The Italian Spices Donut with cheese filling topped with Cheese and herbs and Nice and warm with a cheesy filling which just melts in your mouth. This is a must try.

The Alien oozes chocolate into your mouth from the first bite. There is so much chocolate that it will overwhelm your taste buds.

 

Over the years I have been enjoying softy’s at their outlet on Ethiraj Salai.

So when I heard that they had opened a new joint opposite Ewarts School, Purasawakkam I decided to go visit. They had an inaugural offer of buy one get one free. Ordered a choco cherry sundae.

Most of their sundaes have a cake in them. So as I sat slurping on the softy (which was yummy as usual) and eating the cherries in glee I scooped up a bit of the chocolate cake and dumped it in my mouth. It was the most yucky cake I had ever eaten. I am sure it was a 10 day old cake. I stopped eating the sundae and asked Nandhini to taste the cake. Same result. So we did not want to create

So stick to the softy’s here.

The interiors are nice and bright. The staff are still learning to make the sundaes and the place gets crowded with loud school kids discussing their math problems.

Milky Way
Dr. Alagappa Road ,
Inside the Cup’o’ Cafe compound
Opposite Ewarts School
Purasawakkam
Chennai

STICK to their SOFTY’S and Ice Creams.

Vegetable Jhalfraizee

A few weeks back I managed a culinary disaster. I decided to play chef while Nandhini was going to do all the chopping and the cleaning afterwards. So after a morning filled with Vadas and the afternoon dedicated to vathals and appalams we decided to try some No oil Cooking. So after a lot of thought after wearing my chef hat, Nandy decided that we should try making Vegetable Jhalfraizee.

Vegetarian, Preparation : 20mins, Cooking : 15mins, Serves : 4 people

• 2 medium potatoes, 1/4 inch thick oval slices
• 2 medium onions, halved and thickly sliced
• 2 medium capsicums seeded
• 1 large carrot
• 100gms Paneer
• 10 French Beans
• 1/4 small cauliflower, separated into florets
• 4 medium tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 2 dried chilles broken into half
• 2 tablespoon vinegar
• 1/3 cup tomato ketchup
• 1 1/2  spoons red chilli powder
• 1/2 spoon turmeric powder
• 2 inches ginger, cut into thin strips
• Salt to taste
• 1 teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
• 2 tablespoons fresh coriander finely chopped

Method

1. Cut capsicum, carrot and French beans into fingers
2. Blanch carrot and french beans in two cups  of boiling water for two to three minutes. Drain in cold water . Similary Blanch the cauliflower florets too.
3. Puree the tomatoes
4. Roast the cumin seeds and the halved red chillies in a non-stick pan till the seeds change colour. Now add vinegar and water and cook till reduced slightly.
5. Add Tomato puree and ketchup and cook for a couple of minutes.
6. Add Red Chilli Powder, turmeric powder, ginger, potato slices, salt and a cup of water and cook for a couple more minutes.
7. Then add Onions and capsicum and cook for 2 – 3 minutes.
8. Add carrot, french beans and cauliflower and toss. Add paneer and toss gently.
9. Sprinkle the garam Masala over the preparation and top it with the freshly chopped coriander leaves. Serve Hot.

Early morning flight to Mumbai was good. I flew Indigo and I have to say they have a pretty neat airplane and some pretty hostess’s. Next was a 4 hour wait at the Mumbai terminal to catch my connecting flight to Nagpur – The City of Oranges. It was such a relief to be back on board another Indigo Airlines flight. But I was surprised to see about 30 people of assorted age traveling as a group. They were all hyper about being on board and there were some loud-mouthed discussions about beaches and firangi nangi women. I assumed they were returning from Goa via Mumbai. Even while the flight was preparing for take off some of the younger men of the group were busy taking photographs of the air hostess’s who seemed tickled by the extra-attention they were getting.

The minute the flight was in the air and the seat belt sign was gone the lone old man (addressed as “Kaka” by the rest of the group) sitting next to me by the window seat jumped out and was opening a bag from the overhead cabin I was worried that he had some medical condition and needed to get his medicines and but he starts whistling at the young air hostess gives her a big smile and takes out a huge packet of Haldiram’s Bhujia Sev from his bag. Next with a smirk on his face he yelled out to the air hostess just like he would yell at a servant maid and asks her to bring cups. The air -hostess rushed to get them all paper cups. Now Kaka ji fills his paper cup with Bhujia Sev and passes the pack around so that the others in his group could also have their fix. [1]

Snakes on a plane or Snacks on a plane #youprefer

Next, another man rushed to his bag and pulled out several oranges and soon the flight was filled with that citrusy smell. Kakaji offered me a cup of Bhujia Sev and some oranges. He gave me gyaan that it was the best food in the world I did not really want to eat Bhujia Sev at about 12 noon so I politely declined his offer. He was not happy and he realized that my Hindi was shaky and asked me where I was from and when he realized that I was from Chennai he started praising my Hindi saying that Madarasis dont speak in hindi and how come I could speak passable Hindi? He asked me a lot of questions for most of which I just gave a smile.

He introduced himself as a Wholesale Cloth Merchant from Nagpur and that he and 28 members from the Nagpur Cloth wholesellers association were returning from their annual vacation. It was Goa this time and he went on and on about all the white women in bikinis and how they all had a mast time. Soon it was time to land and the air hostess’s were busy asking people to put their seats in the upright position. I had to use the washroom and I was gone a a while.Next is what I gathered from an air hostess.

Apparently Kakaji wanted to sit on the aisle seat (so he could rush out first after the plane had landed ) and requested the passenger on the aisle seat to move to his window seat. The gentleman had moved and Kakaji took his aisle seat. At about this time the plane hit a air pocket and the Bhujia Sev and Oranges from the over head cabin rolled out and fell on Kakaji’s head.

It was quite a scene. The air hostess’s had to ask everyone to remain seated while they went about the job of collecting the oranges for Kakaji while he sat in his aisle seat with that smirk on his face and his hair filled with Bhujia Sev.

[1] The scene reminded me of this ashram in a city I used to live in. You could just walk in there and sit around the swamiji and get free drags on his chillum. The swamiji was too stoned to realize that the people were there for his chillum and not for his stoned discourses on life and death.

Sharing a sweet kiss with a loved one should not only be spontaneous but also with Love and Affection. If you have plans on tickling the tonsils of your loved one in public then you should consider getting a room. Affection in public is cool. But then Tonsil tickling, breast rubbing, penis rubbing, dry humping, ass grabbing is so NOT cool. Surely not in a public park for the viewing of all and sundry. I know there are people who feel that love should not be inhibited. But the acts that I have mentioned above may not be an embarrassment for you shameless people who indulge in it but it is surely an embarrassment for those who have to see you.

After having watched too many English Movies, IndianTonsil Ticklers now feel that Tonsil Tickling in public is cool. The way you tonsil ticklers are doing it is way too CREEPY and SLY. You can’t give your lady/guy love a full passionate kiss with your eyes closed and the lips doing the work. You have to have your eyes wide open looking for people who are watching you. It is like you get a kick out of people watching you (Voyeur of Voyeurs). Your tongues should be cut off. You are not fit to kiss. Atleast not in public.

I am not against kissing or holding hands or even cuddling in public. But going at the guy/girl of your present dream, like he/she may not be around tomorrow makes me feel that you have paid the guy/girl by the hour and now you are trying to make use of her like you would use a whore. Not only are you not respecting him/her but you are making a public spectacle out of it.

Anyways I wish and pray and hope that the next time you tickle his/her tonsils he/she will puke on your face. The next time your tongue is in his/her ear it starts oozing pus and when that happens I hope someone takes a picture of the state of your face. Would truly be a KODAK moment. Happy Tickling!

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Some Interesting stuff I read.

http://thisladysays.blogspot.com/2007/10/public-display-of-affection.html

http://www.fodors.com/community/europe/public-displays-of-affection.cfm

http://www.speakeasy.org/~jmabel/travels/pda.html

http://eurout.org/2009/08/05/penny-your-thoughts-public-display-affection?page=0,3

http://www.nypress.com/article-14228-lust-life-public-displays-of-affection.html

Tamil is my mother tongue, But I cant write the language. I can read it, though only if I have to. My Hindi reading skills are supposedly better. I have read Kabir’s Dohas and short stories by Hindi writers. I do actually understand them.

I never wanted to learn Tamil in school. Simple reason I was not going to get value addition because of it. I studied french so I could show off to girls in other schools by asking “Parlez vous Francais?” With Tamil all I could do was read some awesome literature which is among the best in the world. But which girl wants to talk to a Tamil speaking guy. Had I studied Tamil and had I described to a girl how beautiful she is in Tamil she would have given me a weird look and moved on to the guy with the fake fucked up accent.

Anyways I was wondering about how the government has forced people to have company name boards in Tamil also in view of the World Classical Tamil conference happening in Coimbatore. If your name board does not have Tamil there then down it goes or you better cover up the board because English or any other language in which your company board is written is a dirty language. It is a language that the illiterate can’t understand. A lot of criticism has been doing the rounds. I say keep it simple. Write it in whatever Language the company feels is appropriate.

I am sure We can display door numbers prominently. I am sure everyone understands numbers. Place the door number for any address prominently with the street address on every house/office. (For us door nos. are a miniscule thing that we put on the pillar adjoining the gate). So once we have the address system right we should not have a problem with the Tamil, English, French, Dutch. You get an address and you find it. It is really very simple. Anyone can find it. you don’t have to be an university educated person. Also display street names prominently in English, Hindi and Tamil at the corner of every street. Please make sure that politicians and film-makers don’t stick their brilliant faces on top of those. Now all that would make life easy right. Instead of going around bullying people to bring down what they have spent money on.

And for God’s sake Chamiers Road is easier to say than Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar Salai. I am glad that he was not conferred any honorary doctorates or the road would have had a Dr. in front (BTW I think it is the lengthiest name for a road in Chennai). Just like Greenways road has been renamed Dr. D.G.S. Dinakaran Salai.

Stop imposing people with what they have to do. No one likes it. Especially not us Indians. We will realize what we are missing after a while. Just like I realized that I can hardly read Ponniyin Selvan by Kalki. What a story? I had to read it in English. The Tamil version is supposed to be awesome. I understand it because no one, not even the best English to Tamil translator can do justice to Shakespeare’s works!

Now let me try and read Ponniyin Selvan in the way it was meant to be read. In THAMIZH! Nandhini here I come!!!

Also do read mollamaari thambi’s and jalsa paiyyan’s take on this. Also check out #brandsintamil

And of course please do visit the Ulaga Thamizh Semmozhi Manadu

Go on and Enjoy some of the best horror movies to be ever made.

It is time to be horrified

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Though I am not that great at relationships with anyone (someone told me that I do not fit into society) I do have some thoughts on relationships and here are my 2 pennies.

Men are attracted to Women and vice versa maybe the way you deal with them and the way you relate to them maybe different but bottom line is “Opposites Attract”

Not everyone let’s you be the way you are. You are judged split open and analyzed. It is a given and most people talk about it (mostly behind your back). Some call it gossip some call it girl talk, some call it men talk…

Some are shy and will end up lying to people about the non existent relationships they had with bearded women.

Some will just yap their way to the grave like they have no feelings for anyone. Because “The person who cares less, is the most powerful in a relationship”

Then there are some who are so childish that they have lost track of reality and they live in fantasy land.

But the kind I like most are people who like someone and cant tell it out loud, who when reminded that they like a particular someone they simply blush…

I can’t believe I wrote about relationships. Because I am the kind who does not care about relationships. It is just another word.

If I have picked an example I can assure you that the person is alive and not dead at the time of me writing this. This is not fiction but it is hard facts, unlike my buddy in crime who writes 80% fiction 20% fact.

Yes people I am finally marrying this wonderful girl called Nandhini. She is what I am not. Actually… I see the YIN and The YANG right there. Of course I am inviting all my blog readers, twitter pals, Facebook buddies to the reception here in Chennai on Sunday, 22nd November 2009

I will be blogging at “At The Altar” . Jotting down my thoughts and experiences till the day I will be a married man.

Engagement Tuesday, 17th November 2009

THE BIG DAY Wednesday, 18th November 2009