A Secret Heart - Part 4

Part-1 & Part-2 & Part-3

Next day morning, prithvi saw maya standing in his college campus. He went near her,

Prithvi: Hi maya

Maya: Hiii, how did you know my name??(with surprise in her eyes)

Prithvi: It’s a magic (winked at her)

Maya: I know, you saw it in my note yesterday.

Prithvi: You are brilliant (he smiled), so what are you doing here in my college? Are you joining here?

Maya: No, I applied for lecturer post here.

Prithvi: Lecturerrrr….(he shocked)

Maya: Why are you shocking? Am I not look like a lecturer?

Prithvi: Nooo… you are very young. So I thought you as a student. Sorry…

Maya: You are right..am not a lecturer.

                (Both laughed)

Prithvi: Thank god (he murmured) shall I know for what purpose are you here?

Maya: My dad got transferred to this city and we are shifted. So I came here for my admission. Now I have to search my class.

Prithvi: Oh well, tell me the details of your course I will help you to find.

Maya: Thank you so much. Second yr IT.

Prithvi: Hey its my class…we are now classmates (he said excitedly) follow me to our class.

Maya followed him to class. Before they reach the class, prithvi’s mobile beeped for a message and it was from sruthi saying that “Where are you? I waited for you in the corridor for a long time. Come to class soon”. He replied her “Wait for a surprise”. Prithvi told maya to wait outside the class and went to sruthi.

Sruthi: What surprise? (in confusion)

Prithvi: Wait a min.

                He called maya into the class and said “Surprise”.

Sruthi was shocked again to see maya coming along with prithvi.

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Egg Biryani With Egg Gravy/Chalna

Ingredients

Eggs – 3 nos

Basmati rice/jeera samba rice – 600gms

Big onions (chopped lengthwise) – 2 nos

Green chillies – 3 nos

Ginger/garlic paste – 3 tblsp

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Cumin seeds powder – 1½ tblsp 

Bay leaf – 2

Mace – 2

Curd – 1 cup

Coconut milk – 1 cup

Lemon – 1

Salt – required

Oil – required

Coriander leaves – for garnishing

For Biryani powder

Cardamom – 5 nos

Star anise – 2 nos

Cloves – 3 nos

Black stone flower/kalpasi – few

Poppy seeds – 3 tblsp

Cinnamon stick – 3 nos

Nutmeg – 1

Dry Red chillies – 5 nos

Fennel – 2 tblspn

Method

♥ Soak the rice for 30 mins and Drain it and set aside.

♥ Hard boil the eggs and remove the shells.

♥ Take a pan and add all the dry ingredients for biryani powder and fry for 5 mins in low flame and grind them into fine biryani powder.

♥ In a cooker add oil and saute bay leaf, mace, turmeric powder and chopped big onions until onions change into light brown color.

♥ Slit the green chillies and add it.

♥ Add the ginger/garlic paste and sauté for few mins.

♥ Add the boiled eggs (you can slit into half if needed) and cumin powder and stir.

♥ Now add the rice and sauté for 2 mins.

♥ Add 1 spn biryani powder.

♥ Measure the coconut milk and water which makes 1 ltr and add it.

♥ Now add curd and squeeze half lemon juice.

♥ Add required amount of salt and two tspn ghee and mix well.

♥ Close the cooker lid with whistle on and cook it for 8 to 10 mins in medium flame.

♥ Switch off the flame and release the pressure to open.

♥ Mix well the cooked biryani and garnish with fried cashews and coriander leaves.

♥ Serve hot with onion raita and egg gravy.

 Egg gravy

Ingredients

Eggs – 3 nos

Big onion (chopped) – 1 nos

Tomatoes (chopped) – 2 nos

Ginger/Garlic paste – 2 tsp

Turmeric powder – ½ tspn

Dry red chillies – 2 nos

Coriander seeds – 2 tblspn

Poppy seeds – 2 tblspn

Cinnamon stick – 1 no

Cloves – 2 nos

Coconut milk – 1 cup

Curry leaves - few

Oil as required

Salt to taste

Method

♥ Boil the eggs and remove shells.

♥ Heat the pan and add dry chillies, coriander seeds, poppy seeds, cinnamon stick and cloves and fry it.

♥ Grind all the fried items and make a fine powder.

♥ Heat oil in a frying pan, add and fry the chopped onions till it turns slightly brown color.

♥ Then add chopped tomatoes, ginger/garlic paste and saute.

♥ Cut the boiled eggs into 2 and add it , turmeric powder and salt, saute for 2 minutes.

♥ Now add 1/2 cup water.

♥ Add coconut milk and cook till oil separates.

♥ Garnish with curry leaves.

♥ Serve hot with biryani.

P.S: You can also use scrambled eggs in biryani instead of boiled eggs.

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Chocolate Boy

He is a cute little neighbor kid who is almost in the end of 2 years. He is very chubby, adorable and attracts all with his sweet smile. Everyone likes to cuddle him when he runs here and there in the street. No wonder I am not left out in the list. I like to see him playing with the other kids usually older than his age. Like others, I also wish to take him to my house and pamper him for a while. But he is the little daring of the street who never go into any neighbor’s house.

Three days back, my little sister and I were looking out from the sit out of my house. The neighboring kids were playing with loud noise in the street. Among the bunch of kids, the little duggu was spotted. My sister called him, “hey cutie come, come, come here” but he refused to come and said, “Maaah, maaah” with his rosy lips. Then my sister told him, “come here, I will give you chocolates, come baby”. As the old trick seemed to work, he slowly walked towards our house. Haaaa…here we caught him. My sister took him in her arms and offered him a chocolate. He got it with a smile and asked her to unwrap the cover. After getting the chocolate he ran out and turned back to say, “baaaye,baaayiiii” and went to his home.

Next day at evening, we heard a sweet voice at our doorstep, we saw little duggu standing there saying chocooo chocoo in his baby language. He came for chocolates and got it. It becomes a routine for him to come for chocolates. He spends time with us playing and he is our chocolate boy ever.

Now I know why chocolates are sweet and always be in the places of happier moments. They always bring joy and sweetness in life. Like chocolates, babies are sweet that’s why kids are attracted by chocolates always.

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Me...

Cute is my Behavior,
Sweet is my Thought,
Loneliness is my Companion,
Kindness is my Nature,
Soft is my Character,
Hope is my Strength,
Truth is my Language,
Honest is my Policy,
Attitude is my Makeup,
Knowledge is my Power,
Dream is my Passion,
Risk is my Life,
Impossible is my Love,
Possible is my Aim,
Dangerous is my Game,
Don’t play with me,
Because,
I am Me,
And Victory is my Name ♥

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Heart Feelings 14

              It’s too late, yes when you start to realize that you gonna be defeated by the poisonous mind of your loved one is the time that you almost lost everything in you. Your self-respect, love, pride, truth, confidence and every positive values in you get smashed under the feet of betrayal. Every inch of your heart feels the pain of deceive and you are left with everything broken. Tears in your eyes and the bitter memories in your thoughts are useless. It’s better to be alone rather than a time pass for someone who walk over your life to print the footprints of hurts alone in every way. Now all you need to do is rebuild a “New” you and start a fresh life.

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When Life Gives You Lemons

Are you worried? Disturbed by the problems that affecting you? Broken into pieces while travelling in a struggling life journey? Don’t wonder “Why meee?” everyone gets their share. Some problems are obvious and some hidden. But we have all got them whether we admit it or not.

There is no way to live a life free of setbacks, disappointments and betrayals. Solving life problems is all about dealing with them in a way that it doesn’t break us. Problems aren’t causing you trouble. You are using problems to cause yourself trouble.

I know. I have been there. I have tried many things to deal with them. Most of the things I tried haven’t really worked. But through the trial and error process, I did manage to find a few things worked for me. I put them all together and share with you and hopefully give you few tips for outsmarting your own lemons.

Eliminate your problems

                Secret to a problem free life is the problems don’t need to be eliminated from your life, only from your mind. Focus is on eliminating the mental stress that most people experience when they have problems.

Move on

                Rather than wasting time on old memories, move on by taking things easier. I know it’s hard to do, but its one of the secret to lead a life unbothered by problems.

Set aside

                Whenever a negative thought intrudes, tell yourself that this is not the right time to worry and set aside your worries.

Know your strength

                Self knowledge is more important. Know about your ability to deal the problems in right attitude.

List out

                Try to list out the positive things in you and be creative with what you choose to do. Avoid all the negative people by whom you feel lowered. Do things that make you happy in the way it should not harm others.

                So don’t try to escape from your problems, learn to face it and live along. When life gives you lemons, don’t worry, sell them and become rich and make others wonder how you did it.

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