Archive for December, 2008
When to be pregnant
by Women Quotes on Dec.20, 2008, under When to be pregnant
Age of a woman is very important in being pregnant and delivery. The best time for first delivery is between the age of 22 and 26.There will be no much issue till the age of 30. But after the age of 30 there can be some difficulties.
In the modern era most of the women are highly educated, well employed in high posts. They will be in more tensed and stressed atmosphere. Most of them gets married only at the age of 26-28. So it is not possible for them to think of a pregnancy before the age of 26 (Here we are talking only about being pregnant after marriage). In such cases try to have a baby before you pass the age of 30. If you are above that age please consult a doctor before being pregnant and make sure there is no health issues for you.
At the same time do not thing of a pregnancy before the age of 21-22. Even though one have the potential of being pregnant after starting of mensturation, a girls’s mind and body will not prepared for a pregnancy. So it always better to think of pregnancy after the age of 21-22. A woman completes her uterus and hip growth only by the age of 21-22, thats why its being said that its good to be pregnant after that age. A girl who becomes pregnant and delivers a child can have health problems in her future life.
Sambar Recipe
by Women Quotes on Dec.19, 2008, under Sambar
Ingredients
1. Split gram (thuvara parippu) – 1 cup
Asafoetida – A small piece (fried and powdered)
Green chilly
2. Tomato-2 (this is a must)
The following vegetables are not a must. You can even make this sambar without the following, or can make it, using any of the following
Carrot –2
Ladies finger – 4-5
Potato – 2-3 (medium sized)
Drum stick – 2
Cut these vegetables in small pieces, and keep each of them separately.
3. Chilly Powder – 2 teaspoon
Coriander Powder – 3 teaspoon
Turmeric Powder – 1 teaspoon
4.Tamarind – a piece (As required) It should be soaked in ¾ cup of water.
5.Oil – as required
6.Sambar Powder (available in market)
7.Curry leaves – 2 stem.
8.Small onion – 4-5 (cut in small pieces)
9.Onion – 1 (cut in small pieces)
10.Salt- As required
11.Mustard seeds – some
This is a very easy recipe for sambar. It is not only easy it is too tasty too…
Wash and take the split gram in a cooker add 2 glasses of water. Add some cut green chilly and some oil and the fried and powdered asafoetida to it. Keep it in high flame till the cooker gives out three whistles.
After opening the cooker, add the cut carrot and potato to this cooked split gram. Again keep it in flame for 1 whistle to come.
Take a mud vessel (clay pot, mann chatti) and keep it on flame. Add some oil and fry the onion in it. Once it cooked and fried add the cut tomato to it. Let the tomato be cooked. If you are adding ladies finger, this is the time to add it. Add 3rd ingredients to it. Stir for 1 minute in low flame. Then add the tamarind water to it. Stir it again.
Now add the cooked split gram and cooked vegetables to it. Let it boil. You can taste it now and if you feel that the sour,and salt is less than what you require, please do not hesitate to add it. If the chilly added is not enough, please add some more chilly powder or cut green chillies. You can now add some more fried and powdered asafoetida to it. Once it starts to boil add the sambar powder to it. If you feel that it needs some more water then add some more and let it boil. After adding water make sure that the taste is again correct.
In other case, if you feel water is more then let it boil till the extra water is dried off.
Once everything is done, take it from flame. Take some oil in a small frying pan and put the mustard seeds and when it pops add the cut small onion to it and add the curry leaves once the small onion is golden brown. Put of the flame after putting curry leaves add it to the prepared sambar. Keep the sambar closed for some time. Serve hot.
This is a less time consuming and also easy, since there is no coconut grinding, frying and pasting. Using a mud pot gives the recipe a good taste.
Tips:-
If you child doesn’t have any vegetables and you want to make them have it, then there is a trick for making them has it. Smash the cooked vegetables and add to this sambar. Then they will never know what all vegetables did you use.
Pregnancy Symptoms
by Women Quotes on Dec.16, 2008, under Pregnancy Symptoms
Pregnancy symptoms can be different for each woman to another. But there will be one symptom or the other in common. If one feels that she is pregnant then she can take due care for herself.The common symptoms of pregnancy are :-
These are the early stage symptoms of pregnancy. If you have some of the symptoms and you have the doubt that you may become pregnant due to the intercourse in the non-safe day, then please take care of yourself. It may be bringing a happy news to you and your family. More over be proud that you are becoming a complete woman.
It is not necessary that you should have the above symptoms. The other symptoms are the following
- Positive pregnancy test
- The feeling of being pregnant
- Fetal Heart beats
- Enlarging abdomen
- Skin Changes
- Hormone variations
- Stretch marks
- Ultrasound detection


