tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27190173689197577702024-03-16T12:55:14.400+05:30ZOUQH -- The Taste....Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719017368919757770.post-77994086377440792172020-01-13T23:13:00.001+05:302020-01-15T23:50:07.474+05:30Winter Special - BHUNI KHICHURI<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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1.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Chop Vegetables in big chunks. I have used a full cauliflower, the cauliflower stalk, green peas and 1 potato.<br />
2.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>In a pan on medium heat, fry up the veggies in hot mustard oil; till golden brown.<br />
3.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Season the veggies with salt and keep it aside.<br />
4.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Dry roast a handful of cashewnut, until aromatic.<br />
5.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Now take 1/3 cup of sona mung daal. It’s a smaller grain than the easily found mung daal. If you can’t find the smaller grained lentil vareity, you can use the larger split mung lentils too.<br />
6.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Dry roast the daal until some grains turn brown. Constantly keep stirring it so that nothing burns.<br />
7.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Once roasted satisfactorily, wash the grains thoroughly. Soak it for 15 to 20 mins keepjuggling n water to soften.<br />
8.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Wash and soak 2/3 cups of short grained aromatic rice, for 30 minutes.<br />
9.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Now in a pan, on medium heat; pour over a couple of tablespoons of mustard oil. Let it warm up.<br />
10.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Add a dry red chilly, and cook it until deep dark brown.<br />
11.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Now Add ½ TSP of cumin seeds, along with 2 bay leaves, 1 star anise, 1 small stick of cinnamon and 3-4 green cardamom pods. Fry it to infuse the flavours in the oil.<br />
12.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Now drain and add over the rice. Fry the rice along with whole spices.<br />
13.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Add a pinch of turmeric powder and salt to taste. Let the rice nicely fry off in the flavourful oil.<br />
14.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Add Finely chopped ginger in the rice, and sauté it to for another 5 to 10 mins, until fragrant.<br />
15.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Add over the drained lentils, and roast everything for another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.<br />
16.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Let’s create more flavours now, add 2-3 big pinches of raisins, followed with ½ TSP of cumin powder, a pinch of red chilly powder and 1 TSP of corriander powder. Sauté the spices for 2 minutes.<br />
17.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Now add a quarter TSP of garam masala powder. Mix well, adjust salt and sugar to taste. Depending on the amount of heat tolerance, you can add some chopped green chilly at this time!<br />
18.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Add over the veggies at this point, one by one. I added the potatoes and cauliflower stalk first. Mix well.<br />
19.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Submerge the grains and veggies in some water. the amount of water is not very important. Just submerge the grains and veggies in water. I started with a cup of water. Cover and cook until the water the s absorbed through.<br />
20.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Add over a few handfuls of fresh green peas. Mix well, cover and cook the veggies and<br />
21.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Now add in the cauliflower florets, and caheswnuts. These veggies would cook faster.<br />
22.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Top it up with more water. Mostly the bhuno khichuri is made not very watery. But depending on your subjective taste you can add more or less water at this stage. Again cover and cook until the grains soak up the water. Stir the occasionally.<br />
23.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>To finish off this amazing one pot dish, add a tsp of good cow ghee, followed with another ¼ TSP of garam masala. Mix well and serve piping hot. </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719017368919757770.post-80661914530638074422019-11-27T22:48:00.000+05:302019-11-27T22:51:06.298+05:30Kajali Maacher Tel Jhol - A light BENGALI CURRY with a River water Catfish. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Kajali maach is called Gangatic Ailia in English.<br />
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It’s a delicate river water fish, which is super tasty. Don’t be intimidated by the size of it. And don’t think it’s a baby of a bigger fish. This fish grows to this size. The backbone is easy to manoeuvre and eat. And a trip to ER is not required after eating this! So give it a try if you can. Cheers!!<br />
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In a bowl, put in half a tsp of fresh ground turmeric, followed with salt and red chilly powder to taste and a pinch of sugar. Using a green chilly, mix the masala with a bit of water and let it bloom, covered.<br />
Now on medium heat, put in a flat bottomed pan and heat 4 tbsp of good mustard oil.<br />
Temper the hot oil with a dry red chilly, a green chilly and ½ TSP of kala jeera /Nigella seeds.<br />
Once the flavours sing through, add salt and turmeric marinated fish. Arrange the pieces in a neat fashion.<br />
These fishes are delicate, so don’t try to move it around in the pan. It will easily break apart.<br />
Now pour over the masala mix, and tilt the pan till all fishes get coated in the masala. Pour over more water. This is a ‘jhol' recipe. It is going to take a lot of water.<br />
Cover and simmer the fish, on the lowest heat for 10 mins.<br />
Meanwhile, chop some coriander and green chillies to taste.<br />
Put in a handful of coriander leaves, and 2 slit green chillies. Swirl the pan around and taste to adjust the seasonings. Add salt and green chillies, more or less according to your taste buds.<br />
Now in that masala bowl, add ½ TSP of maida (APF) in some water. Mix it well so that no lumps remain, and pour it on top of the fishes. Swirl the pan to evenly distribute the flour water mix.<br />
Simmer the curry on lowest flame for 5 mins. Switch off the flame and put in more corriander leaves. Rest it for 5 mins and serve hot with white steamed rice. Cheers!!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719017368919757770.post-37212388024796073132019-11-24T19:47:00.000+05:302019-11-24T19:47:16.017+05:30Bengal or Indian Carp, steamed with mustard and Corriander leaves!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This amazing recipe is passed on from one generation to another in my family. A lot of people, have asked me why do I have such a fondness for the simple Indian carp/ Rui maach. And today, I want to answer one and all why I feel the humble Rui is as much a great fish for consumption as is the jazzy cousin Ilish/hilsa. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It’s my nostalgia from my childhood. Growing up in a war torn Ranchi; which wanted to be jharkhand, but still was Bihar; this was the only fish available to my family, and that too occasionally. Hence Rui was what my childhood meals were made of. And as if we share the same genes, it is a fish my son likes to indulge in too.. He is otherwise quite a fussy eater. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This particular recipe has been passed to me from my mother in law. Again a nostalgic element here, if I am not wrong, this certainly was the first dish that my MIL taught me, some 11years ago. I am sure by now, any of my frnds and family have had it in my house parties. Today I am here to share this piece of extreme nostalgia with you all as well.. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Take 5 PC’s of Rui maach, and marinate it for 30 mins or more in a mix of salt and turmeric. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Start with 2 hot green chilly and a bunch of coriander. Grind it to paste. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now add 2.5 TSP of mustard powder, and let it bloom.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Meanwhile soak 2 TSP of poppy seeds in hot water and keep it ready for mixing. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Combine all of the above ingredients in a mixie jar, and grind it into a fine paste. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Add water, salt and a pinch of turmeric. Mix well</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Add 2 TSP of curd and process it again.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The masala mix is ready. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now in a large bowl, which can be used inside a steamer, pour in a tbsp of cold pressed mustard oil. Smear it around the bottom. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now place the fishes in a neat fashion. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pour in the masala mix. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rub it on both sides of the fish. Top each fish with a slit green chilly. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To seal the flavour, pour in more mustard oil on top. Take the pains of evenly distributing it on all PC’s of fish. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cover with a tight fitting lid, and put it on the steam for 20 mins. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Yummy and healthy Rui Bhanpe is ready. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Com ga – or veitnamese chicken rice! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Start with trimming off the fat from a washed and dried whole chicken. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Salt and pepper to taste.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cut 500 GM’s of carrot into big chunks.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 bulb of garlic, peeled.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A neat bunch of lemongrass- shoot and leaves</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">3-4 spring onions, roughly chopped.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Recently boiled water.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Salt and pepper</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cook, covered in a preheated oven at 200 degrees Celsius, for 50 mins.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Save the chicken stock for soup. That’s a recipe coming soon! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1.5 cups of sela basmati rice, washed and soaked for 30 mins. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In a hot pan, melt the the chicken fat, to produce 2 tbsp of melted fat. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Saute soaked rice in the fat. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Add ¼ cup of dry white wine.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Season to taste. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Add 2.75 cups of water, enough for rice to soak up and be fluffy. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cover and cook for 15 mins. Ideally, I make the rice once I have given the chicken to cook in the oven. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Once cooked through, season and garnish it with chopped onion leaves. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">White sauce, my twist to this recipe. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A splash of olive oil in hot pan.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1.5 tbsp butter and 1.5 tbsp all purpose flour. Saute well.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Fry a minced mixture of 1 green chilly and 5-6 cloves of garlic along with it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now add fridge cold milk -start with ½ a cup and go on till a desired consistency is reached. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">With the flame off, add the juice of half a lemon to freshen up the taste. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Plating up- </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A bed of rice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Over which the chicken rests</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pour over the hot white sauce.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Garnish with chopped onion leaves. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cheers!! </span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719017368919757770.post-22781435612567621662019-11-13T15:25:00.001+05:302019-11-13T15:33:22.480+05:303 RECIPES TOGETHER- Veg Bengali THALI <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Thali is am Indian concept of food. Typically every part of India has a distinctive style of presenting it thali. Today I have put out my vegetable laden thali that my family and I enjoy a lot during these months of great pollution. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Jhakia seeds that I use in one of my dishes are optional, but a great addition. It doesn't have any strong flavours, but the crunchy seeds from the hills of gharwal are really a delightful addition to the overall texture of the dish. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mishti Kumro chechki – </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Heat a tbsp of mustard oil to a good smoking point.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Temper a red dry chilly, until it turns brown.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">3.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Add ½ TSP of kalonji /kala jeera/ Nigella seeds</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">4.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Optional but highly recommended – add ½ TSP of jhakia seeds. It gives a beautiful crunchy taste to the dish. Read more on this in the blog post. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">5.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Once the flavours of the masala wafts out, put in 500 GM’s of Ripe pumpkin cut in long fine strips.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">6.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Mix well, and let it cook on low flame, but uncovered. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">7.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Do remember to stir it every now and then. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">8.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Adjust salt and put in a green chilly to get a beautiful fresh aroma. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">9.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Sprinkle on some finely cut fresh coriander and serve hot. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Kalo jeere diye jhinge alu - </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Heat a tbsp of mustard oil to a good smoking point.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Temper a red dry chilly, until it turns brown.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">3.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Add ½ TSP of kalonji /kala jeera/ Nigella seeds</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">4.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Once the aroma releases out, add in some cubed raw Potatoes. Stir and cook for a minute in the hot oil.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">5.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Add salt and haldi, stir well and cook for a minute longer, covered. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">6.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Now add cubed ridge gourd, and stir well. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">7.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Cover and cook until the potoes absorb all water released from the gourd, and become soft. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">8.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Garnish it with fresh cut corriander leaves and a slit green chilly. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Radhuni diye daal- </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Heat 2 tbsp of mustard oil to a good smoking point.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Temper a red dry chilly, until it turns brown.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">3.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Add ½ TSP of Radhuni /celery seeds.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">4.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Once the Masala becomes fragrant, and attains a deep dark brown colour, add ½ TSP haldi mixed with a tsp of water and slit green chilly.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">5.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Stir and add 6 tbsp of boiled fmasoor dal/red split lentils. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">6.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Boil the dal in the tempered spices for a couple of minutes before adding in some green chillies slit and corriander leaves For flavour and garnish.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">7.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Give it a final simmering time of a minute before serving it hot with plait white rice and simple vegetable curries! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cheers! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For tomorrow's midweek refresher, I have got you covered with an amazing cocktail recipe- Passionately gin and tonic. Its a twist on the ever popular combination of gin and tonic, and trust me; even if you substitute the passion fruit with other kinds of fruit, its still gonna taste amazing. Treat it as a blueprint, and fly high!!</span></div>
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Passionate gin and tonic<br />
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3 passion fruit's pulpy insides<br />
1 tbsp sugar<br />
100 ml gin<br />
100 ml tequila<br />
1.5 cans of tonic water or soda water<br />
A pinch of rock salt<br />
A handful of fresh mint<br />
1 sweet orange sliced. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Khameer loosely means yeast. These soft flat breads are made
with a yeasted dough, and then cooked over the flame or in the oven. This is
perfect for anyone who has never made a bread loaf before.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2. Whole wheat flour - 2 cups<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">3. White flour - 1 cup<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">4. Baking powder – ½ TSP<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">6. 1 cup of lukewarm water, add a tbsp of sugar and mix
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">7. Sprinkle on 2 TSP of active dry yeast, mix well and keep
it aside to bloom for 10 minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">10. After 10 minutes of resting, your yeast should become
frothy like so. If not, discard the yeast and start the blooming process with
another fresh packet of yeast.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>11. Add the activated
yeast to the dry ingredients, and put together a soft dough.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>12. Once the bowl
gets cleaned, and the dough sticks together, add a tbsp of olive oil and start
kneading the dough.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">13. Knead the dough as shown here. Fold the dough on itself,
turn and then again fold the dough and continue like so.. Do 80 such folds..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>14. Check the dough
by pinching it. If it springs back half way, then it's done.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">15. Keep it in an oiled bowl, covered with a damp cloth for
1 to 2 hours, till it doubles in size.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">16. After it doubles up, punch the dough to release the air
and divide into smaller portions. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">17. Roll each pc into a smooth ball of dough. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">18. Then with a rolling pin roll out each ball to an oblong
oval shape. This way we will be able to fit 2 breads in a pan while making it
over the flame. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">19. Let the flattened dough rest for 15 minutes, before
roasting. Apply some olive oil on top to prevent it from forming a tough skin. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">20. Ease it gently on a hot tawa, an cook on one side till
you see the bubbles forming. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">21. Flip and cook it on the other side till it puffs up and
become a balloon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I am using Mushrooms, halved.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Green capsicum, cut into bite sized pcs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Red bell pepper, to add a dramatic colour.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Onion quarters that has been leafed out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Homemade curd, 3 to 4 tbsp. I never strain out the water as
the juices make a lovely dipping sauce at the end. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Fresh Ginger, garlic and green chilly paste 3 Tbsp.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And a secret ingredient – 3 tsp kosha mangsho masala. The
link to make the spice mix will be in the description box below. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 TSP red chilly powder.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">½ TSP sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Salt to taste<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then masssage and marinate the cut veggies in the spice mix
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Banno kabab – </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It’s a recipe that I developed for my restaurants in 2017.
We use besan as the main flavouring agent. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dry roast 3 heaped tbsp of mota besan. (Chickpea flour
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Once the aroma wafts out, add enough cold pressed mustard
oil to form it in a paste.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2 TSP kosha mangsho masala, mix well over low<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>heat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Chicken + salt + roasted masala mix + 3 tbsp of home made
curd + 2 tbsp freshly ground ginger garlic and green chilly paste. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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skewers and chicken separately so that everything cooks through. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Serve along with freshly made pita bread and onion pickle. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A classic dish from Bengal, that everyone in the world knows
is – Kosha Mangsho. It’s a dish that defines our food culture, and every
Bengali family has its ow recipe for it. What I share today is a recipe that my
little family enjoys a lot. It’s a labour of love and in my house its best
enjoyed with Ajwaini Parathas. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Freshly ground Kosha Mangsho masala for which you will need-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Green cardamom – 15 PCs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Red chilli – 2pcs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Nutmeg – ½ pc<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mace – 2 pods<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Cinnamon –<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1 pc<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Star Anise – 1pc<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">White pepper whole – 1tsp<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Black pepper whole- 1 tsp<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Big cardamom -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>3 PC’s<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Bay leaves – 2 PCs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Cloves – ½ TSP<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Cumin seeds – 1 Tbsp<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dry roast each spice in a pan. Add the cumin and coriander
at the end. Cool it on a plate, then grind it to a fine powder in your mixer
jar. This much of masala is required for 1.5 kgs of mutton.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">700 gms of fresh, cleaned mutton (Goat meat)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3-4 medium sized peeled potatoes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2-inch-long ginger root<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">½ a pod of garlic<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 hot green chillies<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3-4 medium onions sliced finely<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Salt, sugar and turmeric to taste<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">200 gms curd<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For tempering 5 tbsp of mustard oil-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 red chilly<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1.5 bay leaves<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3 pods of cardamom<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5 cloves<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 pod of mace<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2/3 pc of star anise<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">½ a cinnamon stick<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">½ tsp jeera<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 heaped tsp coriander seeds<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Making this dish is a very satisfying process, which is well
documented in my video. Do check and like the video. Share it with your friends
and family so that more and more people make this recipe! Cheers!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Growing pumpkin plants is easy. I do it every year to reap
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The flowers, cleaned as shown in the video.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One of the best things in life is to travel and enjoy various different culinary experiments. This dish is one such memory of mine, that I picked up in Mallorca, Spain. Now, its such a simple dish, that its extremely important to take care of the quality of all three of the main ingredients. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Just roughly chop the garlic and add it in a wok with the chilies of your choice and 1/2 cup or more of olive oil. I never measure the Extra Virgin Olive oil in this recipe. And yes, you need to use the good, expensive stuff for this recipe. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 150%;">Making compound
butter is very easy - take softened butter and mix green chilli and garlic
paste, salt, lemon and orange zest. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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thoroughly mixed, create a pocket between the skin and the flesh, and push the
butter forward. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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dressed chicken on the potatoes and season the top well. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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preheated oven for 50 - 55 mins, until cooked through. Temperature of the oven
should be maintained at 200 degrees with the fan on.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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serving it. A great option to serve along is our roasted masala pumpkin some
dinner rolls to have the butter and potatoes with.. cheers!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left;">Do you struggle with the word Biryani? Do you think that you need to buy the ready made Biryani Masala to make a proper biryani? For me both these answers are a straight No. Read on if you wanna join my club.</span></div>
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Biryani<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Almost 400 gms of cut and cleaned Echor / Kachcha Kathal /
unripe Jack fruit. Boil it in water along with some salt and turmeric, till its
50 % done. Using a pressure cooker may not be a good idea.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">7 onions chopped and fried till brown<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">About 300 gms good long grain rice, soaked for 1 hour<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2 tbsp Oil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A nice mix of whole Garam Masala-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">3 tbsp Ginger and garlic paste<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 small pinch of real kesar and warm milk<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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biryani making, its best to keep all ingredients out and handy. Also this same
process could be used for any other Dum cooked Meat or veggie biryani.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Get a big sauce pot and put it on heat. We would make the
whole spice tadka for the rice first, before proceeding for other stuff. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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whole spices; and on low flame cook till it is fragrant. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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generously. Add some more cold water and bring it up to a rolling boil before
adding the soaked rice. Cook the soaked rice on a rolling boil for 5 to 7
minutes. It should be about 50 to 60 percent done. Drain it out on a plate and
let it air dry. I mostly just take my spider ladle and drain out the rice from
the starchy water onto a bowl. Then I quickly topple it out on a flat plate
and let the rice air dry for a few minutes. Repeat with the remaining rice.
The second batch of rice should be kept to air dry on a separate plate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Now would be perfect to add 2 big pinches each
of mint and coriander. Add in the green chilies too for an added kick. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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recommend adding it to lessen the tang of homemade curd. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->This would be the right time to create the saffron
mix. Just warm up a few tbsp of milk in microwave and drop in a few strands of kesar on
to it. Let it bloom and get flavourful.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the biryani in. Put a thin layer of the most uncooked rice of the lot you have
made earlier, in the bottom of the pan. Top it all with jackfruit masala. Now an
even layer of onions needs to be followed with an even layer of chopped herbs. Top
it all with rice once again. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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fried onion on top. Now another generous sprinkle of herbs. Now get that saffron
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And when you open that lid once done, you will be
transported to another world it self. Biryani is a soul food, which is made and
perfected with love. Make it to believe it. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What is vegetables to you judgmental vegetarian? Its just
food, right? Then why so judgemental about other’s kind of food?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And you Non-vegetarian lover, no one asked you to smile
away. You too are as judgmental to the vegetarian crowd as they are to you. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Basically, I
am not here to solve this tussle. But I am here to understand humanity
from a different angle all together. Before all my <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gyaan</i> pours in, note that I have an amazing recipe of <a href="http://antaras-zouqh.blogspot.com/2018/08/kathal-ki-dum-biryani.html" target="_blank"><b>Kachche </b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Kathal ki Dum Biryani</b></a> down after the post.
Do make it a point to read that at least. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now food is what we need to survive. Yes, survival makes us
selfish. Yes, humans were created to be socially selfish. What we didn’t
understand was the fine line in the middle which was defined as <b>responsibility</b>.
Today, its easier to bombard your judgement on others about their choices, just
because its different from yours. I have personally felt it from many
vegetarians across communities who were so unreceptive to other’s choice. And
by no means am I here to praise non-vegetarian sentiments. I am only here to
talk about a choice of lifestyle and the fact that people need to respect it
even if it is different than others’. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Vegetarians, you are
killing too-<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Yes, you read it right. The day you stop buying things with
roots to your house, you may absolve from calling yourself a killer.
But while chewing on a carrot stick and digging into a spinach salad; you are
killing too. And at times, you even make sprouts, to kill it the very next day.
How insensitive, you killed an infant which would have become a full-blown
plant if you gave it that chance. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">See, I get it. You feel we are butchers. But is it too much
to ask that we are different and what you think may not be what I am thinking.
I like meat and I have it. Doesn’t mean I don’t like carrots or tomatoes. I
like myself and I nourish myself to the best of my ability. This is all we need
to understand. As every ‘I’ is different, every ‘ability’ would also be
different. All we need is to keep a responsibility tab on our ability and we
are good to go. I request you to be just a bit more receptive. Yes, animals are
animals, but the one you are speaking to is a human with feelings. Be truly
responsible to his or her feelings first. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Non-vegetarians, stop
being wasteful-<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have noticed that most of the lavish households in this
world don’t feel a thing when they toss out that perfectly edible offal down in
the trash can. Please respect the food. Understand your need, and buy only what
you need. Don’t stock up just for a good discount. Instead donate it to a needy
right then and there. In our supermarket culture, discounts speak. But just
respect it enough to not waste.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In early days, sausages and dry fish were invented to keep wastage at the minimal level, and to stock up for the winter which was harsh. These were pure sentiments designed to pay homage to the life of that animal who was sacrificed to keep humans healthy. Sin is not killing, but being unrespectful to the purpose of the kill. Today, those pure sentiments are lost upon a flimsy coat of civilization. When you get something so easily, its much easier to forget the real cost behind that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Don’t even get me started on this point. I mean what was the
government thinking while banning <b>cow </b>slaughter is beyond my understanding of un-discriminatory
India. ‘Gaay hamari Mata Hai’ – ‘Cows are our mother’- a direct translation of
the phrase. And upon asking a reason for this phrase, pat comes the answer- ‘because
it gives us milk.’ But did you forget how much you grew up on buffalo milk? Or the
pristine white clarified butter that was added to your vegetables? You know
whose milk that came from- our humble <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">buffalo</b>.
And still so discriminatory towards that big black beauty? I feel this is to do
with India’s obsession with anything white. Too much I say!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And even the fact about the milk production. Don’t you feel
the only one supposed to drink that milk is the calf? Why are you bottling and
selling it? When your mother, sister, wife birthed; was the milk extracted to
feed a population? I am just asking the question without meaning harm. Don't you feel its time that you questioned this ban too?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The bigger issue to solve in today’s India is that every
Indian needs to respect the green trees that surrounds us. I am educated enough
to understand cutting trees for development is needed. I mean wider roads would
solve many traffic jams. Or an extra residential complex may help lower the sky
rocketing prices of flats. But all I am saying is for every Indian to rise up to this pollution with a solution that is as simple as can be. All we need to do is plant <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">15 plants in and
outside our houses.</b> That's all. Just plant flowers or herbs or vegetables, and keep them alive. Don’t be afraid of the mosquitoes or
earth worm that they might get into your house. Yes, to start with they would;
but eventually it is only going to better the situation that we are in right
now. Imagine if all the four flats in every floor of a 12 floored society, planted 15 plants for every bedroom they had. Do the maths and then you would know. We would be able to purify our air much faster than an electronic air purifier. Plant more, grow more and buy less veggies should be the new urban mantra.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And the most controversial for the last – Understand <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Halal</b> before passing a judgement over
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Yes I am Hindu, and yet I am telling you that I love to buy
Halal as far as my meat and poultry needs go. Halal doesn’t mean an inhuman way
to cut. It means that we are making sure that impurities run out and the meat
is fit for consumption. Scientifically it is a better process for storage and safer
to eat too. Ideologically too, these days most of the supermarkets make sure
that the butchers stun the animals before the halal process begins. Understand the
origin of this process. It has stemmed from a pure emotion of survival in a hot sunny dessert area. Survival of healthy humans in a far flung dessert area with limited water supply was tough. And yet, they survived. Truly, Necessity is the mother of all inventions!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This article is written with a pure intention to ask
relevant questions about our choices. In no way am I to favor one to another forms of eating habit. Both
these eating habits (veg and non-veg) makes for a balanced country. So literally a balance is all
we should crave for. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are talking about how to remove plastic from our life. This one product-
man-made product has taken our world into a whirlwind. It has become an evil
necessity, which we can’t live with or without. But its ok, I have a plan to
make it more sustainable. Let’s embark on this plan together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So, ladies (and you gents if you are reading me, but I highly
doubt it) let’s do this together. Let’s make a list of disposable plastic
materials we use in a month. Let’s recycle some from the list. And then let’s
try to replace some in the list. For example, my list was-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li>1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: -18pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: -18pt;">Plastic water bottles, especially for my avengers’
5 year-old-fan.</span></li>
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</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: -18pt;">Plastic tiffin boxes</span></li>
<li>3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: -18pt;">I have replaced most of my carry bags from
plastic to cloth, but its still available for most.</span></li>
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</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: -18pt;">Sanitary pads.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now with great persuasion, I have taken my 5-year-old to
like matt finish steel bottles. Today he happily takes that to school, while
his plastic spider-man bottle bit the dust a few weeks ago. If nothing works
for a mom, it’s the safest bet to take- out of sight is out of mind.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My husband could take glass tiffin boxes, but the little son
still wants some cartoon on it. So, this time I bought a plastic on outside,
but steel on inside tiffin box for him. Once the school reopens, we will find
out whether I was successful or not in this attempt. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now for the last and the final bit, I can now very
confidently claim that I have replaced most kinds of sanitary pads in my house.
And instead have started using a miracle silicone-based product, called
Menstrual Cups.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you truly want to do something for the environment, then with
shaky baby steps, go towards this product. Let me begin by first tackling some
myths surrounding this product-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><b style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-indent: -18pt;">‘it feels
unhygienic to insert something inside my vagina.’</b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: -18pt;"> Now this is the most
classic myth that I hear from most of my friends when I approach them to talk
about menstrual cups. It is the other way around when it comes to hygiene issues.
Menstrual pads are unhygienic. They come in contact with air, and hence germs
get a moist warm place to breed. Instead the menstrual cup seals the cervix,
and in the limited air supply nothing substantially harmful can breed inside your
body. By far it is the safest and the most hygienic sanitary products available
in the market.</span></li>
<li>2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><b style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-indent: -18pt;">‘too big
to manually insert it.’</b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: -18pt;"> That’s a fair concern, it is a bit big, especially
if you have had a child and you need to use the larger size like I do. But when
you have a very natural lubricant flowing out of vagina(aka- blood, no yuck pls),
it just slides inside with no effort. I tried it and then only am I writing
about it. Even if you are scared, just try it out once. If you don’t like it,
its ok. All I request is to not give it up entirely. After all, let me remind
you that removing plastic from your life is and should be a goal you feel
dearly for.</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-indent: -18pt;">3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: -18pt;">‘</span><b style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-indent: -18pt;">reusing poses to be a greater problem. I feel
yuck to boil it all the time</b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: -18pt;">.’ Well, for this one let me start with an
example. Do you think </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-indent: -18pt;"><i>Swara Bhasker’s</i></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: -18pt;"> character in</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"> </span><i style="text-indent: -18pt;">Veere</i><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"> </span><i style="text-indent: -18pt;">de Wedding</i><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"> was concerned about boiling the toy in the Masturbation
scene? Or do you as a mom or wife</span> or a girl boil each fruit and vegetables before putting it into your mouth? Both these answers tend to go towards a 'no', so
similarly, you don’t need to boil the cup every time you tip its contents out. Just
wash it in clear water and its ready to be inserted again. When you open a new
pack, its just then that the boiling is mandatory. After that, it’s up to you
to boil or not to boil.</span></li>
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</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: -18pt;">‘</span><b style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-indent: -18pt;">the thought
of pulling out a cup full of menstrual blood … naaahhh</b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: -18pt;">’ on this one I have
nothing to say. This is a reality and using a cup does make you come closer to
your body. It is to see and witness this amazing system which is the reason
life sustains in this world.</span></li>
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</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: -18pt;">‘</span><b style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-indent: -18pt;">I</b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: -18pt;"> </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-indent: -18pt;">won’t feel comfortable to exercise in the
cup.</b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: -18pt;">’ Another myth, our vagina is mostly a very sensitive opening, but once
you get snugly past that, there is no feeling. You won’t feel something in your
legs if you have a tampon or a cup inserted inside. You wont even realise
something is inserted until the body gives you the sign that it is full. Any physical
exercise would be much more comfortable if compared to pads. Pads with friction
and the moistness would lead to a delicate rash. This would never happen with a
cup.</span></li>
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</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: -18pt;">And saving the best for the last- ‘</span><b style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-indent: -18pt;">would the vagina stretch too much if I use
it</b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: -18pt;">’ well after having a baby and still enjoying a happy sex life, I don’t think
inserting a cup would change anything to do with parameters of the holy grail. This
is not such a big thing, that your vagina has to stretch out to accommodate. So,
fear not. I think I safely can put this out as a myth.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I think I have covered most of the myths about this
wonderful product. Silicone is a highly elastic material which gets folded
quite small and can be quite comfortable to take a shape once inside. If you
get past the initial hitch, trust me you too would love the product. The sanitary
pads that we use are 90% plastic with super absorbent polymers and non-woven
plastic components. Some even come laced with much harmful chemicals which promises
to turn blood into gel and keep it locked. This is not natural. And something
that is causing so much of harm to environment, can’t be safe for us to use. If
plastic bothers you, stem it out of our systems first. The picture below
depicts a dump yard, full of diapers and sanitary pads from one small area of a metro city, for a week. We can truly take baby steps to change this reality. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Akshay Kumar</i></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> starrer Pad-Man has gotten India to talk about
periods and menstruation. I salute </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Arunachalam Muruganantham</i></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> for what
he achieved out of a simple emotion of love. Sir, however difficult your name
is for me to pronounce, as much difficult is for me to comprehend you deed. I am
just taking your fight on the urban level, a bit farther. Hope we do understand
and more and more people join me in this fight! Cheers!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Maybe I started the article mid-way. But as the greatest
non-conformist in the world, I chose to end it. Actually, I started this
article with an assumption that everyone would know about this product. But I
stand corrected as the amazing girl gang of my niece bombarded me with very
relevant questions about this product. So here are some excerpts from all of my
conversation from last night-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1. Define Menstrual Cup- A menstrual cup is a
hygiene product which needs to be inserted in the vagina during menstruation.
It is made of flexible medical grade silicone and shaped like a bell
with a stem. Its purpose is to prevent menstrual blood containing uterine
lining from leaking onto our clothes. The stem is used for insertion and
removal. The bell-shaped cup seals against the vaginal wall just below the
cervix, hence making the process extremely leak proof. Every 6 to 12 hours,
depending on the amount of flow, the cup is to be removed, emptied, rinsed, and
reinserted. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">After each period, the cup should be boiled for at least 5
minutes and stored in a clean box for use the next month. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2. Menstrual pads vs cup- yes one cup costs 600 INR
average, while a pad costs 10 INR. But, you can’t reuse the pad as you would
with a cup. And the cup is completely chemical free and is made of food grade
silicone which is great in reusing and is quite biodegradable unlike pads. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">3. To be used only after marriage or after the girl has had sexual
intercourse- no even young girls can use it, completely safe and won’t
interfere in the reproductive system later on. Its just that you need to be
eased on to this product. Talk to friends, family and doctors and then decide
whether you are ready to try this revolutionary product or not.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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small before you have had a baby. Opt for large if you have had a baby. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">5. Leaking? - Negligible, in fact you will get to know when
its time for it to emptied out. Trust your instincts. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I feel now my article is complete. If you have any other
question, drop in a comment or mail me at <a href="mailto:antara1061@gmail.com">antara1061@gmail.com</a>,
with a subject title- ‘menstrual cups’.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Break is as important for me, as is work. And I guess we
creative people understand the value of these 2 things together. Routine can
never lead up to outstanding results in life. Its what we learn from these breaks,
that provides the fuel to the feed. And I make it a habit to take a break in
everything I do. Today I am writing about how to incorporate break in a rigorous
calorie counted diet, and why it works well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So, we started with a fairly balanced diet, wherein now
everyone of you know my aim, and the health goal I need to achieve. I don’t have
a strict timeline. But before the summer hits us hard, I need to lose a couple
of kgs, and inches too. But for all of the last week and this, I am on a break.
I don’t have a set meal plan for this break. I am eating regular meals, which
is high on protein, but less on carbohydrates. But I ate 2 <i>gujiyas </i>last week,
along with 3 glasses of wine. But of
course, within a span of a whole week. So see, I want my body to not feel
restricted. In fact, the restrictions play on the mind more than the body and
trust me it never leads to good. Instead I want to lose weight while keeping my
body and mind completely satisfied. That is holistic weight loss, and that will
make sure I keep the weight lost for years to come. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Confused, I don’t blame you. It is a bit confusing when you
let go. It is a natural process that you and I can’t change. But I would try
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">First step is always to initiate our body into the weight
loss journey. We start slowly, taking care that we don’t suddenly remove a major
nutrient from our diet. That’s why my first meal plan was perfect. It had
everything, but in the right form and quantity. See, I am a working mom who doesn’t
have the luxury of fussing about myself all day long. So, I need to keep myself
hydrated and well fed, in order to make sure a good environment in my restaurant
and home is maintained. The very first problem serial dieters face is
irritability and temper tantrums. And mind you, these tantrums are never normal
or forgivable. <a href="http://antaras-zouqh.blogspot.in/2018/03/fat-to-fit-intermittent-fasting-my-foot.html" target="_blank">The first meal plan is right here.</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Second step was to initiate the body on burning some insane
fat deposited in some invisible corner of my body, and hence; a slightly more
calorie reduced meal plan. Now this well-structured meal plan was great for me
as in a week, with right amount of exercise and activity, I shed 1.5 kg with
this. <a href="http://antaras-zouqh.blogspot.in/2018/03/fat-to-fit-khandvi-in-week-2-plan.html" target="_blank">The second meal plan, if you haven’t already seen it, is right here.</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Third step was to be comfortable in the 3 kg loss that I did
within these 3 weeks, right after I was back from Goa. And that’s why, I rested
all of last week, where in I indulged in my favourite treats, still managing to
keep the weight to constant till today. Today grudgingly, I will stop my break
time and get to a meal plan. But for you my readers, you break has just
started. Enjoy to the fullest, but just keep following the golden rules of the
game. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">3 drinks of alcohol only in a day, that too just
once a week.</span></span></li>
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</span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">6 glasses of water need to go in along with it.</span></span></li>
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</span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">No carbohydrates after 7 pm.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you can go without any wine, then my blessings are with
you. However, I couldn’t even stop at 2 so I mentioned 3 here. I drank 3
glasses, while watching Baywatch on amazon prime. And frankly, it was a good Saturday
spent, so no complaints. The day you drink, steer clear of sweets. Also, try to
drink or eat irresponsibly only for lunch. Evenings need to be boring. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So going with the theme of cheating, here is my recipe for
the day. I created a fat free frappe, with real sugar and cream, but took the
fat out with the help of science, not chemicals. It is one of my video productions,
and the measurement of any ingredients mentioned here doesn’t matter. With the summer
approaching, this along with a shot of Kahlua could very well be a killer treat
for a person like me. Cheers!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A week has past since I came back from my holiday in Goa.
Holidays for me is a time to let go. I </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">didn’t think calories or flab, and enjoyed every moment on
sand as if it were my last moment on this beautiful earth. I didn’t have a
worry. Went inside the lagoon fearlessly while I knew, I couldn’t swim. But now
I am back, and after a week of carefully moderated meals and a bit of exercise
thrown in, I am a kg lighter, and back to my goal of losing another 3 to 4 kgs
in the next 6 weeks. Now would be the time for all of you to join in, if you
want to begin on this journey with me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Last week, I had shared a simple balanced meal plan. That
plan was for all, everyone who wants to be healthy and is roughly 5 feet 2
inches tall. Today, I am leaping into deeper water, writing out a meal plan
that I would base on my health goals, metabolism and my nutrition essentials. I
understand if such a personalized meal plan is being published, then obviously
my personal goals and parameters are to be spelled out first. So, its more of a
personal rant which would follow in the next paragraph, which I would suggest
you to read before u start on this plan along with me. Make sure that you customize the plan accordingly to sui</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">t your nutritional intake.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am a healthy woman who can be described verbatim as being ‘petite.’
I have a BMI rate of 24.1, which though falls in normal category, still I would
want to lower it furthermore. My health goal is not to just lose weight, but to
achieve a higher metabolic rate. My second health goal is to defeat my chronic
condition of Low Blood pressure, which for times more than my liking, cripples
me to be on house arrest. There are no medication for the same, and so rest and
protein rich food is the only way out of this condition. So undoubtedly, my aim
at forming any meal plans for self is to ensure that I have enough protein in
my diet and enough physical exercise to digest the difficult protein off my
body. My biggest problem area in my body has to be my face, which just fluffs
up in a kgs. gain, and comes down only when I loose around 3 kgs. The second
problem area is my back, which accumulates a lot of fat, as if overnight I have
grown 2 bulges which makes me look as if I am stooping even when I am standing
upright. Sigh… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Honest confessions to internet is not easy, but well if I
started on this journey, I better continue on it till end. So, coming back to
my plan; this week I plan to keep it simple yet doable. I don’t want to include
any high-profile superfood in my diet. Simple homemade Indian food and bonus
recipe at the end for you to get it right.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Meal Plan for week 2-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7 am- Early morning starts with a glass of plain warm water
followed by a glass of coriander and lime water. All I need to do is boil
coriander for 10 mins strain, add lime and drink. I mostly do the boiling in
the night and let it cool overnight, in the fridge. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7.15 am – 3 soaked almonds and a cup of black coffee without
sugar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Breakfast- 1 egg with 1 slice of whole wheat toast or 1
serving of khandvi which is made of all protein rich ingredients. For
breakfast, you can include the tadka too. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">11.30 am would be the best time to have a bowl of papaya and
if hungry, then some pcs of apples too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lunch- it is the most favorite meal of mine so I will have
it like a queen. A lean protein like egg/chicken or fish with a bowl of cut
carrots and cucumbers, followed by a phulka and cooked vegetable. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(full Indian thali)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5 pm – would be the right time to work on my metabolism, so
a cup of curd and flax meal would be perfect. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7.30 pm can start with some protein filled food- like sprout
salad or khandvi without <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tadka</i> and a
cup of earl grey tea.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">9 pm- would be the last meal of the day wherein keep it
protein and cucumbers only. Like humus and salad or grilled chicken and vegetables.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And by 11 pm, sleep!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I would need to exercise in the day, mostly I will either
skip for 500 times or brisk walk for 45 minutes. After diligently following
this meal plan and responsibly cheating during the weekend, I would report back
my findings here next week. For the last week, the cheating included a spoonful
of rice for Saturday dinner, along with 2 glasses of wine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Next week, I will talk about why I am keeping so many meals
planned for the night, while I eat scarcely during the day. If the principal I
am testing, works; then my friends you are in for a great trick which would
help you loose weight easily, without achieving a plateau. Also, I am working
on another article trying to point out mistakes that people commit during the
night which leads them to reach a plateau in their weight loss goals. Now to
the recipe that everyone must be waiting for- Khandvi!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 cup gram flour or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">besan</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 chilly grated<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 inch ginger grated<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Haldi</i> or turmeric
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">For</span><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> tadka</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> which is
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 tsp mustard seeds<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 slit green chillies<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Grated Carrots are extremely optional, a more traditional
ingredient would be coconut grated. But I am using carrots today as it is
healthy and looks veraciously red and decadent<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is a recipe that needs to be seen. But in my
experience, I have seen many YouTube videos that do not cover the finer details
of this recipe. I am doing something I have never done before. Instead of
making video recipes, I am actually pasting links of people who have posted the
recipe in their respective vlog channels, with footnotes of things that either
they missed, or could be introduced in the method which would alter the results
quite a bit. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Today, I take on 2 master chefs- <a href="https://www.tarladalal.com/" target="_blank">Tarla Dalal</a> the legend in
herself and <a href="http://www.chefkunalkapur.com/" target="_blank">Kunal Kapoor</a>, the Master chef judge. They both have millions of
admirers online, including me. And I always love to see their take on recipes
before I start off in the kitchen. I will start today with K kitchen- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndTp8_1Kdyk" target="_blank">the video is here</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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so much that it becomes too pretty to eat. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li>1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-indent: -18pt;">.43 seconds – I suggest we actually mix the </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-indent: -18pt;">besan</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-indent: -18pt;"> with curd first and then add
water. In fact I suggest we add the water just last and about 1.5 cups does a
better job, than 2 cups of water.</span></li>
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in the batter, trust me on this.</span></li>
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</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-indent: -18pt;">1.19 sec- never should you pour the batter in a
hot </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-indent: -18pt;">kadahai</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-indent: -18pt;">. It forms lumps
immediately. Pour first and then put it on flame always.</span></li>
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</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-indent: -18pt;">4.19 sec- instead of coconut, I suggest using
carrots for a healthier lighter, yet a pretty coloured dish. You can leave it
plain too, as I mostly do anyways.</span></li>
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</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-indent: -18pt;">I loved the fact that he never asked you to
grease the thali. You don’t need to grease it at all. If it is cooked well, it
rolls out beautifully. And greasing can actually prevent you from spreading
evenly.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The legend that was <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_2p-Si0gvU&t=333s" target="_blank">Tarla Dalal (video)</a>, she made it as a home cook
would- that is without a care in the world that she could go wrong. After all
she must have made this recipe so many times before. Her batter was a bit
lumpy, but much drier than chef Kapoor’s and I feel it is advisable to keep the
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are much different to each other. Hopefully with my pointers, you too would be
able to make khandvi like a pro. If you do, please do not forget to let me see a
picture of it soon! Cheers!!</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719017368919757770.post-89296447661320961962018-03-05T19:43:00.000+05:302018-03-05T19:45:16.405+05:30Fat to Fit- Intermittent Fasting, My Foot!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Its amazing when u eat all you crave, drink like a fish, and
yet see fat melting out. That is the feeling that I want returned to me. Who
wouldn’t, tell me? Am sure most of you are reading me right now, looking for
exactly that. Even if I can not tell you how this would return back to us,
especially us in the 30s, I can tell you how it won’t. It wont return with I<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://antaras-zouqh.blogspot.in/2018/02/fat-to-fit-basics-about-intermittent.html" target="_blank">ntermittent Fasting</a></b> for sure. <o:p></o:p></div>
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As I had mentioned in the earlier article, I braved the meal
plan for 5 days. I lost a kg, yes. And then I lost another trying to nurse
myself back to being me. And that next week wasn’t all that fun. What happened
was that I was acutely gaseous and developed gastric indigestion, wherein my
body kind of repelled food. I have not been prone to stomach gas or flu in the
past, so it was extremely uncomfortable, and more so as the week after, I had
planned a vacation to Goa. So, in my current lifestyle, wherein I wake up early
and sleep by 10.30 pm, I couldn’t follow the meal plan of skipping breakfast.
When I was in college, I used to most of the days, skip breakfast, and my body
metabolised it very nicely; but now it’s a decade older, and used to the
pattern of smaller meals in the day. No point trying to change its rhythm with
newer discoveries of the day. Stick to the basic, is all my advice going to be.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Early morning – 500 ml lukewarm water followed with a bowl
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Intense activity
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Breakfast- a healthy combination of whole carbs with
vegetables/egg. Eg-1 whole wheat veg sandwich or a roti-egg roll or oats upma
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Mid-morning- Green tea with a healthy snack. Eg- 1 cream
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Lunch- would be a good mix of vegetables (cooked and/or raw)
with whole carbohydrates. Eg- salad with ‘1 or 2 roti or boiled daliya’ and 1 -
2 bowl veg with 1/2 bowl curd/dal. If I choose to eat non veg, then I will
cancel the carb and take 100 gms chicken/fish with 1-2 katori veg and salad.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Evening- earl grey tea with 2 cream cracker biscuits or
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Dinner- same as lunch just that I will try to go skimpy on
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chicken/ fish with 1 or 2 bowl veg and salad.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So I am aiming at following this diet for the next two
weeks. It’s doable, in fact very easy too. And I have done it earlier last
year to have some great results!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Protein rich stuffed Dhokla- <a href="http://antaras-zouqh.blogspot.in/2012/05/fast-furious-and-simple-sandwiched.html">http://antaras-zouqh.blogspot.in/2012/05/fast-furious-and-simple-sandwiched.html</a></div>
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Old fashioned yeasted Dhokla- <a href="http://antaras-zouqh.blogspot.in/2014/11/dhokla-old-fashioned-way.html">http://antaras-zouqh.blogspot.in/2014/11/dhokla-old-fashioned-way.html</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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And one of the best- steamed idly with this sambhar chutney-
<a href="http://antaras-zouqh.blogspot.in/2017/02/sambhar-in-chutney.html">http://antaras-zouqh.blogspot.in/2017/02/sambhar-in-chutney.html</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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This time, I would surely catch up next week with you guys,
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I don’t much know or care about these ‘they-s’ we always
refer to, but they say that in winter you make your summer body. It could be ‘you’
who can agree or disagree, but I am going with it for the simple reason that
soon the warming protection of an over the top jacket is going to go, and we
would end up with a flabby arm in a sleeveless dress, showing unflatteringly.
So here is our ‘Lets Lose Weight Together’ winter series to get you up and tidy
for the coming seasons!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://antaras-zouqh.blogspot.in/search/label/LLWT" target="_blank">Now if someone isn’t familiar with our earlier series, than a link is embossed for you to check it out.</a> That series did pretty well on my
blog, and if emails are to be believed, many came forward to tell me how it
helped them achieve a good weight. That time, a couple of years ago, natural
sciences told us that 2-hour-eating pattern was the healthiest way to life!!
But as Darwin stated, evolution happened in the sector of natural sciences; and
scientists claim that they have found a better solution of weight loss in the
form of intermittent fasting. Now I am as confused as you are, but more and
more I read about IF, I become more and more certain that it must be a healthy
pattern of eating. Now let’s give it to our ancestors, in the name of religion,
they did devise this healthy alternative lifestyle in the way of Ramadan, where
you fast for most hours with just a small period of time allotted to feasting.
But the non inclusion of water is still a problem, and that gets eliminated in
the Intermittent fasting pattern of eating. Similarly, in our Hindu tradition, especially
in Bengal, we have ‘<i>uposh’</i> till the
time we offer our prayers to <i>Ma</i> <i>Durga</i>, which is exactly what we do in Intermittent
fasting. We fast till 11 am, and then start eating and continue eating till 9
pm. The only way ‘<i>uposh’</i> is different
to our fast is that, we don’t start our day eating deep fried dough and potato curry!<o:p></o:p></div>
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So, I have decided to test this scientifically proven method
of eating and write about my journey for the others to get benefited from. I
start today, that is the 12<sup>th</sup> of February, with a 12 hour fasting to
12 hour eating window. I have always had little meals, which lately weren’t so
little which obviously led me to gain a couple of kgs. My idea is to lose just
about 3 to 4 kgs, following this way of eating, and then be able to maintain
this for the rest of my life! But then again, you never know because losing and
gaining weight is so much a part of the recent lifestyle, that we are prisoners
of. Yet, I am confident that by <i>Holi</i>, when the sweaters go away, I should not
feel too bad about looking in the mirror, especially since I have not exercised
seriously since the smog hit Delhi. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Waking up at 6.30 – 7 am to 500 ml of lemon and ginger
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having on an empty stomach, but really, I cant do with out it anyways. I don’t
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8 am – a brisk walk for 30 minutes, followed by some fresh
veggies shopping for the day. I try to buy things, to be eaten just in that
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1 pm, a fibre rich balanced lunch which should have all
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4 pm – 100 gms of fruits once again<o:p></o:p></div>
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6 pm tea and a handful of roasted Bengal gram, or <i>chana
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8 pm – dinner which will not include carbohydrates, but is
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Now, this is wat I am going to be following, and by no means
I am a nutritionist who can try devise meal charts for people apart from
family. Yet, if you so wish to follow me on this journey, then please do write
in a comment to encourage me to go further up on the road! But before you do,
you need to know of these pointers-<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">I do this 12 hour fasting for a week, and then I
would gradually increase the time to hit a ratio of 16:8 hours!</span></li>
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</span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">For the first 2 days, I will have some sort of
carbohydrates in the night, and then would I try to eliminate it and see how
much I feel hungry the next morning. Again, all this pattern of eating should
definitely include my comfort. And so, I will take it as it goes, and write
about it the next week.</span></li>
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</span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">Sugar, I can eliminate, and so I will. But I would
continue having some processed stuff, especially wine, because I can’t dine
without wine! And no point trying.. HIC! HIC!</span></li>
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not a rare occurrence, in fact we were waiting for it, for some time. The rain
ensures the cold stays. The cold ensures we go out for picnics for all of
February! And what better than equipping yourself with a versatile recipe that
makes you whip up batches of all different kinds of delicacies that tastes great
when hot from the oven, or cool to room temperature. And I am teaching you
three variations right here and now, but really the world your pickle. Go mad
and play with the dough to your heart’s desire. It’s a full proof recipe,
wherein I will put across many tips and tricks to get it right always!<o:p></o:p><br />
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Majorly the recipe is very simple. All we are doing is
making an all APF dough, then dividing the dough enough to get various
different forms of bread. I am making ½ of the dough in a sweet form, while the other gets a savoury
taste. Now this is a basic recipe I use pretty much always to make a host of
other things, like hot cross buns or fruit bread or just simple white sandwich
bread loaf. Its 100 % vegetarian, and we don’t use any eggs as well. The dough
is simple to put together, all you need are the following ingredients-<o:p></o:p></div>
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5 to 6 cups of <i>Maida</i>
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500 ml of milk, lukewarm to touch<o:p></o:p></div>
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3 tsp of instant yeast<o:p></o:p></div>
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2 tsp of baking powder<o:p></o:p></div>
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2 tbsp of vinegar<o:p></o:p></div>
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3 tbsp honey<o:p></o:p></div>
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3 tbsp olive oil<o:p></o:p></div>
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In the lukewarm milk, add honey and mix well. Now sprinkle
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smells a lot like bread.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Now mix both liquid and dry ingredients, start mixing the
dough. Once you can’t see much of liquid milk left in the bowl, add the vinegar and olive oil
and another cup of flour. Mix and knead till you get a nice dough which is not
very sticky, but soft and supple, and springs back on touch. This is the time
when you preheat the oven for 2 mins and then promptly switch it off.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Now take greased bowl, keep the ball of dough in the bowl
and cover the top well with olive oil. Now take it inside the warm, but
switched off oven and let it proof and come to life for 2 to 3 hours. The oven
really helps in giving a warm climate for the dough to rise, in this cold
winter day. And trust me, it would do better than the closed cupboard you used
to use earlier. Trust me on that. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Now once the dough rises and proofs, you have a decision to
make. I made half of it into cinnamon rolls and other half into a large pizza,
which was good enough to feed an army of 4-year olds.<o:p></o:p></div>
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½ a stick of butter in room temperature<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mix all of these together in a bowl and set it aside to
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Roll out the dough in a rectangle, which is not more than ½
of an inch thick. Now apply the paste of cinnamon and sugar as evenly as
possible. And then roll the dough to form an even log. Cut the log in half and
then make ½ an inch-thick marks to create beautiful cinnamon rolls. Transfer
the cut rolls in a buttered oven proof dish and let it rise for 40 mins in a
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Bake the rolls in a preheated oven, at 180 degrees C, for 20
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For baking it on the day of the picnic, I have a trick for
u. First, the night before, you can always create the rolls, place them in a
greased bowl and tightly pack it with cling film. Now without keeping it in
oven for 40 minutes to proof, refrigerate it overnight. On the day of picnic, put it in
a warm, yet turned off oven for 40 minutes, before baking. Bake and serve
freshly made cinnamon rolls, while it is still warm. Brush the top with more
melted butter, as it comes out of the oven. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Alternately, steam the buns instead of baking it, the night
before. And reheat the buns slightly before packing it for picnic. Steaming
these buttery cinnamon rolls provides another texture to the dish. You can even
have the steamed buns cold, it would still be pillowy soft and decadent. Steam
the buns in a full boil for 20 minutes, till the flour becomes translucent. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Take the other half of the dough and flatten it out on a
sheet pan. Oil the pan generously so that nothing sticks. Then place the flat
dough on the pan and push and pull to fit the cookie pan completely. Set it
aside for resting for 30 minutes. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Assemble the pizza topping and pizza sauce. I most often
then not, mix great amount of dried herbs in ketchup to make the sauce. Taste
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Now apply a generous amount of sauce on the uncooked pizza
dough to coat well. Cover it with cut vegetables of choice, and cover the
veggies with cheese of choice. I prefer processed cheese and gruyere if I am
serving the pizza cold. If I am serving it hot, straight out of the oven then I
prefer fresh mozzarella and gruyere with a good sprinkle of parmigiana. But I am
a cheese geek, you definitely don’t need to be. Top it with whatever cheese u
have or fancy. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Bake for 25 minutes in a moderately hot pre-heated oven to
have a melty gooey soft and yet so delicious pizza, which is a great cross between
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The sky is clean, smells crisp; the westerly winds blow into
the face just the way I would have liked. Yes, I stay in the capital of India,
and yes, we do get these pristine mornings, sometime. But when we do, I waste
no time in getting my feisty handsome foursome out in the sun, feeling the
green under his limbs. This is undoubtedly the best time in the year to be in Gurgaon.
And no weekend should go without a nice picnic, out in the sun. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now picnics could be organised in a lot of ways than one. A casual
beer and wine with barbecue on the side ought to be my favourite. Followed
closely by a cook-earlier-serve-later-kinds. And the potluck, ah that takes the
cake! So, the series starting now should keep you covered for each picnic event
that you plan with your family and friends. In fact, I would also squeeze in a
fantastic romantic brunch for 2, out on the terrace, with sun brimming in. It would
be a hassle free, completely cook ahead, yet hot kind of romantic brunch, that
could be served with a light champagne cocktail.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But to kickstart the series, here is my go to healthy snack
for kids and adults alike. This is perfect to be taken on a long drive out of
home. Its filling, yet full of good things which makes sure you are on the
track for the new year resolution you so solemnly took. Alternately, if you
have leftovers, you can simply pack it in the tiffin boxes for your kids to
take to school, during the week. It is my very tried and tested recipe for some
chocolaty apple and oat muffins. This much of ingredients make 12 big muffins. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">½ cup honey<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2 tbsp. of your favourite jam, <a href="https://antaras-zouqh.blogspot.in/2017/02/jamming-clean-delicious.html?m=1" target="_blank">I used homemade strawberryjam that I made last year. Read about it by clicking here!</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hands on and start blending the apples, oats, jam, egg, curd and oil to a nice homogeneous
paste. I used my robust Hamilton beach smoothie maker, trust me it never fails
me. If you don’t have a fancy blender, then just do the blending in a mixer
grinder, starting always with the oats. Make a fine powder and then add all the
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cocoa powder with hot water, stir vigorously and keep it aside to bloom. This step
really helps in building a darker stronger chocolate flavour. Add the sugar to
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and vanilla. Pour it in the blender along with the apples and oats, and blend
again. Once its thoroughly mixed, pour it on the dry mix and combine well. The batter
should be in a spoon dropping consistency, adjust with the extra 1/3 cup of
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sweetness. If you use tart apples, you may need to adjust sugar accordingly. But
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I covered 3 cities in Spain. The journey started at Granada,
from where we flew to an island called Mallorca. The last of our halt was in
Barcelona. Granada was an interesting fusion of Muslim architecture and food,
merged with Christianity. It truly was a treat to taste buds, when we tasted
the eclectic mix of local food. The food in Granada was extremely local, cured
and yet pretty fresh. Vegetables and meat were added together in a balanced
manner, though only vegetarian options were a bit difficult to find. The tapas
was out of the world delicious. Here are some o</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">f my pics of all that we did in Granada,
including watching flamenco and enjoying an olive oil and wine tasting tour. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Locally produced and cured olives, that was sold just like so in a farmer's market. This vendor also had bottles of homemade Extra Virgin Olive oil that his family made since generation. It was so less processed, almost cloudy in appearance. And the taste was strong, much stronger than anything we have ever tasted in India. The tins Behind the olives carried it. I couldn't lug it back to india as it wasn't sealed properly. These Pictures were taken in a small village, about 30 minutes of drive out of Granada. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mallorca was a delight to the seafood lover in me. I had one of the best shrimps in Mallorca. The eateries we went to were mostly run by families, where the mom cooks, dad becomes the cashier and the kids double up to be the waiters and waitresses. The yacht ride into the sea was surreal, and I actually witnessed a naked beach too... Now what else remains for me to see in this lifetime, I wonder…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Another extremely amusing thing I saw in Spain, was these citrus trees growing on the side of the roads. So pretty it looked, and no one really bothered as much as a glance when the fruit drops on the ground. Simply Wow!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I tasted my very first paella here, and it definitely was truly awesome!!</span><br />
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cheap ingredients, tasty wholesome paella and loads and loads of shopping. We walked
through the day, took metro to places and lugged back home lots of fresh hass
avocadoes, big fat asparagus and cherries. Truly a gastronomic delight, we had the
real truffle on our pizza, and octopus that made me fall in love with it.
Iberian ham took out the trophy, though extremely funny; I actually didn’t see
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prawns and Avocado as a Shared Tapas!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> This particular restaurant didn't really give a pretty nice paella. They gave turmeric in their dish, which is not an ingredient to add in a classic paella. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Iberian Ham in its fines glory!! Look at the stand!! This again was a simple tapas bar run by a family of 3. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thats how a cured meat shop looks. the smell is enchanting!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But instead of buying meat, I opted to buy this little bottle of Spanish Saffron. Do you know that in Spain, the saffron is lightly roasted, as opposed to sun drying that is followed elsewhere. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Shopping in Barcelona consisted of these little smoke dried chillies, paella pan, Bomba Rice Avocados, Asparagus, berries etc. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And saving the best for the last, do you think i would have let you go without a proper sip of Spanish Sangaria? Hell no!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I am an out an out foodie, and at times I embark on the
journey of understanding food in regions that isn’t home to me. Spain has been
one such journey wherein it was a delight to walk around the streets, trying
simple local delicacies, which were spicy and tasty to the Indian taste buds. But
before I talk about food, let’s greet our eyes to the beauty of Spain through
my Mobile phone. It is such a picturesque country set on the Mediterranean sea.
Beautiful roads, alleys, old buildings, churches and olive trees. Citrus and
olives grow like wild weed in this country. It is one of the largest producer
of olive oil in the world, and it grows a lot of citrus too. Anyways, here goes
some of my gems, captured through my NEXUS.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And you wake up at 6 am to witness the pretty Sun Rise. The sun set happend at 9 pm. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When you take an yacht to the sea, and the water is so pure.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can it get Prettier than this?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barcelona's Random Street!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pointing man, the sun, the aeroplane, all in one frame!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The church which took 100 years to be made.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The stone carving that was made in 1901.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lavender flowrrs and olive trees cover this little alley!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And that my friend is how olives are grown. The windmills in far end of the road helps generate electricity to fuel the oil extracting factories. Olives are one of the biggest crops grown in Spain, and it travels in the family for more than thousand years. Spaniards say- you buy a vineyard for your son, and an olive plantation for your grandson!</td></tr>
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Let’s get to the bottom of it, as I am a known cynic, and I never take a fact
in without proper due diligence. And this is my corner in the internet where I
will write about all I feel. So with your love of pointers, here I go-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: -18pt;">Refined flour is basically a product of wheat
kernels that has been pulverised in machines for a long time, and bleached to
attain a pure white colour. In the process we actually strip down most of its
health benefits, fibres and vitamins. What we are left with has a certain
amount of protein, in the form of gluten; and starch.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: -18pt;">Soft pillow-y structure of a bread made with </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-indent: -18pt;">maida</i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: -18pt;"> makes it extremely easy to chew
and digest, and hence it has a tendency of being over consumed. The lack of
fibres too doesn’t help. Fibres give us the feeling of being full, no fibres-
no signal; and you end up eating double the amount required.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: -18pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: -18pt;">This is the main cause behind vilification of
refined flour, it is so light that you over eat and gain empty calories for
your body to store as fat. Fat deposits leads to major health problems in the
long run.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: -18pt;">Obviously whole wheat flour which is milled in
front of your eyes is a healthier option than maida; but in moderation usage of
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skin in it, which would add the much needed fibres back in the cake. Try it
once, and you would become a fan of this cake, as has my family!
Cheers!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 cup all-purpose flour/<i>maida</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">½ cup of oil, I used light olive oil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Shondesh/Sandesh is basically a grandma staple from Bengali kitchens that got
lost in the race to become modern. </span>It’s an extremely easy recipe, involving
just 2 ingredients, and no fuss or elbow grease. I am sure it takes less time
than your microwaveable cakes, it contains less calories than those mug cakes
and has better nutrition than any pastry or cakes at all. So I bring to you all
lovely people, a simple dish, which is as delectable as bongs themselves.</span></div>
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Gms paneer or cottage cheese.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2
to 3 Tbsp. of melted date or palm jaggery. In fact a friend pointed out date
syrup, and even that works for this. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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mixer grinder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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splash of milk<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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pinch of salt.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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bet you already have all these ingredients in home. Just whizz it up and
believe me, you would just thank me for it. CHEEERS!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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