Sarabjit’s sister fails to meet Gilani

Dalbir Kaur, sister of Sarabjit Singh — who is on death row in a Pakistan prison — made a futile attempt to meet Pakistani PM Yousuf Raza Gilani.



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Gujarat bans book on Gandhi, Modi calls it perverse

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"Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle With India"

controversial book on Mahatma Gandhi was banned in his native state of Gujarat Wednesday, with Chief Minister Narendra Modi saying its contents were perverse and defamed the icon of non-violence.

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Zeenat disappointed with Dum Maaro Dum re-mix

Zeenat disappointed with Dum Maaro Dum re-mix




I did hear the song.
And it just doesn't sound right. In the original, there was a certain innocence in Asha Bhonsle's voice and also in the lyrics. What I've heard here just left me cold."

-Zeeenat
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INDIA's victory celebration Videos

Celebrations at Southall In London after INDIA Victory



Celebration in India
Celebrations at Pune Deccan area (FC Road, Vaishali) after Cricket World Cup Semi Final against Pakistan.

Sachin Tendulkar Aarti

Baap! Baap hota hai aur beta beta ! बाप बाप होता हैं, और बेटा बेटा होता हैं

बाप बाप होता हैं, और बेटा बेटा होता हैं






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Things to learn from JAPAN.

1. THE CALM

Not a single visual of chest-beating or wild grief. Sorrow itself has been elevated.

2. THE DIGNITY

Disciplined queues for water and groceries. Not a rough word or a crude gesture.

3. THE ABILITY

The incredible architects, for instance. Buildings swayed but didn’t fall.

4. THE GRACE

People bought only what they needed for the present, so everybody could get something.

5. THE ORDER

No looting in shops. No honking and no overtaking on the roads. Just understanding.

6. THE SACRIFICE

Fifty workers stayed back to pump sea water in the N-reactors. How will they ever be repaid?

7. THE TENDERNESS

Restaurants cut prices. An unguarded ATM is left alone. The strong cared for the weak.

8. THE TRAINING

The old and the children, everyone knew exactly what to do. And they did just that.

9. THE MEDIA

They showed magnificent restraint in the bulletins. No silly reporters. Only calm reportage.

10. THE CONSCIENCE

ICC World Cup 2011 Funny Photos

True Gentalman Sachin Tendulkar.

Match

India Vs West Indies ... Sunday 20-March-2011...

India WoN !!


Tendulkar walked back to the pavilion despite the umpire signalling not out during India's league match against the West Indies ..

Tendulkar was hoping to score his 100th international hundred but his innings ended when he was dismissed for just two. He faced only four balls, clipping fast bowler Ravi Rampaul to wicket-keeper Devon Thomas and he walked without waiting for the umpire’s decision.


“It shows the measure of the man (Tendulkar). He is a true gentleman. After 17,000 runs, he could walk. That was brilliant on the part of Sachin,” Sammy said after his side lost their last Group B match by 80 runs here last night. Yuvraj, who set up the win for India, was not surprised with Tendulkar walking.

Daal Khichdi

Ingredients :

2 cups rice
1 cup toor dhal
5 cloves
1 cinnamon
5 cardamom
2 finely sliced onion
6 to 8 small size tomatoes
4 slitted into halves green chillies
12 to 15 mint leaves
1/2 bundle corriander leaves
1 tsp garlic paste
1 1/2 tsp ginger paste
salt to taste
1/4 cup veg. oil
a few curry leaves
3 cups water
a pinch of turmeric powder

Preparation :

1. Wash and cook dhal with a pinch of turmeric powder. Set aside.
2. Don't discard the cooked dhal water.
3. Fry the onions, cloves, cinnamon and cardamom.
4. When onions are golden add slit green chillies, mint, curry leaves and a part of the corriander leaves.
5. Keep the remaining corriander leaves for garnishing.
6. Add salt, ginger and garlic paste. Fry for 2 minutes.
7. Add the washed, drained rice and chopped tomatoes. Fry for few minutes.
8. Add the cooked dhal, mix well and add 3 cups of water.
9. Add cooked dhal water. Cook it for 8 to 10 minutes till the rice is done.
10. Garnish with chopped corriander leaves and serve hot.

Babycorn Paneer Masala

Ingredients:

BABY CORN MASALA

INGREDIENTS
Fresh Baby corn - 6 pcs cut into half
Fresh paneer -10 pcs cubes as you like
Tomato - 3 medium
Carrot - 1 medium cut into pcs.
Onion - 1 medium
Ginger pcs. - ½ tsp
Green chilly -1 slit
Chilly powder - ¾ tsp
Coriander powder - 2 tsp
Garam Masala - 1tsp
Cardamom - 1
Cinnamon - 1"
Garlic flakes - 3
Poppy seed - ½ tsp
Cashew nut - 6 to 8 pcs
Butter to fry and Salt to taste

Preparation:

GRIND
1. Soak poppy seed and cashew nut in a water for an hour and drain the water.
2. Add 1 boiled tomato & little milk and grind smoothly. Since the poppy seed and cashew nut make little quantity to grind, the boiled tomato is added.


METHOD
1. Boil tomatoes, carrot and garlic. Keep aside carrot.
2. Cool and grind smoothly with ginger pieces.
3. Heat 1tsp butter and sauté baby corn with pinch of black salt and keep aside.
4. Again heat 2 tsp butter add cumin seed, cardamom, cinnamon, green chili and finely chopped onion. Sauté until the onion changes colour.
5. Now add the tomato & garlic mixture, boiled carrot, red chili, coriander powder, garam masala and pinch of turmeric powder. Sauté until the raw smell goes off.
6. Mix poppy seed and cashew nut ground paste and cook for 3 minutes.
7. Finally add baby corn and paneer and cook for 5 minutes.
8. Garnish with spring onion and butter. Serve as a side dish.

TIPS: Since we are using less butter/oil cook the masala in medium flame.
If you want you can add butter more.

Babycorn Paneer Masala

Ingredients:

BABY CORN MASALA

INGREDIENTS
Fresh Baby corn - 6 pcs cut into half
Fresh paneer -10 pcs cubes as you like
Tomato - 3 medium
Carrot - 1 medium cut into pcs.
Onion - 1 medium
Ginger pcs. - ½ tsp
Green chilly -1 slit
Chilly powder - ¾ tsp
Coriander powder - 2 tsp
Garam Masala - 1tsp
Cardamom - 1
Cinnamon - 1"
Garlic flakes - 3
Poppy seed - ½ tsp
Cashew nut - 6 to 8 pcs
Butter to fry and Salt to taste

Preparation:

GRIND
1. Soak poppy seed and cashew nut in a water for an hour and drain the water.
2. Add 1 boiled tomato & little milk and grind smoothly. Since the poppy seed and cashew nut make little quantity to grind, the boiled tomato is added.


METHOD
1. Boil tomatoes, carrot and garlic. Keep aside carrot.
2. Cool and grind smoothly with ginger pieces.
3. Heat 1tsp butter and sauté baby corn with pinch of black salt and keep aside.
4. Again heat 2 tsp butter add cumin seed, cardamom, cinnamon, green chili and finely chopped onion. Sauté until the onion changes colour.
5. Now add the tomato & garlic mixture, boiled carrot, red chili, coriander powder, garam masala and pinch of turmeric powder. Sauté until the raw smell goes off.
6. Mix poppy seed and cashew nut ground paste and cook for 3 minutes.
7. Finally add baby corn and paneer and cook for 5 minutes.
8. Garnish with spring onion and butter. Serve as a side dish.

TIPS: Since we are using less butter/oil cook the masala in medium flame.
If you want you can add butter more.

Babycorn Paneer Masala

Ingredients :


BABY CORN MASALA


Fresh Baby corn - 6 pcs cut into half
Fresh paneer -10 pcs cubes as you like
Tomato - 3 medium
Carrot - 1 medium cut into pcs.
Onion - 1 medium
Ginger pcs. - ½ tsp
Green chilly -1 slit
Chilly powder - ¾ tsp
Coriander powder - 2 tsp
Garam Masala - 1tsp
Cardamom - 1
Cinnamon - 1"
Garlic flakes - 3
Poppy seed - ½ tsp
Cashew nut - 6 to 8 pcs
Butter to fry and Salt to taste

Preparation :

GRIND
1. Soak poppy seed and cashew nut in a water for an hour and drain the water.
2. Add 1 boiled tomato & little milk and grind smoothly. Since the poppy seed and cashew nut make little quantity to grind, the boiled tomato is added.


METHOD
1. Boil tomatoes, carrot and garlic. Keep aside carrot.
2. Cool and grind smoothly with ginger pieces.
3. Heat 1tsp butter and sauté baby corn with pinch of black salt and keep aside.
4. Again heat 2 tsp butter add cumin seed, cardamom, cinnamon, green chili and finely chopped onion. Sauté until the onion changes colour.
5. Now add the tomato & garlic mixture, boiled carrot, red chili, coriander powder, garam masala and pinch of turmeric powder. Sauté until the raw smell goes off.
6. Mix poppy seed and cashew nut ground paste and cook for 3 minutes.
7. Finally add baby corn and paneer and cook for 5 minutes.
8. Garnish with spring onion and butter. Serve as a side dish.

TIPS: Since we are using less butter/oil cook the masala in medium flame.
If you want you can add butter more.

Fukushima Nuclear Plan After and Before Earthqukae and Tsunami

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Paula's hoecakes

Ingredients:
Oil, butter, or clarified margarine, for frying
1/4 cup vegetable oil or bacon grease
1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon water
3/4 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 tablespoon sugar
1 cup self-rising cornmeal, or from a mix (recommended: Aunt Jemima’s)
1 cup self-rising flour




Preparation:
Directions:
Mix all ingredients together, except for the frying oil, in a bowl until well combined. Heat the frying oil or butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Drop the batter into the hot skillet. Use about 2 tablespoons of batter per hoecake. Fry each hoecake until brown and crisp; turn each hoecake with a spatula, and then brown the other side. With a slotted spoon, remove each hoecake to drain on a paper towel-lined plate.

Chef’s Note: Leftover batter will keep in refrigerator for up to 2 days.

Dahi Wada

Ingredients:
1 Cup Urad Dal
2 TBsp Green Chili Paste
2 TBsp Fresh Ginger Paste (omit for Jain recipe)
Salt to taste
Few pieces of cashews and raisins (optional)
6-7 Tbsp Tamarind and Date Chutney
4 Cups Whipped Yogurt
Big Bowl of Cold Water Room Temperature
Salt to Taste
Roasted Cumin Powder
Red Chili Powder
Oil to Deep Fry
Chopped Cilantro

Preparation:

Clean Dal so that there are no small stones that are sometimes found with them.
Wash thoroughly.
Soak for 3-4 hours.
Strain Dal and blend with just the right amount of water, not too much, until it blends smoothly.
Grind to a little coarse consistency.
Add green chili, ginger paste, salt, a handful of cashews and raisins.
Mix it well.
Dough is ready for frying.
To deep fry, heat the oil in a wok.
Either with your fingertips or with a tablespoon gently ease the Dal mixture into the heated oil. Care should be taken not to scald yourself. The Dal mixture will puff up in the hot oil.
Gently turn them over and fry until they are golden brown.
Take them out of the frying pan and drain on a paper napkin.
Fry only 4-5 balls at a time so you don't overcrowd the wok.
Wada is ready.
Soak the balls or wada in a large bowl of about 3 glasses of room-temperature cold water for about 20 minutes.
Gently remove the wada from the water and press them between your palms to remove any oil and water.
Place the dry wada on a platter.
Whip up the plain yogurt. Add salt. If the yogurt is old and sour, add one teaspoon of sugar (optional).
Pour whipped yogurt on wada on the platter.
Pour date and tamarind sauce- sweet chutney on top of yogurt.
Garnish with chili, roasted cumin powder and cilantro.
I sometimes add black rock salt and black pepper (optional).
Refrigerate it for an hour or two.

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Libiya In 5 Minutes

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Self speaking image.
Economy ,
Oil, Gas pipelines.
Poverty , Education ..
Birth Rate ..
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Japan Before and After Earthquake And Tsunami

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Japan's Buildings earthquake proof Saved life

Earthquakes are common in Japan.
People there, lives with it..

Japanese Goverment is Very Strict about providing the basic life saver technique to every citizen.
There are routine drills about earthquake and tsunami ...

All the buildings follow strict set of codes and drills in every architecture.

There are extra steel bracing hidden inside high towers
Giant Rubber Pads
Embedded hydraulic shock absorbers


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Japan TSunami photos Images

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1) Sendai Airport is surrounded by waters in Miyagi prefecture (state), Japan


2) Giant fireballs rise from a burning oil refinery in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture (state) after Japan was struck by a strong earthquake