My niece studies in class
XI in one of the largest reputed chains of private schools in India. She is
good in studies, having topped in her school in the board exam and notched a
rank state wise. We were so happy when she passed out with an outstanding
result in her board and pinned high hopes on her to repeat the same stellar
performance in the upcoming class twelfth board. But since her class X board
exam after all the awards and attention she was lavished upon by her school,
teachers and a felicitation from the governor of WB, she turned a victim of
bullying from her peers who absolutely tried every means to make her feel
worthless. Her friends began taunting and ignoring her in the school and in her
desperation to mingle with the group of friends, she, soon in order to join the
league abandoned books and started spending more time with her friends to stay
in their good books. Many a time, she came home crying over how her class mates
discredited her merit calling her a 'mugger' who scored high on her mugging
capacity rather than intelligence.
It's a complete vicious
circle sucking her into a vortex of negativity and I can only imagine how
lonely a 16 years old might feel in her class that in order to obtain
companionship, she mirrors the action of her friends in bunking classes,
roaming around with them just to get a sense of belonging. Now with her class
XI exam knocking at the door and huge syllabi to cover my niece, panic-stricken,
having suffered a nervous breakdown recently has to be taken to a psychiatrist
for counseling.
Parents put their children
into renowned schools at the cost of a huge monetary investment including
donations and fees, expecting a good future for their children in return. But
what do parents do when the environment of a school is so money-oriented with
rich brats coming from wealthy families that the value of education becomes a
matter of least concern for many students who know their rich fathers would buy
them degrees from reputed institutes of abroad no matter how they function
academically in school level? No wonder
the audacity of a 16 year old boy, a classmate of my niece, mocking at her how
she with her outstanding academic record would remain a mediocre in terms of material
success while guys like 'he' would shine.
Back to the recipe, Dimer
Halua is an egg version of conventional Semolina Halua. Everything done to cook
an appetizing Semolina Halua is repeated to concoct its eggy counterpart.
Ingredients: Cooking time: 20-30 minutes
ü 1 cup semolina or sooji (240 ml)
ü 4 eggs
ü 3 cups of milk
ü 2 tsp corn flour
ü 2/3 cup sugar (you may adjust the amount as
per your sweet craving)
ü A pinch of salt
ü 2-3 tbsp golden raisins
ü 2-3 tbsp cashew nuts
ü Generous amount of ghee
Method:
1) Heat ghee in a wok and
when ghee turns hot, add semolina and roast stirring continuously till
semolina is mildly golden in color.
2) Add milk, a little at
a time and cook the semolina till it is cooked through, stirring constantly
all the while.
3) In a small bowl, whisk
eggs and corn flour together and pour this mixture into semolina.
4) Add sugar, salt,
raisins and cashew nuts and fold the egg mixture into semolina, stirring
continuously. Cook this way for about 5-8 minutes till eggs completely blend
into the mixture.
5) Pour some more ghee
before turning the heat off.
6) Serve hot with roti,
paratha or luchi.
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