Aam ki Barfi

Aam ki Barfi: 
{Summer main Aam aur Tarbooj Dono ka maja Ek Saath milta hai}

Samagri: Ek Aam ka pulp, Adha kilo Lal Guda Nikla hua Tarbooj Ya Petha, 100gm Sugar,( Chandi ki warak yadi asli ho to)

Tarbooj Ki Fanken  Kat kar ka Lal Guda Nikal len Khane ke liye.  Bache hui Fankon ka Chilka Uatar kar kaddukash kar len. Tarbooj ki jagah Petha ka estemal jada uchit hoga par costly padega.

Tarbooj ke Es kase hue Lachche ko Pan main rakh karDhimi  Aanch par chadha den aur Matra anusar Sugar mila kar Dhak den.Beech main Dhyan rakhen kalchi se chala den taki Sugar Jalne na paye. Phir Dhakkan hata kar uske pani ke evqaporate hone ka intajar karen.

Ek Dusre pan main main 2 chamach Sugar 50ml pani main mila kar Ek Tar ki Chashni Bana len. Ab Ek Aam ka pulp esmin mila kar Dhimi Aanch par chalate rahen. Thick paste ho jane ke bad Es Aam ke pulp ko pakaye hue Tarbooj ke Lache wlale pan main Dal kar mila den.

Aur Dhimi Aanch par Chamach se Chalate rahen 1-2 minut ke baad Esko Danda hone par  Baul main Nikal len. 5 minute ke liye esko Freeger main Rakh den.

Phir Es material ko Kagaj ki Katoriyon main Chamach Se dal kar Saja den.Bahut hi Lajiz Aam ki Barfi ban kar tayiyar.Esko sajane ke liye Es par Chandi ki Warak bhi lagayi ja sakti hai .
 Ese kahete hain Aam ke Aam aur Guthli ke bhi Dam.

Sondhi Tola a historical colony of old Lucknow.

Sondhi Tola a historical colony of old Lucknow.

Sondhi Tola was establisded by a Sondhi migrant from Punjab & Sindh Prant before Akbar period The colony was in existance when Akbar visited first time to Lucknow. The details are mentioned in the book"Purana Lucknow" edited by Abdul Halim Sharar who had taken the contents from an old Journal Gulistan-e-Lucknow .{ I will be grateful if any body resurch the history of the foundation of this colony}

The historical Haveli of a Seth the Diwan of the Nawab of Awadh was also in Sondhi Tola. It is sung that this Haveli was built in the same period when Bada Imambara( the palace of the Nawab Asuffudddaula) of Lucknow was built.The delapidated Haveli now has been demolished and sold by the decedents of the Seth. A part of this Haveli was purchased by Late Munnu Lal Sondhi 'Rahis' of Sondhi tola who was residing adjecent to this Haveli in the late 19th century AD.( Shri Munnu Lal Sondhi died in 1934.). Thatpart of the Haveli is also in delapidated form. One of his decedents family is still residing there. There was an old historical Peepal  tree out side of Munulal Sondhi's  house in SondhiTola,Lucknow ..That tree was Dev Esthan of the many Khatri families of Mirjapur,UP. and unfortunately the negihbours (Bhalla and Jain families) had demolished that tree during 1980s for extention of their houses. So, a history hws ended. The tree was hundreds year old.

Lala Munnu Lal Sondhi "Rahis"

About two century ago a lady of Sondhi Khandan became Sati ( put fire herself with the dead body of her husband) in a garden at Fateh Ganj, Buddheshwar Mahadev temple road, near Aalamnagar Station , Lucknow.

One more interesting thing with the point of view of History as well as religious aspect. The Majar of the parents of Shahameena Saheb is in Sondhi Tola adjacent to the house of Lal Ji Tandon ( former MLA).

There is a Dwarkadheesh temple which is also known as Manna Sondhi Ka Thakurdwara in the narrow street of Sondhi Tola which connect the street to Bari Kakli ji Temple and other link to Dahela Kuan. the Archtecture of this temple is still so beautiful.But the maintenance and keping its Jhad-Fhanoos are not satisfactory. Late shri Channu Babu Puri was the head of the trust of this temple.I do not know about the present members of the trust. When and who laid down its foundation?. As I recall my memory that the wife of Late Manna Sondhi ji built this temple in the memory of her husband and formed a trust and deposited a huge amount as an endowment fund for its maintenance and she might has also mentioned that a sum of Rs.50/- per month would be givento her daughter’s family . Her daughter was married in a Duggal Khatri family and later her decedent adopted her  maternal sir name Sondhi. Perhaps, now one of the decedent of this family is heading the trust and so the trust is still alive.


Would anybody tell the history of this temple as well as authenticated History of this colony with documents?

Vijay Nath Sondhi

Lala Munulal Sondhi ke Bade Makan ke bahar lage Chabutare par ek bahut Purana  Peepal ka ped tha jo es domanjeele makan ke pure ahate main chaya hua tha jiski khoobsurati ka bayan karna mushkil hai. Yeh sirf ekmatra sundar ped hi nahin tha apitu yahan par Kolkata aur Mirzapur se Khatri pariwar apne bachchon ke Munda avaam Yagopaveet Sansakar karne aate thee. par aas-paas ke padosiyon ko apne makan ke extention ki chaha ne es ped ki shskhaon ko katna suru kar diya aur dheere dheere eska astitwa hi khatam kar diya.Aaj bhi mujhe woh peepal ka pyara ped yaad aata hai. { Maine uski yaad main gamle main  peepal ka paudha lagaya hua hai apne Delhi ke ghar ke bahar. lagbhag 25 varsh ka ho gaye hai} bade bade teerth esthano ko chodkar(mirzapur se Vindhyachal) Hamare Chabootre par Mundan/janeu sansakar karne kyon aate thee ek shodh ka vishay hai. Log agyanta ya swarth  main ek etihas ko nast kar dete hain.

Onkareshwar ,MP

Onkareshwar is a Hindu religious place. This is the place of the temple of Lord Shiva.This is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of Shiva on the Island of Onkareshwar surrounded by two rivers.   (I will write details latter. However it is very famous place, commonly known). Just about a distance of one km. there is another famaous historical temple of Shiva called mamleshwar.

                                                     Onkareshwar Jyotirling Shiva temple

We can reach to the Island of Onkareshwar  across the river by bridge or by boat 

                                                     

BHARWAN KARELA-NEEM CHADHA

BHARWAN KARELA-NEEM CHADHA

Samagri aur Pakane ka Tarika:

1.Fried Pyaz,Tamatar,Harimirch, kachche aam ke tukde ka mixture,Bhuna Dardara Dhaniya,Methi powder(thoda sa), Saunf, Lal mirch powder (according to taste) ,thoda sa Gud aur 2 tea spoon bhar kar sukhe hue NEEM Ke Fool kalahare hue .En sabko mix kar len aur Andaje ke saath Namak mila kar paste Bana len.

2.Karele Ubalte pani main Dal kar Dahnk den.( bartan ko burner se hata kar) Pani thanda hone par karele nikal lenaur beech se Cheera laga kar Mote beej nikal den.

3. Fry pan main En Karelon ko 1 minut tak fry karne ke baad Nikal len.

4. Ab fry pan se Tel nikal kar usme Karelon main bana hua paste bhar kar dhime Aanch par Bhun len aur Jarurat ke mutabik Bhunne bhar ka hi tel dalen.

5.Karelon ko Pan se nikal len .phir karele ke Beejon ko fry kar len aur thoda sa karele ke liye banaye gaye paste ko mix kar den aur enhe bhi khane ke saath serve karen, enka kurkurapan swad aur bdha deta hai.

Keema & Sakahari Senvada

Keema Senvada:

1.Arvi( Ghuiyan) ke Patte,

2.Ubala hua Keema, Garam Masala,Hari Mirch bareek kati hui,Gulabi bhuna pyaj,kati adrak,Besan/udad ki dal ki Pithi,(binding agent),Namak.

Keemen ki Matra ke hisab se ukta sari cheejon ko andaje se (swad ke anusar mila leyn . Utna hi pani milaye jisse paste nan Jaye. Phir Arvi ke Patte ke upar es paste ki patli uniform layer  bicha den . Ab phir esi patte ke upar doosra patta rakh kar es paste ki layer bichaye. Es tarah se 5-6 patton ko laga kar Akhiri patte par paste lagan eke bad role kar den. Esko idly maker main rakh kar 5 minute tak steem de kar paka len. Es role ko Thanda karke pura role fry Karen( Fry karne ke bad slice katen) ya eske 2cm mote slice kat kar deep fry Karen . Serve karte waqt Pyaj, Khera, Tamater Hari mirch aur hari Dhaniya ke sath aam/emli /tomato swace ke sath serve Karen.

Sakahari Senvada:

Besan Ya udad ki dal ki Pithi, Ajwayeen,Hari Mirch bareek kati hui, ,kati adrak,Namak Ka ghada paste banal en aur Arvi Ke Patte ke upar patli layer bicha den. Phir esi patte par doosra patta rakh kar phir pahele ki tarah paste ki patli layer bichcha den .es tarh 5-6 patte ek ke uopar ek rakh akhiri patte par paste lagan eke bad role karke  idli maker main Steam 5 minute tak den. Role ko phir thanda hone den. Thanda hone ke baad 1” mote slice kat kar deep fry karelen. Serve karte waqt aam/emli /tomato swace ke sath serve Karen.

Arvi yani Ghyiyan ke patton par Upar bataye mixture  se role karne ke Baad

Rolls ko Steam dene ke baad Tukde katkar

                                                                     Fry karne ke baad

Udad ki Dal ka sewdha : Udad ki dal ki Pithi , Ajwaen,Kati hari mirch, salt, Hing , kati Adtak, Arvi ke patte. Do as given below

Steam this role for five minutes in Edli maker.Cut its pices and let these cool down,then  fry  .

Mamleshwar Mahadev temple (Onkareshwar, MP)

This is the rock which divide the main stream of river Narmada into three stream at Onkareshwar

    This is the source of water below the Mamleshwar Mahadev temple which joins the river Narmada

                                                          Mamleshwar Mahadev Temple

Shivlinga of the mamleshwar Mahadev Temple

 Other old temples in the premises of the Mamleshwar temple of the Archaeological importance

Marriages of Tribal Couples at Bhajnanand Vanvasi Ashram, Kendai Waterfall,Korba,CG

Samuhik Padigrah Sanskar ( marriages of couples at one place at one time) of Tribal  Couples at Bhajnanand Vanvasi Ashram, Kendai Waterfall, Bilaspur-Ambikapur SH, District Korba, Chattisgarh.

Tribal bride grooms and brides sitting for the Mehendi ritual before marriage.

             Maharaj ji of the Ashram sitting in the front of the Hawan Kund

The people who wants to take responsibility of performingritual of Kanyadan ( responsibility of marriage of girl) are sitting in the pandal where numbers of Hawan kunds and Pandits are sitting for performing the rituals of marriages of the trbal couples. many of these couples were living together and having child also but due to scarcity of money they could not perform the marriage ceremony. This Bhajnanad Vanvasi Ashram is financing and providing the necessary commodities to the couples to start their marriage life smoothly.

These tribal party s from Jaspur called Gahena Baba Satsang. They are the worshiper of Lod Ram and sing Ramayana and do collective dance. Women also dance on their music separately.

 On this occasion , a big Mela is also organised in the forest of Kendai Waterfall .