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Special Butter Masala Dosa

2013-03-31T15:14:00.001+05:30

Special Butter Masala Dosa

A) Dosa Ingredients:

1. Raw Rice - 4 cups
2. Urad Dal - 1 1/2 cup
3. Channa Dal - 1/4 cup
4. Toor Dal - 1/4 cup
5. Frenugreek Seeds(Methi) - 2 tsp.
6. Phova(Beaten Rice) - 1 fistful
7. Sugar - 2 tsp
8. Salt - To taste
Method:
1. Soak ingredients 1 to 5 for at least 4 hrs.
2. Wash phova and grind along with soaked ingredients to a thick dosa batter, slightly thinner than Idli batter.
3. Allow to ferment at room temperature(30 Degree C) for 8-12 hrs.
4. Add sugar and salt to taste. Mix well and allow to stand for 15 mins.

B) Potato Bhaji Ingredients:

1. Potatoes - 250 Gms, boiled, peeled and smashed(Not mashed)
2. Onions - 250 Gms thinly sliced
3. Green Chillies - 2-4(Check whether too hot!) sliced
4. Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
5. Urad Dal - 1 Tsp
6. Curry Leaves - 1 sprig
7. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
8. Refined Vegetable oil - 2 tsp
9. Salt - To taste
Method:
1. Heat oil in a thick deep frying pan. Prepare seasoning with mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves and sliced green chillies. Add Turmeric powder and fry.
2. Add onion slices and fry till transparent. Add salt to taste and potato smash. Mix well and allow to settle for at least 15 mins off heat.

C) Red Chutney Ingredients:
1. Long red chillies - 10
2. Tamarind - cherry size ball
3. Roasted Channa Dal(Huri Kaadle/Putaani) - A Fistful
4. Onion - 1 medium chopped
5. Garlic - 4 flakes
6. Salt - To taste
7. Refined oil - QS

Method:
1. Roast dry long chillies on a hot tawa/griddle with little oil.
2. Grind the chillies along with other ingredients(Except oil) to a smooth thick paste using little water.

D) Coconut Chutney Ingredients:

1. Grated fresh/dessicated coconut - 1/2 medium sized/2 cups
2. Tamarind - Cherry size ball
3. Green Chillies - 2 (Check whether too hot!)
4. Salt - To taste
5. Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
6. Curry leaves - 4-5
7. Refined Vegetable oil - QS
8. Water - QS

Method:
1. Grind ingredients 1-3 with little water till smooth. Add salt to taste.
2. Season with mustard seeds and curry leaves using little oil. Allow to cool and add to the chutney.

Masala Dosa Ingredients:
1. Dosa Batter
2. Potato Bhaji
3. Red Chutney
4. Fresh unsalted Butter
5. Refined vegetable oil

Method:

1. Heat a non stck thick flat bottomed tawa/griddle on medium flame.
2. Sprinkle little water to check the heat.
3. Pour the dosa batter using a round cup like ladle and spread the batter thin and evenly.
4. Allow the dosa to turn dry on the top and reddish at the bottom.
5. Pour two tsp oil over the dosa.
6. Smear the dosa with 1 tsp or more red chutney, place a fistful of Potato bhaji and a knob of butter.
7. When the dosa is just crisp and dry, fold it into half moon fold and serve with coconut chutney and sambhar(Optional).

Enjoy!
source: http://www.mangalorean.com/recipes/recipearticle.php?articleid=1094

Tasty Cheese Chilly Garlic Naan:

2012-05-03T16:52:00.003+05:30

Tasty Cheese Chilly Garlic Naan:

Ingredients:

2 cup Plain flour
1½ tsp Sugar
1½ tsp fresh Yeast
2/3 cup Warm water
1½ tbsp Ghee melted
1½ tbsp Cheese
½ tsp Salt
2 tbsp Garlic
2 tbsp chilly sauce
Method:

1.Mix the sugar and yeast with the warm water in a bowl, mix thoroughly and keep aside for 20-25 minute until the mixture is frothy.
2.Prepare smooth dough by mixing the flour, ghee, salt and the yeast mixture, cover the dough and set aside until doubled in size.
3.When done, knead the dough for further 2 minutes.
4.Make small balls of the in hand, pat them like tortillas/naan.
5.Spread the garlic and chilli sauce thinly over one side.
6.Place the dough rounds on a greased sheet of foil and grill under a very hot preheated grill (broiler) for 10 minutes.
7.Turn twice the dough and brushing with the melted ghee.

HARA BHARA KABAB -

2012-05-03T16:47:00.002+05:30

HARA BHARA KABAB -
Hara bhara kebab gets its name and green colour from the healthy spinach in it.
Preparation Time : 25-30 minutes
Cooking Time : 5-10 minutes
Servings : 4

INGREDIENTS

Spinach

10 leaves

Green peas, shelled and boiled and mashed

3/4 cup

Potatoes, boiled ,peeled and grated

3-4 medium

Green chillies, chopped

Ginger, chopped

2 inch piece

Fresh coriander leaves, chopped

2 tablespoons

Chaat masala

1 teaspoon

Salt

to taste

Cornflour/ corn starch

2 tablespoons

Oil

for deep-frying

METHOD
Blanch spinach leaves in two cups of boiling salted water for five minutes. Drain, refresh in cold water and squeeze out excess water. Finely chop. Mix spinach, peas and potatoes. Add green chillies, ginger, coriander leaves, chaat masala and salt to taste. Add cornflour for binding. Divide the mixture into twenty-four equal portions. Shape each portion into a ball and then press it between your palms to give it a flat tikki shape. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai. Deep-fry the tikkis on medium heat for three to four minutes. Drain onto an absorbent paper. Serve hot with a sauce of your choice.

Recipe Tip :
You may also shallow-fry the Hara Bhara Kabab on a griddle plate or a tawa. It is recommended that you do not use colour in this recipe. If you feel you may increase the quantity of spinach leaves to give a dark green colour. In that case add a little more cornstarch for binding.

Crispy cheesy balls

2012-05-03T16:43:00.003+05:30

Crispy cheesy balls
Serving : 4
Ingredients for Vegetable Cheese Balls Recipes

Bread slices - 8 nos
Cheese cubes - 4 nos
Onion(medium) - 1 no
(finely chopped)
Green chillies - 3 nos
Coriander leaves - A few sprigs
Grated carrot - 2 tbsp
Kasoori methi - 1 tsp (optional)
Maida - 2 tbsp
Bread crumbs or Sooji/Rawa - 2 tbsp
Oil for deep frying
Salt - As reqd

Preparation Method of Vegetable Cheese Balls Recipe
1)Remove the sides of the bread slices.

2)Take a bowl of water and dip the bread slice one by one in it and remove immediately squeezing out water in your fist. Keep aside.

3)In a bowl, take soaked bread, onions, cheese, green chillies, finely chopped coriander leaves, carrot, kasoori methi and salt.

4)Mix well and form small balls.

5)Take maida in a bowl and add about 4 - 5 tbsp of water and make a smooth thick paste.

6)Heat oil in a pan.

7)Dip the cheese ball in the maida batter and roll over sooji or bread crumbs.

8)Put it in hot oil and deep fry until golden flame on high flame.

:- Serve hot with ketchup.

Green Garlic Chutney ( Mumbai Roadside Recipes)

2011-12-24T14:10:00.000+05:30

Green Garlic Chutney ( Mumbai Roadside Recipes)

Preparation Time: 5 mins
Makes 1 cup

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups chopped coriander (dhania)
1 1/2 tbsp sour curds (khatta dahi)
1 1/2 tbsp roasted chana dal (daria)
4 small green chillies , roughly chopped
1 tsp chopped ginger (adrak)
1 1/2 tsp chopped garlic (lehsun)
1 tbsp chopped spinach (palak)
salt to taste

Method

Combine all the ingredients, add 2 tbsp of water and blend in a mixer till smooth.
Transfer to a bowl, add 1/2 cup of water and mix well. Use as required or store in an air-tight container in a deep-freezer.

Chilli Garlic Chutney

2011-12-24T14:05:00.000+05:30

Chilli Garlic Chutney

Ingredients

10 red chillies
10 to 12 cloves garlic (lehsun)
salt to taste

Method
Grind the chillies and garlic with 1/2 teacup of water.

Red Garlic Chutney ( Idlis and Dosas)

2011-12-24T12:20:00.000+05:30

Red Garlic Chutney ( Idlis and Dosas)

Ingredients

1 cup grated coconut
6 to 7 cloves garlic , crushed
3 small whole dry Kashmiri red chillies , broken into pieces
1 tsp tamarind (imli) pulp
1 tsp oil
salt to taste

Method

Heat the oil in a pan, add the garlic and red chillies and sauté for ½ minute.
Add the coconut and sauté for another minute.
Cool and grind to a coarse paste with the tamarind pulp and salt using a little water.
Refrigerate till use.

Flour Tortillas

2011-12-08T21:25:00.000+05:30

    4 cups white or whole wheat flour or half each
    1-1/2 teaspoons salt
    1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder (optional)
    1/3 cup shortening
    1 to 1-1/4 cups water
    Waxed paper
    oil (optional)

In a large bowl combine the flour, salt and baking powder. I prefer to use the baking powder because it makes the tortillas lighter, even if you roll them a little thick. The baking powder is not an authentic addition though, rather it is a southern mutation. Next cut in the shortening with a fork. When the flour is crumbly, add the water. Stir the dough with your fork until it makes a cohesive ball of dough. You may need to add an extra small spoonful of water if the dough is too dry. Be careful not to add too much though. When the dough forms a ball, knead it about 20 times. Then let it rest in the bowl for about 10 minutes. After it has rested, form it into 10 or 12 equal balls. Roll each ball in a little flour, to coat the outside of it evenly. Place a ball of dough on a sheet of waxed paper, or a clean, well floured surface. Roll the dough out into a a 6 or 7-inch circle. Try to get it as thin as you can. Loosen the tortilla from the rolling surface. Flop it onto a dry, hot skillet. Cook about 30 seconds, until the under side is dry, with a few brown spots. Flip it and cook the other side the same way. Transfer the cooked tortilla to a plate, and cook the next one. This goes pretty fast after you get the hang of it. You can roll out all of the tortillas first, in one stage, and then cook them all in the second stage. After you practice it some, the whole procedure takes less than 20 minutes, and the tortillas are sooo good. Use them the same way you would store-bought tortillas: burritos, soft tacos, etc.

The first few times you make these, you will need 30 to 40 minutes for the whole procedure. It takes time and practice to get the hang of rolling them out quickly and into a roughly circular shape. Please persevere. This recipe will save you $1 to $1.50 every time you make them. Also, if you don’t have access to the store, you can still have lovely Mexican dishes all the same.

Homemade tortillas are not as flexible as store-bought tortillas. To make them more flexible, place them in a plastic bag while still warm, and let them cool right there in the bag. The steam will make them more pliable, and easier to roll up into fancy burrito shapes. This recipe makes about a dozen tortillas.

Making your own homemade breads is pretty easy… here’s another simple one. This is an old southern recipe for hoe cakes.

Source:http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/flourtortillas.htm

Tamarind Chutney

2011-10-27T18:41:00.000+05:30

Ingredients:
1 Cup Deseeded Khajur (Dates)
1/4 Cup Deseeded Tamarind (Imli)
1/4 Cup Grated Jaggery (Gur)
2 Teaspoon of Sanchal (Black Salt)
2 Teaspoon of Red chilly powder
2 Teaspoon of Chaat Masala powder
1 Badyan / Star Anise (Optional)

Method:
1. Soak the deseeded Tamarind for 2 hours. Then sequeeze the tamarind and remove the pulp.
2. Mix deseeded dates and jaggery, pressure cook them for 3 whistles. Once its cool add tamarind pulp to the date and jaggery mixture and grind it with a blender till it makes a smooth paste. Strain the mixture.
3. Take a saucepan, pour the chutney and put it on a low flame. Add badyan (its a herb and falls in cloves family and looks like a star, I use this seed as it gives really good aroma to the food), then add black salt, salt, chat masala, red chilly powder and let the chutney simmer for 10 mintues.
4. Let it cool and remove the badyan from the chutney if you are using it. Transfer the chutney in a large Jar and refrigerate it.

Note: Be careful while adding salt as we are also using black salt

Chilly Garlic Chutney

2011-10-27T18:39:00.003+05:30

Ingredients:
1 Cup of Peeled Garlic flakes
4 Tablesppons of dry Red Chilly flakes / Red Chilly Powder (depends on the how much spicy you prefer)
Juice of 1 Lemon
Salt to taste

Method:

Dry roast the red chilly flakes. Mix all the ingredients and add little water if required and grind it to a smooth paste. Store the chutney in refrigerator and add little water before you want to use the chutney.

Note: You can store this chutney for almost 1-2 Months

Coriander - Coconut Chutney

2011-10-27T18:37:00.000+05:30

Coriander - Coconut Chutney

A simple chutney, easy to make and work as great accompaniment with Idlis, Dosas and Wadas.

Ingredients:
1/2 Fresh Coconut
1 Cup Coriander
4 - 5 Green Chillies
1 Teaspoon Roasted Jeera powder
1 Teaspoon of sugar
1 Teaspoon of Mustard seeds
2 Teaspoon of Oil
Water if required

Method:
1. Wash and clean corianders. Take all the ingredients, except oil and mustard seeds and blend it together. Add water if required.
2. Remove the chutney in a bowl. Now heat oil and add mustard seeds. Once the seeds starts spluttering add to the cutney and mix well.
You can store this chutney for 3 days

Green Chutney

2011-10-27T18:31:00.005+05:30

Green Chutney

Green Chutney is a household accompaniment in India. It is served with everyday meal, used as spreads, served with snacks and is used in chaats. This chutney can be stored in refrigerator for 3 weeks time.

Ingredients:
2 Cups of Chopped Coriander
1 Cup of Chopped Mint leaves(Optional)
1 Tablespoon of roasted Jeera (Cumin Seeds) Powder
6 Green Chillies
2 teaspoon of sugar
Juice of 1 Lemon
Salt to taste.

Method:
Mix all the ingredients and blend it to a smooth paste by adding water if required. Your Green chutney is ready, Store it in a jar and refrigerate it and use as required.

Vada Pav

2011-10-27T18:26:00.000+05:30

Vada Pav

Ingredients:
For Vadas
3 Boiled Potatoes
1 Tablespoon of Ginger-garlic paste
3-4 Curry leaves
1 Teaspoon of Mustard seeds
1 Teaspoon of Urad dal
3-4 Green chillies finely chopped
1 Teaspoon of Turmeric powder
1/2 Cup of chopped Corianders
Juice of 1/2 Lime
Salt to taste
Oil for frying

For Besan Batter
1/2 Cup of Besan (Bengal Gram Flour)
1 Teaspoon of Red Chilly powder
1 Teaspoon of Turmeric powder
1 Teaspoon of Coriander-Cumin seed powder
1/2 Teaspoon of Soda-bi-carbonate
Salt to taste
Water
5-6 Pav (Bun Bread)
2 Tablespoon of Butter
2 Tablespoon of Green Chutney
2 Tablespoon of Tamarind Chutney
2 Tablespoon of Chilli Garlic Chutney
2-3 Fried green Chillies

Method:
1. For Vadas, mash the potatoes, now take a deep vessel, heat the vessel with oil. Add mustard seeds and urad dal, once the seeds starts spluttering; add curry leaves, chopped green chillies and ginger garlic paste and look for 1 minute on a low flame.
2. Add mash potatoes, salt, Coriander, Lime juice and turmeric powder and mix properly. Cook for few minutes on a low flame.
3. Let the potatoe mixture cool down, once cool make small patty balls.

4. Make a batter, add all the ingredients to make a thick batter.
5. Take a deep kadhai and heat oil. Deep the potato vada (patty) in the besan batter and coat properly with the batter. Deep fry the vadas and keep it on a tissue paper to absorb the excess oil.

6. Take the pav (bun breads), make a slit in between. Spread butter, Tamarind chutney, chilli garlic chutney and green chutney on one side of the bread. Stuff the vadas in between and serve the hot lip smacking Vada Pav with
fried green chillies and Tomato ketchup

Peanut chutney stuffed baby brinjals

2011-10-27T17:43:00.000+05:30

Peanut chutney stuffed baby brinjals

Ingredients:
8 - small brinjals (golf-ball size)
2 - handfuls peanuts (without the skin)
1 cup - dessicated coconut
2 - green chillies
1/2 tbsp - pepper corns
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp - turmeric powder
2 - chopped large onion
1/4-1/2 cup - curry leaves
Cooking oil
2 - ripe medium tomatoes, chopped
1/4 tsp - cumin powder
1 tbsp - coriander powder
1 tsp - sugar

Method

Run a knife into the bulb of each brinjal 3/4th way in towards the stem (not fully), the repeat perpendicular to this cut (cross cut). Repeat for all brinjals & place in a bowl of water with a pinch of turmeric powder & 1/2 tsp salt added to it.
Lightly roast peanuts, coconut & 1/2 the finely chopped onion and put these along with the chillies, cumin pwd, pepper corns, turmeric pwd, sugar, coriander pwd & 1/2 tsp salt.
Coarsely grind (not a very smooth paste), pulsating only, till almost evenly coarse. Taste & add more salt if required.
Heat 4 tbsp oil in a non-stick kadai/ sauce pan, fry tomatoes till soft & then add this masala/ mixture & fry well for 5-6 minutes. Remove half of this mixture & stiff the brinjals with it.
In the pan with the remaining masala, add 1/2 cup (or 1-2 cups if you want more gravy) water, stir well & place the brinjals in it (stem above the gravy, bulbs immersed well into the gravy) & simmer covered for 5 minutes or till brinjals are cooked.
Serve with piping hot rotis/naan

Installing Windows XP using USB Flash drive

2011-10-24T21:44:00.001+05:30

Installing Windows XP using USB Flash drive

Solution

To Install Windows Xp OS from a USB Flash drive please follow these steps below carefully...
STEPS:-

1. http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=197/%3C/pre%3E

CLICK ON PRIMARY DOWNLOAD SITE & DOWNLOAD USB DRIVE BOOTABLE TOOL

2. AFTER THAT ON THE ABOVE OF THIS PAGE CLICK ON [http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=196/

CLICK ON PRIMARY DOWNLOAD SITE

3. COPY XP FILES ON PEN DRIVE WITH FOLDER NAME(WINXP)
4. BOOT FROM USB
5. AFTER COMPLETE BOOTING U WILL SEE THE PROMP C:/>
6. C:/>SMARTDRV
7. CD WINXP
8. C:/WINXP>CD I386
9. C:/WINXP/I386>WINNT
10 NOW UR COMP START SOME FILES AFTER COMPLETING THIS UR COMP WILL RESTART
11. DON’T REMOVE UR PEN DRIVE BUT SELECT OPTION BOOT FROM HARD DISK
12. DONT FORMAT THE C: AND CONTINUE UR INSTALLATION AS A BOOTABLE CD

How to hack email accounts passwords?

2011-10-24T18:19:00.000+05:30

5 ways to Hack email accounts

Phishing:
This is the most easiest way to hack an email account password Phishing is a way of saying keylogger but in an other meaning.Let’s say you want to create a hotmail phishing page.The page should look
exactly like the real one.
How does it work:

You can download/make a replica of the website you want to phish.And save is as HTML.When you’re done with that,you have to find a way
to upload the HTML.Best way is a Website.Like Piczo/Blogspot.When thats done the user types his/hers username and password.And automatically
it will be sent to you by mail.And there you have it,that’s Phishing.

For more information on see post How to create fake login page for any site

Brute Forcing
Brute Forcing is like guessing the password but instead you make/download a password list[a long txt file containing words that might be
the password] ad the Brute Forcer tries them all
Download your Msn Brute Forcer Here:
[may find a trojan inside but that's normal]

Download Password Lists here:

Keyloggers
With keylogger you can easily hack an email account.Keyloggers is like phishing but is more simple.Its a simple .exe executable.When someone clicks it,the Keylogger auto downloads.And you’ll
have ,on your computer,you start it,and put in the ip of the destination,and every hour you’ll receive keys pressed on his computer
thats an easy way to find out msn passwords
I have a post to Hack any account using aradamax keylogger you can see it in my new KEylogger to hack password:aradamax keylogger

Fake Msn
Fake msn is just a replica of Msn Messenger.Let some of your friends come over.And open up the fake msn.Let them type in ther
msn hotmail,and their password.Then they will get a troubleshoot , and their username/password will be saved in a .txt file in C:\

Download here

Guessing The Secret Question

If you know your friends,this will be an easy task.Go to http://www.hotmail.com and click forgot password,then put in the email address
and then the CATCHA code,reply on the secret question,but beware because you have like 3 tries only.

Warning:This post "How to Hack email accounts" is is truly for educational purposes

How to change from google.xx to google.com?

2011-10-24T17:30:00.000+05:30

When I type www.google.com to use Google to perform a search, it automatically changes to www.google.es. This happened to me in other computers so I know that if I click "google.com in English" it goes to www.google.com. But with my laptop it immediately goes back to www.google.es and if I perform a search, it gives the results in Spanish first. Searching for pictures or news is even more painful. Could anybody tell me how to change the settings so I can use www.google.com instead of www.google.es?

Solution

I did the following with Firefox and worked from three different countries:

1- Set Firefox's Home Page to http://74.125.127.100/

For example, Tools --- > Options --- > in the Home Page blank paste (http://74.125.127.100/)

2- In the top right corner of Firefox where the different search engines bar,
- Click on the little down arrow, then choose Manage Search Engines.
- It will open up for you a new window.
- At the bottom of this window, click on "Get more search engines".
It will open for you a add-ons page, write in the search box "Google" to narrow the adds-on.
- Then scroll down to an add-on called "English language-specific Google search".
- Click on Download now and your are done!

Kansar- A Gujarati Sweet dish

2011-10-24T13:47:00.001+05:30

Kansar- A Gujarati Sweet dish

This is my family’s favourite sweet dish and is always in demand when there is a family get together. We make this very often during Diwali and other festivities. Hope you enjoy this recipe.

Gujarati Kansar

Ingredients:

200 gms Thick wheat flour – wheat rava

60 gms Jaggery

50 gms to 70gms water

50 gms ghee

1/2 tsp Cardamom powder

50 gms sugar powder

Method:

Add and mix 25 gms ghee into thick flour. Add jaggery in water and heat it on the gas. Once the jaggery starts dissolving in the water, add the above given thick flour to it. Stir and mix it properly. Reduce the gas flame, and cover the pan. Keep stirring every now and then. When water completely disappears and colour of flour changes, shut the gas and remove the mixture from the gas. This is called Kansar. Remove it in a serving plate or pan.

To serve, form a heap of the Kansar on a dish. Add ghee and sugar powder to this. Mix it well. Sprinkle cardamom powder on the heap evenly.

It is one of the yummiest sweet dishes of this cuisine and makes for an exotic mouth watering experience.

This is my family’s favourite sweet dish and is always in demand when there is a family get together. We make this sweet dish very often during Diwali and other festivities. Unlike other deserts that are eaten after meals, this one is a part of the wholesome Gujarati thaali served.

Hope you enjoy this recipe.

Gujarati Kansar

Ingredients:

200 gms Thick wheat flour – wheat rava
60 gms Jaggery
50 gms to 70gms water
50 gms ghee
1/2 tsp Cardamom powder
50 gms sugar powder

Method:

To serve, form a heap of the Kansar on a dish. Add ghee and sugar powder to this. Mix it well. Sprinkle cardamom powder on the heap evenly.

It is one of the yummiest sweet dishes of this cuisine and makes for an exotic mouth watering experience.

HINDUSTAN GROUPS

2011-01-17T11:42:00.005+05:30

Add A Folder Background Image (Windows XP)

2009-11-24T23:27:00.002+05:30

Add A Folder Background Image (Windows XP)

We have beautiful wallpapers for our desktops. And you become happy to see it. But,e ver wanted to beautify your folders from inside? Well, here’s a guide to do that. I shall explain two methods to Add A Folder Background Image in Windows XP.

Method 1:

* Just download and install Windowpaper XP v2.0 Beta 2
http://download-free.programas-gratis.net/php/download.php?id_programa=1404&software-WindowPaper-XP-2.0-Beta-2
* Run the application.
* It is highly custamizable appz you can set image,Change folder Icon,Text colour.

That’s it!!! Simple way to set the image.

Method 2:

Click Start–>Run
Type cmd and hit enter.
Suppose you wish to set background for a folder “KaranGoel” in E:\ Drive
Type the following in command prompt

attrib +s E:\KaranGoel

Hit Enter
Close the command prompt.

Now open Notepad and paste following code:

[ExtShellFolderViews]
{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC} = {BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}

[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]
Attributes=1
IconArea_Image=Your Wallpaper Path
IconArea_Text=0×000000

Now change “Your Wallpaper Path” to the exact path of the wallpaper which you wish to set as background. Suppose the wallpaper is stored in “F:\Wallpaper\KG.jpg”, then the code will be as following:

[ExtShellFolderViews]
{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC} = {BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}

[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]
Attributes=1
IconArea_Image=F:\Wallpaper\Dw.jpg
IconArea_Text=0×000000

NOTE: If you copy the wallpaper in the same folder which you are editing, then you can simply put the wallpaper name in the file. e.g. if you copy the “KG.jpg” file in “KaranGoel” folder, then the code will be as following:

[ExtShellFolderViews]
{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC} = {BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}

[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]
Attributes=1
IconArea_Image=Dw.jpg
IconArea_Text=0×000000

“IconArea_Text” stands for the text color, you can change it to white, yellow, blue, black or any other color. Just replace the code in “IconArea_Text” section. A few most used color codes are:

Black – 0×000000
White – 0xFFFFFF
Green – 0×00FF00
Blue – 0xFF0000
Red – 0×0000FF

Now save the file with name “Desktop.ini” (including quotes) and copy the file in the desired folder which is “KaranGoel” in our example. Re-open the folder. Now it should show the wallpaper as background.

2009-02-01T16:36:00.005+05:30

Windows shortcuts
________________________________________
Run Commands:

compmgmt.msc - Computer management
devmgmt.msc - Device manager
diskmgmt.msc - Disk management
dfrg.msc - Disk defrag
eventvwr.msc - Event viewer
fsmgmt.msc - Shared folders
gpedit.msc - Group policies
lusrmgr.msc - Local users and groups
perfmon.msc - Performance monitor
rsop.msc - Resultant set of policies
secpol.msc - Local security settings
services.msc - Various Services
msconfig - System Configuration Utility
regedit - Registry Editor
msinfo32 _ System Information
sysedit _ System Edit
win.ini _ windows loading information(also system.ini)
winver _ Shows current version of windows
mailto: _ Opens default email client
command _ Opens command prompt

Run Commands to access the control panel:

Add/Remove Programs control appwiz.cpl
Date/Time Properties control timedate.cpl
Display Properties control desk.cpl
FindFast control findfast.cpl
Fonts Folder control fonts Internet Properties control inetcpl.cpl
Keyboard Properties control main.cpl keyboard
Mouse Properties control main.cpl
Multimedia Properties control mmsys.cpl
Network Properties control netcpl.cpl
Password Properties control password.cpl
Printers Folder control printers
Sound Properties control mmsys.cpl sounds
System Properties control sysdm.cpl

Command Prompt:

ANSI.SYS Defines functions that change display graphics, control cursor movement, and reassign keys.
APPEND Causes MS-DOS to look in other directories when editing a file or running a command.
ARP Displays, adds, and removes arp information from network devices.
ASSIGN Assign a drive letter to an alternate letter.
ASSOC View the file associations.
AT Schedule a time to execute commands or programs.
ATMADM Lists connections and addresses seen by Windows ATM call manager.
ATTRIB Display and change file attributes.
BATCH Recovery console command that executes a series of commands in a file.
BOOTCFG Recovery console command that allows a user to view, modify, and rebuild the boot.ini
BREAK Enable / disable CTRL + C feature.
CACLS View and modify file ACL's.
CALL Calls a batch file from another batch file.
CD Changes directories.
CHCP Supplement the International keyboard and character set information.
CHDIR Changes directories.
CHKDSK Check the hard disk drive running FAT for errors.
CHKNTFS Check the hard disk drive running NTFS for errors.
CHOICE Specify a listing of multiple options within a batch file.
CLS Clears the screen.
CMD Opens the command interpreter.
COLOR Easily change the foreground and background color of the MS-DOS window.
COMP Compares files.
COMPACT Compresses and uncompress files.
CONTROL Open control panel icons from the MS-DOS prompt.
CONVERT Convert FAT to NTFS.
COPY Copy one or more files to an alternate location.
CTTY Change the computers input/output devices.
DATE View or change the systems date.
DEBUG Debug utility to create assembly programs to modify hardware settings.
DEFRAG Re-arrange the hard disk drive to help with loading programs.
DEL Deletes one or more files.
DELETE Recovery console command that deletes a file.
DELTREE Deletes one or more files and/or directories.
DIR List the contents of one or more directory.
DISABLE Recovery console command that disables Windows system services or drivers.
DISKCOMP Compare a disk with another disk.
DISKCOPY Copy the contents of one disk and place them on another disk.
DOSKEY Command to view and execute commands that have been run in the past.
DOSSHELL A GUI to help with early MS-DOS users.
DRIVPARM Enables overwrite of original device drivers.
ECHO Displays messages and enables and disables echo.
EDIT View and edit files.
EDLIN View and edit files.
EMM386 Load extended Memory Manager.
ENABLE Recovery console command to enable a disable service or driver.
ENDLOCAL Stops the localization of the environment changes enabled by the setlocal command.
ERASE Erase files from computer.
EXIT Exit from the command interpreter.
EXPAND Expand a M*cros*ft Windows file back to it's original format.
EXTRACT Extract files from the M*cros*ft Windows cabinets.
FASTHELP Displays a listing of MS-DOS commands and information about them.
FC Compare files.
FDISK Utility used to create partitions on the hard disk drive.
FIND Search for text within a file.
FINDSTR Searches for a string of text within a file.
FIXBOOT Writes a new boot sector.
FIXMBR Writes a new boot record to a disk drive.
FOR Boolean used in batch files.
FORMAT Command to erase and prepare a disk drive.
FTP Command to connect and operate on a FTP server.
FTYPE Displays or modifies file types used in file extension associations.
GOTO Moves a batch file to a specific label or location.
GRAFTABL Show extended characters in graphics mode.
HELP Display a listing of commands and brief explanation.
IF Allows for batch files to perform conditional processing.
IFSHLP.SYS 32-bit file manager.
IPCONFIG Network command to view network adapter settings and assigned values.
KEYB Change layout of keyboard.
LABEL Change the label of a disk drive.
LH Load a device driver in to high memory.
LISTSVC Recovery console command that displays the services and drivers.
LOADFIX Load a program above the first 64k.
LOADHIGH Load a device driver in to high memory.
LOCK Lock the hard disk drive.
LOGON Recovery console command to list installations and enable administrator login.
MAP Displays the device name of a drive.
MD Command to create a new directory.
MEM Display memory on system.
MKDIR Command to create a new directory.
MODE Modify the port or display settings.
MORE Display one page at a time.
MOVE Move one or more files from one directory to another directory.
MSAV Early M*cros*ft Virus scanner.
MSD Diagnostics utility.
MSCDEX Utility used to load and provide access to the CD-ROM.
NBTSTAT Displays protocol statistics and current TCP/IP connections using NBT
NET Update, fix, or view the network or network settings
NETSH Configure dynamic and static network information from MS-DOS.
NETSTAT Display the TCP/IP network protocol statistics and information.
NLSFUNC Load country specific information.
NSLOOKUP Look up an IP address of a domain or host on a network.
PATH View and modify the computers path location.
PATHPING View and locate locations of network latency.
PAUSE Command used in batch files to stop the processing of a command.
PING Test / send information to another network computer or network device.
POPD Changes to the directory or network path stored by the pushd command.
POWER Conserve power with computer portables.
PRINT Prints data to a printer port.
PROMPT View and change the MS-DOS prompt.
PUSHD Stores a directory or network path in memory so it can be returned to at any time.
QBASIC Open the QBasic.
RD Removes an empty directory.
REN Renames a file or directory.
RENAME Renames a file or directory.
RMDIR Removes an empty directory.
ROUTE View and configure windows network route tables.
RUNAS Enables a user to execute a program on another computer.
SCANDISK Run the scandisk utility.
SCANREG Scan registry and recover registry from errors.
SET Change one variable or string to another.
SETLOCAL Enables local environments to be changed without affecting anything else.
SETVER Change MS-DOS version to trick older MS-DOS programs.
SHARE Installs support for file sharing and locking capabilities.
SHIFT Changes the position of replaceable parameters in a batch program.
SHUTDOWN Shutdown the computer from the MS-DOS prompt.
SMARTDRV Create a disk cache in conventional memory or extended memory.
SORT Sorts the input and displays the output to the screen.
START Start a separate window in Windows from the MS-DOS prompt.
SUBST Substitute a folder on your computer for another drive letter.
SWITCHES Remove add functions from MS-DOS.
SYS Transfer system files to disk drive.
TELNET Telnet to another computer / device from the prompt.
TIME View or modify the system time.
TITLE Change the title of their MS-DOS window.
TRACERT Visually view a network packets route across a network.
TREE View a visual tree of the hard disk drive.
TYPE Display the contents of a file.
UNDELETE Undelete a file that has been deleted.
UNFORMAT Unformat a hard disk drive.
UNLOCK Unlock a disk drive.
VER Display the version information.
VERIFY Enables or disables the feature to determine if files have been written properly.
VOL Displays the volume information about the designated drive.
XCOPY Copy multiple files, directories, and/or drives from one location to another.
TRUENAME When placed before a file, will display the whole directory in which it exists
TASKKILL It allows you to kill those unneeded or locked up applications

Windows XP Shortcuts:

ALT+- (ALT+hyphen) Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu
ALT+ENTER View properties for the selected item
ALT+ESC Cycle through items in the order they were opened
ALT+F4 Close the active item, or quit the active program
ALT+SPACEBAR Display the System menu for the active window
ALT+TAB Switch between open items
ALT+Underlined letter Display the corresponding menu
BACKSPACE View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer
CTRL+A Select all
CTRL+B Bold
CTRL+C Copy
CTRL+I Italics
CTRL+O Open an item
CTRL+U Underline
CTRL+V Paste
CTRL+X Cut
CTRL+Z Undo
CTRL+F4 Close the active document
CTRL while dragging Copy selected item
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging Create shortcut to selected iteM
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word
CTRL+LEFT ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word
CTRL+DOWN ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph
CTRL+UP ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph
SHIFT+DELETE Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin
ESC Cancel the current task
F1 Displays Help
F2 Rename selected item
F3 Search for a file or folder
F4 Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
F5 Refresh the active window
F6 Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop
F10 Activate the menu bar in the active program
SHIFT+F10 Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
CTRL+ESC Display the Start menu
SHIFT+CTRL+ESC Launches Task Manager
SHIFT when you insert a CD Prevent the CD from automatically playing
WIN Display or hide the Start menu
WIN+BREAK Display the System Properties dialog box
WIN+D Minimizes all Windows and shows the Desktop
WIN+E Open Windows Explorer
WIN+F Search for a file or folder
WIN+F+CTRL Search for computers
WIN+L Locks the desktop
WIN+M Minimize or restore all windows
WIN+R Open the Run dialog box
WIN+TAB Switch between open items

Windows Explorer Shortcuts:
ALT+SPACEBAR - Display the current window’s system menu
SHIFT+F10 - Display the item's context menu
CTRL+ESC - Display the Start menu
ALT+TAB - Switch to the window you last used
ALT+F4 - Close the current window or quit
CTRL+A - Select all items
CTRL+X - Cut selected item(s)
CTRL+C - Copy selected item(s)
CTRL+V - Paste item(s)
CTRL+Z - Undo last action
CTRL+(+) - Automatically resize the columns in the right hand pane
TAB - Move forward through options
ALT+RIGHT ARROW - Move forward to a previous view
ALT+LEFT ARROW - Move backward to a previous view
SHIFT+DELETE - Delete an item immediately
BACKSPACE - View the folder one level up
ALT+ENTER - View an item’s properties
F10 - Activate the menu bar in programs
F6 - Switch between left and right panes
F5 - Refresh window contents
F3 - Display Find application
F2 - Rename selected item

Internet Explorer Shortcuts:

CTRL+A - Select all items on the current page
CTRL+D - Add the current page to your Favorites
CTRL+E - Open the Search bar
CTRL+F - Find on this page
CTRL+H - Open the History bar
CTRL+I - Open the Favorites bar
CTRL+N - Open a new window
CTRL+O - Go to a new location
CTRL+P - Print the current page or active frame
CTRL+S - Save the current page
CTRL+W - Close current browser window
CTRL+ENTER - Adds the http://www. (url) .com
SHIFT+CLICK - Open link in new window
BACKSPACE - Go to the previous page
ALT+HOME - Go to your Home page
HOME - Move to the beginning of a document
TAB - Move forward through items on a page
END - Move to the end of a document
ESC - Stop downloading a page
F11 - Toggle full-screen view
F5 - Refresh the current page
F4 - Display list of typed addresses
F6 - Change Address bar and page focus
ALT+RIGHT ARROW - Go to the next page
SHIFT+CTRL+TAB - Move back between frames
SHIFT+F10 - Display a shortcut menu for a link
SHIFT+TAB - Move back through the items on a page
CTRL+TAB - Move forward between frames
CTRL+C - Copy selected items to the clipboard
CTRL+V - Insert contents of the clipboard
ENTER - Activate a selected link
HOME - Move to the beginning of a document
END - Move to the end of a document
F1 - Display Internet Explorer Help

System Speedups

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1.1 Managing Your Memory
Optimize your system's memory with little-known trick that can make your computer run faster and you will feel relax.

Note: To find out how much memory, also known as Random Access Memory (or RAM), your computer has, right-click My Computer and choose Properties.
A Windows XP system needs at least 256 MB of RAM to work properly. Better yet, get 512 MB, or more, if you can afford it.

1.1.1 DOS Swap
You can speed up your system simply by replacing old DOS programs with more recent versions, if they're available. DOS applications, like old versions of WordPerfect, don't allow XP to manage memory properly, and they hoard memory by not sharing it with other programs.

1.1.2 Eliminating Needless Visual Effects
Windows XP: fading and sliding menu actions, folders that let you slap pictures on them, and icons that come with drop shadows. But all these effects can take their toll on system performance, especially if you have an older computer

Logically speaking, fewer effects you use and the faster your computer runs. Here's how to choose:
1. Right-click My Computer and choose Properties =>Advanced.
The Advanced tab on the System Properties dialog box appears. You can also summon System Properties from the Run box or the command line; enter sysdm.cpl and then press Enter. (To get to the Run box, choose Start =>Run. To get to the command prompt, choose Start =>Run, type command, and press Enter.)
2. Under the Performance section, click Settings, and then select the Visual Effects tab.
The Performance Options dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 11-1.
3. Choose the visual effects you want.
"Adjust for best performance" turns off all the visual effects listed. "Adjust for best appearance" has the opposite effect: it turns everything on. Selecting "Let Windows choose what's best for my computer" triggers, as you might guess, different choices on different computers. And to pick and choose individual effects yourself, choose "Custom," then decide which ones you want.

Prevent your PC from slowing you down

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1 Managing Your Memory

Note: To find out how much memory, also known as Random Access Memory (or RAM), your computer has, right-click My Computer and choose Properties General. A Windows XP system needs at least 256 MB of RAM to work properly. Better yet, get 512 MB, or more, if you can afford it.

A. Eliminating Needless Visual Effects

Right-click My Computer and choose Properties => Advanced.

The Advanced tab on the System Properties dialog box appears. You can also summon System Properties from the Run box or the command line; enter sysdm.cpl and then press Enter. (To get to the Run box, choose Start => Run, type command, and press Enter.) Run. To get to the command prompt, choose Start
Under the Performance section, click Settings, and then select the Visual Effects tab.

The Performance Options dialog box appears, as shown in Figure
Choose the visual effects you want.

"Adjust for best performance" turns off all the visual effects listed. "Adjust for best appearance" has the opposite effect: it turns everything on. Selecting "Let Windows choose what's best for my computer" triggers, as you might guess, different choices on different computers. And to pick and choose individual effects yourself, choose "Custom," then decide which ones you want.

Note: Sometimes, turning off a service only affects your current computing session; other times the service stays off the next time you turn on your PC. If you want to ensure these changes are permanent

2. Services You Don't Need

Here's how to turn off currently running services:
1 At a command prompt or in the Run box type in services.msc and press Enter.

The Services window appears, as shown in Figure 11-2. This program lists all Windows XP services,tellsyou whether they're currently running, and lets you start or stop each one

Windows XP Keyboard Shortcuts

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Windows Logo Key Shortcuts

Shortcut Key Combination	What It Does
Windows Key	Displays or hides the Start menu.
Windows Key+Break (the key with the word "Break" printed on it)	Displays the System Properties dialog box.
Windows Key+D	Shows the desktop.
Windows Key+M	Minimizes all windows.
Windows Key+Shift+M	Restores minimized windows.
Windows Key+E	Opens Windows Explorer.
Windows Key+F	Searches for a file or folder.
Windows Key+F1	Displays Windows Help.
Windows Key+R	Opens the Run dialog box.

Common Windows XP Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut Key Combination	What It Does
Shift+F10	Displays the shortcut menu for the selected item (equivalent to right-clicking with the mouse).
Shift+Delete	Deletes the selected item permanently without placing it in the Recycle Bin.
Shift with any of the arrow keys	Selects more than one contiguous item in a window or on the desktop, or selects text within a document.
Right Arrow	Opens the next menu to the right, or opens a submenu.
Left Arrow	Opens the next menu to the left, or closes a submenu.
Home	Goes to the top of the active window.
F6	Cycles through screen elements in a window or on the desktop.
F5	Refreshes the active window.
F3	Searches for a file or folder.
F2	Renames the selected item.
F10	Activates the menu bar in the active program.
Esc	Cancels the current task.
Ctrl+A	Selects all.
Ctrl+Z	Undoes the previous action.
Ctrl+X	Cuts.
Ctrl+C	Copies.
Ctrl+V	Pastes.
Ctrl+Up Arrow	Moves the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph.
Ctrl+Shift with any of the arrow keys	Highlights a block of text.
Ctrl+Right Arrow	Moves the insertion point to the beginning of the next word.
Ctrl+Left Arrow	Moves the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word.
Ctrl+F4	Closes the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously.
Ctrl+Esc	Displays the Start menu.
Ctrl+Down Arrow	Moves the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph.
Ctrl while dragging an item	Makes a copy of the item you're dragging.
Backspace	In My Computer or Windows Explorer, opens the folder one level up.
Alt+Tab	Switches between open items.
Alt+F4	Closes the active item, or quits the active program.
Alt+Esc	Cycles through items in the order they were opened.
Alt+Enter	Displays the properties of the selected object.

Windows XP Dialog Box Shortcuts

Shortcut Key Combination	What It Does
Ctrl+Tab	Moves forward through tabs in a dialog box.
Ctrl+Shift+Tab	Moves backward through tabs in a dialog box.
Tab	Moves forward through options in a dialog box.
Shift+Tab	Moves backward through options in a dialog box.
Space Bar	Selects or clears the checkbox if the active option is a checkable.
Arrow keys	Selects a button if the active option is a group of option buttons.
F1	Displays Help in the current program.
F4	Displays the items in the active list.
Backspace	Opens a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box.
Alt+underlined letter	Carries out the underlined letter's corresponding command or selects the corresponding option in a dialog box.

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Tasty Cheese Chilly Garlic Naan:

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HARA BHARA KABAB -

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Green Garlic Chutney ( Mumbai Roadside Recipes)

Green Garlic Chutney ( Mumbai Roadside Recipes)

1 1/4 cups chopped coriander (dhania) 1 1/2 tbsp sour curds (khatta dahi) 1 1/2 tbsp roasted chana dal (daria) 4 small green chillies , roughly chopped 1 tsp chopped ginger (adrak) 1 1/2 tsp chopped garlic (lehsun) 1 tbsp chopped spinach (palak) salt to taste

Chilli Garlic Chutney

Chilli Garlic Chutney

10 red chillies 10 to 12 cloves garlic (lehsun) salt to taste

Red Garlic Chutney ( Idlis and Dosas)

Flour Tortillas

Tamarind Chutney

Chilly Garlic Chutney

Coriander - Coconut Chutney

Coriander - Coconut Chutney

Green Chutney

Green Chutney

Vada Pav

Vada Pav

4. Make a batter, add all the ingredients to make a thick batter. 5. Take a deep kadhai and heat oil. Deep the potato vada (patty) in the besan batter and coat properly with the batter. Deep fry the vadas and keep it on a tissue paper to absorb the excess oil.

6. Take the pav (bun breads), make a slit in between. Spread butter, Tamarind chutney, chilli garlic chutney and green chutney on one side of the bread. Stuff the vadas in between and serve the hot lip smacking Vada Pav with fried green chillies and Tomato ketchup

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Prevent your PC from slowing you down

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1 1/4 cups chopped coriander (dhania)
1 1/2 tbsp sour curds (khatta dahi)
1 1/2 tbsp roasted chana dal (daria)
4 small green chillies , roughly chopped
1 tsp chopped ginger (adrak)
1 1/2 tsp chopped garlic (lehsun)
1 tbsp chopped spinach (palak)
salt to taste

10 red chillies
10 to 12 cloves garlic (lehsun)
salt to taste

4. Make a batter, add all the ingredients to make a thick batter.
5. Take a deep kadhai and heat oil. Deep the potato vada (patty) in the besan batter and coat properly with the batter. Deep fry the vadas and keep it on a tissue paper to absorb the excess oil.

6. Take the pav (bun breads), make a slit in between. Spread butter, Tamarind chutney, chilli garlic chutney and green chutney on one side of the bread. Stuff the vadas in between and serve the hot lip smacking Vada Pav with
fried green chillies and Tomato ketchup