Sattu Sharbat

Please ignore my hand it is stained since I peeled pomegranates.

It’s been a struggle with shedding weight I gained since October. Prescribed bed rest meant no exercise and a high protein diet just added more weight. Wondering if all of it it went to muscle mass or fat in some proportion? 

While I travelled I ate everything including sweets but never over ate anything. I took care of my gut. However after coming back I had weird feelings. 

Light meal for dinner. सत्तू का शरबत. For the rescue!

This is a summer favourite in UP-Bihar where I was doing pilgrimage couple of weeks ago. It has a ton of benefits. 

It aids digestion, promotes weight loss by keeping you full, acts as a natural summer coolant, and provides sustained energy.

How I made it?

1/2 cup roasted chana

Grind it.

Add one peeled small onion to the mixer

Salt to taste. Black preferably.

Handful of Fresh green Dhaniya. 

Grind again to fine powder. 

Mix curd and water and use मथनी to churn it. 

I did not add green chili but go for it if you like spice in your drink.

TODI MILL FANTASY

On Saturday evening I watched this fantastic satire TODI  MILL FANTASY. 

1. Well written script. Fast faced. 

2. It’s a musical. I went for it because I love musicals. This was excellent. It traverses a lot of genres from Rap, folk to qawali literally ! Kudos to the band 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

3. It’s the story of lost identity, homes, jobs and struggles of the Mill workers of Girangaon. It is that story of Mumbai where even today the mill workers haven’t received justice. I have been witness to the morchas that blocked the roads in Kalaghoda. As a child when I walked past the Datta Samant led morchas when walking to and fro to school my heart ached for them. They would sit there thru the hot summers and monsoons. In the end they had to sell their homes and the children’s lives were ruined. 

4. The actress maintained really good bearing. All the actors were top notch. Amya is a notable singer. They really made you react to the dark comedy 😩

5. Appeals to the youth of today.

6. This entire troupe deserves a hat tip. 👩‍✈️

7. It did feel influenced by Phantom of the Opera due to the set and costume. But that’s just the beginning. 

Don’t miss this very contemporary drama. Go watch wherever it plays 🔥🔥🔥

Living Queen Size Before I Go

Some homes take your sweat, some your blood and some your life! 

Only you know what you give to it.

My palace

Lwing Queen size before I go.

अक्षय तृतीया २०२६

On this day of अक्षय तृतीया I pray for a full life, filled with happiness and joy. Of many travels and fulfilled wishes. If my heart stops I don’t want to be revived. Anyways I live alone. So that is a moot point. श्री राम 🙏🏽🌹