MY Mind is Kinda Virtual Memory.. I get interesting stuffs in, Stored for certain time cycles and then it gets deleted when new interesting.. I want to share those interesting information in WWW, before it gets deleted.. Enjoy my Virtual memory.. You can expect informations like Indian Life style, Food, Yoga, health tips and lot more...
Is Hinduism a religion or science…? It is the perfect place where Science is practiced by the people in the name of religion. So we can call Hinduism is a perfect blend of religion and science,and this is one of the important reasons why it has existed more than “I don’t know “years.
Every festival and activities practiced by ancient Hindu’s (there are many stupid activities are performed by many Hindu’s on the name of god, I am not talking about those activities) taught Dharma (laws of nature) and made us to feel the importance of nature. For example Pongal Festival celebrated by Tamil people for thanking sun and other things which lead the farmer for good yield.Like this Deepaavali another important festival celebrated by Hindu’s for bursting the “Asuran” or Monster or Bad guys or Bad habits like bursting crackers. Hindu’s also light up “Vilakku” or lamp in the house and thanking the light from the Vilakku. As I am the Youngest in my family I used to keep the Vilakku’s in the right place and decorate my house.
There is lot more Importance of Deepaavali, now there is another point has added to the list. One man from the race that governed India for more than 300 years is now officially Hindu. He is not just “One Man” he is the Prime Minister of Britain Mr. Gordon Brown. Hindu Forum of Britain officially announced Mr. Gordon Brown an Honorary Hindu and changed his name to “Shri Govardhan Brown”.
Isn’t it great, I see many Hindu’s gets converted to Christian, but now it is the opposite… I like it.
On one Side these kinds of good things takes place, but on the other side it is really bad. Many Youths in India does not know why they are celebrating these festivals and they show no interest in knowing them. Like adding oil to the fire, many of them start blaming Indian culture about the complications in the culture. This is like tasting the peal of the Orange and telling Orange is bitter. If we succeed in peeling off the peal, then we can taste the sweat for our whole life time.
That is what now I am doing; I am showing you the path to peel. It is your wish to understand the religion and make your life happy. This is not only for Hindu’s, this is for all communities. Love your Religion, it will show you the path. Search for the hidden truths in your religion, you will find your answers.
As a guy who enjoys Hindu religion I am writing this blog to spread my joy to others…
I was little allergic to Thoppukaranam in my childhood, because it is one the punishments which I used to get regularly in my school. After hearing about this super brain yoga, Now I am feeling thank full to my school teachers for giving that punishment. Thoppukaranam is a Yoga which stimulates brain cell which indirectly increased the memory capacity and concentration of a person. I think so Thoppukaranam or so called super brain yoga made me smarter and intelligent (ha ha ha).
Indian saints made an excellent job of integrating yoga and Ayurvedha into Hindu religion. Super brain yoga is one of them. There are lots more of them; I will try my level best to cover all in upcoming posts.
Hindu’s used to do this yoga before Ganesha (not me) Hindu god. He will be pleased if we do this yoga in front of him, so he grants whatever we wish to him. Yes he grants us Super brain, good stamina, good concentration power, what else do we need. (he he he).
Special Research is going on about super brain yoga. Ufffff Research about my childhood punishment…Great…Anyway I like it.
If you are interested about this Yoga, check out this link,
http://www.superbrainyoga.org/
Like this there are many other yoga’s that are integrated with our everyday life. I will surely write another blog regarding those unknown yoga’s. Till then, Enjoy Your punishment, I mean Super Brain Yoga.
Compared to the food that are cooked using oil, steam cooked food are nutritious(64 calories/idly) . When speaking about steamed foods, only food that comes to my mind is “idly”. Idlies are circular, chubby, soft (if cooked properly, or else it can become a homemade weapon) and two to three inches in diameter. Most often eaten at breakfast or as a snack, idlis are usually served in pairs with chutney, sambar, or other accompaniments. This reminds me my childhood poem,
"இட்டுலீகுசட்டினி,,, இல்லாட்டிபட்டினி "
"Idly ku Chutney Illaati patiney"
Idlies are simple to cook, easy to eat and healthy for our body, these are the reason why it has its own place in south Indian kitchens for more than 1000 years. This recipe is made using a special vessel known as “Idly cooker” (funny).
Ok, now history time, The Idly what we are eating now is not prepared in the way it was prepared 1000 years back. Shivakotiacharya, writer of the 9th-10th century, he is considered the author of text “Vaddaradhane” (lit, "Worship of elders", c. 900). In his writings, Idlies are prepared only by fermented black lentil. Chavundaraya II, the author of the earliest available Kannada encyclopedia, Lokopakara (c. 1025), describes the preparation of idly by soaking urad dal(black gram) in butter milk, ground to a fine paste and mixed with the clear water of curd, and spices. King and scholar Someshwara III, reigning in the area now called Karnataka, included an idly recipe in his encyclopedi
a, The “Manasollasa”, written in Sanskrit ca. 1130 A.D. There is no known record of rice being added until sometime in the 17th century. It may have been found that the rice helped speed the fermentation process. Although the ingredients used in preparing idly have changed, the preparation process and the name have still remained the same
Shivakotiacharya’s contention is that this absence from the historical record could mean that idlis are an imported concept — perhaps from Indonesia which has a long tradition of fermented products, like tempeh (fermented soy cakes), kecap (from where we get ketchup) or something called kedli, which Shivakotiacharya says, is like an idli. This is plausible enough given the many links between Southeast Asia and South India, through rulers and traders. Shivakotiacharya al
so adds many legendary stories, but there is no basis for them. When we look forward to literary evidences in Indian literature, Shivakotiacharya does not give any in Indonesia.
People from India who visited Indonesia for trade, religious purpose, liked the taste of idly. And they brought the technology of steaming to India. From that time idly was in use in many parts of India.
Heuan tsang says no steaming vessels south India in seventh century. B
ut steaming vessels are not required for steaming dishes, steam can be produced using cloth over the vessel, still this method is used in south India.
Preparation Time:
Ingiderents:
-6 cup long grain rice -2 cup uncle's bean rice -1 cup urad daal
Direction:
1. soaked rice for 5-6 hour, for urad daal soaked for 1 hour 2.grind urad daal with wet grinder until smooth, then keep a side
3. grind rice until smooth for 15-20 min 4.mix the rice powder with other paste and add enough water to get thick batter 5.covered the batter and let it fermented overnight and you can cook it in the following day 6. take a spoon of batter and pour into idli mould, steam for 10-15 min until idli has cooked 7. served with sambhar
Even if idly is not our origin, It solved the main hunger problem of many poor friends in our country and gave us a good health. So we have to consider it as our part of life and every time when you eat idly, feel proud that you are eating a food that still exists for more than 1000 years. Again I say this thing,
If you love your food, it becomes healthier. So love your food.
In this place I would also like to add another point,
“VADA is a pure South Indian Food and it was in use more than 1500 years ago”
Actually I told all these Idly, Vada Stories to my Interviewer, I got recruited into the company. This is the reason why I wrote this blog.
Keezha Nelli: it is also called as Phyllanthus Nururui.
Phyllanthus Nururui grows throughout the hotter parts of India. It is native to Central Asia; it belongs to the family of Euphorbiaceous. It grows along the bunds and ridges in cultivated fields. The plant grows to a height of 15-60 cm. The leaves are small, close to each other, arranged in two rows so that the branches resemble compound leaves. The plant bears tiny fruits underneath the leaves. If you pull out a Phyllanthus Nururui plant along with roots and hold it up side down, you can see the small berries tucked underneath the leaves. That’s why in Tamil it is called as Keezha (bottom) Nelli (kind of fruit or berry)
Keezha Nelli cures disease like jaundice, Stomach pain, Urinary diseases, over heat, period problem, skin disease. And new research on this herb proves that, it can cure cancer and reduce sugar content in our blood. It also takes care of the effective functioning of Liver.
Keezha Nelli contains Hypophyllanthin, which is toxic for fishes and frogs, but not for humans.
Keezha Nelli inhibits the growth and proliferation of the virus (anti hepatitis B) and also affects the replication of their genetic material! The Phyllanthus Nururui exactly blocks theDNA polymerase, an active enzyme, which is very important for both Hepatitis B & C virus to reproduce.
How to use this and for what disease:
While using this herb, the usage of Tamarind, Fat, chilies, and pepper should not be taken. Only fatless curd Rice is recommended. Smoking must be strictly stopped.
For Jaundice:
Take Keezha Nelli, Karisalankanni, Thumbai, Ponnanganni,cumin in equal proportion and grind to paste with some milk. Take some paste (Amla Sized), mix it with a cup of milk and drink it morning and evening for 7 days.
For Anemia:
Take Keezha Nelli, Karisalankanniin equal proportion and grind to paste. Add Amla Sized ball of the paste in a cup of milk and drink.
For head ache, cold, sinus problems:
Juice of this herb and juice of Acalypha Indica (Indian acalypha – Kuppaimeni in Tamil) are mixed together. Blend with equal part of gingelly oil. Heat on slow fire. Let cool and instill in to nostribs.
For menstruation and Uterus problems of women:
Take equal parts of roots of phyllanthus Nruri, saraca asoca (Ashoka), Ficus Glomavata (country fig), dry and powder. Store this powder in an air – tight bottle. For menstruation and Uterus problems of women, this powder has to be taken in dosage of one teaspoon, with warm water, twice a day for 20 to 40 days.
For Tooth ache:
Take few Keezha Nelli leaves and chew it like bubble gum. Try to spread the juice throughout the gums So that tooth ache can be controlled.
For Cold:
Take Keezha Nelli powder and Karisalankanni powder in equal proportion and mix it with Honey and eat it.This also reduces Anemia and Increases Blood flow.
For Scabies, Psoriasis:
Prepare a paste with Keezha Nelli and Turmeric powder. Apply the paste in the affected area and wait for an hour and then take bath. Do this for few days, you can see the difference.
Another Very Simple Method for tasting Keezha Nelli:
Take a cup of butter milk and mix Keezha Nelli with it and drink it.
Special Research is done on this Keezha Nelli and Cures for many diseases are discovered.(If you are interested about the research, go and check out in Science Direct pages) My mom used to make Keezha Nelli recipes. She does not know how much research is going on about her recipe. When I told her about the research programs… She told “Food is your Medicine. Medicine should not be your food…”…
She was my inspiration to write this blog, you can expect similar post in future.
2000 years back, South Indian people started preparing this 6 inch diameter food called DOSA, and DOSA was in the first position in the peoples Diet. It contains very little fat content and it is very tasty with perfect Chutney and it is easy to cook, which made it to survive for more than 2000 years. Dosa is now also one of the favorite dishes for breakfast in many sweet homes in South India.
On an Average,
DOSA: 80 Calories per DOSA
Cheese Pizza: 230 calories per slice
Burger: 760 calories per Burger
Dietitian will recommend you to run 1 Mile to burn 100 Cal of food. Calculate how much you should run (Work) if you are going to eat pizzas and burger… (At the same Time I am not a hater of pizzas and burgers...) you can have them, but you make it little.
How many DOSA Varieties do you know..????Five… Ten…Twenty… Hundred… Sorry.., There are 624 varieties of DOSA’s… WoW ...
Says Principal Christ Catering College, Shaji Joseph, "We have been conducting a research programme for the last two years regarding the DOSA...” Research program.. phew.. Unbelievable …
And another information is that I got full marks in my English Lab Elocution, speaking about DOSA for ten minutes... This is one of the reason why I am writing about Dosa in my blog...
Next Time if you go to a hotel try to order Different types of DOSA and feel the taste or else.. Cook it in your house and be proud that you are cooking 2000 year old recipe… It will make you feel good..
Every time I Cook and eat DOSA, I feel proud, which makes the food tasty.. If you think the food is tasty... your digestion will take place smoothly...
Now Preparation Time..
Ingredients:
·Yellow Moong dal without husk (or Mung beans) - 1 cup
·Rice - 1cup
·Salt - as required
Instructions:
Soak moong dal and rice in water for 5-6 hrs.
Grind the moong dal and rice with water like a dosa batter.
Add salt as per taste.
keep it in a separate bowl.. lids partially closed( for fermentation )for 6-7 hrs. ( ferment it during night.. So u can have DOSA for BreakFast)
Heat dosa pan at medium high, sprinkle little oil on top of the pan.
Pour the batter on the pan making a round circle starting from center towards the edges.
Apply oil along the edges of the batter.
Remove the dosa from pan when it is golden brown in color.
You can add Vegitables like carrot, onion in the dosa batter and cook it.. it will be more nutritious..
This is a video clip on how to prepapre DOSA.. The preparation process may slightly vary with respect to what I have given, But you can try any thing..
My Exams Got Over Y'day and My Undergraduate studies too.. Now I am a Free Bird.. Means I don't have any Assignments or Project Work or Assesments.., I don't have any work to do now. But I dont Like to stay free.. I am not tat kinda person, who sits in front of TV and increase my fat by eating pop corn and stuffs. So I have Decided to do few usefull works.
Cheers.. Ganesha is starting his new blog...
You can Expect Posts Regarding Yoga, Indian History, Tamil, Computers and lot of other Unknown interesting Stuffs. Stuffs you have never, ever heard about.
