As the saying goes old is gold so it is for Digha.It is a wonderful place with the sea being it’s main attraction. Furthermore it is a coastal town. One can find people there on vacation enjoying life.
So being said, it is also a far off place.
The place where I live is nearly a thousand miles away from Digha and I met an old acquaintance from there and was very surprised to see him.I couldn’t recognize him at first but on having a casual chat with him, we had the ah moment and we recognized each other. We then had a chat about the old days and that was that.It is said that sea churns up many things, in the same way he too popped up in front of me.
Month: April 2018
Sweet and Tangy Coriander Chutney
Take four handfuls of coriander leaves and wash them nicely in cold water in the kitchen sink.Then take twenty grams of tamarind.Put the coriander and the tamarind in the mixer and add a half table spoon salt and four tablespoons of sugar. Then add two green chilies broken into half in the mixer and add half a cup of water.Then turn on the mixer and let it mix nicely for thirty seconds.Open the mixer lid and check whether the contents are groggy or not i.e. watery-thick or not.If not, then again mix it in the mixer for about a minute.
You should have a ravishing and stunning sweet and tangy chutney ready to eat infront of you.Eat it as you.
Eat light.
Be happy.
The Cop’s Holiday.
There is a cop who stands at an inter junction near a mall .It is a five way traffic plus there are two side roads and as you can imagine the traffic there is a piece of cake. Such a piece of cake that you can walk the distance you want to go in thirty minutes but by God’s grace if you have a car then even God can’t help you move.
You would be stuck there at a single spot for about a cool thirty minutes and then as forseen result of the magnanimous traffic jam, you will miss lunch or dinner and will also miss the live telecast of your favourite football or cricket match and then silently curse yourself for being at that place. As I said before, it is wise to walk in this sizzling summer than be waiting in the silly car or any other automobile.
So the main point is, that a cop regularly maintains traffic discipline in that junction.He does a superb job of managing the traffic and he does it wisely and he is very helpful towards the pedestrians and helps elderly people cross the lane by personally going with them and he sees to that, they safely reach the road across. A lot of honking and shouting goes on there and he doesn’t get perturbed by it. Some even jeer at him still he maintains his cool.He scolds some drivers but in a cool and polite manner.He is a cop who must be respected.
Now sadly his is on leave.He has taken the leave to go on a holiday with his family.
As that junction was his appointed area for managing traffic, so now for two three days hardly any one mans that area and the traffic management is left completely to God’s own mercy.The cop’s holiday is now people’s rolly-polly days. I think that the cop can’t spend his holidays in peace simply by thinking about the signal he works at. Now at that junctions three volunteers man it but the rush remains the same.I am expecting my friend to be back soon.
Coriander-The Wonder Herb
Coriander is a green leafy herb with minute leaves. It’s paste as a chutney is so tasty that many chefs keep on tasting it while they are cooking. As cooking is an art which is gifted and divined by God Almighty, so is coriander. It is known as “Cilantro” in the North American continent i.e. The United States of America and Canada. In India we famously and locally call it “Dhania”. It is sold a bunch for ten rupees. In other countries it’s price varies according to the local market.
Coriander is such a food ingredient that without it nearly all Indian and Asian dishes are incomplete. You simply name it; whether it is soups or lentils or any vegetarian or non vegetarian preparation,coriander is a must.
For eg:- Take any chicken soup preparation. You will find that the chicken in the soup is tasting a bit like raw chicken. It is a standard issue with chicken soups. Just add a few coriander leaves or two tablespoons of coriander chutney and the taste of the soup will simply be brilliant. South Indians and South Indian dishes are simply non-existent without coriander.
Roasted coriander seeds are also used in many preparations.
Coriander powder or dhania powder is a major spice, which is added in majority of the Indian dishes.
Many celebrated chefs use coriander for garnishing most of the main course food dishes as garnishing any dish with coriander, whether that dish is simple or not, makes the dish look marvelous. It is handy, quick to use and easily available.
Even when a person is sad, he or she can simply tear apart some coriander leaves and have it and his or her mood will be uplifted or God forbid otherwise, their whole day would be spoiled, as some coriander leaves do have dirt in them and having dirt in one’s mouth is not an experience that many would love except maybe kids, who despite their parents telling them no eat dirt, eat it with relish, as if it is the greatest candy in the world.
Coriander is truly a wonder herb. It has many uses,it is wonderful and it has ability and capacity to make the common happy as it’s price doesn’t ever rise or soar over one’s head and budget.
Love coriander. Eat coriander. Live Happy.
Eat Light.
Be Happy.
Aamras Gola (Mango Snow Cone)
In this unbearable,hot and super hot summer season aamras gola is a cool snow cone refreshment, which sets your taste buds dancing with relief and one who sips the aamras feels that the life force is coming back into him and life itself has some meaning in this scintillating summer time .
To make a mean aamras gola i.e. (mango snow cone refreshment),take mangoes of the highest quality.You can take either Alphonso or Hapoos or any variety of mango.Just make sure that it is sweet and fresh. Take four-five mangoes and then peel off the mango skin and remove the mango seeds. Put all the mango flesh into the mixer.When it turns into juice,turn off the mixer. Then taking the mango juice in a bowl and some crushed ice into it and blend it nicely with a ice blender or a plain blender.This tends to smooth out the mango juice. Taste it and if it tastes a bit less sweet, then you can add two to three drops of sugar syrup.
Then keep the mango juice in the freezer for about twenty minutes.
Please note the following part-
As soon as you have made the mango juice and have kept it in the freezer, immediately start making the snow cone. In all it shouldn’t take more than fifteen minutes.You need to make a snow cone. There are many ways to do so. There are a lot of snow cone makers available in the market and there are homemade techniques to make snow cone also.In my previous post, I have written about it and that how it can be made.You can find it here-.
After making the snow cone, insert a wooden ice cream stick in it, so that the snow cone holds itself together and place it upside down in a mug or glass. Then take out the mango juice from the freezer and pour it slowly over the upside down snow cone.When you see that the snow cone is completely drenched in mango juice or aamras, then you can know for sure that your mango snow cone is ready. Have it and enjoy your summer.
Eat light.
Be happy.
Before You Travel. 