Friday, November 28, 2008

Salute Our Heroes...

Mumbai is bleeding..It filled me with anger and helpless.How cowardly people for an idiotic cause they are killing innocent people in peaceful place. We hear terror attacks in Kashmir. But we can’t imagine something in Mumbai. While seeing live in TV it left me numb. How can this happen in our city? Our India? Its really terrible, This is not the first time it’s happening.. Those two dozens of youngster are making a whole big Nation look like a fool. They are doing what they want…,

India facing newest kind of terror where people targeted are not the common man but also the upper class people. There shows there is no rich or poor... But mind you at the end of the day they are also HUMAN BEINGS !!! As long as one of our own blood is not spilled on the floor, we forget things very fast..... Can we do something?

We, Mumbaikar,We Indians.. We want security…

We want to leave home and be assured that we will return at home safely..

We want our children to play in the garden & go to school without terrorist fear…

We should all unite and catch terrorist and dig a biggest hole in the world and bury them permanently there. So that the whole world should forget the word terrorism. Now it’s turn of Indian people to teach all these people including Terrorist, Media, Govt. Officers and politician to know power of common man.

Please come together to salute our brave Soldiers, Police and NSG commandos. Who sacrified their being for the people of their country and even those who by their sheer talent and love for the country, made INDIA and INDIANS proud.

Please come together to salute our brave Soldiers, Police and NSG commandos. Who sacrified their being for the people of their country and even those who by their sheer talent and love for the country, made INDIA and INDIANS proud.

I salute you all for your Bravery. You people make me feel proud as an Indian. You and everyone else, who is brave, honest and dedicated to loving this country, remind me of our freedom fighters. .

Let us pay our deepest condolences to the family members of the Heroic persons who have lost their lives to save and safe guard the nation and people from the terroists.. May God give them the needed courage to come out of this Blue...


We all Pray for the victims, light a candle,and take a pledge to fight terror.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Baghara Baingan

Baghara Baingan

Baghara baingan is a popular dish from Hyderabad. It is rich gravy of coconut, peanuts and spices cooked along with eggplants. The tiny brinjals are fried and then cooked in delicious gravy made with freshly roasted spices ground to a fine paste lending their unique flavor. Sounds good & tasted great too!


Ingredients:

Baby eggplants-1/2 kg

Onions -2 chopped

Tomato-2

Jeera-1 tsp

Oil-3 tbsp

Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp

Chili powder-1 tsp

Green chilies-3

Salt as per taste

Ginger-1tsp


For Grinding:

Cashews-10 to 12

Roasted Peanuts-1/4 cup

Dry Roasted sesame-2 tbsp

Dry Roasted coriander seeds-2tbsp

Coconut-1/2 cup


Method:

Wash the brinjals well, and make 2 perpendicular cuts through its base, making a criss-cross, and leaving the head (green stem) intact. Now heat oil in a wok for frying. When it’s ready, drop 2-3 tiny brinjals at a time and deep fry till they turn purplish-grey, and the skin becomes crispy. Remove and keep aside.

Roast the sesame seeds, coconut,peanuts, coriander seeds, Grind the ingredients with water to a fine paste and set aside.

Heat oil in a pan. Add the green chilli. Ginger,Then add onion fry until brown but not too dark-stirring contently to avoid burning.


Add chopped tomato ,turmeric powder,cuminpowder, coriander powder and red chillipowder, and fry for another 5 minutes.

Now add the ground paste, little water and bring it to a gravy like consistency and simmer for 10-15 minutes.

Now add the fried brinjals to this gravy. Stir gently to allow gravy to penetrate the slits in the brinjals. Cover and cook for another 10 minutes.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve the traditional Hyderabadi Baghara Baingan with rotis, Parathas or Rice.