DEVNAA DEVNAA DEVNAA!!!!!!!!

It's finally here! After months and months of to-ing and fro-ing, disapproving and approving, laughing and crying and of course blood, sweat and tears Devnaa is finally up and running!! Our initial selection of Indian inspired sweets and chocolates is now available to buy - in our fancy new packaging- online at http://www.devnaa.com/ :)

We've provided a choice of just Indian sweets, just the Indian inspired chocolates or a mixed selection of the two all available as a box of 9 or in a 'tiffin' style double stack (18 pieces). Soon to follow will be our weddings and celebrations section (please bear with us while we put the finishing touches to the web page), comprising of favour boxes, alternative gift boxes, personalised barfi and the delicious cupcake towers (eggless or with egg!).

In the coming months we'll also be introducing a great new range of chocolate bars and some other exciting new products but for now, we're up and running with our first lines - check them out at devnaa.com, Indian inspired sweets and chocolates (from London!) :) xxx

Recipe of the week...

Today the new film version of Alice In Wonderland (directed by Tim Burton) opens in London and here at Devnaa we can't wait to go and see it! Well, maybe not everybody here - I don't think Alice In Wonderland is quite Jay's cup of chai but personally I love all things film and fairy tale, combine those with a mad tea party and in my eyes you can't go wrong!

So, taking inspiration from the Mad Hatter himself today's recipe is for scones, the perfect tea time treat :)

Ingredients:
225g Self Raising Flour
a pinch of salt
75g Butter (at room temperature)
40g Golden Caster Sugar
1 Egg
2 tblsp Buttermilk

Method:

• Pre heat your oven to gas mark 7
• Sift the flour and salt into a large mixing bowl
• Cut the butter into small cubes and add to the flour
• Rub butter and flour together with your finger tips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs
• Mix in the sugar
• Beat the egg and buttermilk together in a measuring jug and add gradually to the flour mixture, combining the two using a palette knife
• When the milk is all in and the mixture begins to hold together finish the mixing with your hands and shape into a circle
• Place the dough on a floured surface and roll until 2.5cm thick
• Use a 5cm round cutter to press out your scones (this recipe should make about 10)
• Grease a baking sheet and lightly dust it with flour
• Place the scones onto the baking sheet and brush them with a little more buttermilk
• Dust with a little more flour
• Bake for 12 minutes until golden brown
• Cool on a baking rack and serve warm with plenty of jam and clotted cream :)

Mother's Day

That time of year is coming up again which Mum's across the country look forward to! Rightly so considering that in most cases it's the only day, aside from their birthdays, where they get to kick back, put their feet up, relax and be looked after by the rest of the family - yep, that's right - Mother's Day is upon us!!!! This year it falls on Sunday March 14th, just over a week from today so if you haven't already it's time to start thinking about gifts!

The launch of our new website at Devnaa will come with this year's Mother's Day collection - 6 & 18 piece boxes with the word 'MUM' spelled out across some of the pieces and gorgeous little gold and pink 4 piece boxes - the ideal 'pocket money gift' from the kids. The site will be up by the weekend so go on... Spoil your Mum, she deserves it! :)