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usha manohar replied to the topic Is this women empowerment? .
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Jincy Aby wrote:
Superiority complex is always with men. They know very well that women are physically very weak. This is the main reason why women are considered as inferior human being. Even if women are physically weak, number of smart and powerful women are around us. They are capable to reach in higher authority. Some of them are arsing their hands against all kinds of exploitation. We can expect a better tomorrow.
Nature has made us different and with the intention that man and woman complement each other ! But at some stage man began to think that he is far superior to women and women put up with this because there was no education and enlightenment to make them realise that they were being manipulated because of their physical weakness ! Nowadays we see many ladies , well built and giving more importance to muscle building and take care of their fitness , which has helped !
Delhi high court decided in one case that a woman can be principal (Karta) of a HUF. I think it is step to give more right to women.
It is a step in the right direction although here in Mangalore we have a unique system practiced by a few communities where he property gets transferred to ladies, it is called Aliya Kattu. A lady gets her share and daughters share and and so on, but the boys get just one share ...For example, if the property is ancestral and there are many contenders , then the proceeds are divided this way - if a woman has 2 children with one daughter and the daughter having two children and the son having two children as well. The lady gets her own share, one share for the daughter and 2 shares for the grand children through the daughter and one share only for the son , in total she gets 5 shares, whereas her brothers gets only one share .
So, we already have this freedom , in fact more than equal freedom ! LOL..
It is real justice. Is this tradition is only in Manglore? not in whole Karnatka.
Yes it is only in Mangalore and within a few communities only ! Courts are very careful when such issues crop up because some false cases are filed by ladies to get maximum benefit !
9 years ago
SHANA MARIA VERGHIS replied to the topic Easy to prepare Breakfast Recipes.
RAMAKRISHNAN. A wrote:
Thanks for the link which covers almost all breakfast recipes and is very informative and useful. We usually make idli or Dosa with chutney and sambar, puttu & kadala (black channa) curry, Appam & kadala curry, upma, etc. Puttu & Kadala curry is a healthy dish and it is believed that it was discovered by the Portuguese for their soldiers.
Shana wrote: That's interesting. Do you have any more details about the background to that story?
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Places to explore Incredible India.
anil wrote:
rambabu wrote:
anil wrote:
rambabu wrote:
Certainly I'll visit Rajasthan. Recently my daughter visited Rajasthan and Jaisalmer. Rajasthan is well known for Rajput dynasties who fought against mighty Mughals.
Jaisalmer is also in Rajasthan. It is right that Rajpur known for their bravery but only Maharan Pratap fought against Mughals. Most of states had treaty with Mughals and accept their subjection.
Yes. Under these imposing and stately relics, a great amount of ancestral knowledge is hidden. How many people especially younger generation is aware of this ? What all the younger generation knows is Lifeless concrete jungles.
Yes younger are stranger about the glorious history of this great country. How many knows that till the 17 AC Europeon peoples did not use undergarments, because they have not soft cloth. When Indian soft cloth reached to them they started wearing under garments.
Quite an interesting fact. I was not aware of this. Are you speaking of Dakha Muslin ?
9 years ago
anil replied to the topic Foreign bollywood actresses.
rambabu wrote:
anil wrote:
Shampa Sadhya wrote:
So, we have come up with a number of actresses who are non-Indians but definitely, made a mark for themselves in Bollywood through their acting talent. Yesteryear's heroines Madhubala, Mala Sinha, Nadira are all unforgettable names of Hindi cinema. Even Monisha Koirala has also made an impact through her performance.
It is right that Monisha Koirala is Nepal origin but he spend most of her life in India since he childhood.
There are many actors like Manisha Koirala who spent most of their lives in India. Tom Alters is another example
Yes I am also saying this, David, Manish, Madhubala, these are not foreigners these and Indians.
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Places to explore Incredible India.
The youngsters these days are a very smart lot much more intelligent and knowledgeable than most people give them credit for and it is untrue to say that they don't travel nor do they know about our heritage.They are far more adventurous and travel whenever they can in groups and by themselves unlike the old timers who just spit out book knowledge ,refusing to travel for one reason or the other and get first hand experience.Even from smaller towns , we get to see groups of young people exploring places which is something very few people did a few generations ago ! I come across a lot of youngsters in my college and school and at other social groups and majority of them are very independent in their thinking and if you strike the right balance, they too respond positively !
9 years ago
anil replied to the topic Is this women empowerment? .
usha manohar wrote:
anil wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
Jincy Aby wrote:
Superiority complex is always with men. They know very well that women are physically very weak. This is the main reason why women are considered as inferior human being. Even if women are physically weak, number of smart and powerful women are around us. They are capable to reach in higher authority. Some of them are arsing their hands against all kinds of exploitation. We can expect a better tomorrow.
Nature has made us different and with the intention that man and woman complement each other ! But at some stage man began to think that he is far superior to women and women put up with this because there was no education and enlightenment to make them realise that they were being manipulated because of their physical weakness ! Nowadays we see many ladies , well built and giving more importance to muscle building and take care of their fitness , which has helped !
Delhi high court decided in one case that a woman can be principal (Karta) of a HUF. I think it is step to give more right to women.
It is a step in the right direction although here in Mangalore we have a unique system practiced by a few communities where he property gets transferred to ladies, it is called Aliya Kattu. A lady gets her share and daughters share and and so on, but the boys get just one share ...For example, if the property is ancestral and there are many contenders , then the proceeds are divided this way - if a woman has 2 children with one daughter and the daughter having two children and the son having two children as well. The lady gets her own share, one share for the daughter and 2 shares for the grand children through the daughter and one share only for the son , in total she gets 5 shares, whereas her brothers gets only one share .
So, we already have this freedom , in fact more than equal freedom ! LOL..
It is real justice. Is this tradition is only in Manglore? not in whole Karnatka.
9 years ago
SHANA MARIA VERGHIS replied to the topic Easy to prepare Breakfast Recipes.
usha manohar wrote:
Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:
Thanks for the link Usha. It contains breakfast items that are traditionally made across the country. I make kane pohe, and pohe of other variatns by adding other veggies such as potato, cauliflower, peas etc. Upma, idli, dosas, among other items.
Pohe is one of my favorites too and when you add vegetables , it becomes very nutritious and tasty ! In Mangalore we even make a sweet dish by adding grated coconut, crushed Jaggery, Honey, Cardomom powder and chopped Bananas to it, basically just mixing everything together. It is very tasty and we serve it with Neer Dosa , a variety of Dosa made with thin rice batter.
I loove neer dosa. I was recently in Bangalore and had my fill. Actually I am a huge foodie. I must have eaten all kinds of grub (as long as it wasn't moving). The more alien the better. And the thing is that I am a pretty decent cook, though I say so myself (I have been told by my satisfied customers), who gets easily bored by the same stuff. And being one yourself, you probably know that one tends to get into an unimaginative cycle with breakfast. Cereal, sandwiches, puttu, poha, upma, pattiri (I haven't eaten the fried version of pattiri. So one is always looking for fresh ideas. The pattiri in the photo resembles a puri. Which reminds me, if you haven't you could try beetroot or methi with puris. Its even better than the usual aloo-baji. Though it will leave a lot of red colour.
I was going to make idiyapam tomorrow for breakfast because there's this new version of the contraption you make it in, which looks very heavy, but is actually convenient to use. But now I'm thinking I'll try one of the others in this collection. Its a very well designed site. Most useful. Thanks! I've had most of them at some point, except a few variations hear and there. Including the ragi version of idiyappam. And I don't recall seeing paniharam in this list, those tiny fried savoury idlis. I stuffed myself on those too in Bangalore.
Thankfully I'm not obsessed about weightgain, because I do my one and half hours yoga when it pleases me. So I'll let myself go for a period, then think, "okay, now I feel fat," and start yoga.
For my taste, ragi doesn't always taste great. I tried MTR's ragi upma, thinking it would be healthy and I felt like a sickly diabetic. It was so weirdly bland. It wasn't very appetising. Or maybe I didn't cook it properly. I have never heard of the Chettinad seera, though I'm familiar with the cuisine. It's their version of bonda I guess. And I don't know anything about Sindhi cuisine. So that Loli, Lola thing was a discovery. Though basically its your double fried paratha.
I have only been in Kerala for a month after three years. I've actually been working in Delhi for ages, and that's foodie paradise. I've eaten the meetha version of paratha at my Punjabi friend's home for breakfast. And of course you must have tried the sheermal roti. It's rich, doughy sugary with notches on the surface I think the origin is Lucknawi. Its a very Nawabi cuisine flatbread.
There's a chain of restaurants called Karim's whose original is in Old Delhi. Sheermal is one of Karim's specialities.
Apparently the original owner's family used to be with the Mughal Emperor's kitchen (probably Bahadur Shah Zafar before he came down in the world or maybe it was one of Aurangzeb's other descendants). Of course in Delhi and Lucknow and possibly Hyderabad, you'll usually hear older restaurants trace their roots back to Nawab or Mughal kitchens. And u don't know who is telling a tall tale to brand themselves. But it is a known fact that there have been lots of unusual experiments with food, and very elaborate recipes because of royal patronage. Apparently some of those guys had loads of time on their hands and used to tell their chefs to play around as much as they liked with expensive and unusually presented dishes. It often had created entertainment value at the table.
What's also a good thing is that earlier some of the more traditional recipes were more time-consuming (a lot of South Indian ones tend to be), so people started to veer to ready-to-use stuff. But I guess Mom's always have to keep reinventing to keep kids interested, and in the process, people also have designed better kitchen equipment (like the idiyappam thingummy), so you can have fresh do-it-yourself recipes like your mom and grandmom made from scratch. Instead of using a packet.
I had planned to ask a question about easy to make recipes for homemade bread. There is stuff on the web. But when you ask more people, someone somewhere might have their own spin, which is unlisted on the web. If anyone has a recipe that doesn't involve having to keep the dough overnight kindly contact this space.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Foreign bollywood actresses.
anil wrote:
Shampa Sadhya wrote:
So, we have come up with a number of actresses who are non-Indians but definitely, made a mark for themselves in Bollywood through their acting talent. Yesteryear's heroines Madhubala, Mala Sinha, Nadira are all unforgettable names of Hindi cinema. Even Monisha Koirala has also made an impact through her performance.
It is right that Monisha Koirala is Nepal origin but he spend most of her life in India since he childhood.
There are many actors like Manisha Koirala who spent most of their lives in India. Tom Alters is another example
9 years ago
anil replied to the topic Foreign bollywood actresses.
Shampa Sadhya wrote:
So, we have come up with a number of actresses who are non-Indians but definitely, made a mark for themselves in Bollywood through their acting talent. Yesteryear's heroines Madhubala, Mala Sinha, Nadira are all unforgettable names of Hindi cinema. Even Monisha Koirala has also made an impact through her performance.
It is right that Monisha Koirala is Nepal origin but he spend most of her life in India since he childhood.
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Is this women empowerment? .
anil wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
Jincy Aby wrote:
Superiority complex is always with men. They know very well that women are physically very weak. This is the main reason why women are considered as inferior human being. Even if women are physically weak, number of smart and powerful women are around us. They are capable to reach in higher authority. Some of them are arsing their hands against all kinds of exploitation. We can expect a better tomorrow.
Nature has made us different and with the intention that man and woman complement each other ! But at some stage man began to think that he is far superior to women and women put up with this because there was no education and enlightenment to make them realise that they were being manipulated because of their physical weakness ! Nowadays we see many ladies , well built and giving more importance to muscle building and take care of their fitness , which has helped !
Delhi high court decided in one case that a woman can be principal (Karta) of a HUF. I think it is step to give more right to women.
It is a step in the right direction although here in Mangalore we have a unique system practiced by a few communities where he property gets transferred to ladies, it is called Aliya Kattu. A lady gets her share and daughters share and and so on, but the boys get just one share ...For example, if the property is ancestral and there are many contenders , then the proceeds are divided this way - if a woman has 2 children with one daughter and the daughter having two children and the son having two children as well. The lady gets her own share, one share for the daughter and 2 shares for the grand children through the daughter and one share only for the son , in total she gets 5 shares, whereas her brothers gets only one share .
So, we already have this freedom , in fact more than equal freedom ! LOL..
9 years ago
anil replied to the topic Places to explore Incredible India.
rambabu wrote:
anil wrote:
rambabu wrote:
Certainly I'll visit Rajasthan. Recently my daughter visited Rajasthan and Jaisalmer. Rajasthan is well known for Rajput dynasties who fought against mighty Mughals.
Jaisalmer is also in Rajasthan. It is right that Rajpur known for their bravery but only Maharan Pratap fought against Mughals. Most of states had treaty with Mughals and accept their subjection.
Yes. Under these imposing and stately relics, a great amount of ancestral knowledge is hidden. How many people especially younger generation is aware of this ? What all the younger generation knows is Lifeless concrete jungles.
Yes younger are stranger about the glorious history of this great country. How many knows that till the 17 AC Europeon peoples did not use undergarments, because they have not soft cloth. When Indian soft cloth reached to them they started wearing under garments.
9 years ago
anil replied to the topic Is this women empowerment? .
rambabu wrote:
anil wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
Jincy Aby wrote:
Superiority complex is always with men. They know very well that women are physically very weak. This is the main reason why women are considered as inferior human being. Even if women are physically weak, number of smart and powerful women are around us. They are capable to reach in higher authority. Some of them are arsing their hands against all kinds of exploitation. We can expect a better tomorrow.
Nature has made us different and with the intention that man and woman complement each other ! But at some stage man began to think that he is far superior to women and women put up with this because there was no education and enlightenment to make them realise that they were being manipulated because of their physical weakness ! Nowadays we see many ladies , well built and giving more importance to muscle building and take care of their fitness , which has helped !
Delhi high court decided in one case that a woman can be principal (Karta) of a HUF. I think it is step to give more right to women.
This is a landmark decision by Delhi court This applies to Hindu Undivided Families. I think this decision makes woman more empowered.
Court done best one, know it is depends of society how they obey and regard this decision.
9 years ago
anil replied to the topic Reservations on Caste.
Indian commission for reservation recommend 27% reservation in private sector for OBC.
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic International Fleet Review, thrilling experience ..
@ SHANA MARIA VERGHIS
I also think its easy to fall into the paranoia trap. If you imagine there are terrorists infesting every corner of the earth, and when I say, you, I don't mean YOU in particular, then I wish you all the best with your reality. The truth is in all last year, I believe the stats for terrorist attacks worldwide or something was 6000+. when the experts studied (this was on a CNN show so I don't have figures on me) the calamities and bad stuff that faced humans in 2015. Actual terrorist attacks could probably be counted on both your fingers and toes in terms of percentage. And for those who have fantasies of evil Muslim terrorists, the truth is that most of those attacks were by Muslims (or Islamic sympathisers, if that is a term) against Muslims. Not that is reassuring or anything. No one should have to die.
Its the paranoia that's spread by the threat of terrorism, that is the most effective weapon. It creates panic and kickstarts the fight or flight mechanism. Or so I've understood it, probably simplistically. But that's how I absorb information. There have been reports of terrorists disguised as refugees. But its a huge mass migration. YOu'll probably have lots of other types like smugglers, drugbarons, escaped convicts....
I went through your entire post. ..a couple of points !
1, Death from terrorist attack has increased almost 80% in 2014 with about 35,000 people killed in terrorist attack and this is not a small number by any count. ISIS has contributed largely , so also other Islamic terror organisations.We cannot overlook facts and say it is a paranoia trap laid by the west !
2, Secondly, mass exodus of refugees comes with its own problems because it also creates problems for their own people where distribution is concerned ( this with regard to everything within the host country ).
3, According to statistics 67 countries are effected by the menace of terrorism, again something that cannot be overlooked !
4, India is in the epicenter of it with Pakistan , one of the most terror prone nations being its immediate neighbor, creating problems day in and day out.So, we can least afford to ignore the terror threat and unless we are prepared for counter attack, it may be too late because terrorists have one agenda of spreading their base and they have no ethics or method while doing that !
9 years ago
anil replied to the topic Unique court case against mythological figure .
rambabu wrote:
MG Singh wrote:
rambabu wrote:
anil wrote:
Not only individuals but government is also doing it. I read today that in one city local administration sent notice to God Hanuman ji to remove his temple and idol from road.
Did it issue summons to Hanuman to appear in the Court ? Anil, is there any limit to this foolishness ?
The point which we are missing all along is that Hindus themselves undermine their own gods. Can you expect such a thing happening in Islam or Christianity? This is because Hinduism is a divided house. Even Dr Ambedkar wrote a against Hindu gods. How many know this ?
Yes, I'm aware that Ambedkar renounced Hinduism and has become a Buddhist.. But I'm not aware, he has written ill about Hindu Gods. But with reference to the thread, I wonder how people file a case defending Gods whose existence is believed to be mere fiction by the Courts.
It make no difference if some one write ill about Hindus Gods. Out belief and faith is much strong in our religion. I never listen that Hindu Dharma Khatrey main Hai.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Is this women empowerment? .
anil wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
Jincy Aby wrote:
Superiority complex is always with men. They know very well that women are physically very weak. This is the main reason why women are considered as inferior human being. Even if women are physically weak, number of smart and powerful women are around us. They are capable to reach in higher authority. Some of them are arsing their hands against all kinds of exploitation. We can expect a better tomorrow.
Nature has made us different and with the intention that man and woman complement each other ! But at some stage man began to think that he is far superior to women and women put up with this because there was no education and enlightenment to make them realise that they were being manipulated because of their physical weakness ! Nowadays we see many ladies , well built and giving more importance to muscle building and take care of their fitness , which has helped !
Delhi high court decided in one case that a woman can be principal (Karta) of a HUF. I think it is step to give more right to women.
This is a landmark decision by Delhi court This applies to Hindu Undivided Families. I think this decision makes woman more empowered.
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Is this women empowerment? .
anil wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
anil wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
Jincy Aby wrote:
Superiority complex is always with men. They know very well that women are physically very weak. This is the main reason why women are considered as inferior human being. Even if women are physically weak, number of smart and powerful women are around us. They are capable to reach in higher authority. Some of them are arsing their hands against all kinds of exploitation. We can expect a better tomorrow.
Nature has made us different and with the intention that man and woman complement each other ! But at some stage man began to think that he is far superior to women and women put up with this because there was no education and enlightenment to make them realise that they were being manipulated because of their physical weakness ! Nowadays we see many ladies , well built and giving more importance to muscle building and take care of their fitness , which has helped !
Delhi high court decided in one case that a woman can be principal (Karta) of a HUF. I think it is step to give more right to women.
It is a step in the right direction although here in Mangalore we have a unique system practiced by a few communities where he property gets transferred to ladies, it is called Aliya Kattu. A lady gets her share and daughters share and and so on, but the boys get just one share ...For example, if the property is ancestral and there are many contenders , then the proceeds are divided this way - if a woman has 2 children with one daughter and the daughter having two children and the son having two children as well. The lady gets her own share, one share for the daughter and 2 shares for the grand children through the daughter and one share only for the son , in total she gets 5 shares, whereas her brothers gets only one share .
So, we already have this freedom , in fact more than equal freedom ! LOL..
It is real justice. Is this tradition is only in Manglore? not in whole Karnatka.
Yes it is only in Mangalore and within a few communities only ! Courts are very careful when such issues crop up because some false cases are filed by ladies to get maximum benefit !
9 years ago
SHANA MARIA VERGHIS replied to the topic Easy to prepare Breakfast Recipes.
RAMAKRISHNAN. A wrote:
Thanks for the link which covers almost all breakfast recipes and is very informative and useful. We usually make idli or Dosa with chutney and sambar, puttu & kadala (black channa) curry, Appam & kadala curry, upma, etc. Puttu & Kadala curry is a healthy dish and it is believed that it was discovered by the Portuguese for their soldiers.
Shana wrote: That's interesting. Do you have any more details about the background to that story?
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Places to explore Incredible India.
anil wrote:
rambabu wrote:
anil wrote:
rambabu wrote:
Certainly I'll visit Rajasthan. Recently my daughter visited Rajasthan and Jaisalmer. Rajasthan is well known for Rajput dynasties who fought against mighty Mughals.
Jaisalmer is also in Rajasthan. It is right that Rajpur known for their bravery but only Maharan Pratap fought against Mughals. Most of states had treaty with Mughals and accept their subjection.
Yes. Under these imposing and stately relics, a great amount of ancestral knowledge is hidden. How many people especially younger generation is aware of this ? What all the younger generation knows is Lifeless concrete jungles.
Yes younger are stranger about the glorious history of this great country. How many knows that till the 17 AC Europeon peoples did not use undergarments, because they have not soft cloth. When Indian soft cloth reached to them they started wearing under garments.
Quite an interesting fact. I was not aware of this. Are you speaking of Dakha Muslin ?
9 years ago
anil replied to the topic Foreign bollywood actresses.
rambabu wrote:
anil wrote:
Shampa Sadhya wrote:
So, we have come up with a number of actresses who are non-Indians but definitely, made a mark for themselves in Bollywood through their acting talent. Yesteryear's heroines Madhubala, Mala Sinha, Nadira are all unforgettable names of Hindi cinema. Even Monisha Koirala has also made an impact through her performance.
It is right that Monisha Koirala is Nepal origin but he spend most of her life in India since he childhood.
There are many actors like Manisha Koirala who spent most of their lives in India. Tom Alters is another example
Yes I am also saying this, David, Manish, Madhubala, these are not foreigners these and Indians.
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Places to explore Incredible India.
The youngsters these days are a very smart lot much more intelligent and knowledgeable than most people give them credit for and it is untrue to say that they don't travel nor do they know about our heritage.They are far more adventurous and travel whenever they can in groups and by themselves unlike the old timers who just spit out book knowledge ,refusing to travel for one reason or the other and get first hand experience.Even from smaller towns , we get to see groups of young people exploring places which is something very few people did a few generations ago ! I come across a lot of youngsters in my college and school and at other social groups and majority of them are very independent in their thinking and if you strike the right balance, they too respond positively !
9 years ago
anil replied to the topic Is this women empowerment? .
usha manohar wrote:
anil wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
Jincy Aby wrote:
Superiority complex is always with men. They know very well that women are physically very weak. This is the main reason why women are considered as inferior human being. Even if women are physically weak, number of smart and powerful women are around us. They are capable to reach in higher authority. Some of them are arsing their hands against all kinds of exploitation. We can expect a better tomorrow.
Nature has made us different and with the intention that man and woman complement each other ! But at some stage man began to think that he is far superior to women and women put up with this because there was no education and enlightenment to make them realise that they were being manipulated because of their physical weakness ! Nowadays we see many ladies , well built and giving more importance to muscle building and take care of their fitness , which has helped !
Delhi high court decided in one case that a woman can be principal (Karta) of a HUF. I think it is step to give more right to women.
It is a step in the right direction although here in Mangalore we have a unique system practiced by a few communities where he property gets transferred to ladies, it is called Aliya Kattu. A lady gets her share and daughters share and and so on, but the boys get just one share ...For example, if the property is ancestral and there are many contenders , then the proceeds are divided this way - if a woman has 2 children with one daughter and the daughter having two children and the son having two children as well. The lady gets her own share, one share for the daughter and 2 shares for the grand children through the daughter and one share only for the son , in total she gets 5 shares, whereas her brothers gets only one share .
So, we already have this freedom , in fact more than equal freedom ! LOL..
It is real justice. Is this tradition is only in Manglore? not in whole Karnatka.
9 years ago
SHANA MARIA VERGHIS replied to the topic Easy to prepare Breakfast Recipes.
usha manohar wrote:
Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:
Thanks for the link Usha. It contains breakfast items that are traditionally made across the country. I make kane pohe, and pohe of other variatns by adding other veggies such as potato, cauliflower, peas etc. Upma, idli, dosas, among other items.
Pohe is one of my favorites too and when you add vegetables , it becomes very nutritious and tasty ! In Mangalore we even make a sweet dish by adding grated coconut, crushed Jaggery, Honey, Cardomom powder and chopped Bananas to it, basically just mixing everything together. It is very tasty and we serve it with Neer Dosa , a variety of Dosa made with thin rice batter.
I loove neer dosa. I was recently in Bangalore and had my fill. Actually I am a huge foodie. I must have eaten all kinds of grub (as long as it wasn't moving). The more alien the better. And the thing is that I am a pretty decent cook, though I say so myself (I have been told by my satisfied customers), who gets easily bored by the same stuff. And being one yourself, you probably know that one tends to get into an unimaginative cycle with breakfast. Cereal, sandwiches, puttu, poha, upma, pattiri (I haven't eaten the fried version of pattiri. So one is always looking for fresh ideas. The pattiri in the photo resembles a puri. Which reminds me, if you haven't you could try beetroot or methi with puris. Its even better than the usual aloo-baji. Though it will leave a lot of red colour.
I was going to make idiyapam tomorrow for breakfast because there's this new version of the contraption you make it in, which looks very heavy, but is actually convenient to use. But now I'm thinking I'll try one of the others in this collection. Its a very well designed site. Most useful. Thanks! I've had most of them at some point, except a few variations hear and there. Including the ragi version of idiyappam. And I don't recall seeing paniharam in this list, those tiny fried savoury idlis. I stuffed myself on those too in Bangalore.
Thankfully I'm not obsessed about weightgain, because I do my one and half hours yoga when it pleases me. So I'll let myself go for a period, then think, "okay, now I feel fat," and start yoga.
For my taste, ragi doesn't always taste great. I tried MTR's ragi upma, thinking it would be healthy and I felt like a sickly diabetic. It was so weirdly bland. It wasn't very appetising. Or maybe I didn't cook it properly. I have never heard of the Chettinad seera, though I'm familiar with the cuisine. It's their version of bonda I guess. And I don't know anything about Sindhi cuisine. So that Loli, Lola thing was a discovery. Though basically its your double fried paratha.
I have only been in Kerala for a month after three years. I've actually been working in Delhi for ages, and that's foodie paradise. I've eaten the meetha version of paratha at my Punjabi friend's home for breakfast. And of course you must have tried the sheermal roti. It's rich, doughy sugary with notches on the surface I think the origin is Lucknawi. Its a very Nawabi cuisine flatbread.
There's a chain of restaurants called Karim's whose original is in Old Delhi. Sheermal is one of Karim's specialities.
Apparently the original owner's family used to be with the Mughal Emperor's kitchen (probably Bahadur Shah Zafar before he came down in the world or maybe it was one of Aurangzeb's other descendants). Of course in Delhi and Lucknow and possibly Hyderabad, you'll usually hear older restaurants trace their roots back to Nawab or Mughal kitchens. And u don't know who is telling a tall tale to brand themselves. But it is a known fact that there have been lots of unusual experiments with food, and very elaborate recipes because of royal patronage. Apparently some of those guys had loads of time on their hands and used to tell their chefs to play around as much as they liked with expensive and unusually presented dishes. It often had created entertainment value at the table.
What's also a good thing is that earlier some of the more traditional recipes were more time-consuming (a lot of South Indian ones tend to be), so people started to veer to ready-to-use stuff. But I guess Mom's always have to keep reinventing to keep kids interested, and in the process, people also have designed better kitchen equipment (like the idiyappam thingummy), so you can have fresh do-it-yourself recipes like your mom and grandmom made from scratch. Instead of using a packet.
I had planned to ask a question about easy to make recipes for homemade bread. There is stuff on the web. But when you ask more people, someone somewhere might have their own spin, which is unlisted on the web. If anyone has a recipe that doesn't involve having to keep the dough overnight kindly contact this space.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Foreign bollywood actresses.
anil wrote:
Shampa Sadhya wrote:
So, we have come up with a number of actresses who are non-Indians but definitely, made a mark for themselves in Bollywood through their acting talent. Yesteryear's heroines Madhubala, Mala Sinha, Nadira are all unforgettable names of Hindi cinema. Even Monisha Koirala has also made an impact through her performance.
It is right that Monisha Koirala is Nepal origin but he spend most of her life in India since he childhood.
There are many actors like Manisha Koirala who spent most of their lives in India. Tom Alters is another example
9 years ago
anil replied to the topic Foreign bollywood actresses.
Shampa Sadhya wrote:
So, we have come up with a number of actresses who are non-Indians but definitely, made a mark for themselves in Bollywood through their acting talent. Yesteryear's heroines Madhubala, Mala Sinha, Nadira are all unforgettable names of Hindi cinema. Even Monisha Koirala has also made an impact through her performance.
It is right that Monisha Koirala is Nepal origin but he spend most of her life in India since he childhood.
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Is this women empowerment? .
anil wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
Jincy Aby wrote:
Superiority complex is always with men. They know very well that women are physically very weak. This is the main reason why women are considered as inferior human being. Even if women are physically weak, number of smart and powerful women are around us. They are capable to reach in higher authority. Some of them are arsing their hands against all kinds of exploitation. We can expect a better tomorrow.
Nature has made us different and with the intention that man and woman complement each other ! But at some stage man began to think that he is far superior to women and women put up with this because there was no education and enlightenment to make them realise that they were being manipulated because of their physical weakness ! Nowadays we see many ladies , well built and giving more importance to muscle building and take care of their fitness , which has helped !
Delhi high court decided in one case that a woman can be principal (Karta) of a HUF. I think it is step to give more right to women.
It is a step in the right direction although here in Mangalore we have a unique system practiced by a few communities where he property gets transferred to ladies, it is called Aliya Kattu. A lady gets her share and daughters share and and so on, but the boys get just one share ...For example, if the property is ancestral and there are many contenders , then the proceeds are divided this way - if a woman has 2 children with one daughter and the daughter having two children and the son having two children as well. The lady gets her own share, one share for the daughter and 2 shares for the grand children through the daughter and one share only for the son , in total she gets 5 shares, whereas her brothers gets only one share .
So, we already have this freedom , in fact more than equal freedom ! LOL..
9 years ago
anil replied to the topic Places to explore Incredible India.
rambabu wrote:
anil wrote:
rambabu wrote:
Certainly I'll visit Rajasthan. Recently my daughter visited Rajasthan and Jaisalmer. Rajasthan is well known for Rajput dynasties who fought against mighty Mughals.
Jaisalmer is also in Rajasthan. It is right that Rajpur known for their bravery but only Maharan Pratap fought against Mughals. Most of states had treaty with Mughals and accept their subjection.
Yes. Under these imposing and stately relics, a great amount of ancestral knowledge is hidden. How many people especially younger generation is aware of this ? What all the younger generation knows is Lifeless concrete jungles.
Yes younger are stranger about the glorious history of this great country. How many knows that till the 17 AC Europeon peoples did not use undergarments, because they have not soft cloth. When Indian soft cloth reached to them they started wearing under garments.
9 years ago
anil replied to the topic Is this women empowerment? .
rambabu wrote:
anil wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
Jincy Aby wrote:
Superiority complex is always with men. They know very well that women are physically very weak. This is the main reason why women are considered as inferior human being. Even if women are physically weak, number of smart and powerful women are around us. They are capable to reach in higher authority. Some of them are arsing their hands against all kinds of exploitation. We can expect a better tomorrow.
Nature has made us different and with the intention that man and woman complement each other ! But at some stage man began to think that he is far superior to women and women put up with this because there was no education and enlightenment to make them realise that they were being manipulated because of their physical weakness ! Nowadays we see many ladies , well built and giving more importance to muscle building and take care of their fitness , which has helped !
Delhi high court decided in one case that a woman can be principal (Karta) of a HUF. I think it is step to give more right to women.
This is a landmark decision by Delhi court This applies to Hindu Undivided Families. I think this decision makes woman more empowered.
Court done best one, know it is depends of society how they obey and regard this decision.
9 years ago
anil replied to the topic Reservations on Caste.
Indian commission for reservation recommend 27% reservation in private sector for OBC.
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic International Fleet Review, thrilling experience ..
@ SHANA MARIA VERGHIS
I also think its easy to fall into the paranoia trap. If you imagine there are terrorists infesting every corner of the earth, and when I say, you, I don't mean YOU in particular, then I wish you all the best with your reality. The truth is in all last year, I believe the stats for terrorist attacks worldwide or something was 6000+. when the experts studied (this was on a CNN show so I don't have figures on me) the calamities and bad stuff that faced humans in 2015. Actual terrorist attacks could probably be counted on both your fingers and toes in terms of percentage. And for those who have fantasies of evil Muslim terrorists, the truth is that most of those attacks were by Muslims (or Islamic sympathisers, if that is a term) against Muslims. Not that is reassuring or anything. No one should have to die.
Its the paranoia that's spread by the threat of terrorism, that is the most effective weapon. It creates panic and kickstarts the fight or flight mechanism. Or so I've understood it, probably simplistically. But that's how I absorb information. There have been reports of terrorists disguised as refugees. But its a huge mass migration. YOu'll probably have lots of other types like smugglers, drugbarons, escaped convicts....
I went through your entire post. ..a couple of points !
1, Death from terrorist attack has increased almost 80% in 2014 with about 35,000 people killed in terrorist attack and this is not a small number by any count. ISIS has contributed largely , so also other Islamic terror organisations.We cannot overlook facts and say it is a paranoia trap laid by the west !
2, Secondly, mass exodus of refugees comes with its own problems because it also creates problems for their own people where distribution is concerned ( this with regard to everything within the host country ).
3, According to statistics 67 countries are effected by the menace of terrorism, again something that cannot be overlooked !
4, India is in the epicenter of it with Pakistan , one of the most terror prone nations being its immediate neighbor, creating problems day in and day out.So, we can least afford to ignore the terror threat and unless we are prepared for counter attack, it may be too late because terrorists have one agenda of spreading their base and they have no ethics or method while doing that !
9 years ago
anil replied to the topic Unique court case against mythological figure .
rambabu wrote:
MG Singh wrote:
rambabu wrote:
anil wrote:
Not only individuals but government is also doing it. I read today that in one city local administration sent notice to God Hanuman ji to remove his temple and idol from road.
Did it issue summons to Hanuman to appear in the Court ? Anil, is there any limit to this foolishness ?
The point which we are missing all along is that Hindus themselves undermine their own gods. Can you expect such a thing happening in Islam or Christianity? This is because Hinduism is a divided house. Even Dr Ambedkar wrote a against Hindu gods. How many know this ?
Yes, I'm aware that Ambedkar renounced Hinduism and has become a Buddhist.. But I'm not aware, he has written ill about Hindu Gods. But with reference to the thread, I wonder how people file a case defending Gods whose existence is believed to be mere fiction by the Courts.
It make no difference if some one write ill about Hindus Gods. Out belief and faith is much strong in our religion. I never listen that Hindu Dharma Khatrey main Hai.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Is this women empowerment? .
anil wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
Jincy Aby wrote:
Superiority complex is always with men. They know very well that women are physically very weak. This is the main reason why women are considered as inferior human being. Even if women are physically weak, number of smart and powerful women are around us. They are capable to reach in higher authority. Some of them are arsing their hands against all kinds of exploitation. We can expect a better tomorrow.
Nature has made us different and with the intention that man and woman complement each other ! But at some stage man began to think that he is far superior to women and women put up with this because there was no education and enlightenment to make them realise that they were being manipulated because of their physical weakness ! Nowadays we see many ladies , well built and giving more importance to muscle building and take care of their fitness , which has helped !
Delhi high court decided in one case that a woman can be principal (Karta) of a HUF. I think it is step to give more right to women.
This is a landmark decision by Delhi court This applies to Hindu Undivided Families. I think this decision makes woman more empowered.
9 years ago