National Air and Space Museum

We went to Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum(also known as Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center) on 14th February located in Chantilly, Virginia near Dulles Airport(IAD). Brief Summary Place : Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Location : Chantilly, VA Distance : 100 miles(approx.) from Richmond, VA Group: 4 members. Transport : Audi A4 2015(black) Duration: 1 day Journey We took the Audi rental around 10:30 am on 14th. Started to the...

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kanda poha (onion poha)

kanda poha (onion poha) Ingredients 1) poha - 2 cups. 2) oninon (kanda) - 1 large. 3) potato (aloo) - 1. 4) green chillies - 4. 5) curry leaves - 3. 6) tomatoes - 1/4  of large one. 7) ginger - 5gms. 8) turmeric powder - 2 spoons. 9) mustard seeds - 4gms. 10) cummin seeds - 4gms. 11) chana dal - 8gms. 12) urad dal - 5gms. 13) groundnuts - 25gms. 14) oil - 2 spoons. 15) salt - as per taste. 16) lemon - 1. 17) coriander leaves - as per garnish. Procedure 1....

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jeera rice

jeera rice Ingredients 1) rice - 3 cups. 2) cummin(Jeera) seeds- 10gms 3) cloves - 3. 4) bay leaves - 1. 5) cinnamon stick - 1. 6) coriander seeds - 2gms. 7) fennel clove - 1 8) ghee - 2 spoons. 9) salt - as per taste. Procedure 1. Take rice in a bowl, clean and rinse it with water and then soak it for 20 mins. 2. Drain the water and keep the rice aside. 3. Take ghee in a pan and heat it. 4. Then add cummin seeds to it and let them splutter. 5....

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ridgegourd(turai) sesame

ridgegourd(turai) sesame Ingredients 1) ridgegourd(turai) - 250gms. 2) sesame powder - 11/2 spoons. 3) mustard seeds - 2gms. 4) chana dal - 3gms. 5) urad dal - 3gms. 6) cummin seeds - 2gms. 7) oil - 1 spoon. 8) salt - as per taste. Procedure 1. Peel of the skin of the ridgegourd and finely chop into small pieces. 2. Boil the cabbage until they are soft. If using MicroWave for boil 8 mins is suffcient. 3. Onec boiled drain the water and keep...

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mango dal

mango dal Ingredients 1) Mango - 1 small one. 2) Moong dal - 2 cups. 3) green chillies - 4. 4) curry leaves - 3. 5) garlic - 2 clove. 6) ginger - 5gms. 7) turmeric powder - 1/4 spoon. 8) mustard seeds - 4gms. 9) cummin seeds - 4gms. 10) chana dal - 8gms. 11) urad dal - 5gms. 12) asafoetida(hing) - 1/2 tea spoon. 13) ghee - 2 spoons. 14) salt - as per taste. 15) red chilli - 3. Procedure 1. Cut the mango into small pieces(remove the seed part...

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