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Tasty Cabbage Paste (Recipe)

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 Things needed - Chopped and boiled cabbage and potato, black cumin seeds, methi ( Fenugreek)seeds, sugar,salt, turmeric powder, white cumin powder, ginger garlic paste, coriander powder, kashundi (mustard sauce), tomato ketchup, chilli powder,very little refined oil. Process - Smash the boiled cabbage and potato,make a smooth paste, in the frying bowl pour a little refined oil and turn on the gas oven. When the oil gets hot put a few black cumin seeds and methi seeds and ginger garlic paste as phoron ( condiments). Then pour the paste in it ,stir with a spatula or khunti. Add salt, sugar, coriander powder, cumin powder, Dhaniya powder, chilli powder and a little turmeric powder. Stir the whole thing in medium flame. The water will be dried up . Then add kashundi (fermented mustard sauce) and tomato ketchup. Make a tight dough by stirring it constantly.  Serve with white rice or roti. It's a very delicious item with good food value.

Sujir Upmaa (Recipe)

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 Ingredients - Suji ( it's called Rava made from coarse  flour),chopped vegetables like onion,beans, potato, capsicum, chilli, tomato, carrot,fried nuts, Salt, sugar, refined oil, little water. Process - Fry dry suji or Rava particles in a frying bowl or pan, then put it differently. Then pour a little refined oil in the frying pan or koraai. Fry the chopped vegetables for few minutes. Don't fry much. Add the dry suji and salt with sugar. Add fried nuts differently. Move or stir it deeply with a khunti (spatula) or laddle. Sprinkle water in between stirring the whole material. Take a bit to taste whether it has been boiled or not. It should not be clumped with much water.  If all the things are correct then Upmaa is ready.  Serve it with Tomato ketchup. It's a very easy, tasty and nutritious dish as breakfast.

SINGING TIPS BY VOCAL ARTIST DEBDUT GUPTA

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  1. Love and Passion for music is the key to become a successful vocal artist. 2. Always listen to original versions of hit musics. Avoid remakes. 3. Always try to tune your voice with appropriate scale and start music life with freestyle singing with a normal Harmonium. 4. Follow legendary Singers ' voice, style and Pronunciation.  5. Never copy any singer's voice. Bring out your original voice with proper practice. 6. Maintain the rhythm i.e Taal while singing. A Tabla and harmonium is needful for basic practice. 7. Practise in lower octave to raise and free up your voice in higher octave. Put punch, practise Sa,Re,Ga,Ma,Pa,Dha, Ni in different ways Directed by your music teacher.  8. Make your base strong by learning classical songs. Practise Raag,Raagini,Taan and Alankar. 9. Sing in your own voice with a song playing on radio,tape recorder,Tv etc. It will attune your timber properly. 10. Never be arrogant and be humble, Pray and thank God for more sweet voice and the...

New year 2026 (1st January)

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 At the advent of the year 2026, I am Saluting the person who created a strong base for his daughter. He is my father Debdut Gupta,1st January is his Birthday. His earthly body has perished in 2022. But his Soul is always in search of his daughter 's well being and success.  He never pressurized me to do anything in life and provided all the freedom and patronage in whatever I wanted to do. His money power was limited,but within short limit he went out of his ways to meet his beloved daughter 's end. A slim, pinkish complexioned, sharp featured, standard height, Curly black thick haired handsome person who was a devotee of Music for which he dedicated his total life. His Golden voice reminds Hemanta Mukhopadhyay and the passion of his voice and dedication is incredible. Once in a lifetime he composed a song on Hemant Kumar with heart touching lyric and tune.Only one harmonium was his regular companion. Being an English Honours Graduate he got State Government Job at a very ear...

A BABY'S DAY 2025

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 Today we attended the get together at our rooftop with our neighbours for a special purpose .One of our neighbours is having now a newborn baby and so they arranged foody time for us. I and my husband went to them at afternoon and shared a good time there. We chatted and had lunch with peas kachauri, stuffed potato,rice ,fish curry and chicken kasha for non vegans and Gobi roast, Paneer curry for vegans. The lunch ended with chutney, papad, sandesh, rosogolla. All the items were very tasty and well cooked. I wore a black red kurti with red plazzo and a cotton jacket with black cap.My husband wore a black coat with white full shirt and jeans. All other guests also dressed well as per their choice. The baby was so sweet and quiet,named Aadi Daksh.We gifted a Cute School bag to the baby for future. After the enjoyment we came back to our flat for rest.  The party was very smooth and beautiful, Open air winter get together went very well with the presence of the baby and parents ...

বড়দিন (কবিতা)

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 এসে গেলো বড়দিন  সান্টা র কাছে জেনো আমাদের বড় ঋণ। সুদূর স্বর্গাকাশে খুঁজি যারে আজও সেই প্রভু যীশু মোর - তোমার জন্মদিন । আসবেন সান্টা দিতে সবে উপহার শিশুদের হাসিতে শান্তির সমাচার । জন্ম তব হয়েছিল উদ্ধারিতে পাপীদের সব জেনে হাসি মুখে দিলে ত্রান সাথিদের । পবিত্র বাইবেল আজ প্রচারিত পৃথিবীতে তোমার শান্তির বানী চাই মোরা উচ্চারিতে । শান্তির শীতল আমেজ নিয়ে আসে বড়দিন ২৫ শে ডিসেম্বর - প্রনাম অন্তহীন ।

PLAYING WITH NATURE (Photography)

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 These are the snaps taken from Express Train Window while going to a Trip to  Tarapeeth, Birbhum district,west Bengal.   I enjoy Running photography always. My first Running photography was started with TV screen in 2002-2003. Then I continued photography whenever possible. This is 2025...but I am still in love with the Art and Nature. Whenever I get scope I start with my mobile phone. The beautiful scenes are captured forever...what a pleasant Art !