I am mad! Absolutely mad! What kind of tolerant nation are we if we cannot tolerate a remark, a certain actor (or his wife) made, about his country? I know a lot has already been said about who said what and in what context? Who was wrong and who was more wrong? So I will spare every one of the same but a couple of important points that came to my mind while this whole circus was trending all over were –
a> Let’s say the actor said it exactly in the way it’s being interpreted – “Wife to Actor Hey, Spousy Wousy! This country has become so ridiculously intolerant that I feel super unsafe and unsecure living here. We should totally move out of here.” So? What’s wrong with that? Who hasn’t in their right mind ever wondered “Where is the world heading to?” and “What’s the future of our kids?” How many times have we just sat there and said hopeless things about the on goings in our country? Worrying and being concerned for our loved ones is different from being unpatriotic.
b> Don’t throw a bunch of stats on Facebook just because you think stats are cool. A country’s tolerance is not tested on how many communal riots have occurred in the recent past or what other countries have similar stuff going on. Just because other countries are guilty of violence too, doesn’t make India any more tolerant than them. Since when does two wrongs make a right? Intolerant nation is not one where communal and racial violence are low, but where one is not fearful to speak one’s mind. We, as a country failed to prove him wrong.
c> Why such a huge backlash? Celebs and powerful leaders who are otherwise untouchable, can be written an open letter to and shredded to pieces, all the while sitting behind a laptop. How cool is that? Someone once told me “Opinions are like armpits, everyone has two of them and both stink”. People, whose opinion and remarks, would otherwise have gone unheard of, are reveling in the new-found instant fame they get when they write nasty stuff about someone. It’s ironic that these people have the freedom to express while the actor doesn’t. Long live Democracy!!!
Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high….. (Ha)
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way…….(Double Ha)
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake. (Amen!)
So where was I on my Pav Bhaji? Oh ya..right, I haven’t started talking about it at all!! ya, I knew I should have started a vent-out blog. Who doesn’t love a good Pav Bhaji doused in butter? I know a few who don’t, right off the bat but that’s not the point. This Pav Bhaji is awesome!! It is so delicious that you will forgive it for being equally healthy! I mean come on, a street food has to be unhealthy. What’s the fun, otherwise? What is this world coming to? 😯
Ingredients
- 280 gms cauliflower, broken into florets
- 65 gms carrots, diced
- 100 gms green peas
- 125 gms red onion, diced
- 325 gms tomato, diced
- 280 gms potatoes, diced
- 20 gms ginger, grated
- 8 gms garlic, grated
- 80 gms green bell pepper, diced
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 tbsp. oil
- 5 tbsp. butter
- 3 1/2 tsp salt
- 5 tbsp. pav Bhaji masala (I used MDH)
- Juice of 3/4 Lime (big)
- Cilantro to garnish
- Hamburger Buns or pav
Instructions
- In the pressure cooker, add cauliflower, carrots, bell pepper, potatoes, peas, onion and tomatoes. Add water to it and cook it until mushy.
- With a potato masher, mash all the vegetables.
- In a heavy bottomed wok, add oil and butter. To it add ginger and garlic and let it change color slightly.
- Add pav Bhaji masala and let it ooze oil.
- Add the vegetables and mix well. Add salt and let it cook for 40-45 minutes. Stir it from time to time.
- When you see butter oozing out slightly, add water to adjust the consistency. It should not be too thick and not too runny either.
- Add lime juice and cilantro before serving.
- Heat the griddle. Apply butter to the Buns and let them turn golden brown. Serve hot with cilantro chutney, onions, lemon wedges and green chilies.
Notes
If you want an orange color like in the picture, there are couple of ways you can go about it.
1. Boil 1/2 of a small beet root with 1/2 cup water and about 3/4 tsp turmeric powder in a small pan. Drain and use that water to color the Pav Bhaji. You can adjust the amounts as per the color you want.
2. Use food color. This is my least preferred way.
3. Use store bought canned diced tomatoes instead of fresh tomatoes. They have a deep color. Do not use tomato paste.
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