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Tuesday 31 December 2013
Friday 27 December 2013
Asafoetida (Ferula asafoetida, Food of Gods, Devil's dung)
Today's post is about an interesting ingredient very popular in Indian cuisine. I do not know how many of you have heard about Asafoetida.
Asafoetida resin is a gum-like material, that is made by solidifying the juice that extrudes out of the cut roots of Asafoetida plant. Asafoetida is widely used in cooking in India particularly as a flavor enhancer. One such popular dish in Kerala is Sambar. It is a concoction of spices, grated coconut, its oil, mixed with vegetables and asafoetida is an important ingredient in it. Apart from rice, dosa, idli etc. are traditionally eaten along with sambar.
Raw Asafoetida has a strong, intense fetid smell. Once a tiny quantity of it is heated with ghee or oil it imparts a wonderful flavor to the dish.
In addition to the culinary uses, it has lots of medicinal uses as well.
- Antiflatulent
- Cholesterol-lowering agent
- Blood thinner
- Antiepileptic
- Contraceptive/Abortifacient
However, there is a lack of scientific data about its use as a medicinal substance. Besides, it is used as a moth/mosquito repellent. It is said that Afghans put a small quantity of Asafoetida in their shoes to repel snakes. I remember reading somewhere that water admixed with asafoetida promotes the growth of vegetables. Worcestershire sauce contains asafoetida.
Ancient Ayurvedic literature has detailed descriptions of its medicinal uses. It is available in two forms. As a fine powder that is a mixture of asafoetida, gum arabic and rice powder. The Asafoetida gum as such is amber colored and is very hard in consistency.
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Wednesday 25 December 2013
Merry Christmas!
I wish you all a Merry Christmas!
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Saturday 10 August 2013
Lulu mall, Edappally, Kochi, on the eve of Eid-al-Fitr!
Lulu mall as on 10th August 2013.
Overflowing with people on the eve of Eid-al-fitr!
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Sunday 4 August 2013
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo - a movie review
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, is a comedy movie directed by Mike Mitchell.
Rob Schneider acted in the lead role as a gigolo in this movie. I laughed a lot watching this film on cable TV, the other day.
Here is the synopsis of the plot:
Deuce Bigalow is a fish tank cleaner who met Antoine, a Russian gigolo, at his house while attending to his fish tank. Antoine is going for a business trip and wants Deuce to take care of his fishes and home while he is away. Deuce promptly set fire to the kitchen and destroys the expensive fish tank. He kept the fishes in household containers, mixers, and other kitchen equipment😊. T. J. Hicks (Eddie Griffin), a pimp, helps him in making enough money to repair all damages, otherwise, the aggressive Antoine would kill him upon his return. The solution is simple, become a gigolo in Antoine's absence. He was given a total makeover by Hicks😊, and a valuable advice "never, ever, fall in love."
Deuce then begin to meet very strange clients, like ladies with narcolepsy (sleeps anywhere, anytime), Tourette's syndrome along with coprolalia (sudden jerking body movements called 'tics' with uncontrollable obscene verbal outbursts), a very obese woman, and a very tall lady having pituitary gland disorder. Deuce somehow satisfies all of them but not through sex. He finally meets another beautiful client, Kate, with an artificial leg with whom he falls in love. During this time he was chased by Chuck Fowler, a detective, who had a lot of insecurities with his body and Deuce helps him in overcoming it. But he was finally caught and produced before a Court of law, but upon hearing his case the Honorable Judge found out that he is not guilty and lets him free. All his clients testified in favor of him. All of them helped Deuce in repairing the damage at home by the time Antoine returns.
Antoine enters the house, taps the cheap glass of the repaired aquarium, and it broke. All hell broke loose, Deuce was saved by a series of funny interventions, Antoine was arrested by Fowler who made his appearance at the right time. That's it!
Full of fun, made us lol!
A cool movie!
They made a sequel to this movie "Deuce Bigalow: European gigolo." Will try to watch this too asap.
Interesting, here are some characters that we rarely see in most of the common movies like Deuce's dad who is a janitor and is proud of his job, the ladies with unusual medical disorders, the insecurities of beautiful ladies and successful men. Never felt bored, lol a lot! Very funny tips about dating, understanding men, women, and love, great!
LOL! 😊
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Rob Schneider acted in the lead role as a gigolo in this movie. I laughed a lot watching this film on cable TV, the other day.
Here is the synopsis of the plot:
Deuce Bigalow is a fish tank cleaner who met Antoine, a Russian gigolo, at his house while attending to his fish tank. Antoine is going for a business trip and wants Deuce to take care of his fishes and home while he is away. Deuce promptly set fire to the kitchen and destroys the expensive fish tank. He kept the fishes in household containers, mixers, and other kitchen equipment😊. T. J. Hicks (Eddie Griffin), a pimp, helps him in making enough money to repair all damages, otherwise, the aggressive Antoine would kill him upon his return. The solution is simple, become a gigolo in Antoine's absence. He was given a total makeover by Hicks😊, and a valuable advice "never, ever, fall in love."
Deuce then begin to meet very strange clients, like ladies with narcolepsy (sleeps anywhere, anytime), Tourette's syndrome along with coprolalia (sudden jerking body movements called 'tics' with uncontrollable obscene verbal outbursts), a very obese woman, and a very tall lady having pituitary gland disorder. Deuce somehow satisfies all of them but not through sex. He finally meets another beautiful client, Kate, with an artificial leg with whom he falls in love. During this time he was chased by Chuck Fowler, a detective, who had a lot of insecurities with his body and Deuce helps him in overcoming it. But he was finally caught and produced before a Court of law, but upon hearing his case the Honorable Judge found out that he is not guilty and lets him free. All his clients testified in favor of him. All of them helped Deuce in repairing the damage at home by the time Antoine returns.
Antoine enters the house, taps the cheap glass of the repaired aquarium, and it broke. All hell broke loose, Deuce was saved by a series of funny interventions, Antoine was arrested by Fowler who made his appearance at the right time. That's it!
Full of fun, made us lol!
A cool movie!
They made a sequel to this movie "Deuce Bigalow: European gigolo." Will try to watch this too asap.
Interesting, here are some characters that we rarely see in most of the common movies like Deuce's dad who is a janitor and is proud of his job, the ladies with unusual medical disorders, the insecurities of beautiful ladies and successful men. Never felt bored, lol a lot! Very funny tips about dating, understanding men, women, and love, great!
LOL! 😊
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