Dal is to India what pasta is to Italy Cheap to produce highly nutritional suitable for long storage & capable of being cooked in a basic pot on an open fire dal has been providing nourishment to millions of Indians for millennia It truly is a pan-Indian dish consumed by rich & poor alike It is high protein & has practically no sugar
- in fact it is known as 'poor man's meat' in India
- hence doctors now include this as an essential item in a diet for diabetics Dal is a genuinely impressive dish of infinite variety
- there are at least 50 recipes for this humble food There are multiple ways of cooking it wide-ranging seasonings are used & there are diverse supplements to serve with it Over the centuries Indian cooks became innovative & with locally available ingredients they dished out dal to satisfy a regional palate In the process they also invented new dishes using dal lentils such as kedgeree (khichari
- a risotto made with lentil) dosas (pancakes mixed with lentil flower) vadas (lentil cakes) dhokla (baked lentil cakes) papadam (dried lentil snack) & pakoras (fritters dipped in lentil batter)



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The Dalai Lama is one of the most renowned & loved spiritual leaders in the world This book is one of a series of bite-sized introductions that make his writing accessible to everybody In The Dalai Lama'a Book of Love & Compassion His Holiness describes how to bring love & compassion into our daily lives He explores the fundamentals of the Buddha's teaching from basic advice on how to love more fully to the importance of compassion Whoever you are whatever you believe this book has something for you Simply & clearly The Dalai Lama explains The need to balance spiritual & material values Compassion as the basis for human happiness ...

A little book for those in search of words to calm & inspire In this gift book His Holiness the Dalai Lama imparts his message the importance of love compassion & forgiveness His Holiness the Dalai Lama describes how to bring wisdom & compassion into our busy stressful everyday lives A beautiful selection of words from His Holiness that will help you to face difficult emotions such as anger in yourself & in others with genuine acceptance & understanding The only little gift book based on the words of His Holiness the Dalai Lama this book should have tremendous appeal especially during the holiday season ...

' In the months that followed I watched His Holiness working on a new book I began to think that perhaps the time had come for me to turn my paws to a book of my own one that tells my own tale How I was rescued from a fate too grisly to contemplate to become constant companion to a man who is not only one of the world's greatest spiritual leaders & a Nobel Peace Prize laureate but who is also a dab hand with the can opener' Not so much fly-on-the-wall as cat-on-the-sill this is the warm-hearted tale of a small kitten rescued from the slums of New Delhi who finds herself in a beautiful sanctuary with sweeping views of the snow-capped Himalayas In her exotic new home the Dalai Lama's cat encounters Hollywood stars Buddhist masters Ivy-league professors famous philanthropists & a host of other people who come visiting His Holiness Each encounter offers a fresh insight into finding happiness & meaning in the midst of a life of busy-ness & challenge Drawing us into her world with her adorable but all-too-flawed personality the Dalai Lama's cat discovers how instead of trying to change the world changing the way we experience the world is the key to true contentment Featuring a delightful cast of characters timeless Buddhist wisdom & His Holiness's compassion pervading every chapter The Dalai Lama's Cat is simply enchanting ...

Guidebook to walking the Dales Way This picturesque 79 mile route through the Yorkshire Dales between Ilkley & Bowness-on-Windermere is one of the gentlest long-distance walks in Britain The route is described in both directions passing through Wharfedale Dentdale & the eastern fringe of the Lake District With 125K OS map booklet 176 pages 73 colour photographs 7 maps separate 125000 OS map booklet Marsh Terry ...

The true story of Dr Barnes Wallis (Michael Redgrave) whose invention of the & Bouncing Bomb& is greeted with scepticism in the Second World War However RAF Wing Commander Guy Gibson proves the bomb&s worth in a daring mission to destroy the German Ruhr Dams Also starring Richard Todd & Ursula Jeans ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Dr Barnes Wallis was possessed with a seemingly crazy idea
- the creation of a bouncing bomb designed to destroy the Ruhr dams & paralyse the enemy&s industrial nerve centre He fought persistent scepticism & disbelief that such a feat was possible though even with the matchless skill of RAF Wing Commander Guy Gibson & his squadron could such a mission succeed? Actors Michael Redgrave Ursula Jeans Richard Todd Nigel Stock Robert Shaw Richard Leech George Baker Patrick Mc Goohan Bill Kerr & Laurence Naismith Director Michael Anderson Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1954 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (10) Mono Duration 1 hour & 55 minutes (approx

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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Dr Barnes Wallis was possessed with a seemingly crazy idea
- the creation of a bouncing bomb designed to destroy the Ruhr dams & paralyse the enemy&s industrial nerve centre He fought persistent scepticism & disbelief that such a feat was possible though even with the matchless skill of RAF Wing Commander Guy Gibson & his squadron could such a mission succeed? Actors Michael Redgrave Ursula Jeans Richard Todd Nigel Stock Robert Shaw Richard Leech George Baker Patrick Mc Goohan Bill Kerr & Laurence Naismith Director Michael Anderson Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1954 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 55 minutes (approx)
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Dr Barnes Wallis was possessed with a seemingly crazy idea
- the creation of a bouncing bomb designed to destroy the Ruhr dams & paralyse the enemy&s industrial nerve centre He fought persistent scepticism & disbelief that such a feat was possible though even with the matchless skill of RAF Wing Commander Guy Gibson & his squadron could such a mission succeed? Actors Michael Redgrave Ursula Jeans Richard Todd Nigel Stock Robert Shaw Richard Leech George Baker Patrick Mc Goohan Bill Kerr & Laurence Naismith Director Michael Anderson Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1954 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 55 minutes (approx)
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No good deed goes unpunished When a police raid in Edinburgh goes horribly wrong the only silver lining for Inspector Tony Mc Lean is a discovery that could lead to a long-lost girl from his early days on the beat Haunted by the mystery of what happened to her Mc Lean begins to dig into a case he thought long buried But the shadows of the past are soon eclipsed by crimes in the present as a series of strange & gruesome deaths shock the city As Mc Lean's investigation draws him ever deeper into the upper echelons of Edinburgh society it will not only be his career on the line
- but his life as well Praise for James Oswald ' The new Ian Rankin' Daily Record ' Oswald's writing is in a class above' Express ' Creepy gritty & gruesome' Sunday Mirror
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