It looks good in the dish and I think will be tasty in eating sure but it is most difficult in making at home. Here’s a simple but fragrant rice which goes great with rich, flavorful dishes while still boasting a presence of its own.

Shallots, ginger and garlic are sauteed in ghee along with cinnamon, cloves and green cardamom to release a wonderful aroma that will uplift your kitchen. Raisins and cashew nuts provide a juicy and crunchy texture. You will love it! This is a family recipe and another one of those dishes that make me think of home.

usually cook this in a rice cooker. I’ve never understood why people painstakingly cook rice over the stove. I’ve done it with risotto and it was torture. You don’t have to baby sit it, your arm won’t fall off with the constant stirring and the bottom doesn’t burn in the rice cooker. If you are serious about delving into Asian cuisine, do yourself a favor and go buy one of these. You can thank me later.

Stick a finger vertically into the pot and measure the height of rice from the bottom of the pot to the top of the rice. Mark it with your thumb. Now move your finger (with the thumb still marking the spot) and rest it on top of the leveled rice and measure the height from the top of the rice to the top of the water. The water level should be equal to or 1/2 inch more to the measurements from the bottom of the pot to the top of the rice. Easy right? Who needs a measuring cup?

Ghee rice goes well with Cucumber Pickled Salad (Acar Timun) and Minangkabau Beef. The tender, spiced beef with coconut undertones meld with the fresh cucumber and sweet pineapple juices from the salad on a base of fragrant rice. What’s not to love? The combined aroma of these three in the kitchen always brings back the nostalgia of home. What food scents remind you of home?

yes, you say that every motor biker rider must wear helmet on head to save his body while driving keeping in mind road accident by chance. If you drive carefully, other may trike your bike anon and any life may waste without reason. Therefore I suggest all must wear hamlet while driving.

Helmets are considered as an essential safety gear for protection from head injury. Wearing a helmet while you are riding a bike might not be very comfortable, but it is obviously the most secured way to ride a two wheeler. Wearing a helmet can give you many riding advantages and it can actually make your riding experience more splendid.

If you think your helmet is bothering you while riding, you should opt for a good quality lightweight helmet, but should not decide to go without it. First we will discuss on how does a helmet work? And then we will take a look at the advantages of wearing helmet.

While riding a two wheeler in speed the wind noise can be really bothering for the ears even if the weather is not windy. The more is your speed the wind noise gets that much louder and can be really disturbing while riding on the highways.

In case there is wind it can even become difficult to ride a two wheeler without a proper helmet. Keeping your ears covered from noise of wind make it possible to listen to the surroundings better, which can be helpful to avoid an accident.

As I read your article I find it delicious and good. But there is one thing that really caught my attention because it has been my practice of peeling off the skin of the potato.

Now, I know the reason why I should not take off the skin of potato. I know the health benefits of it, and I should just clean it thoroughly and not peeling it off.

Thank you!! I just finished making this dish. It is absolutely amazing. Delicious. I will definitely make this again.

That looks like comfort food with double love! 🙂

I heard about it but never tried at home. The Holland Potatoes you are mentioning may be good. But, generally, Potatoes are rich in Carbohydrates. They slow down the process of digestion. You are adding Pork which will increase heat in the body.

In the beginning, you advised not to peel off the skin of the potatoes. But, in the method of preparation, it is stated to peel off the skin of the boiled potatoes. It is somewhat confusing. Will you please clarify?

I love fried rice especially the chao fan of Chowking though sometimes I cook my own version of fried rice at home. I have not known the ginger for fried rice and as I read the article, I was given the idea to use it in my future recipe. I just hope the kids would like it because of its spicy taste.

My Japanese friend introduced me to ginger. I have never regretted it. 🙂

Very good suggestions indeed- could be hard to implement but can be real stress busters.

Maybe procrastination will help you as long as you do it to set goals that you would want to achieve or reach. But if you set and makes you just lazy, never do it. And the number 6 which is declutter, I think not always. I have once talked to a boss who’s table are always messy because of too many papers and things above it, but he said “do you know why this table is messy, that means I am always working.” That is true, when the table is organize and very clean, we can say the boss is not working because its always clean.

Usually when am feeling down I like to listen to music it helps me quite a lot. Never underestimate th3 power of music, however said that it speaks to the heart was not wrong it is very true. Just listening to the music that you like can boost you up at anytime. Then there is also the thought of being positive with oneself. Declaring to oneself that you are able and annoited will do magic. You wont6even know how positive that will keep you going.When we keep speaking negative things and thinking negative thoughts we don’t do ourselves any favor other than put ourselves down, making us feel unworthy, unwanted and useless. Another thing is to always be around people who make a difference in your life, do stuff that makes you happy. If it means going out meeting up with friend will keep you away from stress than at all means do that.

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Good advice. Also, if you have memories of a time when you had an abundance of energy and bounced out of bed each day and conquered the world … try to remember. 🙂 Say to yourself: “I did it once. I can do it again!” 🙂

Your tips and advice are inspiring especially the one about music. I do not listen that much to music but I do enjoy a good up beat tune once in a while. But putting on music when I am blue or depressed never occurred to me. I wonder why? Oh well, now I know what to do when the self-doubt, the self-negativity etc creep in, I can always rely on a good tune to cheer me up. I have to admit that I rarely procrastinate. I am always cleaning and decluttering my place. I hate having a messy surrounding. That also helps me but not for long usually.
By the way, very good article, very well written and informative and entertaining.

@peach purple, I am feeling down now,I want to change my email add and I wrote the admin last night, but got no reply. The yahoo mail that I presented here is not pay pal connect.The first time I applied here they did not accept my email pay pal affiliated and now the problem comes for I cannot redeem. My email add here is not affiliated with pay pal. Do you know how to remedy this problem? Thank you sis.

When I’m down I appreciate the little things like physical and mental health. Afterward I decided to eat anything to get my mind off what’s bringing me down. If all else fails I begin to exercise and that surely takes the brain off of whatever I was thinking about because I’m too busy trying to stop sweating.

Very inspiring. I do struggle with keeping my head up. Its very difficult being in a small apartment by yourself while your husband is at work all the time. I love the fact that you included music in this post. Music has helped so much. It gets rid of the loneliness and the silence.

In times I felt down, sometimes I cannot control myself from setting in one corner thinking so deep. I am focussing on the problem and thinking what is best to do and it really depressed me.

However, I agree with you that we need to stay in a happy mood so what I usually do is to listen to my favorite country music or pop music. It can turn my mind into positive thoughts rather than think of what makes me sad.

Listening to music probably a good tip to have a good and happy mood despite downfall.

If Apple open a market in India for the first time, there must be a reason aside from expanding their market. I heard some of my friends are more focusing on Android now particularly of Samsung because its more practical and usability. I don’t know if Apple 7 have good reviews but I think Apple should step ahead on their products.

Apple is smart! The market in India is ripe!

The apple stores are all and every where, why they didnt open store until now india? that is weird

You’re right about anime being popular among the young people. If it weren’t for my kids, I probably wouldn’t know what anime is. I don’t watch as much as they do, but I like the ones that are English dubbed.

I started to like anime when I was in high school hehehe, Not only me at home, almost all of us and our neighbors like to watch it with us at home.There are so many children and even not anymore a child that likes to watch anime.Mo one is derived as long as you like, hehehe.

Cartoons have been my favorite show almost 30 years ago. You know, the cartoons like Daimos, Astroboy, Masinger Z (if I’m not mistaken) among others. I think, as a viewer, the dubbing is better than the subtitles. In dubbing, its not only English but can also be to our regional and national languages. Subtitles can distract your viewing.