Sev Upma

Ingredients 1) Vermicelli - 1 cup 2) Onion - 1 3) Tomato - 1 4) Groundnuts - 50 gms 5) Green Chillies - 2 6) Red Chilli - 1 7) Chana Dal - 5 gms 8) Udit Dal - 3 gms 9) Mustard seeds - 2 gms 10) Salt - 1 spoonfull 11) Curry leaves - 4 12) Jeera seeds - 5 gms 13) Refined Oil - 2 spoons 14) Water - 2 cups Procedure 1. Take oil in pan and heat it. Add mustard seeds, chana dal, udit dal, red chilli(make it to 2 -3 pieces), green chillies, curry leaves...

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Mumbai to Hyderabad

I went to Hyderabad on 21st July by bus. Journey Details: Travels: HKB, muli axle, volvo, semi sleeper Time: 8:45 pm vashi old toll naka Date: 20th July 2012, Friday Journey experience: I reached Vashi stop at 7:45 pm. Had  dinner and reached the boarding point by 8:30 pm. The bus arrived late as expected but just half an hour late. 9:15pm the bus  arrived at Vashi. Bought Water bottle, Chips packet and boarded the bus. I booked a...

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Trek to Prabalgad

I had done a trek to Prabalgad on 14th July. The fort on top of Prabalgad is destroyed by the British. It is one of the twin forts along with Kalavantin. Trek Location Name: Prabalgad Base Village : Thakurwadi Distance: 53km from Mumbai and 14 km from Panvel Route to reach base: From mumbai take eastern express way, reach panvel. take a rick(or tum tum) and reach Thakurwadi.(On the way we cross Shedung Phata, Belavli and Vardoli) Ascent time:...

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Tomato Dal

Ingredients 1) Toor Dal - 1 cup 2) Tomato - 3 3) Green Chillies - 2 4) Red Chilllies - 2 5) Tamarind - 10 gms 6) Garlic - 2 7) Mustard seeds - 3 gms 8) Chana Dal - 5 gms 9) Udit Dal - 3 gms 10) Jeera seeds - 3 gms 11) Curry leaves - 5 12) Turmeric Powder - 1/5th spoon 13) Salt - 1 spoon full 14) Coriander Leaves - for garnish Procedure 1. Boil the toor dal(for one cup of dal take two cups of water). While rice  is prepared, soak the tamarind...

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Curd Rice

Ingredients 1) Rice - 1 cup 2) Milk - 1 cup 3) Curd - 1/2 cup 4) green chillies - 2 5) red chillies - 2 6) Mustard seed - 3 gm 7) Jeera seeds - 5 gm 8) curry leaves - 5 9) Salt - 2 spoonfull 10) Coriander leaves - optional Procedure 1. Boil the rice(in pressure cooker) and keep it ready. Cool the boiled  rice. 2. Add milk and curd to the cold rice. Mix them well. 3. Cut the green chillies into small pieces and add them to the aboce mix....

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Lohagad Trek

I had done a trek to Lohagad on 7th July. There is a fort on top of the  hill which is of 2000 year old. Lohagad fort is also known as Iron Fort. It  is on west of Visapur Fort(They are twin forts). Trek Location Name: Lohagad Base Village : Lohagad Base Distance: 130kms from Mumbai(approx) Route to reach base: From mumbai take eastern express way take the next  exit from lonavala(Karla exit). Once the exit is taken, there is Kusgaon...

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Trek to Chanderi

I had done a trek to Chanderi on 1st July. It is actually a hill and the top is big rock(pinnacle) and technical climbing skills are required to reach the top. I went upto the base of the pinnacle.  Trek Location Name: Chanderi Base Village : Tamsai Distance: 53km from Mumbai and 14 km from Panvel Route to reach base: From Mumbai take eastern express way, reach Panvel. take a rick(or tum tum) and reach tamsai. Ascent time: 2hr 30 mins Descent...

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Tamarind Rice

Ingredients 1) Rice - 1 cup full 2) Tamarind - 50 gms 3) Ground nut - 50 gms 4) Chana Dal - 5gms 5) Udit dal - 5 gms 6) Turmeric powder - 1 spoon 7) Green chilli - 3(large in size) 8) Red chilli 9) oil - 4 spoon 10) Curry Leaves - 5 11) Sesame seeds powder - 1 spoon 12) Salt - 2 spoon full Procedure 1. Boil the rice(in pressure cooker) and keep it ready. While rice is prepared, soak the tamarind in water(tamarind should be completely in immersed...

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