Of New Interests!!!

As few get engrossed in THE jazz, a few talking about money making, another few into jitters of arranged marriage; one trying to accommodate summer with the kids; an entity heaving a sigh of relief with the exams gone; another one trying the best in the kitchen, one trying to be nicest husband, another one coping with the Accident jolt, one busy with the night shifts; Someone trying to know the best of me; I choose to probe into the more humane (lol) world or word HANDSOME.


Finally, as I understand the “meaning” of “Oh! Handsome”; I can’t but just drool at Brad Pitt. And watching Ocean’s 11 tops it all... How the hell does this unkempt guy look so handsome...? He does look a bit like DEV ANAND… :)(My Blog, remember!) And then I wonder Mahesh Bhatt or the Abbas Mustan thingys coming up with a similar movie … Yucks!!! Imagine Danny – The Amitabh, The Rusty – Shah Rukh (More Yucks); Then Abhishek added to it, then the father-son movie... Oh its gets worse and worse… bar the details, but Hrithik and John wud be an added treat to the show.

Try this!

Play Escape The Room

LOOK WHAT KALP DID FOR ME!!!!

A PICTURE IS WORTH THOUSAND WORDS!!!
Thanks Kalp!

Warning:Do Not Proceed If you Cannot Withstand The English Thing called GOSSIP!

Well.. Ages again! I don’t think ever do it without a nudge. Why do I always need someone prying to get the work done; Why!! Thick skinned yeah... That’s me!

Well.. Ages again! I don’t think ever do it without a nudge. Why do I always need someone prying to get the work done; Why!! Thick skinned yeah... That’s me!

Friends Over :)

The trio knew we needed a break. We longed for a vacation but as the “mom-dad thing” goes “no nightouts”. So we needed a place to chill out and not to be disturbed, GOSSIP is a FOCUSED thing. The closest we could get to is my place as my parents were on a road trip. The Day: Tuesday the 14. No Shopping done! My drivers were too busy with their road trip. Fridge – Not Stocked except for the 2 cucumbers and capsicum; Cant order! – Nothing close-by. Have to cook!!! Can’t let my friends starve! Has to be a veggie platter... Suhas cant eat meat and I am forced not to thrust-in anything which walked the earth!Poor Kalp; hates Capsicum, but no options available. So I come up with the following..

The Menu Of The Day :  A Welcome Drink – Khus Sharbat (Green Colored).  The Snack – Red & White Sandwiches (Brown Bread for the conscious ..: P)  Starters – Crispy Potatoes (Chinese Style - Watever. They taste good)  Salad One: Cucumber & Onions.  Salad Two: Salsa -Topped with thick Yoghurt.  Crispies - Papad.  Bread Pizza  Fried Garlic Rice  Dessert: Had Ras-Malai on mind but we forgot to eat that. Besan Ka Laddu did it all.

Thank you guyz for coming over. Would have spent more time if it wasn’t for the office. ..:)Happy that you guyz liked it. I love to cook for you guyz.. :)

The Recipes: Red & White Sandwiches : The simplest one: (Makes 12) • Brown Bread – 9 Slices. • Tomato Ketchup – 2tbsp • Finely chopped coriander ½ tsp • Aniseed -1 tsp. • Butter as needed. White Spread – Butter (Home Made) Red Spread – Tomato Ketchup + Chopped Coriander + Ground AniSeed(Saunf) The Procedure: Lay the buttered Slice on the preparing surface. Top it up with another slice. Spread the ketchup mix. Top it up with the third slice. Save. Finish the same with the remaining slices. Be lavish with the spread. Top all the three sandwiches, cut off the edges and slice them diagonally. Refrigerate for about 15 mins (Do not over-do, dries them) and are ready to eat. (Done when Kalp was stuck in the Rally)

Crispy Potatoes: Serves 5 • Potatoes – Medium sized (4) • Chilly Vinegar • Spices: Salt, Paprika. **Be creative with the spices. If they are available that is! • Corn Flour – 2 tbsp. • TOmato Ketchup – 2 tbsp. The Procedure: Boil the Potatoes. Deskin. Cut them into cubes/uneven pieces/wedges you enjoy to pick from. For the Marinade: Drizzle potatoes with vinegar, Paprika, Salt, Leave it for about 5-10 mins.Add ketchup.Sprinkle corn flour, and Deep fry. Serve with salsa dip or the evergreen the ketchup.

Fried Garlic Rice: Serves 4 • Cooked Rice – 5 Cups • Onions – 2 Finely Chopped • Garlic – Finely Chopped 4 Tbsp • Ginger – Finely Chopped 4 Tbsp • Green Chillies – 4 Cut Length-Wise • Capsicum - Finely Chopped (As per availability) • Salt to Taste. The Procedure: Heat oil in a wok; add in the ginger, garlic, green chillies. Do not let the garlic burn. The rice would taste bitter. Add in the onion, finely chopped, and then the capsicum. Stir fry, as the onions turn translucent add in the rice, sprinkle salt. Stir. And you are done! P.S: I had to depend on garlic and ginger for the flavor. Sorry if you guys found it bland. But I couldn’t think of anything else to go with the other things on the menu.

Bread Pizza: Serves 4 • Bread – 10 Slices (Cut Diagonally, Leave the edges on) • Tomatoes, Onions, Capsicum, Green Chillies – Finely Chopped. • Thick Cream • Semolina/Bread Crumbs (Powdered) For the Crunch. • Salt to taste. The Procedure: Mix the chopped veggies with cream. Add in the salt. Stir well. Add in the semolina. Spread the mixture on the diagonally sliced bread. Heat the pan, the bread side goes down first. Flip. Takes about 2-3 min to be done. The crunchy bread pizza is ready. I love the brown tinge on the bread.

Salad One: • Cucumber – 1 • Onions – ½ • Vinegar 2 Tbsp • Salt, sugar to taste • Green Chilly – 1 The Procedure: Add the salt & sugar to the vinegar. Wait until the sugar dissolves. Add in the green Chillies. Slice the cucumber into thin ribbon like stripes, onion into very thin rings. Add the onions to the vinegar mixture, stir well and then the cucumber. Refrigerate. Drain before serving. **In the fridge, when Kalp was @ Balanagar. Salad 2: Finely chopped Tomatoes, Onions, Coriander, green chillies. Add Salt. Leave the mix for about 15 mins. Add chilled thick yoghurt before serving.

That is All!! Hope you give it a try.

Prunings Of A Morning Walker

Warning:Do Not Proceed If you Cannot Withstand The English Thing called GOSSIP!

Well.. Ages again! I don’t think ever do it without a nudge. Why do I always need someone prying to get the work done; Why!! Thick skinned yeah... That’s me! So, unable to withstand the prying, I finally decided to risk the morning walk. And as you know… Empty Mind Is Devils Workshop. Every time I drag my foot for the next step; I retort, being skinny would have been of so much help. I would gorge all the possible goodies to keep my soul from drifting. Few things are just so hard in life. Ok... I wasn’t writing this for u to know; about my cravings, that will be covered sometime later. So, getting back to Devil’s Workshop. As I venture into the world of morning walkers; and I say they are in plenty like me... no I don’t mean the “demean” way… I say; with the same kind of palette; the people who know appreciate food; the foodies; just skipped days to exercise... hey BUT we are doing it. That makes us better from all the goonies toiling in bed, lazily thinking about a walk. Ok... So I was talking at the world of morning walkers, “yanked-out-of-the-bed” looks, “slimmer-than-me” looks, “I-can-do-better” looks, people trying hard to open their eyes. Oh I pity my fellow walkers, but we are on a mission and we are ought to complete it. Hail US! See the positive attitude…It flows in plenty! So that’s the positive picture of it. The Reality: Can’t the 5:00 happen to be a 00:10 min snooze...I am not asking for the world to be happy... just snoozing for 10 mins shudn’t make much of a difference... But No, jerked out of bed, hoping for a better toothbrush…I lazily put on my sneakers. Shilpa.. U can do it... For a Healthier Slimmer SHILPA… Dreaming for ages… So out of the house, a bit of a warm up and there I am. Aunty isn’t out for sweeping yet; this is quite a stealthy slip. Out on the road, the morning breeze, the parrot like chirping – can’t be a parrot though, but good enough to make you smile. Ya, I can smile after the 15 min torture... That’s an achievement! Ok now the gossip, as I venture out, my fellow joggers are even out early... I am confident they are as pitied from their sleep... a sight. In pajamas, dragging their feet with bathroom slippers on, slow down I can hear the drag nearly half a Km down. So, the first is Mr. Drag. As I move to the third street, there emerges the “Nighty Princess”. Nighty coz shez in a nighty, might have been yanked from the cozy bed by her husband. Then there is the notorious gym, I can’t figure out if people do workout, or is it just a VELA PLACE for the early-risers. As I move another half a km , I can spot Mrs. Frankenstein, I am sure by her pace she has been out early , atleast about an hour.. So here she is... with her pallu sweeping the roads, Nah... Its not the Chunni Style sweeping, but wound around and then sweeping... Such a help for the Janitors… This is a good time to inspect, the roads are pretty clean. Just so clean that u can’t stand the cleanliness, the dust, it’s all over you, but the roads ARE squeaky clean. Another milestone passed. The people are pretty cute on this side of the road, All the trainees and the athletes, I must Say, Running w/o shoes, a cute guy running to ruin the paunch down, Wishing him all the luck deep in my heart, I swiftly move past. I wonder how they look when they r smiling. Probably pretty ye! I keep looking for a friend of mine who promises to be there some day but never is. But kinda finds me some day or the other. Another advantage, you get to see the eateries, which you thought never existed and by this time; it’s the “comeback home” walk. Thanks to Dad he carries a water bottle, as I take a sip, I notice her... the Ms. “I can Do Better”, she makes me feel so small with the cruel stare… I am sure she must be a lab attender at some place, no offence. Then I meet the dear Mrs. Frankenstein again. Oh someone tell her, she has to walk a bit, a biiit faster if she really wants to pull it off. And then there’s the Ms. Jhil Mil, I cant believe she can wear something like that for a walk, nah it must be the sodium lights giving that glam look.. but whatever,, there is Ms.Jhil Mil. As I move, I catch a glimpse of the deities, yeah… a holy walk too... Jai Hanuman, Om Namah Shiva, Om Ganapate Namah, Jai Mahakaali. And then therez the horrible smell again… It will pass through; just hold your breath a min, a phase of life... and there you are on the greener side, just a 5 min walk to home, sweet home, I can see my bed; I miss it already. As I am about to take the turn, I see the uncle with the stick, Oh man… what a height, Suhas! atleast 2 feet taller than you; but always panting...: D. Glad that I wasn’t spotted by none today.. I make a beeline straight to my room upstairs; optimistic to have lost atleast a pound. Hey that need not be true, but it is my blog.