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Thursday, July 17, 2008

Portrait photographer, Lara Jade

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An interesting online portfolio of portrait photography at DeviantArt from Lara Jade. There are some really dark and eyecatching colour and black and white shots. This is definately worth perusing.

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कोबीची वडी - Kobichi vadi

Kobichi wadi (English version)

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साहित्य:
२ कप बारीक चिरलेली कोबी
१ टेस्पून लसूणपेस्ट

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२ टिस्पून लाल तिखट
१/२ टिस्पून जिरं
१/२ टिस्पून हळद
२ टेस्पून तांदूळ पिठ
४ टेस्पून ज्वारीचे पिठ
२ टेस्पून बेसन
चवीपुरते मिठ
२ टेस्पून + वड्या शालो फ्राय करण्यासाठी तेल

कृती:
१) एका भांड्यात चिरलेली कोबी घ्यावी त्यात वरील सर्व जिन्नस घालावेत. थोडेसे पाणी घालून घट्टसर मळून घ्यावे. नंतर तेल घालून थोडे मळून घ्यावे.
::::जर कूकर असेल तर::::
२) त्या कूकरच्या आतील डब्याला आतून तेल लावून घ्यावे व मळलेले पिठ त्यात घालावे व हाताने दाबून सपाट करावे. या डब्यावर झाकण ठेवावे आणि कूकर बंद करून वड्यांचे पिठ शिजवून घ्यावे.
३) वड्यांचे शिजवलेले पिठ थंड झाले कि त्याच्या वड्या पाडाव्यात. आवडीनुसार शालो फ्राय किंवा डिप फ्राय कराव्यात.
::::जर कूकर नसेल तर:::: (Images)
४) मोठे पातेले घ्यावे त्यात १ ते २ लिटर पाणी गरम करत ठेवावे. एका स्टिलच्या भांड्याला आतून तेल लावून घ्यावे. मळलेल्या पिठाचे २ ते ३ उंडे (रोल) करावेत व भांड्यात किंचीत अंतराने ठेवावे.
५) वरून झाकण ठेवावे. झाकणाला पंचा किंवा सुती कपडा बांधावा ज्यामुळे वाफेचे पाणी पिठात पडणार नाही. मोठ्या आचेवर १२-१५ मिनीटे वाफवावे. गॅस बंद करावा. ८-१० मिनीटांनी झाकण उघडून उंडे बाहेर काढावे. वड्या पाडून आवडीनुसार शालो फ्राय किंवा डिप फ्राय कराव्यात.

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Cabbage Wadi - Pakoda

Cabbage Vadi

Ingredients:
2 Cups finely chopped Cabbage (Do not grate)
2-3 cloves Garlic
2 tsp Red chili Powder
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
1/2 tsp Garam Masala
2 tbsp Rice Flour
4 tbsp Jowar Flour (You can use flour like besan, wheat flour)
2 tbsp besan
Salt to taste
Very little water to knead
2 tbsp oil

Method:
1) Mix all ingredients given above. Add very little water to knead.
2) You can use pressure cooker for steaming the dough.
Grease the container inside pressure cooker with little oil. put the dough in it. Gently press and spread the dough in that container. Make the surface flat with fingers. Close the lid. Remove the whistle and steam cook for approx. 10 minutes.

However, there is another method to steam the dough - (Images)

Heat around 2-3 liter water in a deep and big saucepan. Put another steel container inside (first grease this container from inside with little oil). Make 2-3 big rolls of the dough. Put them in the container. Now take a cotton cloth and cover the lid with this cloth (this will help to prevent steam water dripping on the dough rolls)
Steam rolls on medium high for about 13-15 minutes.

3) Turn off heat and let the dough cool down. Once it becomes cool, cut into pieces. Shallow or deep-fry Cabbage Vadis

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Cabbage Wadi (Pakoda) Images

Step by step Images For steam Cabbage Vadi dough

First step is to Heat Water in a big and Deep pan

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Second Step is to Put the dough rolls in greased Steel container

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And the Third Step is to wrap the lid with Cotton Cloth, cover Pan and steam dough on Medium High heat.

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Shallow Fried Cabbage Vadi

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Al Magnus Photomanipulation

An impressive range of photomanipulations by Al Magnus. His porftfolio is interesting and diverse and definately worth a closer look.

About the photographer.

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