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Boondi ke Ladoo – Traditional Indian sweet

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‘Boondi ke Ladoo’ or simply ‘Ladoo’ is a traditional Indian sweet made during Indian festive times like ‘Diwali’ or at Indian weddings. This recipe is indeed a mouth watering sweet that melts into your tongue.

Ingredients:

  • 500 Gram Gram flour
  • 1 Litre Water or milk
  • 750 Gram Ghee (for frying)
  • 750 Gram Sugar
  • 3 1/2 Cups Water
  • 10-12 drops Orange color
  • 10-12 Saffron flakes, soaked
  • 50 Gram Cashew nuts, chopped
  • 50 Gram Raisins
  • 10 Cardamoms , peeled
  • Boondi strainer or fryer of medium sized holes

Preparation:

Prepare a thin batter with gram flour and water or milk. Heat ghee in a pan. Fill the fryer or strainer with the batter up to the half. Position it over pan and drain boondis in hot ghee by hitting the strainer on side of the pan, lifting up then again hitting. This process should be finished very quickly.

Fry them to golden color, drain and remove. Use up all the batter. Prepare sugar syrup of one and a half thread consistency by boiling sugar and water. Add saffron water and color to the syrup. Mix the boondis, syrup, dry fruits and cardamom.

After 10 minutes, sprinkle over a little hot water, cover and keep for 1 1/2 hour. Prepare round balls with moist hands. The yummy ‘Ladoo’s are ready !

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UN chief Antonio Guterres launches global push against hate speech

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Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary General launched a new global strategy to combat whatever the global body considers hate speech, a growing scourge he said “poisoned” debate on crucial issues. In a speech at the opening of the council’s 40th session, he said ““Hate is moving into the mainstream — in liberal democracies and authoritarian systems alike” .

Governments across the world have watched with concern as racist and other hate speech have coarsened the political climate. France and Germany have raised particular alarm in recent weeks over resurgent anti-Semitism.

Guterres targeted his rebuke at widespread criticism of the UN’s Global Compact on Migration, a non-binding text that is said to set out best practices for managing refugee and migrant flows. The UN chief marked the campaign “failed”.

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Pope Francis compares child sex abuse to human sacrifice

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“Our work has made us realise once again that the gravity of the scourge of the sexual abuse of minors is, and historically has been, a widespread phenomenon in all cultures and societies,” said Pope Francis on Sunday. “I am reminded of the cruel religious practice, once widespread in certain cultures, of sacrificing human beings – frequently children – in pagan rites,” he added.

Pope was speaking at the close of the summit of the church’s top bishops and leaders. The summit aimed at how to deal with the priests, who are sexually abusing children and adults for years. The sex abuse survivors and members of ECA (Ending Clergy Abuse), held banners in front of St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Feb. 24, 2019.

Bishops would now review and strengthen their guidelines to prevent abuse and punish perpetrators, Pope said. He also said that the child sexual abuse was a universal problem – “a widespread phenomenon in all cultures and societies”.

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Taste some French Onion Soup Gratinee

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French onion soup is a type of soup usually based on meat stock and onions, and often served gratineed with croutons and cheese on top or a large piece of bread. Lets make some tasty French Onion Soup Gratinee.

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 large red onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 large sweet onions, thinly sliced
  • 1 (48 fluid ounce) can chicken broth
  • 1 (14 ounce) can beef broth
  • 1/2 cup red wine
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 sprigs fresh parsley
  • 1 sprig fresh thyme leaves
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 4 thick slices French or Italian bread
  • 8 slices Gruyere or Swiss cheese slices, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup shredded Asiago or mozzarella cheese, room temperature
  • 4 pinches paprika

Preparation

Melt butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Stir in salt, red onions and sweet onions. Cook 35 minutes, stirring frequently, until onions are caramelized and almost syrupy.

Mix chicken broth, beef broth, red wine and Worcestershire sauce into pot. Bundle the parsley, thyme, and bay leaf with twine and place in pot. Simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove and discard the herbs. Reduce the heat to low, mix in vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Cover and keep over low heat to stay hot while you prepare the bread.

Preheat oven broiler. Arrange bread slices on a baking sheet and broil 3 minutes, turning once, until well toasted on both sides. Remove from heat; do not turn off broiler. Arrange 4 large oven safe bowls or crocks on a rimmed baking sheet. Fill each bowl 2/3 full with hot soup. Top each bowl with 1 slice toasted bread, 2 slice Gruyere cheese and 1/4 of the Asiago or mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle a little bit of paprika over the top of each one.

Broil 5 minutes, or until bubbly and golden brown. As it softens, the cheese will cascade over the sides of the crock and form a beautifully melted crusty seal. Serve hot !

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The 2019 Oscars

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The 91st Academy Awards, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, honored the best films of 2018. The ceremony was held on February 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. AMPAS presented Academy Awards in 24 categories. The ceremony was televised in the United States by American Broadcasting Company and produced by Donna Gigliotti and Glenn Weiss, with Weiss also serving as director.

Lets check out the list of 2019 Oscar winners:

  • Best picture : Green Book
  • Directing : Alfonso Cuarón (Roma)
  • Actress in a leading role : Olivia Colman (The Favourite)
  • Actor in a leading role : Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody)
  • Actress in a supporting role : Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk)
  • Actor in a supporting role : Mahershala Ali (Green Book)
  • Animated feature film : Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
  • Cinematography : Alfonso Cuarón (Roma)
  • Costume design : Ruth Carter (Black Panther)
  • Documentary (feature) : Free Solo
  • Documentary (short subject) : Period. End of Sentence
  • Film editing : Bohemian Rhapsody
  • Foreign language film: Roma (Mexico)
  • Makeup and hairstyling : Greg Cannom, Kate Biscoe, and Patricia DeHaney (Vice)
  • Music (original score) : Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther)
  • Music (original song) : “Shallow” by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt (A Star Is Born)
  • Production design : Hannah Beachler and Jay Hart (Black Panther)
  • Short film (animated) : Bao
  • Short film (live action) : Skin
  • Sound editing : John Warhurst and Nina Hartstone (Bohemian Rhapsody)
  • Sound mixing : Bohemian Rhapsody
  • Visual effects : Paul Lambert, Ian Hunter, Tristan Myles and J.D. Schwalm (First Man)
  • Writing (adapted screenplay) : Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman)
  • Writing (original screenplay) : Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly (Green Book)

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Be refreshed with the grasshopper cheesecake bars !

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Enjoy some refreshing and sweet grasshopper cheesecake bars with minty chocolate chip cookie crust, smooth cheesecake and chocolate drizzles. Have it on a hot summer day..

Ingredients:

  • 1 package refrigerated Pillsbury Ready To Bake!® Big Deluxe Chocolate Chip Cookies with Hershey’s® mini Kisses®
  • 2 packages (8 oz each) Philadelphia cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup mint coffee creamer
  • few drops of mint extract (optional)
  • few drops of green food color
  • 3 oz (mint) chocolate chips (for decorating)

Preparation:

Heat the oven to 350F. Line an 9X9″ baking pan with parchment paper. Remove the refrigerated cookie dough from the package and with your fingers press it evenly on the bottom of the prepared pan.

Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. The dough will be puffed but not fully baked. Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes. Make the cheesecake filling in the meantime. In large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy.

Add eggs, one at a time, beating until smooth after each addition. Stir in the flour. Add the coffee creamer and mint extract, if using, and stir to combine. Add the green food color and stir to combine. With the back of the spoon press the half-baked puffed cookie dough to release the air in the crust.

Pour the cheesecake filling over it. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes or until the center is just set. Let the cheesecake cool at room temperature for at least 1 hour and refrigerate for few hours before cutting into bars. Before serving, melt the chocolate chips and drizzle the melted chocolate over the cheesecake bars.

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Casablanca welcomes Prince Harry and Meghan

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Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, who are expecting their first child, arrived in Casablanca on Saturday night. The royal couple is having a three day tour, which intends to promote the education and mental awareness of girls.

Meghan Markle appeared to be dazzling in her gorgeous red Valentino dress. This royal visit aimed at strengthening the UK’s links with Morocco – which is one of the few stable countries in the region.

The royal suit of the Casablanca airport welcomed the royal pair with the traditional food of milk and dates.

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Venezuela crisis : Deadly clashes at the border towns

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Severely bad clashes had been broken out at the border towns across Venezuela as opposition activists try to bring aid into the country across government blockades.

It is reported that two people have been killed in these clashes between the soldiers and opposition supporters after Maduro closed the border with Brazil and Colombia. The trucks loaded with humanitarian aid tried to cross over from Brazil and Colombia.

The Venezuelan soldiers fired tear gas at opposition supporters who were trying to unload the goods in the trucks. This caused harm to hundreds of people.

Demonstrators set up barricades and burned tires in the Venezuelan border town of Urena, as attention turned to whether National Guard troops stationed at the border crossing would fulfill Maduro’s orders to block humanitarian aid from reaching a sick and hungry population.

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Swedish man jailed for stealing crown jewels in broad daylight

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The district court of Eskilstuna announced on Friday that a swedish man sentenced to prison for four years and six months, for stealing seventeenth-century crown jewels from a cathedral in broad daylight.

The crown jewels had been stolen at the end of July 2018 from the Cathedral of Strängnäs, about 70 kilometers West of Stockholm. It is the funeral crown, and the Orb of in 1611, died Charles IX. of Sweden, as well as the crown of his 1625 deceased wife, Queen Christine of Holstein-Gottorp. Do you have an estimate of the equivalent of more than six million euros – for the Church, but not in money defined value.

The robbery had an eye witness. Tom Rowell was sitting in sight of the Cathedral at lunch, when he saw two men out of the building race. They were rushed to a near Malaren lake, waited for the motor boat, he reported to the newspaper “Aftonbladet”.

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Julian Assange granted new passport by Australia

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Julian Assange gets a new Australian passport, clearing one of several hurdles keeping the wanted WikiLeaks publisher from exiting the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and returning home.

The new passport that allows Assange to return to Australia was issued in September 2018, but it was unreported till Saturday. The previous passport of Assange, who is weakening in health, had been expired.

On Thursday, the officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) told that that Assange had a valid passport, reiterating a statement from last October.

A Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade official confirmed in a Senate estimates hearing on Thursday that Mr Assange’s 2018 application for a new passport had been accepted. Consular and Crisis Management Division first assistant secretary Andrew Todd said, “Mr Assange does have an Australian passport”.

Mr. Assange, 47, was born in Townsville, Australia, in 1971. He has lived in the Ecuadorian Embassy since 2012, however, when he sought asylum in the face of the U.S. investigating his WikiLeaks website over its publication of classified State and Defense Department material. British authorities issued a warrant for his arrest in the interim, and he fears he will be apprehended if he leaves the embassy and extradited to the U.S. to face charges related to releasing hundreds of thousands of secretive documents.

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