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Monday, September 21, 2009
anna hain purna bramha
Thanks to Rusha, my old good friend who inspired me to pen down some food for thought. Maharashtrian food have many categories to relish from... i thought i should pen down something that i have been eating over 28years...everyday...almost twice a day (i wonder how much that calculation can make me feel!)
Some few items i love (obviously home cooked) are:
1. Kadhi gole
Now this is totally Deshasta brahmin style and is a treat to anyone who loves authetic indian veg food.
2. Fhansachi bhaji
This is a typical seasonal fruit, that we enjoy in summers... but its raw stage to cook a delicious (veg) vegetable dish is truely mouth watering
3. Kothimbir wadi (Coriander pattice)
Though this has lately become very famous... a typical maharashtrian house would definately have this as an evening snack sometime.
4. Matkichi bhaji
These are kind of pulses, nicely simmered with garlic and onions... and lots of kala masala.
5. Naralache ladu
A typical sweet dish made from coconut and rawa... mouthwatering.
6. Bhakri ani pethla
A farmers food earlier known, but today it's the taste that matters. Peethla is a gravy which you ought to eat with bhakri (bread) only.
7. Pan-nah
This is aso very typically a summer drink - sweet raw mangoes boiled and are made into a pulp... with lots of sugar + kesar...and some mroe ingredients and then served ice cold.
8. Some snacks to mention are: Policha ladu, pohyacha chevda... and many more.
But i turely missed these when far away from home for too long.....Will try and keep adding a few more to this list soon.
Some few items i love (obviously home cooked) are:
1. Kadhi gole
Now this is totally Deshasta brahmin style and is a treat to anyone who loves authetic indian veg food.
2. Fhansachi bhaji
This is a typical seasonal fruit, that we enjoy in summers... but its raw stage to cook a delicious (veg) vegetable dish is truely mouth watering
3. Kothimbir wadi (Coriander pattice)
Though this has lately become very famous... a typical maharashtrian house would definately have this as an evening snack sometime.
4. Matkichi bhaji
These are kind of pulses, nicely simmered with garlic and onions... and lots of kala masala.
5. Naralache ladu
A typical sweet dish made from coconut and rawa... mouthwatering.
6. Bhakri ani pethla
A farmers food earlier known, but today it's the taste that matters. Peethla is a gravy which you ought to eat with bhakri (bread) only.
7. Pan-nah
This is aso very typically a summer drink - sweet raw mangoes boiled and are made into a pulp... with lots of sugar + kesar...and some mroe ingredients and then served ice cold.
8. Some snacks to mention are: Policha ladu, pohyacha chevda... and many more.
But i turely missed these when far away from home for too long.....Will try and keep adding a few more to this list soon.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
cultureaangan
http://www.cultureaangan.com
This is a very beautiful link sent by my friend Vivek....he is also from malvan, its a konkan belt area on the coast of maharashtra. Amazing seafood and breathtaking landscapes.
This is a very beautiful link sent by my friend Vivek....he is also from malvan, its a konkan belt area on the coast of maharashtra. Amazing seafood and breathtaking landscapes.
Rajnikant Special
Loksatta, 8th March 2009
- Sent by Subrat Kumar
Rajanikanth makes onions cry.
Rajanikanth can delete the Recycling Bin.
Ghosts are actually caused by Rajanikanth killing people faster than Death can process them.
Rajanikanth can strangle you with a cordless phone.
Rajanikanth can play the violin...... ...with a piano.
When Rajanikanth enters a room, he doesn't turn the lights on,......... .... he turns the dark off.
When Rajanikanth looks in a mirror the mirror shatters, because not even glass is stupid enough to get in between Rajanikanth and Rajanikanth.
Brett Favre can throw a football over 50 yards. Rajanikanth can throw Brett Favre even further.
Rajanikanth does not know where you live, but he knows where you will die.
Bullets dodge Rajanikanth.
A Handicap parking sign does not signify that this spot is for handicapped people. It is actually in fact a warning, that the spot belongs to Rajanikanth and that you will be handicapped if you park there.
Rajanikanth' calendar goes straight from March 31st to April 2nd, no one fools Rajanikanth.
If you spell Rajanikanth wrong on Google it doesn't say, "Did you mean Rajanikanth?" It simply replies, "Run while you still have the chance."
Once a cobra bit Rajanikanth' leg. After five days of excruciating pain, the cobra died.
When Rajanikanth gives you the finger, he's telling you how many seconds you have left to live.
Rajanikanth can kill two stones with one bird.
Rajanikanth was once on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune and was the first to spin. The next 29 minutes of the show consisted of everyone standing around awkwardly, waiting for the wheel to stop.
Leading hand sanitizers claim they can kill 99.9 percent of germs. Rajanikanth can kill 100 percent of whatever he wants.
There is no such thing as global warming. Rajanikanth was cold, so he turned the sun up.
Rajanikanth can set ants on fire with a magnifying glass. At night.
It takes Rajanikanth 20 minutes to watch 60 Minutes.
Rajanikanth once shot down a German fighter plane with his finger, by yelling, "Bang!"
In an average living room there are 1,242 objects Rajanikanth could use to kill you, including the room itself.
Rajanikanth got his drivers license at the age of 16 Seconds.
With the rising cost of gasoline, Rajanikanth is beginning to worry about his drinking habit.
The square root of Rajanikanth is pain. Do not try to square Rajanikanth, the result is death.
When you say "no one's perfect", Rajanikanth takes this as a personal insult.
there is nothing like recession , its just rajnikanth started to save money
- Sent by Subrat Kumar
Rajanikanth makes onions cry.
Rajanikanth can delete the Recycling Bin.
Ghosts are actually caused by Rajanikanth killing people faster than Death can process them.
Rajanikanth can strangle you with a cordless phone.
Rajanikanth can play the violin...... ...with a piano.
When Rajanikanth enters a room, he doesn't turn the lights on,......... .... he turns the dark off.
When Rajanikanth looks in a mirror the mirror shatters, because not even glass is stupid enough to get in between Rajanikanth and Rajanikanth.
Brett Favre can throw a football over 50 yards. Rajanikanth can throw Brett Favre even further.
Rajanikanth does not know where you live, but he knows where you will die.
Bullets dodge Rajanikanth.
A Handicap parking sign does not signify that this spot is for handicapped people. It is actually in fact a warning, that the spot belongs to Rajanikanth and that you will be handicapped if you park there.
Rajanikanth' calendar goes straight from March 31st to April 2nd, no one fools Rajanikanth.
If you spell Rajanikanth wrong on Google it doesn't say, "Did you mean Rajanikanth?" It simply replies, "Run while you still have the chance."
Once a cobra bit Rajanikanth' leg. After five days of excruciating pain, the cobra died.
When Rajanikanth gives you the finger, he's telling you how many seconds you have left to live.
Rajanikanth can kill two stones with one bird.
Rajanikanth was once on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune and was the first to spin. The next 29 minutes of the show consisted of everyone standing around awkwardly, waiting for the wheel to stop.
Leading hand sanitizers claim they can kill 99.9 percent of germs. Rajanikanth can kill 100 percent of whatever he wants.
There is no such thing as global warming. Rajanikanth was cold, so he turned the sun up.
Rajanikanth can set ants on fire with a magnifying glass. At night.
It takes Rajanikanth 20 minutes to watch 60 Minutes.
Rajanikanth once shot down a German fighter plane with his finger, by yelling, "Bang!"
In an average living room there are 1,242 objects Rajanikanth could use to kill you, including the room itself.
Rajanikanth got his drivers license at the age of 16 Seconds.
With the rising cost of gasoline, Rajanikanth is beginning to worry about his drinking habit.
The square root of Rajanikanth is pain. Do not try to square Rajanikanth, the result is death.
When you say "no one's perfect", Rajanikanth takes this as a personal insult.
there is nothing like recession , its just rajnikanth started to save money
Monday, July 20, 2009
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009
TOP 10 UNTOUCHED EVENTS
here are a few events which have been playing a significant role in my life.
1. My school admission into Auxilium Convent High School
2. A trip to Delhi - During Indira Gandhi's assasination...cannot forget the Delhi railway station scenario.
3. Seventh standard - many unexpected events to shape personal and professional growth...won a t-shirt design competition.
4. Tenth standard results - always a grand EVENT in ones life!
5. My graduation process - 4 colleges attended before entering Sophia Polytechnic for doing Applied Arts... had lost my marksheet in Ruia college during admissions.....didnt have money to pay fees in Sophia thanks to my sister who was happy to help.
6. My first freelance job - a illustration for making a dhoop stick
7. My first Internship in PUBLICIS (ad agency)+ My first Salary cheque just Rs 5000/-
8. My first health client + creative work printed in market - German Remedies "allrite"
9. Post Graduation @ NID
10. Convocation in NID
1. My school admission into Auxilium Convent High School
2. A trip to Delhi - During Indira Gandhi's assasination...cannot forget the Delhi railway station scenario.
3. Seventh standard - many unexpected events to shape personal and professional growth...won a t-shirt design competition.
4. Tenth standard results - always a grand EVENT in ones life!
5. My graduation process - 4 colleges attended before entering Sophia Polytechnic for doing Applied Arts... had lost my marksheet in Ruia college during admissions.....didnt have money to pay fees in Sophia thanks to my sister who was happy to help.
6. My first freelance job - a illustration for making a dhoop stick
7. My first Internship in PUBLICIS (ad agency)+ My first Salary cheque just Rs 5000/-
8. My first health client + creative work printed in market - German Remedies "allrite"
9. Post Graduation @ NID
10. Convocation in NID
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
small bites in mumbai
i wonder where i learnt to appreciate food and good cuisine. but heres to all those good times spent in all the good restaurants.
To start with in mumbai
Angeethi - parle station
good non-veg platters served with authentic northindian cuisine and yummy gulab jamun with brandy, a must have!
good breakfast - king circle
manis - quick south indian food joint
cafe mysore - yummy rassam idli and coffee
mahabhoj - south indian thali
soham - babulnath
good veg snack place all day hang out
swati - bombay central
veg snacky place .....good enough if u have time
parle station - khao galli ...yummy chilli cheese dosa and dabeli
parsi dairy kulfi - dadar TT
malai kulfi is so full to a tummy
bachelors - on chowpatty
strawberry creme and sitafal creme
long lost lemon grass - bandra
served authentic thai cuisine...hope they restart
gallops - mahalaxmi racecourse
awesome dinner for two.....more romantic
pizzeria - marine drive
awesome pizzas a place to be with friends
copper chimney - lower parel
good food for all type of cuisine lovers...but a family place
prakash - dadar
they serve authentic maharashtrian snacks but tasty is just another word.
pankaj juice centre - king circle
for anytime of the day and yes night also
gurukripa - sion
yummy sindhi food and their variety of mithais is toooooo good.
dnt miss on falooda here
grand central - chembur station
good butter chicken.....recommended by all frnds a must go.
....i guess many more weekends are going to be busy and many more additions to thislist....any recommendations pls add on.
To start with in mumbai
Angeethi - parle station
good non-veg platters served with authentic northindian cuisine and yummy gulab jamun with brandy, a must have!
good breakfast - king circle
manis - quick south indian food joint
cafe mysore - yummy rassam idli and coffee
mahabhoj - south indian thali
soham - babulnath
good veg snack place all day hang out
swati - bombay central
veg snacky place .....good enough if u have time
parle station - khao galli ...yummy chilli cheese dosa and dabeli
parsi dairy kulfi - dadar TT
malai kulfi is so full to a tummy
bachelors - on chowpatty
strawberry creme and sitafal creme
long lost lemon grass - bandra
served authentic thai cuisine...hope they restart
gallops - mahalaxmi racecourse
awesome dinner for two.....more romantic
pizzeria - marine drive
awesome pizzas a place to be with friends
copper chimney - lower parel
good food for all type of cuisine lovers...but a family place
prakash - dadar
they serve authentic maharashtrian snacks but tasty is just another word.
pankaj juice centre - king circle
for anytime of the day and yes night also
gurukripa - sion
yummy sindhi food and their variety of mithais is toooooo good.
dnt miss on falooda here
grand central - chembur station
good butter chicken.....recommended by all frnds a must go.
....i guess many more weekends are going to be busy and many more additions to thislist....any recommendations pls add on.
Monday, March 16, 2009
For my true love!
In search of love
i found you,
in the heart of kindness
i discovered you!
In sparkling eyes
i found the truth,
in caring hands
i found you!
I never wanted to part
but times are such,
i never thought!
It was you
who showed me the way,
for all i know... its you from today!
i found you,
in the heart of kindness
i discovered you!
In sparkling eyes
i found the truth,
in caring hands
i found you!
I never wanted to part
but times are such,
i never thought!
It was you
who showed me the way,
for all i know... its you from today!
the search is still on...
for many who thought of me as inspiration,
for many who looked at me for love,
its you who needed me to look at you... with such glow.
i listened to a few... i argued with a few
i relished a few... but was never fond of you.
i treasured u, i respected u
but when i challenged u...it was never you!
i think i know, but i dont
i think i missed u, but i dont
everyday that passes by i pray,
i never find a man just like u!
for many who looked at me for love,
its you who needed me to look at you... with such glow.
i listened to a few... i argued with a few
i relished a few... but was never fond of you.
i treasured u, i respected u
but when i challenged u...it was never you!
i think i know, but i dont
i think i missed u, but i dont
everyday that passes by i pray,
i never find a man just like u!
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Dedicated to my favourite Dr.
It was a bright sunny morning on a sunday in Matunga, on my kinetic riding with dad to Cafe Madras for breakfast. I heard a loud noise and breaked suddenly....to my surprise it was an old man, 86 years old doctor. He was no other than Dr.Krishnan. Our Family doctor and he was the best. I used to enjoy being in his clinic, his assistant was the best...he would let me be anywhere in the clinic. He had this old woodden clinic with glass window...high cieling and a huge garden in front....i loved his garden a small seesaw...was all kids needed. Me and my dad greeted our doctor and had missed him for years, he stopped his practice a few years ago...fortunately none of our family members have fallen ill since he stopped his practice. Rather i roughly remember, it was std 7th the last time when i had jaundice and he let me have ice-creme, and have my medicinal tablets with honey...not water. WOW!!! can u imagine when u have no taste in your mouth you have a doctor who would let you eat chocolates for one medicinal tablet. He was a very traditional doctor i have ever found.... who believed medicinal or antibiotic tablets are for extreme cases. He used to give these medicines which were red coloured liquids - with a small sticker metre marked on bottles for every dose...and they were good. Atleast it never made your mouth tasteless like the medicines lately. My experience since then with Doctors have not been so good. While me and dad continued our conversation with our doctor... we shared everything from how we miss him as our family doctor? to his new apartment on 16th floor...from where he can enjoy the full 360 degree view of matunga. He was a very well read person, while he used to cure his patients not only with his medicines but also with his kindness and stories for all children who would get an injection (tetanis or other regular ones) without realising the pain... his sanskrit gyan (knowledge) was very good...one good knowledge he shared with us was he lately believes that Doctors of todays generation have no time to spend with their patients and hence its no more of a bond that you would feel with your doctors. Rather cities like mumbai have a very different story of space and culture and time being money. We had thoroughly enjoyed his company for few minutes that we could catch him. A 86yr old man all fit and fine, walking alone without any support or a stick and doing all the things he had to as part of his daily activity....I THANK GOD TODAY I MET SUCH A LOVELY MAN IN MY LIFE!
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