tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29203365813206907782024-03-05T14:05:44.473+05:30MonsoonSandFrom the monsoons green climate to the desert sand storms back and forth...Everyday Life!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01676352500458914021noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920336581320690778.post-34342747561652796922016-07-13T21:02:00.007+05:302016-07-13T21:02:59.146+05:30#Travelog. The Andamans- Day 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="text-align: left;">Hello beautiful hearts.<3</span></div>
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<o:p>Whenever I hear or see anything related to travel I experience a small adrenalin rush.</o:p></div>
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Landscapes call me towards them, beaches roar and bring out the free spirit in me.</div>
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So when my surprise honeymoon was at Andamans, my happiness knew no bounds.</div>
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The entire wedding fatigue and nervousness disappeared.</div>
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This was the perfect time for me...Happy and free, best mood to discover more about my habibi and fall in love where literally love had the space to break free and be in air.</div>
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This trip was a prebooked tour, So the itenary may come handy for some of you who are planning for self tour.</div>
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This is how the fun unfolds...read on...</div>
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Mumbai—Andaman—Cellular jail</h3>
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<b>4:00 am</b> –Cab to the airport. Sleep has won over my
travel excitements. </div>
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<b>5:50 am</b> – Am Flying!</div>
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The flight has taken off and my mind gets filled with the
pic I saw in my friends profile of Andaman. I was taken by surprise when she
replied to my comment that the place is Andaman and not Mauritius. An Island
famous for its saza-e-kalapani could stand to compete its beaches
internationally? Since then I wanted to see this for myself. It came as very
nice surprise from my husband for our honeymoon….I hope he surprises me with
Ladakh soon.</div>
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<b>11:00 am</b> – Andaman!</div>
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Voila…. Our step on the (is)land. How exciting
as till now I was bored in the long flight with half hour halt in
Chennai.</div>
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Ah, but again the wonderful breeze in the sunny day, the
picturesque landscape of the island, walking hand in hand with my habibi and a
female group commenting on our romance was enough to giveme the wide smile.
Andaman airport is small and thus bag
collection took almost no time.</div>
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This a prebooked vacation and we met the tour coordinator
who arranged for drop to hotel and the days itenary briefing.</div>
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<b>2:30 pm</b> – The adventure begins.</div>
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First stop – The cellular jail. History books mention
Andamans only with the cellular jail,under the “saja e kala pani”.</div>
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There is an entry fees (extra if you carry a camera). The
jail is non-functional and has a museum and a (shaheed smarak) martyrs pillar
built now. In the center is a hutment which showcases statues of prisoners showcasing
the work they did like extracting oil from coconut. There was a display of the
handcuffs used for them. In a corner of the room was placed a throne which the
then jailor would be seated on during supervision of their work. On the entry
to this room is a statute of a prisoner being held to a pillar and being
thrashed by a Englishman.</div>
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The cellular jail is an interesting structure. In the
center is a hexagonal 3 floored tower, each side of which connects to a jail
building. Aerial view it would look like:-</div>
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Each floor of the jail building has almost 20 rooms next
to each other. Swatantraveer Damodar`s jail room is the last room on the third
floor. From his room one can view the hanging place on the ground.</div>
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<o:p> </o:p><b>4:30 p.m</b>.- Beach</div>
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After sipping on some coconut water and devouring the thick
<i>malai</i>, our group heads on to the
beach nearby.</div>
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An active beach with water sports. We both decide on jet
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and yup it was fun! The charges are around 300 per head. </div>
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<b>6:00 p.m</b>. –cellular jail (Sound and light show)</div>
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Tickets show your seat nos. Its like an open theatre, we
take our seat and the show starts, wow..
they have used good sound system! The narration takes us back to the British
Raj era, it speaks of how and why this jail was formed and then follows it with
what all happened here till the revolution hit. The sound uses different voices
for some freedom fighters, horses, British, jail superintendents, a crowd of
people etc.. In the dark it just illuminates the <i>peepal </i>tree, (I ask my hubby, oh was it there when we entered?)
which seems to be speaking then that it was there when the jail was being
constructed and is the prime witness of everything that happened here since. It
has a story to tell and narrates it. The light dances around on the walls of
the jail, inside the prison, on the statues of the prisoners and on the stage
that is created with this atmosphere, changing its colors to the voice and the
empathy that the story holds…</div>
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And then after an hour and a half the show ended. My
opinion they can add more zing and techie ideas to the show; it would help do
justice to the era it holds… My hubby says I had dozed off a few times during
the show and my opinion doesn’t count…but hey you saw my journey till here, how
can you blame me for sleeping! <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">L</span></div>
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<b>8:00 p.m.</b> – Hotel</div>
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After some rest, it`s time for dinner and next day
briefing.</div>
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As an additional but optional tour, we chose Baratang and
limestone caves. It was a 1 day excursion where we would be taken in a caravan
through the <i>Jarawah</i> tribe reserve
forest, then to the limestone caves, and finally to the mud volcano.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01676352500458914021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920336581320690778.post-4221665656571545142016-06-07T21:52:00.000+05:302016-06-07T21:52:13.941+05:30***Ramadan Kareem***<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello beautiful hearts,<br />
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Wish you all a very blessed Ramadan.<br />
Hope you make the most of this month.<br />
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Make sure you eat a healthy, high in potassium and less fat suhoor.<br />
I suggest milk, bananas, muesli, flavored yogurt, dates.<br />
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Do not invest precious time in making iftaar. <br />
Whenever you get time prepack stuff to prepare in the next day. <br />
Keep a diary handy to add stuff you want to buy next time you go for groceries.<br />
Add stuff you want to cook for iftaar in your diary as and when you remember them.<br />
In this way you wont have to keep thinking of what you will have in iftaar everyday.<br />
Cook only as much as you can eat, dont go overboard.<br />
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Give and encourage charity.<br />
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Drink sufficient water from iftaar till suhoor and take time out to walk half an hour after dinner.<br />
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Take a nap during the day.<br />
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Dedicate most of your time for salaah and Quran recitation, listening, understanding and memorising.<br />
Try to memorise the duas and verses which you always wanted to but didnt find time for.<br />
Start small but its important to start and keep following.<br />
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Be sincere in your duas and I pray they get accepted.<br />
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Beautiful hearts, please remember me and my family in your duas.<br />
Ameen.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01676352500458914021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920336581320690778.post-88439748268916454382015-11-30T13:05:00.000+05:302015-11-30T13:05:06.205+05:30The relaxed mind sings...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #475da8; line-height: 50px;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: x-small;">Hello beautiful hearts...❤</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I have been traveling around my hometown past few weeks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The temperature has reduced and so has the city noises.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The serenity of the place has brought a peace to me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">As I sit in my balcony sipping my evening tea , I watch the life outside with delight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I remember the quote from Bollywood song...'mai shayar to nahi, magar aye haseen </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Jabse dekha maine tujhko </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Mujhko shayari a gayi'......translated as I am not a poet, dear beauty</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">But after seeing you,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Poetry has come to me.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> My relaxed mind feels as if speaking to me the below lines...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I wish I was a bird </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I would fly so high,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Into the vast blue sky. ⛅</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">No borders, no visas for me,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am free I am free.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I wish I was a flower.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And would bloom so wide,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Every morning on the green tile.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For the little girl who sees me</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The world would look so right.<br /><br />I wish I was a star</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Which shines so bright so bright</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To give the direction sign</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For the wanderers of the night.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Do comment if you ever experienced this feeling....and dear friends your suggestions are always welcome.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01676352500458914021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920336581320690778.post-55684307761841665092015-08-31T19:53:00.000+05:302015-08-31T19:53:32.711+05:30Sheer Khurma - An Eid delight!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Whenever I hear "Eid Mubarak" I picture the sheerkhurma next and voila, after a little chat with the relatives here it comes. Green, white, brown, saffron all vibrant colors floating around in ivory and oh, the slow but charming fragrance filling my nose, my lungs and my heart. I can feel my tongue salivating already.<br />
I am sure many of you would share this feeling.<br />
Eid and Sheerkhurma have made a bond since traditions especially in Indian muslim houses.<br />
I did not find much ado of it in middle east or the US.<br />
Here like other celebrations, On Eid day, people are welcomed with sweets.<br />
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As you know, I am not a fan of sweet products, but i always look forward to this treat.<br />
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So wherever I am, I make some of it during Eid. This makes the day complete.<br />
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So lets see how we prepare this bowl of goodness...<br />
(You will have to start preparation at least 2 days before the date you want to serve this.)<br />
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You will need</u>:<br />
50 gms almond<br />
80 gms cashews<br />
50 gms pistachio<br />
30 gms <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buchanania_lanzan" target="_blank">charoli/chironji</a><br />
Try to get in Indian stores or in the <i>bakala</i>(middle east). In case not available in your location, you can leave it out.<br />
1/4 tsp saffron<br />
50 gms raisins(must not be sour)<br />
2 litre milk<br />
1 cup sugar<br />
1 tsp cardomom seeds powder<br />
2 tbsp ghee<br />
1/2 cup vermicelli<br />
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<li>Soak almond overnight. When soft, drain water. Peel and cut them into thin strips.Spread on a plate and let it dry. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWWzOa3IOcvLl5x-rLzQveJKEYmMtfs0gjx3vvb7UGXhTSfMPTAYEoz0CRm05_oddRWmsjpV67PV2UTcxiYKFIO-WdtaVR9IBUfNDq02iDeLyYb9vVJKZdJkC-h5-2Is6hzIrocUN_Q7NF/s1600/IMAG0974.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="almond thin slices" border="0" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWWzOa3IOcvLl5x-rLzQveJKEYmMtfs0gjx3vvb7UGXhTSfMPTAYEoz0CRm05_oddRWmsjpV67PV2UTcxiYKFIO-WdtaVR9IBUfNDq02iDeLyYb9vVJKZdJkC-h5-2Is6hzIrocUN_Q7NF/s200/IMAG0974.jpg" title="almond" width="200" /></a></li>
<li>Soak pistachio and cashew for around 3 hours. Peel pistachio. Cut cashew and pistachio into thin strips and spread them till dry. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6p1pGwEA-Vzz5h4fI24SbRWCP6koQfx2rpU7ucFaHpOeiDyCHDdPzL76RlzqMG5Pc7PD_Gn9djRkfXOJPG1BESUror-2BD6cIFVN8RFB9Z-DKfyKakaf-ZoG7AVTTVDy3Vb4_nro3WOEJ/s1600/IMAG0973.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="thin sliced cashew" border="0" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6p1pGwEA-Vzz5h4fI24SbRWCP6koQfx2rpU7ucFaHpOeiDyCHDdPzL76RlzqMG5Pc7PD_Gn9djRkfXOJPG1BESUror-2BD6cIFVN8RFB9Z-DKfyKakaf-ZoG7AVTTVDy3Vb4_nro3WOEJ/s200/IMAG0973.jpg" title="cashew" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9r3AsZBZ6DE1qUstU8ey2S8xmWr_HAjJiZ_ytEAQ7I6k7XSiaPD124Pg6a9F28ZEVAerFgz01qk-oyacrLg7MdDKj3kMCj9mS6XSzRw8VbEugIFj4XW3gvH-hEiNpBpxF7qbRVUQ1DISw/s1600/IMAG0972.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="thin sliced pistachio" border="0" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9r3AsZBZ6DE1qUstU8ey2S8xmWr_HAjJiZ_ytEAQ7I6k7XSiaPD124Pg6a9F28ZEVAerFgz01qk-oyacrLg7MdDKj3kMCj9mS6XSzRw8VbEugIFj4XW3gvH-hEiNpBpxF7qbRVUQ1DISw/s200/IMAG0972.jpg" title="pistachio" width="200" /></a></li>
<li>Soak the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buchanania_lanzan" target="_blank">charoli/chironji</a> for an hour, then peel them. discard skin. This takes more time because the size is very small. Spread on a surface to dry.In case you do not get charoli, you may skip this or use pine nuts.</li>
<li>Once these dry fruits are dry, we need to roast them.In a pan take 2 tsp of ghee, heat and then add the dry fruits. Keep stirring till a nice aroma is sensed.</li>
<li>Take out on a plate and let it cool. You can make till here few days before and store in air tight container. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2dtRzIFSishLy0eA_IL75YAkE3XTJluN8w7dfwhEmEclYlandXouPauP8y-p_TsVET-IY5mZeXPqNv84eEcgRtBrEpe5dGp9onyVMkj2irdq0NQubNlZcKCvA0ad4iXEdnircn7i2Wbl/s1600/IMAG0975.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="roasted dry fruits" border="0" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2dtRzIFSishLy0eA_IL75YAkE3XTJluN8w7dfwhEmEclYlandXouPauP8y-p_TsVET-IY5mZeXPqNv84eEcgRtBrEpe5dGp9onyVMkj2irdq0NQubNlZcKCvA0ad4iXEdnircn7i2Wbl/s320/IMAG0975.jpg" title="roasted dry fruits" width="320" /></a></li>
<li>Heat ghee till it melts in a pot. Add the vermicelli and roast till it is slightly brown. Add raisins.</li>
<li>Add the dry fruits and roast for a minute. You should be able to see that the raisin have blown in size.</li>
<li>Add milk slowly, stirring it along.</li>
<li>Keep stirring till it boils, then reduce flame.</li>
<li>Add sugar, keep stirring. Mix in cardomom powder and saffron.</li>
<li>Boil this till the milk reduces by 1/4th amount.</li>
<li>Serve it in bowls.</li>
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<i>A tip:</i><br />
<i>You can even add evaporated milk. If you would want to add condensed milk, be sure to reduce the sugar initially.</i><br />
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<i>If you like a little more flavor and color, Add chopped fresh dates or dry dates powder when you add milk.</i><br />
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So try it and let me know in comments if you liked it. Suggestions are always welcome.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01676352500458914021noreply@blogger.com0India20.593684 78.962880000000041-8.5806465 37.654286000000042 49.7680145 120.27147400000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920336581320690778.post-32017179885190216632015-07-29T20:05:00.000+05:302015-07-29T20:05:22.037+05:30When it Rains :-)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Since decades now, I have known how it feels when it rains, but when it drizzled in the dessert land it was a new feeling altogether.<br />
The temperature here is very high(50`s) in summer and very low (5`s) in winter. The arid climate doesn't have a monsoon season in particular. It rains anytime when winter is coming and retreating.<br />
In some way I feel it marks the joy of goodbyes to summer hotness and then the sadness of the departing winter coolness.<br />
The area witnesses showers for only a few minutes, but ironically it sometimes leads to floods on the street(blame the drainage).<br />
Ah, but unlike back home, flood here is just water logging on the streets, there are no children playing in the knee deep waters, no automobiles splashing water on the people walking along the street, no fun!<br />
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My heart aches for the rainy season back home. I remember when we were kids, school reopened during the monsoon and in just few weeks everyone would be drawing for the topic 'A rainy day' in their drawing books.Pages painted with grey and dull blue showing a lady in umbrella, raincoat and gumboot clan children being escorted to school, on street children making paper boats and sailing them in the gushing gutters were typical.<br />
And as we grew older we went from playing in puddles to trekking near waterfalls. The rain showers turn everything on land green. Our colleagues and friends would organise treks into nearby mountains. The lush green mountains with springs and waterfalls here and there were so refreshing!<br />
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I stand here now in my window, hands outstretched to catch the pouring rain drops. My husband looks at me with a smile and says 'makes me remember my days as a kid when going out in the rain was forbidden'<br />
Ah...I am young again....The rain is still refreshing...the smell of sand still nostalgic...</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01676352500458914021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920336581320690778.post-91443727611151536042015-07-08T14:56:00.001+05:302015-07-08T14:56:10.681+05:30Reincarnate that fav purse!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hello beautiful hearts!<br />
<br />
Two weeks back, I realized my favorite wallet needed to be bid goodbye...<br />
Perhaps I have been tagging it along too much with my shopping fetish recently...<br />
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All of its other parts, the zip, the lock the inner lining seemed good, but it was its skin that showed all signs of old age :(<br />
Then I though why not give it an age defying act? So I got my paint supplies and started to draft a design I would want on it.<br />
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This was my chance of playing a designer....hmmm...this very thought took me time to look for designs.<br />
Then it occurred that the design cannot be anything i want, rather it should be something i can use.<br />
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So how did I go<br />
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You will need-<br />
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<ol style="text-align: left;">
<li>A worn out old wallet or purse.</li>
<li>Acrylic colors.</li>
<li>paintbrush size 4 and 1 and a flat brush.</li>
<li>an old toothbrush or soft grit paper (maybe size 800)</li>
<li>clear varnish(available at a hardware store)</li>
<li>water</li>
<li>bowl</li>
<li>masking tape</li>
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What to do-<br />
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Rub the outer surface with a grit paper (sand paper) to make it clean, level and little rough. This will make it easier to paint. Brush it with a toothbrush and then clean with a soft damp cloth.<br />
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Tape a masking tape on surface where you do not want to paint like zips, metal.<br />
Taping is a good way when you want to do a color block design where you tape one part and paint the remaining, then later with contrast color you paint the part that was taped.<br />
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If your purse is a leather or rexine one, then you can use shoe polish to give the first coat.<br />
Let it dry completely before proceeding.<br />
I would suggest you use specific colors available depending n the fabric of the purse, like leather paint for leather fabric etc. This purse was made of some felt type material and so I used acrylic colors.<br />
I have used fevicryl acrylic colors, and acrylic colors work great on most surfaces.<br />
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Mix it in the ratio 1:1 with water.<br />
Here I chose a Blue shade to give a denim effect.<br />
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Using a flat brush paint the entire outer surface of the purse.<br />
Let it dry.<br />
The water in the color will be absorbed by the fabric.<br />
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Apply a second coat. Its a good idea to keep bending your purse in between coats to minimize the color cracking.<br />
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Finally apply the solid paint directly.<br />
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Now you can paint more designs on it as your wish.<br />
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Once it dries, apply a coat of clear warnish. This will secure the paint.<br />
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And voila,<br />
Your purse is reincarnated....<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01676352500458914021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920336581320690778.post-41394957154117696962015-03-31T14:53:00.001+05:302015-08-05T17:48:32.340+05:30China Grass Pudding (Ghaas ka Halwa).<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">China
Grass Pudding or Agar agar pudding (Ghaas ka Halwa) recipe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">Mr. Right has a sweet tooth, and I am not a fan of sugar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">Thus
I try to make desserts that are mildly sweet and still give the
satisfaction of a yummy sweet dish.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">Thus
on a day before weekend, I was thinking of a dessert after dinner. We
usually like to have some nice slow munches while watching a movie
post supper on a weekend night.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">I
tried to picture the sweet stuff I love and at the very first I saw
Ice cream.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">I
love icecream. What might make this sweet dish so appealing to me?
May be that it is chilled..</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">Sweet
and Chilled...Sweet and chilled yes and it would be nice to have an
easy one...</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">So
then my mind pictured the China Grass pudding. My mom used to make
them, and I would like to eat them...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">This
is usually a no miss <i>Iftaar</i> dish during Ramadan in many Muslim
houses.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">So lets get making-</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Here is the Recipe..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><u>Ingredients
required:</u></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><sup>1</sup>/<sub>2</sub>
litre milk (full fat preferred).</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><sup>1</sup>/<sub>2</sub>
cup agar agar(cut the long stems into small pieces or take <sup>1</sup>/<sub>3
</sub>cup<sub> </sub>powder).</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">1
cup water.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">4
tbsp sugar.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">food
color (as per choice).</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">vanilla
essence (or 1 tsp grounded cardamon powder).</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">chopped
dry fruits or saffron.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><u>Directions</u>:</span></div>
<ol>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">Soak
agar agar in 1 cup water for 30 minutes or more.</span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">Start
heating the milk till it boils. Add sugar and stir.</span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">Meanwhile
in separate pan heat the agar agar with water till it dissolves
completely.</span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">When
the milk boils add agar agar and keep stirring</span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">Reduce
flame to medium. Keep stirring and simmer for 5 min.</span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">Add
color and essence.</span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">Remove
from flame but keep stirring in intervals.</span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">When
it is a lukewarm, take around 12inch pan and pour into it.</span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">Garnish
with dry fruits or saffron.</span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">Freeze
for 30 minutes or till it is set.</span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">Cut
the pudding vertically and horizontally to get square shapes or
diagonally for diamond shapes.</span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">Serve
chilled and Enjoy.</span></div>
</li>
</ol>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><u>Small Variation Big Effects</u>:</span></div>
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of essence and color (Step6) we can add <i>Rooh Afza ( a drink concentrate from hamdard)</i> for a nice pink
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">Here you may use any other fruit drink concentrate, but I would say use only the ones which are sweet.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">But you can always experiment,better to add the flavor after removing from heat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">For this we will need colored gelatin.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">I have used Jell-O strawberry flavor.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">And to give a contrast, I added green color to my pudding mix.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">So here I made the china grass pudding as I normally would.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">When I keep it for cooling (step 7), I mixed a small amount of gelatin as per instruction on the packet i.e. Add boiling water to the gelatin and stir to dissolve. then add cool water.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">When lukewarm, I poured this on top of the pudding.(After step 8).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">Garnish if you want with dry fruits or leave as it is.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">In case you have a fix number of guests coming up, you can set your pudding in small serving bowls and directly place for dessert.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;">Do let me know in the comments if you tried and liked it. Suggestions are always welcome.</span></div>
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