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Sooji Cheela J Coconut Barfi U 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 3 tablespoon ghee 3 teaspoon vegetable oil 1 cup powdered sugar 1 cup yoghurt (curd) N 1 1/2 cup milk 1 medium chopped tomato 2 tablespoon mixed dry fruits salt as required I How to Proceed: 1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder Firstly heat 2 tbsp ghee in a pan. Add semolina and roast How To Make: it for 3-4 minutes. Once it turns a shade darker, add pow- Firstly mix together semolina and curd in a large bowl. O dered coconut to it. Mix well and let it roast for another 2- Whisk properly to attain a thick mixture. You can also 3 minutes. Now remove it from heat and keep the mixture add 3-4 tbsp water if required. R aside. Now add chopped onions, tomatoes and capsicum to Now heat milk in another pan and let it come to a boil. the semolina mixture. Add red chilli powder, black pep- Now add the coconut mixture and mix well. Add sugar and per powder and salt. Mix everything well. C let it dissolve completely. Let it cook on medium heat till the Heat 1 tsp oil on a non-stick tawa. Now pour some bat- milk is completely absorbed and a thick mixture is formed. ter on the tawa and spread it a bit. Let the cheela cook H Once the mixture leaves the sides of the pan, remove it from both sides until golden-brown. from heat and let it cool down just a bit. Grease a tray with Ingredients: Repeat the step with the rest of the batter to make a tbsp of ghee and spread the coconut mixture on it. Spread 1 cup semolina more cheelas. E Ingredients: it evenly and slide the tray in the refrigerator. 1 large chopped onion Serve them hot with mint chutney, tomato ketchup or 1 cup semolina Once set completely, chop the barfi pieces and garnish 1 chopped capsicum (green pepper) coconut chutney. F 1/2 cup grated coconut with nuts of your choice. Don't give up easily: 's uskin Bond is an award winning Indian author of British descent, much numerous magazines and newspapers, such as ‘The Pioneer’, ‘The Leader’, ‘The renowned for his role in promoting children’s literature in India. A prolific Tribune’, and ‘’. He also edited a magazine for four years. Rwriter, he has written over 500 short stories, essays and novels. His popu- In 1980, one of his most popular novels, ‘The Blue Umbrella’ was published. His lar novel ‘The Blue Umbrella’ was made into a Hindi film of the same name which increasing fame as a writer caught the attention of Penguin Books. The publishers was awarded the National Film Award for Best Children's Film, in 2007. He is also approached Bond in the 1980s and asked him to write a few books. Two of his pre- the author of more than 50 books for children and two volumes of autobiography. vious novels, ‘The Room on the Roof’ and its sequel ‘Vagrants in the Valley’ were Born as the son of a British couple when India was under colonial rule, he spent his published in one volume by Penguin India in 1993. early childhood in Jamnagar and Shimla. His childhood was marred by his parents’ Over the ensuing years several of his works including a collection of his non-fiction separation and his father’s death. He sought solace in reading and writing, and writings, ‘The Best Of Ruskin Bond’ and collections of short stories ‘The Night wrote one of his first short stories at the age of 16. He then moved to the U.K. in Train at Deoli’, ‘Time Stops At Shamli’, and ‘Our Trees Still Grow In Dehra’ were search of better prospects, but returned to India after some years. He earned his liv- published. Some of his popular titles in the supernatural genre are ‘Ghost Stories ing by freelancing as a young man, writing short stories and poems for newspapers from the Raj’, ‘A Season of Ghosts’, and ‘A Face in the Dark and other Hauntings’. and magazines. A few years hence he was approached by Penguin Books who pub- Ruskin Bond’s writing career spans over five decades over the course of which he lished several collections of his work, helping establish him as a popular author in experimented with different genres including fiction, essays, autobiographical, non- India. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1999 and Padma Bhushan in 2014. fiction, romance, and books for children. He has authored over 500 short stories, Childhood & Early Life essays and novels, more than 50 books for children, and two volumes of autobiogra- Ruskin Bond was born on 19 May 1934 in Kasauli, Punjab, British India, to a phy, ‘Scenes from a Writer's Life’ and ‘The Lamp is Lit’. British couple, Edith Clarke and Aubrey Bond. His father served with the Royal Air Some of his works have been adapted for the television and films. Bollywood direc- Force from 1939 to 1944. tor made a film based on his novel for children, ‘The Blue His parents separated when he was young and his mother soon remarried a Umbrella’ in 2007. The movie won the National Award for Best Children's film. The Punjabi man. Ruskin was very close to his father who died of jaundice when Ruskin Hindi film ‘7 Khoon Maaf’, is based on Bond’s short story ‘Susanna's Seven was 10 years old. Husbands’. He went to the Bishop Cotton School in Shimla, from where he graduated in 1950. Major Works He loved reading and was especially influenced by the works of T. E. Lawrence, The novel ‘The Blue Umbrella’ is one of his best known works. The story is about Charles Dickens, Charlotte Bronte and Rudyard Kipling. a little girl who trades her old leopard claw necklace for a pretty, frilly blue umbrel- Soon he turned to writing as well and won several writing competitions in the la. Set in a small village in Himachal Pradesh, it is a simple yet heartwarming story school including the Irwin Divinity Prize and the Hailey Literature Prize. He wrote which was later adapted into a Hindi film by Vishal Bhardwaj and a comic by Amar one of his first short stories ‘Untouchable’ at the age of 16 in 1951. Chitra Katha publications. After graduating from high school he went to the U.K. in search of better Awards & Achievements prospects. While in London he began working on his first novel, ‘The Room on the Career Ruskin Bond received the Sahitya Academy Award in 1992 for ‘Our Trees Still Roof’. 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The 1978 Hindi film ‘Junoon’ is based on this famous author’s historical novella Green Eyes By this time he was a popular writer and his essays and articles were published in ‘A Flight of Pigeons’.