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Microwave Recipes: Vegetable Chowmein

A very popular Chinese Recipe: Vegetable Chowmein Ingredients: For boiling Noddles you will need - 1 cup Noodles 4 cups Water 2 tsp Oil 1 tsp Salt Ingredients for frying: 2 Capsicums 2 Carrots (shredded) 2 Spring Onions (shredded) 5-6 Beans (shredded) 100 gm Cabbage (shredded) 2-3 Dry red chillies (flaked) 5-6 Baby Corns (sliced) 5-6 Garlic flakes (crushed) 2 tbsp Tomato sauce 2 tsp Oil 1 tbsp Vinegar a pinch of ajinomoto salt and pepper (to taste) Method to prepare in Microwave: Take a big microwave safe bowl, add water , oil and salt and boil for 7-8 minutes at 100% micro wave power. Add noodles and boil for 6-7 minutes at 100% power. Stir in between. Strain and wash noodles under cold water to avoid sticking. Keep aside. Take another Microwave safe bowl, add oil and all chopped vegetables and microwave for 4-5 minutes at 100% microwave power. Add soya sauce, tomato chilli sauce, vinegar and ajinomoto and stir it properly. Add boiled noodles to it and mix it well. Microwave it for 2

Credit Rating Agencies in India

A Credit Rating agency is a Corporate body/company that assigns credit ratings for issuers of certain types of debt obligations as well as the debt instruments themselves. Mostly the issuers of securities are Government body, state and local government, companies, non-profit organizations who issues debt like instruments or securities like bonds etc that can be traded in secondary market. The role of credit rating agencies. A credit rating of an issuer takes into consideration the issuer's credit worthiness. (i.e. its ability to pay back a loan), and effect the interest rate applied to the particular security being issued. A company that issues credit scores for individual credit-worthiness is generally called credit bureau or consumer credit reporting agency. ( Source: Wikipedia) The major Credit Rating Agencies in India are : CARE - Credit Analysis and Research Limited ICRA - Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency of India CRISIL - Credit Rating Inormation Services

Microwave Recipes: Thai Fish Curry

Microwave Recipes: International Thai Recipe-Thai Fish Curry This Thai dish can be prepared in solo microwave and takes 10-12 minutes to prepare. Ingredients: 500 gm Full fish or cut into pieces 2 tbsp Tamarind Paste 2 tbsp oil 2 tbsp Onion Garlic paste 2-3 dry red chillies (soaked in water and minced 2 tbsp chopped lemongrass 1 tsp mustard sauce 1 tsp soya sauce 1 tbsp brown sugar 1 tsp white sugar 1/2 cup water salt and pepper to taste Method of preparation: Take a microwave safe bowl and add oil, soaked red chillies paste, onion garlic paste, lemongrass and microwave it for 5-6 minutes at 100% power. Add Fish, mustard and soya sauce, tamarind paste, brown and white sugar, water salt, pepper etc and microwave covered at 80% power for 5-6 minutes. Stir in between. Allow 5 minutes of standing time. Serve hot with rice.

Educational Loans for higher studies in India and abroad

Educational Loan/ Student Loan scheme for pursuing higher studies in India and abroad: Education is the key point for the human resource development and overall development of any country. Every country in the world use to frame policies to look after the basic educational needs of the population. Here important role comes for financial institutions like public sector and private sector banks to provide financial support by providing loans and financial assistance to the meritorious students Indian Banks association had prepared a model for Educational loan scheme in 2001. Reserve Bank of India had advised all the banks to implement the educational scheme vide circular no. RPCD.PLNFS.BC.NO.83/06.12.05/2000-01 dated April 28, 2001 Todays meritorious youth want to make a career in Management , Engineering , Medica l, Information Technology etc but the huge expenses of 5-10 lacs deter their parents and makes them hopeless. Though these ty

Wish all visitors a very HAPPY HOLI

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Holi is a one of the important and most popular festivals of India. On 22nd March 2008 whole India and Indians abroad will celebrate HOLI... The festival of Colours, sweets, joy and happiness. I am wishing all my blog reader's a VERY HAPPY HOLI

Know your Credit Card to prevent debt trap

Today more and more people have been lured by credit card companies to increase the use of credit cards and offering various types of credit cards like 0 % interest credit card , lifetime free credit card , petro cards, cash back credit cards , co-branded creditcards , EMI cards and so on. Credit Card is the latest form of money used worldwide. People have become so much used to it that many keep multiple credit cards. But the important question here is how many of you really know each and every aspect of credit card? Have you read the fine prints on your credit card agreement while applying for credit card? Did the credit card company executive gave you all the details such as balance transfer fees , revolving credit charges etc? Most would say NO and that's the truth. Most of us applying for credit card agreement never go through the fine prints.( most credit card companies have a clause which allows them to change the rate of interest any time, for any reason with a certain n

Remember to use Credit Card Safely

Safety measures for Credit Card: Credit Card which is also known a Plastic Money is very popular these days. Every bank is offering different types of Credit cards and luring their customer by giving points, cash back and other such offers. No doubt that credit card is a very popular mode of payment but it can become very risky if if you are not aware about its safety issues. To avoid misuse and unauthorized access of your credit card please follow these safety measures: The credit card should be signed on signature panel as soon as it is received. You can also write "ASK FOR ID" on signature panel. Never ever give or disclose your Credit Card number to unknown person. If you have a personal Identification Number (PIN), do not write it on Credit Card. Always keep your PIN in safe and secure place. In case you no longer need the credit card details , do not simply discard them but destroy all the details of credit card. If you have withdrawn cash from ATM through your cre

Budget Mobile with 25 days battery backup

Intex Technologies of Delhi, India, has launched a new mobile phone IN 2020 with a battery backup of whooping 25 days. This is probably the first mobile phone having such a good battery backup and talk time of non stop 7.5 hours. The mobile phone is priced below Rs. 2000/- The battery backup in this mobile phone is remarkable with such a low price handset. It also has good features: Dual band GSM 900/1800 25 days battery backup 7.5 hours of non stop talk time Blacklist facility to block unwanted calls 500 phone book memory Hindi, English twin language support FM radio 8 games Pre loaded singtones Polyphonic ringtones 2*5 minutes of voice recording facility Currency and unit converter Calendar World clock Alarm Clock Stop Watch Health Checker (BMI, Menstrual) To Do list This mobile phone is targeted to both mid and lower segment market which is 60-70 % of total mobile market in India. A mobile phone with such a powerful battery backup and user friendly features is certainly an asset to

LIC Housing Finance Lauching Reverse Mortgage Scheme

LIC Housing Finance Ltd., who is a major Home Loan provider in India is going to launch Reverse Mortgage Scheme in coming month for senior citizens. In this scheme, senior citizens above 60 years of age would get loans against house or property . Loan amount will be considered according to the age of customer, rate of interest and value of property. Reverse Mortgage scheme is a financial scheme in which a loan is provided by the lender against the value of the property. Loan amount can be borrowed in lump sump or in installments The loan amount is repayable by selling the property either on the death of the owner or at the end of mortgage tenure. Reverse Mortgage scheme will benefit aged couples who don't have anybody to look after or don't have any source of income. LIC hosing finance will provide loan by assessing the value of property and loan amount would be between 40 to 75 percent value of property under reverse mortgage scheme. Loan will be offered at fixed interest

Microwave Recipe: Stuffed Mushroom

Microwave Recipe: Stuffed Mushroom: Stuffed Mushroom are served as starters. Here is the recipe to prepare in Microwave oven. Ingredients you need: Fresh Mushroom 100 gms. Chopped Onions 1 no. Salt, Pepper as per taste Chopped walnuts 1/4 cup Cream 2 tsp Butter 2 tsp Crushed Ajwain 1/2 tsp Method of preperation: Wash Mushroom and remove the stem. Chop the stem finely. Mix the walnuts, onions, half of the butter and the seasoning. Fill into the Mushroom caps, spread the remaining butter over it. Arrange Mushroom on a plate and keep it on Grill stand. Keep it in Combi-2 mode for 15 minutes. Now it is ready to serve. Serve it with Mustard sauce and green salad. Enjoy.... Read other Microwave recipe's: Grilled Fish > Spicy potato salad > Mushroom Soup > Mexican Rice > Chiken Soup >

Microwave Recipe: Rasam, a south Indian Dish

Microwave Recipe: Rasam, a south Indian Dish Tomato Rasam is a very delicious south Indian dish. It's recipe to prepare in microwave is as follows: Ingredients: Tomatoes 3-4 nos. Water 5 cup Garlic cloves 5-6 flakes Pepper corn 5-6 nos. Salt to taste Water 1 cup Tamarind 50 gms Rasam Powder 2 tsp Oil 1 tbsp Dry red chillies 3-4 Curry leaves 5-6 nos. Method: Place tomato, garlic and pepper corn with water in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave it for 5 minutes, strain and keep it aside. Microwave the tamarind in one cup of water for 5 minutes. Allow it to cool. Strain and retain the extract, pour it in tomato juice. Now heat oil in a microwave safe bowl for one minute and add mustard seeds, dry red chillies, curry l

Few tips for Domain name purchase

There are many different reasons why you would want to make a domain name purchase. Some people do this as the first step of their Internet business, while others wait until after they have a better grasp of their business strategy, plan and direction. Whenever you decide to do it, at some point you will have to purchase your domain name. And while the process is actually very straightforward, the choices that you make can be quite complex. Here is a basic rundown on your purchase, domain name features and choices that you have available to you. In order to find your domain name, you should first run a search to make certain that the name you have chosen is available. Many people are surprised, especially if it is their first time purchasing a domain to find that many names are unavailable. In fact, at one particular time, up to 80,000 of these domain names were being sold on a daily basis. It didn't take long until almost all of the good one and two name domains were taken. Fortun

Microwave Recipe: Chinese Fried rice

Microwave Recipe: Chinese Fried rice: Do you love Chinese dishes . Yes! then note down the recipe of Chinese fried rice. Ingredients: Rice 1 cup ( soaked for 1/2 an hour) Water 2 cup Cabbage 1/4 cup Onion 1 pc. Beans 4-5 nos. Capsicum 1 Chopped with vegetables Carrot 1 Vinegar 2 tsp Soya sauce 1/2 tsp Salt To taste White pepper 1/2 tsp Oil 2 tbsp Method : Take oil and chopped vegetables in a microwave safe dish and microwave for 2 Minutes. Add all the ingredients with water, and microwave it for 15 minutes. Give standing time. Its now ready to serve. Enjoy its called Chinese fried rice. Other delicious recipes: Chicken biryani > Mexican Rice > Sweet Rice > Shahee Kheer >

Microwave Recipe: Grilled Fish

Microwave Recipe: Grilled Fish Grilled fish is a low calorie dish. It becomes very tasty when grilled. So here is the recipe: Ingredients you need: Whole fish 500 gm Onion paste 3 tbsp Chilli paste tbsp Ginger/ Garlic paste 2 tbsp Lemon juice 1 tbsp Vinegar 1 tbsp Edible red colour 1 pinch Oil 1 tbsp Salt and pepper to taste Method: First wash and clean the fish properly and make deep cuts on both sides. Mix all the ingredients (except oil) and apply this mixture on both side of fish. Keep it in refrigerator to marinate for at least an hour. Place the marinated fish in a microwave safe shallow dish and microwave it at 60% power for 5-6 minutes. Now brush oil on both side of fish an put it on Grill rack. Grill the fish for about 10-15 minutes. Turn in between until it becomes g

Microwave recipe: Saboodana Kheer

Microwave recipe : Saboodaana Kheer: Saboodaana Kheer is very light dish, easy to digest and loved by little angels. Here is the recipe to prepare in microwave: Ingredients are: Saboodaana 1 tsp Sugar 1tbsp milk 1 cup Fresh cream or Chopped malai 2 tbsp Method: Wash saboodaana properly and soak for 15-20 minutes. Mix all ingredients together in a deep microwave safe bowl and microwave it at 100% power for 4-5 minutes. Do not cover it. Stir in between. Again microwave it covered at 50% power for 2-3 minutes. Give standing time and serve it lukewarm. Other microwave recipes: Sweet Rice : a punjabi sweet dish > Carrot Halwa > Shahee Kheer > Suji Halwa >