August Monthly Theme: Typical Breakfast

Sabudana Khichdi is seasoned sago and potato. It is a Maharashtrian breakfast dish and enjoyed with a dash of lime over it. It can be served with coconut-coriander chutney or mango pickle and yogurt.

This is my Krrish's favourite breakfast, and over the last couple of months I've almost mastered it though my khichdi sometimes becomes sticky.

Take a look at what people around the world have for breakfast. These 100 blogs are participating in the August monthly theme: Typical Breakfast

Saint Paul (MN), USA - Bellefonte (PA), USA - Menton, France - Monte Carlo, Monaco - New York City (NY), USA - Tel Aviv, Israel - Hyde, UK - Port Angeles (WA), USA - Mainz, Germany - Stockholm, Sweden - Paderborn, Germany - Singapore, Singapore - Haninge, Sweden - Nottingham, UK - Ampang (Selangor), Malaysia - Manila, Philippines - Boston (MA), USA - Seoul, Korea - Singapore, Singapore - Joplin (MO), USA - Chandler (AZ), USA - Paris, France - Sequim (WA), USA - Greenville (SC), USA - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Boston (MA), USA - Chennai, India - Madison (WI), USA - Baton Rouge (LA), USA - Toulouse, France - Seattle (WA), USA - Mexico (DF), Mexico - La Antigua, Guatemala - Selma (AL), USA - Wassenaar (ZH), Netherlands - Albuquerque (NM), USA - Cleveland (OH), USA - San Diego (CA), USA - Lubbock (TX), USA - Jakarta, Indonesia - Sheki, Azerbaijan - Sydney, Australia - Mumbai, India - Seoul, South Korea - Cottage Grove (MN), USA - Cypress (TX), USA - Saarbrücken, Germany - Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina - New Orleans (LA), USA - Budapest, Hungary - Kyoto, Japan - Tokyo, Japan - Austin (TX), USA - Singapore, Singapore - Villigen, Switzerland - Montréal (QC), Canada - Stayton (OR), USA - Melbourne, Australia - Silver Spring (MD), USA - Moscow, Russia - Springfield (MO), USA - Inverness (IL), usa - Arlington (VA), USA - Cologne (NRW), Germany - Anderson (SC), USA - Oslo, Norway - Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation - Manila, Philippines - Kajang (Selangor), Malaysia - Maple Ridge (BC), Canada - Bandung (West Java), Indonesia - Stavanger, Norway - Bastia, France - Hong Kong, China - Wailea (HI), USA - St. Louis (MO), USA - Chicago (IL), USA - Rabaul, Papua New Guinea - Sydney, Australia - Bucaramanga (Santander), Colombia - Kansas City (MO), USA - Grenoble, France - Paris, France - Evry, France - Saigon, Vietnam - Prague, Czech Republic - Cape Town, South Africa - Brookville (OH), USA - Brussels, Belgium - San Diego (CA), USA - Wellington, New Zealand - Newcastle (NSW), Australia - Saint Louis (MO), USA - Sharon (CT), USA - Shanghai, China - Zurich, Switzerland - North Bay (ON), Canada - Lyon, France - Naples (FL), USA - Olympia (WA), USA

Mountains

The mountains are green again and look so beautiful.
Click here to see how they were two months back.

Men At Work

The under-construction educational institution building opposite my house has almost been completed. The interiors were completed in time for the current academic year, and college has begun.
The workers in the picture are completing the exteriors of the building.
If you noticed in my under-construction photos, most construction site workers here do not use sufficient security measures while working on the site. Some are not provided with, and others are comfortable working without the gear, making it a high-risk job.

Rain Water

This is yesterday morning's photo. It was drizzling in the morning hours. Many people came out shopping for the daily essentials like bread, vegetables and fruits.
But the sky is still cloudy and I doubt it won't rain heavily.
The mountains seen from my window are full of greenery and tiny streams of water can be seen flowing down the mountains. I will show you the green mountains tomorrow.

Rain Again

After a three week break, monsoon returns to mumbai. We had almost started missing the rain.
So Friday evening brought us rains and storm and it continues.

Butterflies

I photographed these lovely butterflies on this plant last week, when it wasn't raining.


Alright. You guessed it. It's Butterfly Pea. But when I saw it for the first time, I really thought I've seen so many butterflies till I got closer.

Another View

This is just another view of the mall under construction near Vashi station. I'm not 100% sure but I think it's Inorbit mall.

Mall Under Construction View 2

Another view of the same mall under construction.

Mall Under Construction

This is a new mall under construction opposite Vashi station in Navi Mumbai.
More pics tomorrow of malls under construction here.

Business Hour

Another photo of the kids at the traffic signal.
Seeing them I sometimes think that children at the orphanage have better chances of a good future than these children who are not orphans, but guided by their parents to beg for a living.

And Some More

And that ends my shopping for books this season.

Krrish's doctor Dr. Aparna has advised me to buy him not only toys but books too. She says after every toy I buy, the next purchase should be a book. She says that coz books are our friends and he will never feel lonely even without us.

More Books

These two books are for me or Jeetu, or maybe my mom n dad to read out to Krrish when he's a little older.

Books For Krrish

These are Krrish's first books that I got for him from the book fair. We started with 'Bumpy The Bear'. He loves to look at the pictures while I read out to him and also add my own words for him to understand better.
He wants to start again as soon as we finish the book once, and this goes on till I get him something else to play with.

Book Fair

The book fair is right opposite the Center One mall and has a wide variety of books at great prices.
I picked up a good number of children books for Krrish and my 3 year old niece Anshi.

Center One

Center One, Navi Mumbai's first mall is all about shopping, entertainment, food and leisure.
The mall was conceptualized by RTKL, USA, one of world's best design houses with long-standing experience in designing and executing malls, and constructed by Trafalgar House, UK.
The Dollar Shop, Food Bazar, Benzer (Men), Lilliput, Pantaloons, Hakoba, Sayonara, Roop Sangam are a few of the outlets it boasts of. The Level 3 is dedicated to the Food Court which has food outlets offering the widest variety of cuisine in any mall.
It has rightly been promoted as 'Mall For All'.

Traffic Signal

The group of men, women and children at the Vashi Station traffic signal are regulars here. They make a daily living by begging. Most of them beg for money. The parents encourage the children to beg, as many people are empathetic towards children begging on the streets.
I carry a few packs of glucose biscuits when I'm out shopping, and give them to the children. After seeing the movie Traffic Signal, I got to know about beggar mafia so I hesitate to help these beggars with money.

What do you think of them?
Traffic Signal by Madhur Bhandarkar is a must watch for those who want to know about the unseen and unspoken reality of life in Mumbai.

Painting 3

This is the third painting (in black and white) and my favourite too.

Painting 2

Chanda has put this painting on the wall right besides the dining area in her living room. It looks like they are about to walk in, into the room.

Indians In Africa

Jeetu took the photo of this painting and two more at Krrish's Godma's(my cousin Chanda) house. Her hubby bought the painting from Nairobi. Originally there were two African black women in the painting in place of these Indian women. They got a close friend, a good painter to paint the Indian women in place of the African women.

I think it is beautiful. If I hadn't mentioned it, no one would have guessed it

The Big Max Sale

If you are in Mumbai, visit the Big Max Sale at the Palm Beach Galleria in Navi Mumbai. The Big Max Sale is on. If you are looking for style within Rs.599 plus the sale offer for not only menswear and womenwear (and jewellery you can't miss) but also kids wear, this is the place to be.
Besides Pantaloons at Center One (the first mall in Navi Mumbai), this is the only place in Navi Mumbai I can vouch for style.Krrish's birthday wear was also Max.