Pyaaz Ki Kachori,- Rawat

Hot and freshly prepared gram flour goodness.
The Pyaaz Ki Kachori consists of a gram flour coating over a richly flavoured and spicy mixture of onions , potatoes and masala, which is the secret that Rawat has been running on untill now.

Served hot on a paper plate , this Rs 15 kachori might burn your tongue in the first bite but even the burn would be totally worth it when you fell the flavors setting in inside you mouth.
It is the perfect quick snack for a avid traveller. the mixture inside is hot and spicy and also has a hint of sourness.

Cheesy Goodness At Sunrise Bakery

When you move towards Amrapali circle moving north from Khatipura road (in Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur) you'll notice a small bakery towards your northwest. This is one of the branches this small but great bakery chain has in Jaipur. It has other branches at Mansarovar, inside the walled city, Malviya Magar(Gaurav Towers), Rajapark and many other localities in the city with the one at Rajapark being my favorite of all..
I call this chain 'great' because even after having so many branches it has managed to maintain the taste of one of its creation, at every branch. this is the Grilled Cheese Sandwich that sunrise bakery has to offer.

It consists of two slices on bread with a mixture of finely chopped onions , tomatoes and green capsicums with lots of oozing liquid cheese. After it gets grilled it looks just like any other grilled cheese sandwich , but it is only when you take a bite that you realize that you've just bit into a world of oozing hot an creamy liquidy cheese with some of it stuck on one side of your mouth and some dripping from the bottom slice of bread! The chopped vegetables work like instant but rich seasoning along with the cheese with the aroma of the capsicums taking the whole experience to a totally different level.

Sunrise also has a lot of other tasty items on their menu. They have a certain variant of puffs called the chowmein puffs which has chinese chowmein noodles filled inside. They also have cheese centred and the classic potato puffs.

Chaska/ Sunrise Bakery: Amrapali Circle, Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur
PH No. :0141 4107503

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 .

This was another addition to the epic series created by J.K. Rowling. The movie had everything, from the great special effects that comes as a complimentary attachment with each HP movie, to the very close and realistic adaptation of the wonderful books by Ms. Rowling , on the silver screen. All though I didn't expect Voldemort to die so easily but the final showdown was captured pretty well in the movie. Acting by the whole cast was totally worthy of praises. Every character stood up to the benchmark of fantasy realism that the earlier movies in this cult fantasy series had set. With the more and more people changing their loyalty to Snape , voting him as t best character in the whole series, this is totally a must watch even for people who aren't the typical potter fans.

Don't miss this one. And if you have a good movie theater near by with quality 3-D arrangements then do catch this one in 3-D. Its worth it!

One day I had encountered a problem while trying to burn an .mdf file so I thought of posting a step by step guide for doing so! Files with the extensions .mdf and .mds ar also iso files or image files. These are made by the programme alcohol 120%. These files are similar to files with extensions .bin or .cue files. These are mainly used for making back up copies of a data cd or dvd that can be used later. These files can be played in a cd/dvd rom emulator program named DAEMON TOOLS.
Burning an mdf file using Nero.
To burn a file with extension .mdf using Nero do the following-
1. Go to the file and change extension of the file from .mds to .iso in the properties window.
2. Start nero express and choose “ disc image or saved project”
3. Select the image file and you will see that now nero detects it as an iso file.
4. After selecting the iso file click on the “burn” option.
.mdf files can be worked one using software called ALCOHOL 120% and DAEMON TOOLS.

New forms of art coming into existence in India with graffiti to various modern design catalogues. Many new websites are coming up , or various topics , managed and run by young Indians.
The current Indian youth is becoming more and more media friendly with each passing day. The other day i came across a new website called NOW DELHI thanks to their facebook page. This particular website has articles and videos on the latest happenings in Delhi in the fields of art, music and design. They also have a section on the website for Mumbai called NOW BOMBAY. It has really nice videos.

art forms like graffiti are also slowly coming up in India. There are graffiti artists in India that are working to popularise this form of art in the country. Foreign artists have also campaigned for it. below is a video posted on the site NOW DELHI about graffiti in Delhi

Vandalrt from tahska on Vimeo.

I just heard a loud sound again.
I think it was a sudden explosion again.
It gave rise to a sudden flash of light and a wave of heat… ....again.
There is dust in the air...... again.
There is blood all around again.
There is fear in the hearts of the people again.
People are panicking again.
People are running around helplessly, all over again.
There are dead bodies lying on the ground around me again.
The cops and the emergency squads are arriving to the scene late again.
Numerous news agencies are reaching the site again.
Eye witnesses are being questioned again.
They are expressing their anger against the ruling party again.
Various ministers are visiting, one after one, again.
The security forces are busy making arrangements for the V.V.I.P.s again.
Helpless and injured ones are busy crying out with pain again.

The news papers have a page dedicated to the whole event again.
It has pictures of people and families who have lost limbs and loved ones, respectively …again.
The PM condemns the attack again.
He sympathizes with the families of the victims again.
The HM and the FM follow the actions of the PM again.
Bollywood actors, writers, all other celebs are busy condemning the act again.
Pakistani officials condemn the act again.
The Government promises action against the perpetrators again.
A new plan for enhancing the safety and security of the average Indian citizen has been proposed again.
Grants for the implementation of such plans are being requested for again.
These grants will find their way in to the pockets of the politicians again.
Investigators declare the same few terrorist organizations as perpetrators again.
Some sleeper cells are detected and the news is flashed on T.V. again.
Don’t worry, they’ll be totally forgotten about in the coming weeks, again.
Terrorists caught will be tried and interrogated for years and not punished again.


Yes, Mumbai has been attacked again.
Serial blasts have taken place in Mumbai again.
Our nation is under attack again.
Yes I saw it all on the news again.
We’ll wear white t-shirts and march to a monument and light candles in the memory of the victims again.
Our government will refuse to learn again.
There is just one thing that I want from my government again,
That I don’t have to write something like this all over again

IN the beginning I had faced a lot of trouble in getting play station DVDs that were compatible with my play station and TV. Hence I thought of publishing this post.

PAL and NTSC are two commonly used video standards or formats.
NTSC is used in countries of North America and South America. It has a refresh rate of 60 hertz.
Pal is used mostly in Asian countries. It has a refresh rate of 50 hertz.
Regarding PLAYSTATIONS
IF u live in America or you have a TV bought from that region, you should probably stick to using NTSC play station DVDs. If u use Pal version then the games would appear in black and white.
IF you are living in an Asian country u should go for the PAL versions of games.
BLACK BY EA GAMES
Some games such a BLACK by EA games allow you to set the refresh rate according to your TV.

ART and MEDIA by the YOUTH - PART 1

The youth of our nation is currently busy ushering in a new age of fresh art and media forms in the nation. The rise of the metropolitan culture has given birth to a numerous fused forms of art and media which can be viewed as splendid examples of amalgamation of Indian cultural heritage and new age urban-indo-western lifestyles. Every form of media be it print, audio or audio visuals, has witnessed a sudden but significant rise in the number of entrepreneurs, artists, performers and developmental agencies. This revolution has also surfaced in the cyber world.

MUSIC: The Indian subcontinent has experienced growth in the number of musical bands and solo acts. Although these bands were initially set up and performed extensively in the metropolitan cities, a small no of bands are also cropping up in places like Lucknow, Jaipur, Indore, Pune etc.

The rock music scene has also surprising gained pace with more than 10 thousand bands, both small and big, performing at various places in the nation.
Even cities like Jaipur have bands coming to perform there. Barely two weeks ago a concert by Indian Ocean, a popular band from Delhi took place in Jaipur.
Bands like Joker Aims for Rabbit, Glitch, Scaremonger, dominate the rock scene in the pink city.
Mumbai, a city that has seen bands like Bhayanak Mauth and Workshop grow is witnessing young bands and projects like Coshish ,Scribe and Black.

In Chennai the rock beats were played by bands like Junkyard groove and numerous other musical projects by various local artists. Bands like Emergence and E-flat have also contributed to the scene.
Bangalore is often regarded as the rock capital of India. This is mainly because of the pace at which the rock scene developed here. A revolution that started with bands like the Raghu Dixit project is today spreading like wild fire to the rest of the country. Foreign bands like Metallica and Guns n Roses are expected to perform at the garden city this year in the months of October and November respectively (or so I have heard).
The rock scene in the capital is the most vibrant of all. Bands like Faridkoth with genres like confused pop have not only shown us the diverse influences in the cities musical scene but also the immense amount of quality talent present in today’s head banging Dilliwalaas. Parikrama, the mother of all Indian bands was formed here and so was Indian Ocean. In Calcutta also bands like Cassini's Division have sent waves among the young rock loving Bengalis and alike the other metro cities even the land of sondesh and dahi wada has been a part of something I would like to call as the “great Indian rock revolution". Cochin has also seen many bands rock the local Malayali residents. These acts include bands like Evergreen, Avial and Motherjane. Motherjane also received the AVIMA award for the year 2010.

Rock is not the only musical genre witnessing sudden growth of interest amongst the Indian youth.
New jazz and techno projects like Sulkstation are also gaining popularity at a fast rate. The Naina Kundu Trio in Bangalore has also been successful in pleasing the jazz lovers of the garden city. The act consists of a lead vocalist, Naina, a bassist/guitarist/ vocalist, John Fernandes and Karan Joseph on keys.


Various fusion projects like the Raghu Dixit Project, Advaita and Swarathma have also managed to quench the average Indian music lovers thirst for creative music.

Even genres like funk and techno have been largely popularized by bands like Shair n func consisting of Monica Dogra (lead vocalist) and Randolph Coreira (guitarist).
A band named Underground authority from Calcutta is busy defining another genre which they like to describe as alternative rap rock. This particular genre is pretty catchy and is being popularized thanks to great tracks from the band such as “Realise” and “Where the Streets Have a Name”.

The music scene in India today is very vibrant with numerous solo acts and bands representing various genres, working hard to prove their mettle. I guess it truly is an underground musical revolution.

Traditional fastfood in Jaipur

If your planning a trip to Jaipur and look at food as something more than just a mere means to end your hunger then you'd probably want to read this one.

Two places you dont want to miss in Jaipur are
1. Rawat Misthan Bhandar , near Polo Victory Cinema
2. Hotel Kanji , just opposite to Rawat.

THE RAWAT EXPERIENCE

Jaipur is the place for Kachoris and paani puri which the people of the pink city like to call as either Gol guppe or puchke.
Although ill be telling you about the paani puris later, Rawat is the best place for kachoris. Rawat sells some of the best pyaaz ki kachoris in the world.

Rawat originally set up in Jodhpur the aroma of their beautifully hand crafted kachoris took brought them to jaipur and other parts of Rajasthan. people line up here from 7:30 in the moring when the first batch is ready and hot waiting to satisfy taste-buds of hungry breakfast seeking jaipurites and bus travelers on transit to various destinations. The rush can be spotted here from the morning till around 9 pm at night. One of my friends said that this was a " Rs.15 KACHORI , totally worth it".
Rawat also makes the mawe ki kachori famous all over Rajasthan , which is a sweeter variant for ones with a sweet tooth. It looks just like a normal kachori dipped in tons of sugar syrup known locally as "chaashni". Rawat also has another tasty item in their menu which is the mirchi wada which is as good as the kachori here. It has a whole green chilly and some mashed and spiced potato stuffing stuffed inside. The lassi and the Rajasthani thali here are also definitely worth trying here.

AT KANJI
Kanji has the most delicious raj kachori which is another sweet and sour variant of the kachori with some potato and curd and various tasty chutneys on it. This one is larger in size compared to the other 2 kachoris mentioned earlier in this post, but definitely more heavier.
kanji also has a full fledged restaurant upstairs and a Chaat counter downstairs. Kanji also sells a lot of namkeens and mixtures for accompanying your sweet evening tea experience.
Your Jaipur trip would be incomplete without these two stops.
These 2 joints are totally worth trying and shouldn't be missed.