Steamed rice or any leftover boiled rice is mixed with spices and besan / gram flour. The mixture is then dropped into hot oil and deep fried till golden brown in color. Serve boiled rice fritters with ketchup or with any chaat chutney.
Makes: around 2 Cups of Boiled Rice Fritters.
Wash and finely chop the cilantro and curry leaves.
In a mixing bowl, add all the ingredients expect oil.
Add a splash of water and warm up the rice in microwave for half a minute if using leftover rice.
Mash up the rice and make a wet mixture out of the ingredients in the mixing bowl.
Add more water or yogurt if necessary.
Heat oil in a deep frying pot on medium high heat.
Scoop up the mixture in the bowl and drop into hot oil.
Deep fry the rice until its golden brown in color.
Remove the deep fried rice pakodi onto absorbent paper.
Repeat the same with any remaining boiled rice mixture.
Serve boiled rice fritters with any chutney or pickle or ketchup.
Notes: Make sure to get the wet mixture right.
Suggestions: For much crispier version of the pakodi, deep fry the fritters again on high flame after removing all the rice fritters onto absorbent paper.
Variations: You can also check other snacks here.
Other Names: Boiled Rice Fritters, Annam Pakodilu, Rice Pakodi.
While chatting casually a couple of days ago, my sister Siri had mentioned that she had a large quantity of endu kobbari / dried coconut shells and was thinking of making kajjikayalu. Though she got the recipe from me, she requested to post it for future references and so here it is.
* Combine the flour and salt in a mixing bowl. Gradually add water and make a thick dough like poori or chapathi dough. (I used about 1 cup minus 3 Tbsp of water.). Let it rest for about 30 minutes.
* Place the coconut, sugar and cardamom in a food processor or blender on pulse mode and run for a few seconds to end up with a slightly homogeneous mixture. This filling can be prepared in advance.
* Heat the oil in a banali / kadai. If you don't own one, any deep bottomed nonstick pan would also work. To know whether the oil is hot enough, put a pinch of dough into the hot oil. If it sizzles and comes to surface immediately, then it is ready.
* Meanwhile, divide the dough and shape into small balls. Roll each ball into a thin poori, slightly bigger than the circumference of kajjikaya mould. Spread the rolled out poori on the greased mould.
* Place a couple of tablespoons of the filling in it. Take care that the filling is in the center and not along the edges. If the filling is on edges, you can not seal them.
* Fold the mould and press it firmly so that the filling doesn't come out during the frying process. Trim off the extra dough, outside the mould and put it back into the dough container.
* Now open the mould, gently lift off the kajjikaya and place it on a plate.
* Prepare at least 4 -6 of these and start frying. When frying the first batch, you can prepare the shells for the next batches. Also remember to grease the mould each time you use it, to avoid the shell sticking to it.
* Deep fry the kajjikayalu on low flame till they turn golden brown and crisp. Fry as many kajjikayalu as your kadai can fit without overcrowding. Frying on low flame is crucial in this recipe to achieve the crispiness of the outer shell of kajjikayaku. If fried on higher flame, they brown quickly and the shell would be softer as a roti or poori.
1. Kajjikaya mould is the gadget needed for this recipe. It is foldable in half and in helps in getting the needed semi circular shape of a kajjikaya and also helps in sealing the edges.
2. If you don't own a mould, place the filling on one half of the rolled out dough. Wet your fingers with water and run around the edges. Fold the other half over the filling so that it is semi circular in shape and seal the edges firmly. If the edges are not sealed properly, the filling would spill out into the hot oil.
3. If the outer shell of the fried kajjikaya seems to be softer, put it back to the hot oil, and fry on low flame till it turns crisp. Using low flame is the key to success in this particular recipe.
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Fall is the perfect season to slurp this delicious "saar".
2. Grind coconut paste and set aside.
3. Grind peeled tomato pulp and set aside.
4. Heat ghee in a saucepan. Add cumin seeds, asafoetida and curry leaves.
5. As it splutters, switch the gas to low. Add tomato pulp and coconut paste.
6. Add 2 -3 cups water to get the desired consistency.
7. Add salt & jaggery. Switch the gas to high. Bring to a rapid boil.
8. Switch gas to low. Simmer for 5 minutes.
9. Garnish with chopped cilantro - if using.
1. Scouring X mark on tomatoes while boiling is the tip I saw on the food network. It helps to peel boiled tomatoes faster.
2. You can pass the boiled tomato pulp into strainer to avoid any seeds. I think of it as a good source of fiber. To be honest, I do not peel tomatoes either. But then it's a personal choice. Because peeled & strained saar willl taste better.
3. Instead of adding coconut in grinding, you can also add thin coconut milk when the curry is simmering.
Tandoori tofu bites are always welcome here, everyone at home love this bites just as appetiziers..This time i tried making a rice by combining tandoori tofu bites and capsicum, both together turned out the rice more flavourful, tasty and quite a filling rice..This rice goes prefectly even for a lunch box menu and this rice doesnt even need any special side dish...Also its an excellent way to feed whoever never like tofus..Yeah along with rice, they dont even notice these bites and will enjoy them, if u dont like capsicum u can very well add ur favourite veggies in this rice..Simple, easy and quick rice gets ready in less time, u can also prepare this rice with leftover cooked rice anytime..
I never ever thought of making laddoos with cornmeal before, but this weekend since my sweet tooth craved for something sweet, i tried out this cornmeal laddoos as i didnt have rava..Cornmeal laddoos goes for few minutes and its get ready within less than 10minutes in microwave oven, once i prepared this cornmeal laddoos we didnt stop munching them and we loved it..This cornmeal laddoos goes exactly the same cooking process as we do for rava laddoos, believe me or not am gonna prepare this laddoos very often since everyone at home loved this cute looking laddoos..This laddoos stay best for 2-3days in room temperature if they are conserved them in air-tightened box..
Before anyone starts wondering whether I am cooking with alphabets, let me assure you that those letters stand for the healthiest and yummiest fruits and the vegetable that star in this delicious and colorful halwa. A for apple, B for banana and c for carrot, you see. The sweet and juicy apple, the vibrant colored crunchy carrot and the humble banana together form a melt in mouth and visually appealing halwa.
I moved to this country a dozen years ago, with minimal culinary skills. I guess I managed to cook 'everyday meals' decently. The real problem was when I had the urge to prepare something special at odd hours when I couldn't call my mother. Then the dear Internet would come to my rescue. At that time, only a few sites were dedicated to Indian cooking that helped to some extent. Most of my trials would be sweets (my favorite of course) though M never had / has a sweet tooth and my son was an infant. It didn't even matter that I was the only person who had to consume all those sugar, butter - laden treats. I was thin as a stick then and so calories didn't come into picture at all. :) Everyday there would be a special.
When I reflect back, I think that I used to cook more borrowed recipes from internet then compared to now. Some of them have found a permanent place in my recipe repertoire. This delicious and easy to cook ABC halwa is one such recipe that has been cooked many times in my kitchen. Today's version is microwave based and doesn't use even a drop of ghee. It takes around 15 minutes to prepare and the only things you do are put the mixture in the MW and stir 3 -4 times.
* Peel the apple & carrot and grate them. Mash the banana.
* Add the prepared fruits and the milk in a microwave safe bowl. Cook till it is done and the whole mixture comes together. It may take around 10 - 12 minutes and keep stirring in between.
* Add sugar and cardamom powder to the cooked halwa and put it back in the MW for a couple of minutes more.
* Garnish with nuts or ghee toasted cashews.
1. My CFK - Festive Foods, an event originally started by Sharmi.
2. Smitha's MEC - Festive dishes, an event originally started by Srivalli.
4. Ayesha's Anyone can cook event.
Sometimes we need to change our daily lunch menu with some variety rice, while going through Madhuri's Ma Recipes, i got hooked with this masala baath which ressembles quite like vangi baath but this dish doesnt go for tamarind or for a special vaangi baath powder, her clicks tempted me a lot and i tried out this rice for our today's lunch and served along with some crispy pakodas..This masala baath was a complete one pot meal which doesnt even need anything as side dish, a prefect lunch box menu too..Thanks to Madhuri for sharing this Masala Baath and we loved it..
Mom often adds some flavorful veggies like radishes or drumsticks/shevgyachya shenga to her usual kadhi. Each veggie adds a unique flavor to the kadhi.
1. Heat oil or ghee in a saucepan. Add all the ingredients for tempering.
2. Add cut radishes, 1/4 cup water. Cover with a lid and let it cook for 10-12 minutes till radishes are cooked.
3. Add buttermilk mixture. Stir continuously.
4. Add salt and sugar. Bring to boil.
5. Switch off the gas.
1. Keep stirring the boiling kadhi so it won't curdle.
The rich and crunchy peanuts encased in sweet jaggery syrup are a real treat indeed. I am sure many are with me on this. :) I am obsessed with this simple peanut - jaggery concoction whether in a laddu (round) form or as a brittle since my school days. Even today, a visit to Indian grocer wouldn't complete without these.
At last, I could learn how to make them at home from my mother when she visited us recently. Though this recipe doesn't need much expertise, knowing the consistency of the jaggery syrup is an important aspect.
Keep a small plate with cold water ready by stove side to test whether jaggery syrup is done. Add jaggery and water to a big, sturdy, thick-bottomed vessel or a non-stick pan and keep stirring on low flame. Soon the jaggery starts to melt and concentrate. Boil this syrup till it reaches a rollable hard ball consistency. To test, add few drops of jaggery syrup to the cold water and roll the syrup with your fingers to form a ball. It should keep its shape without melting in spite of tilting the plate to different directions.
* Add the peanuts quickly and stir well so that the jaggery syrup coats evenly to the pieces. Turn off the stove. Leave the mixture for about five minutes to cool. While still warm, take a small portion of the mixture and shape it into a ball. Wet your hands in between if needed. Repeat the process with the remaining mixture.
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Bottle gourd is chopped up with its skin intact and ground into fine paste. Here, rice flour and sooji is mixed with pureed bottle gourd for the batter. The batter is then poured onto hot pan and cooked till the dosa turns crisp. Serve bottle gourd dosa immediately with any pickle or sambar or chutney of your choice.
Makes: around 15 Bottle Gourd Dosa.
Wash, remove stem and roughly chop the green chiles.
Coarsely grind the green chiles using a grinder.
Wash, lightly scrape and roughly chop the bottle gourd.
Grind the bottle gourd with few tablespoons of water into smooth paste.
Clean, separate leaves, wash and finely chop the cilantro.
In a mixing bowl, mix together rice flour, ground bottle gourd, green chile paste, sooji, cumin seeds, cilantro, curry leaves and salt.
When pan gets hot, pour a ladle full of bottle gourd dosa batter on pan in circular motions.
Repeat the same with remaining bottle gourd gourd dosa batter.
Serve bottle gourd dosa immediately with sambar or with any chutney of your choice.
Notes: Make sure lauki dosa is little crisp before removing from heat.
Suggestions: If the lauki dosa doesn't come out crisp, make sure the pan is hot all the time. Don't spread the batter once it hits the pan. Let it take its time to cook and crisp up. If the dosa doesn't come out of the pan, make sure dosa batter is not too thin. If dosa comes thick, make sure batter is not too thick by adjusting with water.
Variations: You can also add finely chopped onion or grated carrot to the bottle gourd dosa batter.
Other Names: Bottle Gourd Dosa, Anapakaya Dosalu, Sorakaya Dosa.
Everyone in at my place loves spinach as anything, after making some fried rice, fried pakodas with spinach, my recent rice dish is this aloo palak pulao, most of us never says no to anything with potatoes and we guys are huge fan of this beautiful veggie, with spinach its double ok for us..I can definitely say that aloo palak is our all time favourite and this pulao was one of the best and better way of feeding my family members with aloo and palak..This pulao goes absolutely for easy preparation and its tastes fabulous, yep needless to say aloo and palak in rice never goes wrong..Along with papads, raitas or with simply chicken fries, this pulao goes tremendous and its tastes extremely awesome even as lunch box menu..Do try friends u will definitely love this pulao and damn sure that this combo never fails at all..
1. Pressure cook toor daal with remaining ingredients under pressure cook, adding 1 cup water. Set aside.
3. As they sizzle, add daal, coconut paste and water to adjust the consistency.
4. Add jaggery, kokum and salt.
5. Bring to boil. Switch the gas to low. Simmer for 5-10 minutes.
6. Serve hot with plain rice and ghee/clarified butter.
1. You can mash cooked daal but take care not to mash the radishes.
Sprouting is quite a routine at my place, we guys never ever say no to any sort of dishes with sprouts, our recent favourite is this sprouted black channa kurma..This kurma goes fabulous with hot steaming rice, also along with rotis, breakfast dishes like idli, dosai or just with toasted breads...Poppy seeds and coconut used in this kurma turned them very delicious at the same time as a thick kurma,if u dont like coconut u can completely omit them by replacing the cashew nuts, u may think whether this kurma is quite a rich gravy, may be but i dont bother to make sometimes these sort of gravies with either coconut or cashewnuts also at the same time this kurma.This is my another entry to CWS-Poppyseeds guest hosted by Sudeshna, event by me..
I made this simple radish salad with the baby radishes that I got from the farmers' market.
1. Peel and chop radishes very finely.
2. Stir in all the remaining ingredients including coconut paste.
4. Drizzle the tempered oil over the salad.
5. Mix well and serve as a side dish.
1. The name kochchoLi suggests finely chopped so do not grate the radishes for this recipe.
2. Traditionally, coconut oil is used for tempering.
My grandmother's house in South Mumbai was admired by all of our Konkani relatives. The reason was a big jackfruit tree within the compound(fence). The tree was so planted that its branches used to peer in grandma's kitchen balcony and window. What else does a Konkani want when jackfruit leaves are just within your arms reach? I mean devouring Khotte by just plucking those fresh jackfruit leaves right outside the kitchen window was a dream come true for the people in Mumbai.
Here in US, I haven't seen jackfruit leaves. I have seen the whole jackfruit in Chinatown, but am not so lucky to see the jackfruit leaves. Banana leaves are easily available in Chinatown. I use them to make panki, pannoli, ghavan etc. When I made pannoli, I thought of adding idli batter just the way I made pannoli. When I did it next time, I wanted to be even more adventurous. I decided to make a coneshaped roll of banana leaves, twisted a little at end so the batter won't drip and used a toothpick to hold the shape. (My grandmother used jackfruit leaves to make a cup and used small sticks called - choi -in Konkani to hold the shape). I poured idli batter and steamed it. Though it didn't have the same flavor of jackfruit leaves, it gave the flavor of banana leaves. It was unique as well. It sure was a delicacy and everyone was excited to open their individualized idli wrapper!
1. Cut banana leaves into 4 rectangles each.
2. Roll into a cone shape. Twist at the bottom of each cone.
3. Use toothpick so each cone holds its shape. Keep all the cones ready.
4. Pour water in a steamer. Bring to boil.
5. Pour idli batter in each cone.
7. Steam for 25-30 minutes.
8. Serve hot khotte with chutney of your choice.
1. For a traditional flavor, serve khotte with a few drops of coconut oil.
2. First I tried steaming for 20 minutes. But it wasn't cooked the whole way. So I steamed it for 10 more minutes.
Ridge gourd is scraped, chopped and boiled till soft. Oil is tempered with garlic and spices. Then the fenugreek leaves are briefly fried before adding the cooked ridge gourd and the tamarind extract. Serve turai methi with steamed rice or with roti.
Makes: around 3 Servings of Turai Methi.
Lightly scrape the thick skin, wash, remove ends and chop ridge gourd into small pieces (around a cup and half).
Separate leaves and wash the fenugreek leaves thoroughly.
Soak tamarind in few tablespoons of warm water for some time and extract all the thick juice.
Boil the ridge gourd pieces in around quarter cup of water till the ridge gourd turns soft but not mushy (around 10 minutes).
Then add the garlic cloves and green chiles.
Fry briefly, stir in fenugreek leaves and fry till the leaves wilt and start to change color.
Then stir in cooked ridge gourd, tamarind extract and turmeric powder.
Cook covered for around 5 minutes to let all the flavors develop.
Uncover, add salt and stir fry for few seconds to let any excess moisture evaporate.
Serve turai methi with steamed rice and a papad.
Notes: Make sure to cook the ridge gourd well.
Suggestions: If ridge gourd pieces are not cooked, add few tablespoons of water and cook covered till done. Fry the fenugreek leaves for longer time to reduce the magnitude of the bitterness.
Variations: You can also add few pinches of red chili powder just before removing from heat. Alternatively, cook the ridge gourd in the tempered oil instead of boiling.
Other Names: Turai Methi, Menthi Beerakaya, Menthikura Beerakaya.
The inspiration behind this healthy and yummy kheer were the ingredients that I had to use up sooner - the remaining stuff from an opened can of coconut milk, the leftover jaggery syrup from the one that was used in another sweet dish and a handful of cracked wheat that was lying in the jar for months.
Together the wholesome wheat and the sweet, tender coconut milk have transpired into a delectable delicacy redolent with flavors of edible camphor and cardamom, suitable for any festive occasion.
* Add the jaggery / brown sugar to the cooked cracked wheat and mix well so that it melts.
* Stir in the milk. Adjust the quantity to the desired consistency. Cook till the mixture comes to a rolling boil. Add the powdered cardamom and the edible camphor to the kheer. Lower the heat and let the kheer simmer for 5 minutes more and turn off the stove.
* Meanwhile, heat the ghee in a small pan and toast the raisins and cashews. Stir in them to the kheer.
Note: If using homemade coconut milk, the kheer can be prepared with it instead of adding milk.
2. Ayesha's Celebrate Sweets - Kheers, an event originally started by Nivedita.
4. Priti's Only Festive Food, an event started by Pari.
Oil is tempered with spices and dals. Indian eggplants / brinjals are chopped up and cooked in tempered oil till just soft. Then the cooked toor dal is added to the brinjals and cooked for last 5 minutes. Serve eggplant dal with steamed rice and a crispy papad.
Makes: around 2 Servings of Eggplant Dal.
Remove stems, wash and chop the eggplant into small chunks.
Pressure cook the toor dal in 2 cups of water for 3 whistles.
When mustard seeds start spluttering, add green chiles, chopped eggplant, turmeric powder and salt.
Fry for couple of seconds and cook covered till eggplant is soft but not mushy.
Uncover, stir in cooked toor dal and adjust the salt.
Cook on low flame for around 5 minutes or until the dal and the eggplant is well cooked.
Serve eggplant dal with steamed rice and a crispy papad.
Notes: Make sure to add salt once the eggplant is added to the tempering.
Suggestions: Make sure dal is perfectly cooked before adding to the tempering. Also the green chiles can be added to the raw dal to cook for extra spice.
Variations: If the toor dal is cooked on a stove top, the eggplant and green chile pieces can be added to the toor dal during the last 10 minutes of the boiling time and then the dal can be tempered with spices.
Other Names: Eggplant Dal, Vankaya Pappu Kura.
These were a part of my early 'condensed milk' cooking escapades, about a dozen years ago, along with this equally delicious condensed milk halwa / theratti paal.
* Pour the condensed milk and 14 oz sweetened coconut flakes into a thick bottomed kadai or a nonstick pan.
* Cook on medium flame for about 8 - 10 minutes, stirring quite often. Turn off the stove.
* When the mixture is cool, take about a lime sized mixture and shape into a ball. Repeat the process with the remaining mixture.
* Now roll the shaped laddus in the 1/2 cup coconut reserved, to avoid any stickiness if present. Store them in a container.
2. Ayesha's Anyone can cook event.
4. Preeti's Only Festive Food, an event started by Pari.
If u have loads of dates, just give a trial to this delicious halwa u wont regret at all also its a quick way to finish those dates sitting sadly since a long coz this halwa hardly goes for simple ingredients like pitted seedless dates, milk, sugar, ghee and cashewnuts..Its a beautiful halwa which suits prefect for a sweet tooth also at the same time loaded with many health values eventhough we use ghee in this halwa,coz i cant imagine halwa without ghee,if u dont like to use ghee u go for butter or else dalda, but the aroma of the ghee suits absolutely prefect for making dates halwa..One more easy breezy diwali sweets am gonna prepare for the sure, yep this halwa goes for easy cooking process and even my little one loved it..
Trevti means 3 daals. This daal tastes good with rice or rotla/bhakri.
1. Wash and pressure cook 3 daals. Mash and set aside.
2. Heat oil in a saucepan. Add all the spices. As they sizzle, add onion and garlic. Saute till onion is soft.
3. Add tomato and saute again for about 5 minutes.
4. Now, add chili powder and garam masala. Saute for 1 minute.
5. Add mashed daal and water to adjust the consistency.
6. Add salt and bring to a rapid boil.
7. Switch the gas to low. Let it simmer for 5 minutes.
1. Paprika can be used as a mild chili powder.
Watever as jelly goes immediately to my favourite, while cleaning my freezer i came across a packet of frozen strawberries which i have freezed few months back..Since the quantity of strawberries was nt that much enough to makes bakes or any sort of desserts, i thought of making them as jelly using agar agar powder with a fresh strawberry juice..This jelly was quite refreshing, delicious and tastes absolutely yummy..This strawberry jelly was an excellent dessert to enjoy after a simple lunch as its really goes for simple ingredients..
I can have with anything channa masala, even along with idlies, yeah i love it that much..I really wanted to try the famous and quite popular Punjabi chole,this weekend i prepared this Punjabi chole from Dk's Chef In You coz her Punjabi chole was quite an easier preparation also goes for really for some simple ingredients, i have completely got hooked to her version, as usual its a big hit at home and we enjoyed having with rotis..This channa masala of Punjabi goes for a dark gravy coz of pressure cooking chickpeas with a tea bag, thats y the white channas looks like black chickpeas in the gravy and we thoroughly loved this dark coloured channa masala..Thanks to Dk for sharing this yummyilicious gravy, obviously this Punjabi choley goes directly to T&T - Chef In You guest hosted by me, event by Lakshmi, since i didnt have tamarind paste i just went for amchur powder, this masala was quite a different gravy with bit tanginess, bit sweetness and spiciness..
Freshly scraped coconut is used while making this raita. Yogurt is whisked with coconut and tempered with spices and dried fruits. This version of coconut raita is hot and sweet at the same time. Serve fresh coconut raita with biryani or with paratha.
Makes: around 2 Cups of Fresh Coconut Raita.
Whisk yogurt with scraped coconut, few tablespoons of water and salt.
When mustard seeds start spluttering, add green chiles, onion, raisins and cashews.
Fry till onion becomes translucent and changes color, remove from heat.
Let the tempering cool a bit before adding to the yogurt bowl.
Mix well and serve fresh coconut raita with biryani or with paratha.
Notes: Make sure to get the scraped coconut instead of grated coconut when using frozen coconut.
Suggestions: Adjust the consistency of the raita with water.
Variations: You can also add finely chopped cilantro to the coconut raita if you wish.
Other Names: Fresh Coconut Raita, Kobbari Perugu Pachadi.
This is a very flavorful and aromatic dosa made with fenugreek leaves / methi. A batter is prepared with rice flour and besan. Fresh fenugreek leaves are added to the batter and poured onto hot pan for fenugreek leaves dosa. When dosa crisps up, fenugreek leaves dosa can be served with any chutney or sambar.
Makes: around 4 5-inch Fenugreek Leaves Dosa.
Separate fenugreek leaves from its stems and wash them thoroughly.
If curry leaves are big, tear them into pieces.
In a mixing bowl, mix together rice flour, besan, cumin seeds, red chili powder, curry leaves and salt.
When pan gets hot, pour a ladle full of fenugreek dosa batter on pan in circular motions.
Cook covered for couple of seconds for leaves to soften.
Uncover and fry till bottom side starts to turn golden brown.
Repeat the same with remaining fenugreek dosa batter.
Serve fenugreek dosa with sambar or with any chutney of your choice.
Notes: Make sure fenugreek dosa is little crisp before removing from heat.
Suggestions: Chopping the fenugreek leaves make the dosa bitter. But adjust the amount of fenugreek leaves for more flavor. If the dosa doesn't come out of the pan, make sure dosa batter is not too thin. If dosa comes thick, make sure batter is not too thick, and adjust with water.
Variations: You can also add finely chopped onion or chopped nuts like cashews to the batter.
Other Names: Fenugreek Leaves Dosa, Methi Dosa, Menthi Aku Dosalu.
Separate the fenugreek leaves from its stems and wash them thoroughly.
Soak tamarind in few tabelspoons of warm water and extract all the thick juice discarding the veins.
Microwave the tamarind for couple of seconds to make it soft if necessary.
Heat oil in a pan, add urad dal and in a few seconds add red chiles.
When urad dal changes color, add a garlic clove and fenugreek leaves.
Stir and fry till fenugreek leaves wilt and start to change color.
Remove from heat and let it come to room temperature.
Using a spice grinder, grind the above fenugreek leaves mixture, tamarind pulp, jaggery and salt into fine paste.
Finally add the garlic cloves and sesame seeds and grind for couple of seconds.
Notes: Make sure to fry the fenugreek leaves well.
Suggestions: If its getting very hard to grind the mixture, then add few tablespoons of water to make the process easy. You could avoid soaking the tamarind if its very soft.
Variations: You can also dry roast the urad dal and red chiles and grind it first before grinding the leaves.
Other Names: Fenugreek Leaves Chutney, Menthi Aku Pachadi, Menthi Kura Pachadi, Methi Chutney.
Gooseberry / Amla is chopped up and ground into paste with coconut and green chiles. Oil is tempered with spices and the gooseberry paste is briefly fried till the raw smell is gone. Finally steamed rice is mixed with the tempering and gooseberry rice is served immediately with pickle or raita.
Makes: around 3 Servings of Gooseberry Rice.
Wash and chop the gooseberry around the seed and discard the seed and chop up the flesh.
Grind chopped gooseberry, coconut, green chiles and salt into paste adding enough water.
Refresh rice with water and cook in 3 cups of water until all the water has been absorbed and rice turns soft.
Fluff up the rice on a wide plate and keep aside.
When mustard seeds start spluttering, add ground gooseberry paste and turmeric powder.
Cook till the raw smell of the gooseberry and the green chile is gone (around 3 mintues).
Stir in steamed rice and fry for a minute or two to let the rice absorb all the flavors.
Serve gooseberry rice immediately with raita or with any pickle.
Notes: Gooseberry rice can be prepared with leftover rice.
Suggestions: Make sure not to overcook the gooseberry paste once added to the pan.
Variations: You can also add chopped onion and cilantro to the tempering if you wish. Roasted peanuts are also generally added to the rice.
Other Names: Gooseberry Rice, Amla Rice, Usirikaya Annam, Usirikaya Pulihora.
Though the method of preparation is somewhat similar to making subzis, this is actually the recipe of a salad. Hence, make sure that cabbage remains crunchy as you stir fry quickly on a hot flame.
1. Heat oil in a wide saucepan or kadai or a wok. Add spices. As they sizzle, add shredded ginger and cabbage.
2. Stir fry quickly on a high flame till the cabbage is coated with oil.
3. Add salt and switch off the gas.
4. Do not cover with a lid.
5. Squeeze some fresh lemon juice as the cabbage cools down.
1. This salad needs to be crunchy. Covering with a lid may make it mushy.
2. You can also add shredded carrots and bell peppers.
3. The traditional recipe needs more oil as the crunchy cabbage appears to be glistening with oil.


For the past 4 years I've had the pleasure of befriending and working with the most incredibly spirited, intelligent, and determined child I've ever known. Liv, was diagnosed with Nemaline Myopathy (NM) at 7 months old. NM is a rare neuromuscular disease that makes basic life tasks such as breathing, swallowing, coughing, sitting and walking difficult, if not impossible.


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Alabama Fall Preview Notes
Carter Wilson October 10, 2016
It's the time of year again for the HoopSeen Fall Preview camps, and the Alabama edition of the camp took place in Birmingham this weekend. The camp was filled with good talent from all over the states of Alabama and Mississippi and there was a lot of good basketball to be seen. Here are a few notes from the Alabama Fall Preview:
Standout Bigs
There were a few post players who made their mark on Saturday, all standing at different levels as far as recruitment is going. Homewood 2018 big man Trey Jemison was one of the marquis players coming into the event, and from what we saw of him, he didn't disappoint. Jemison is ready to step onto a college floor right now and contribute with a strong frame that can hold down the paint as well as a solid offensive skill set. It was quite apparent why he is considered to be one of the top big men nationally in 2018.
At the Alabama Elite Preview in March, there weren't a lot of players who turned heads more than Haleyville 2018 big man Logan Dye (pictured). Since then, Dye has added an offer from Samford and a lot of interest from schools as high as SEC level universities. Dye showed again why there is so much interest attached to him. He was a bully on the block and has a great set of offensive skills that will translate well to the next level.
Austin HS post Anthony Mason was one of the more dominant players on the day at the Preview. The 2017 paint controller was hard to handle for most opposing defenders as he plays with a strong build at 6-foot-7 and the ability to finish around the rim with authority. Mason will be one to watch for this year in Alabama in his senior season, and JuCo coaches should be all over this one.
Enforcers on the Wing
Some of the most highly talked about players at The Preview were big, strong guards that caused matchup problems all day and are some of the best players in Alabama's 2018 and 2019 classes respectively. Sacred Heart guard Diante Wood showed why he is a highly sought after players in the south in 2018. With multiple SEC offers on the table, Wood has elite level size and strength that allow him to absorb contact while attacking the rim. He made his living attacking the basket and looked very good doing so.
Huntsville Lee 2019 shooting guard/wing Mason Ellison did some of the same. Ellison was one of the top scorers on the day, showing the ability to create for himself and score the ball from all three levels, particularly on the attack and in the midrange. With his size and skill set at a young age, Ellison has proven that he will be a very recruitable player in Alabama's sophomore class.
Holt 2018 shooting guard/wing Josh Strozier was hard to handle with his combination of athleticism and size. The lefty wing made plays on both ends of the floor and always brings an infectious energy that you cannot help but notice. Strozier was a standout in March at Alabama's Elite Preview, and he brought more of the same at the Fall Preview as well.
There were not many players at The Preview that are as physically gifted as 2017 wing Chris Rollins. Rollins is a strong bodied wing that loves to make plays at the rim, where he shines as a high level finisher. Rollins left a couple of the college coaches in attendance buzzing his name, as with his size and athleticism he is a college ready player today.
Who is that guy?
This is a phrase that was said in the gym on a number of occasions as there were quite a few relatively unknown players who made their mark at The Preview. New Hope (MS) wing Tyler Stephenson was one of those guys. The 6-foot-7 lengthy 2018 wing had his foot on the gas all day, creating a lot of plays with his effort. Stephenson is still getting used to his size, but the workings are there for a very good player in the making. Sparkman 2017 PG Maurice Anderson was one of the most sound guards at The Preview. Anderson showed that he defends hard, has good athleticism, makes the right plays, and can knock down shots. With his dad, North Alabama head coach Bobby Champagne in the crowd, Florence 2019 guard Charlie Champagne showed that he has the moxie and savvy to be a notable player. Champagne makes great reads to make the right plays and can be effective off the dribble. Lastly, perhaps the best young standout was 2020 PG Evan Carter. Carter plays with a fluidity and smoothness to his game that is beyond his years. He has the makings of a special player in Alabama's 2020 class, which has the potential to be a very good class.
Trey Jemison
Logan Dye
Evan Carter
Charlie Champagne
Maurice Anderson
Mason Ellison
Diante Wood
Tyler Stevenson
Josh Strozier
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Q: Android layout weight (mix some objects with min size and some with max) I have a problem similar to this question: Android Layout Weight
but it do not seems to have the same answer...
Inside a tablerow, I would like to display TextViews and EditTexts, where the TextViews take minimal size, and EditTexts share the remaining size:
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I would guess the following implementation, but it displays:
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What is wrong ?

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I'm under 100 reputation and cannot answer my own question, but zapl is right, it's a problem oh behavior between TableRow and LinearLayout:
The solution if to create a LinearLayout inside the TableRow:
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    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:gravity="center" >

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A: android:layout_weight works for LinearLayout only.
Something like this might work for you:
<TableLayout
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that should grow columns 1 and 3 (starting at 0)

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales at the opening of the Guatamalan embassy in Jerusalem.(Photo by: KOBI GIDEON/GPO)
Guatemalan minister: If you're a friend of Israel, show with embassy move
By EYTAN HALON
"We are a friend of Israel, so we need to show that we are a friend. Don't be pareve (neutral), be tachles (practical). If you are a friend, show it."
If countries want to be considered a friend of Israel, they need to demonstrate their friend-ship by moving their embassy to Jerusalem, according to Guatemala's Tourism Minister Jorge Mario Chajón.
"We encourage other countries to make an important decision and transfer their embassy, because friendships must be shown in practical terms," Chajón told The Jerusalem Post during a week-long visit to Israel.
"We are a friend of Israel, so we need to show that we are a friend. Don't be pareve (neutral), be tachles (practical). If you are a friend, show it," he added.
In May 2018, Guatemala became the second country, after the United States, to open its embassy in Jerusalem. It remains one of only a few countries that have vocally supported President Donald Trump's decision to formally recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
"The relationship between Israel and Guatemala is not just about the states or governments, but about the people. The populations of each country have been friends for many years, since even before the creation of the State of Israel," said Chajón.
"We encourage our colleagues from other countries to join us and to be promoters of peace," Guatemalan Ambassador to Israel Mario Bucaro told the Post.
"What we represent in this holy land is a commitment to promote peace, and you cannot be promoting that if you're not present. Being in Jerusalem gives us the opportunity to work to-gether."
Now seeking to deepen relations between the countries through increased tourism, Guate-mala invested heavily in one of the more dominant exhibition stands at this week's Interna-tional Mediterranean Tourism Market conference in Tel Aviv.
Today, approximately 15,000 Israelis opt to visit Guatemala annually, and 5,000 Guatemalans make the journey Israel, but Chajón expects the numbers to rise in the coming years.
"That is why we are here for the first time, and Israel's Minister of Tourism [Yariv Levin] visited Guatemala last year. We are coming now to show what Guatemala is all about, and what the country can offer Israelis," Chajón said, highlighting the country's impressive volcanoes, lakes and ancient Mayan culture.
In addition to meetings with Israeli counterpart Levin and new Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion, Chajón has also met with Israeli businessmen in the field of hotel hospitality, customer service and security, especially in the cruise industry.
Next month, more than 30 Guatemalan mayors will arrive in Israel to promote the exchange of tourism and expertise, and show that Guatemalan-Israeli relationships go beyond the city of Jerusalem.
"What we want to say is that we are here for the long term," said Bucaro. "We are not here just to hold a big event by transferring our embassy. We are here to promote tourism, busi-ness, greater investment and work between our countries."
Both Chajón and Bucaro emphasized the parallels that can be drawn between Israel's stead-fast tourism industry in spite of security concerns and Guatemala's resolve to ensure continui-ty in tourism despite devastation caused by last year's volcanic eruption.
Israeli rescue teams from ZAKA and IsraAID both rushed to assist emergency efforts following the eruption.
"The disaster was a tragedy but we have recovered from it. We managed the situation well and the best way to help the country is through increased tourism," said Chajón.
"Through tourism, people can help Guatemala. Rather than asking for anything for free, we can earn money through tourism. This will give Guatemala the opportunity to reduce poverty and tackle other problems that we have."


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Women of Color Opportunities Act is a Good Investment
This piece was written by our treasurer, Beth Anderson, and published on the Savage Pacer website on April 25, 2016.
Minnesota's 2016 legislative session is well underway in St. Paul and our Legislature is discussing difficult issues like transportation funding and the copper/nickel mining prospects up north. But I want to draw your attention to a lesser-known series of bills introduced by Representative Rena Moran in the House and Senator Sandy Pappas in the Senate, addressing the educational and economic disparities of women of color in our state. Known as the Women of Color Opportunities Act (WOCOA), this legislation is designed to develop programs for women and girls of color in order to increase their economic success in our state.
The legislation consists of five bills that develop programs in key areas of education and employment and economic development. These bills are common sense ideas and programs that promote the tools that all of our young people need to succeed in our city and state. Yet these same tools have been disproportionally unavailable to women and girls of color. Here is a brief summary of the bills proposed:
Increase academic success by decreasing the school suspension rate for girls of color, increasing on-time high school graduation rates, and encouraging girls of color to pursue post-secondary education. (HF 3031/SF 2885)
Educate women and girls of color in financial literacy to lay the groundwork for an economically secure future. (HF 3032/SF 2865)
Encourage girls of color to explore and pursue STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) careers by funding competitive grants to community-based, STEM-affiliated organizations experienced in serving girls of color. (HF 3033/SF 2916)
Increase the number of women of color in high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional jobs through job skills training and apprenticeships. (HF 3098/SF 3056)
Provide small business loans and technical assistance to businesses owned by women of color. (HF 3099/SF 2931)
Here in Savage, with an 82 percent white population, you might ask, "Why should Savage care about the Women of Color Opportunities Act?" My answer is several-fold.
Increasingly our business community relies on a diverse, skilled, and educated workforce. If we hope to attract world-class businesses to Savage and the surrounding communities, we have to be able to provide a workforce that is well-trained and ready to produce. This may mean an apprenticeship in a skilled trade, it may mean a two-year college degree, or it may require an accredited four-year college degree. Any way you slice it, high school drop-outs and illiterate citizens do not cut it in today's work force.
Our community is changing. In 2000, the city of Savage was 10 percent non-white, in 2010 we were 18 percent non-white, and 2013 estimated statistics showed Savage to be 20 percent non-white. These numbers are pretty typical at state levels, too. As our population ages, more diverse communities are following. According to the Minnesota State Demographic Center, younger Minnesotans are more racially diverse than older Minnesotans. There are three counties in Minnesota where the children under 5 are over 50 percent children of color. More people of color are living in Savage than ever before. This brings diversity and vibrant cultures into our local melting pot. It's a good thing. But we in Savage must make sure that the necessary components for a successful education and successful employment are also available for this growing community.
Making sure that all of our children have the opportunity to succeed in school and at work benefits all of us. There is a bigger tax base when we are all gainfully employed and there is less reliance on government services. Statistically we have heard a lot in Minnesota about the documented employment gap between white Minnesotans and black Minnesotans — a 2013 study found that blacks were three times as likely to be unemployed as whites. And we have heard a lot about the education disparity between whites and blacks — in 2003, white Minnesotan eighth-graders topped the charts on national math tests while black Minnesotan eighth-graders came in 22nd of the 50 states. This achievement gap has been well-documented and discussed. What has not been clear is how to fix it.
Achievement gaps are often attributed to income level and home environment. Low-income families often have few educational resources. Recent immigrants don't always have the English language skills needed to keep pace in school or the financial literacy that leads to good economic decisions. The Women of Color Opportunities Act attempts to address these resource gaps head on.
Making sure our women and girls of color graduate from high school, increase their financial literacy, pursue post-secondary education, obtain high-paying jobs, and have the tools available to start their own businesses will go a long way towards ending these disparities and making our communities a better place to live.
The bills introduced in the Women of Color Opportunities Act are administered by two departments: the Department of Education and the Department of Employment and Economic Development. The bills ask for a nominal amount of funding for pilot programs and grants to local community groups to achieve the goals of the bill. In this way, local groups who work with girls and women in the community receive the funds they need to make a difference. Reporting and oversight is at the state level and the pilot programs must be developed so they can be transferred and used throughout the state.
According to the bill's authors, the estimated cost of this set of bills is about $4.9 million. The Minnesota Management and Budget Office is projecting a $900 million surplus in 2016. It seems to me that this small expenditure — 0.5 percent of our projected surplus — is well worth the investment in our future Minnesotans. You can ask Representative Drew Christensen and Senator Dan Hall for their support at rep.drew.christensen@house.mn andsen.dan.hall@senate.mn.
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Olympic Route Network Designation Order 2009
The Minister of State, Department for Transport
(Mr. Sadiq Khan)
The "Olympic Route Network Designation Order 2009" has today been laid before Parliament. The Order comes into force on 22 July 2009.
The Order lists the roads that are to form the Olympic Route Network (ORN)—a network of roads between venues and accommodation to be used during the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games ("the Games") by vehicles carrying the athletes, officials and media—the Games Family—who are at the heart of the games.
London committed in its bid and in the host city contract for the games to have an ORN. This was because the lessons and experience of previous host cities is that this is the most effective way to provide the safe, secure and reliable transport for athletes, officials and media between venues and accommodation that is critical to the games' success.
The Government's objectives for the ORN are to meet the Games Family's needs while at the same time minimising the impact on residents, businesses and visitors to ensure London and the rest of the UK are kept moving.
The laying of this Order follows consideration of the responses received to the Department for Transport's consultation between December 2008 and March 2009 on the roads to be included in the ORN. A full report on the consultation responses and the Government's response will be available on the Department for Transport's website at: www.dft.gov.uk and in the Libraries of both Houses. A number of changes have been made to the roads in the ORN in the light of those responses. The Government's response also sets out the Olympic Delivery Authority's plans, starting this summer, to engage and consult with residents, businesses and other stakeholders on the design, implementation and operation of the traffic management measures to be applied on the ORN roads during the games.


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Chavela's makes delicious authentic Mexican food and its around the corner from my house, so I come here a lot. They make a mean margarita, and you can't beat their happy hour prices. $2 tacos? Yes, please. The decor is bright and lively, and the bar is made of beautiful Mexican tiles.
Prospect Park is a great place to have a water balloon fight, a picnic, a jog, and play with other people's dogs.
Bowling, beer, and pool - what more could a girl ask for? I'd like to start a bowling league here in the fall. Some possible league names include The Crystal Bowls, Disembowled, and Ebowlo Virus. I'm open to suggestions.
I love sneaking over here in the middle of the day to see a movie - they always have the best selection of films. I recently saw Pina in 3D and The Kid with a Bike here, and another time I saw Bela Fleck play the banjo after a screening of Throw Down Your Heart.
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UFO imaged over Florence, Colorado on September 16, 2016
Filer's Files #39 -2016 Ancient Aliens in Peru
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In special reports, this week's file cover: Colonel Don Ware and UFOs, Peru Gave the World Wonderful Food, Peruvians Study UFOs, Black Budget Programs, and Nessie Loch Ness Monster Filmed.
Unidentified Aerial Phenomena sightings were reported over Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Missouri. New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, South Carolina, and West Virginia.
Unidentified Aerial Phenomena sightings were reported over Brazil, Canada, France, India, Ireland, Norway, and England and Scotland in the United Kingdom.
The Filer Research Institute feels the scientific study of UFOs is for the benefit of humankind and is an important endeavor. The US Air Force investigated UFOs publicly for more than twenty years under Project Blue Book; and I continue this advanced research. I believe the God of the universe has spread life throughout the cosmos and UFO's are visiting us in ever-increasing numbers.
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Colonel Don Ware and UFOs
Donald M. Ware, Lt Colonel USAF (Ret), ten years Florida State MUFON Director and former Eastern Regional Director — then 18 years as a Director of the International UFO Congress. He discussed Underground bases, Alien-Human Hybrids, and the levels of consciousness to contact alien spirits. In this presentation at 108.30 into his discussion, Col. Ware mentions that he knew Navy Commander Grahame Bethune, that Grahame had informed Ware that he had flown Admiral Byrd to Antarctica in 1945. Admiral Byrd was tasked with finding out what was going on down there – but was sent home early. Col. Ware further states that he thinks Byrd was able to negotiate for US scientists joining with German scientists – who were already there working at an underground base – on sharing advanced technologies!
Ware states earlier in his presentation that the Germans did have disc technology dating back to scientific breakthroughs in 1929 – however it was when the Germans weaponized the discs by putting machine guns and cannons on the bottoms of the craft that an intervention occurred. Off Planet Visitors interceded stating – that this technology violated a prime directive – that it could not be used for purposes of warfare. The Visitors told the Germans that they could keep this technology but not for war – they were given the option of moving the discs to a base that the Germans had built in Antarctica which is what the German High Command – with Hitler's approval – did.
There is no incentive for advanced species to even mingle with savage man who are constantly at war. Savage man is predatory in nature that reflects weak spiritual abilities and strong left-brain capabilities which they think only matters in this world. Any sufficiently advanced species would be able to create matter from energy of space (not necessarily a sun) so they do not need a planet nor any resources anywhere else! Why go somewhere (to get resources) when you can manufacture anything you want?
Some groups that mess around with humans are there for exploitation, the same as western civilization exploited native people of foreign lands of yesteryear. They have much to gain in such interactions but also risk being exposed and defeated if they are not careful. Why do you think we have not seen a powerful actual alien in their ship? They do not want to be seen due to the risk of being "discovered" then potentially could risk their operations. A lot more misinformation, clouds the minds of the masses for good reason as to prove cover for the truth as few can really accept it. I.e. mentally and spiritually immature. Large numbers of intelligent beings on other planets.
This seems to me to be part of a disclosure campaign with both Navy and Army aviation involved. Most people are not aware yet that between 1943 and 1945 the US Government, with the help of our British and Canadian allies and the Ambassador from Venus and 450 of his trained engineers built 500 round-wing planes with gravity motors in a hidden 300 square-mile valley in British Columbia, Canada.
This is much more easily understood after people read John B. Leith's CIA disclosure books published past their intended date: Genesis for the Space Race a few months ago and The Man with the Golden Sword published in November 2014. Both available at Website and both on Amazon, with the Golden Sword book also on Kindle. Thanks to Don Ware.
Peru Gave the World Wonderful Food
Ancient Andean Peruvian farmers domesticated and developed more than half the food the world eats today. More kinds of food and medicinal plants were systematically cultivated in Peru than any other area of the world. Among them are potatoes, tomatoes, beans, peanuts, squash, peppers, papaya, cashews, pineapples, chocolate, avocadoes, mulberries, and strawberries. Often plants had to grown on terraces built by the Peruvians. So many and varied plants were so long domesticated in the Old World it is hard to realize they actually originated in Peru. The potato was first domesticated in the region of modern-day southern Peru and extreme northwestern Bolivia between 8000 and 5000 BC. It has since spread around the world and become a staple crop in many countries. Spanish invaders of Peru in 1513 brought them to Spain. My question is "Did these foods originate from other worlds?"
How were such titanic blocks of stone brought to the top of the mountain from the quarries many miles away? How were they cut and fitted, raised and put in place? No one knows how they built huge structures. There are archaeologists, scientists, who would have us believe that the dense, hard andesite rock was cut, surfaced and faced by means of stone or bronze tools. Such an explanation is so utterly preposterous that it is not even worthy of serious consideration. No one ever has found anywhere any stone tool or implement that would cut or chip the andesite, and no bronze ever made will make any impression upon it." Hyatt & Ruth Verrill —-America's Ancient Civilizations.
Eric Von Daniken, in his series of books beginning with Chariots of the Gods theorized that the Andean stone-works were build by Alien/Gods who visited the earth long ago, bringing civilization to primitive man. The scientific community simply snickered.
Whatever one thinks of his theories, he brought to the public an awareness of the many ancient monuments on earth that seem to defy rational explanation.
The Andean culture may be the oldest in the world. Royal runners and couriers linked the four corners of the empire by running short relays at top speed, moving messages and sometimes delicacies such as fresh fish for the emperor's table – as many as 250 miles a day. The main north south highway alone stretched 3500 miles. At Nazca just north of Lake Titicaca are clear markings that can be seen from space pointing to key ancient cities. The complexity and technology of these advanced civilization is not easy to explain. The Incas came much later and took advantage of the knowledge left by the ancients.
Lord Viracocha, the 'creator of all things resembles a gray who came from space The Nasca lines in Peru can be seen from space and point to key ancient cities on the west coast of South America such as Tiahuanaco, where sophisticated cities with huge blocks of stone weighing hundreds of tons were moved and carved. Some showed carvings of apparent space vehicles that were found along the Andes Mountains that seem to represent supply vehicles coming from space.
Many of the ancient leaders in Peru and Bolivia have exceptionally large heads, appear to be Caucasian and wore long robes that infer colonization from another planet or at the least a different species than the natives of South America. The exceptionally elongated crania on the ancient leaders known as Dolichocephaloids, suggest a far different past than the Indians of the Andes. Not only did they look different, they had advanced knowledge of astronomy, plant genetics biology and development, and construction techniques.
Some anthropologists suggest the elongated skulls were the result of the Peruvian Indian practice of head-binding. However, two mummies of babies less than a year old (analyzed in England) … belonged to the Aymaraes tribe had elongated skulls. Additionally, an unborn seven month old fetus enclosed in the womb of a mummy of a pregnant woman had an elongated skull! The possibility exists that these are a different species or alien life forms that came to Earth.
It goes unreported that tens of thousands of perfectly preserved mummies that have been recovered from Peru, Mexico, Bolivia and Chile, etc., are the remains of ethnic much taller European Caucasians with blond, red, auburn, dark brown and black hair The hair itself is, on average, 30% thinner than that of present-day Indians and is often "wavy" (a unique European trait). In terms of physical anthropology, the mummified people have the longer face dolichocephalic cranial index, whereas the Indian populations are classified as, predominantly Mongoloid. Some of extended skulls suggest visitors from space or at least a very unusual species.
The National Museum of the Archaeology in Lima, Peru has displays of ancient skulls that show evidence of brain surgery on beings with exceptionally large craniums. The museum claims the skulls are deformities, but these alleged deformities exist in an exclusive group of beings who were the leaders, pharaohs, kings, priests, and rulers all over the ancient world.
The Andean people claim these were the gods who came from outer space and became rulers and taught them advanced knowledge of medicine, biology, astronomy and advanced construction techniques. Archaeologists from Tiahuanaco have discovered an underground pyramid using ground-penetrating radar.
Professor Arthur Posnansky studied the area in the 1930's claims in his 50 year study "Tiahuanaco, is the cradle of American Man" that the site was occupied in 15,000 B.C. prior to Egypt and Samaria. He bases this on calculations of archeoastronomy and sculptures of prehistoric animals found at the site. The construction sites are littered with stones weighing hundreds of tons. Throughout the Andes are amazing towns that include pyramids, temples and fortifications. Around 8,000 BC much of Peru and Bolivia were at sea level and rose to height of over 12,500 feet.
Tiahuanaco (also called Tiwanaku) located near Lake Titicaca is a mystery because of its extreme age and its peculiar stone technology that may be older than Egyptian or Sumerian construction.
This stone technology plainly contradicts what official archaeology suggests about the general state of development of the ancient peoples of South-America. Conventional historians assign the age of buildings of Tiahuanaco at around 600 B.C., or even later believing that a pre-Inca civilization, without benefit of the wheel, modern tools or even a written language constructed these architectural marvels. The ancient city of Tiahuanaco, Bolivia contains a pyramid and strange architecture that was built with the clear understanding of astronomy and advanced construction techniques. Professor Arthur Posnansky studied the area in the 1930's before much of the early stones were carried off for building the Bolivian railway. Posnansky summed up his 50 year study in a four volume work entitled "Tiahuanaco, The cradle of American Man" first published in 1945. He explains his theories are based on his calculations of archeoastronomy claiming the site was occupied in 15,000 B.C. Paleontologists tell us that mankind was living in caves and hunting animals for food, while a sophisticated city according to Posnansky was being built by moving an cutting blocks weighting as much as 400 tons. Additionally, the extraordinary development of dozens of types of food suggests advanced genetics techniques or the plants were brought from other plants.
Miles-long geometric designs in the desert of Nazca, south of Lima, or a winged god in the north are evidence for Chamorro that past cultures not only mastered science and math, but had an inkling that space might hold more than the sun and moon.
The Nasca lines in Peru can be seen from space and point to key ancient cities on the west coast of South America such as Tiahuanaco, where sophisticated cities with huge blocks of stone weighing hundreds of tons were moved and carved. They showed carvings of apparent space vehicles that were found along the Andes Mountains that seem to represent supply vehicles coming from space.
Cahauchi Pyramid
Archeologists and anthropologists have studied the ancient Nazca culture and the complex to try to determine the purpose of the lines and figures. One theory is that the Nazca people created them to be seen by their gods in the sky. They can actually be seen from space and at least one Andes Mountain has been shaved off to allow for landings. Thousands of tons of earth and stone had to removed to create an apparent landing zone.
ported that tens of thousands of perfectly preserved mummies that have been recovered from Peru, Mexico, Bolivia and Chile, etc., are the remains of ethnic European Caucasoids with blond, red, auburn, chestnut-brown, dark brown and black hair The hair itself is, on average, 30% thinner than that of present-day Indians and is often described as "wavy" (a unique European trait). In terms of physical anthropology, the mummified people have the longer face dolichocephalic cranial index, whereas the Indian populations are classified as, predominantly, Mongoloid physiology with the brachycephalic cranial index. The elaborately prepared mummies are of people of much taller stature than the average amongst the Indian populations and their blood groups are those of ethnic Europeans. . Some of extended skulls suggest visitors from space or at least a very unusual species.
The National Museum of the Archaeology, Anthropology, and History in Lima, Peru has displays of ancient skulls that show evidence of brain surgery on beings with exceptionally large craniums. The museum claims the skulls are deformities, but these alleged deformities exist in an exclusive group of beings who were the leaders, pharaohs, kings, priests, and rulers all over the ancient world. The Andean people claim these were the gods who came from outer space and taught them advanced knowledge of medicine, biology, astronomy and advanced construction techniques.
Many of the ancient leaders in Peru and Bolivia had exceptionally large heads, and were able to withstand low temperatures and high altitude in the Andes. Professor Arthur Posnansky studied the area in the 1930's before much of the early stones were carried off for building a railway claims in his 50 year study "Tiahuanaco, The cradle of American Man" that the site was occupied in 15,000 B.C. prior to Egypt or Samaria. He bases this on calculations of archeoastronomy and sculptures of prehistoric animals found at the site. The construction sites are littered with stones weighing hundreds of tons. Throughout the Andes are amazing towns that include pyramids, temples and fortifications.
Peruvians Study UFOs
LIMA — The Herald of all the officers in all the armed forces of the world, perhaps none has a more unusual job than Peruvian air force Commander Julio Chamorro: to investigate — and perhaps prove — the existence of UFOs. As head of the Office to Investigate Aerial Phenomena, Chamorro directs a seven-member team in charge of studying what he calls "anomalies that could cause problems with aviation." Ostensibly, the office investigates planes that veer off course and hang gliders that steer too close to military bases, but that's not the crux of the work. Of the hundreds of calls received each month by the office, Chamorro says at least half are to report UFO sightings. And Chamorro believes many are credible. "There are several mysteries that we believe are highly important and which merit our full attention."
Chamorro said. "If we can arrive at definitive conclusions, our work will be highly beneficial to Peru and all of humanity. Just think about the technological advances if we can definitely prove the existence of spacecrafts." Chamorro estimates that 60 percent of Peru's population has seen an unexplainable event in the sky. Most of the calls he receives can be explained, but he says about a dozen each month are credible sightings with no easy explanation.
Example is the video taken in Chulucanas, Piura, at the end of 2001. Chamorro says it shows a huge ship sitting in the sky for nearly two hours. "The ship made no noise and did not move. You can see the shape, which includes even windows,"
Chamorro said. Chulucanas has a long history of UFO sightings, he added. Chamorro's office was officially organized seven years ago, but the Peruvian government's interest in UFOs goes back decades, and there is archaeological evidence that ancient cultures were also hooked on other-worldly phenomena.
Chilca also has its own tiny piece of ancient UFO history. In the town's museum, Rueda keeps a minuscule swath of Incan textile wrapped in brown paper for safekeeping. The textile depicts an oddly shaped nonhuman figure with antennas. Rueda says the figure is similar to the extraterrestrial being supposedly found in Roswell in 1947 and which forms the core of UFO attractions that put the town on the map. "This proves that we are not the first people to sight UFOs here. The ancient Peruvians who inhabited Chilca also had sights and possibly contact," he said.
Chamorro says sightings form part of Peru's culture, and even the government has gotten in the act on and off over the years. In 1955, Carlos Paz founded Peru's Institute for Inter-Planetary Relations to study UFOs. Paz is a mythical figure in the international UFO community and assumed the role of quasi-diplomat from Peru to civilizations beyond the solar system.
Black Budget Programs
Collective-evolution reports Edward Snowden; a former intelligence contractor has leaked documentation that proves the existence of clandestine black budget operations (programs that are extremely classified dealing with technology, information and more.) The United States has a history of government agencies existing in secret for years. The National Security Agency (NSA) was founded in 1952, its existence was hidden until the mid 1960's. Even more secretive is the National Reconnaissance Office, which was founded in 1960 but remained completely secret for 30 years.
We are talking about Special Access Programs (SAP). From these we have unacknowledged and waived SAPs. These programs do not exist publicly, but they do indeed exist. They are better known as 'deep black programs.' A 1997 US Senate report described them as "so sensitive that they are exempt from standard reporting requirements to the Congress."
The Washington Post revealed that the "black-budget" documents report a staggering 52.6 billion dollars that was set aside for operations in the fiscal year 2013. Although it's great to have this type of documentation in the public domain proving the existence of these black budget programs, the numbers seem to be too low according to statements made by some very prominent people. There is a lot of evidence to suggest that these programs are not using billions of dollars, but trillions of dollars that are unaccounted for. Here is a statement given by Canada's former Minister of National Defence, Paul Hellyer in 2008:
It is ironic that the U.S. would begin a devastating war, allegedly in search of weapons of mass destruction when the most worrisome developments in this field are occurring in your own backyard. It is ironic that the U.S. should be fighting monstrously expensive wars allegedly to bring democracy to those countries, when it itself can no longer claim to be called a democracy when trillions, and I mean thousands of billions of dollars have been spent on projects which both congress and the commander in chief no nothing about(2)
We are talking about large amounts of unaccounted-for money going into programs we know nothing about. There have been several congressional inquiries that have noted billions, and even trillions of dollars that have gone missing from the Federal Reserve System.
On July 16, 2001, in front of the house appropriations committee, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld stated:
The financial systems of the Dartment of Defense are so snarled up that we can't account for some $2.6 trillion in transactions that exist, if that's believable. We don't really hear about black budget programs, or about people who have actually looked into them. However, the topic was discussed in 2010 by Washington Post journalists Dana Priest and William Arkin. Their investigation lasted two years and concluded that America's classified world has: Become so large, so unwieldy and so secretive that no one knows how much money it costs, how many people it employees, how many programs exist within it or exactly how many agencies do the same work.
Another person was aviation journalist Bill Sweetman. Within the Pentagon, he estimated that 150 special access programs existed that weren't even acknowledged. These programs are not known about by the highest members of government and the highest ranking officials in the military. He determined that most of these programs were dominated by private contractors (Lockheed Martin, Boeing, etc.) and that he had no idea as to how these programs were funded.
These programs include advanced space ships craft like TR-3 Manta.
Dwight Eisenhower, former five stars U.S. general and President of the United States also warned us about secrecy and the acquisition of unwarranted influence within the "Department of Defense" with his farewell speech:
In the council of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence whether sought or unsought, by the military industrial complex. The potential disaster of the rise of misplaced power exists, and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes.
The only other president that blew the whistle on secrecy beyond the government was President John F. Kennedy referring to the military industrial complex:
It appears some of these black budget programs deal with UFOs. Documents from the NSA prove that UFOs and extraterrestrials are of high interest to the agency and over whelming evidence suggest that these black budget programs deal with matters beyond our world. Garry McKinnon has also shed light on this fact, as have thousands of previously classified documents and statements from high level government and military personnel.
Nessie Loch Ness Monster
An amateur photographer visiting Loch Ness has captured an incredible image that some have said is the most convincing Nessie picture ever! A whisky warehouse worker by trade, Ian Bremner visited the legendary site in Scotland to snap a few photos of the area's natural beauty. Similar to other Nessie 'sightings,' it was not until Bremner got home and looked closer at his photos that he spotted the incredible sight of three distinct humps emerging from the water. "When I saw it on my screen I said 'what the hell is that?,'" he marveled to the website The Scotsman.Normally a skeptic that the legendary creature exists, Bremner conceded, "I'm starting to think there is something out there." Indeed, the remarkable photo constitutes one of the best Nessie images ever taken. It provides a possible tantalizing glimpse of just what Nessie may be. Thanks to Website
UFO Sightings in the United States
Alabama Lights
Huntsville — I was taking pictures of the Harvest moon on September 16, 016, when an image started to appear around the moon. It was really bright and started moving. I started snapping pictures and saw many images of fast lights and moving objects that I could not explain.
I do not know what was captured in the photos, but I do feel they are unexplained and may be useful for research. Thanks to MUFON CMS
California Triangle
Hollister — A dark shaped craft follows an airliner, and appears similar to what I witnessed on September 10, 2016
At 9:43 pm in Clayton, it is seen descending and appears to enter into the earth. https://youtu.be/0wlBFeAGprU Thanks to MUFON CMS
Colorado Disc
Florence — I was at Pathfinder Park with my wife and daughter, and took a photo of the landscape/on September 16, 2016. I framed my shot and saw a black spot on the photo preview within a couple seconds. I immediately returned my attention to the sky to try to see what it was I captured. My wife, daughter and I scanned the sky but none of us could find anything. My iPhone camera captured something. I also checked the lens to see if there was anything on it and it was clear. I also had my attention focused to this point in the sky and I should have seen birds or bugs flying around. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Florida Rocket Explosion
Cape Canaveral — September 01st, 2016, @ 0907 HRS. (EDT)—The Space X second stage missile caught fire and exploded, just as a very peculiar object, captured on video, is seen to move through the launch area. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk revealed that the company has not ruled out an 'unknown object' as the cause of their recent rocket explosion.
At this writing, not much is known about the fast-moving object, but it appears to be very peculiar, and highly anomalous. A professional driver in Florida, who was carefully reviewing a CNN video in slow motion, and noticed the object streaking across the screen. The rocket's payload, an Israeli-built communications satellite for Facebook due to launch on Saturday, was also destroyed,
In addition, preliminary photo analysis, provided to us by Mr. Gene Weed, of video footage he witnessed appears to be a solid, dimensional object. Mr. Gene Weed claims the object is a solid rounded rectangular object, with dark energy bands under the object. Study it carefully, and you can see a solid object above the dark bands. The object was observed flying away to the right after the explosion, in later frames. The publisher missed it. Thanks to Peter Davenport Website SpaceX film.
Hawaii Light
Kapaa — I was home alone reading and had an urge to go out and take photos of the sky on July 24, 2016. Weeks earlier I had seen some strange red lights in the sky but I had no phone. This time, I decided to take my phone and be ready. I could not see anything really clearly as it flickered and zipped back and forth. I have a series of photos of trails, but one shot, it came out really well.
At the time I was unsure what I had seen and it was not until I went back inside and looked at the photos in the dark that something odd showed up.
I have always wanted to see a UFO and I actually am thrilled that the photo turned out. . Yesterday I was doing my everyday Kawaihau walk before dinner and the sunset was great. I took a bunch of photos and it seems I caught something again. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Missouri Orb
Jonesburg — Received a phone call from my father that a friend had spotted what they believed to be a UFO in the sky on September 19, 2016
That person had witnessed it being stationary for hours and we did at work as well. Thanks to MUFON CMS
O'Fallon – Similar object photographed on September 19, 2016.
New Jersey Disks
Cologne — I was driving west on Cologne Port Republic Road, near NAAFAC in Absecon NJ and stopped to take pictures of a rainbow in the clouds on June 27, 2016.
There were also unusual cloud formations. I was looking through photos yesterday and never noticed these two shiny objects in the lower left quadrant before.
I can't determine what they are or if they have any significance. If you have any opinions I would love to hear them. Thanks to MUFON CMS
New Mexico Orb
Espanola — I am an avid believer in ancient astronaut theory. On September 17, 2016,
I was reading Facebook posts about the strange light in the sky everyone in the area was talking about it. Fearful that I had missed my once in a lifetime opportunity to see a UFO. I ran outside and it was a stationary orb. I witnessed it change colors from blue to white to red to orange in disbelief. I called my husband at work and he told me it was real. Local news feed says it was a weather balloon that I could track. So I did but to my surprise the "path" recorded on the "weather balloon" was nowhere near northern New Mexico. Once again they are blaming a weather balloon but are we really going to buy that story again; let's believe in the obvious and the proof. Thanks to MUFON CMS
New York Lights
New York City — This is a tourist photo taken with a mobile phone. I do not have any explanation to justify the strange lights on the top of the picture on August 27, 2016, at 9:50 AM EDT
Note: The lights appear to be a reflection. At this time it is not known if the photo was taken indoors or outdoors. This question has been submitted to the witness. Any updates will be posted. Thanks to William Puckett, Director Website
South Carolina Light
Myrtle Beach — I was sleeping and something woke me up at 3:30 am on September 4. 2016.
I saw multi colors that I think it was a UFO. It came towards me, moved to the right, and then moved to the left, and backed up.
My hair was standing up on my neck, I was scared. I watched for over an hour, it was still there when I went back to sleep. Thanks to MUFON CMS
West Virginia Light
I was at Stonewall Resort, and three workers and I were heading to the top of the hill to get our machinery out for the morning job. It was pretty dark out and I looked up and noticed a bright light moving in the sky. I pointed it out asking what the heck it was, and one of our guys said it's an airplane. I disagreed, airplanes have different lights. It looked like a solid light moving in a straight direction, but shifting side to side as well. I grabbed my phone and zoomed in as close as I could to get an image. We went back to work since the sun was coming up and this wasn't my first UFO encounter. The single light was actually four lights, Thanks to MUFON CMS
Worldwide UFO Sightings
Brazil Orb
Sao Paulo – I was in a parking lot around 8 PM in Santo Andre and saw a clear beautiful full moon on September 17, 2016. So, before I entered my car, I decided to take a picture of the moon with my Nokia Lumia 1020 camera and adjusted ISO to 4000 and took two photos. In the first one, there was this object – not visible with the naked eye: huge, white, with a kind of different texture borderline, almost like a spiral. In the second picture it was simply not there.
Not sure what it was, but it really intrigued me. If anyone can, please, take a look and tell me if this is possible in a photo, I would really appreciate it. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Canada Sightings
Grand Forks, Alberta – My husband took a video of my sister climbing a tree on July 15, 2016. He recorded using a slow mode feature for comic reasons.
After watching the video afterward, a black disk could be clearly seen moving swiftly across the sky at lower right.
It's reasonable to conclude that in 'real time' this disk must have been moving extremely fast! Hence, the reason we did not see it while we were recording my sister. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Scarborough, Ontario — On September 2, 2016, on afternoon work break in our parking lot I witnessed a slow bright white flashing ufo close to my position at about one thousand feet altitude. I was shocked after watching for thirty seconds of its brightness. I started to film it at 3:13 pm and after a minute yelled for a co-worker to see it. He ran up beside me and he saw it and we watched it head east flashing on and off. After three minutes we both lost sight of it. In reviewing the pictures, I found four that captured the intended object out of over 20 pictures illustrating this white flashing light was star shape. Thanks once again for Filer's Files and I appreciate your time and interest into the matter. Thanks to Paul Shishis
France Three Orbs
Corbeil Essonne — I write this post to share one of my three UFO experiences in September 1996. When I was young in the 70s' my dad told me about all the sightings he was reading in the newspaper and he always tell me there is life up there. I was 30 years old and was living in Paris and drove to Corbeil Essonne. As we arrive at the entrance of town at 6:00 PM, we were stuck in heavy traffic. Suddenly right in front of us is a several hovering dim lights that are way too low to be a plane. The dim light on left side became the same size of the first one and the one on the right became the same size. The three lights stood still for ten seconds, and the two lights on both sides dim out and disappear. Than the middle light becomes bigger and extremely bright and all the houses around us become lit up. The light became very small and starts moving at incredible speed and disappears in the clouds. The local newspaper, "Le Parisian Essonne edition" asks witnesses to come to their gendarmerie office and to testify the sighting. I am a CGI guy so I made a simulation of the sighting Thanks to MUFON CMS
India Disc
Jamnagar — My friend and I went to Lakhota Lake in the middle of the city and we sat on bench to click some pictures on May 24, 2016. No one reviewed the pictures until today the 16th of September 2016, when I saw something tiny above my head in the picture that I posted on Instagram. It was something round with silver like surface while its bottom was darker and a bit thicker.
It had no wings on it and I was stunned. It seems to be an UFO as it was hovering unlike any aircraft. There are no helipads in the city. Its shape is more like a UFO shown on TV. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Ireland Flying Object
I took the film with my car CCTV camera during travel on November 15, 2015.
The film was not converted and this is a true copy. The object is seen in slow motion and will be seen well in close pictures from the film. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Norway Disc
Gaustadtoppen – On July 8, 2016, two pictures were taken in Norway this summer at a place called Gaustadtoppen. It looks like someone may have been throwing a stone and taken a picture, but the reporter said that he did not.
Note: The object in the photo appears disk shaped, but enlargement shows it is not a perfect disk. The object could be a bird or insect that was found in the background of the photo and was not seen. Thanks to William Puckett, Director Website
UK/England Lights
Hergest Ridge, Kington Rural — There was a sighting shown in Colorado on George Filer's Files web site today and the photo is included with these pictures. Attached are some of my pictures from a video of a similar object to that plus some of it when it was a diamond shape.
The diamond shape is not lens aperture as the diamond shapes do not occur central in the frame, they are at the top and in corners, which would not be possible if the shapes were not actually in these locations.
These were from March 2016, taken over the England and Wales border looking towards Hergest Ridge, which is a historic area.
Note: Only one image sent by the witness is included in this report. Some of the images sent by the witness look similar to the above photo taken in Silt, Colorado. The diamond shaped image is only included in this posting because the witness specifically references it in his report.
The witness is referring to the following sighting listed on George Filer's Files #38 Nationalufocenter.com:
UK/Scotland
Kirkcaldy — Between 1 am and/2 am I went outside to look at the moon which was unusually bright on September 8, 2016. I see two objects about 5″ apart from my perspective with star-like appearance. They are moving apart but with the same trajectory towards the moon. They are almost directly above me and zigzagging at 90 degrees every second, but keeping the same trajectory from my perspective zigzagging by 1/2 mm.
I watched them for a few minutes then I went indoors. I have seen satellites and these were not them. They were very far away and very bright which would mean they were extremely large for me to see them. I don't know if the moon was illuminating them. Thanks to MUFON CMS
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