Friday, January 05, 2007
Vada Pav - Every Mumbaikar's on the move favorite....
Recipe for Vada Pav
Prepare a paste of 8-9 green chillies, 2-3 cloves garlic, 1 inch ginger.
Alternately you can use ready paste as follows: 1 tbsp green chilli paste, 2 tsp garlic paste, 1 tsp ginger paste.
Take 3 big potatoes, boiled, peeled and mashed coarsely.
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a Pan. Add 3/4 tsp mustard seeds, 1/4 tsp cumin seeds, 1/4 tsp asafoetida.
When the seeds crackle add 8-10 curry leaves and the green chilli, garlic and ginger pastes and let it cook for a few seconds.
Then add 1/2 tsp turmeric and 1/2 cup finely chopped onion. Wait till the onions becoe translucent.
Fold in the mashed potatoes, 1/2 tsp garam masala, salt to taste, 1/4 tsp sugar, juice of 1 lemon and 1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro. Remove from fire. Cool.
Make small balls of this mixture, about the size of a ping pong ball. Leave aside.
In a separate bowl, mix 1 cup of gram flour (Besan), 1 tbsp rice flour (optional), 1/4 tsp turmeric, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, salt to taste, a pinch of baking soda, and 2 tsp hot oil. Make a thick batter of smooth consistency using water.
In a frying pan, heat enough oil for frying the potato balls.
Dip the potato balls in the preprared batter and then fry in hot oil till golden brown.
Blot the extra oil on a paper towel.
The potato balls are ready to use.
If you want to store them in the freezer, wait till it is completely cooled down, and then store in airtight zip locks.
Whenever you wish to use these frozen potato balls, thaw only the required number of pieces in a microwave and then toast lightly in a convential oven.
Serve as it is with green chutney and tamarind chutney or
Sandwich between regular buns ( best with pav bhaji bread available in hot breads). Spread green chutney, tamarind chutney and dry garlic chutney on the innner side of the bun and place 1 or 2 potato balls in between. Serve Hot. You can lighly toast the bread as well.
Recipe for Vada Pav
Prepare a paste of 8-9 green chillies, 2-3 cloves garlic, 1 inch ginger.
Alternately you can use ready paste as follows: 1 tbsp green chilli paste, 2 tsp garlic paste, 1 tsp ginger paste.
Take 3 big potatoes, boiled, peeled and mashed coarsely.
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a Pan. Add 3/4 tsp mustard seeds, 1/4 tsp cumin seeds, 1/4 tsp asafoetida.
When the seeds crackle add 8-10 curry leaves and the green chilli, garlic and ginger pastes and let it cook for a few seconds.
Then add 1/2 tsp turmeric and 1/2 cup finely chopped onion. Wait till the onions becoe translucent.
Fold in the mashed potatoes, 1/2 tsp garam masala, salt to taste, 1/4 tsp sugar, juice of 1 lemon and 1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro. Remove from fire. Cool.
Make small balls of this mixture, about the size of a ping pong ball. Leave aside.
In a separate bowl, mix 1 cup of gram flour (Besan), 1 tbsp rice flour (optional), 1/4 tsp turmeric, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, salt to taste, a pinch of baking soda, and 2 tsp hot oil. Make a thick batter of smooth consistency using water.
In a frying pan, heat enough oil for frying the potato balls.
Dip the potato balls in the preprared batter and then fry in hot oil till golden brown.
Blot the extra oil on a paper towel.
The potato balls are ready to use.
If you want to store them in the freezer, wait till it is completely cooled down, and then store in airtight zip locks.
Whenever you wish to use these frozen potato balls, thaw only the required number of pieces in a microwave and then toast lightly in a convential oven.
Serve as it is with green chutney and tamarind chutney or
Sandwich between regular buns ( best with pav bhaji bread available in hot breads). Spread green chutney, tamarind chutney and dry garlic chutney on the innner side of the bun and place 1 or 2 potato balls in between. Serve Hot. You can lighly toast the bread as well.
came across this article in HT today. It is about single women. Made an interesting read. How things have changed....
Cherish Singledom
L IFE IS a celebration for us singles in the city — both the original singles and those who left the fold but are back again by choice or chance. In either case we are one strong growing tribe, making the most of life in the growing metropolis, Mumbai.
Times are changing. There has been a social evolution of sorts.
Babies nowadays respond readily to ring tones rather than rattles and the gentle leisure activity of school kids of making paper boats has now the distinguished designation of origamy. Thus, has emerged the modern Indian single woman with her pay packet that is her password to freedom.
Our group is often eyed with suspicion or expected to wallow in self pity. Is there an undisclosed element of envy too?
Single women come in myriad hues. Some choose to set rules for themselves and try to abide by them while others just take one day at a time.
It’s common to draw up contingency plans — lists of emergency contact numbers, provision for hospital admission and reliable friends who will check on rough and rainy days.
There is a charm about ringing the doorbell and letting oneself in with a loud ‘hello’, having a blar ing television set for company and setting the table for a nice little solo dinner. Of making one’s own plans of not having to apologise to anyone for working late.
It’s helpful to be realistic too — like being careful about supposedly friendly overtures, even as one delights in the gradually changing attitudes of Mumbaikars of nonchalantly accepting different lifestyles.
Going from a rental apartment the single woman is ready to purchase her own. And one in a great job is wonderfully equipped with car and chauffeur as well as retinue.
The independence of singledom grows on you. No tiring family chores, no upsets in one’s routine because someone else wishes otherwise.
However, it isn’t as if the single woman never thinks of changing her status. She sometimes contemplates life in a chummery or a hostel or wonders if she would like to hear wedding bells.
But while keeping ‘options unlimited’, she’s not likely to click any of them, given her chosen life of single in the city, a life she’s grown to love and to cherish.
If you are single and slugging it out in Mumbai, please send in your contributions to mumbailetters @hindustantimes.com
Cherish Singledom
L IFE IS a celebration for us singles in the city — both the original singles and those who left the fold but are back again by choice or chance. In either case we are one strong growing tribe, making the most of life in the growing metropolis, Mumbai.
Times are changing. There has been a social evolution of sorts.
Babies nowadays respond readily to ring tones rather than rattles and the gentle leisure activity of school kids of making paper boats has now the distinguished designation of origamy. Thus, has emerged the modern Indian single woman with her pay packet that is her password to freedom.
Our group is often eyed with suspicion or expected to wallow in self pity. Is there an undisclosed element of envy too?
Single women come in myriad hues. Some choose to set rules for themselves and try to abide by them while others just take one day at a time.
It’s common to draw up contingency plans — lists of emergency contact numbers, provision for hospital admission and reliable friends who will check on rough and rainy days.
There is a charm about ringing the doorbell and letting oneself in with a loud ‘hello’, having a blar ing television set for company and setting the table for a nice little solo dinner. Of making one’s own plans of not having to apologise to anyone for working late.
It’s helpful to be realistic too — like being careful about supposedly friendly overtures, even as one delights in the gradually changing attitudes of Mumbaikars of nonchalantly accepting different lifestyles.
Going from a rental apartment the single woman is ready to purchase her own. And one in a great job is wonderfully equipped with car and chauffeur as well as retinue.
The independence of singledom grows on you. No tiring family chores, no upsets in one’s routine because someone else wishes otherwise.
However, it isn’t as if the single woman never thinks of changing her status. She sometimes contemplates life in a chummery or a hostel or wonders if she would like to hear wedding bells.
But while keeping ‘options unlimited’, she’s not likely to click any of them, given her chosen life of single in the city, a life she’s grown to love and to cherish.
If you are single and slugging it out in Mumbai, please send in your contributions to mumbailetters @hindustantimes.com
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
these 4 songs have caught my fancy...i know they are hardly merry but i dunoo i jus like the tune and the lyrics.
DIDO LYRICS"White Flag"
I know you think that I shouldn't still love you,
Or tell you that.
But if I didn't say it, well I'd still have felt it
where's the sense in that?
I promise I'm not trying to make your life harder
Or return to where we were
I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be
I know I left too much mess and
destruction to come back again
And I caused nothing but trouble
I understand if you can't talk to me again
And if you live by the rules of "it's over"
then I'm sure that that makes sense
I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be
And when we meet
Which I'm sure we will
All that was there
Will be there still
I'll let it pass
And hold my tongue
And you will think
That I've moved on....
I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be
I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be
I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be
ANNIE LENNOX - "Don't Let It Bring You Down" - American Beauty
Old man lyin' by the side of the road
Where the lorries rollin' by
Blue moon sinkin' from the weight of the load
And the buildings scrape the sky
Cold wind rippin' on the valley at dawn
And the morning paper flies
Dead man lyin' by the side of the road
With the daylight in his eyes
Don't let it bring you down
It's only castle's burning
Find someone who's turning
And you will come around
Blind man runnin' through the light of the night
With an answer in his hand
Come on down to the river of sight
And you can really understand
Red lights flashin' through the window in the rain
Can you hear the sirence moan
White cane lyin' in a gutter in the lane
And you're walkin' home alone
Don't let it bring you down
It's only castle's burning
Find someone who's turning
And you will come around
You will come around
Aimee Mann - Magnolia - 'one'
one is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
two can be as bad as one, it's the loneliest number since the number one
'no' is the saddest experience that you'll ever know
yes, it's the saddest experience you'll ever know
yes, because one is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
one is the loneliest number that you'll ever know
it's just no good anymore since you went away
now I spend my time just making thoughts of yesterday
(one by one)
because one is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
one is the loneliest number that you'll ever know
one, is the loneliest number
one, is the loneliest number
one is the loneliest number
that you'll ever do
one is the loneliest number, much worse than two
one is a number divided by two(repeat)
Hoobastank's The Reason
i'm not a perfect person, there are many things I wish I didn't do
but I continue learning. I never meant to do those things to you
and so I have to say before I go, that I just want you to know
i've found a reason for me, to change who I used to be
a reason to start over new, and the reason is you
i'm sorry that I hurt, its something I must live with everyday
and all the pain I put you through, I wish that I could take it all away
and be the one who catches your tears, thats why I need you to hear
i'm not a perfect person, I never meant to do those things to you
and so I hate to say before I go, that I just want you to know
i've found a reason for me, to change who I used to be
a reason to start over new, and the reason is you
i've found a reason to show a side of me you didn't know
a reason for all that I do, and that reason is you
DIDO LYRICS"White Flag"
I know you think that I shouldn't still love you,
Or tell you that.
But if I didn't say it, well I'd still have felt it
where's the sense in that?
I promise I'm not trying to make your life harder
Or return to where we were
I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be
I know I left too much mess and
destruction to come back again
And I caused nothing but trouble
I understand if you can't talk to me again
And if you live by the rules of "it's over"
then I'm sure that that makes sense
I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be
And when we meet
Which I'm sure we will
All that was there
Will be there still
I'll let it pass
And hold my tongue
And you will think
That I've moved on....
I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be
I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be
I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be
ANNIE LENNOX - "Don't Let It Bring You Down" - American Beauty
Old man lyin' by the side of the road
Where the lorries rollin' by
Blue moon sinkin' from the weight of the load
And the buildings scrape the sky
Cold wind rippin' on the valley at dawn
And the morning paper flies
Dead man lyin' by the side of the road
With the daylight in his eyes
Don't let it bring you down
It's only castle's burning
Find someone who's turning
And you will come around
Blind man runnin' through the light of the night
With an answer in his hand
Come on down to the river of sight
And you can really understand
Red lights flashin' through the window in the rain
Can you hear the sirence moan
White cane lyin' in a gutter in the lane
And you're walkin' home alone
Don't let it bring you down
It's only castle's burning
Find someone who's turning
And you will come around
You will come around
Aimee Mann - Magnolia - 'one'
one is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
two can be as bad as one, it's the loneliest number since the number one
'no' is the saddest experience that you'll ever know
yes, it's the saddest experience you'll ever know
yes, because one is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
one is the loneliest number that you'll ever know
it's just no good anymore since you went away
now I spend my time just making thoughts of yesterday
(one by one)
because one is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
one is the loneliest number that you'll ever know
one, is the loneliest number
one, is the loneliest number
one is the loneliest number
that you'll ever do
one is the loneliest number, much worse than two
one is a number divided by two(repeat)
Hoobastank's The Reason
i'm not a perfect person, there are many things I wish I didn't do
but I continue learning. I never meant to do those things to you
and so I have to say before I go, that I just want you to know
i've found a reason for me, to change who I used to be
a reason to start over new, and the reason is you
i'm sorry that I hurt, its something I must live with everyday
and all the pain I put you through, I wish that I could take it all away
and be the one who catches your tears, thats why I need you to hear
i'm not a perfect person, I never meant to do those things to you
and so I hate to say before I go, that I just want you to know
i've found a reason for me, to change who I used to be
a reason to start over new, and the reason is you
i've found a reason to show a side of me you didn't know
a reason for all that I do, and that reason is you
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