From past two days there is not even a single rain cloud to be seen in the sky. Instead it is replaced by fluffy white clouds, autumn like azure skies with air like cider. It seems too early for autumn to arrive but still the atmosphere feels like its Dura Pooja already. 

The weather outside really influences my mood. With such a bright an chirpy day, I went into a home cleaning mode even in the mid of a work week. I reorganized a few to do things, got a few pending items out of the way, had an extended workout session and I am feeling cheery even without a specific reason. And now it is a challenge to focus on the office work, because this weather makes me feel like its the holidays and I need to spend the entire day reading some good book lying on my bed. Well only two more day to weekend and this time I promised myself I am going to just lie there doing absolutely nothing the whole weekend ( I know it sounds practically impossible but I will still try to convince myself). 

In the meantime, I am again feeling the Blahs for Instagram. This time I could at least keep the tempo for 3 continuous weeks. I hurdled to post at least 3 posts each week with countless engagements on peoples post but now I feel like not even logging in to see what's happening in the Instagram world. Seriously it becomes so tiring at times, I don't know how people keep up with the momentum of posting every single day! So after a 5 day break I am again trying to get back on the grind. 

The recipe I am posting today was first made on a very experimental basis just like many of my dishes. But it turned out really well. So I tried it a few more times with minor variations and every time it was just amazing. 

Xacuti (pronounced “Sha-kuti”) is a classic curry which originated in Goa, India, with complex spicing, including roasted white poppy seeds, sliced or grated coconut and large dried red chilies. It is usually prepared with chicken or lamb. It is also known as chacuti in Portuguese. It is always a good idea to prepare the spice mix fresh at home. But the good news is that there are a few brands which makes this spice mix as good as home made. One such brand is El the cook. They bring you this essential paste in a traditional stone ground powder, and best thing is its absolutely preservative free. 

This is an easy peasy delicious recipe because the readymade masala takes most of the hardwork out of this. Making the meatball is a little work of patience but that's all in it. Check out the recipe below.