tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61331837180355116702024-03-14T01:48:09.962-07:00Capoeirista - Vikram SinghVikram Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01033233208602727872noreply@blogger.comBlogger421125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133183718035511670.post-70716874858721073872011-11-09T06:30:00.000-08:002011-11-10T07:58:59.492-08:00Cooking Up A Storm<div style="text-align: left;">Really cooked up a storm yesterday. Mostly because I started out misjudging how much raw food I needed... and ended up deciding to just cook it all and store for the future. I cooked 15 different dishes, plus a drink - Karela water. Karela (bitter gourd) water is very good for one's blood sugar.</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifogR0SL69K0nbV8TwQatORRGnL7C_E3aGhQjvfTNF0LSVDAlaVc00LsMP19eYuU-XOJHsctwM-4HL3i8Y-OcRY3oxVfYucyfkM6I-8dlMF1XAXxN1OLz1nnHs14hgWifaCb7BiKh5OQmi/s320/Marinating+Paneer+and+Swai+fish+fillet.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673012222548309266" /><div>Marinating paneer and swai fish fillet in slightly different marinades - both starting with tandoori spices, lemon, oil and yoghurt.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtdFfm9nfA_-E3Kyrv5ZN_rrFE5-jsfj9IVkQl9JXViNs7fLyEBbjl2PmkRnTGTj4qgjq2uGii-67om5MCFYVSem_YmMTCe0qyrV67llKbnbc5hpr62I69WugFtdsQiI37j6Qgr8imSQR0/s320/Beautiful+lamb+shoulder+cuts+before+I+butchered+them+with+my+knife-%2528non%2529skills.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673012816600842402" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>Beautiful New Zealand lamb shoulder cuts before I butchered them with my non-existent knife skills. These were used for the Kerala style lamb stew. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieX_-0VW-DKrJkLAAl61x_GZx4a08pWngzui3vnI-ksE-ZsWbt6CEAB3KDm2T6qspuv_5O_KkWLAE-mnEZi_b46Ib8GTUmes2EmxazZgTI9s3HSNutB9-EIbjyXwASSmTGbUUFJ2MpOe28/s320/Sweet+bell+peppers+being+washed.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673014157721186498" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div>Sweet bell peppers being washed - I love those colors.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8ysbJwcwbH-KVsJx0H7tRjeficVESYHOs1y9y76gTHxllyoju6_ypd9GwNY6HoFCEAW5MyF_DgPWNx_DWzmMR57sR9UgEkILrtdslbKSn12yKLwMMaiBIFqiHeVppiZ_ty8pTz3tAfsY/s320/Bell+peppers+chopped+two+ways.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673014548689672690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>The bell peppers chopped two ways. The round slices were for a sweet chilli pepper dish, while the long thin slices go in other vegetable dishes.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xMbC7Rk_zbfpWk-eb5nv_AMZSXFBy2pGMyVAhV1Tj_A6fa6t5VdW-NM8CMA5pbIwhUH8R6hQiWfVeY61pwL1hJrxjd74MKUjzj0tn3a7pQWRkvilHzFOBXP982P0-w10JJWQaHrrJ8V8/s320/Boiled+peas.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673015184382838658" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>Peas were boiled and half-cooked up front, then later added to different vegetable dishes.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsLgdL-l5NvDQW4YlqAHp3lTam1VPDfPeSty0E4aNuRs8eeUdbx-TiTLQh6V7_4haC8BwAzWgB_AUMD-8-j_7TinqeVbms8dLlCTaiMS8bJwktNsqF9vUUfSO2l7mwo8uz6ATyGOAIDrI/s320/Karela+water_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673015688715807202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>A huge portion of Karela water. This came out from the pressure cooker used to cook the Karela. (Yep, no oil!). This will last me a few days - and boy is it bitter.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkIBMlBppDdoT4sL7Ic6LH_BXYeaBNIdKG1YxaZvJdP9fmAdAHwsOjvNwKj0DZPwf-E2_VTrULEVMaWiMxaA7TSh-BnJsRCbGWt1B0KN0ocpeaAbUgVSvfC40QF-nqZUDfyVjzQ8LYry4/s320/Spinach+potatoes.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673016218717547618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>Spinach potatoes, cooked with very little spices. I had mistakenly boiled a lot of potatoe (10 large potatoes), so ended up using it in multiple dishes. This one is more about the taste of the spinach.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8IVSw7mJBu4wQ8yZIbP1WxwFt2DGtdyfXI3kcnLK36e-cR2nqSfPAyh29xjzVU_88HVFSeEjMqPcdo2FIy12NBRUrntTaysuWZiJpgyeZp3JbvbUE4QZi9W7kUaGqJSNHH1UPECOzXQCS/s320/Green+beans%252C+potatoes%252C+broccoli%252C+cauliflower%252C+spinach+cooked+in+red+chilli+and+tandoori+spices.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673017483860014258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div>Green beans, potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, spinach cooked in red chilli and tandoori spices. Its got a little bit of zing to it, so the potatoe (I'm going to continue to spell it as "potatoe", so screw everyone) helps calm that down a tad.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvNTo598g89YaPZ7-FWKFhLO1CTXTuSPcQAJRorbVKTYjyNeBeLC-2nU49uukUeqi0aEZUSlesY_4dcI3IG8Mip-evUPM_35Hy_6a6PHES6lVYB9-tI_S2dt5oZ8vsJ2FQwIo363S8jqw/s320/Broccoli%252C+carrots%252C+snap+peas+with+garlic+and+zeera_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673018629718590674" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div>Broccoli, carrots, snap peas with garlic and zeera. All the vegetables were either steamed or blanched first, then stirred over a low flame with flavoring ingredients.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUwOTL8Vdp1CmC_4DVUIeYFj2G7V-RqEnXFGHJpDZuaDSfSEaPDks5VBvND5w6Nomzlf7JMLC-sqCTW0N_-okoXwokOU6N3C_weB47MxIC6bUIOVJtX6XuqhCy5WW0XiJpgl9W2LWq3vB/s320/Bell+peppers%252C+cauliflower%252C+broccoli%252C+peas%252C+carrots%252C+spinach_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673022771210476738" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div>Bell peppers, cauliflower, broccoli, peas, carrots, spinach - a full vegetable medley.</div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_zmsv4-1xXd4jLpIiSSwtkvUxMJOjKFx6GHisr3RUjJcGIIlbIg1UwU4DNEsVjz40vHFyieOi0HCM0va2Wv-6nb9RXpULu0IkNKGlJbs8TGf_OYLDeJhfS__8sXtyXjWJBNlUncDE3F3U/s1600/Karela+with+onions_2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZRx0rp_fL4rCWD0JcoZ3FDpshTl07iON2gqRVkK81hC9S0YTK-1rco9VTmlPFp-ivdn0-bzIveWLpX5EGovfMA3AP3ATdqo3htjMPtCEY6njEkg-1CCNyOdHD_h1zVgEWxGFl0vOxNd5G/s1600/Karela+with+onions.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZRx0rp_fL4rCWD0JcoZ3FDpshTl07iON2gqRVkK81hC9S0YTK-1rco9VTmlPFp-ivdn0-bzIveWLpX5EGovfMA3AP3ATdqo3htjMPtCEY6njEkg-1CCNyOdHD_h1zVgEWxGFl0vOxNd5G/s320/Karela+with+onions.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673025024959086690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /></div><div>Karela with grilled onions. A little bit of salt while pressure-cooking the karela made it slightly less bitter.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzoh5rra7kcU9fFNrmKmuIESKFC7adJxCDfu0C21TPcYncrS-0IRUzO6PNNgjU0ncYK-HOvDnl6o8C8c1eCSPItWVTU4qC5fUJB_XeRYrOETJG-Xpz-UPY36Eif2fmRnboH0vvuQHHnPE/s1600/Pork+stew+with+potatoes.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzoh5rra7kcU9fFNrmKmuIESKFC7adJxCDfu0C21TPcYncrS-0IRUzO6PNNgjU0ncYK-HOvDnl6o8C8c1eCSPItWVTU4qC5fUJB_XeRYrOETJG-Xpz-UPY36Eif2fmRnboH0vvuQHHnPE/s320/Pork+stew+with+potatoes.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673024704170728642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div><div>Pork stew with potatoes. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN1mpPch-Jdqvj_US6cOcRCGrORn5hLvzvoPQlv3mZgbldzWfd7YKwTtJFtYIZvmlH1PST2T-oFNm3YCwjcHLvum3K1mnp_yCwVLmk56vUT7dv2zTDD1ScItPKot5Y9przNKYiTKlYL5qd/s1600/Garlic+peas_2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN1mpPch-Jdqvj_US6cOcRCGrORn5hLvzvoPQlv3mZgbldzWfd7YKwTtJFtYIZvmlH1PST2T-oFNm3YCwjcHLvum3K1mnp_yCwVLmk56vUT7dv2zTDD1ScItPKot5Y9przNKYiTKlYL5qd/s320/Garlic+peas_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673024627298615986" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div><div>Garlic peas. Lots of garlic, lots of zeera, and curry patta.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUt3yblzy5rctl9zpdN6J3JMm2XbVQu06r1GdR-VgwQDfrmZ_vV0MDOM8zXkU1Kl9IKWdykl69O7F6XhOxQH2zwiUt5H7nPAa-Wjt-0qnL3_vGIVfe_C90qT4raT3vxMvn3Ta7o0Ldvr8/s1600/Lamb+Kerala+style+stew_2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUt3yblzy5rctl9zpdN6J3JMm2XbVQu06r1GdR-VgwQDfrmZ_vV0MDOM8zXkU1Kl9IKWdykl69O7F6XhOxQH2zwiUt5H7nPAa-Wjt-0qnL3_vGIVfe_C90qT4raT3vxMvn3Ta7o0Ldvr8/s320/Lamb+Kerala+style+stew_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673024468744007026" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /></div><div>Kerala style lamb stew made with New Zealand lamb shoulder chops, and a bit of pork. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2d3iNa8aKfIRhVFyx0zpu8jUOUOhdya49Qm-SrswEGM30h7vfALjkoGhCJI_dtQHmw63gO6S_bw8SO4fq3ZvlBz7XQtSnvSUJD09HsjrhDUVC8r_1AcBQfzrQlHFGaY4P2zSBy2J3V7kt/s1600/Paneer+with+haldi%252C+zeera.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2d3iNa8aKfIRhVFyx0zpu8jUOUOhdya49Qm-SrswEGM30h7vfALjkoGhCJI_dtQHmw63gO6S_bw8SO4fq3ZvlBz7XQtSnvSUJD09HsjrhDUVC8r_1AcBQfzrQlHFGaY4P2zSBy2J3V7kt/s320/Paneer+with+haldi%252C+zeera.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673024203586540258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div><div>Paneer cooked simply with just haldi and zeera.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwVjfbvHxurdN5yjWinE806l4cygGsEvvFSdFNvBHxgT7GWAlfAtLE-9MhCmKOiE4BKa5gwzEZLCI3G-jqSKiWRt7aeEPUwHeOdlyOme-fpTbk7PFgI7b-IqC092fj2-Rm9bo9lhJGi7Q/s1600/Stir+fry+Sprouts.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwVjfbvHxurdN5yjWinE806l4cygGsEvvFSdFNvBHxgT7GWAlfAtLE-9MhCmKOiE4BKa5gwzEZLCI3G-jqSKiWRt7aeEPUwHeOdlyOme-fpTbk7PFgI7b-IqC092fj2-Rm9bo9lhJGi7Q/s320/Stir+fry+Sprouts.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673024115151671938" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div><div>Sprouts stir fried with onions and a dark sauce.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRpp1FPG5TJCL6ZwFFMj6nfBBJKhrx8MuTelcYkR2bOONGgf5d7dIq5iwTPXfgSiaAikH_KnUcx2JJMbPs0bv8Zz0dzqkKYsmjW1oyc4YC4kwhyphenhyphenWUs070L2XcDKdfKS3MkNpETGV7yjDP/s1600/Sweet+chilli+bell+peppers_2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRpp1FPG5TJCL6ZwFFMj6nfBBJKhrx8MuTelcYkR2bOONGgf5d7dIq5iwTPXfgSiaAikH_KnUcx2JJMbPs0bv8Zz0dzqkKYsmjW1oyc4YC4kwhyphenhyphenWUs070L2XcDKdfKS3MkNpETGV7yjDP/s320/Sweet+chilli+bell+peppers_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673024040106824386" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div><div>Sweet Thai chilli bell peppers.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO2c-vD5O5rQJSx_eSraX_J5Wnxa9IjVsfN_afcmkmzc6rUKKgKoPKGMcQGjOb_djanFh6L3KSOkW184wXm0-RXu0bQGXbWAeCWtNpiyxozmbT9WvHzgNA-MvST6Tc3af_kccPKChOl_go/s1600/Garlic+chaat+masala+mashed+potatoes_2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO2c-vD5O5rQJSx_eSraX_J5Wnxa9IjVsfN_afcmkmzc6rUKKgKoPKGMcQGjOb_djanFh6L3KSOkW184wXm0-RXu0bQGXbWAeCWtNpiyxozmbT9WvHzgNA-MvST6Tc3af_kccPKChOl_go/s320/Garlic+chaat+masala+mashed+potatoes_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673023867545250114" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div><div>Potatoes mashed with lots of garlic and chaat masala. This one is really tasty!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkZqFju42HYYhfQ22xlIX3yKt6bteh0h464HpJmrHpgrQOUpvSqng0im9zAlhAMdrJYsAym434JMF2FB3O5acrcVvn2Kz8P7WWaxwgm8nGTr1VI2XE8nPYk5RTT7LOnewWrLCXPCzbz_T/s1600/Masoor+daal+with+tadka_2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkZqFju42HYYhfQ22xlIX3yKt6bteh0h464HpJmrHpgrQOUpvSqng0im9zAlhAMdrJYsAym434JMF2FB3O5acrcVvn2Kz8P7WWaxwgm8nGTr1VI2XE8nPYk5RTT7LOnewWrLCXPCzbz_T/s320/Masoor+daal+with+tadka_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673023691546432450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div><div>Masoor daal with tadka.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHTpMtrQ4E2Ub_4QpktHyzIoysC-TeLt13lXYv4neohGnnMvoEWXdFYOcvau3N3jnwt6aBymiENY282BoiqRfF9fzP8U0TxAnhXmWcFkL6XwCB93drvgsMTi4s27TUYMWBKnUiuU1KB_V/s1600/Paneer+marinated+in+tandoori+spice%252C+dahi%252C+lemon%252C+oil.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHTpMtrQ4E2Ub_4QpktHyzIoysC-TeLt13lXYv4neohGnnMvoEWXdFYOcvau3N3jnwt6aBymiENY282BoiqRfF9fzP8U0TxAnhXmWcFkL6XwCB93drvgsMTi4s27TUYMWBKnUiuU1KB_V/s320/Paneer+marinated+in+tandoori+spice%252C+dahi%252C+lemon%252C+oil.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673023382795741074" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div><div>Paneer marinated in tandoori spice, dahi, lemon, oil.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7rrNyzw6m2-AVOG3UNNVlpbdclaS8sA01zYOcRheNvJq3u6y1JORk8G-l9YYsjd3Q_OcikRe8uB-4BmMA4PUTLf5_t3PiAEK6klur5Uq_u6AxshSFSDv4VqxQKfURtJoFJ8zm8qh7zJJ/s1600/Swai+fish+fillet+marinated+in+yoghurt%252C+tandoori+spices%252C+lemon%252C+oil.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7rrNyzw6m2-AVOG3UNNVlpbdclaS8sA01zYOcRheNvJq3u6y1JORk8G-l9YYsjd3Q_OcikRe8uB-4BmMA4PUTLf5_t3PiAEK6klur5Uq_u6AxshSFSDv4VqxQKfURtJoFJ8zm8qh7zJJ/s320/Swai+fish+fillet+marinated+in+yoghurt%252C+tandoori+spices%252C+lemon%252C+oil.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673023234612032226" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div>Swai fish fillet marinated in yoghurt, tandoori spices, lemon, oil.</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, and topped it off with Bread Pudding, which turned out pretty well. I'll cook again in 2012.</div>Vikram Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01033233208602727872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133183718035511670.post-33959037925130207272010-06-25T09:40:00.001-07:002010-06-25T09:40:37.984-07:00Gunfighter at the Just OK Corral<p>Here’s the design for our main character.  Great work by Erika on creating these images.</p> <p>We went for a Clint Eastwood-ish look, with open clean lines and colors.  Clint Eastwood was a no-brainer… after having watched the Man With No Name trilogy over a hundred times, I can’t think of any other looks for a main character in a western.</p> <p>Oh, for those in the discussions, our man is not a smoker.  I know every western gunfighter worth his salt and riding to a Morricone theme would roll his own smokes.  But we’re sort of anti-smoking (except for the celebratory cigar, of course).</p> <p>Anyway, here’s our man, in the opening scenes, when he’s challenged by a new gunfighter. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/__2SSCxj3yrY/TCTb_ccPKTI/AAAAAAAAB3A/JwDUUWQAfwI/s1600-h/image%5B17%5D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Gunfighter iPhone app" border="0" alt="Gunfighter iPhone app" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/__2SSCxj3yrY/TCTcANks2BI/AAAAAAAAB3E/uhpKh4VubJk/image_thumb%5B13%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="241" height="344" /></a> </p> <p>And here he is moving into his fighting stance, getting his overcoat out of the way.  Cool, eh?</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/__2SSCxj3yrY/TCTcAguKD4I/AAAAAAAAB3I/HJTqeD5uKiQ/s1600-h/image%5B16%5D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="gun fighter iphone game" border="0" alt="gun fighter iphone game" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/__2SSCxj3yrY/TCTcBJqpM4I/AAAAAAAAB3M/HlI9PTWwZWs/image_thumb%5B12%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="248" height="337" /></a></p> Vikram Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01033233208602727872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133183718035511670.post-66047546368647499762010-06-24T18:24:00.001-07:002010-06-24T18:24:57.083-07:00Duel to the Death! (or to the Respawn)<p>A quick note on the game I’m working on.  Its a Wild West type  gun duel.  </p> <p>You’re Clint Eastwood.  Or Lee Van Cleef.  Or Yosemite Sam.  Whoever you want to be.  And you have to work your way up as a gun-fighter in the wild west.  </p> <p>I’ll post information about the gameplay, artwork, and music in a while.  Most of it is in a fairly advanced stage, I just need to find time to write about it. </p> Vikram Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01033233208602727872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133183718035511670.post-44879545257668744442010-06-23T13:31:00.001-07:002010-06-23T13:35:46.582-07:00Creating a New Game<p>I’ve been on Twitter for the last couple of years, in favor of blogging.  For a lot of topics, where only quick updates were needed, Twitter was working quite well.  And laziness helped – its far easier to send out tweets than to write a blog post!</p> <p>I’m back now, to chronicle a journey to make an iPhone game.  </p> <p>I’ve always loved video games.  Being drawn into a completely different world.  Expanding my mind, letting go of reality for a little while.  So now its time to work on a game myself!</p> <p>This is definitely a first, and I’m a big data-collection and incremental-approach kind of guy.  So the first game will be a short and quick one, designed to be available to the public within 1-2 months.  </p> <p>I’ll keep posting more about the game, right here, regularly.  And to quote Vic Romano;  <strong>Don’t Get Eliminated!</strong></p> Vikram Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01033233208602727872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133183718035511670.post-91141777886180471472010-05-02T11:35:00.000-07:002010-05-02T11:39:36.610-07:00Research vs Plagiarism<img src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs065.snc3/13297_10150169731775328_675055327_11952534_6058513_n.jpg" />Vikram Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01033233208602727872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133183718035511670.post-53747098604789989172009-10-01T16:34:00.001-07:002009-10-01T16:34:13.467-07:00Wednesday Workout<p><strong>Cardio</strong> – Elliptical</p> <p>Time taken = 1 hour</p> <p>Distance covered = 5.41 miles</p> <p>Calories burnt = 623</p> <p><strong>Weights: <br /></strong> <br />Shoulders - 2 exercise X 4 sets, total of 16 sets</p> <p>Back - 2 exercise X 4 sets, total of 16 sets</p> Vikram Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01033233208602727872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133183718035511670.post-77486975759638386982009-09-29T16:54:00.001-07:002009-09-29T16:54:29.715-07:00Wednesday Workout<p><strong>Cardio</strong> – Elliptical</p> <p>Time taken = 2 hours</p> <p>Distance covered = 10.78 miles</p> <p>Calories burnt = 1,240</p> Vikram Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01033233208602727872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133183718035511670.post-61490831317171469032009-09-25T11:31:00.001-07:002009-09-25T11:31:38.603-07:00Monday Workout<p><strong>Cardio</strong> – Elliptical</p> <p>Time taken = 1 hour</p> <p>Distance covered = 5.38 miles</p> <p>Calories burnt = 619</p> Vikram Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01033233208602727872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133183718035511670.post-49741146252325261922009-09-24T15:58:00.001-07:002009-09-24T15:58:12.513-07:00Thursday Workout<p><strong>Cardio</strong> – Elliptical</p> <p>Time taken = 2 hours</p> <p>Distance covered = 10.94 miles</p> <p>Calories burnt = 1,264</p> Vikram Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01033233208602727872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133183718035511670.post-45953066470350096522009-09-22T19:41:00.001-07:002009-09-22T19:41:50.887-07:00Wednesday Workout<p></p> <p><strong></strong></p> <strong>Cardio</strong> – Elliptical <p></p> <p>Time taken = 20 minutes</p> <p>Distance covered = 1.71 miles</p> <p>Calories burnt = 194</p> <p><strong>Weights: <br /></strong> <br />Shoulders – 3 exercises X 3 sets each = 9 sets</p> <p>Back – 2 exercises X 4 sets each = 8 sets</p> <p>Quadriceps – 1 exercise X 3 sets</p> <p>Calves - 1 exercise X 3 sets</p> Vikram Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01033233208602727872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133183718035511670.post-41330550494758782542009-09-17T18:59:00.001-07:002009-09-17T18:59:09.405-07:00Tuesday Workout<p><strong>Cardio</strong> – Elliptical</p> <p>Time taken = 1 hr</p> <p>Distance covered = 5.5 miles</p> <p>Calories burnt = 650</p> Vikram Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01033233208602727872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133183718035511670.post-25809793497235393232009-09-16T12:54:00.001-07:002009-09-16T12:54:54.740-07:00Monday Workout<p><strong>Cardio</strong> – Elliptical</p> <p>Time taken = 100 minutes (1 hr 40 min)</p> <p>Distance covered = 8.95 miles</p> <p>Calories burnt = 1,029</p> Vikram Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01033233208602727872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133183718035511670.post-2495052216568866472009-09-15T11:42:00.001-07:002009-09-15T11:42:56.008-07:00Wednesday Workout<p><strong>Ab Crunches</strong>:</p> <p>Regular crunches: 5 sets of 20 crunches each, for a total of 100 crunches <br />Left-twist crunches: 5 sets of 20 crunches each, for a total of 100 crunches <br />Right-twist crunches: 5 sets of 20 crunches each, for a total of 100 crunches <br />Total = <strong>300 crunches</strong></p> <p><strong>Cardio</strong> – Elliptical</p> <p>Time taken = 35 minutes</p> <p>Distance covered = 2.81 miles</p> <p>Calories burnt = 311</p> <p><strong>Weights: <br /></strong> <br />Biceps – 2 exercises X 4 sets each = 8 sets</p> <p>Triceps – 2 exercises X 4 sets each = 8 sets</p> Vikram Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01033233208602727872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133183718035511670.post-43070101497035730432009-09-13T21:45:00.001-07:002009-09-13T21:45:56.396-07:00Tuesday Workout<p><strong>Cardio</strong> – Elliptical</p> <p>Time taken = 1 hour</p> <p>Distance covered = 5.54 miles</p> <p>Calories burnt = 642</p> Vikram Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01033233208602727872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133183718035511670.post-69904115418114805182009-09-11T14:16:00.001-07:002009-09-11T14:16:36.632-07:00Monday Workout<p><strong>Cardio</strong> – Elliptical</p> <p>Time taken = 1 hour</p> <p>Distance covered = 5.35 miles</p> <p>Calories burnt = 615</p> Vikram Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01033233208602727872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133183718035511670.post-72625956518221141482009-09-10T13:17:00.001-07:002009-09-10T13:17:05.568-07:00Sunday Workout<p><strong>Cardio</strong> – Elliptical</p> <p>Time taken = 40 minutes</p> <p>Distance covered = 3.6 miles</p> <p>Calories burnt = 415</p> Vikram Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01033233208602727872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133183718035511670.post-83895731257091132402009-09-10T11:26:00.001-07:002009-09-10T11:26:52.095-07:00Saturday Workout<p><strong>Cardio</strong> – Elliptical</p> <p>Time taken = 3 hours and 1 minute (181 minutes)</p> <p>Distance covered =  16.46 miles</p> <p>Calories burnt = 1,898</p> Vikram Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01033233208602727872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133183718035511670.post-13712490018956042722009-09-09T13:01:00.001-07:002009-09-09T13:01:33.327-07:00Hilarious Google Auto-fill<p>Thanks to a friend for forwarding this one:  check out the auto-fill results Google gives you.  What came up with the second-last result???</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/__2SSCxj3yrY/SqgJl183zCI/AAAAAAAABxw/Dc-woMV5kAQ/s1600-h/funny%5B2%5D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="funny" border="0" alt="funny" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/__2SSCxj3yrY/SqgJnLZb83I/AAAAAAAABx0/CSzX1tQQUIw/funny_thumb%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="437" height="262" /></a></p> Vikram Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01033233208602727872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133183718035511670.post-73010701073522676002009-09-09T12:51:00.001-07:002009-09-09T12:51:23.179-07:00Thursday Workout<p><strong>Cardio</strong> – Elliptical</p> <p>Time taken = 2 hours</p> <p>Distance covered =  11.33 miles</p> <p>Calories burnt = 1,319</p> Vikram Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01033233208602727872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133183718035511670.post-71199646825942711462009-09-09T12:49:00.001-07:002009-09-09T12:49:21.650-07:00Wednesday Workout<p><strong>Cardio</strong> – Elliptical</p> <p>Time taken = 1 hour</p> <p>Distance covered =  5.48 miles</p> <p>Calories burnt = 633</p> <p><strong>Weights: <br /></strong> <br />Triceps- 1 exercise of 4 sets</p> <p>Biceps – 2 exercises of 3 sets each, total = 6 sets</p> Vikram Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01033233208602727872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133183718035511670.post-73388610997393195102009-08-21T14:46:00.001-07:002009-08-21T14:46:39.456-07:00Wednesday Workout<p><strong>Cardio</strong> – Elliptical</p> <p>Time taken = 2 hours</p> <p>Distance covered = 11.37 miles</p> <p>Calories burnt = 1,324</p> Vikram Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01033233208602727872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133183718035511670.post-67502692465725564562009-08-21T14:44:00.001-07:002009-08-21T14:45:57.437-07:00Thursday Workout<p><strong>Cardio</strong> – Elliptical</p> <p>Time taken = 1 hour</p> <p>Distance covered = 5.39 miles</p> <p>Calories burnt = 620</p> Vikram Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01033233208602727872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133183718035511670.post-54921511044087559342009-08-20T10:08:00.001-07:002009-08-20T10:08:25.023-07:00Saturday Workout<p><strong>Cardio</strong> – Elliptical</p> <p>Time taken = 1 hours</p> <p>Distance covered = 5.66 miles</p> <p>Calories burnt = 659</p> Vikram Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01033233208602727872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133183718035511670.post-9448422748249223302009-08-14T17:04:00.001-07:002009-08-14T17:04:46.794-07:00Tuesday Workout<p><strong>Cardio</strong> – Elliptical</p> <p>Time taken = 1 hours</p> <p>Distance covered = 5.26 miles</p> <p>Calories burnt = 602</p> Vikram Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01033233208602727872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133183718035511670.post-53995385218349307712009-07-23T05:30:00.001-07:002009-07-23T05:30:40.794-07:00Tuesday Workout<p><strong>Cardio</strong> – Elliptical</p> <p>Time taken = 35 minutes</p> <p>Distance covered = 3.33 miles</p> <p>Calories burnt = 388</p> <p><strong>Weights: <br /></strong> <br />Shoulders - 4 exercise of 4 sets, for a total of 16 sets</p> Vikram Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01033233208602727872noreply@blogger.com