Tuesday, June 14, 2005

flicks 2

saw banti aur babli. remember only 2 things in it- kajre re song with ash rai and the coolest 60+ year old on the planet.

my favorite movie scenes-
1. Liv Tyler washing her car - One Night at McCool's
2. Stanley Ipcas's dog taking the jail cell's keys from the sleeping cop - The Mask
3. Harley vs. Truck scene - Terminator 2
4. 360 degree car flip - The Man with the Golden Gun
5. Vinny's girlfriend's testimonial in the end - My Cousin Vinnie
6. Marlon Brando negotiates for peace in a meeting of mob heads- The Godfather
7. Dustin Hoffman races to the church to stop his girlfriend's marriage- The Graduate
8. Jim Carey in the lift in the morning telling the truth to the attractive lady- Liar Liar
9. Val Kilmer asking Chris O'Donnell to fill up his bike in the garage so he can see his classic bike collection (to make him stay) - Batman forever

Monday, June 06, 2005

karry in the kitchen

"it's all about the process, man... enjoy the process!"
Sahaya Jeevan
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moong dal1 cup moong dal
4 cups water
1/2 onion
1 tamato
1 clove garlic
little haldi
little salt
now put this concoction in a pressure cooker and let 'em heat on full for 15 minutes. turn the gas off and let it cook in the afterheat. when it's time to open it up, heat 1 table spoon of ghee and toss in a lil bit of jeera and coriander. Let it free for 30 odd seconds and pour this into the pressure cooker and mix the baby real nice.
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beans
fry onions and mustard seeds with some haldi. take 30-40 green beans and chop em to like 3/4 inch pieces. add to the pan and mix. cover for a while, stir then turn it off. let it cook in the afterheat.
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patatoes
boil 4-5 patatoes. when done, mash em with salt using a fork so it gets real fine.
in a frying pan, put 2 teaspoons of ghee, chop onions in rings (with salt so it becomes sweet), toss in some jeera, haldi, coriander and mustard seeds. when nice and brown, add the mashed patatoes. keep stirring, then turn off.
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curd
best way to set curd is take a lil bit from what was left in that mother dairy plastic cup and add the milk and mix it really nice so the curd spreads evenly all over the milk... basically letting the bacteria work in evenly. let it out overnight and put it in the fridge in the morning. you wont believe how evenly the curd sets.

karry in the kitchen

"it's all about the process, man... enjoy the process!"
Sahaya Jeevan
----------------------------
moong dal1 cup moong dal
4 cups water
1/2 onion
1 tamato
1 clove garlic
little haldi
little salt
now put this concoction in a pressure cooker and let 'em heat on full for 15 minutes. turn the gas off and let it cook in the afterheat. when it's time to open it up, heat 1 table spoon of ghee and toss in a lil bit of jeera and coriander. Let it free for 30 odd seconds and pour this into the pressure cooker and mix the baby real nice.
----------------------------
beans
fry onions and mustard seeds with some haldi. take 30-40 green beans and chop em to like 3/4 inch pieces. add to the pan and mix. cover for a while, stir then turn it off. let it cook in the afterheat.
----------------------------
patatoes
boil 4-5 patatoes. when done, mash em with salt using a fork so it gets real fine.
in a frying pan, put 2 teaspoons of ghee, chop onions in rings (with salt so it becomes sweet), toss in some jeera, haldi, coriander and mustard seeds. when nice and brown, add the mashed patatoes. keep stirring, then turn off.
----------------------------
curd
best way to set curd is take a lil bit from what was left in that mother dairy plastic cup and add the milk and mix it really nice so the curd spreads evenly all over the milk... basically letting the bacteria work in evenly. let it out overnight and put it in the fridge in the morning. you wont believe how evenly the curd sets.

Sunday, June 05, 2005

flicks

saw 'd'. Trust rgv to pick an endearing, unkempt nobody to light up on screen and play a budding gangster. Kinda liked it. Loved the scene where he emerges from the dark, unarmed, lights up a cigi amidst seething mobsters aching to fill him with lead, keeps his cool and begins to negotiate. The problem is that the movie has no variation- bugger wins right till the end; unlike 'company' which had so many ups and downs in the protagonist's life.
also loved the scene where he's talking to this girl and so sweetly says- "koi log doctor hai, koi engineer hai... main gangster hai."

also saw the trailor of 'parineeta'. it looked like a movie that seeked the emancipation of a woman in a soffocating marriage, exemplifying the turmoil she faces and implores an audience to watch it with a certain degree of sensitivity and empathy. If I'm right, I don't want to see it.

flicks

saw 'd'. Trust rgv to pick an endearing, unkempt nobody to light up on screen and play a budding gangster. Kinda liked it. Loved the scene where he emerges from the dark, unarmed, lights up a cigi amidst seething mobsters aching to fill him with lead, keeps his cool and begins to negotiate. The problem is that the movie has no variation- bugger wins right till the end; unlike 'company' which had so many ups and downs in the protagonist's life.
also loved the scene where he's talking to this girl and so sweetly says- "koi log doctor hai, koi engineer hai... main gangster hai."

also saw the trailor of 'parineeta'. it looked like a movie that seeked the emancipation of a woman in a soffocating marriage, exemplifying the turmoil she faces and implores an audience to watch it with a certain degree of sensitivity and empathy. If I'm right, I don't want to see it.

Saturday, June 04, 2005

and clothes maketh a man

Clothing items I think of when i am reminded of these people-
Jitendra-white leather shoes
Pran - green jacket, purple pants
madonna - conical bra
govinda - newspaper suit
marlon brando - black leather biker jacket
ash rai - bridal wear from 'Devdas'
salma hayek - light white top from 'Desparado' (uufff)!
amitabh bachchan - white suit from 'Agneepath'
tom cruise - aviator glasses from 'Top Gun'
bono - knee length jacket from the video of 'i still haven't found what I'm looking for'
sheila dixit - saree
sonia gandhi - white saree
george fernandes - white kurtas pajama
chidambaram - white shirt, white mundu
sreedharan - metro worker averalls and headlight
ajay jadeja - grey suit
rahul bose - tight t shirt
mallika sherawat - sleeveless, shoulderless top
salman khan - nothing on top
me- dirty t shirt worn over 2 weekends, jeans worn over the month, floaters
any mallu in kerala - black umbrella, white shirt, white mundu, rubber chappals in the rain and not one spot of dirt on the clothes. dunno how they manage it and I take my hat off right frikkin' now to all them.

and clothes maketh a man

Clothing items I think of when i am reminded of these people-
Jitendra-white leather shoes
Pran - green jacket, purple pants
madonna - conical bra
govinda - newspaper suit
marlon brando - black leather biker jacket
ash rai - bridal wear from 'Devdas'
salma hayek - light white top from 'Desparado' (uufff)!
amitabh bachchan - white suit from 'Agneepath'
tom cruise - aviator glasses from 'Top Gun'
bono - knee length jacket from the video of 'i still haven't found what I'm looking for'
sheila dixit - saree
sonia gandhi - white saree
george fernandes - white kurtas pajama
chidambaram - white shirt, white mundu
sreedharan - metro worker averalls and headlight
ajay jadeja - grey suit
rahul bose - tight t shirt
mallika sherawat - sleeveless, shoulderless top
salman khan - nothing on top
me- dirty t shirt worn over 2 weekends, jeans worn over the month, floaters
any mallu in kerala - black umbrella, white shirt, white mundu, rubber chappals in the rain and not one spot of dirt on the clothes. dunno how they manage it and I take my hat off right frikkin' now to all them.

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