Happy Gurupurnima

I want to thank all. I try to learn something or the other from all that I see around me. My humble prayer to my parents, my family and all around me; who have taught me all that I am today.

Happy Guru Purnima

Is Windows 10 Out

Is Windows 10 out? Need to check and upgrade my home laptop. I am eligible for a free upgrade; at least thats what the laptop says. Lets see tomorrow.

Some more...Spinach and Urad Dal

Today was not bad. Again. I think somewhere I want to save the chicken for Friday. So the spinach was brought out. It wasn't in a great shape. Some leaves had gone off. So the spinach was sorted cleaned and then chopped. Some daler bori was fired in vegetable oil. Then the spinach was added , with some salt and turmeric and covered.
In another pan, heated some oil (vegetable ) added some fennel seeds, then added some washed urad dal. When the dal boiled up, added some salt and turmeric.  Once the spinach was done  ( the water that had come out, was all gone), the kadai was taken off, and rice made there. Dal cooked on, on the side. Again, its all gone. Tomorrow it has to be the chicken.

Not bad....Arhar Dal and Karela, Bhindi and brinjal

The arhar dal was not bad. Dad liked it. So I am happy. I heated some oil (normal veg oil), lightly fried the dal, then added some turmeric and red chilly powder, and then water. I let it simmer for 15 20 mins, while I took my conf call. I took a break, added salt, some more water, and two semi crushed green cardamon, and let it simmer further while I got back to the call.Another break and then salt and some hing powder, and tomatoes.
When I was back from my call, my dal was done. Added some ghee and let it simmer for 5 minutes and then shut the gas.
The other subzi was simple. Chopped my bhindi, and some small brinjals. The bitter gourd was already chopped.
Heated mustard oil, added the bhindi and after 5 mins, the brinjal. I let that fry lightly then added the karela, little salt, turmeric and red chilly powder. After frying on high heat for a few mins, added little water, covered the pan, and lowered the heat. খাবার ready.
Stuff must have been good. Everything went off clean from the table. No left overs from last night.
Now to think - will it be spinach tonight (শাক ভাজা ) or will it be chicken. Let evening come. If the spinach is done tonight, I can finish that off, before the spinach leaves rot or dry off. The chicken can be eaten tomorrow. Or may be spinach and chicken both (separately). Lets see.

Nothing much

Just a busy day at work. Had asked dad to tell the maid to cut the karela into bits (chop). Came and chopped some bhindi and then fried the bhindi with karela. Lets see what it turns up like. Then there is arhar dal. Trying that today. Lets see how that turns up. And a conf call 8:30PM . Taking a break now, between my cooking (dal) to blog and take the call.

First Ekdashi in Bangalore

Work week started. Today is Ekadashi. So had some fruits in the morning.
Anyway will not write much till Friday/ weekend.
The day started off with an email in my personal account. Email from my brother which had pictures of my mother's last journey. Tied up, in a glass coffin. No, I do not want to remember my mother like this.

I  am pretty sure Dad did not anything the whole day. Even had some lassi / ghol and then some sabu maakha. Dad had soaked some sabu. I came and added some mashed bananas,  yogurt and sugar.

Maybe because we both were hungry, early dinner done.

Now tomorrow.  A new day. 

Looking for the e version of Krittivasi Ramayan

Looking for Ramayan.
Years back, 15 or so, I had started translating the Krittibasi Ramayan into English. Then I saw people posting it around as theirs. So I stopped.
Now, I am looking for an e-version of the Ramayan (in bengali text). I should have got the Ramayan from Delhi, left it there. Will pick it up when I am there next.

Cooking

Cooking done. For the weekend. Yesterday it was left over musuri dal with a bit of onions and garlic. And then there was a fully niramish beet posto. Was not sure how to approach it. Just heated the mustard oil, added some kalo jeera, then 3 beets diced, salt and diced green chilly. On a low flame. Then water and cover. When the beet was nearly done, added posto.
Making the posto paste was something. Grinding in the mixie and then the mixture trying to come out of the mixie, that was something. But with the mixie yesterday, I had managed to grind pre soaked matar dal, the posto and then finally ginger and garlic. All in the fridge now, waiting to be consumed.
Today it was murgir jhol. Yesterdy wasnt bad, but not sure what it will turn out today. One hr for the murgi, with murgi bought yesterday and coated with salt and holud. And left in the freezer.
The murgi took nearly 8 hours to defrost at room temp. Then hot mustard oil, onion, ginger garlic, tomatoes diced, and then when it was fried, added the murgi and then let it be at low flame.
Will make bhaat early today.

Ma I miss you

6th July 2015. I am not sure I will forget this day easily. I hope I do not forget this. The worst day of my life. This is the day when I got the phone call from my brother. He said MA NEI (Mother is gone). That was it. I could not digest this. I still cannot. This is not what I would have thought of. Ever. My life is empty. Today 3 weeks later, watching the Indian Idol 2 kids sing songs about parents. The girl Ronita sang Lata's Tu Kitni Achhi hai. I could not take it any more.
My throat chokes. But I cannot cry. Lest my father get hurt. Its just me and my father now.

Ma. Who will scold me now. Who will cook for me what I want to. Who will listen to me when I want to confide. Who will watch movies with me and share all filmy gossip with me.

Ma. Be happy wherever you are. Shower your blessings. 

Restarting Blogging

I want to start blogging. Actually restart blogging. Getting back after a decade. Maybe because I want to just write about what I am up-to. And share it with people. And thereby share a part of my life