1 1/2 cups Rajma, soaked overnightSalt to taste3 tbsps oil2 bay leaves2 medium onions, grated1 inch piece ginger, chopped6-8 cloves garlic, chopped3 medium tomatoes, pureed1 tbsp coriander powder1 tsp cumin powder2 tsps red chilli powder1/2 tsp turmeric powder1 tsp garam masala powder Method:Pressure cook rajma with five cups of water and salt till totally cooked and soft.Heat oil in a deep pan. Add bay leaves and onion (grated).Add ginger and garlic and continue to sauté till the mixture turns golden.Add tomato puree, mix and continue to cook. Add coriander powder, cumin powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and cook till the oil leaves the masala.Add rajma along with the cooking liquour and mix.  Adjust salt and add garam masala powder.  Lower ...

2 medium ripe mangoes, cubed 7-8 strands saffron (kesar) 4 tbsp rice1 litre milk3/4 cup sugar8-10 pistachios, blanched and finely sliced 6-8 almonds, blanched and finely slicedMethod:Soak rice in two cups of water for half an hour. Drain and grind to a coarse paste. Dilute rice paste with half a cup of water. Dissolve saffron in two tbsps of warm milk. Heat the remaining milk and bring it to a boil. Gradually stir in the rice paste, reduce heat and simmer for three to four minutes, stirring continuously or until the milk thickens well. Add sugar, and continue to simmer till sugar dissolves and is incorporated well. Remove from heat, cool to room temperature and stir in mango cubes keeping a ...

Yesterday I read about these winner blogs of 2007 in Metro newspaper. They are called “Britain’s best blogs.” Going through the winner blogs list and after having a look at them, I thought why not me? What’s wrong with my blog, its neat and clean, everything on it is user friendly and I write very good (of course I will praise myself), come on “Yaar”, I am not that bad. Anyway may be next year I will hold the trophy for my blog. Ok let me take you to the “Best Blogs of the Britain.” Ask.com and Metro readers short-listed the top writing talent and the judges, including music star “Alan McGee” and England cricketer “Alastair Cook” selected the winners across 8 ...

Look at them! Full of energy and confidence, now this is what our “Cricket Team” needs. But boy, do they know how to swim? "Australian cricketers walk out of the surf together at a team beach session ahead of their WC final."

The Simpsons Marge on Google, yeah! One day “Google” will really have this kind of impact on us, that you and me will be running to hide ourselves and we will find no place to hide, because google will be all over us.

President Bush and his wife dancing at an event the white house had today for Malaria Awareness Day. I think the dance is funny. I can only “WISH” that one day Indian president and prime minister will be as cool as president Bush. Infact I reckon our president "Dr. Abdul kalam" is a cool cool guy. Its just that Dr. Manmohan Singh has to come out of his shell.

Much awaited portal AOL India has just gone live. Powered by Google Search, AOL.in is mainly focused on News, Entertainment(Bollywood), Sports(Cricket) and Videos. It also has City Guides for the big metro cities of India, very similar to Yahoo City and TimesofIndia Cities.  AOL India is also offering an email addresses ends with @aol.in domain, which can be accessed through the AOL Mail interface. Since it is just now launched, chances are very high that you can get an email address with your name and of your choice.     Continue Conversation AOL India, AOL India News, AOL Bollywood, AOL Cityguide, AOL.in

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When Graeme Smith won the toss this morning, he had a smile on his face. He thought it was probably his best chance to shed the tag of 'CHOKER'  which South Africa is carrying from last 15 years. But within 10 overs his dream turned into nightmare when South Africa slumped to 27/5. Justin Kemp fought against the tide but was left stranded on 49, as South Africa bundled out in just 149. Langeveldt gave a good start to South Africa by taking a wicket of Gilchrist on very first ball of his over. But Ponting, Clark and Hayden were tough enough for South Africa's resistance and finished the target in just 31.3 overs at the expense of just 3 wicket. ...

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