Sunday 29 January 2012

Stress is a Choice

Stress is a Choice

Friday 27 January 2012

PUNJABI KADI PAKODA

Ingredients; -          for pakodas;    1/2cup besan. 1 onion chopped, 1 or 2 chilli cut, a pinch of baking soda 1tsp fenugreek leaves, salt to taste oil to fry pokada                                                                                                
   Method for pakoda ; mix all ingredients as said above and make a batter , keep it for 15 minutes then take a pan pour oil and heat it then make small roles from the batter and fry it dip . keep it in one side .                        
For kadi;  2cup sour curd ,2tbs besan 1/2 cup water 1tspginger garlic paste 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds, 1/2 tbs musterd seeds 1/2 tbs turmic powder a pinch of hing {asafoetida} 2 dry red chillies and salt to taste if want can take red chilly powder..                                                                                                                                    
Method for kadi ; beat curd , besan and water and keep aside take oil in microwave safe bowl add all masala and heat it at100% power for 2 minutes.  then add curd besan mixture and heat it at100%for 5 to 6 minutes and add pokaras and microwave at the same % for 2 minutes  and then serve with chappatis or rice,

Thursday 26 January 2012

Attitude is Everything Movie

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Thursday 19 January 2012

Masala Wada

Ingredients ;-3 cup chana dal                                                                                                                            
                    2 onions cut into large pieces                                                                                                        
                     few green chillies cut into large pieces                                                                                          
                     salt for taste and few curry leaves and oil to fry                                                                      
    METHOD ;- soak dal for two hours.,drain and use only dal                                                                          
                         2, Put the dal in the mixerand grind it do not add water grind it for 5seconds checkiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii the condition of the dal the dal csould be ground very coarse even, remove and keep aside in the same way grind the other dal.                                                                                                                                      
2. put large bit of onion and chilli into the jar and grind for 2 secondadd this with salt, curry leaves to the grinded dal                                                                                                                                                                  
3 ,shape into round wadas and deep fry in hot oil till crisp , serve with chutny.   

Karpur Gauram Karunaavtaaram (कर्पूरगौरं करुणावतारं )

Na Mantram No Yantram

Tuesday 17 January 2012

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Dog adopts kittens

Dog adopts kittens

Five Ingredients to Succeed

Five Ingredients to Succeed

Shanghai

Shanghai

Life to Enjoy

Life to Enjoy

pongal in south and makar sankranti in north India.

 Makar sankranati  celabrated in north india on 14th January , on the same day pongal is celabrated in south india it is grand THREEdays event , this day 14 th january is celebrated all over India with prayers festivities and harvest feast.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  PONGAL is celebration of prosperity  and happiness and well being this is the time of the year when farmers reap rewards. PONGAL means boiling when pot of milk is full and  boils over it , it symbolises a good harvest and prosperity.it is also the celebration for work well done,people dance and feast on sweat pongal chanting PONGALO ,PONGALO ,DANCE LIKE KUMI ARE UNIQUE TO PONGAL..Real spirit of pongal is in rural south India.days before the pongal  cleaniing the home and surrounding is done.                    
daybefore pongal is called BHOGI the things that are not wanted are burnt in a bonfire so that a new beginning of the year is made on a clean slate as sugar cane is harvested in janury people buy the entire tree and decorate the entrance   new cloths people wear ,women draw kolam out side their front door.                  
 second day is MATTU PONGAL cattles are bathed and decorated then taken for a walk around the village to receive gifts. in complet contrast of the holy cow is JALLIKATTU AN RURAL ANCIENT SPORT WHOLE VILLAGE GATHER TO SEE, OF TAMING THE WILD BULL CHASE AKIN ..                    
The third day is KANUM PONGAL. WHERE PEOPLE GO OUTING WITH FAMILY.The signifinance of pongal is to celebrate the festival known as makar sankranti according to hindu calendar sankranti marks the movement of earth from one zodic to another. it is also suns movement to uttarayana from dakshinaya.        
All over the country it is celebrated , in gujarat people fly kites.prepare tal sankli, oondhiya as in this month all kind of vegetables are available. sankranti is celebrated all over India ,on this day people takedip in rivers and pry to lord,but new avatar of tamil nadu of pongal is shopping watching movieson t,v or going to multiplex  IF WANT TO ENJOY TRUE PONGAL IT IS IN RURAL TAMIL NADU  you get to see.