2 pm: Surgical corridor: Overheard snoring! Taking the covers off the Mini C-arm
Medical Physicist (MP): Hi buddy, How’s the day going?
Mini C-arm: Living the dreams doc!
MP: What do you mean?
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Mini C-arm: Well today the hand surgeon was so delicate & handled me so well
MP: Who is the hand surgeon that impressed you so much?
Mini C-arm: She is the top hand surgeon in the country dude–no wonder she is the top, because, I could say that from the way she handled me
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MP: How?
Mini C-arm: You know when someone roughs you up, you give them back kindly, with me I give them back lousy images. OTH, if they handle me nicely, I try my best to give the best images.
MP: I am glad you had that PM and our test done last week.
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Mini C-arm: Thanks doc, you always treated me well Doc. Can’t everybody do the same.
MP: Thanks, but let’s not go there. You were talking about this new doc. What’s going on?
Mini C-arm: Let me show you how I gave her my best.
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MP: Wow! Those are some sweet images of the index figure, that she worked on.
Mini C-arm: This is what I am talking about, not only she handles the patient well, but also me. All I care is everyone treat us well. If they do that, we will go the extra mile.
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MP: What is this? You are speaking like Yoda!
Mini C-arm: (softly speaks like Yoda) “One speaks not highly of themself!”
MP: Well, I will leave you alone - enjoy the break; before she takes you in for another surgery.
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Eggplant Yogurt Dish (ಬದನೇಕಾಯಿ ಮೊಸರುಬಜ್ಜಿ)
With:
A: Large size Eggplant (1)
B: Vidala onion (1 large size)
C: Green Chilli (1 long)
D: Seasoning items: Mustard, Red Chilly
D: Curry leaves & finely chopped coriander
E: Yogurt or Buttermilk
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Process:
1.Smear oil on large eggplant
2.Poke eggplant w knife edge (not too deep – just enough cook evenly)
3.Roast on gas stove (as shown) or in oven or on grill
4.Carefully remove charred skin
5.Mash eggplant meat – mix with finely chopped onions
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6.Add Yogurt or Buttermilk
7.Add salt & green chillies to your taste
8.Sprinkle finely chopped coriander
9.Season w mustard and redchillies and refrigerate
Eggplant Yogurt Dish (ಬದನೇಕಾಯಿ ಮೊಸರುಬಜ್ಜಿ) is ready to serve
How to make South Indian style Watered-Buttermilk (ನೀರು ಮಜ್ಜಿಗೆ)?
With:
1.Buttermilk (home or store)
2.Finely chopped ginger & coriander
3.Salt & Water
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Process: 1. Mix 1 cup of buttermilk with 3 cups of water (1:3) 2. + finely chopped ginger & coriander 3. + salt to your taste 4. Refrigerate before consuming
A typical South Indian (especially Mysore) meal always ends with a course of rice, yogurt and/or watered-buttermilk!
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South Indian style Buttermilk (ನೀರು ಮಜ್ಜಿಗೆ)
A typical South Indian (especially Mysore) meal always ends with a course of rice, yogurt and/or watered-buttermilk!
Is a cool drink in a hot summer day and ais an excellent source of calcium!
Art of Seasoning (for novice cooks)
Basic seasoning for most South-Indian dishes 1. Heat oil (not too much) 2. Drop few mustard seeds to check if seeds sputter & pop indicating oil is sufficiently warm
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Art of seasoning
3. Add TSP of mustard seeds-do not overburn seeds-by either leaving it too long or adding to very hot oil (unlike bottom left video)
4.Add TSP of cumin seeds and urad dal
5.Add green chillies (based on your spice taste)
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Art of seasoning:
6.Add red chillies (optional for some dishes)
7.Add chopped ginger (often ginger can supplement for spice from green chillies)
8.Drop few curry-leaves
9.Optional – add asteofidita powder
Zuchuni-Bellpepper-Onion Palaya
Serving for 4
Cook time<30 min
Ingredients cost <$10
With:
A: Yellow–Red –Orange Bell Peppers (3)
B: Zucchini (5)
C: Vidala Onion (1/2)
D: Season w: Mustard, Cumin seeds, Urad-dal, Red chillies
E: Ginger, Curry leaves & finely chopped coriander 1/
Process:
1.Cut bell-peppers (small squares)
2.Cut Zucchini (1” cubes)
3.Cut ½ vidala onion (small pieces)
4.Chop ginger, green chilles
5.Steam Zucchini for 5 minutes only (if left longer can make it too soft)
6.Start with seasoning (Olive oil) w mustard, cumin seeds, urad dal, red-chilles
7.Add green-chillies to your spice handling
8.Add curry leaves & chopped ginger
9.Add peppers – roast for few minutes before adding steamed zucchini cubes
10.Add salt & pinch of black pepper
2 pm: Surgical corridor: Overheard snoring! Upon shaking the covers, heard the following conversations
Medical Physicist (MP): Hi buddy, what’s happening – why are you sleeping in this corner?
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Mini C-arm: Well, we had a good day, the surgeon finished early. So, they let me go & I was resting until you disturbed me
MP: How come you are not sulking like your big brother?
Mini: Are you talking about that guy with the flat head (c-arm with flat panel detector)?
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MP: Yes, he is the one around the corner, w cylindrical head guys (C-arm w Image Intensifier)
Mini: He thinks since he has flat head & is digital, he is better than the cylindrical guys. They said to me other day at the pub. That’s why they often desert him & go to parties.