Yawning...I need a break and some rest.

@arunima25 (85389)
Bangalore, India
August 8, 2021 5:30am CST
It's almost 4 PM here and my weekend is coming to an end. Time flies faster on weekends. It's time for my afternoon nap and I full deserve it. I finished making another home made snacks today after lunch time. Yesterday it was salty and spicy murukku and today I made sweet thekua. You can see it here in picture. It's a popular dish from the state of Bihar. The dough is made with flour, jaggery and ghee. Then we make them into shapes like this and deep fry it. Now I have enough snacks for few weeks. It was a bright sunny day so far and now I see clouds covering the sun. Seems like it might rain in a while. I had a good weekend. Hope everyone had a good weekend too I am yawning now and unable to open my eyes any long. I should just catch a power nap. See you later
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@FaruMesh (3508)
• India
8 Aug 21
It somewhat look like our "Neyyappam". Neyyappam is a sweet rice-based fritter fried in ghee.It is made of rice flour, jaggery, ghee-fried coconut, ghee, cardamom and milk. How could you call it a afternoon nap for sleeping at 4pm.It should be called evening nap..
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• India
8 Aug 21
@FaruMesh ..so greedy...I know you want to keep it all for yourself
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• India
8 Aug 21
Sounds yummy How about both of you giving us a party with the delicious dishes you prepare.
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@FaruMesh (3508)
• India
8 Aug 21
@CuriousGab You can have it from the pictures we have posted....
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@LadyDuck (458458)
• Switzerland
8 Aug 21
I have to search what is jaggery because I have no idea.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
8 Aug 21
I think that "jaggery" is some kind of brown sugar
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
8 Aug 21
@LadyDuck m I was looking at it too
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@LadyDuck (458458)
• Switzerland
8 Aug 21
@marlina Thank you Marlina, it is, I searched, it is a traditional unrefined cane sugar.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
8 Aug 21
Hope you are able to rest. I'm about to sleep now myself.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
9 Aug 21
@arunima25 thanks. I had a good sleep. Monday morning has been tough with work bring busy and all. So far so good though. Hope you have a good week as well.
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@arunima25 (85389)
• Bangalore, India
9 Aug 21
It must have been your bedtime., I hope you had a good night's sleep and the new week has started well for you. Have a good week ahead.
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@arunima25 (85389)
• Bangalore, India
10 Aug 21
@allen0187 That's called Monday BluesWe all have that inertia after the weekend.
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@vandana7 (98861)
• India
8 Aug 21
Look for simple stuff. Deep frying is tiring. I like Rita Arora's recipes and Anybody can cook by Dr. Alisha, and Ranveer Brar, and Kunal Kapoor, and hands touch...simple recipes...
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@vandana7 (98861)
• India
9 Aug 21
@arunima25 You are from?
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@arunima25 (85389)
• Bangalore, India
9 Aug 21
I have tried some on Ranveer Brar's recipe and they are good. My husband is from Bihar and some traditional tastes do not leave you. I have made this after more than a year. My daughters enjoy it and I can not have them as they are sweet and not good for my sugar levels. But I do take a bite sometimes. It is better than the cookies and other stuff that we get from stores. I will look for their recipes online and try them. Thanks for your suggestions.
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@arunima25 (85389)
• Bangalore, India
9 Aug 21
@vandana7 Mix of UP and Rajasthan, brought up in Delhi.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
8 Aug 21
That looks interesting. Are you sharing it with all your myLot friends? I hope you have a good nap.
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@arunima25 (85389)
• Bangalore, India
9 Aug 21
I would love to share it. At least I give you a visual treat I had a good nap for 40 minutes and I was fresh after that. Have a good week ahead
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
9 Aug 21
@arunima25 Thank you. I hope you have a good week ahead, too.
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@arunima25 (85389)
• Bangalore, India
10 Aug 21
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@CuriousGab (3251)
• India
8 Aug 21
So is it snacks weekend for you ..whats next on the list
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@sjvg1976 (41131)
• Delhi, India
9 Aug 21
@CuriousGab we don't offer Gujiyas in Sawan. My wife just light diya and offers milk and banana to Lord Shiva
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@arunima25 (85389)
• Bangalore, India
9 Aug 21
That's it for this week. Next one is a long weekend and I also need to do some special pooja on the coming Monday as it is saawan month. I might make gujiya to offer to God.
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• India
9 Aug 21
@arunima25 Gujiya Isnt it 'Shravan somwar'
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@anil02 (24688)
• India
8 Aug 21
Today I too sleep about 3 hours. In these day I am sleeping some more in day time. It is thekua in Bihar here we also made it. We called here jaggery mathi.
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@anil02 (24688)
• India
10 Aug 21
@arunima25 Yes in these day I am sleeping some more in day time. I like jaggery rice too.
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@arunima25 (85389)
• Bangalore, India
9 Aug 21
You are recovering and your body needs a lot of rest. So, you have to sleep. That is one way of healing. Good to know that you have the same thing with a different name.
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@arunima25 (85389)
• Bangalore, India
12 Aug 21
@anil02 Maybe your body needs more rest. Jaggery rice is yummy. But my daughters and husband do not like it much.
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@msdivkar (23359)
• India
8 Aug 21
Good afternoon. I just had my brief nap and I am now in my shop. Had a good lunch today. It was vegetarian today being new moon day. My daughter and granddaughter are with us for a brief stay. They will return by evening. We always have good time when they are with us.
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@msdivkar (23359)
• India
9 Aug 21
@arunima25 It has improved a great deal. There are still some cases reported but insignificant and although people move with the mask nobody is bothered about it anymore.
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@arunima25 (85389)
• Bangalore, India
10 Aug 21
@msdivkar That is good to know. But people should not let down the safety guards. Karnataka and Kerela are not doing that good. After some drop in numbers for few days, cases are increasing again.
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@arunima25 (85389)
• Bangalore, India
9 Aug 21
Grandchildren are precious. I am sure that you had a good time with your daughter and the little one.How is the covid situation at your place?
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@sjvg1976 (41131)
• Delhi, India
8 Aug 21
You deserve sleep. I have lots of bihari friends who used to bring this "thekua" they used to make on "Chath" as Prasad.
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@arunima25 (85389)
• Bangalore, India
9 Aug 21
Yes, it is a prasad in chhath puja. I had not made it in the last year or more. Also, my husband could not go there in Chhhath due to covid. He was missing it badly.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
8 Aug 21
Are you happy about the rain that might come?
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@arunima25 (85389)
• Bangalore, India
9 Aug 21
I don't mind if there is a little rain in late afternoon and the weather stays pleasant. That;s how it is goign on in the last few daysA few weeks back we had non stop rain and drizzle for almost two weeks and we were fed up.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
9 Aug 21
@arunima25 m, Non stop rain is annoying
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@arunima25 (85389)
• Bangalore, India
9 Aug 21
@marlina We often get that here in Bangalore. Days and weeks go without sun and that is depressing.
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
9 Aug 21
yes, so true. weekend fly so fast always.
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
9 Aug 21
@arunima25 oh yes. I do not make plans for my weekend since it is my rest day
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@arunima25 (85389)
• Bangalore, India
10 Aug 21
@rakski A weekend without plans is the best one. You have nothing to do but just follow your mood
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@arunima25 (85389)
• Bangalore, India
9 Aug 21
I plan so much for the weekend but then time flies fast
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@franxav (13605)
• India
8 Aug 21
Usually we get to eat a lot of thekua during Chhat Puja. But it is such a tasty snack to have other times as well. Have a good rest.
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@arunima25 (85389)
• Bangalore, India
9 Aug 21
It is yummy and we can have it any time of the year.
• Nairobi, Kenya
8 Aug 21
It looks like cookies
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• Nairobi, Kenya
9 Aug 21
@arunima25 That's quite a nice name
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@arunima25 (85389)
• Bangalore, India
10 Aug 21
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@arunima25 (85389)
• Bangalore, India
9 Aug 21
It does. My daughters call it fried cookies.
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• Pakistan
8 Aug 21
Looking yummy and tasty.
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@arunima25 (85389)
• Bangalore, India
9 Aug 21
It is indeed very yummy
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@popciclecold (35185)
• United States
8 Aug 21
You have had a busy morning, and you sweets look really good. Go now, and get the power nap you deserve. See you later.
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• United States
12 Aug 21
@arunima25 You too also.
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@arunima25 (85389)
• Bangalore, India
9 Aug 21
This turned out really yum. I took a good 40 minutes nap and was fresh to spend some good time with my family later in the evening. Have a good week ahead
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@arunima25 (85389)
• Bangalore, India
13 Aug 21
@allknowing (130064)
• India
8 Aug 21
Quite a quantity if it has to last for weeks
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@arunima25 (85389)
• Bangalore, India
9 Aug 21
They love it and it might not last that longTeenagers are always hungry.
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@cacay1 (83223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
9 Aug 21
Having taken a nap makes body happy and glorious. Your dish there looks so delicious. Yummy!!
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@cacay1 (83223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
12 Aug 21
@arunima25, yes after a nap the feeling is so good and to eat what we like is of high demand
@arunima25 (85389)
• Bangalore, India
9 Aug 21
You are right about a nap. I call it my battery charger. It is actually very yummy, I can not have them much as it is sweet and I need to watch for my sugar levels. But I am happy that my daughters are enjoying it. It is healthy for children.
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@Keyia120 (1134)
• United States
9 Aug 21
I know time flies when you are off for work. I go back tomorrow, but enjoyed my Sunday with my kids and hubby. I am still up right now, but I am gonna have to lay it down soon myself.
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@arunima25 (85389)
• Bangalore, India
9 Aug 21
Hope you had a good sleep. Happy new week. Here Monday has started well and I am done with work at school.
@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
8 Aug 21
Hope you rested and enjoyed your food.
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@arunima25 (85389)
• Bangalore, India
9 Aug 21
I took a 40 minutes nap and was fresh for the rest of the evening. I avoid them as they are not good for my diabetes. But my husband and daughters are enjoying it.
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@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
9 Aug 21
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@ThatDisha (4010)
• India
9 Aug 21
on seeing those yummy thekua..it gives me chaath pooja vibes Have a good week
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@arunima25 (85389)
• Bangalore, India
9 Aug 21
@ThatDisha It's same here. It gives us that vibes. But somehow what you make for puja tastes so much better. We do not get the same taste.
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@arunima25 (85389)
• Bangalore, India
9 Aug 21
I have not been to Chhath puja in the last few years as my children get exams during that time. Husband also could not go last year due to the pandemic and was missing thekua. I had not made it in a long time.
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@ThatDisha (4010)
• India
9 Aug 21
@arunima25 I last had it 4 years back and it's been 8 years i haven't been to chhath pooja still get the vibes when i see thekua..not just a food or a festival it's a bihari emotion
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