Wednesday 28 June 2017

Mumbaiya Food!

Mumbaiya Food

-Aadya Joshi

Mumbai, famously known as the ‘Mega City’ with the largest Metropolitan region in India, spreading over an area of 4355km2. Yet, it is not the only reason for its popularity. The city witnesses everything from the fast-paced lives of people, to the night life, to film-city, to the street foods of this city. 


The city has millions of hawkers each day on the streets. The taste and flavors of these foods have been borrowed from several different states and reinvented to create a whole new dish wish fusion of best of all zests throughout the country.

Below are some of the mouthwatering dishes found in the city:

Batata Vada:
A lip-smacking breakfast and teatime snacks prepared by mashing boiled potatoes along with green chilies, ginger, garlic, lime juice, turmeric, and fresh coriander. Small doughs of the mixture is then dipped in a besan (gram flour) batter and deep fried. Tastes best with green chutney or fried green chilies.


Vada Pav:
Yet another favorite of Mumbaikars. Technically it’s an Indian burger stuffed with a spicy potato filling deep fried in a gram flour batter. It is greased with assorted sauces (chutneys) and served along with sautéed green chilies. Also, famously known
 
as the ‘poor man’s burger'


The Bombay Sandwich:
A whole new idea of having sandwiches in Mumbai. These vegetarian sandwiches begin with slices of white bread generously buttered on either side. Then goes in slices of beetroot, boiled potatoes, onion, cucumber, tomato and mint chutney. Cut into 4 slices for the ease of holding and having it. The best way to enjoy it is to order it toasted, so its fresh and crisp.





Bhel Puri:
Another famous street food found commonly on the streets of Mumbai especially along the busy beaches of Juhu and Girguam Chowpatty. The recipe includes puffed rice tossed with raw tomatoes, onions, sev and is spiced with a tamarind sauce which is further topped with a handful of chopped cilantro. One of the best munchies available.





Pao Bhaji:
If somebody wants to taste the real Pav Bhaji, it ought to be the Mumbai style. History of Pav Bhaji takes us to the time when the dish was considered a late-night meal for the workers prepared with the leftovers. It’s a melt in the mouth pav and bhaji that is steamy, spicy and tangy prepared by mashing a combination of vegetables and cooked with spices.



Frankie:
Another innovative dish by a Mumbaikar, Mr. Amarjit Tibb, with inspiration from Lebanese style pita bread wraps on his trip to Beirut, invented Frankie which is a patty with layers of flour sheets stuffed with with mutton, eggs, mashed potatoes or chicken. It tastes with raw onion and spicy sauces. Tibb’s Frankie is one of the best outlets found all over the city that sells the original reinvented frankies.   
   



Barnard shaw has rightly said that" There is no  sincerer love  than love of street food"



Monday 26 June 2017

Why I Like Staying Up Late

Why I Like Staying Up Late


"I have loved the stars too fondly
 to be fearful of the night."
 - The Old Astronomer, Sarah Williams

Once the day ends, and everyone goes to sleep, that's when I find my solace, an unmatched kind of peace,  accompanied by the constant chatter of the crickets that become music to my ears.

Night-time offers a soothing therapy for all of my days. I can think or overthink, do nothing or complete everything and even keep staring at the wall in complete oblivion without any immediate repercussions.

For once, you are in complete control of your mind, heart and actions without being answerable to anyone. After all, the 'ping' of your cellphone doesn't happen at 1 in the morning. My chain of thoughts is only to be broken by the occasional yet welcoming sound of speeding vehicles on a deserted road. Why welcoming? Because I realize that I am not the only person up so late. :)

The frequent yawns are so often dismissed because it is better to be up doing something, than just lying on the bed, trying and failing miserably at sleeping, after all there are miles to go before I sleep.

But here's the thing, the one thing I love more than being awake and enjoying my peace of mind is sleeping,

Oxymoron at it's best, eh?

MAYANAGRI

MAYANAGRI

– nidhi singh 
The mayanagri, the city that never sleeps
They call her the fashion point
She’s were the Bollywood designs
She’s got Dharavi, biggest slum
She’s got the multi-millionaires
and the movie stars.
She murmurs the humongous traffic
 with twinkling  cars, the vadapav
and the 26/11 scar
she is Multi-lingual, multi-religious,
City of unusual weather
she is rich 
she is poor
she is fast and slow.
She asks you to stand together and will be on her own.
She shouldered my father when he was seventeen
Young and innocent who was trying to be the one with promising carrier
Now I am seventeen and was born and was handed to her
Now I am liable to her and want to be the way my father was
Now actually my entire family is liable to her.

Actually we all are to her.
bombay
mumbai
then say it
meri jaan

"No One Killed Jessica"

Jessica Lal’s Murder case

“No One Killed Jessica” read the 2006 headline of a news story when the accused, Manu Sharma, was acquitted of his involvement in the murder of Jessica Lal. He shot Jessica dead after she refused to serve him liquor, as the bar had run out of alcohol. Despite the case involving several prominent people (including a former Minister, a politician, and and a prominent socialite), public outrage changed how the judiciary approached the matter. Intensive media coverage and ensuing protests lead to the Delhi High Court taking up the matter after Manu Sharma had been pronounced innocent. After 25 days of daily hearing, the Delhi High Court overturned the judgement, finding Manu Sharma found guilty.



source: www.indiatimes.com

Ruthless driver kills 95-year-old



Ruthless driver kills 95-year-old at Mulund

[NIDHI SINGH] | [MASS MEDIA] | [26 JUNE 2017]
    
    


Police trying to trace merciless driver, who escaped from the spot after hurling senior citizen a long distance.


A 95-year-old died yesterday after a speeding Honda City rammed into her and the driver fled from the scene. The police have registered a case against the unidentified driver. The deceased has been identified as Shantabai Joshi alias Chandamani from MG Road in Mulund (West).
According to the police, Joshi lived alone and had trouble walking. But, her daily morning ritual included heading out to 5 Road Junction in Mulund to have a cup of tea.
"Early on Wednesday, she was standing at the junction, whena Honda City rammed into her. Due to the impact, Joshi was flung a fair distance. The driver of the vehicle did not get out of the car, and instead, escaped from the scene," an officer from the Mulund police station said.
Bystanders rushed to help Joshi, who was seriously injured. She was taken to MT Agrawal Municipal General Hospital in Mulund, but was declared dead on arrival. Her body was later sent to Rajawadi Hospital for a post-mortem examination. No relative has come forward to claim her body.



The Mulund police have registered a case and are looking for CCTV footage.

Sources: mumbaimirror