Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Sweet Potato Curry

A very simple and quick dish...

1. Sweet Potatoes-250gms-cut into 1" cubes
2. Capsicum-one large-cut in 1" cubes
3. Onion-one large-chopped finely
4. Tomatoes-3 large-chopped finely
5. Garlic-one clove-chopped finely
6. Coriander powder-1tsp
7. Turmeric powder-pinch
8. Chilly powder-2 tsp, green chilly-1-slit
9. Cinnamon-1"
10. Curd-one cup-if you like you can use a sour one
11. Salt , oil, mustard seeds(1 tsp), jeera(1 tsp), urud dal(1 tsp), curry leaf-10-chopped

Heat the oil and add the mustard. Once they are done spluttering add the rest of the items in 11(except salt of-course;) ) and cinnamon. Add the onion and green chilly and fry till the onion are transparent. Add the tomatoes and capsicum and fry for 3 minutes. Add the turmeric, coriander powder, chilly powder and the salt needed. Mix and cook for a minute. Add the sweet potatoes and cook for 3 minutes. Add the curd and cook closed for few minutes, till the potatoes are soft. Should not take more than 8-10 minutes. Add little water if you want a little gravy. Done.

Can add ginger, cardamom, coconut milk/paste, peas, beans, cauliflower...use your imagination.

Came across this one, sounds interesting: Sweet Potato Eggplant Spinach Madras curry

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

week 49, 2009

http://code.google.com/p/cmndbot/
http://www.taskcoach.org/
http://www.rootkit.nl/projects/lynis.html

Storcenter Hacks:
http://www.openprotium.org/tiki-index.php?page_ref_id=30
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/openstorcenter/

Static Analysis Tools:
http://www.justanotherhacker.com/projects/graudit.html
http://www.fortify.com/security-resources/rats.jsp
http://www.dwheeler.com/flawfinder/
http://www.secguru.com/link/swaat_security_compass_web_application_auditing_tool - web apps

Thursday, October 01, 2009

fish for nano tanks

http://fishaliciousfish.blogspot.com/2007/08/perfect-fish-for-nano.html

Friday, July 17, 2009

Multipurpose curry base :)

1. 2 tsp ground nuts
2. 1 tsp cashew
3. 3 red chillies
4. 1 tsp till
5. 1 tsp coconut
6. 1/2 tsp pepper corn
7. 2 cloves of garlic(optional)

Dry roast the above.

To the above add:
1. 1 tomato
2. 1/2 onion
3. 1/2 lemon size tamarind

Grind into a fine paste.

This can be used as a curry base for almost any vegetable ;)

I have tried with plantain, brinjal and ridge-guard. They were gooooood....

Thursday, June 25, 2009

week 26

http://www.geocities.com/ziviani_luigi/index.html - FXMovieManager

Sunday, June 07, 2009

Veg Chatpata

For Grinding:
1. One small onion
2. One small tomato
3. Cloves-2
4. Cinnamon-1"
5. Jeera-1 tsp
6. Urad Dal-1 tsp
7. Mustard-1 tsp
8. Green Chilly-1
9. Turmeric-a pinch
10. Corriander powder - 2tsp

Fry the above in oil and leave aside to cool. Grind to a fine paste.

1.Potato-1cup
2.Beetroot-1/2cup
3.Carrot-1/2cup
4.Peas-1/2cup
5.Capsicum-1/2cup
6.Paneer-1/2 cup
7. Beans-1/2 cup
8. Coconut milk-1/2 cup
9. Corriander leaves
10. Sugar-1 tsp
11. Fresh cream-2 tbsp
12. Lemon-1
13. Pepper-1/2 tsp


Cut all vegetables into half-inch cubes. Steam for 15mins except capsicum and paneer.
In a pan, heat 2tbsp of oil and fry the paneer and keep aside. In the same oil fry capsicum till it is tender. Add 1/2 tsp of pepper(coarsely ground) and fry.

Add the ground paste to the pan and mix well. Add a cup of water and let it come to a boil. Add the vegetables and paneer. Add salt. Let the mix cook for 2 minutes. Once it starts boiling add a tsp of sugar. Add the fresh cream, corriander leaves. Cook till you get a not too thick gravy. Just before serving squeeze the lemon into it.

Fish diagnosis

http://www.fishyfarmacy.com/fish_diseases/eyes.html

Saturday, February 14, 2009

iomega storcenter mounting

To mount:

mount -t cifs -o username=guest,password=pass //192.168.0.103/public /media/nfs


To unmount:

umount /media/nfs

might need to issue this command first -

echo 0 > /proc/fs/cifs/LinuxExtensionsEnabled

That is it.

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Monday, December 01, 2008

week_48+49_2008

1. Hardening linux
2. Upgrade box to fc 10

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Monday, August 25, 2008

The Giant’s Causeway: A Natural Wonder in Ireland [PICS]

The Giant’s Causeway is located in the northeast coast of Northern Ireland. The area is made up of 40,000 interlocking basalt columns… the steps you see are the result of an ancient volcanic eruption. Discovered in 1692 and announced to the world, it became a popular tourist attraction ever since the 19th century.

read more | digg story

Sunday, August 24, 2008

The Butterfly Effect: A man's one-in-a-million...

...close encounter with an insect convinces him that the theory is true: The fluttering of gossamer wings can change the world. How did I know it was the same butterfly that landed on me each time? The answer was in his behavior. It was so consistent that it was hard to imagine another butterfly precisely duplicating it.

read more | digg story