Some countries have protested against the new rules
India visa move brings complaints
The new rules have not gone down well with many countries
India has tightened rules for long-term tourist visas, barring visitors from returning within two months of leaving.
Under previous rules, tourists on long-term visas had to leave the country every 180 days. Many simply paid brief visits to neighbouring countries.
Some countries have protested against the new rules, with the US saying they are being applied inconsistently.
India's move follows the arrest in the US of a man charged in connection with the 2008 Mumbai (Bombay) attacks.
David Headley, a Pakistani American, is said to have travelled to India several times last year to help identify targets for the attacks, which left more than 170 people dead.
India's new regulations effectively also make it much harder for people to use long-term tourists visas to work in the country.
Prior guidance and procedures that allowed re-entry to India after stays of up to 180 days are no longer in effect
US embassy in Delhi
The government has yet to formally announce or provide details of the new rules, but Home Minister P Chidambaram set out the case for tightening regulations on Tuesday.
"The gaps in the visa system have been exposed in a number of cases, the most notable among them being the case of David Headley. The compelling need to create a fool-proof system cannot be overstated," he said.
In a posting on its website, the US embassy in Delhi said the "new visa and registration regulations are being implemented inconsistently".
"Travellers have reported being denied re-entry after exiting India for business or family emergencies, or for tourist travel to nearby countries, even if their initial visit to India was for only a few days," the statement said.
Tourists in India
Many tourists say the two-month gap is too long
"The US mission has received confirmation that foreign passports are now stamped on exit to indicate that the bearer cannot re-enter India within two months of exit unless special permission is obtained from an Indian embassy, consulate, or high commission abroad, regardless of the validity of visa or length of stay in India."
On Tuesday, visiting British Business Secretary Lord Mandelson raised the issue with Mr Chidambaram.
"I can understand the motive for the new visa arrangements but we have to be careful not to make, create general restrictions," Lord Mandelson was quoted as saying by the Press Trust of India news agency.
"I think, for many tourists, a two-month gap is too big."
A spokeswoman at the British High Commission in Delhi said: "There is no real clarity over the details of the proposals or how they might be implemented. We understand that the Indian government is reconsidering its plans."
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SOURCE:-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8427798.stm
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
ANGRY GIRL FRIEND <> JOKE
A guy went to a psychiatrist because he was having severe problems with his sex life. The psychiatrist asked him a lot of questions, but didn't seem to be getting a clear picture of the problems.
Finally he asked, "Do you ever watch your girlfriend's face while you're having sex?"
"Well, yes, I did once."
"Well, how did she look?"
"Oh boy, she looked VERY angry!"
Finally he asked, "Do you ever watch your girlfriend's face while you're having sex?"
"Well, yes, I did once."
"Well, how did she look?"
"Oh boy, she looked VERY angry!"
At this point the psychiatrist felt that he was really getting somewhere and he said, "Well that's very interesting, we must look into this further.
Now tell me, you say that you have only seen your girlfriend's face once during sex, that seems somewhat unusual. How did it occur that you saw her face that time?"
"She was watching us through the window".
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Not a Joke <> But it is TRUE
If You Cross The North Korean Border Illegally You Get 12 Years Hard Labor.
If You Cross The Iranian Border Illegally You Are Detained Indefinitely in Prison.
If You Cross The Afghan Border Illegally, You Get Shot.
If You Cross The Saudi
Arabian Border Illegally You Will Be Jailed.
If You Cross The Chinese Border Illegally You May Never Be Heard or Seen Thereafter.
If You Cross The Venezuelan Border Illegally You Will Be Branded A Spy And Your Fate Will Be Sealed..
If You Cross The Cuban Border Illegally You Will Be Thrown Into Political Prison To Rot.
If You Enter Britain Illegally You Will be Arrested, Prosecuted And Sent To Prison And Deported.
But If You Enters India India Illegally You Get A Ration Card, Voter Identification, Passport, Subsidy, Job, A Drivers License, Identity Card, Job Reservation, Special Privileges, Credit Cards, Subsidized Rent Or A Loan To Buy A House, Free Education, Free Health Care, A Lobbyist In New Delhi to look after your interests And Voting Rights! AND if U r a Terrorist, U can order for Biryani ...in the prison..!!! This is real Democracy
If You Cross The Iranian Border Illegally You Are Detained Indefinitely in Prison.
If You Cross The Afghan Border Illegally, You Get Shot.
If You Cross The Saudi
Arabian Border Illegally You Will Be Jailed.
If You Cross The Chinese Border Illegally You May Never Be Heard or Seen Thereafter.
If You Cross The Venezuelan Border Illegally You Will Be Branded A Spy And Your Fate Will Be Sealed..
If You Cross The Cuban Border Illegally You Will Be Thrown Into Political Prison To Rot.
If You Enter Britain Illegally You Will be Arrested, Prosecuted And Sent To Prison And Deported.
But If You Enters India India Illegally You Get A Ration Card, Voter Identification, Passport, Subsidy, Job, A Drivers License, Identity Card, Job Reservation, Special Privileges, Credit Cards, Subsidized Rent Or A Loan To Buy A House, Free Education, Free Health Care, A Lobbyist In New Delhi to look after your interests And Voting Rights! AND if U r a Terrorist, U can order for Biryani ...in the prison..!!! This is real Democracy
Monday, December 28, 2009
Bangladesh phone ladies joined by beggars
Bangladesh phone ladies joined by beggars
Grameen Bank gives beggars phones instead of cash
12 Sep 2004 at 14:06 GMT Jos Schuurmans, Timo Poropudas
Grameen Bank, well-known for its micro-credit programs in Bangladesh, is empowering the poor by arming beggars with mobile phones so they can sell a roving service for cash. There is wide spread poverty among the 130 million population of Bangladesh where per capita income is only USD 444.
"Beggars are the one group so far left out of the bank's lending program and they deserve to be part of our network," said Dipal Chandra Barua, deputy managing director of Grameen Bank in Reuters article.
The bank, a brainchild of renowned Bangladeshi professor Mohammad Yunus, is helping millions of poor with small loans to start income-generating programs, such as poultry and cattle breeding, or handicraft-making.
Beggars would need to be a member of a Grameen Bank project to be eligible to get a mobile phone. Each mobile phone will cost them USD143. The sum repayable over two years in interest-free installments. They also are responsible for paying a subsidized monthly service charge.
Not all the bank’s loans are interest free. Usually it charges up to 10 percent interest.
"The money the beggars will get from calls would give them an extra income – from which they will use a part to reimburse the cost of the cellphone to the bank," Barua said to Reuters.
The cellphone project would primarily target beggars in the rural areas. The bank believes its latest venture will be widely accepted.
The bank will also provide 500 taka (USD 8.41) in cash to each "cell-class" beggar so they can sell snacks, chocolates, cookies and nuts for additional income.
Earlier the bank, in one of its well publicized efforts, offered mobile phones to rural wives and mothers for commercial use. The phones not only assured them enough money to survive but enabled some to earn an equivalent of USD 300-USD 400 a month, enough to buy land and even buy vehicles and start cattle farms.
Currently, there are 75,000 women, known as "phone ladies", with Grameen mobile phones across the country.
12 Sep 2004 at 14:06 GMT Jos Schuurmans, Timo Poropudas
Grameen Bank, well-known for its micro-credit programs in Bangladesh, is empowering the poor by arming beggars with mobile phones so they can sell a roving service for cash. There is wide spread poverty among the 130 million population of Bangladesh where per capita income is only USD 444.
"Beggars are the one group so far left out of the bank's lending program and they deserve to be part of our network," said Dipal Chandra Barua, deputy managing director of Grameen Bank in Reuters article.
The bank, a brainchild of renowned Bangladeshi professor Mohammad Yunus, is helping millions of poor with small loans to start income-generating programs, such as poultry and cattle breeding, or handicraft-making.
Beggars would need to be a member of a Grameen Bank project to be eligible to get a mobile phone. Each mobile phone will cost them USD143. The sum repayable over two years in interest-free installments. They also are responsible for paying a subsidized monthly service charge.
Not all the bank’s loans are interest free. Usually it charges up to 10 percent interest.
"The money the beggars will get from calls would give them an extra income – from which they will use a part to reimburse the cost of the cellphone to the bank," Barua said to Reuters.
The cellphone project would primarily target beggars in the rural areas. The bank believes its latest venture will be widely accepted.
The bank will also provide 500 taka (USD 8.41) in cash to each "cell-class" beggar so they can sell snacks, chocolates, cookies and nuts for additional income.
Earlier the bank, in one of its well publicized efforts, offered mobile phones to rural wives and mothers for commercial use. The phones not only assured them enough money to survive but enabled some to earn an equivalent of USD 300-USD 400 a month, enough to buy land and even buy vehicles and start cattle farms.
Currently, there are 75,000 women, known as "phone ladies", with Grameen mobile phones across the country.
(RBI) has hiked the daily ceiling for banking
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has hiked the daily ceiling for banking transactions through mobile phones to Rs 50,000 — a significant jump
from the present cap of Rs 15,000. Mobile banking as defined by RBI refers to the facility, which enables bank customers access their accounts using an application on their mobile phone.
Mobile banking applications enable payments made from customer’s account through debit/credit on the basis of funds transfer instruction received over the mobile phones. RBI had capped daily funds transfer to Rs 5,000 and transactions involving purchase of goods or services to Rs 10,000. This limit is now consolidated into a single daily limit of Rs 50,000.
Speaking in a FICCI seminar in December, RBI deputy governor KC Chakrabarty had said banks had complained that the limit of Rs 5,000 does not permit transactions like purchase of air tickets through mobile banking and, thus this limits needs to hiked.
On 24/12/09 Thursday, RBI also said transaction up to Rs 1,000 can be facilitated by banks without end-to-end encryption. However, banks will have to ensure that the risk aspects involved in such transactions is addressed through adequate security measures. At the seminar, Mr Chakrabarty had said banks had complained that the current requirement of end-to-end encryption makes implementation of mobile banking costly and that RBI should do away with this requirement.
Meanwhile, on 24/12/09 Thursday, RBI has placed cap of Rs 5,000 per transaction and Rs 25,000 on per month per customer, on mobile banking transaction, if the delivery to recipient is in cash. At present, RBI permits use of mobile phone for remittance of cash wherein funds are transferred from customers account for delivery in cash to the recipients. The disbursal of funds to recipients of such services can be facilitated at ATMs or through any agent appointed by the bank as business correspondents.
RBI has placed a cap of Rs 5,000 per transaction, only if the recipient get money in cash. Earlier RBI has not capped such transaction and this it fell in the limit of Rs 5,000 limit, which was applicable for transfer of funds Further, earlier RBI had left it on the bank to decide the limit of monthly transaction per person, if the delivery is in cast to recipient.
RBI said banks can provide such fund transfer service provided they are responsible, as principals for all the acts of omission or commission of their agents. The disbursal of funds at the agent/ATM shall be permitted only after identification of the recipient. Banks should carry out proper due diligence of the persons before appointing them as authorised agents for such services.
as per msg. given by--
Mr. Ravikiran kr. Adv.
posted by
SRI RAJ
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ருத்ராட்சம் அணிவது
OM NAMAHA SHIVAYA
Guru Dakshina Murthi
Guru Dakshina Murthiஇந்துக்களில் சைவம், வைணவம் என்று கூறுவது போல், கிரகங்களிலும் சைவம், வைணவம் என்றெல்லாம் உண்டு.
சூரியன், சனி, செவ்வாய், குரு ஆகியவை சிவ கோத்திரம். சனியை இரண்டு பக்கத்திலும் வைக்கலாம்.
செவ்வாய், குரு, சூரியன் ஆகிய மூன்றும் சைவக் கிரகங்கள், சைவக் கடவுள்கள் ஆகும். செவ்வாய் - முருகன், குரு - தட்சிணாமூர்த்தி, சூரியன் சிவனுக்குரியவர்கள்.
இந்த ஆதிக்கம் உடையவர்கள் எல்லாம் ருத்ராட்சம் அணிந்தால் பிரம்மாண்டமாக முன்னுக்கு வருவார்கள்.
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அதிலேயும் ருத்ராட்சத்திலும் ஒன்று முதல் பல முகங்கள் கொண்ட ருத்ராட்சங்கள் உள்ளன. ஆனால் எல்லா முக ருத்ராட்சங்களும் பலன் அளிக்கக் கூடிய ருத்ராட்சங்களே. அதில் எந்த மாறுபாடும் இல்லை.
ஒவ்வொரு முகத்திற்கும் ஏற்றபடி அதில் மருத்துவ குணங்களும், ஆன்மீக குணங்களும் உள்ளன. பல்வேறு நூல்கள் இதைப் பற்றிக் கூறுகின்றன.
ருத்ராட்சத்தை எப்படி வேண்டுமானாலும் அணியலாம். ஆனால் ருத்ராட்சத்தை தனியாக அணியாமல் ஏதாவது ஒரு உலோகத்துடன் சேர்த்து அணிந்தால் அது இல்லற வாழ்க்கையில் இருப்பவர்களுக்கு நல்லது.
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அதற்காகத்தான் ருத்ராட்சத்தின் இரு பக்கத்திலும் பூன் போன்று செய்து அதனை நூலில் கட்டித் தொங்க விடுகிறார்கள்.
ஏழரை சனி, அஷ்டமத்து சனி எல்லாம் வந்தாலே பலர் தானே ருத்ராட்சத்தை விரும்பி அணிவதைப் பார்த்திருக்கிறேன். ஏழரை சனி, அஷ்டமத்து சனி வந்தால் பழமையானவற்றை விரும்புவார்கள். ருத்ராட்சம், யானை தந்தம், யானை முடி மோதிரம் போன்றவற்றை அணிவார்கள்.
மற்றவர்களிடம் இருந்து தன்னை வித்தியாசப்படுத்திக் காட்டுவதற்காக அல்லது அந்தப் பொருளின் மீதுள்ள ஒரு நம்பிக்கையினால் அவ்வாறு செய்வார்கள்.
சனி தசை நடக்கும்போது தன்னம்பிக்கையை விட மற்ற பொருட்களின் மீதுதான் நம்பிக்கை அதிகமாக இருக்கும். அதை அணிந்து கொண்டால் அதனால் நமக்கு நன்மை அளிக்கும் என்றெல்லாம் நினைப்பார்கள்.
சனி ராசி உள்ளவர்களும் ருத்ராட்சத்தை விரும்பி அணிவார்கள். மகரம், கும்ப ராசிக்காரர்கள் ருத்ராட்சத்தை விரும்புவார்கள்.
ருத்ராட்சத்தை அணியலாம். அதனால் நல்ல பலன்கள்தான் கிட்டும்.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Never Sorry how many dislike you
A man hated his wife's cat and he decided to get rid of it. He drove
20 blocks away from home and dropped the cat there. The cat was
already walking up the driveway when he approached his home.
The next day, he decided to drop the cat 40 blocks away but the same
thing happened. He kept increasing the number of blocks but the cat
Kept coming home before him.
At last he decided to drive a few miles away, turn right, then left,
past the bridge, then right again and another right and so on until he
reached what he thought was a perfect spot and dropped the cat there.
An hour later.... The man calls his wife at home and asked her, "Jen
is the cat there?" "Yes, why do you ask?" answered the wife.
Frustrated the man said," Put that damn cat on the phone, I am lost
and I need directions to reach home!!!
Moral:
" How much ever we dislike somebody, someday we will need their
assistance. So never worry how many people dislike you... "
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20 blocks away from home and dropped the cat there. The cat was
already walking up the driveway when he approached his home.
The next day, he decided to drop the cat 40 blocks away but the same
thing happened. He kept increasing the number of blocks but the cat
Kept coming home before him.
At last he decided to drive a few miles away, turn right, then left,
past the bridge, then right again and another right and so on until he
reached what he thought was a perfect spot and dropped the cat there.
An hour later.... The man calls his wife at home and asked her, "Jen
is the cat there?" "Yes, why do you ask?" answered the wife.
Frustrated the man said," Put that damn cat on the phone, I am lost
and I need directions to reach home!!!
Moral:
" How much ever we dislike somebody, someday we will need their
assistance. So never worry how many people dislike you... "
--
Friday, December 25, 2009
Home Remedies
Home Remedies for some common Ailments
Here are the home remedies for some of the common ailments. These differ from person to person and the same home remedy may not apply on all. PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR DOCTOR OR A GENERAL PHYSICIAN BEFORE APPLYING THIS ON YOURSELF OR IN CASE THE PROBLEM PERSISTS FOR LONGER DURATION.
ACNE, BLACKHEADS, AND PIMPLES:
Dab a small amount of toothpaste (paste, not gel) on pimples before bed; this helps dry out the pimples.
Mix equal amounts of lemon juice and rose water, apply to face with a cotton ball, and allow to sit for 30 minutes before rinsing. 15-20 days of this application helps cure pimples and also helps to remove blemishes and scars.
Apply fresh lemon juice on the affected area overnight. Wash off with warm water next morning.
For acne that hasn’t seemed to respond to anything, steep 2-3 tsp. dried basil leaves in 1 cup boiling water for 10-20 minutes, cool, and apply to affected area with a cotton ball.
ANEMIA:
Avoid drinking tea (regular, not herbal varieties) and coffee immediately after meals, as the tannin present in these interferes in the absorption of iron from the food.
Drink a cup of herbal tea mixed with 1/4 cup blackstrap molasses each day. This provides 80% of the iron needed in one day.
Foods high in iron: lean beef, lean pork, skinned poultry, shellfish, fish, liver, organ meats, egg yolks, pinto, kidney, lima, navy, chick peas, black-eyed peas, lentils, split peas, green peas, spinach, kale, collards, beet greens, chard, broccoli, raisins, prunes, figs, dates, dried peaches, dried apricots, nuts, peanut butter, whole grain breads.
Your body absorbs iron from meats easier than fruits and vegetables. To aid in the absorption of iron from fruits and vegetables, eat them with a good source of vitamin C.
ARTHRITIS:
A daily serving of fresh fish or fish oil capsules helps to give relief of arthritis and other joint pains.
3-4 walnuts eaten daily, on an empty stomach, will help.
ASTHMA:
Mix 1 tsp. honey with 1/2 tsp. cinnamon and take it at night before going to bed. Avoid taking aspirin, as this may invoke an asthma attack.
BAD BREATH:
Boil some cinnamon bark in a cup of water. Store it in a clean bottle in your bathroom. Use it as a mouthwash frequently.
Parsley leaves are rich in chlorophyll, nature’s own deodorizer. Chew some leaves regularly and your breath will remain fresh.
You can chew some cardamom seeds to sweeten your breath.
BLADDER INFECTION:
Take a bag of fresh or frozen cranberries and boil them in water (they will fall apart). Cool and drink. Don’t add sugar! This remedy is also useful for people with kidney problems.
BLADDER STONES:
Boil 2 figs in 1 cup of water. Drink daily for a month.
BRUISES:
Slice a raw onion and place over the bruise. Do not apply this to broken skin.
COLD AND FLU:
Here is a delicious recipe for a cold and flu soup: Sauté 6 crushed cloves of garlic in 1 tsp. vegetable oil until golden. Pour in a quart of beef or chicken stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and whisk in 2 egg whites. Beat together 2 egg yolks and 2 Tbls. distilled white vinegar; pour this mixture into the soup. Season with salt and pepper and top with croutons, if desired.
CONSTIPATION (IN ADULTS):
Eat a few black licorice sticks.
Take apple pectin.
Make sure you’re getting enough Folic Acid in your diet.
Drinking ginger tea will help start a bowel movement.
CONSTIPATION (IN SMALL CHILDREN):
Soak 6-8 raisins in hot water. When cool, crush well and strain. When given routinely even to little infants, it helps to regulate bowel movement.
COUGHS AND ASTHMA:
Steep 3-4 cloves of garlic in a cool, dark place for 2 weeks. Use several drops at a time, several times a day for coughs or asthma. Garlic is an exceptional cleanser for the body and has antimicrobial action similar to other antibiotics.
DAMAGED, DRY HAIR:
A nourishing conditioner for dry or damaged hair which can be used for all hair types: Separate the white of an egg from the yolk, whip it to a peak. Add 1 Tbls. water to the yolk and blend until the mixture is creamy. Then mix the white and yolk together. Wet your hair with warm water, remove the excess moisture, and apply the mixture to your scalp with your fingertips. Massage gently until the froth is worked into your scalp, then rinse the hair with cool water. Keep applying the mixture until it is used up and then rinsed until all of the egg is washed away.
DANDRUFF:
Pour distilled white vinegar onto the hair, as close to the scalp as you can manage; massage into the scalp; and allow to dry for several minutes before washing as usual. Repeat daily until the dandruff disappears, usually within a few days.
DARK CIRCLES AROUND EYES:
Make a paste out of 1 tsp. tomato juice, 1/2 tsp.. lemon juice, a pinch of turmeric powder, and 1 tsp. of flour. Apply around eyes. Leave on for 10 minutes before rinsing.
DEPRESSION:
3/4 cup of cooked spinach a day is enough to give dramatic relief from depression if you are deficient in B vitamins.
DIORRHEA:
Eat boiled sweet potatoes seasoned with salt and pepper before bedtime to cure chronic diarrhea.
DRY SKIN:
Combine 1 cup oatmeal, 1 cup warm water, 1 Tbls. vanilla extract, and 1/2 cup baking soda in a blender or food processor until you have a smooth paste. Pour this paste under the running water while drawing the bath.. Very soothing to dry, itchy skin.
EARACHE:
Steep 1-2 tsp. chamomile flowers in boiling water for 10-15 minutes. Strain out the water, and apply the hot flowers in a cloth for alleviation of the earache.
ECZEMA:
Rub a whole nutmeg against a smooth stone slab with a little water and make a paste. Apply on affected parts. (Note: It is believed by some rural, old fashioned practitioners that instead of water, one’s own early morning saliva can be used for better results.)
ENERGIZER:
Simmer 1 cup honey and 3 cup water together slowly. Allow 1 cup of the water to evaporate. Strain off the top surface, and put the remaining liquid into a stoneware crock or dark bottle. Put a towel over it so it can breathe, yet be free of dirt. Place in a cool place. You can add cinnamon, clove, or the juice of 2 lemons, if you like.
EYE PROBLEMS:
Simmer 1 cup water and 1 tsp. honey for 5 minutes. Dip a cloth in the liquid and apply to the closed eye.
FACIAL CLEANSER:
Mix 2 Tbls. cornstarch, 2 Tbls. glycerin, and 1/2 cup water until smooth. Heat in a small pan placed in a water bath inside another pan. Heat until thick and clear; it will have the consistency of pudding. Do not boil. Cool completely, Use in place of soap to cleanse your skin. (If mixture is too thick, you may thin it by adding a little water, 1 Tbls. at a time, until you reach the desired consistency. )
FATIGUE:
Take a glass of grapefruit and lemon juice in equal parts to dispel fatigue and general tiredness after a day’s work.
GUM IN HAIR:
Soak the gum-coated hair in Coke® and it should wipe out easily.
HAIR LIGHTENER:
To lighten hair, use 1/4 cup chopped fresh rhubarb to 2 cups boiling water. Cool, strain, and apply as a rinse.
HANG-OVER:
Eat honey on crackers. The fructose in the honey will help to flush out the alcohol in your system.
HAY FEVER:
Steep 1 tsp. fenugreek seed in 1 cup water, covered, for 10 minutes. Drink 1 cup a day to help hay fever symptoms.
HEADACHE:
Eat 10-12 almonds, the equivalent of two aspirins, for a migraine headache. Almonds are far less likely to upset the stomach.
HICCUPS:
Only 2 remedies have I ever know to actually work. The first listed makes the most sense, since a hiccough is simply a spasm of the diaphragm, and you need to disrupt this spasm. The second offers no rhyme or reason, but works nonetheless.
Breath in as deeply as you can, then exhale as hard as you can; repeat 10 times; when exhaling the last time, keep the air pushed out, not taking another breath for as long as you can stand. This normally works the first try, but repeat if necessary. Be sure to sit down when doing this.
This is a remedy only feasible when sitting at a bar. Have the bartender fill a small glass with club soda. Light a match and drop it, then drink the water quickly (being careful not to drink the match). It works, but I don’t know why!
Drink 1/2 glass water, slowly.
Keep a tsp. of sugar in your month and suck slowly.
Suck 2-3 small pieces of fresh ginger.
Take a large mouthful of water with out swallowing, plug both ears, and slowly begin to swallow the water. Unplug your ears and you’re hiccup free! (Submitted by Mrs T. Falkmann)
Eat a heaping teaspoon of peanut butter all at once. (Submitted by Tracy Pletcher)
HICKEY:
Coat area liberally with lotion. Rub with the back of a cold spoon vigorously for as long as you can stand to, changing out spoon for new cold one every 10 minutes. Recommended time for this treatment is 45-60 minutes. Why it works: a hickey is a bruise; the discoloration of a bruise is caused by blood accumulating under the skin from broken capillaries; this remedy breaks up the old blood so it can be reabsorbed by the body more quickly, therefore diminished the discoloration.
Rub white toothpaste over the hickey, allow to dry, and later, wipe it off with a warm facecloth. After a few applications, the hickey will be faded. Do not use gel toothpaste. (Submitted by Hot Rod Anne.)
INSECT BITES:
Mix water with cornstarch into a paste and apply. This is effective in drawing out the poisons of most insect bites and is also an effective remedy for diaper rash.
MORNING SICKNESS:
Mix 1 tsp. each fresh juice of mint and lime, and 1 Tbls. honey. Take 3 times a day.
MOSQUITO BITES:
Apply lime juice diluted with water on bites with cotton ball.
MUCUS IN COUGH:
Pour 1 cup boiling water over 1/2 tsp. each of ginger, ground cloves, and cinnamon. Filter.. Sweeten with 1 tsp. honey and drink.
MUSCLE CRAMPS:
Apply clove oil on the affected body parts.
NAUSEA:
Boil 1/2 cup of rice in 1 cup of water for about 10-20 minutes. After it is boiled, drain the water into a cup and sip at the rice water until symptoms are gone.
OBESITY:
Mix lime juice with honey and water; drink a glass of this every morning.
Mix 3 tsp. lime juice, 1/4 tsp. black pepper, 1 tsp. honey, and 1 cup water; drink a glass a day for 3 months.
Mix 1 tsp. lime juice with 1 cup water and drink each morning.
Eat a tomato before breakfast.
OILY SKIN:
For oily skin, mix 1/2 cup cooked oatmeal, 1 egg white, 1 Tbls. lemon juice, and 1/2 cup mashed apple into a smooth paste. Apply to face and leave on 15 minutes. Rinse.
OVERWEIGHT:
Effective at getting rid of fat, drink up to 3 cups of green tea daily. Regular tea can also be used with a lesser effect.
PAIN RELIEVER:
Mix 3 Tbls. of honey in boiled water and drink. Honey has natural pain-relieving powers.
SMELLY FEET:
Soak feet in strong tea for 20 minutes every day until the smell disappears. To prepare your footbath, brew two tea bags in 2 1/2 cups of water for 15 minutes and pour the tea into a basin containing two liters of cool water.
SMOKING HABIT:
Lick a little salt with the tip of your tongue whenever you feel the urge to smoke. This is said to break the habit within 1 month.
SORE THROAT:
Mix 1 tsp. lime juice and 1 Tbls. honey. Swallow tiny amounts slowly 2-3 times a day.
SPLINTERS:
Lay scotch tape over the splinter and pull off.
Soak the area in vegetable oil for a few minutes before removing with tweezers.
STOMACH ACHE:
A simple cure for a stomachache is to dissolve 1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon in 1 cup warm water, cover and let sit for 15 minutes, then drink it like tea. This remedy can also ease diarrhea and flatulence.
STOMACH ACIDITY:
Drink coconut water 3-4 times a day.
Have a plateful of watermelon and/or cucumber every hour.
SUNBURN:
Mix 2 tsp. tomato juice and 1/4 cup buttermilk. Apply to affected area. Rinse after 1/2 hour.
TOOTHACHE & MOUTH PAIN:
To ease toothache or other mouth pain, make a tea by boiling 1 Tbls. fresh peppermint in 1 cup water and adding a little salt. Peppermint is an antiseptic and contains menthol, which relieves pain when applied to skin surfaces.
VARICOSE VEINS:
Take 2-3 tsp. black strap molasses orally daily. This also treats all kinds of circulatory ailments.
VOMITING AND NAUSEA:
Sucking a piece of ice controls vomiting.
Eat 1/2 tsp. ground cumin seeds.
Cinnamon and sliced ginger work by interrupting nausea signals sent from the stomach to the brain. If you are an herbal tea drinker, simply sprinkle cinnamon on the tea and drink. To make ginger tea, simmer a few slices of ginger in hot tea water.
WARTS:
Try taping a slice of garlic to the wart. Be sure to first protect the surrounding skin with petroleum jelly.
WEAK NAILS:
To strengthen and shine nails, combine 2 tsp. salt, 2 tsp. castor oil, and 1 tsp. wheat germ oil and mix thoroughly. Pour into bottle. Shake before using. To use, rub a small amount into your nails. Leave on 3-5 minutes and tissue off. Follow up with more plain castor oil, if desired.
WRINKLES & SKIN FRESHENER:
Combine 2 Tbls. vodka, 1 Tbls. fennel seeds, and 1 1/2 tsp. honey. Stir well and allow to sit for 3 days. Strain mixture. Use full strength or add 2 Tbls. water to dilute. Use a cotton ball to apply to face as a toner.
Apply coconut oil on the portions of skin and face where wrinkles set in and gently massage every night at bed time.
YELLOW TEETH:
Mix salt with finely powdered rind of lime. Use this as toothpowder frequently.
Here are the home remedies for some of the common ailments. These differ from person to person and the same home remedy may not apply on all. PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR DOCTOR OR A GENERAL PHYSICIAN BEFORE APPLYING THIS ON YOURSELF OR IN CASE THE PROBLEM PERSISTS FOR LONGER DURATION.
ACNE, BLACKHEADS, AND PIMPLES:
Dab a small amount of toothpaste (paste, not gel) on pimples before bed; this helps dry out the pimples.
Mix equal amounts of lemon juice and rose water, apply to face with a cotton ball, and allow to sit for 30 minutes before rinsing. 15-20 days of this application helps cure pimples and also helps to remove blemishes and scars.
Apply fresh lemon juice on the affected area overnight. Wash off with warm water next morning.
For acne that hasn’t seemed to respond to anything, steep 2-3 tsp. dried basil leaves in 1 cup boiling water for 10-20 minutes, cool, and apply to affected area with a cotton ball.
ANEMIA:
Avoid drinking tea (regular, not herbal varieties) and coffee immediately after meals, as the tannin present in these interferes in the absorption of iron from the food.
Drink a cup of herbal tea mixed with 1/4 cup blackstrap molasses each day. This provides 80% of the iron needed in one day.
Foods high in iron: lean beef, lean pork, skinned poultry, shellfish, fish, liver, organ meats, egg yolks, pinto, kidney, lima, navy, chick peas, black-eyed peas, lentils, split peas, green peas, spinach, kale, collards, beet greens, chard, broccoli, raisins, prunes, figs, dates, dried peaches, dried apricots, nuts, peanut butter, whole grain breads.
Your body absorbs iron from meats easier than fruits and vegetables. To aid in the absorption of iron from fruits and vegetables, eat them with a good source of vitamin C.
ARTHRITIS:
A daily serving of fresh fish or fish oil capsules helps to give relief of arthritis and other joint pains.
3-4 walnuts eaten daily, on an empty stomach, will help.
ASTHMA:
Mix 1 tsp. honey with 1/2 tsp. cinnamon and take it at night before going to bed. Avoid taking aspirin, as this may invoke an asthma attack.
BAD BREATH:
Boil some cinnamon bark in a cup of water. Store it in a clean bottle in your bathroom. Use it as a mouthwash frequently.
Parsley leaves are rich in chlorophyll, nature’s own deodorizer. Chew some leaves regularly and your breath will remain fresh.
You can chew some cardamom seeds to sweeten your breath.
BLADDER INFECTION:
Take a bag of fresh or frozen cranberries and boil them in water (they will fall apart). Cool and drink. Don’t add sugar! This remedy is also useful for people with kidney problems.
BLADDER STONES:
Boil 2 figs in 1 cup of water. Drink daily for a month.
BRUISES:
Slice a raw onion and place over the bruise. Do not apply this to broken skin.
COLD AND FLU:
Here is a delicious recipe for a cold and flu soup: Sauté 6 crushed cloves of garlic in 1 tsp. vegetable oil until golden. Pour in a quart of beef or chicken stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and whisk in 2 egg whites. Beat together 2 egg yolks and 2 Tbls. distilled white vinegar; pour this mixture into the soup. Season with salt and pepper and top with croutons, if desired.
CONSTIPATION (IN ADULTS):
Eat a few black licorice sticks.
Take apple pectin.
Make sure you’re getting enough Folic Acid in your diet.
Drinking ginger tea will help start a bowel movement.
CONSTIPATION (IN SMALL CHILDREN):
Soak 6-8 raisins in hot water. When cool, crush well and strain. When given routinely even to little infants, it helps to regulate bowel movement.
COUGHS AND ASTHMA:
Steep 3-4 cloves of garlic in a cool, dark place for 2 weeks. Use several drops at a time, several times a day for coughs or asthma. Garlic is an exceptional cleanser for the body and has antimicrobial action similar to other antibiotics.
DAMAGED, DRY HAIR:
A nourishing conditioner for dry or damaged hair which can be used for all hair types: Separate the white of an egg from the yolk, whip it to a peak. Add 1 Tbls. water to the yolk and blend until the mixture is creamy. Then mix the white and yolk together. Wet your hair with warm water, remove the excess moisture, and apply the mixture to your scalp with your fingertips. Massage gently until the froth is worked into your scalp, then rinse the hair with cool water. Keep applying the mixture until it is used up and then rinsed until all of the egg is washed away.
DANDRUFF:
Pour distilled white vinegar onto the hair, as close to the scalp as you can manage; massage into the scalp; and allow to dry for several minutes before washing as usual. Repeat daily until the dandruff disappears, usually within a few days.
DARK CIRCLES AROUND EYES:
Make a paste out of 1 tsp. tomato juice, 1/2 tsp.. lemon juice, a pinch of turmeric powder, and 1 tsp. of flour. Apply around eyes. Leave on for 10 minutes before rinsing.
DEPRESSION:
3/4 cup of cooked spinach a day is enough to give dramatic relief from depression if you are deficient in B vitamins.
DIORRHEA:
Eat boiled sweet potatoes seasoned with salt and pepper before bedtime to cure chronic diarrhea.
DRY SKIN:
Combine 1 cup oatmeal, 1 cup warm water, 1 Tbls. vanilla extract, and 1/2 cup baking soda in a blender or food processor until you have a smooth paste. Pour this paste under the running water while drawing the bath.. Very soothing to dry, itchy skin.
EARACHE:
Steep 1-2 tsp. chamomile flowers in boiling water for 10-15 minutes. Strain out the water, and apply the hot flowers in a cloth for alleviation of the earache.
ECZEMA:
Rub a whole nutmeg against a smooth stone slab with a little water and make a paste. Apply on affected parts. (Note: It is believed by some rural, old fashioned practitioners that instead of water, one’s own early morning saliva can be used for better results.)
ENERGIZER:
Simmer 1 cup honey and 3 cup water together slowly. Allow 1 cup of the water to evaporate. Strain off the top surface, and put the remaining liquid into a stoneware crock or dark bottle. Put a towel over it so it can breathe, yet be free of dirt. Place in a cool place. You can add cinnamon, clove, or the juice of 2 lemons, if you like.
EYE PROBLEMS:
Simmer 1 cup water and 1 tsp. honey for 5 minutes. Dip a cloth in the liquid and apply to the closed eye.
FACIAL CLEANSER:
Mix 2 Tbls. cornstarch, 2 Tbls. glycerin, and 1/2 cup water until smooth. Heat in a small pan placed in a water bath inside another pan. Heat until thick and clear; it will have the consistency of pudding. Do not boil. Cool completely, Use in place of soap to cleanse your skin. (If mixture is too thick, you may thin it by adding a little water, 1 Tbls. at a time, until you reach the desired consistency. )
FATIGUE:
Take a glass of grapefruit and lemon juice in equal parts to dispel fatigue and general tiredness after a day’s work.
GUM IN HAIR:
Soak the gum-coated hair in Coke® and it should wipe out easily.
HAIR LIGHTENER:
To lighten hair, use 1/4 cup chopped fresh rhubarb to 2 cups boiling water. Cool, strain, and apply as a rinse.
HANG-OVER:
Eat honey on crackers. The fructose in the honey will help to flush out the alcohol in your system.
HAY FEVER:
Steep 1 tsp. fenugreek seed in 1 cup water, covered, for 10 minutes. Drink 1 cup a day to help hay fever symptoms.
HEADACHE:
Eat 10-12 almonds, the equivalent of two aspirins, for a migraine headache. Almonds are far less likely to upset the stomach.
HICCUPS:
Only 2 remedies have I ever know to actually work. The first listed makes the most sense, since a hiccough is simply a spasm of the diaphragm, and you need to disrupt this spasm. The second offers no rhyme or reason, but works nonetheless.
Breath in as deeply as you can, then exhale as hard as you can; repeat 10 times; when exhaling the last time, keep the air pushed out, not taking another breath for as long as you can stand. This normally works the first try, but repeat if necessary. Be sure to sit down when doing this.
This is a remedy only feasible when sitting at a bar. Have the bartender fill a small glass with club soda. Light a match and drop it, then drink the water quickly (being careful not to drink the match). It works, but I don’t know why!
Drink 1/2 glass water, slowly.
Keep a tsp. of sugar in your month and suck slowly.
Suck 2-3 small pieces of fresh ginger.
Take a large mouthful of water with out swallowing, plug both ears, and slowly begin to swallow the water. Unplug your ears and you’re hiccup free! (Submitted by Mrs T. Falkmann)
Eat a heaping teaspoon of peanut butter all at once. (Submitted by Tracy Pletcher)
HICKEY:
Coat area liberally with lotion. Rub with the back of a cold spoon vigorously for as long as you can stand to, changing out spoon for new cold one every 10 minutes. Recommended time for this treatment is 45-60 minutes. Why it works: a hickey is a bruise; the discoloration of a bruise is caused by blood accumulating under the skin from broken capillaries; this remedy breaks up the old blood so it can be reabsorbed by the body more quickly, therefore diminished the discoloration.
Rub white toothpaste over the hickey, allow to dry, and later, wipe it off with a warm facecloth. After a few applications, the hickey will be faded. Do not use gel toothpaste. (Submitted by Hot Rod Anne.)
INSECT BITES:
Mix water with cornstarch into a paste and apply. This is effective in drawing out the poisons of most insect bites and is also an effective remedy for diaper rash.
MORNING SICKNESS:
Mix 1 tsp. each fresh juice of mint and lime, and 1 Tbls. honey. Take 3 times a day.
MOSQUITO BITES:
Apply lime juice diluted with water on bites with cotton ball.
MUCUS IN COUGH:
Pour 1 cup boiling water over 1/2 tsp. each of ginger, ground cloves, and cinnamon. Filter.. Sweeten with 1 tsp. honey and drink.
MUSCLE CRAMPS:
Apply clove oil on the affected body parts.
NAUSEA:
Boil 1/2 cup of rice in 1 cup of water for about 10-20 minutes. After it is boiled, drain the water into a cup and sip at the rice water until symptoms are gone.
OBESITY:
Mix lime juice with honey and water; drink a glass of this every morning.
Mix 3 tsp. lime juice, 1/4 tsp. black pepper, 1 tsp. honey, and 1 cup water; drink a glass a day for 3 months.
Mix 1 tsp. lime juice with 1 cup water and drink each morning.
Eat a tomato before breakfast.
OILY SKIN:
For oily skin, mix 1/2 cup cooked oatmeal, 1 egg white, 1 Tbls. lemon juice, and 1/2 cup mashed apple into a smooth paste. Apply to face and leave on 15 minutes. Rinse.
OVERWEIGHT:
Effective at getting rid of fat, drink up to 3 cups of green tea daily. Regular tea can also be used with a lesser effect.
PAIN RELIEVER:
Mix 3 Tbls. of honey in boiled water and drink. Honey has natural pain-relieving powers.
SMELLY FEET:
Soak feet in strong tea for 20 minutes every day until the smell disappears. To prepare your footbath, brew two tea bags in 2 1/2 cups of water for 15 minutes and pour the tea into a basin containing two liters of cool water.
SMOKING HABIT:
Lick a little salt with the tip of your tongue whenever you feel the urge to smoke. This is said to break the habit within 1 month.
SORE THROAT:
Mix 1 tsp. lime juice and 1 Tbls. honey. Swallow tiny amounts slowly 2-3 times a day.
SPLINTERS:
Lay scotch tape over the splinter and pull off.
Soak the area in vegetable oil for a few minutes before removing with tweezers.
STOMACH ACHE:
A simple cure for a stomachache is to dissolve 1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon in 1 cup warm water, cover and let sit for 15 minutes, then drink it like tea. This remedy can also ease diarrhea and flatulence.
STOMACH ACIDITY:
Drink coconut water 3-4 times a day.
Have a plateful of watermelon and/or cucumber every hour.
SUNBURN:
Mix 2 tsp. tomato juice and 1/4 cup buttermilk. Apply to affected area. Rinse after 1/2 hour.
TOOTHACHE & MOUTH PAIN:
To ease toothache or other mouth pain, make a tea by boiling 1 Tbls. fresh peppermint in 1 cup water and adding a little salt. Peppermint is an antiseptic and contains menthol, which relieves pain when applied to skin surfaces.
VARICOSE VEINS:
Take 2-3 tsp. black strap molasses orally daily. This also treats all kinds of circulatory ailments.
VOMITING AND NAUSEA:
Sucking a piece of ice controls vomiting.
Eat 1/2 tsp. ground cumin seeds.
Cinnamon and sliced ginger work by interrupting nausea signals sent from the stomach to the brain. If you are an herbal tea drinker, simply sprinkle cinnamon on the tea and drink. To make ginger tea, simmer a few slices of ginger in hot tea water.
WARTS:
Try taping a slice of garlic to the wart. Be sure to first protect the surrounding skin with petroleum jelly.
WEAK NAILS:
To strengthen and shine nails, combine 2 tsp. salt, 2 tsp. castor oil, and 1 tsp. wheat germ oil and mix thoroughly. Pour into bottle. Shake before using. To use, rub a small amount into your nails. Leave on 3-5 minutes and tissue off. Follow up with more plain castor oil, if desired.
WRINKLES & SKIN FRESHENER:
Combine 2 Tbls. vodka, 1 Tbls. fennel seeds, and 1 1/2 tsp. honey. Stir well and allow to sit for 3 days. Strain mixture. Use full strength or add 2 Tbls. water to dilute. Use a cotton ball to apply to face as a toner.
Apply coconut oil on the portions of skin and face where wrinkles set in and gently massage every night at bed time.
YELLOW TEETH:
Mix salt with finely powdered rind of lime. Use this as toothpowder frequently.
Govt Responsible for >>>
An extract from .Prof R K Gupta's
He has been been writing and registering protest since last several years that governments are number one cause of price rise in India.Reckless taxation is main cause for this.So that babus and politicians can live luxurious life ,collect huge bribes and waste money of public.The per capita expenditure of money bon polticians and babudom is several times per capita income.Add to this several times of this collected by them as bribe money and theft of public funds.Sheer loot is going on in country.Unchecked.
Property market is already 400-500% of 2001 level.Still the government instead of releasing land bank in market at reasonable rates so common man can get cheaper house, keep increasing DLC and reserved rates like greedy and unethical hoarders and profiteers which has huge impact on base line of property prices.
The state agencies have stopped developing colonies and new areas and release land at reasonable prices linked to incoem of citizens and have left open ground for private greedy mafia of builders.large numbner of landlords,bureacrat s,corrupt businessmen and potlicians are beneficiaries of this loot.Time has to come grab the kland of these people by communities of people and raise social projects there.
It is time Government reverses this rise and instead lowers taxes and reserved rates and release at least 100 million Sq meters cheaper priced land in Indian market, in next one/two years.
Srtamp duties and taxes should be halved.
People should throw out such corrupt and mafia driven governments in India.It has been seen that whever congress in particular is in power, corruption and price rise goes up significantly. Governments have no accountability in this country and they are main cause of suffering of people.Be it property market,commodities, swine flue or unemployment. The condition of judicial system is simply disgusting and shameful and both judicial officers and politicians deliberately close eyes to it in utter shamlessness so that their hegemony can continue and people are repressed and justice denied.Corrupt lawyers ,judges and litgants manipulate courts ,delay cases and change evidences and rule over courts in India.
How long people of this country will watch things as dumb creatures?
People should rise and revolt now and teach lesson to all arms of governanve inclusing judiciary.
__._,_.___
He has been been writing and registering protest since last several years that governments are number one cause of price rise in India.Reckless taxation is main cause for this.So that babus and politicians can live luxurious life ,collect huge bribes and waste money of public.The per capita expenditure of money bon polticians and babudom is several times per capita income.Add to this several times of this collected by them as bribe money and theft of public funds.Sheer loot is going on in country.Unchecked.
Property market is already 400-500% of 2001 level.Still the government instead of releasing land bank in market at reasonable rates so common man can get cheaper house, keep increasing DLC and reserved rates like greedy and unethical hoarders and profiteers which has huge impact on base line of property prices.
The state agencies have stopped developing colonies and new areas and release land at reasonable prices linked to incoem of citizens and have left open ground for private greedy mafia of builders.large numbner of landlords,bureacrat s,corrupt businessmen and potlicians are beneficiaries of this loot.Time has to come grab the kland of these people by communities of people and raise social projects there.
It is time Government reverses this rise and instead lowers taxes and reserved rates and release at least 100 million Sq meters cheaper priced land in Indian market, in next one/two years.
Srtamp duties and taxes should be halved.
People should throw out such corrupt and mafia driven governments in India.It has been seen that whever congress in particular is in power, corruption and price rise goes up significantly. Governments have no accountability in this country and they are main cause of suffering of people.Be it property market,commodities, swine flue or unemployment. The condition of judicial system is simply disgusting and shameful and both judicial officers and politicians deliberately close eyes to it in utter shamlessness so that their hegemony can continue and people are repressed and justice denied.Corrupt lawyers ,judges and litgants manipulate courts ,delay cases and change evidences and rule over courts in India.
How long people of this country will watch things as dumb creatures?
People should rise and revolt now and teach lesson to all arms of governanve inclusing judiciary.
__._,_.___
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Shahi Pulao
The recipe of Shahi Pulao
There are different kinds of Pulao. But Shahi Pulao is really rich in taste.
Ingredients
3 cups basmati rice, wash & soaked for 30 minutes.
Layer 1
Grind to a paste
1" piece ginger
3 green chilies
2 tbsp. coconut grated
2 sprigs mint leaves
½ cup coriander leaves
4 flakes garlic
1 carrot
1 capsicum
6-7 french beans
1-sprig sping onions greens chopped
Layer 2
Grind to a paste
1 tbsp. sesame seeds
1 tsp. soaked khuskhus seeds
1 onion
5-6 blanched green chilies or white pepper
1 cardamom
1 clove
1 bay leaf
1/2" piece cinnamon
1 potato
1 onion
Other ingredients
6-7 whole shelled walnuts
15 cashew nuts halved
15 almonds, blanched and halved
1 tbsp. raisins
1 tbsp. cheese or paneer grated
1 tbsp. coriander leaves finely chopped
2 bay leaves
1-cup milk
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
3 tbsp. ghee or oil
Method
Put plenty of water to boil, add salt and bay leaves, bring to boil.
Add rice and cook till done but not mushy.
Drain water, cool in large plate.
Heat half ghee in a heavy pan , add carrots.
Fry till tender, drain, add French beans to same fat.
Repeat frying till tender, drain, add capsicum.
Fry, drain, add paste for layer 1.
Fry paste for 3 minutes, add salt, spring onions, stir.
Take off fire, add fried vegetables back, and keep aside.
Heat remaining ghee in another pan.
Fry and drain cashews, almonds, potato slices.
Add onions , stir fry till light golden.
Add raisins, salt, half the milk, and paste for layer 2.
Add fried dry fruit, stir and cook for 3 minutes,
Take off fire , keep aside.
To proceed
Take a deep casserole about 6-8 inches wide.
Divide rice into 3 parts.
Grease insides of casserole; spread one part of rice at bottom.
Spread layer 1 mixture evenly over the rice.
Spread second layer of rice over mixture.
Mix layer 2 mixtures with the remaining rice.
Spread evenly over 2nd rice layer.
Sprinkle milk over layers.
Sprinkle cheese evenly to cover casserole.
Cover the casserole with a lid or clingfilm, making cuts for steam to escape.
Bake in preheated oven at 250°C for 9-10 minutes.
Garnish with fresh ground pepper, coriander and walnuts before serving.
Serve hot with pakodi kadhi or raitha
There are different kinds of Pulao. But Shahi Pulao is really rich in taste.
Ingredients
3 cups basmati rice, wash & soaked for 30 minutes.
Layer 1
Grind to a paste
1" piece ginger
3 green chilies
2 tbsp. coconut grated
2 sprigs mint leaves
½ cup coriander leaves
4 flakes garlic
1 carrot
1 capsicum
6-7 french beans
1-sprig sping onions greens chopped
Layer 2
Grind to a paste
1 tbsp. sesame seeds
1 tsp. soaked khuskhus seeds
1 onion
5-6 blanched green chilies or white pepper
1 cardamom
1 clove
1 bay leaf
1/2" piece cinnamon
1 potato
1 onion
Other ingredients
6-7 whole shelled walnuts
15 cashew nuts halved
15 almonds, blanched and halved
1 tbsp. raisins
1 tbsp. cheese or paneer grated
1 tbsp. coriander leaves finely chopped
2 bay leaves
1-cup milk
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
3 tbsp. ghee or oil
Method
Put plenty of water to boil, add salt and bay leaves, bring to boil.
Add rice and cook till done but not mushy.
Drain water, cool in large plate.
Heat half ghee in a heavy pan , add carrots.
Fry till tender, drain, add French beans to same fat.
Repeat frying till tender, drain, add capsicum.
Fry, drain, add paste for layer 1.
Fry paste for 3 minutes, add salt, spring onions, stir.
Take off fire, add fried vegetables back, and keep aside.
Heat remaining ghee in another pan.
Fry and drain cashews, almonds, potato slices.
Add onions , stir fry till light golden.
Add raisins, salt, half the milk, and paste for layer 2.
Add fried dry fruit, stir and cook for 3 minutes,
Take off fire , keep aside.
To proceed
Take a deep casserole about 6-8 inches wide.
Divide rice into 3 parts.
Grease insides of casserole; spread one part of rice at bottom.
Spread layer 1 mixture evenly over the rice.
Spread second layer of rice over mixture.
Mix layer 2 mixtures with the remaining rice.
Spread evenly over 2nd rice layer.
Sprinkle milk over layers.
Sprinkle cheese evenly to cover casserole.
Cover the casserole with a lid or clingfilm, making cuts for steam to escape.
Bake in preheated oven at 250°C for 9-10 minutes.
Garnish with fresh ground pepper, coriander and walnuts before serving.
Serve hot with pakodi kadhi or raitha
Veg Kurma
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உப்பு - ஒரு தேக்கரண்டி
அரைக்க - 1:
பட்டை - ஒரு சிறுத் துண்டு
கிராம்பு - ஒன்று
தனியா - கால் தேக்கரண்டி
இஞ்சி - ஒரு சிறுத்துண்டு
பச்சை மிளகாய் - இரண்டு
கொத்தமல்லி - கால் கட்டு
பூண்டு - ஒன்று
தேங்காய் துருவல் - ஒரு மேசைக்கரண்டி முழுவதும்
அரைக்க - 2:
முந்திரி - நான்கு
வறுத்த வேர்கடலை - நான்கு
வெள்ளை எள் - கால் தேக்கரண்டி
கசகசா - கால் தேக்கரன்டி
சோம்பு - கால் தேக்கரன்டி
தாளிக்க:
பட்டர் - இரண்டு தேக்கரண்டி
எண்ணெய் - இரண்டு தேக்கரண்டி
பட்டை - சிறுத் துண்டு
கிராம்பு - ஒன்று
கறிவேப்பிலை - ஆறு இதழ்
காய்கறிகளை கழுவி விட்டு நறுக்கி வைக்கவும். அரைக்க கொடுத்துள்ள இரண்டையும் தனித்தனியாக அரைக்கவும். முதலில் பொடி செய்ய வேண்டிய பொருட்களை போட்டு அரைத்து விட்டு பின்னர் மற்ற பொருட்களை அரைக்கவும்.
வாயகன்ற பாத்திரத்தை அடுப்பில் வைத்து தாளிக்க கொடுத்துள்ள பொருட்களை போட்டு தாளிக்கவும்.
அதன் பிறகு அரைக்க கொடுத்துள்ள முதல் கலவையை சேர்த்து கொதிக்க விடவும்.
நன்கு கிளறி விட்டு பச்சை வாடை போகும் வரை கொதிக்க விடவும்.
இப்பொழுது வெந்த காய்கறிகளை சேர்த்து மீண்டும் கொதிக்க விடவும்.
கடைசியில் இரண்டாவதாக அரைக்க கொடுத்துள்ளவைகளை அரைத்து சேர்த்து தீயின் அளவை மிதமாக வைத்து சிறிது நேரம் கொதிக்க விட்டு பின்னர் இறக்கி விடவும்.
சுவையான பச்சை வெஜ் குருமா ரெடி. அறுசுவையில் 500க்கும் மேற்பட்ட சமையல் குறிப்புகள் மற்றும் பயனுள்ள வீட்டு உபயோகக் குறிப்புகள் கொடுத்து தனக்கென ஒரு இடத்தைப் பிடித்துள்ள திருமதி. ஜலீலா அவர்கள் நேயர்களுக்காக செய்து காட்டியுள்ள குறிப்பு இது.
இதை ஆப்பம், சப்பாத்தி, இடியாப்பத்துடன் சாப்பிட சுவையாக இருக்கும்.
பச்சை வெஜ் குருமா | arusuvai - Food and Health information in Tamil
தேவையானப் பொருட்கள்
வேக வைக்க:
உருளை - ஒன்று
கேரட் - பாதி
கருணைக்கிழங்கு - ஒரு சிறிய துண்டு
காலிஃப்ளவர் - ஆறு பூக்கள்
பட்டாணி - இரண்டு மேசைக்கரண்டி
மஞ்சள் தூள் - கால் தேக்கரண்டி
உப்பு - ஒரு தேக்கரண்டி
அரைக்க - 1:
பட்டை - ஒரு சிறுத் துண்டு
கிராம்பு - ஒன்று
தனியா - கால் தேக்கரண்டி
இஞ்சி - ஒரு சிறுத்துண்டு
பச்சை மிளகாய் - இரண்டு
கொத்தமல்லி - கால் கட்டு
பூண்டு - ஒன்று
தேங்காய் துருவல் - ஒரு மேசைக்கரண்டி முழுவதும்
அரைக்க - 2:
முந்திரி - நான்கு
வறுத்த வேர்கடலை - நான்கு
வெள்ளை எள் - கால் தேக்கரண்டி
கசகசா - கால் தேக்கரன்டி
சோம்பு - கால் தேக்கரன்டி
தாளிக்க:
பட்டர் - இரண்டு தேக்கரண்டி
எண்ணெய் - இரண்டு தேக்கரண்டி
பட்டை - சிறுத் துண்டு
கிராம்பு - ஒன்று
கறிவேப்பிலை - ஆறு இதழ்
காய்கறிகளை கழுவி விட்டு நறுக்கி வைக்கவும். அரைக்க கொடுத்துள்ள இரண்டையும் தனித்தனியாக அரைக்கவும். முதலில் பொடி செய்ய வேண்டிய பொருட்களை போட்டு அரைத்து விட்டு பின்னர் மற்ற பொருட்களை அரைக்கவும்.
வாயகன்ற பாத்திரத்தை அடுப்பில் வைத்து தாளிக்க கொடுத்துள்ள பொருட்களை போட்டு தாளிக்கவும்.
அதன் பிறகு அரைக்க கொடுத்துள்ள முதல் கலவையை சேர்த்து கொதிக்க விடவும்.
நன்கு கிளறி விட்டு பச்சை வாடை போகும் வரை கொதிக்க விடவும்.
இப்பொழுது வெந்த காய்கறிகளை சேர்த்து மீண்டும் கொதிக்க விடவும்.
கடைசியில் இரண்டாவதாக அரைக்க கொடுத்துள்ளவைகளை அரைத்து சேர்த்து தீயின் அளவை மிதமாக வைத்து சிறிது நேரம் கொதிக்க விட்டு பின்னர் இறக்கி விடவும்.
சுவையான பச்சை வெஜ் குருமா ரெடி. அறுசுவையில் 500க்கும் மேற்பட்ட சமையல் குறிப்புகள் மற்றும் பயனுள்ள வீட்டு உபயோகக் குறிப்புகள் கொடுத்து தனக்கென ஒரு இடத்தைப் பிடித்துள்ள திருமதி. ஜலீலா அவர்கள் நேயர்களுக்காக செய்து காட்டியுள்ள குறிப்பு இது.
இதை ஆப்பம், சப்பாத்தி, இடியாப்பத்துடன் சாப்பிட சுவையாக இருக்கும்.
Salami and Herbs Pasta
Salami and Herbs Pasta
Serves 4
Ingredients:
1 Goody Ditalini Pasta Pack (shape 10)
20 g butter
1 tbs olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 carrot, striped
1 bay leaf
75 g beef slices, chopped
200 g spicy Italian salami
400 g Goody pealed & chopped tomatoes can
½ cup (125 ml) beef or chicken stock
1 tbs fresh oregano leaves
Steps:
1-Heat the butter and oil in a frying pan and cook the onion and carrot with the bay leaf until the onion is tender.
Add the chopped beef and sliced salami and cook, stirring often, until brown.
Add tomatoes, salt and pepper and cook over low heat for 30 minutes gradually pouring stock. Add salt and pepper and fresh oregano as desired.
2-Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water. Drain and transfer to a serving dish. Add the sauce and mix together until blended well.
Shape: 10
Difficulty: Normal
Time: 40 minutes
Serves 4
Ingredients:
1 Goody Ditalini Pasta Pack (shape 10)
20 g butter
1 tbs olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 carrot, striped
1 bay leaf
75 g beef slices, chopped
200 g spicy Italian salami
400 g Goody pealed & chopped tomatoes can
½ cup (125 ml) beef or chicken stock
1 tbs fresh oregano leaves
Steps:
1-Heat the butter and oil in a frying pan and cook the onion and carrot with the bay leaf until the onion is tender.
Add the chopped beef and sliced salami and cook, stirring often, until brown.
Add tomatoes, salt and pepper and cook over low heat for 30 minutes gradually pouring stock. Add salt and pepper and fresh oregano as desired.
2-Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water. Drain and transfer to a serving dish. Add the sauce and mix together until blended well.
Shape: 10
Difficulty: Normal
Time: 40 minutes
Puja ( Navagraham)
NAVA GRAHA STROTRAM
Sun
Javaa kusuma sankasam kashyapeyam mahadutim
Tamorim sarva paapghnam pranatosmi divakaram
I pray Sun, who shines like the javaa flower, the descendent of Kaashyapa who destroys all sins, the enemy of darkness and the one with great brilliance.
Moon
Dadhi shankha tushaarabham ksheero darnava sambhavam
Namaami shashinam somam shambhor mukuta bhooshanam
I pray Moon whose cool rays resemble curds and the conch, who was born while churning the ocean of milk and who adorns the head of lord Shiva.
Mars
Dharanee garbha sambhootam vidyut kaanti samaprabham
Kumaram shakti hastam tam mangalam pranamamyaham
I pray Mars, the son of Earth, who shines with the brilliance of lightning, the youthful one who carries a spear in his hand.
Mercury
Priyangu kalika shyaamam roopena pratimam budham
Soumyam soumya gunopetam tam budham pranamamyaham
I pray Mercury, who is like the bud of millet and who is gentle by nature and has great gentle looks.
Jupiter
Devanaam cha rishinaam cha gurum kaanchan sannibhaam
Buddhi bhootam trilokesham tam namaami brihaspatim
I pray Jupiter, the celestial teacher, who shines like gold amongst the Devatas and the Rishis, and who is the embodiment of the intellect the three worlds.
Venus
Hima kundaa mrinalaabham daityanaam paramam gurum
Sarv shastra pravaktaaram bhargavem pranamamyaham
I pray Venus, who shines like the petals of the snow-white jasmine, the great guru of the Rakshasas who is possessed of all learning.
Saturn
Neelanjana samaabhasam ravi putram yamagrajam
Chaaya martanda sambhootam tam namaami shanaischaram
I pray Saturn, the slow moving son of Chaya and Sun, the elder brother of Yama, who has the appearance of black collyrium.
Rahu
Ardha Kaayam mahaa veeryam chandraditya vimardhanam
Simhika garbha sambhootam tam rahum pranamaamyaham
I pray Rahu, born of Simhikaa, who is of half a body and is a great warrior who eclipses the Moon and the Sun.
Ketu
Palaash pushpa sankaasham taraka graha mastakam
Roudram roudraatmakam ghoram tam ketum pranamaamyaham
I pray Ketu, who resembles the Palaasha flower, whose head resembles a star and who is fierce and terrifying.
Graha Stuti
Brahma, Muraari, Sripuraantakaari, Bhanu, Shashi, Bhoomisuto, Budhascha
Guruscha, Shukra, Shani, Rahu, Ketavah, kuruvantu sarve mama suprabhatam
O, Brahma, Murari, Shiva, Sun, Moon, Mangal , Budha, Guru, Shukra,
Shani, Rahu and Ketu - may all of you awaken me.
http://www.astrojyoti.com/navagrahamp3list.htm
Sun
Javaa kusuma sankasam kashyapeyam mahadutim
Tamorim sarva paapghnam pranatosmi divakaram
I pray Sun, who shines like the javaa flower, the descendent of Kaashyapa who destroys all sins, the enemy of darkness and the one with great brilliance.
Moon
Dadhi shankha tushaarabham ksheero darnava sambhavam
Namaami shashinam somam shambhor mukuta bhooshanam
I pray Moon whose cool rays resemble curds and the conch, who was born while churning the ocean of milk and who adorns the head of lord Shiva.
Mars
Dharanee garbha sambhootam vidyut kaanti samaprabham
Kumaram shakti hastam tam mangalam pranamamyaham
I pray Mars, the son of Earth, who shines with the brilliance of lightning, the youthful one who carries a spear in his hand.
Mercury
Priyangu kalika shyaamam roopena pratimam budham
Soumyam soumya gunopetam tam budham pranamamyaham
I pray Mercury, who is like the bud of millet and who is gentle by nature and has great gentle looks.
Jupiter
Devanaam cha rishinaam cha gurum kaanchan sannibhaam
Buddhi bhootam trilokesham tam namaami brihaspatim
I pray Jupiter, the celestial teacher, who shines like gold amongst the Devatas and the Rishis, and who is the embodiment of the intellect the three worlds.
Venus
Hima kundaa mrinalaabham daityanaam paramam gurum
Sarv shastra pravaktaaram bhargavem pranamamyaham
I pray Venus, who shines like the petals of the snow-white jasmine, the great guru of the Rakshasas who is possessed of all learning.
Saturn
Neelanjana samaabhasam ravi putram yamagrajam
Chaaya martanda sambhootam tam namaami shanaischaram
I pray Saturn, the slow moving son of Chaya and Sun, the elder brother of Yama, who has the appearance of black collyrium.
Rahu
Ardha Kaayam mahaa veeryam chandraditya vimardhanam
Simhika garbha sambhootam tam rahum pranamaamyaham
I pray Rahu, born of Simhikaa, who is of half a body and is a great warrior who eclipses the Moon and the Sun.
Ketu
Palaash pushpa sankaasham taraka graha mastakam
Roudram roudraatmakam ghoram tam ketum pranamaamyaham
I pray Ketu, who resembles the Palaasha flower, whose head resembles a star and who is fierce and terrifying.
Graha Stuti
Brahma, Muraari, Sripuraantakaari, Bhanu, Shashi, Bhoomisuto, Budhascha
Guruscha, Shukra, Shani, Rahu, Ketavah, kuruvantu sarve mama suprabhatam
O, Brahma, Murari, Shiva, Sun, Moon, Mangal , Budha, Guru, Shukra,
Shani, Rahu and Ketu - may all of you awaken me.
http://www.astrojyoti.com/navagrahamp3list.htm
Puja
Lord Ganesha:
Red colored flowers are the favorite of Lord Ganesha.
Durva Grass is an important offering to Ganesh.
Other important flowers offered is the Milkweed flower. (It is known as Arka ) and Shanka pushpam/conch flower.
For proper Ganesha Puja one should procure the leaves and flowers of twenty-one different plants, trees and shrubs. This is called Ekavimshati Patra Puja.
Its all depends on the place u live. So u can procure which are available & perform puja with bhakti that what matters.
Lord Shiva:
Bilva is the bael tree. Its fruit, flowers and leaves are all sacred to Shiva (Bilwa leaves, which have to be a stalk with three leaves)
Lord Vishnu
Red colored flowers, red color cloth (Mango leaves)
For Vishnu puja usually 14 types of flowers & leaves.
Lord Krishna
Tulasi leaves
Goddess Lakshmi:
Bilva leaves & red & white color flowers. Lotus is very sacred
9 types of flowers & leaves
Tulasi:
Marigold flower, red color cloth, goose berries & its stem
Lord Hanuman:
Red color flower, red color cloth... Parijaata flower is dear to him & all kinds of fruits (For Nevedhya), Sindoor (Kesari & oil for smearing his body)
Goddess Saraswati
White & Yellow colored flowers - yellow/White color cloth
[Books are wrapped in a silk cloth. (Red or Pink)]
Flowers – louts, lilies or jasmine.
Leaves used in puja
Durva, Aghada, Tulsi, Bilva, Prajakta, Mogra, Madhumalati, Pomegranate leaves and flowers are also offered.
Leaves and flowers of Screw Pine are also offered (Ketaki)
And the number of vadas in the maala is not fixed. Its depends on your capability.
5,7,9,11,21,51,108,......501....1001....
For Lord Shiva
Wish U ALL A VERY HAPPY MAHASHIVARATHRI
Bilva is the bael tree. Its fruit, flowers and leaves are all sacred to Shiva, liberation's summit. Planting Aegle marmelos trees around home or temple is sanctifying, as is worshiping a Linga with bilva leaves and water.
Fruits:
Datura fruit: (to offer during puja, NOT for Naivedya or to be eaten)
Wood Apple - bilva tree fruit (must)
JUJUBE fruit (red date) - as it is symbolic of longevity and gratification of desires.
other fruits: small-sized bananas, coconut, berries etc
Flowers :Datura, Milkweed Pearls (aakanda), Aparajita
Six different dravyas Abhisheka:
• Milk is for the blessing of purity and piousness. (Unboiled)
• Yogurt is for prosperity and progeny.
• Honey is for sweet speech.
• Ghee is for victory.
• Sugar is for happiness.
• Water is for purity. (Ganga Jal)
Even tender coconut water can also be used fro abhishekam
Use Rudraksha-Maala for chanting Shiva's naamas or "Om Namah Shivaaya" (28/108 times
FOR LORD VISHNU:
Paarijaatha flower - Presiding diety Aanjeneya
Sowgandhika flower - Presiding diety Bheemasena
White flowers - Presiding diety Lord Shiva
Punnaga flower - Presiding diety GaruDa
Dhruva grass - Presiding diety Varuna
Thulasi - Presiding diety Sri Lakshmi
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If you are performing:
Panchamrutha Abhishekam
Payo Dhadhi Grutham Kshoudhram Sarkara Panchama Amrutham
The five amrutas are milk, curd, ghee, honey, Sugar. To this fruits & coconut water are included. Put Thulasi Dhalas on all the vessels
The vessels containing the above should be kept as under:
MILK in the CENTER
CURD towards EAST
GHEE towards SOUTH
HONEY towards WEST
SUGAR towards NORTH
FRUITS towards NORTH WEST
Chant the following mantra:
Ksheera (Milk) Govindam Aavahayami
Dhadhini (Curd) Vamanam Aavahayami
Aajye/Grithe (Ghee) Vishnum Aavahayami
Madhuni (Honey) Madhusudhanam Aavahayami
Sarkarayam (Sugar) Achyutham Aavahayami
Phaleshu (Fruits) Narayanam Aavahayami
After panchamruta abhishekam:
Shower Thulasi leaves and flowers on the Lord. Offer Fruit, Naivedhyam & Neerajanam
(Wave lighted wick lamp or Camphor).
Mantra Pushpam:
Manthra Pushpam, is recited, at the conclusion of all major prayers, poojas and rituals. The Mantra Pushpam is given in the Yajurveda, Taittriya Aaranyakam
Om Yopaam Pushpam Veda Pushpavaan Prajaavaan Pashumaan Bhavati
Chandramaava Apaam Pusham Pushpavaan Prajaavaan Pashumaan Bhavati
Ya Evam Veda Yopaam-aayatanam Veda Aayata-navaan Bhavati 1
Agnirva Apa-maayatanam Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Yoho Gne-rayatanam Veda Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Aapova Agne-rayatanam Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Ya Evam Veda Yopaam-aayatanam Veda Aayata-navaan Bhavati 2
Vaayurva Apa-maayatanam Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Yova yo-rayatanam Veda Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Aapovai vayo-rayatanam Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Ya Evam Veda Yopaam-aayatanam Veda Aayata-navaan Bhavati 3
Asow-vai tapan-napa-maayatanam Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Yo Mush shatapata Aayatanam Veda Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Aapova Amush shatapata Aayatanam Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Ya Evam Veda Yopaam-aayatanam Veda Aayata-navaan Bhavati 4
Chandrama va Apa-maayatanam Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Yash Chandramasa Aayatanam Veda Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Aapovai Chandramasa Aayatanam Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Ya Evam Veda Yopaam-aayatanam Veda Aayata-navaan Bhavati 5
Nakshatraani va Apa-maayatanam Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Yo NakshatraaNa-maayatanam Veda Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Aapovai NakshatraaNa maayatanam Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Ya Evam Veda Yopaam-aayatanam Veda Aayata-navaan Bhavati 6
Parjanyova Apa-maayatanam Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Yah Parjanyas-syayaatanam Veda Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Aapovai Parjanyas- syayaatanam Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Ya Evam Veda Yopaam-aayatanam Veda Aayata-navaan Bhavati 7
Samvatsaro va Apa-maayatanam Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Yas Samvatsara Syayatanam Veda Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Aapovai Samvatsara Syayatanam Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Ya Evam Veda Yop sunaavam Pratishtitaam Veda Pratye vatishtati 8
Rajaadhi raajaya prasahya sahine
Namo vayam vai shravanaaya kurmahe
Samekaaman kama kaamaya mahyam
Kamesvaro Vai shravano da daatu
Kuberaaya vai shravanaaya maha raajaya namah
Red colored flowers are the favorite of Lord Ganesha.
Durva Grass is an important offering to Ganesh.
Other important flowers offered is the Milkweed flower. (It is known as Arka ) and Shanka pushpam/conch flower.
For proper Ganesha Puja one should procure the leaves and flowers of twenty-one different plants, trees and shrubs. This is called Ekavimshati Patra Puja.
Its all depends on the place u live. So u can procure which are available & perform puja with bhakti that what matters.
Lord Shiva:
Bilva is the bael tree. Its fruit, flowers and leaves are all sacred to Shiva (Bilwa leaves, which have to be a stalk with three leaves)
Lord Vishnu
Red colored flowers, red color cloth (Mango leaves)
For Vishnu puja usually 14 types of flowers & leaves.
Lord Krishna
Tulasi leaves
Goddess Lakshmi:
Bilva leaves & red & white color flowers. Lotus is very sacred
9 types of flowers & leaves
Tulasi:
Marigold flower, red color cloth, goose berries & its stem
Lord Hanuman:
Red color flower, red color cloth... Parijaata flower is dear to him & all kinds of fruits (For Nevedhya), Sindoor (Kesari & oil for smearing his body)
Goddess Saraswati
White & Yellow colored flowers - yellow/White color cloth
[Books are wrapped in a silk cloth. (Red or Pink)]
Flowers – louts, lilies or jasmine.
Leaves used in puja
Durva, Aghada, Tulsi, Bilva, Prajakta, Mogra, Madhumalati, Pomegranate leaves and flowers are also offered.
Leaves and flowers of Screw Pine are also offered (Ketaki)
And the number of vadas in the maala is not fixed. Its depends on your capability.
5,7,9,11,21,51,108,......501....1001....
For Lord Shiva
Wish U ALL A VERY HAPPY MAHASHIVARATHRI
Bilva is the bael tree. Its fruit, flowers and leaves are all sacred to Shiva, liberation's summit. Planting Aegle marmelos trees around home or temple is sanctifying, as is worshiping a Linga with bilva leaves and water.
Fruits:
Datura fruit: (to offer during puja, NOT for Naivedya or to be eaten)
Wood Apple - bilva tree fruit (must)
JUJUBE fruit (red date) - as it is symbolic of longevity and gratification of desires.
other fruits: small-sized bananas, coconut, berries etc
Flowers :Datura, Milkweed Pearls (aakanda), Aparajita
Six different dravyas Abhisheka:
• Milk is for the blessing of purity and piousness. (Unboiled)
• Yogurt is for prosperity and progeny.
• Honey is for sweet speech.
• Ghee is for victory.
• Sugar is for happiness.
• Water is for purity. (Ganga Jal)
Even tender coconut water can also be used fro abhishekam
Use Rudraksha-Maala for chanting Shiva's naamas or "Om Namah Shivaaya" (28/108 times
FOR LORD VISHNU:
Paarijaatha flower - Presiding diety Aanjeneya
Sowgandhika flower - Presiding diety Bheemasena
White flowers - Presiding diety Lord Shiva
Punnaga flower - Presiding diety GaruDa
Dhruva grass - Presiding diety Varuna
Thulasi - Presiding diety Sri Lakshmi
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If you are performing:
Panchamrutha Abhishekam
Payo Dhadhi Grutham Kshoudhram Sarkara Panchama Amrutham
The five amrutas are milk, curd, ghee, honey, Sugar. To this fruits & coconut water are included. Put Thulasi Dhalas on all the vessels
The vessels containing the above should be kept as under:
MILK in the CENTER
CURD towards EAST
GHEE towards SOUTH
HONEY towards WEST
SUGAR towards NORTH
FRUITS towards NORTH WEST
Chant the following mantra:
Ksheera (Milk) Govindam Aavahayami
Dhadhini (Curd) Vamanam Aavahayami
Aajye/Grithe (Ghee) Vishnum Aavahayami
Madhuni (Honey) Madhusudhanam Aavahayami
Sarkarayam (Sugar) Achyutham Aavahayami
Phaleshu (Fruits) Narayanam Aavahayami
After panchamruta abhishekam:
Shower Thulasi leaves and flowers on the Lord. Offer Fruit, Naivedhyam & Neerajanam
(Wave lighted wick lamp or Camphor).
Mantra Pushpam:
Manthra Pushpam, is recited, at the conclusion of all major prayers, poojas and rituals. The Mantra Pushpam is given in the Yajurveda, Taittriya Aaranyakam
Om Yopaam Pushpam Veda Pushpavaan Prajaavaan Pashumaan Bhavati
Chandramaava Apaam Pusham Pushpavaan Prajaavaan Pashumaan Bhavati
Ya Evam Veda Yopaam-aayatanam Veda Aayata-navaan Bhavati 1
Agnirva Apa-maayatanam Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Yoho Gne-rayatanam Veda Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Aapova Agne-rayatanam Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Ya Evam Veda Yopaam-aayatanam Veda Aayata-navaan Bhavati 2
Vaayurva Apa-maayatanam Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Yova yo-rayatanam Veda Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Aapovai vayo-rayatanam Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Ya Evam Veda Yopaam-aayatanam Veda Aayata-navaan Bhavati 3
Asow-vai tapan-napa-maayatanam Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Yo Mush shatapata Aayatanam Veda Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Aapova Amush shatapata Aayatanam Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Ya Evam Veda Yopaam-aayatanam Veda Aayata-navaan Bhavati 4
Chandrama va Apa-maayatanam Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Yash Chandramasa Aayatanam Veda Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Aapovai Chandramasa Aayatanam Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Ya Evam Veda Yopaam-aayatanam Veda Aayata-navaan Bhavati 5
Nakshatraani va Apa-maayatanam Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Yo NakshatraaNa-maayatanam Veda Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Aapovai NakshatraaNa maayatanam Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Ya Evam Veda Yopaam-aayatanam Veda Aayata-navaan Bhavati 6
Parjanyova Apa-maayatanam Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Yah Parjanyas-syayaatanam Veda Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Aapovai Parjanyas- syayaatanam Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Ya Evam Veda Yopaam-aayatanam Veda Aayata-navaan Bhavati 7
Samvatsaro va Apa-maayatanam Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Yas Samvatsara Syayatanam Veda Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Aapovai Samvatsara Syayatanam Aayata-navaan Bhavati
Ya Evam Veda Yop sunaavam Pratishtitaam Veda Pratye vatishtati 8
Rajaadhi raajaya prasahya sahine
Namo vayam vai shravanaaya kurmahe
Samekaaman kama kaamaya mahyam
Kamesvaro Vai shravano da daatu
Kuberaaya vai shravanaaya maha raajaya namah
foods
Can you imagine a vegetarian thali lunch for Rs.12.50 or a katori (small bowl) of dal at Rs.1.50, and chapatis for a rupee each at a time when the prices of essential commodities are touching the sky?
Yes it is possible, even if food is getting out of the reach of the poor in the country. Welcome to the Parliament House canteen - where delectable dishes will never act pricey.
A series of catering units run by Indian Railways at Parliament House, including at the library and the annexe building, serve food at rates which are a good decade old but are hard to digest for a newcomer.
MPs, who are seen shouting at each other and castigating the government over the rising food prices, definitely relish the cheap canteen food. But, mind you, the facility is not for them only. Parliament staff, low-paid security personnel and accredited journalists too enjoy the delicacies at rates which an ordinary citizen outside cannot even think of.
Dal, considered to be the poor man's food in India and which is now getting too expensive to even fit his bowl, costs just Rs.1.50 for a katori.
Low rates make the desserts sweeter. A katori of kheer at Rs.5.50 will never taste bitter. So will a small fruit cake at Rs.9.50 and a helping of fruit salad at Rs.7.
If you want to have soup, enjoy a bowl full at Rs.5.50, and for a heaped plate of cooked rice you need to shell out just Rs.2. Dosa is available at Rs.4.
And, yes, a cup of piping hot tea is available for just Rs.1 -- not in the canteen but along a parliament corridor at a tea board.
Where does this come from? Remember, behind the cheap commodity there is a subsidy. All this costs the government a huge amount of tax payers' money.
The gap between the actual cost and what MPs, journalists and others have to pay, is bridged with a food budget set aside by parliament.
"Over Rs.5.3 crore has been allocated during the current financial year for the canteens. The Lok Sabha pays some Rs.3.55 crore and the Rajya Sabha shares the amount to over Rs.1.77 crore," said an official.
"Not only MPs, we serve food to everybody who is allowed inside parliament. They also include workers, gardeners and labourers," the official told IANS, defending the low prices.
The food prices were last revised in 2004.
A 15-member joint parliamentary committee on food management headed by then MP K. Yerranaidu of the Telugu Desam Party was constituted in 2005 to consider revision of the rates and the service.
"The committee didn't give any report and the rates were not revised," the official said.
During the just-concluded winter session, on an average "3,000 people were served lunch in the canteen daily", a caterer said, but strongly pleaded anonymity as "we have been told not to speak to the media without permission".
Parliament House Canteen Food Rates
Tea Re. 1
Soup Rs.5.50
Dal - one katori Rs.1.50
Veg thali (dal, subzi,4 chapatis, rice/pulao, curd and salad) Rs.12.50
Non-veg thali Rs.22
Curd rice Rs.11
Veg pulao Rs.8
Chicken biryani Rs.34
Fish curry and rice Rs.13
Rajma rice Rs.7
Tomato rice Rs.7
Fish fry Rs.17
Chicken curry Rs.20.50
Chicken masala Rs.24.50
Butter chicken Rs.27
Chapati Re.1 a piece
One plate rice Rs.2
Dosa Rs.4
Kheer - one katori Rs.5.50
Fruit cake Rs.9.50
Fruit salad Rs.7
Stop fighting with each other friends, its time to stop trusting politicians blindly, they all are enjoying their life's, the only people suffering are Poor and common man of india.
Yes it is possible, even if food is getting out of the reach of the poor in the country. Welcome to the Parliament House canteen - where delectable dishes will never act pricey.
A series of catering units run by Indian Railways at Parliament House, including at the library and the annexe building, serve food at rates which are a good decade old but are hard to digest for a newcomer.
MPs, who are seen shouting at each other and castigating the government over the rising food prices, definitely relish the cheap canteen food. But, mind you, the facility is not for them only. Parliament staff, low-paid security personnel and accredited journalists too enjoy the delicacies at rates which an ordinary citizen outside cannot even think of.
Dal, considered to be the poor man's food in India and which is now getting too expensive to even fit his bowl, costs just Rs.1.50 for a katori.
Low rates make the desserts sweeter. A katori of kheer at Rs.5.50 will never taste bitter. So will a small fruit cake at Rs.9.50 and a helping of fruit salad at Rs.7.
If you want to have soup, enjoy a bowl full at Rs.5.50, and for a heaped plate of cooked rice you need to shell out just Rs.2. Dosa is available at Rs.4.
And, yes, a cup of piping hot tea is available for just Rs.1 -- not in the canteen but along a parliament corridor at a tea board.
Where does this come from? Remember, behind the cheap commodity there is a subsidy. All this costs the government a huge amount of tax payers' money.
The gap between the actual cost and what MPs, journalists and others have to pay, is bridged with a food budget set aside by parliament.
"Over Rs.5.3 crore has been allocated during the current financial year for the canteens. The Lok Sabha pays some Rs.3.55 crore and the Rajya Sabha shares the amount to over Rs.1.77 crore," said an official.
"Not only MPs, we serve food to everybody who is allowed inside parliament. They also include workers, gardeners and labourers," the official told IANS, defending the low prices.
The food prices were last revised in 2004.
A 15-member joint parliamentary committee on food management headed by then MP K. Yerranaidu of the Telugu Desam Party was constituted in 2005 to consider revision of the rates and the service.
"The committee didn't give any report and the rates were not revised," the official said.
During the just-concluded winter session, on an average "3,000 people were served lunch in the canteen daily", a caterer said, but strongly pleaded anonymity as "we have been told not to speak to the media without permission".
Parliament House Canteen Food Rates
Tea Re. 1
Soup Rs.5.50
Dal - one katori Rs.1.50
Veg thali (dal, subzi,4 chapatis, rice/pulao, curd and salad) Rs.12.50
Non-veg thali Rs.22
Curd rice Rs.11
Veg pulao Rs.8
Chicken biryani Rs.34
Fish curry and rice Rs.13
Rajma rice Rs.7
Tomato rice Rs.7
Fish fry Rs.17
Chicken curry Rs.20.50
Chicken masala Rs.24.50
Butter chicken Rs.27
Chapati Re.1 a piece
One plate rice Rs.2
Dosa Rs.4
Kheer - one katori Rs.5.50
Fruit cake Rs.9.50
Fruit salad Rs.7
Stop fighting with each other friends, its time to stop trusting politicians blindly, they all are enjoying their life's, the only people suffering are Poor and common man of india.
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>Can you imagine a vegetarian thali lunch for Rs.12.50 or a katori (small bowl) of dal at Rs.1.50, and chapatis for a rupee each at a time when the prices of essential commodities are touching the sky?
Yes it is possible, even if food is getting out of the reach of the poor in the country. Welcome to the Parliament House canteen - where delectable dishes will never act pricey.
A series of catering units run by Indian Railways at Parliament House, including at the library and the annexe building, serve food at rates which are a good decade old but are hard to digest for a newcomer.
MPs, who are seen shouting at each other and castigating the government over the rising food prices, definitely relish the cheap canteen food. But, mind you, the facility is not for them only. Parliament staff, low-paid security personnel and accredited journalists too enjoy the delicacies at rates which an ordinary citizen outside cannot even think of.
Dal, considered to be the poor man's food in India and which is now getting too expensive to even fit his bowl, costs just Rs.1.50 for a katori.
Low rates make the desserts sweeter. A katori of kheer at Rs.5.50 will never taste bitter. So will a small fruit cake at Rs.9.50 and a helping of fruit salad at Rs.7.
If you want to have soup, enjoy a bowl full at Rs.5.50, and for a heaped plate of cooked rice you need to shell out just Rs.2. Dosa is available at Rs.4.
And, yes, a cup of piping hot tea is available for just Rs.1 -- not in the canteen but along a parliament corridor at a tea board.
Where does this come from? Remember, behind the cheap commodity there is a subsidy. All this costs the government a huge amount of tax payers' money.
The gap between the actual cost and what MPs, journalists and others have to pay, is bridged with a food budget set aside by parliament.
"Over Rs.5.3 crore has been allocated during the current financial year for the canteens. The Lok Sabha pays some Rs.3.55 crore and the Rajya Sabha shares the amount to over Rs.1.77 crore," said an official.
"Not only MPs, we serve food to everybody who is allowed inside parliament. They also include workers, gardeners and labourers," the official told IANS, defending the low prices.
The food prices were last revised in 2004.
A 15-member joint parliamentary committee on food management headed by then MP K. Yerranaidu of the Telugu Desam Party was constituted in 2005 to consider revision of the rates and the service.
"The committee didn't give any report and the rates were not revised," the official said.
During the just-concluded winter session, on an average "3,000 people were served lunch in the canteen daily", a caterer said, but strongly pleaded anonymity as "we have been told not to speak to the media without permission".
Parliament House Canteen Food Rates
Tea Re. 1
Soup Rs.5.50
Dal - one katori Rs.1.50
Veg thali (dal, subzi,4 chapatis, rice/pulao, curd and salad) Rs.12.50
Non-veg thali Rs.22
Curd rice Rs.11
Veg pulao Rs.8
Chicken biryani Rs.34
Fish curry and rice Rs.13
Rajma rice Rs.7
Tomato rice Rs.7
Fish fry Rs.17
Chicken curry Rs.20.50
Chicken masala Rs.24.50
Butter chicken Rs.27
Chapati Re.1 a piece
One plate rice Rs.2
Dosa Rs.4
Kheer - one katori Rs.5.50
Fruit cake Rs.9.50
Fruit salad Rs.7
Stop fighting with each other friends, its time to stop trusting politicians blindly, they all are enjoying their life's, the only people suffering are Poor and common man of india
Yes it is possible, even if food is getting out of the reach of the poor in the country. Welcome to the Parliament House canteen - where delectable dishes will never act pricey.
A series of catering units run by Indian Railways at Parliament House, including at the library and the annexe building, serve food at rates which are a good decade old but are hard to digest for a newcomer.
MPs, who are seen shouting at each other and castigating the government over the rising food prices, definitely relish the cheap canteen food. But, mind you, the facility is not for them only. Parliament staff, low-paid security personnel and accredited journalists too enjoy the delicacies at rates which an ordinary citizen outside cannot even think of.
Dal, considered to be the poor man's food in India and which is now getting too expensive to even fit his bowl, costs just Rs.1.50 for a katori.
Low rates make the desserts sweeter. A katori of kheer at Rs.5.50 will never taste bitter. So will a small fruit cake at Rs.9.50 and a helping of fruit salad at Rs.7.
If you want to have soup, enjoy a bowl full at Rs.5.50, and for a heaped plate of cooked rice you need to shell out just Rs.2. Dosa is available at Rs.4.
And, yes, a cup of piping hot tea is available for just Rs.1 -- not in the canteen but along a parliament corridor at a tea board.
Where does this come from? Remember, behind the cheap commodity there is a subsidy. All this costs the government a huge amount of tax payers' money.
The gap between the actual cost and what MPs, journalists and others have to pay, is bridged with a food budget set aside by parliament.
"Over Rs.5.3 crore has been allocated during the current financial year for the canteens. The Lok Sabha pays some Rs.3.55 crore and the Rajya Sabha shares the amount to over Rs.1.77 crore," said an official.
"Not only MPs, we serve food to everybody who is allowed inside parliament. They also include workers, gardeners and labourers," the official told IANS, defending the low prices.
The food prices were last revised in 2004.
A 15-member joint parliamentary committee on food management headed by then MP K. Yerranaidu of the Telugu Desam Party was constituted in 2005 to consider revision of the rates and the service.
"The committee didn't give any report and the rates were not revised," the official said.
During the just-concluded winter session, on an average "3,000 people were served lunch in the canteen daily", a caterer said, but strongly pleaded anonymity as "we have been told not to speak to the media without permission".
Parliament House Canteen Food Rates
Tea Re. 1
Soup Rs.5.50
Dal - one katori Rs.1.50
Veg thali (dal, subzi,4 chapatis, rice/pulao, curd and salad) Rs.12.50
Non-veg thali Rs.22
Curd rice Rs.11
Veg pulao Rs.8
Chicken biryani Rs.34
Fish curry and rice Rs.13
Rajma rice Rs.7
Tomato rice Rs.7
Fish fry Rs.17
Chicken curry Rs.20.50
Chicken masala Rs.24.50
Butter chicken Rs.27
Chapati Re.1 a piece
One plate rice Rs.2
Dosa Rs.4
Kheer - one katori Rs.5.50
Fruit cake Rs.9.50
Fruit salad Rs.7
Stop fighting with each other friends, its time to stop trusting politicians blindly, they all are enjoying their life's, the only people suffering are Poor and common man of india
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