Thursday, June 9, 2011

Recipe - French Toast (Indian Style)

Hi,
   Egg is the ultimate comfort food!!! Cooks fast, is delicious and nutritious. Here is the my twist to the french toast i.e. cooking it with Indian Style.



1. Take 3 eggs (organice, cage free, vegetarian diet fed chicken please).
2. Add chili powder and salt to taste and beat them up so everything mixes well.


3. On the side finely chop some red onion and a green chili.
4. Add them (onion and chili) in the beaten up eggs and mix everything well.


5. Heat some EVOO in a non stick frying pan.


6. On the side take a slice of white bread and dip it in the eggs till the bread soaks up the mixture.


7. Put the soaked bread in the frying pan and on the side up put some onions and green chills from the egg mixture. Cook one side for 2 min on a medium heat.



8. Flip the bread, be careful not to break it. The way I do it is - I make sure the spatula I use has enough area so I can accomodate the entire bread slice. 


9. Cook for 2 min on medium heat.


10. And voila, enjoy it with ketchup and a  glass of fresh orange juice.


P.S:

  •  If you like the toast to be sweet add some sugar and vanilla extract and get rid of the chillies and reduce the salt by 80%.
  • This recipe can feed well one average adult person (like it can be a brunch kinda thing).
  • To make the dish more fancy you can add cilantro, scallions as well.

Next will be my escapade with an exotic dish I cooked. 

Bye
A

Friday, May 6, 2011

Thank you for showing me what I am not and what I could be.........

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You are my perfect mirror, You show me what I'm not, In the endless pit of what once was me. Layer and layer you peel of me, the pain it is, but the joy it brings. Thank you for showing me what i'm not, For showing me what i could be. Thank you Endlessly. If I could only just be, You could show me all the things that i would be willing enough to see, Thank you endlessly!!


Speechless
Anurag

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Difference between LOVE, SEX and GREED

Q. What is the difference between Love, Sex and Greed?
Ans.  Human intelligence getting hijacked by emotions - LOVE
         Human intelligence getting hijacked by hormones - SEX
         Human intelligence getting hijacked by ambition - GREED 



Take it easy (if u can)...
A

Monday, May 2, 2011

With time, everything Physical turns into sorrow.....



" Jananam Sukhadam Maranam Karunam
 Milanam Madhuram Smaranam Karunam
 Kalavashadiha Sakalam Karunam
 Samyadhipateh Akhilam Karunam"

Translation: 

Birth is joyful, death a sorrow
To consort is joyful, to be left with memories is sorrowful

In the inevitable flow of time, everything turns sorrowful, (for the
individual, not for the cosmic order)
In the kingdom of the Lord of time, the end is appropriately sorrowful.

Best Regards
A

Monday, April 25, 2011

Musings of a seeker.....


It is hard for me to refuse the company of Yogis, mystics and true spiritual seekers. Without much effort I easily connect with these people, the primary reason being their  approach to life and the situations that govern it. They make no assumptions about things and people, are straight with others and more importantly with themselves. In short these are the people who have the quest of truth as the summum bonum of life, a commodity too rare in todays world. 


I have had the good fortune to meet a few Yogis/mystics up close and personal. Two of them, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, have and continue to inspire me in one way or the other. I am glad that I have some role models (other than my mother) in my life, who give me direction whenever I need it. 


My personal encounters with them have made me conclude one thing for sure, which is, both of them are inspired dreamers, serenely - minded Yogis, practical men of the world and polished gentlemen. These are the people who have a character as clear as a crystal and courage that would shame a warrior, something every human aspires for. I must admit that my reverence for them is  purely because I know and have experienced that they can really transform someone's life, which as per my standards is the most difficult task to achieve. So when a few of my acquaintances ask me if there is any danger of being manipulated by them? My answer is - If there is a chance of being manipulated by someone who really knows to run the business of life I am happy to be manipulated, but one has to tread the waters with caution when people around them tell/judge you with their mind and preferences. So have to be xtra careful on that note. One thing I can vouch for is that they bring in no supernatural power, demand no blind religious faith or reverence to them, and are in no way looking on how you can please them.  Something that seekers like me who believe in critical obedience, appreciate and I can never see myself amongst the ranks of the perpetually rapturous, however hard I try. Part of it has to do with me not giving into easy adoration, having long suffered form an affliction that I term insubordination -  a primal discomfort with authority figures and gate keepers of all kinds. And with this goes a dislike for all the mush and rhetoric that accompanies a guru based culture. 



So what is the purpose of these beings? It seems to me that the presence of men like Sadhguru and Sri Sri, ensures the continuity down history of an esoteric message from regions/dimensions not easily accessible to us all. It seems to me, further, that one must accept the fact that such a sage comes to reveal something to us, not to argue/prove anything with us. As I have seen numerous instances where people unnecessarily will argue with them.  Their sole purpose is to make a human realize that he/she is nothing but pure consciousness, untouched by events, people and situations.  




At any rate their teachings make a strong appeal to me for their personal attitude and practical method, when understood, are quiet scientific in their way. The sublime spirituality of the atmosphere in their presence and thier strong push on the rational self - questioning on the spiritual path entices me a lot. The word "GOD" is never on their lips and they avoid the dark and debatable waters of wizardry/beliefs and anything not in one's experience, in which so many voyages have ended in shipwreck. They simply puts forward a way of self - analysis, which can be practiced irrespective of any ancient or modern theories and beliefs one may hold, a way that will finally lead man to true self understanding and to the truth. 


After all that is what the ultimate purpose of life is, at-least for me. What about you?
Peace
A

Thursday, April 21, 2011

This is sheer Art ........



As soon as I saw this, my 1st reaction was - What the ....... (i.e. it completely blew me). It is titled "The School of Athens". Probably all the major western philosophers are depicted in this. It was made by Raphael around 1510.  Every one is alive in this one.......


It makes a person like me with minimal knowledge of art wonder, so it actually is a great work :).

Thursday, April 7, 2011

A nice romantic song...

I heard this song once and just loved it. One of the few songs, you love instantly. Lyrics are great. See translation.






Ke tera zikr hai?
Is it just a mention of you
Ya itr hai? 
Or is it your perfume

Jab jab karta hu...
Whenever I indulge in it,
Mehekta hu...Behekta hu...Chehekta hu...
I smell like u, I get intoxicated , I chirp in happiness
Ke tera, tera, tera zikr hai?
Is it your,your,your mention?
Ya itr hai?
or is it your perfume?

Jab jab karta hu...
whenever I indulge in  it
Mehekta hu...Behekta hu...Chehekta hu...
I smell like u, I feel intoxicated , I get chirpy and happy
Sholon ki tarah
like fire sparks
Khusbuyon mein dehekta hu
I burn in your fragrance
Behekta hu, Mehekta hu
I get intoxicated, I smell like you
Ke tera zikr hai?
is it your mention ?
Ya itr hai?
or your perfume?

Teri Fikr hai?
Is it worry for you?
Ya fakr hai?
or Is it pride?
Ki Jab Jab karta hu,
that whenever I do it,
Machalta hu...
I feel helpless
Uchalta hu...
I jump
Fisalta hu
I slip
Pagal ki tarah
like a madman
Mastiyon mein
in my madness
Tehelta hu...
I stroll
Uchalta hu
I jump
Fisalta hu
I slip...



Love
A