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Puja Special

2013

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Hello JhaalMuri Friends!

4 Gone are those days, when the fragrance of Shiuli used to remind us that Puja is on the way. Gone are those days, when new sound tracks and Puja barshikis used to remind us that Puja is knocking the doors.

Now we get reminded on our Facebook page and the Google+ posts about the happening things around us. We follow Durga puja on YouTube if we are on an overseas assignment. We get to see the Durga Puja specials on the Android apps in case we are not able to go out on the street due to other engagements.

However what has not changed is the spirit of festivity. During these 5 days, we spread our wings and get immersed in the festivities all around.

JhaalMuri is a humble creation by few of us, where we regularly express ourselves and spread our moments of life with the world.

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Anindita Das Urmita Ghosh Hotthat Ekdin Sreyasi Munshi Debasmita Bhattacharyya Debarati Bhattacharjee

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LIC Moumita Ghosh Ball

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Sucharita Das Ghosh

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Subhra’s gallery Subhra Halder

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Kuheli’s Gallery Kuheli Basu

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Arijita’s Gallery Arijita Das

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Utshabe Bhajone Bangali Urmita Ghosh & Suparna Chakraborti

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The Jhaalmuri Saga Suparna Chakraborti

Bhromon- Patal Bhubaneswari Urmita Ghosh

Thanks Moumita Ghosh Ball – Thanks a Zillion for conceptualizing the whole thing Subhamoy Chakraborti for the (Photo)Graphics

Close to 50 Jhaalmuri members – for believing in this blog and contributing to make it a success All those who ‘Like’s and +1s our posts in Facebook and Google+

Copyright Copying or publishing any of the contents of this magazine in any form without prior permission of the editor is grossly unethical and hence prohibited.

Editorial Jhaalmuri is our own space where we connect our me-time and share our creativity. We are on our 3rd month of existence, and we have dared to come out with a Puja Special, just because of your immense participation and flow of creativity. Let this flow continue and we wish Jhaalmuri gets a permanent place at your heart.

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The Jhaalmuri Saga Suparna Chakraborti

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haalmuri is a roadside snack

which consists of puffed rice or muri as the primary ingredient. It is prepared with a variety of ingredients like chopped onions, coconut, green chilli, raw mango and so on(the list continues) which are mixed with the muri and spiced up with mustard oil, salt and spices.

The most important ingredient for jhaalmuri is dust aka dhulo, which any bong can bet on..however there are healthy jhaalmuris, which are not considered to be kulin (elite) class. Bongs suffering from gass or ombol prepare plain muri tousled with little salt and oil.

Some prefer a quite traditional version of muri mixed with onion, chillis and a dab of lemon juices while others like it with loads of spices.The jhaalmuri wallah prepares the mix live and gives u an option to choose your ingredients which would go with the muri. Comments keep flying around the jhaalmuri corner ‘Dada amartay lonka deben na’, ‘Amartay peyaaj din’, ‘Ar ektu mashlaa din’ etc.

These secret of the jhaalmuri lies in the art of blending and each jhaalmuri wallah has his/her trademark mix.

Newspapers are an inseparable part of jhaalmuri. The taste of jhaalmuri is enhanced when wrapped in days old newspaper thonga or cones. This thongas are prepared overnignt by the jhaalmuriwallah. The sizes are kept according to the prices one would pay for their evening snacks. The cones are prepared on the spot. The expert hand of the jhaalmuri wallah deftly curves the finest cones for their special jhaalmuri mix

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Jhaalmuri corners are available around markets, multiplexes, main roads, schools, colleges and office paras. Bongs who prefer window shopping or shopping in the multiplexes are often found in the jhaalmuri corner perched outside after their shopping. Jhaalmuri corner around schools and colleges would find teenagers hovering around them. The jhaalmuri corner by the office para has its significance too. From pay hikes to pnpc, EMA’s to breakups everything finds a place in the evening adda around jhaalmuri. It is while munching the jhaalmuri some great ideas come to being. One such is the birth of this blog. It was in one jhaalmuri corner where the idea of “Jhaalmuri” was conceived by the gang.

Jhaalmuri can also be prepared at home. But I can assure you it would never be as tasty as the roadside one. The jhaalmuri prepared by the jhaalmuri wallah mixed with dirt, dust, grease wrapped in a browned newspaper tastes much better. Anyway try it at home on a rainy evening.

Ingredients: a mug full of muri, chopped onions, chopped green chillis, chopped coconut, Haldiram bhujia, ½ tsp red chilli powder, 1 tbsp mustard oil and salt to taste Preparation: Mix all the above ingredients thoroughly and add a dab of lime juice. Garnish with coriander leaves.

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Suparna Chakraborti

Favorite food: Sizzling Brownie with Icecream

Favorite movie: Father of the Bride Part 1, Halo, Golmaal, Chupke Chupke.

Favorite song: Iktara(Wake up Sid),

Favorite pastime: Blogging

Favorite book: Byomkesh Bakshi

Favorite gadget: Nexus 7 Tab

Favorite destination: Ooty, Shillong

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Favorite movie: Schindler's List

Favorite song: "Pehla Nasha"

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Favorite food: Butter nunchili chicken and Biulir dal – alooposto

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Favorite movie: Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

Favorite song: Old and new melodious song

Favorite pastime: Cooking, Experimenting with new recipes, Quilling

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Favorite destination: Hill Stations

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Favorite movie: unishe April, abohoman, pother panchali, persuit of happiness, boy in stripped Pajama, perfect gateway, orphanage, tare zameen par, dil chahta hain

Tokhon hotath balish pashe rater tara gona sesh majhe modhye mone pora tomar sathe cholar obhyesh sorir-e tokhon sitol rokto, nibhe jaoya mon songsar r somaj niyome badha nitano sadharon ekjon holona amar akash choya, holo na Barun Sudipto hoya amader hoye lorte giyei tader chole jaoya dekhlam ami royechi pore sei pocha somajei cholchilo sob jemon temon prothagoto niyomei tarpor hotath ekdin dekhi tomar bristi dhoya chobi bhule jaoya otit tumi, ami nirupay ek kobi Mukti pakhi ekhon kothay, tumi chole gecho kon deshe? asbe naki badhon bhenge adhar rater seshe? bhengechure debena naki sokol obokhoy somaj abar hobe na jemon kolpona te hoy? amar sathe sobai tokhon sidur poreo khushi mukti pakhi tokhon tumi abar amar hasi?

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Favorite song: jao pakhi bolo by shreya ghoshal, sukhe theko bhalo Theko by krishnakali islam

Favorite pastime: singing n listening music

Favorite hangout: River side, Ganga in Kolkata and Bow river in Calgary Favorite book: mohabharoter itibritto by Pratibha Basu, the sidhartha by hermenn hesse

Favorite destination: Kashmir and Kanyakumari

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Favorite food: Ilish macher morich jhol

Favorite movie: Anand, Notting Hill

Favorite song: "Purano shei diner kotha ("

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Favorite hangout: Shillong peak, Shillong

Favorite book: "Iti Tomar Maa" by Sanjib Chattopadhyay.

Favorite gadget: My phone

Favorite destination: Pondicherry

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Favorite food: Sukto, dhokar dalna from mom's kitchen and of course Biriyani.

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Favorite destination: Esplanade

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Sucharita Das Ghosh

Sucharita Favorite food: Anything mommade. Sizzlers.Street food. Love to visit any new food joint , try new cuisins.

And can guide you with some of my resturant reviews.

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Favorite movie: Pretty Woman, Gupi Gayen Bagha Bayen,

Favorite song: "Monmajhire"

Favorite hangout: Kolkatar rasta , oli goli.

Favorite book: Leela Majumdar is my favorite author.

Favorite gadget:Mp3 player.

Favorite destination: Bangalore(Got lots of friends there and superb food joints)

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Subhra Halder Favorite food: Luchi-alur dom, polao-mangsho

Favorite song: Mera kuch saamaan, tumhare paas pada hai.

Favorite pastime: Playing with MSPaint and having some sleep Favorite hangout: Movies Favorite book: All romantic books

The MSPaint art work from Subhra

Favorite destination: Anywhere with my husband.. :)

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Favorite food: Biryani, Icecream

Favorite movie: 3Idiots, Kahani

Favorite song: Pehla Nasha, Seene me dil hai

Favorite pastime: Spending time with family members, traveling, making handmade greeting cards and obviously making sketches

Favorite book: I too had a love story, 5 point someone , 2 states , Can love happens twice Favorite gadget: Ipad

Favorite destination: Kashmir, Singapore, Switzerland

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Arijita’s Gallery Arijita Das

Favorite food: Bengali & Continental dishes.

Favorite movie: Roman Holiday, Merry Poppins, Gupi Gayen Bagha Bayen

Favorite hangout: some coffee shops at park street

Favorite pastime: Chatting with family & friends

Favorite book: Unaccustomed earth, Ruskin Bond short stories

Favorite gadget: my mobile phone....

Favorite destination: Andamaan & Nicobar island

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Utshabe Bhojone Bangali

Ar deri nei. Matro koyekta din baki pujor.Mayer agomone akash batas notun kore seje utche.Sara bochorer bandha dhora niyom mene diet, khaoa pujor charte din akebare bondho.asole Durga puja bangalir sera utsob.Ar utsob ki kokhono khaoa Daoa chara jome?Tai pujor kota din sob baron vule akdom kobji dubiye mon vore khan o sokol k khaoan.

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A Piece of Heaven

By Suparna Chakraborti

Ingredients 2 ripe sweet mangoes, 1 can condensed milk, 1 packet (200 ml) fresh cream, 200 g cottage cheese, 1/2 tsp mango essence, 2 tbsp gelatin.

The processDissolve the gelatin in 1/2 cup of hot water.Mix together mango pulp, gelatin, condensed milk, cottage cheese and mango essence in a blender/ food processor to mixture. To this fold whipped cream.

Place the mix in a mould(or any bowl where you would like to set).

Refrigerate overnight. Your cheese cake is ready.

Garnish with sliced mangoes and cream.

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Kebab Fried Rice

By Urmita Ghosh

Ingredients: Boneless chicken pieces-300 gams Ginger garlic paste-2 tbsp. Green chili paste-1/2 tsp. Chicken tandoori masala-1 tbsp. Hung curd-2 tbsp. Yellow food colour-1 pinch Kashmiri red chillipowder-1/2 tsp. Capsicum(cut in to dice shape)-1/2 cup Onion(cut into dice shape)-1/2 cup Salt –to taste Pepper powder-1/2 tsp. Sugar -1 tbsp.

Dehradun rice-2and ½ cups Crashed cashewnuts-1 tbsp. Roasted masala powder(Mace , nutmeg, green cardamoms, cinnamon, clove)-1 tsp. Raisines -1 tbsp. White oil -3 tbsp. Butter-1 tsp. Coriander leaves chopped-2 tbsp. Wooden stick -4-5 nos. Lemon juice -1 no Chat masala-1/4 tsp.

Method: Take a mixing bowl. Put in it ginger garlic paste, curd salt pepper powder, food colour,tandoori masala, red mirch powder, Green chili paste and oil.

Mix it well. Now put in it chicken pieces, capsicum and onion, Mix well-Leave it for marinating at least 4-5 hours. Now skew the chicken, capsicum and onion one by one in to the wooden stick and grill it for 25 minutes.

In the meantime make Dehradun rice with boiling water. Keep it spread aside to cool. Take a kadai. Put oil in it.When hot fry lightly the cashewnuts and raisins. Then pour the rice, salt, sugar, roasted masala powder and coriander leaves.Mix it well. Remove from heat and give the standing time.

Put out the grilled chicken from oven.Spread butter. Chat masala and lemon juice on it. Now put the rice in a serving bowl and garnish the kebab over it.

Serve hot.

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Vanilla Cookies

By Urmita ghosh

Ingredients: Plain flour- and / cups Butter -1/ 2 cup Sugar powder- ž cup Baking soda-1 pinch Baking powder-1/2 tsp.

Milk -2 tbsp.

Vanilla essence-2 drops Cookies cutter- Which shape do you like Method: Take a mixing bowl. Put in it all the ingredients except milk and mix it well.

Then pour milk and make soft dough.

Leave it with cover at least ½ an hour.

Now from dough make equal small balls and press with palm.

Cut with cookies cutter and place it in baking tray.

Preheat the oven 180 degree centigrade.

Bake for 18-20 minutes.

Put it in an air tight container.

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