My Bungo's Pickle

So this is going to be something crazy post this time. After I made the tweet regarding Bungo Ko Achar; there were many confusions regarding it. Few of them had tasted this, few of them had no idea what Bungo is all about! So, here I am today… as a chef… guiding how to make Bungo Ko Achar.
First of all, you need to have banana tree in your house! I hope you wont stop reading now, because you don’t have it. I am lucky to have it in my own house though'. Lucky Me!! Else, you need to ask someone for it. What is Bungo?? Have a look at the picture below the triangular ball like thing hanging there. I don’t know what they call it in English though'.

So, you need to cut this thing. It is going to decay even if you don’t in the tree itself, and end up. People usually let it go, and just care about the banana. So, after the bananas are over, this thing can be cut down. Have a look how it actually looks! 

Now, this is small piece. I was home late, and it almost escaped. So, I am planning to put it with potato. I love potato anyway, and I love mixing it with potato. You can however do it all alone. So, let me put it in the pressure cooker. Both potatoes and Bungo can get ready at the same time and then. Here I put it.

 After few sitthis of around three to four; I let it cool down. Then I take out both bungo and potatoes out. Oh, they are still hot! I need to wait for some down so that they can cool and I can take out the peels. 

Here it goes, I now take out the peels of both bungo and potatoes. I did not suppose it would get this small. I thought it would be for two meals, but seems like it is going to end up in one single meal. Okay, here are the skinless bungoes and potatoes.

Now, I cut it down into pieces. Actually it is easy now, it is simply like making potato's pickle now.


















So, here it goes. I put til, beshar, amilo, oil and salt. You can add chilly, but none of other family members prefer chilly, so, how can I receive 'wow' if I put chilly? After all, when you cook, nothing tastes best than other's appreciation for your food.



Now, mixing entire things makes the pickle ready! Want to taste? I would let you free taste if blogger would provide the service… Hmm… or you can go through two ways… Either prepare it of your own following my steps, or else, you are invited to my home, Biratnagar, at the time when there's banana, to have the taste. Ohh! There is one more bungo hanging in my banana garden! Or else, you have no option besides expecting someone to offer you this. Why don’t you come my home rather? Let's together prepare the next bungo's pickle!!



I know you probably have ideas of making it better too. Do suggest me! Like I said earlier, I have got another bungo lined up...

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Rap and My Experience…

Honestly, it was Girish and Pranil who introduced Rap in my life. I was in grade 6 then, when I used to sing…. Ma yesto chhu, Ma testo chhu in the class… I had entire lyrics mugged up thereby. Gradually I heard NSK then… Oh yes! I grew crazy fan of Nepsyadaz and sweet fan of Unity as well.

Black Eyed Peas and Linkin Park came up next in my life after that. Eminem’s song was difficult, however I listened to few of his songs. My taste of music changed gradually… Rock, Metal, Sentimental…and I am with Slow Rock these days. But I do have passion for rap still in my mind. So there probably are hundred of rap singers right now in national and international Rap World!

For Nepalese trend, I still have huge respect for Girish. His song, his lyrics are the thing that makes me feel that Rap culture exists in the country. For western culture, I think Black Eyed Peas, Linkin Park and Eminem are more than enough. I seriously don’t think I need to listen to any others song. Oh yes… I liked Airplane thing the last time… Script ft Will I Am was awesome part as well… But, I still miss the song like Where is the love? I still miss the song like Drugs Mero girl, Malai vote deu.

Rap song has separate entertainment. It creates energetic vibes within, one feels like bringing revolution through hot boiling blood. After all, rap is the best way to express the dissatisfaction and presenting the anger. You get to express your entire feelings without any feeling of lagging behind anyway. Rap needs to be rhyming and few catchy lines would further make it catchy. It is kept within the portion of hip hop music. Since 1960 itself, rap was regarded a slang term. And it means speaking fast or reading fast.

I wanted to sing few rap numbers too, and hence I remember the days when I used to feel so smart when I used to chat few minutes with Girish or Sudhin. After all, I belong to the city of BRT as well. My craze for Rap gradually went down with the time, but today when I listen to Nepali Rap music, I seriously feel like there is something missing! Maybe I am grown up, or it could be that seriously something is lacking!

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NO Death Penalties!!

10 October is marked as the World Day Against the Death Penalty. I oppose the death penalty in all cases. A state has to bear the responsibility to protect and promote their citizens rights. When, the penalty of death is declared by the State itself, how can that be so practical in assuring Human Rights?

A simple sense…

A son gives his half of the salary to his father every month. He one day does something that he should not have done. Can the father kill the son? State is father for every citizen. Every citizens pay taxes to the state and, for criminal activity, can state legally kill someone? In the name of Peace?

Death penalty invites crime, rather than discouraging the crime. There can be other ways to punish the culprit, but state has no right to violate the freedom of life. If state itself involes in this task, state itself is going through Human Rights Violation. The state who legalizes Death Penalty is no way supportive to Human Rights.

He killed 100 of peoples! He should be hanged till death!

It is easy saying this. Emotionally his line can be correct too, because there can be large number of anger, feeling of hatred and feeling of frustration.  But, that does not mean, state has the power to kill the culprit violating his right to live. The emotional part has to be kept aside in this case, and following thoughts has to be taken into consideration:

• Does state has ethical right to kill its own citizen? It’s like, should a father kill his child?
• Does state has the power to violate someone’s Right to Live? Article 3 of UDHR states, Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. Now how ethical is it for state itself to go against this article?
• Does death solve problem? Life is not a movie, where the villain ends up with sentence to death. There are consequences ahead.
• What if the decision made was mistake? Can the life return back? A case in China: After years of ‘hang to death’ decision, it was identified that the person was innocent. How can state body answer at that time?

I myself conducted a survey, where I asked 124 peoples…

Since, a person has killed 7 innocent peoples; Government has decided to sentence him ‘Hang till Death’ and is hanged till death. Is that HR Violation?

53% of the people said, it is not the case of HRV. That indicates, people still think it fair for the country to kill the culprit.

 It’s World Day Against the Death Penalty. And, my blog all concerns with a single thought… 

Let’s all say NO TO DEATH PENALTY!! 

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And My Kalinchowk Visit....

And now, My visit to Kalinchowk:

Kalinchowk

It was in after fourth semester, we went Jiri… five of us! On Jiri itself, we made a plan to visit Kalinchowk while returning. But, next morning, before we were about to leave Jiri… there was a rainfall… We assumed that there must have been rainfall all around Dolakha, and our limited budget would not afford vehicle, the slippery road and huge trek… We cancelled our Kalinchowk and hence stayed in Jiri itself.

I had  the feeling that I will have to be there anyway; as I had given my word to be there. It was then Magh 1^st… Magh 1^st is the day when Nepalese celebrate by eating laddus… Ever since I came to Kathmandu, we were never likely to get laddus.. So we made the plan on the very first year to go for trekking… We trekked Manakamana… on the first year… On the second we did something, but I forgot what it was..on the third..we sat at one of our friend’s room….and on fourth it was my plan to trek till Kalinchowk.

We took bus early morning till Charikot… Took a room, kept our bags, and went to Dolakha Bhimsenthan…and returned back…I had my friend’s house, we went to visit him. Then, we bought stuffs necessary for next day, and slept after late night talk.

We started trekking…three of us…at early five! We had the idea that we’d be at a village by two hours..but even after five hours we could not get a clue. It was ten, and then we felt we missed the way, and we were in the wrong way. No one was there to talk, just we three…and entire empty world… So, we sat and thought for a while. We remembered, there were two ways after the pond, and we choose the right instead of left. So we rushed back to that place again. And finally we found the village.

Me and My friend...Walking in a Wrong Way!

We don’t walk in trekking speed. If it is five hours trek, we take it eight. So, Kalinchowk was eight hours trek, we were assuming we’d take 12. But we had lost three hours at some unknown place…. So we were nervous! But we kept on walking… We had Tang, for energy drink, but did not find water in single place. We could not think of our lunch without water, so we planned to sit for lunch only when we get water. Still, we kept walking. Finally, we saw a monkey…monkeys…and lot of monkeys…we could assume that water must be somewhere nearby. Yeah’ we found water! We drank Tang like anything… It was 12 noon. And then sat for lunch, we had bread and jam, and noodles with us!

Oh yes!! We finally found Water!!

My friend, Bipin with his lunch!!

We wanted to sit for a while, but nope! We were out of time. Now, what happened was, we saw a vehicle coming, and we asked for the lift… They accepted! We were in the back.. Sitting back at the jeep, with all those dusts and paining butts when the jeep jumped through road…we were all tired! And it was the dust, that made us look funny even more! Children at Kuri laughed seeing our idiotic condition there. And we reached straight Kalinchowk in the vehicle at 3 pm. I still remember the black tea that we had at that height… at Rs 10.. That was amazing!

My friend, Sujal drinking Tang after we got the Vehicle to lift us!

Amazing Tea and Amazing Height!

This is seriously amazing place…. Place of Devi.. At such a peak….Truely, amazing place! Mountain views straight way..from the height of almost 3900….With our praying, we returned back to Kuri. .. We loved the hospitality they presented to us at the hotel. It was cold, we didn’t even thought of getting out of bed. We sat there, ate there, slept there.

Mountain Sight... just WOW!!

Next morning we woke up early. The water was freezing cold!! Got fresh, and before sunrise, we trekked down to Charikot. We reached Charikot at around 12, got the bus of Manthali returning back to Capital. Caught it, had lunch in Mude, and returned back to Capital!

I don’t think I write travelling story in good way! Was this that boring?

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My Oracles

I was walking long on the sun,

Tired, but journey was long and I had to run.

There was a tree, blowing air till my chest.

It was tree as an oracle, suggesting me to rest!

I was hungry, uneaten for several days,

Weak, without any food and empty clays.

There was a dog, barking until I hear.

It was dog as an oracle, suggesting me to beg walking near!

I was wet, roofless under a rain,

Sneezing, with coldness and pain.

There was a stone, firm, rigid and bold!

It was a stone as an oracle, suggesting me not to feel old!

I was frustrated, for my poverty,

Troubled, with only empty sack as my property.

There was a donkey tied with rope,

It was a donkey as an oracle, showing me my freedom of hope!

I was at the bank, hearing the river flow,

Lonely, with dark face and lost glow.

There was water constantly moving for huge unity.

It was river as an oracle, suggesting to be efficient for dignity!

I was confused for reason to live,

Puzzled, with heavy heart on the gloomy eve.

There was a wounded fly being chased by lizard,

It was a fly as an oracle, suggesting living life is hard!

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Backbiting Society

Backbiting is gradually becoming the popular fast growing trend in our society. Since the person cannot make criticism in front of the person itself, he back bites the person and most of us; we do it time and again. Out of various reasons, in order to raise our own position is the major cause of back biting. However as a social trend, we also back bite as social trend to support friends, and also in order to describe other person's negative attribute in a state of anger. Backbiting is certainly not any good habit, and is a responsible factor that builds negative attributes within us.

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