Nombu Kozhukatai-(Sweet adai) Rice atta-1 cup red chawli soaked overnight jaggery-3/4 th cup coconut grated water-1/2 cup 4-5 elaichis(powdered) Method- Soak red chawli overnight and then pressure cook(note-this is a tough cookie,so give it enough time to cook well.I wait for 2 whistles and then sim the gas an cook it for another 15 min).Mash it…
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Last week I had posted my blogpost for the South Indian fare that I had at my friend Preethi’s place,now it is the recipe time for the same; Tomato Rasam- for two cups; 2 big sized tomatoes cooked daal water 1 cup(not daal) cumin seeds 1/4 spoon pepper-1/4 spoon mustard-1/4 spoon corriander leaves curry patta lemon 1/2 Method-Blanch tomatoes,peel off…
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It was a sunny Saturday afternoon and I was visiting my friend,Preethi for a lunch.She went overboard and what she presented was absolutely ravishing and worth a blog,so here it is; Looks absolutely yummylicious ,doesn’t it?I guess not only the taste but the way it was presented gets you salivating.I mean rasam shots with sooji balls called’kuzhipanigarams’,I wonder why give…
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Add caption An event for women’s cause and honoring women,but everywhere you look,whether it’s Google or Facebook or the news,it’s all about Amitabh Bachchan attending the award ceremony.Even the fact that 934 women with over 467 cars participating in it and even making it to the Guiness Book of world records ,could not make news big enough.I love and respect…
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It is considered a premier fashion event in India. It is run by Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) and the title sponsor is Lakme. For those who are wondering,what Lakme Fashion week is all about,some info; This is the launchpad for new collections by old and launching fashion designers.Infact,it was the launching pad for Sabyasachi Mukherjee.It is India’s equivalent of Milan Fashion…
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You put a few women together in a quiet place and suddenly the place would be bubbling with energy and enthusiasm. Lavasa women’s drive this year saw thousands of women participants this year,so much so that that you didn’t need the fuel to drive the cars,these women’s energy was charging enough.This drive is for women who have a sense of…
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I am starting a new blog today,you may wonder,having written three blogs why would I start a new one.No it’s not that I have so much to write ,but because I have finally listened to the advise of all my friends and well wishers and decided to consolidate my various blogs under this blog which is aptly named ‘Maa of…
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So much history of the city has taken shape here – young MF Hussain, Sabbavala, Shiva Naipaul and Amitabh Bachchan all ate here.The first time I heard of Samovar Cafe ,it was in a Amol Palekar movie film. This small cafe well in Jehangir Art Gallery,overlooking the museum gardens has it’s own charm. Simple decor with ceiling adorned with inverted Gujrati mirror worked umbrellas,kites on the wall,cane chairs, wooden tables may not excite…
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Like every year,the Kala Ghoda festival began with a great promise.It brought across various art forms like literature,theatre,cinema,food,street under one roof for a gala event of full nine days from the 1st february to the 9th.Sculptures,huge artifacts made of wood,paper,metal all in themes. This year ,I took my elder son Eeshan to the festival to introduce him to the feel…
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While in Nirbhaya’s case has had the accused caught and the case has been closed.But does this get her life back to order?Will she ever be able to lead a normal life,leaving all the scars behind?Will any girl who goes through this ordeal ,be able to live a normal life? I was touched ,but not my soul, for it was…
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