Cabbage Curry

put tomato+garlic+green chilli and zeera in mixie;
put oil in kadai;
put the mixied paste;
put salt+turmeric and water;
stir for sometime;
put the chopped cabbage;
mix all and finally put water and let ot get cooked;
put garam masala powder before 5 mins of closing the gas.

Dhobi Ghat - review

Watched the movie 'Dhobi Ghat'. It is like a warm afternoon siesta - not much tension not much action just a calm flow of events. The characters are well chosen. Most of them are new but are very apt to the roles they play in the movie. Monica Dogra is the highlight of movie. If not a star child she might be lost into oblivion but she offers lot of promise. Prateik has a dazzling presence on the screen but it seems he needs to brush up his acting skills further to become a seasoned actor. He can do 'Jane bhi do yaro' kind of comedy films very well. He will be good in farcical comedies. Aamir is almost non existent in the movie even when he is on the screen, the audience attention will move to anything and anyone but him. It seems he has not put any serious effort to portray this character as he does for his other films. He is just there. In fact he looks a little conscious and nervous in front of Monica who is absolutely confident though being a stark new comer and even a veteran like Aamir khan is fading out in her dazzling presence. A few more movies from the director will prove if she is as talented as the hype is.

What a wonderful world

Watched the film Guzarish. Though impressive screenplay and cinematography but the overall rendition was gloomy. The audience remain detached to the protagonist his cause and his life and sufferings all of which was kind of forcefully induced into the minds of the people. Overtly idealistic characters, with no shades of grey seemed choking at times. It was more like watching a play on the stage rather than watching a movie on the screen. Its high time Bansali changes his settings from black and white and Victorian to something more contemporary and appealing - the last three movies have the same kind of look making it tiring for the eyes. Commendable performances as guaranteed in all Bansali movies and the moving music are the forte of the movie.

veg pulao

ingredients
basmati rice
tomato
carrot
beans
ghee
salt
garam masala
kaju
kismis
beet root
elaichi

put the coker on gas
put some ghee and heat it
fry the rice and all the cut vegetables
then put salt, kju, kismis, garam masala and elaichi
close the coooker and put the weight on it
let it cook till two whistles
pulao is ready!

prawn rice

heat oil in pan and then fry prawns in it; then put ginger garlic paste salt and turmeric;now cook the rice a little and put the half cooked ricwe in the prawn pan and mix and let it get cooked for a while...also put tomato sauce or tomato paste and soya sauce for taste

What's on my mind!!!!!: TV Nostalgia

seems we belong to the same generation...who grew up on a diet of those lovely serials...who can forget farmaan, udaan, kashish, fauji, circus, nukkad...those dreamy yet make beleive stories are unimaginable in today's soaps..

my mood