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Agra.............heritage revisited!!

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Motherhood changes u and how....suddenly u just cannot plan your life for your life begins to get governed by the little life u have brought in the world.....I was working on this post  since ages...thankfully today i completed this at last!!!! As a young kid agra meant home,my father was posted there for 8 years and all that i can recollect of this city is our frequent visits to taj whenever there was a relative arriving :) Yet after all these years Agra now seems much more than taj.......a  slice of history and heritage which was witness to magnificence,opulence and grandeur of mughal era....... there are many more interesting places of historical & architectural importance which make Agra the trip worth making!! One of the many such places is Agra fort. It is a unique amalgamation of Mughal, Rajputana and Gujarati architecture. For instance, the Jahangiri Palace built by Akbar is a good blend of Islamic (Persian) and different local Hindu styles. Other buildings

spinach way:)

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Its quite a while since i penned own my thoughts after the last one......i.e."ajitesh the birth story".....that one literally drained me emotionally and i was just waiting anxiously to gather food for thought to translate into another writing piece!!!anyways after so long i get down to writing on one of the most favourite topics of mine......food .....:) I just love this recipie and thought i wud attempt to write my first food post.....hope u ppl enjoy this as much as i relish making this................. u wud need the following indegrients Spinach 250 gms(Blanched) 1 Large Potato 1 Large Onion 4 Teaspoons of Diced Tomatoes 1 Teaspoon of Ginger Garlic paste 2 Teaspoons of Oil........yep only two :) A Pinch of Red chili powder Half a Teaspoon Dhania powder Salt to taste Heat the oil in the pan. Add a dash of cumin seeds to the it and wait for the crackling sound.......now add the diced onions and cook till they are golden brown.......add the ginger garlic paste an let it coo