Thursday, March 5, 2009

Vegetable Pulao

I would like to share with you, the most widely prepared dish in India, PULAO. There are N number of ways to prepare Vegetable Pulao. I recently got this recipie from my best Friend. Believe me, it was Awesome. Let me start with the ingredients required for it and then towards the Preparation.
Ingredients :
Rice - 1 glass
Potato - 1 , diced
Tomato - 2 , chopped
Beans - chopped
carrot - chopped
onions - chopped
green peas - 1/2 cup
green chillies -2-3 chopped
Tez patta - 1 leaf
Cinnamon - 1 inch
black pepper - 5-6
cloves - 3
Ginger-Garlic paste - 1 spoon
salt - to taste
turmeric powder - 1/2 spoon
garam masala - 1 spoon
Coriander Powder - 1/2 spoon
ghee - 1 spoon
oil- 3 Spoon
Shaahi Jeera - 1 spoon

Procedure:
1. Wash the rice properly and keep it aside for 20 min.
2. chop all the vegetables and keep aside.
3. Take a cooker, add oil, ghee, shaahi jeera,tez patta,Cinnamon,blackpepper,cloves,,ginger- garlic paste,green chillies. mix well.
4. Now after the ginger-garlic paste looses the raw aroma,add all the chopped vegetables.mix well.
5. Add garam masala,coriander powder,salt.mix well.
6. Add the uncooked rice kept in the water. and mix well with all the vegetables.fry for 5 min.
7. Add water( double the qauntity of rice) and close the lid. dont pressure cook it. Just close the lid and allow it to boil.
8. When the rice is more than 90% done, then close the lid,with the whistle and off the Gas. Leave it for about 20 min(not on gas).It will get cooked completely by steam formed inside.
9. Serve hot with dahi Rayta.
10. Enjoy the Vegetable Pulao and Post me How was it.

Monday, March 2, 2009

Innovative Film City : Big,Beautiful & innovative


IFC is a wonderful place to chill over the weekend.The entrance is amazing.Soon after entering IFC we had a beautiful view of the colonial buildings with Greco Roman architecture and the statues.
Once we entered we were received by the Customer Representatives and they explained us about the attractions and the rate applicable. We could either pay Rs.50 as entrance fees and pay for every thing inside individually or pay Rs. 699 (VIP ticket / Complete Package). This is definitely worth it. There are camera charges too…Rs.100/- for still camera and little more 200 for video cams.
After coming here, we realized that we need a whole day to explore IFC. As we had time constraint , we just went for 4-D movie and ‘Ripley’s believe it or not’ miracles.


The 4D movie ..this i think is the highlight of the park….the ticket costs Rs. 100/- per head..but worth every penny…the experience is best experienced than explained….dont miss it…





Ripleys Believe it or not: Consists of Ripley’s miracles and
all his mysterious collections. Few items in this are very good
and kids will certainly find this interesting . The revolving
cylinder, Ghost, Tap with running water etc .Its cost 100 rupees.
Again a worth watching.



There are other attractions too which we are planning to visit next time. like Madame Tussuad Wax Museum,Mirror Maze,Aqua Kingdom,Gokarting,Dino Park,Cartoon City,Miniature city,Touring talkies, Roller skates, Fun Plex, Wild Wild West, Fossil Hunt, Guiness records, Haunted Mansion and Snow world .

The “Innovative Film City” is built on 58-acre plot in Bidadi Industrial Area. According to Innovative Studios Chief Executive Officer Sharavan Prasad.Film City will have 25 mega attractions, including a film studio, a film institute, mock sets, and a 21screen multiplex theatre,I T Parks,the country’s largest amphitheatre that can accommodate 15,000 people, and amusement facilities such as Jurassic park,aqua kingdom and snow land for children.
Hey friends, Overall a nice one day getaway from Bangalore .Hang-out with friends & family for a day & have all the fun .