कोल्हापूरी मिसळ

वन-डिश मील हवं होतं पण दाल बाटी करायची नव्हती म्हणून रेसिपीज लिहिलेल्या वह्या चाळल्या तेव्हा ही कृती मिळाली. मस्त झाली म्हणून पोस्ट करतेय.

साहित्य: ओलं खोबरं, शहाजिरं, लवंग, दालचिनी, आलं लसूण पेस्ट, कोथिंबीर, तेल, हळद, कांदा (बारीक चिरून), टोमेटो (बारीक चिरून), मोड आलेली मटकी (शिजवलेली), शिजवलेल्या बटाट्याच्या फोडी, मीठ, कोल्हापूरी कांदा लसूण मसाला, तिखट, चिवडा/फरसाण/मोठ्या गाठी, लिंबू, पाणी

कृती:

तेलावर ओलं खोबरं, शहाजिरं, लवंग, दालचिनी, आलं लसूण पेस्ट आणि कोथिंबीर परतून घ्या. मग त्याचं मिक्सरमधून वाटण करा.
तेल गरम करून त्यात हळद, आलं लसूण पेस्ट, मोड आलेली मटकी (शिजवलेली), शिजवलेल्या बटाट्याच्या फोडी, मीठ घाला आणि परतून उसळ करा.

कट (रस्सा) करण्यासाठी - तेल (जास्त घ्या) गरम करा. त्यात हळद, कांदा (बारीक चिरून), टोमेटो (बारीक चिरून), कोल्हापूरी कांदा लसूण मसाला, तिखट घाला. परता. मग त्यात वाटण घाला. मीठ आणि पाणी घालून पातळ रस्सा करा.

खायला देताना प्लेटमध्ये तळाला मटकीची उसळ घाला. कांदा (बारीक चिरून) पसरा. त्यावर भरपूर कट (रस्सा) ओता. चिवडा/फरसाण/मोठ्या गाठी घाला. ओलं खोबरं, कोथिंबीर घाला. शेवटी लिंबू पिळा व ब्रेडच्या स्लाईसेससोबत सर्व्ह करा.

Supernatural Season 9 - #Thinman

Seriously? That's what this episode was all about? A pair of fake ghost-hunters and another pair of wacko hillbillies out on a killing spree? This isn't season 1 or 2 of the show, folks. We could do with either a novel supernatural being - like that pishtaco - or the next step in the angel-demon saga. And frankly, I doubt it if poor Dean needs more reminders of 'how he let poor little Sammie down'. He did what he had to - for Sam, for himself or for the love of mankind. That doesn't matter. Either they are in it together or they go their separate ways. Dean would do better to give Sam this ultimatum.

And for once, I won't mind an episode or two without the Winchester brothers. Give Cass and his band of angels some much-deserved screen space, for heaven's sake!

Happy Women's Day????

For once the news about atrocities being committed against women in the country have been pushed to the inner pages. It wouldn't be politically correct to print them in hysterical/sensational/screaming fonts, would it now? Not since everyone is busy celebrating Women's Day. But that doesn't change the fact that women are getting raped, married off at an early age, saddled with the burden of an early pregnancy, denied the basic right of education, prevented from having any say in how they should live their lives, harassed for dowry and in general being treated as property of their male relatives.

Frankly, I don't know what's there to celebrate. :-(

On The Street Where You Live - by Mary Higgins Clark (Spoiler Alert!)

Oh Boy! If it were not for the fact that I was sitting right at home when I decided to ask about this book during my next visit to the library, I would have assumed that I have passed a KalpaVruksha (the tree that grants your every wish) somewhere in my neighborhood :-) The synopsis of this novel was given along with that of 2-3 other Higgins Clark books at the end of 'All Through The Night' and I was fascinated by the story of two murders occurring in the same neighborhood, but a century apart. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this book sitting right on the front aisle as I began my hunt for the next reading material.

Criminal defense attorney Emily Graham seems to have more than her fair share of troubles in life lately. Her marriage is over but that hasn't stopped her ex-husband from suing her for his share of the money that she came into after selling stock of a hot dotcom. On top of it, she is being stalked by the son of a murder victim whose murderer she managed to get freed. Though the stalker has been put behind the bars, thanks to the cameras installed by her friend Eric Bailey - the owner of the dotcom - Emily feels the need to get away from it all. She decides to take up the offer of working for a major Manhattan law firm and moves to Spring Lake.

In a sort of 'Back to the Womb' way, she buys a home that used to belong to her ancestors several generations ago. But the restored Victorian house has a dark history. One of Emily's ancestors, a young girl called Madeline Shapley, had disappeared from it without a trace about a century ago, never to be found. As the backyard is getting excavated to make room for a swimming pool, a skeleton is discovered in the ground - bound in heavy plastic sheets. The hand of the skeleton is clutching a finger bone - with a ring on it. The ring turns out to be the same one that Madeline had supposedly worn on that fateful day.

Spring Lake is shaken to its very core when the police discover that the skeleton belongs to Martha Lawrence, a young girl belonging to a well-known Spring Lake family who had disappeared about 4 years ago. But the cops are startled when they find that over a century ago, two of Madeline's friends had also disappeared off the face of earth - Letitia and Ellaine. Moreover, the dates on which Madeline and Martha were killed match.

As the town goes crazy over rumors of a "Reincarnated" killer roaming the streets, Emily, to her horror, discovers that her stalker has followed her to Spring Lake.

*** Spoiler Alert Begin ***

First of all, I must confess that I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one. The needle of suspicion never stops rotating - Dr. Wilcox and his wife, Natalie and her husband, Nick Todd, Eric Bailey, Will Stafford - each and every one looks like a suspect at different times. But I guess Clark went overboard with Eric Bailey's shyness and weirdness. We all know that a shy and weird character almost never is the killer. And then there is mention, however brief, of the carriage house where Will goes for picking up a few files. That did it for me. I would have been surprised if Nick Todd or Pete Walsh had turned out to be the killer. :-)

Apart from this, a few mistakes seemed to have crept in despite proof-reading. e.g. in one scene, Emily is said to be talking to Will as he begins to drive and yet on the very next page he asks her something 'as he starts the car'. And there is no mention of them stopping anywhere in between :-) Oh, and BTW, 'Nehru' is not the first name but a last name in India so 'Dr. Nehru Patel' is unlikely to be a name of someone of Indian origin.

*** Spoiler Alert End ***

I agree with USA Today when they say that it 'should come with a warning: start in the evening and you'll be reading late into the night'. I almost ended up doing it :-)

National Handloom Expo 2014 @ Bandra Reclamation

When: 24 February - 16 March, 2pm-9pm. On Saturday and Holidays 12pm-9pm.
Where: Bandra Reclamation Ground No. 1, In front of Leelavati Hospital, Bandra (West)

Products:
Sarees - पैठणी, सुंगडी, बालुचेरी, चंदेरी, जामदानी, पटोला, ईरा, मुगा सिल्क, टसर सिल्क,
Dress Material, Salwar Kameez, Shawls, Furnishing, Curtains, Wall Hangings and more....

Entry Free

Fourth Bonsai, Cactus, Bouganvilla Exhibition @ Maharashtra Nature Park

When: 7-9 March, 9am-7pm.
Where: Maharashtra Nature Park, Bandra-Sion Link Road, Near Dharavi Bus Depo, Mumbai - 17
Entry Free

For more information contact - 2407 9939 / 2407 7641

The Electronic B@zaar: From the Silk Road to the E-Road

Management Strategies for the Cloud Revolution: How Cloud Computing Is Transforming Business and Why You Can’t Afford to Be Left Behind by Charles Babcock

It's not often that we get to hear about India's diplomatic finesse. Enjoy while it lasts - Saudi Arabia, Iran and three-way Tango

Basu Chatterjee Movies, Zee Classic, Every Saturday 7pm

Saturday, 8th -लाखों  की  बात

Saturday, 15th - बातों बातों मे

Check schedule at http://tv.burrp.com/channel/zee-classic/92/1394217000000

Corniche, Carter Road, Bandra(W)

If you are looking for an eatery that serves a different kind of meal, I would suggest that you go to this place, if you don't mind dining Al Fresco. I should know, I have been there twice last month. :-)

If you check out the menu on Zomato, it is pretty exhaustive. But if you land up there on a Sunday, as I did on both occasions, you will be surprised to find a slimmer version being handed to you. That's their Sunday Brunch menu. Trust me, you will find a lot to choose, at least on the 1-2 visits, from this 2-page selection. So what did we go for?

We ordered 2 dishes on both visits - The Londoner and The Swiss. Be sure to ask for an addition of bacon to either one. You will thank me for it!

The Londoner

The Londoner consisted of Eggs Benedict i.e. two halves of a toasted English Muffin, poached eggs, cream and Hollandaise sauce. There was also a side of spicy baby tomatoes. In addition to bacon, you can also ask for a side of sweet potato hash browns or spinach. I am sure that I am going to keep coming to this place for The Londoner. Simply love it!

The Swiss

The Swiss, as you can see, consisted of pancakes, mushrooms, egg and blue cheese. A must-try for sure.

On our 1st visit, we had also ordered The Moroccan. The only thing I remember about it is that it had too much tomato for my taste. I am unlikely to order it again on my future visits.

The same goes for the Chicken Club Sandwich. It was served after considerable delay and wasn't worth it. The sandwich at the Art House - the Fern Residency at Chembur is the best!

Valet parking is available. The staff is prompt and courteous. The dining area is comfortable when the weather is pleasant but I am not sure how it will be during the scorching Summer months of April and May. The only downside is that flies can be a bit of a nuisance since it is an open-air sitting area. I have no idea how they manage during the monsoons.

But like I said before, it has already become one of my favorite eating joints in Mumbai - both for the menu and the ambiance.

The novel by Mary Higgins Clark (yeah, yeah, another one!) that I am currently reading has references to the following authors who have written books on reincarnation. I hope one day in future I will be able to check them out.

Robert G Jarmon

Ian Stevenson

Karlis Osis

Let Me Call You Sweetheart - by Mary Higgins Clark (Spoiler Alert!)

I have decided to read all novels by Mary Higgins Clark that the library stocks. And only then turn to another author :-)

Wonder why most of Clark's protagonists are females and usually from legal profession. So here we have Kerry McGrath - a well-known prosecutor who on a visit to a plastic surgeon, Dr. Smith, for treatment of her daughter Robin, sees someone whose face seems vaguely familiar. She does ask the receptionist her name but it doesn't ring any bell. On her next visit she sees the same face but this time the name is different. Kerry is rattled when she realizes that the face is eerily similar to a murder victim, Suzanne Reardon, who was killed in a fit of rage by her husband, Skip Reardon, who has been serving a life sentence for the same since past 10 years. Kerry also realizes that Dr. Smith was Suzanne's father and his testimony had been instrumental in putting Skip behind bars.

As Kerry tries to investigate the possibility that Skip could have been framed, Robin is almost run over by a car while on her way to school. Kerry's ex-husband makes it plain that the conman he is defending, Weeks, wants Kerry to back off. While Jonathan, Kerry's well-wisher lets her know in no uncertain terms that if she persists in her efforts to exonerate Reardon, she could lose an opportunity to become judge because if Reardon is proven to be innocent it would ruin chances of Kerry's boss, Frank Green, to become the next governor - given the fact that it was Green who had been a public prosecutor in the Reardon murder case.

I guess the success of any author of a murder mystery can be gauged based on how successful he or she has been in keeping the reader guessing about the murderer. Clark scores spectacularly on this front because it is only during the final few pages that we get an inkling as to who could have done it.

But even when I put the book down, I wondered when it was that Grace saw Suzanne's picture with the 'momma-and-baby' pin?

Supernatural Season 9 - Captives

I am so glad I could follow most of the episode without having to Google for any biblical references. It was aired after a gap of 2-3 weeks but must say it was worth waiting for. It was nice to see Kevin Tran again - even in spirit form. It was nice to see his mom alive and released from the clutches of Crowley's minion. It was nice to see Castiel standing up for what is right and killing Bartholomew. And it was nice to see angels getting together to follow him.

But I am mad at Sam for being so uptight. He has given Dean a piece of his mind. So why is he keeping so aloof? If he can't find it in his heart to get along with Dean, he better march off along the next fork in the road. Dean would probably be better off not working with him.