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We had class at the Kunsthalle in Hamburg today - here we are looking at the 'Wanderer above the sea of Fog'. Missed you Ishita.

Fwd: some recipes

1. Easy Meat I (Lamb Curry Hindoo Style)

½ Kg Meat (Lamb preferred)
250 gms onions finely sliced
1 small pack of tomato puree
1 pod of garlic
1 small piece of ginger (make a paste with the garlic)
1 ½ tbsp red chilly powder (in small cup mix with very little water to
make a paste not soup)
1 Teaspoon of Garam Masala if you have any otherwise a little coriander
50 ml of Oil

Heat the oil in the pressure and then add the red chilly paste, when
the oil becomes red not brown (brown it becomes when it burns) so in
about 30 seconds add the onion. Add salt as it helps the onion to
cook. Fry on high heat for about 5mins stirring continuously and then
lower the heat and cover for about 5mins.When the onions become golden
brown add the ginger/garlic paste and fry for about 5 to 7mins. When
the masala leaves the oil on the side add the tomato puree and fry to
dry the masala. About 8mins later add the meat and fry for about
15mins and then add three cups of water and pressurise for 10mins.
Open lid and garnish with garam masala or coriander.
Serve with hot steamy bazmaty rice.


2. Easy Meat II (Lamb or Chicken Curry Dahiwala)

½ Lamb or Chicken
60 ml Oil
150 gm of Onions (three medium size ones finely sliced)
3 pieces of Bada elachi
2 pieces of chota elachi
1 Tej patta
2 pieces of cinnamon
7 corns of pepper

(For the marinade)
2 Tbsp of Ginger garlic paste
500mg of Dahi
Salt

Marinate the meat with dahi, ginger/garlic paste and salt.Two hours is
minimum and every hour after that is a bonus as it cuts cooking
time.Now heat the oil and add the sabooth garam masala to splutter.
Add the meat fry on high heat for 5mins and then pressurise for 15mins
on low heat. Open and cook for another 5mins. Serve with steamed rice.

Empty home

Everyone seems to be leaving!

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This evening, Aji left for the US for a month and a half. It's been a rainy day, and a rainy evening too. I'm glad I wasn't alone, saying bye to her.
Shamoo will leave soon. Strangely, this makes me feel more and more like sticking close to Pune, and wearing it around my shoulders like a cloak, wrapped tight and safe.
And while I'm in that cloak, I'll hope and wish that all those people who're leaving have a great deal of stories to tell me when they're back!

SUNSTERDAM

Sun's out near Gate F04 in Amsterdam Airport, but it's that weak, European sun that does nothing but shine bleakly out. It looks way warmer in the picture than it is here! Sending love.

Angkor

It was an intense experience, I still dont know what it meant for me to be there, standing by myself.. I'll come back to this eventually.