50% APF) with Dates & Tamarind Chutney and Green Chutney
Pic 3: Baked Mat Samosa (just change in shape)
Day #72:
Pic 2: Watermelon Rind Tutti Frutti
Day #73:
Pic 2: Garlic & Parsley Cheese Toast
Day #74:
Pic 2: Jalapeño & Spinach Corn Muffins (made with cornmeal & almond flour)
Pic 3: Air-fried Mangalore Buns (did not puff up fully,need to try to bake at higher temperature next time that is beyond the temperature setting capacity of my air-fryer)
Day #75:
Pic 2: Eggless Pizookie (skillet cookie)
Pic 3: Lunch (from right top corner)
Cabbage & Kala Channa Poriyal
Bottlegourd & Drumstick Kuzhambu
Cucumber Salli
Papad
Yoghurt
Plain White Rice
Day #76:
Pic 2: Bhadang flavored with Nutritional Yeast (for cheesy flavor) & Tomato (for umami flavor)
Pic 3: Daliya Khichdi
Pic 4: Whole Wheat & Banana Burfi (Godhi hudi/Atta Burfi)
Day #77:
Pic 2: Chole Kulche (Amritsari Chole left-over from yesterday, Kulche-street style made with 50% Whole Wheat Flour & 50% APF)
Day #78:
Pic 2: Odupale soaked in Coconut Milk sweetened with jaggery
Pic 3 & 4: Cheese Burst Pizza with Whole Wheat Pizza base
Day #79:
Pic 2: Samosa Chaat
Day #80:
Day #81:
Pic 2: Air-fried Bread Rolls
Day #82:
Bendekayi Palya (Ladies Finger stir-fry)
Jeejugge Bhendhi (Breadfruit in coconut based gravy)
Raw Mango & Carrot Pachadi (Chutney)
Yoghurt
Matta Rice
Pic 2: Tengual/Tengol/Thenkuzhal
Pic 3: Chapati with Paneer Bhurji & Carrot Raita
Day #83:
Pic 2: Eggless Bourbon Biscuits
Pic 3: Quinoa & Roasted Pepper Chili
Day #84:
Pic 2: Air-fried Lime Chili Chickpeas
Pic 3: Chunky Strawberry Vanilla Ice Cream
Day #85:
Pic 2: Quinoa Pulao with Raita
Day #86:
Pic 2: Mooli Paratha
Day #87:
Pic 2: Banana & Peanut Butter Fudge Brownie (eggless, no butter/oil, no wheat flour/APF)
Pic 3: Missi Roti with Dal Makhani
Day #88:
Pic 2: Malai Laddoo (to celebrate my new-born NEPHEW who just turned 5 days old!)
Day #89:
Pic 2: Tomato Soup
Pic 3: Garlic Toast
Day #90:
String beans Stir-fry
Potato Sambhar
Yoghurt
Fryums (fried store-brought ones)
Plain White Rice
Pic 2 & 3: Eggless Semolina Cupcakes
Pic 4: Braided Wreath Pesto Bread (home-made Parsley & Walnut Pesto) & it’s cross-section
Day #91:
Pic 2: Mango & Black Beans Salad
Day #92:
Pic 2: Methi Rajgira Paratha with Dal & Boondi Raita
Day #93:
Pic 2 & 3: Mexican Vegetarian Crunchwrap Supreme & it’s cross section
Day #94:
Pic 2: Cajun Potatoes (Air-fried)
Pic 3: Cajun Tofu (Air-fried)
Day #95:
Day #96:
Raw Jackfruit Palya (stir-fry)
Garlic Tomato Rasam
Wild Mango Gojju
Fryums
Yoghurt
Plain White Rice
Pic 2: Air-fried Pinwheel Samosa
Day #97:
Pic 2: Baked Ziti
Day #98:
Pic 2: Tokri/Katori Chaat (home-made baked Whole Wheat Katoris)
Day #99:
Pic 2: Paneer Masala Dosa with Tomato & Peanut Chutney
Pic 3: Hummus Pita Open Sandwich & Air-Fried Eggplants
Day #100:
Pic 2: Qubooli (Hyderabadi Chanadal Biryani)
Pic 3: Tajin Mango Frappe
Pic 4: Air-fried Black Bean Empanadas with Salsa & Queso
Excerpt from the Facebook post on 100th Day:
PARTICIPATE. TAG. SHARE. – 100 days!!! Bringing the #showyourplate activity to an end today, half-hearted!
“100 days” is long enough to get habituated and attached to anything, but I have to end this activity. In this challenging time of staying home trying to be safe, engaging kids with full time work is a big deal. The objective of this activity to share ideas on “what to cook” has helped me much, hope it did the same to some of you at least.
Driving this activity for 100 days non-stop wasn’t an easy one; I had my ups & downs. With all your contribution, we kept it going strong.
I thank each one of you for participating in this event. I thoroughly enjoyed driving it, learnt a lot more on different types of food and also taking instant pictures of food on mobile phone!
If you have enjoyed being part of the activity or following the daily posts and rants, or if the daily posts annoyed you, do write your comments/feedback, would be happy to read them!
Hope I see the same or higher level of participation in the future activities, if any.
The world hasn’t recuperated yet, continue to Stay Home, Safe & Strong!