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Back On Track-- or should I say court!

Well we started badminton consistently now and looks like finally I'll be getting good at it. My last post about badminton told everyone as to how 'athletic' and super I was :P Well not anymore. Since we started mid last week I have been sluggish failing to serve right and hit the smashes to finish the rally. Looks like I need to go back to the basics again before our office champs return to smack me out :) We'll my 'Partner' and me are doing quite well in doubles and seem to be a formidable team but I feel I have lost my earlier stamina. Time to get back on Court and get my game right! Adios

A Bachelor's Guide to Cooking - Rice n Veggies

Now this one's the most simple of them all! I come home late from office and I find that I have a lot of veggies lying at home some rice n dal. So I decided to make something with rice but was too lazy to cook a separate vegetable and dal to go along with it. So time I experimented. :) Here's what you'll need Rice soaked in water for around 20 mins Your favorite veggies ( Paneer, cauliflower, carrots etc...) A few onions vertically chopped 2 green chillies Some cloves of garlic and some ginger (you can use ginger garlic paste if you want) oil Water Some jeera Seasonings(Chilli Powder, Turmeric, Garam Masala Pwd, Dhania Jeera Pwd) A Pressure cooker! Fry the onions till light brown in the pressure cooker. Add the jeera, ginger, garlic, green chillies. Saute till you get the jeera's aroma. Add in the vegetables and cook till they are glazed. Add the rice and some water to cook the rice. Add in the seasonings and salt. Pressure cook for max two whistles. Now it might not co