Mc Cain with Karishma Kapoor !

Lessons from a Chef !

McCain Smiles for a smile of loved ones !

I know very well that my daughters like to eat the things in a new style always and hence to see a big smile on their face, I thought of making the frozen McCain smiles in a new way.

Though McCain offers a wide range of frozen snacks as depicted in the pics below, I started with McCain smiles. First of all, I fried the McCain smiles into a pan with pure ghee until it turned reddish in the color. 

Then, I took a fresh coconut and used a grinder to make a thick paste of it along with chopped Mint leaves, Ginger and a bit of Lasun. It was almost half a cup in quantity.

I poured a spoon of pure ghee in the frying pan and poured the above coconut paste into it. Then I added a few spoons of onion paste and tomato puree, red sauce and fried it at low speed for a few minutes.

After that I added salt as well the powder of Black pepper, long pepper, cinnamon and cardamom in it. Soon it turned into pink in color and that was the point when I removed the pan from gas and poured the material into a plate.

It was a very thick paste. I added the fried McCain smiles into it in such a way that all the snacks were half dipped in the paste. Then, I used fresh chopped coconut paste mixed with tomato puree and Mayoanaise to cover the upper layer of the McCain Smiles. Then I took a pineapple and used a sharp knife to cut it into small smiley shapes. I covered the upper portion of smiles with the pineapple.

I placed this plate in a tray. I took small cups filled with Pineapple juice in it for garnishing and presented to my daughters. My wife was smiling on viewing this form of McCain smiles.

They all tasted it and yeah, I found that big smile on the face of my daughters. They were just laughing loudly. My wife took a bite of it and looked delighted. I was the last person there to taste it. Yeah, it was delicious. We all liked this new taste. It was quite different from what all of us use to eat regularly in our day to day life.

Now this form of McCain smiles has become a routine in our family and I am sure that if you too try this once, it will become a regular routine food in your family also. Try it and enjoy it and if you want to know more about McCain snacks, just log on to their web site : http://www.mccainindia.com/

I am sharing the above recipe for you with a surety that smiles of my daughters will be doubled as it’s a normal saying that smiles are doubled when shared. Please view the video of the delicious Mc Cain snacks embedded below :

Pics used with thanks to : http://www.mccainindia.com/

Coming soon : Preview of TALVAR by Meghna Gulzar on Bloggerpride !

Stand-up-comedy – a great interactive art of making others laugh

All of us have seen great comedians in movies, on stages, as well at various parties. They look so normal while making us laugh. We may be a stranger and absolutely unknown to each other, but still we start laughing on a “stand-up comedy” presentation, by the artist.  

Everyone understands that Laughing is a must but don’t you think that to make others laugh is a great skill  ? If you want to understand every aspect of the life of a comedian, you must visit to the page Stand up Comedy on the liveinstyle.com

Stand Up Comedy is all about the guys who are always there to make you laugh on every single issue. It’s about the fears that the stand up comedians have to conquer before standing in front of the audience. It’s the great art of interacting with those sitting in the first lane with serious faces with a confidence that you can make them laugh.

It’s about the evolution of Indian comedy. It has the witty stories of Akbar Birbal. It exhibits the era of Kishore kumar, Mahmood, Johny walker to Johny Lever and a very recent Kapil Sharma.

It has videos of each and every comedian from any part of the world that we must view and enjoy. It’s a great source that offers us detailed description and videos of the Top 10 comedians of the world. It’s a great source to view Jim Carrey or Charlie Chaplin at a single go.

It tells us about the life through the eyes of Stand up comedians. How they feel, how they perform, how they react to questions being asked of them. It’s the great interactive art of making others laugh while avoiding own critics and getting underpaid, except the big names who can dictate their own terms.

A must visit website and I am sure you will just stick to it. Just view standupcomedy if you want to understand and enjoy the term Comedian or a Stand up comedy. I am sure that this Stand-up-comedy section at liveinstyle.com will make you to think about the Stand up comedians in a different way. The website also covers the Parties, Pubs-Bars-Clubs, Nightlife, Drinks, Lifestyle, Music and a lot more.

PLUSS : Online purchase of medicines at a Mega Discount !

Last evening while playing with my Lebra, i got a scratch. I checked My Dog Card and found that the next date of her injection was 29th September. On consulting our Family Doctor, i was told to go for Rabipur to avoid any risk. I agreed and purchased the injection at Rs 340 and got it injected. 

As we have to go for three injections, i thought of checking the PLUSS TEAM that was present in one of our events. The company sent me the second injection duly packed on an Ice pack from Green park with a Bill of 349 MRP including Tax. 

I was given a Discount of 30% over that price & the actual amount that i paid to the PLUSS Team was Rs 244. Surprisingly, there was a difference of appx. Rs 100 in just one injection. In my opinion our RWAs must spread awareness on the huge margins being earned by Local chemists & in case of any requirement, they too can try it online with PLUSS.

With Yashodhara Lal on the Launch of her book "There's something about you".

Kellogg’s Chocos ke saath ‘Khuljaye Bachpan’ !

‘Instructive parents’…..? At the age of Internet, Android, WhatsApp, Twitter …. ? Do you think ….. that’s possible any more ? No Way.  No More.  What they expect from us is, that, we must be the Buddy parents, Interactive parents, Friendly parents ….& that's all.

Gone are the day’s when we were ordered by our parents or grandparents, to do something or to not to do something. Even we used to felt very bad when we were forced to do something….. that was beyond our expectations. Even we felt it bad when we had to move as a puppet, on the orders of our elders. We never liked it at our age, and so, how can we repeat the same process with our kids.

Now’s the time when we must be the Buddy parents with whom, the child can mix up as a friend, could discuss everything, may be good or bad, and in that friendly chat, being the interactive parents, we can make up their mind towards the better, towards the life, towards the target to be achieved, but ……..in a friendly manner.

We must empower, boost their energy levels, to make them compatible with the prevailing system where it’s difficult to get a seat in a good college even after getting 95% marks. We want them to be fearless in this dirty society where even kids are not safe out of the home. And we can never do it by giving instructions. We can teach them, in a much better way, by being the interactive Mom & Dad. We must concentrate on the principles of “khuljae Bachpan” & “Khiljae Bachpan”.

We must have the ‘bonding moments’ with our kids so that, they could get the feeling of our love and affection towards them, that could make them feel more secure and stronger. We must start boosting our kids since the early childhood days and you will definitely get the desired ‘Khushi ke pal’. 

I know that while using my Android, whenever, I get some problem, I just pass it on to my daughters and the problem is sorted out in minutes. I can say I am absolutely dependent upon them, at least for maintaining my Android mobile and that’s truly the ‘Khushi ke pal’ for me.

Similarly, when we are out on the vacation, while I capture pictures using my Nikon, she uses her selfie stick to capture the entire world on her mobile. The minute she asks me to fit in the small frame of her mobile, it gives me the desired ‘Khushi ke pal’.

I remember the day when my mom was serious in hospital & in the tension, I could not go to the ATM, she brought her Piggy Bank to me and offered me to take as much as I wanted. That indeed was, one of the best  ‘Khushi ke pal’ for me.

Once, while I was very tired, she (my daughter) opened the packet of Kellogg’s Chocos and started feeding me like a small baby while my wife was making a cup of tea for me. That was, also, one of the best ‘Khushi ke pal’ for me. 

There are many such instances that bring a smile on my face and even boost my energy level by consuming Kellogg’s Chocos. Even you can feel the desired ‘Khushi ke pal’, by just opening a packet of Kellogg’s Chocos. You can know more about it from the face Book link  :  https://www.facebook.com/mychocos.

Must view the vid :

 Pic with thanks from : https://www.facebook.com/mychocos.

Striker Pub at Sector 43, Gurgaon

Dabur Honey to stay fit & healthy, even in summers

Now a day’s street food has become the lifeline of Delhiite’s, and that’s what we call crazy eating as Delhiite's are really crazy for a variety of eatables available in every locality. It may be Pizza or Pasta, Idly, Dosa or Utpam, Chole Bhature or Momo’s, a stuffed Aloo Paratha with curd and butter or Samosa and Kachori. It may be Ice cream, Gulab Jamun, Ras Gulla, Ras Malai, Kulfi, Halwa or a big glass of Juice from the juice corners available in every part.

The outcome is the fattest, increase in body weight, High blood pressure or Sugar. Therefore, it becomes necessary to make a regular visit to the area Gym to maintain the body weight and those willing for immediate results, often go for the crash diets for weight reduction which may be very harmful as these crash diets make an adverse impact on the body.

Instead of opting for the crash diets, we must go for the balanced and a healthy diet to stay fit and to be far away from being obese. The benefits are that we will have no urgency to visit a doctor regularly. We will have no urgency to continue with regular medicines. We will have more energy to do the positive thinking and more work to achieve targets of our life. 

A simple example of the balanced and a healthy diet is   Honey with natural sugar.  It contains all the essential nutrients such as carbohydrates, minerals, amino acids, proteins as well vitamins. It provides energy without building heat and therefore it’s very much ideal even for summers. It has lesser calories when compare to sugar. It helps in digestion also. It has the moisturizing and nourishing properties and therefore very useful for beautiful skin. Moreover, it’s said by our elders that we can have our complete weight management by having a spoon of honey with warm water in the morning, regularly. It’s very useful even in the cough & cold.

It can very easily be added to our daily diet. We can replace sugar with honey to stay healthy and fit. We can use it in milk, tea or coffee. We can add it in juices instead of sugar. We can have it with bread. We can use it in every product where we are so far using sugar. As it’s much sweeter than sugar, we can reduce its quantity also when compared to sugar. As a result, we can save ourselves, not only from the bad impact of sugar, but at the same time, can remain fit and healthy with this natural sugar.

You can have detailed information about the branded Dabur honey from the Honey Diet  Link that reflects their website, i.e. http://www.daburhoney.com/. It’s safe for human consumption as it has been filtered & processed to remove the impurities such as pollen, wax and dust.

Must visit : Kingdom of Dreams in India

pics by B S Vohra during our visit to the Kingdom of Dreams at Gurgaon, near Delhi in India. Must visit.

OYO rooms, the budget rooms at the best locations !

#OYOxplorer

Whenever we have to move out of our home for some business purpose or for vacation with family, the only problem we face is the availability of a quality room at a reasonable price. Moreover, the mobile network is generally not available, making our smartphone, of no use.

I remember the situation when we were on the trip of Manikaran Sahib, Kullu, Manali & Rohtang. We reached Manali by car at around 8 pm and it was already very dark. Most of the hotels had exhibited the sign boards stating no rooms available or if available, they were asking for double  the tariff. We faced the same situation at Madgaon and at many other places.

Therefore, when I heard about the OYO rooms, I was very much excited as OYO was offering quality rooms with breakfast & wi-fi at very reasonable price. Have you heard about the OYO rooms which is said to be the largest branded network of hotels in India and that too with budget rooms starting at just Rs 999 /- with free wi-fi and breakfast.

They have the availability of OYO rooms in Goa, Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Noida, Jaipur, Manesar, Tirupati, Ghaziabad, Neemrana, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Pune, Varanasi & Ahmedabad.

We can book a room very easily from their website. Moreover, if we want the lightning fast booking, anywhere, any time, we can download the OYO App from App Store as well Google Play.  

Being a Delhiite, I decided to explore the so called OYO rooms at Rs 999/- in our city. I just checked their website and was surprised to find that OYO rooms were available in various parts of the city, that included :  Paharganj, Karol Bagh, Greater Kailash, New Delhi Railway Station, Green Park, Indira Gandhi Airport, New Friends Colony, Kalkaji, Lajpat Nagar, Nehru Place, Connaught Place, Saket with the options of Standard, Premium and women exclusive.

It seemed quite interesting as many of these were the prime locations and a budget room at just Rs 999 with free breakfast & Wi-fi was impossible. Therefore, I continued my search on their website.

I spent substantial time on their website and clicked almost all of the above locations for a Standard room, and truly, OYO rooms were available at many locations at Rs 799/- and 999/- though the range included higher prices also i.e. 1099/-, 1299/-, 1399/-, 1699/-, 1999/- and more. 

So one thing is sure and certain, that a budget OYO room  is really available at various locations at the best prices and therefore, now onwards, i will opt only the OYO rooms. If you still have any doubt, please feel free to check yourself. Just log on to their website & try an OYO room at your preferred location & don't be shocked, when you really get an OYO room booking at the budget price, at the click of your mouse. 

Pics with thanks from : http://www.oyorooms.com/