Pumpkin Gojju (ಕುಂಬಳಕಾಯಿ ಗೊಜ್ಜು)
Process: 1.Skin pumpkin (ಕುಂಬಳಕಾಯಿ) carefully – remove seeds & residues
2.Cut pumpkin into large cubes (1.5”x1 1/2 ”x1”)
3.Slightly roast green chillies, coconut pieces & curry leaves – keep it aside
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Pumpkin Gojju (ಕುಂಬಳಕಾಯಿ ಗೊಜ್ಜು)
4.Add 4 T-spoon of oil, add curry leaves and add the cut pumpkin pieces into wok
5.Mix it, add cold water (2 cups to every 1 cup of pumpkin pieces)
6.Add some salt as the pumpkin starts to cook, add yellow powder – while it is cooking
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Pumpkin Gojju
7.Make curry paste, by adding roasted green chillies, coconut pieces, & coriander leaves, add water and grind till it becomes a smooth paste. 8.Best way to assess is to see if the sharp edges of the cut pieces are turning soft rounded
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Pumpkin Gojju
9.Add curry paste and let the pumpkin pieces continue to cook with the curry paste
10.Add salt to your taste.
11.If it is spicy, add a T-spoon of tamarind, more water
12.Let it cook for 5-8 min, the paste and pumpkin pieces become quite mushy-mushy
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13.If the mix is too thick, add more water, if it too liquid, add a T-spoon of rice flour or Besan Flour to make the batter thick
14.Seasoning is done with mustard, asteofitida, red chillies and add to the Gojju
15.Sprinkle finely chopped coriander
Conversation between CT & MP on Valentine's Day (VDay)
CT: What's up doc? what u doing for VDay?
MP: Well, I thought of sharing about cardiac CT scans.
CT: Why?
MP: It’s Go Red month – raising awareness about Women’s heart health. What better way to talk about heart scans. 1/
MP: What better way to talk about Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) scans, since we can do it at such low radiation dose levels.
CT: Doc, we try to keep u away from ‘Nerd Central’, but u aren’t making our work easy
MP: Off course, I will do all things others do on VDay plus this 2/
CT: Why?
MP: You know there is a general fear of radiation in public, because of which even those who may benefit from heart scans hesitate. I thought my work is to take some fear out.
CT: Are you talking about only CAC score scans but also cardiac CT Angiography (CTA)?
Components:
A.1 cup of Rice Flour
B.½ cup of Maida Powder (All Purpose Flour)
C.½ cup of Sooji (Rave) (Semolina)
D.2 medium size onions (Vidalia or Red)
E.1 T-spoon of red chilli powder
F.4 green chillies
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G.Pinch of Asafoetida & Turmeric Powder, Salt to taste
H.Oil
Main labor
1.Mix A + B + C + D + E + F + G.
2.Heat ~5T Spoon of oil & pour to the mix.
3.Slowly mix – onions w salt will bring out moisture so add water carefully so that the mix can be rolled into tight dough
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4.Take small dough & tap into as flat as possible in hand or on a parchment paper, which makes it easy to lift up for deep frying.
5.Deep fry & don’t burn!
6.Maddur Vade is ready for consumption!
Excellent article in special issue of @RadioGraphics on Community outreach in breast imaging - What can be done to close the gap in uninsured population
Variables that affect access to screening mammography - obvious but are to be minimized so as to increase access
Inspire of Affordable Health Care, there is still many people do not have health insurance, among them the highest are found in American Indian and Alaska Native and Hispanic - sad state!
Visit to Laguna de Guatavita was truly a magical experience - re how colonizers destroyed indigenous people & their customs.
Story: Muisca tribe respected & considered Laguna de Guatavita very sacred. Early spaniards were told gold was dumped in laguna
Lake Guatavita was reputedly one of the sacred lakes of the Muisca, and a ritual conducted there is widely thought to be the basis for the legend of El Dorado, "the golden one"
. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Guat…
Spaniards went in search of gold, tried to empty the laguna by digging a break through the mountain. Most work was done by enslaved locals. Tried to drain water to find gold, but were disappointed with a very little find.
Now Laguna de Guatavita is protected