I thought of making Palak today.
I do not like the color of Palak and also had a bitter taste sometimes.
Curious about can I do some thing good and eat healthy. So tried making Palak after taking tips from wife Nija.
This blog is a testimonial for making good palak which tastes good and is also healthy.
The purpose of writing this is for people who are bachelors/ married like me and Nija but still staying apart but would like enjoy a healthy meal sometimes :)
Secondly who want to prepare healthy food but fast.
Thirdly get confused with a long list of things required for preparing palak.
Ingredients required for making great Palak gravy (This is for 2 people only)
Essential
* Palak i.e. 3-4 bunches
* Onion i.e. One and half onion finely cut
* garlic i.e. 3 peaces finely cut
* Tomato i.e. 2 is ideal
* Chilli powder i.e. half spoon will be fine
* Salt i.e. as per taste
Nice to have ingredients are
* Indian spices
* Jeera
* Paneer (if you want to make Palak Paneer or a fan of Paneer)
Note: To prepare Palak in 20 minutes you need two gas burners
a) Burner 1 On one burner after washing the palak boil it for 2-3 minutes
Note: Stem of the palak should be avoided.
b) Burner 2 Add 2 teaspoon of oil, make use of Indian spices and Jeera right now and let it fry for some time. Or directly move to Ginger.
c) In the mean time cut the onions and add to the Ginger paste with some salt.
d) Let the onions become brown.
Note: Its best to keep the gas burner slow at this stage.
e) Remove the palak which is cooked and then use the mixer to make a thin paste
f) Till the onions become brown please cut the tomatoes. Tomatoes should be finely chopped if possible.
g) Add the tomatoes to the brown onions with some more salt.
h) Add some red chili powder (This depends on how spicy you want to have the curry)
h) Add the grinded Palak to the onions and the tomatoe paste.
Optional if you have /like paneer
i) Add paneer/ cheese to Palak with some cream and make Palak Paneer.
Its quite simple and ready to eat in 20 minutes
One of the book says the best way to reduce weight is to eat food fresh :)
Note: Food cooked 3 hrs before is still considered fresh as per the book
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Problems of employment and how to tackle them
This blog only covers what to do when you do get cheated by the employer and what are the UK government employment policies and process.
This blog does not cover information on
a) Hours of work
b) What should be the pay
c) How to avoid exploitation
My personal experience is that asian employers exploit you the most. I am sure there will be exceptions on this and it is not the rule of thumb.
I have always come across situations where people try to exploit and misuse the process which is actually meant to improve the quality of our life.
The most common of all are
a) Do not pay for the number's of hours worked
This is very common in the service industry. I have always seen student's who come to the UK are exploited a lot or they want to be exploited. They give them more hours to work but do not pay the minimum wages. This is a win win situation for the employer and the employee.
Note: This is against the law :)
But there are instances that you work and still do not get paid. In such instances we should fight for what is unfair. According to me employer and the employee both are breaking the law. Employee is breaking the law by not reporting this atrocities and employer is misusing his position.
b) Misuse of the timesheets
This is also one of the common things employees misuse. Its always good to keep a record of time we have worked if you are paid on hourly basis. Though punching cards/ electronics machine has helped in solving this issue.
c) Racial abuse and mistreatment
This is one of the most disgusting thing I feel in life. Mostly this happens when people take the other person for granted. Report it to the concerned authority.
Legal process
In UK any Employment issue should be brought to the notice of employment tribunal within a period of 3 months after the incident has happened.
Claims regarding number of hours worked, racial abuse, employment issues should be reported soon as possible/ three months before the incident has occurred.
There are a lot of Solicitors who work on this issue. Most of the problems are resolved once you sent a legal notice to the employer. Its very important that a legal notice is served to the person/ company.
Attorney charges are around say 200/ 250 quid. There are some attorney's who do it for free for you as they recover the charges from the other client.
Some of the attorney who work on employment issue is
http://www.tribunal-online.com/
http://www.employmentlaw.co.uk/
Note: Once the legal notice is served Employer will try to negotiate and try to take time so that they cross the 3 months period. This is a common mistake done. Legally employer has an advantage if you fail to inform the employment tribunal before the 3 month period.
Whizzman Ltd is a company in UK which according to my experience exploits people of asian origin. They operate a restaurant at Walthamstow, London by the name "Indian Bristo".
PWC Solicitors, Illford represent Whizzman Ltd in their wrong doing and negotiations.
This blog does not cover information on
a) Hours of work
b) What should be the pay
c) How to avoid exploitation
My personal experience is that asian employers exploit you the most. I am sure there will be exceptions on this and it is not the rule of thumb.
I have always come across situations where people try to exploit and misuse the process which is actually meant to improve the quality of our life.
The most common of all are
a) Do not pay for the number's of hours worked
This is very common in the service industry. I have always seen student's who come to the UK are exploited a lot or they want to be exploited. They give them more hours to work but do not pay the minimum wages. This is a win win situation for the employer and the employee.
Note: This is against the law :)
But there are instances that you work and still do not get paid. In such instances we should fight for what is unfair. According to me employer and the employee both are breaking the law. Employee is breaking the law by not reporting this atrocities and employer is misusing his position.
b) Misuse of the timesheets
This is also one of the common things employees misuse. Its always good to keep a record of time we have worked if you are paid on hourly basis. Though punching cards/ electronics machine has helped in solving this issue.
c) Racial abuse and mistreatment
This is one of the most disgusting thing I feel in life. Mostly this happens when people take the other person for granted. Report it to the concerned authority.
Legal process
In UK any Employment issue should be brought to the notice of employment tribunal within a period of 3 months after the incident has happened.
Claims regarding number of hours worked, racial abuse, employment issues should be reported soon as possible/ three months before the incident has occurred.
There are a lot of Solicitors who work on this issue. Most of the problems are resolved once you sent a legal notice to the employer. Its very important that a legal notice is served to the person/ company.
Attorney charges are around say 200/ 250 quid. There are some attorney's who do it for free for you as they recover the charges from the other client.
Some of the attorney who work on employment issue is
http://www.tribunal-online.com/
http://www.employmentlaw.co.uk/
Note: Once the legal notice is served Employer will try to negotiate and try to take time so that they cross the 3 months period. This is a common mistake done. Legally employer has an advantage if you fail to inform the employment tribunal before the 3 month period.
Whizzman Ltd is a company in UK which according to my experience exploits people of asian origin. They operate a restaurant at Walthamstow, London by the name "Indian Bristo".
PWC Solicitors, Illford represent Whizzman Ltd in their wrong doing and negotiations.
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