Rogan josh (chicken curry)

Ingredients :
1kg Chicken
2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
0.30 cup Clarified Butter (Ghee)
2 cups Yogurt
2 Bay leaves
3 medium Onions

Masala for sauce
1/2 inch Cinnamon Sticks (flat)
11/2 tsp Aniseed (Saunf)
1 tsp Cumin Seeds (Cumin, Jeera)
4 medium Dry Red Chili
5 Cloves (Whole)
2 tsp Ginger Paste
1 pinch Saffron
Salt to taste

Method :
Cut chicken into large pieces.
Roughly chop onions and fry in oil, until brown. Then, make them into a paste.
Heat ghee in a wide skillet and fry chicken pieces, on high heat, until brown. Add yogurt and cook on high heat until all of it is absorbed and the meat looks dry.
Grind together the "masala for sauce" ingredients and add the mixture to the above. Also, add salt to taste, bay leaf, onion paste and fry for five minutes on medium heat.
Add 1 cup water and cook for fifteen minutes on low heat, until, you see oil coming to the top.
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Butter chicken

Ingredients :
1 whole chicken
2 tomatoes puree in a blender
2 onions, chopped
1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
15 cashew nuts paste
1 ½ tbsp butter
3 tbsp cream
1 tsp chilli powder
Oil for frying
salt to taste

For the marinade :
1 tbsp tandoori masala
½ tbsp garam masala (cloves, cinnamon and cardamom powdered)
2 tbsp lime juice
½ tsp jeera
5 tbsp yoghurt

Method :
Marinate the chicken in the marinade for 1 whole hour.
Heat oil in a non-stick pan and fry the chicken for 10 minutes.
Remove the chicken and keep aside.
In the remaining oil fry add the chopped onions till golden , then add the ginger-garlic paste and fry sprinkling little water now and then, till the oil separates.
Add the cashew paste, chilli powder, tomato paste and cook for 10 mins.
Add the butter and the cream and the chicken.
Mix well and cook till done.
Garnish with coriander.
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Tandoori Chicken

Tandoori masala is a mixture of spices specifically for use with a tandoor, or clay oven, in traditional north Indian, Pakistani and Afghan cooking. The specific spices vary somewhat from one region to another, but typically include garam masala, garlic, ginger, cumin, cayenne pepper, and other spices and additives (e.g. lemon juice ...). The spices are often ground together with a pestle and mortar.

Tandoori masala is used extensively with dishes as Tandoori chicken. In this dish, the chicken is covered with a mixture of plain yogurt and tandoori masala. The chicken is then roasted in the tandoor at very high heat. The chicken prepared in this fashion has a pink-colored exterior and a savory flavor.

Other chicken dishes, in addition to tandoori chicken, use this masala, such as tikka or butter chicken, most of them Punjabi dishes. It can be used with meat other than chicken, for example, in tandoori fish or paneer tikka.

If prepared yourself, the masala can be stored in airtight jars for up to 2 months. However, nowadays, packets or canisters of tandoori chicken masala are also readily available at major Indian supermarkets, with varying tastes depending on the brand. This convenience has led to many Indians and Pakistanis buying the masala rather than making it at home.

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Happiness

We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are. After that we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire.


The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when?


Your life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway. Alfred D Souza said, "For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life."


This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So, treasure every moment that you have. And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time ... and remember that time waits for no one...


So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off, until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until you are off welfare, until the first or fifteenth, until your song comes on, until you've had a drink, until you've sobered up, until you die, until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy...

Happiness is a journey, not a destination.



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Candle of inner light

When someone lightens up your life just by their presence, you can be sure they are emitting a very positive energy. When someone puts a damper on the meeting or a conversation, you can be sure there is some hidden inner baggage which contains sorrow and darkness. Which do you bring to the party? A little light or a little dark? A lot of optimism or a little pessimism? In olden days, before one switch could illuminate a whole city, one candle had to be lit by another. So if you are aware that you are carrying a little darkness, perhaps it may be useful to spend time with someone whose inner light is already lit, and stays lit in all circumstances. Eventually we may learn the art ourselves, and then serve as a candle to others. Innerspace

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THE FIVE AGREEMENTS

 

1. Be Impeccable With Your Word – Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.

 

2. Don't Take Anything Personally – Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering.

 

3. Don't Make Assumptions – Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness, and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.

 

4. Always Do Your Best – Your best is going to change from moment to moment. It will be different when you are healthy as opposed to when you are sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse, and regret.

 

5. Be Skeptical, But Learn to Listen – Don't believe yourself or anybody else. Use the power of doubt to question everything you hear: Is it really the truth? Listen to the intent behind the words, and you will understand the real message.
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