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Friday, June 18, 2010
Paneer Tikka
Paneer Tikka
I am a foodie person. I should say I have inherited it from my family. Here comes one of my favorite veggie recipe which would require a grill.
Ingredients
• 2 cups of cottage cheese, cut into medium size square pieces.
• 1½ cups Bell pepper pieces (green or red).
• 2 cups Onion pieces.
• 2 cups small tomatoes.
• 1½ cup Cauliflower (optional).
• 2 cups plain yogurt.
• 1 table spoon hot sauce.
• Metal or Wooden skewers.
• Salt.
• Red chili powder or red pepper flakes.
• Butter.
1. Mix all vegetables and yogurt in a bowl.
2. Add salt, hot sauce and red chili powder (or pepper flakes) as per the taste. If you can handle spicy and hot add both else you can skip red chili powder.
3. Mix everything well and marinate it for an hour.
4. Light the fire and preheat grill.
5. Assemble the kabobs by threading onto the skewers and alternating. Remember the sequence, a piece of bell pepper, onion, piece of cottage cheese, tomato, cauliflower piece and again start with green bell pepper. The green, red and white color combination looks presentable and yummy!
6. On the grill, turn frequently with tongs over direct heat. Grill the tikkas so they are done thoroughly, the cheese pieces are golden brown, and the tomatoes are just starting to char.
Serving:
Take out the vegetables and cheese pieces from the barbeque skewers.
Add 5-6 drops of lemon juice and salt for taste. Those who like butter can apply some on tikkas with a pastry brush. Serve hot as a side dish along with some roasted corns and burger. A perfect light meal when you go out for camping!
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Khaman Dhokla
Ingredients
1.1 cup chana daal.
2.1/2 cup rice.
3.moong daal, urad daal and (chola or tuvar daal) 1 tbl spoon each.
mix all these daals and soak them for 5 hours in water. Take out extra water and grind it into thick paste.
4. Add 1 tea sppon of desi yogurt into this thick paste
5. Add 1 pinch of baking soda in his paste
6. Fremont it overnight. he paste should increase in its volume, that indicates its properly fermented. Oven (below the stove) is the best place to ferment this paste.
7. Once the paste is fermented, add 1 tea spoon green chilly paste. Salt, Hing turmeric.
8 Mix well. The paste should be as thick as Indian sweet dish (shrikhand).
9. Put 3 table spoon of paste in flat plate and steam it for 15 min.
10 Take out the steamed dhoklas, allow them to cool, cut into square pieces.
11 Garnish it with tadka of oil, sesame seeds, grated coconut, mustard seeds, pieces of green chilly and cilantro.
12.Serve with tamarind chutney or coriander chutney.
1.1 cup chana daal.
2.1/2 cup rice.
3.moong daal, urad daal and (chola or tuvar daal) 1 tbl spoon each.
mix all these daals and soak them for 5 hours in water. Take out extra water and grind it into thick paste.
4. Add 1 tea sppon of desi yogurt into this thick paste
5. Add 1 pinch of baking soda in his paste
6. Fremont it overnight. he paste should increase in its volume, that indicates its properly fermented. Oven (below the stove) is the best place to ferment this paste.
7. Once the paste is fermented, add 1 tea spoon green chilly paste. Salt, Hing turmeric.
8 Mix well. The paste should be as thick as Indian sweet dish (shrikhand).
9. Put 3 table spoon of paste in flat plate and steam it for 15 min.
10 Take out the steamed dhoklas, allow them to cool, cut into square pieces.
11 Garnish it with tadka of oil, sesame seeds, grated coconut, mustard seeds, pieces of green chilly and cilantro.
12.Serve with tamarind chutney or coriander chutney.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Home Made Indian Masalas
Kalo Masalo
1. Dhaana 1/2 kg
2. red chili, dried 1/4 kg
3 Cinnamon sicks 20gm
4. black pepper 20gm
5. Clove 20gm
6. Karna full 20gm
7. Triphala 20gm
8. Ganthoda
9 Suntha
10 Saha Jeeru
11 cumin seeds
12 Tez patta 50gm
13 Dagad full 50gm
14 Ram patri 20gm
15 Jai patri 20gm
16 Jai Fal(Nutmeg) 4 pieces
17 Green Cardimom(ilaichi) 20gm
18 mothi masala ilaichi 20gm
19 Asaphoteida (hing) 20gm
20 oil 200ml
21 dry coconut 1/4kg
Add 1 teaspoon oil in each ingredient and roast it till it becomes brown.
Gring it into fine powder.
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Kacchha Masala
To make this masala take all the above mentioned ingredients except coconut and grind it together without roasting.
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Sambhar Masala
Ingredients
1. 1 tabl spoon urad daal
2 1/2 tbl spoon chana daal
3. 1/2 tbl spoon dhaana
4 1/2 tbl spoon jeera
5. dalchini, laung and black pepper one pinch each
6 halkunda/haldi,turmuric
7. mustard seeds one pinch
8. methi daana one pinch
9 red chili 13 pieces
procedure
roast all daals with some oil separately. Grind them into fine powder.
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Paav Bhaji
1. Chana daal
2. Dhaana jeera, Black pepper, clov, dalchini, rampatri, jaipatri
3. Turmeric, lots of jeera and dhaana
4. red chili
roast and grind together
for Chole Masala
take above ingredients except daals, add lots of ram patri and jai patri and roast and grind.
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Black Eggplant Sabji Masala
burn coconut directly on a flame
burn onion on a flame
roast some clove, black pepper, jeera , dhaana red chili and grind them together
grind ginger, coconut and onion together, roast cana daal or Bajri flour and grind into fine paste/powder.
add some kaala masal while making sabji along with this masala.
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ChaatMasala
1. Saha jeeru
2. Jeeru
3. Kalu Meethu
mix well and add little black pepper , grounded.
1. Dhaana 1/2 kg
2. red chili, dried 1/4 kg
3 Cinnamon sicks 20gm
4. black pepper 20gm
5. Clove 20gm
6. Karna full 20gm
7. Triphala 20gm
8. Ganthoda
9 Suntha
10 Saha Jeeru
11 cumin seeds
12 Tez patta 50gm
13 Dagad full 50gm
14 Ram patri 20gm
15 Jai patri 20gm
16 Jai Fal(Nutmeg) 4 pieces
17 Green Cardimom(ilaichi) 20gm
18 mothi masala ilaichi 20gm
19 Asaphoteida (hing) 20gm
20 oil 200ml
21 dry coconut 1/4kg
Add 1 teaspoon oil in each ingredient and roast it till it becomes brown.
Gring it into fine powder.
=======================================================================
Kacchha Masala
To make this masala take all the above mentioned ingredients except coconut and grind it together without roasting.
=======================================================================
Sambhar Masala
Ingredients
1. 1 tabl spoon urad daal
2 1/2 tbl spoon chana daal
3. 1/2 tbl spoon dhaana
4 1/2 tbl spoon jeera
5. dalchini, laung and black pepper one pinch each
6 halkunda/haldi,turmuric
7. mustard seeds one pinch
8. methi daana one pinch
9 red chili 13 pieces
procedure
roast all daals with some oil separately. Grind them into fine powder.
=================================================================================
Paav Bhaji
1. Chana daal
2. Dhaana jeera, Black pepper, clov, dalchini, rampatri, jaipatri
3. Turmeric, lots of jeera and dhaana
4. red chili
roast and grind together
for Chole Masala
take above ingredients except daals, add lots of ram patri and jai patri and roast and grind.
===============================================================
Black Eggplant Sabji Masala
burn coconut directly on a flame
burn onion on a flame
roast some clove, black pepper, jeera , dhaana red chili and grind them together
grind ginger, coconut and onion together, roast cana daal or Bajri flour and grind into fine paste/powder.
add some kaala masal while making sabji along with this masala.
===============================================================
ChaatMasala
1. Saha jeeru
2. Jeeru
3. Kalu Meethu
mix well and add little black pepper , grounded.
Methi Nu Kadhan
Ingredients
1.Methi thick sticks
2.Green methi leaves
3. 1 tea spoon bajra flour(millet)
4. diced green chili and garlic and ginger 1/2 tea spoon
5. Mustard seed
6. red chili, dried
7. cumin seeds
8 oil
9 turmeric
10 jagger
11 salt
Procedure:
make juice of methi sticks, boil them and grind into pulp, add some water jaggery and salt into this pulp and simmer it again.
Take methi green leaves, chop it, take a bowl of these leaves.
take oil, heatit in a pan add mustard seed and cumin, splutter it, add bajra flour into the heated oil and roast it into golden brown.
add ginger garlic chili paste, add green chili red chili, add bowl full of methi leaves, add the boiled , simmering soup that you prepared into this.
If you like it dilute add some water, mix well and serve hot.
1.Methi thick sticks
2.Green methi leaves
3. 1 tea spoon bajra flour(millet)
4. diced green chili and garlic and ginger 1/2 tea spoon
5. Mustard seed
6. red chili, dried
7. cumin seeds
8 oil
9 turmeric
10 jagger
11 salt
Procedure:
make juice of methi sticks, boil them and grind into pulp, add some water jaggery and salt into this pulp and simmer it again.
Take methi green leaves, chop it, take a bowl of these leaves.
take oil, heatit in a pan add mustard seed and cumin, splutter it, add bajra flour into the heated oil and roast it into golden brown.
add ginger garlic chili paste, add green chili red chili, add bowl full of methi leaves, add the boiled , simmering soup that you prepared into this.
If you like it dilute add some water, mix well and serve hot.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Good Thoughts
Lets start with my fav prayer !!!!
May my arms be strong to give someone a hug, my hands conforting & warm to hold anothers hand, and through my eyes & smile may someone know I care.
But most of all, Lord give my heart the compassion & understanding that will calm another's fears, dry a tear, & give strength to face what lies ahead.
I am only one person, Lord but you & I know one person can & will make a difference in another's life.
And if I can do that for someone, when my head lies upon & my eyes close,I will be at peace.
--------------------------------------------------------------
Daily mantra
I am more than I appear to be, all the world's strength and power rests inside me.
--------------------------------------------------------------
The 7 timeless Virtues O fenlightened Living
1. Master your mind
2. Fllow your purpose
3. Practice kaizen
4. Live with Discipline
5. Respect your time.
6. Selflessly serve others.
7. Embrace the present.
--------------------------------------------------------------
"I am an artist at living-- my work of art is my life.".
Every time I promise to devote more energy to my goal, you tell me that it will take longer why?
Answer is simple. With one eye fixed on the destination, there is only one left to guide you along the journey.
What is LUCK??...Its nothing more than the marriage of preparation with opportunity.
The secret of happiness is simple..find out what you truely love to do and then direct all your energy towards doing it.
A strong deciplined mind, which anyone can cultivate throught daily practice, can achieve miracles. If you want to live life to the fullest, care for your thoughts as you would your most prized possessions.
If you hope to make remarkable improvements in your outer world you must first start within and change the caliber of your thoughts.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
What does'nt kills you,makes you stronger.
Mind has the magnetic power to attract all that you desire into your life.
There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self.
When you consistently direct your mind to live in the present you will always have boundless energy, no matter what time the clock reflects.
Trust yourself. Create the kind of life you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into the flames of achievement.
For what lies behind you and what lies in front of you matters little when compared to what lies within you.
We are all here for some special reason. Stop being a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future.
Never sacrifice happiness for achievement.
Savor the journey and live each day as your last.
We all have been given certain talents. Every single person on the planet is a genius.
Life doesn't always gives you what you ask for; but it always gives you what you need.
Happiness if a journey not a destination.
Past is water under the bridge and the future is a distant sun on the horizon of your imagination. The most important is now.Learn to live in it savor it fully.
When we are born, we are crying while the world rejoices. We should live our lives in such a way that when we die,the world cries while we are rejoicing.
A little bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives you roses. meaning- when you work to improve the lives of others,you indirectly elevate your own life in the process.
I am no longer in the world. The world is in me.
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
Start doing things that you don't like doing.
Pain is a powerful teacher.
What you say to others is important. even more important is what you say to yourself.
We don't laugh because we are happy.We are happy bcoz we laugh.
Happiness comes through good judgment,good judgment comes through experience,and experience comes through bad judgment.
Book is the best friend of the wise.
Fear is nothing but anegative stream of consciousness.
Never do anything because you have to.The only reason to do something is because you want to and because you know it is the right thing for you to do.
"Success is not a function of individual talent. Its the steady accumulation of advantages".
"Stop spending so much time making a living & spend far more time creating a life".
"The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do".
"Character cannot be developed in ease & quiet. Only through experiences of trial &suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired & success achieved. "
"You cannot do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about the width and depth".
"Life is a opportunity to contribute love in your own way".
"Keep you face toward sunrise and you will never see the shadows".
"I am not "the best" but I am not like the rest".
"Long term goals keep you away from being frustrated from short term failure".
"Dreams are the most powerfull Energy".
"Imagination is the " preview" of the life's forthcoming attractions".
"Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action".
"Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated;you can't cross a chasm in two small jumps".
"Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treats you right. Everything happens for a reason. If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it changes your life let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it".
"Never tell God How big your mountain of problems is.. Always tell the mountain how big your GOD is !!!!".
"invest in experiences, not in things."
"A diamond is just a piece of coal that did well under pressure ! ".
"Defeat The Defeat Before The Defeat Defeats You".
"Respect People Don't Fear Them ".
"I am not in competition with anybody. I just want to improve my last performance"
"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but the seeds that you plant".
"Nothing is impossible if your heart is willing."
In Marathi
Sahanpanacha abheeman asto to manus swabhavtahach mahamurkha asto.
Tarunyachya jeevnat ek jagruticha kaal asto.
Aplya kholit jaun dhyaan kara aani apanipadateel gyaan swatahachya antaratmyatoon udyala aana. Antargat gyaan bhandar antaratmyaney khuley kelya shivai bahya sheekshaan fookat ahey.
tumhi yogya te dheya theva mhanje kevha na kevha tee sadhya hotil
Vidwan honyachey visroon janey. Sahaja sahajee va jaroori pramaney gyaan milavaney.
May my arms be strong to give someone a hug, my hands conforting & warm to hold anothers hand, and through my eyes & smile may someone know I care.
But most of all, Lord give my heart the compassion & understanding that will calm another's fears, dry a tear, & give strength to face what lies ahead.
I am only one person, Lord but you & I know one person can & will make a difference in another's life.
And if I can do that for someone, when my head lies upon & my eyes close,I will be at peace.
--------------------------------------------------------------
Daily mantra
I am more than I appear to be, all the world's strength and power rests inside me.
--------------------------------------------------------------
The 7 timeless Virtues O fenlightened Living
1. Master your mind
2. Fllow your purpose
3. Practice kaizen
4. Live with Discipline
5. Respect your time.
6. Selflessly serve others.
7. Embrace the present.
--------------------------------------------------------------
"I am an artist at living-- my work of art is my life.".
Every time I promise to devote more energy to my goal, you tell me that it will take longer why?
Answer is simple. With one eye fixed on the destination, there is only one left to guide you along the journey.
What is LUCK??...Its nothing more than the marriage of preparation with opportunity.
The secret of happiness is simple..find out what you truely love to do and then direct all your energy towards doing it.
A strong deciplined mind, which anyone can cultivate throught daily practice, can achieve miracles. If you want to live life to the fullest, care for your thoughts as you would your most prized possessions.
If you hope to make remarkable improvements in your outer world you must first start within and change the caliber of your thoughts.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
What does'nt kills you,makes you stronger.
Mind has the magnetic power to attract all that you desire into your life.
There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self.
When you consistently direct your mind to live in the present you will always have boundless energy, no matter what time the clock reflects.
Trust yourself. Create the kind of life you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into the flames of achievement.
For what lies behind you and what lies in front of you matters little when compared to what lies within you.
We are all here for some special reason. Stop being a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future.
Never sacrifice happiness for achievement.
Savor the journey and live each day as your last.
We all have been given certain talents. Every single person on the planet is a genius.
Life doesn't always gives you what you ask for; but it always gives you what you need.
Happiness if a journey not a destination.
Past is water under the bridge and the future is a distant sun on the horizon of your imagination. The most important is now.Learn to live in it savor it fully.
When we are born, we are crying while the world rejoices. We should live our lives in such a way that when we die,the world cries while we are rejoicing.
A little bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives you roses. meaning- when you work to improve the lives of others,you indirectly elevate your own life in the process.
I am no longer in the world. The world is in me.
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
Start doing things that you don't like doing.
Pain is a powerful teacher.
What you say to others is important. even more important is what you say to yourself.
We don't laugh because we are happy.We are happy bcoz we laugh.
Happiness comes through good judgment,good judgment comes through experience,and experience comes through bad judgment.
Book is the best friend of the wise.
Fear is nothing but anegative stream of consciousness.
Never do anything because you have to.The only reason to do something is because you want to and because you know it is the right thing for you to do.
"Success is not a function of individual talent. Its the steady accumulation of advantages".
"Stop spending so much time making a living & spend far more time creating a life".
"The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do".
"Character cannot be developed in ease & quiet. Only through experiences of trial &suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired & success achieved. "
"You cannot do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about the width and depth".
"Life is a opportunity to contribute love in your own way".
"Keep you face toward sunrise and you will never see the shadows".
"I am not "the best" but I am not like the rest".
"Long term goals keep you away from being frustrated from short term failure".
"Dreams are the most powerfull Energy".
"Imagination is the " preview" of the life's forthcoming attractions".
"Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action".
"Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated;you can't cross a chasm in two small jumps".
"Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treats you right. Everything happens for a reason. If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it changes your life let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it".
"Never tell God How big your mountain of problems is.. Always tell the mountain how big your GOD is !!!!".
"invest in experiences, not in things."
"A diamond is just a piece of coal that did well under pressure ! ".
"Defeat The Defeat Before The Defeat Defeats You".
"Respect People Don't Fear Them ".
"I am not in competition with anybody. I just want to improve my last performance"
"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but the seeds that you plant".
"Nothing is impossible if your heart is willing."
In Marathi
Sahanpanacha abheeman asto to manus swabhavtahach mahamurkha asto.
Tarunyachya jeevnat ek jagruticha kaal asto.
Aplya kholit jaun dhyaan kara aani apanipadateel gyaan swatahachya antaratmyatoon udyala aana. Antargat gyaan bhandar antaratmyaney khuley kelya shivai bahya sheekshaan fookat ahey.
tumhi yogya te dheya theva mhanje kevha na kevha tee sadhya hotil
Vidwan honyachey visroon janey. Sahaja sahajee va jaroori pramaney gyaan milavaney.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Books
Books I have read so far
Author: Sydney Sheldon
1. Nothing Lasts Forever
2. The Windmills of the god
3. If tomorrow Comes.(not read)
Author: Dan Brown
4. The Da Vinci Code
Author: Chetan Bhagat
5. Five point someone
6. One night at the call center
Author: Agatha Christie
Author: Jeffery Archer
7. The Prodigal Daughter
8. Kane & Abel(Not read)
9. Sons Of fortune(Not read)
10. Not a Penny more(Not read)
Author: Pu La Deshpandey
11. Batatyachee chall
12. Asa me asa me
Author: Khaled hoseini
13. Kite Runner(Not read)
14. thousand Splendid Suns(Not read)
Author: Betty A Mahamoody
15. Not without my daughter(Not read)
Author: Gregory David Roberts
16. Shantaram(Not read)
17.The Monk Who sold his Ferrari- Robin Sharma
18 The greatness guide - Robin Sharma
19.Alchemist - Paulo Coehlo
20 Like the flowing river- Paulo Coehlo
21.Wise and Otherwise- Sudha Murti
22.Who moved my cheese.- Spencer Johnson.
23.Seven habits of highly effective people.-Stephen R. Covey
24 Godfather
25.Shriman Yogi
26 The namesake
27 Gone with the wind
28 Don't sweat the small stuff
29 love story-erich segal
30 5 love languages
31 Fish Tales
32 The god of small things
33 Rebecca
34 Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman
35 Fountainhead
36 Nighttime is my time
37 atlas shruggged,
38 bone collector
39 Chetan Bhagat To US
40 Pillars of the earth by ken follet
41 MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA by arthur golden
42 FOUNTAIN HEAD by ayn rand
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Biographies
1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Abdul kalam Azaad
Hindu relegious Book
The Bhagwat Geeta- Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Shree Sai SatCharitra
Like to read
Reader's Digest
Forbes
Chanakya Neeti
Stories Of Akbar Birbal
Chacha Chaudhari
Billu
Short stories of Panchatantra
Chicken Soup- for volunteers etc
Would like to read
1. Books of Obama
2. Mrutyunjaya
Author: Sydney Sheldon
1. Nothing Lasts Forever
2. The Windmills of the god
3. If tomorrow Comes.(not read)
Author: Dan Brown
4. The Da Vinci Code
Author: Chetan Bhagat
5. Five point someone
6. One night at the call center
Author: Agatha Christie
Author: Jeffery Archer
7. The Prodigal Daughter
8. Kane & Abel(Not read)
9. Sons Of fortune(Not read)
10. Not a Penny more(Not read)
Author: Pu La Deshpandey
11. Batatyachee chall
12. Asa me asa me
Author: Khaled hoseini
13. Kite Runner(Not read)
14. thousand Splendid Suns(Not read)
Author: Betty A Mahamoody
15. Not without my daughter(Not read)
Author: Gregory David Roberts
16. Shantaram(Not read)
17.The Monk Who sold his Ferrari- Robin Sharma
18 The greatness guide - Robin Sharma
19.Alchemist - Paulo Coehlo
20 Like the flowing river- Paulo Coehlo
21.Wise and Otherwise- Sudha Murti
22.Who moved my cheese.- Spencer Johnson.
23.Seven habits of highly effective people.-Stephen R. Covey
24 Godfather
25.Shriman Yogi
26 The namesake
27 Gone with the wind
28 Don't sweat the small stuff
29 love story-erich segal
30 5 love languages
31 Fish Tales
32 The god of small things
33 Rebecca
34 Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman
35 Fountainhead
36 Nighttime is my time
37 atlas shruggged,
38 bone collector
39 Chetan Bhagat To US
40 Pillars of the earth by ken follet
41 MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA by arthur golden
42 FOUNTAIN HEAD by ayn rand
--------------------------------------------------------
Biographies
1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Abdul kalam Azaad
Hindu relegious Book
The Bhagwat Geeta- Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Shree Sai SatCharitra
Like to read
Reader's Digest
Forbes
Chanakya Neeti
Stories Of Akbar Birbal
Chacha Chaudhari
Billu
Short stories of Panchatantra
Chicken Soup- for volunteers etc
Would like to read
1. Books of Obama
2. Mrutyunjaya
Sunday, December 28, 2008
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