But if just viewing this picture can be so heartbreaking, how bad would it have been for the photographer who saw it all..
[More on Kevin Carter's tragic story: Wikipedia | Time Magazine Story]
One of my cooking experiments worked out great yesterday, so let me share the recipe with you. If you follow the instructions, you will end up with a mildly spicy and slightly tangy fish curry. I didn’t take any pictures, so just hope I haven’t forgotten any steps.
For the fish, you’ll need: Salmon(it’s a great fish for cooking… buy it fresh instead of frozen slabs), red chilli powder, salt, olive oil, lemon juice and some Italian spices (oregano, basil, thyme, rosemary etc). Do not use an overwhelming amount of any single spice.
- Cut the fish into 1-inch cubes and rub them with the spices mixed with lemon juice and olive oil. Let it soak up the spices for 30 mins to 1 hr.
- Lightly coat a flat pan with olive oil, heat it up and place the fish cubes in it. Use a flat spoon to flip the cubes over once in a while (take care not to break the cubes since salmon can flake easily). Remove the cubes once they have been browned well. (5-6 minutes in the pan is good enough)
For the gravy, you’ll need: Small onions (the ‘bulb’ variety), 3-4 tomatoes, soy sauce, red wine, coconut milk, mustard seeds and some bay leaves.
- Put the tomatoes (uncut) in a closed glass container and microwave for 8-10 minutes. The tomatoes should pop open.
- Heat a pan well and lightly coat it with cooking oil. Lightly fry the ‘bulb’ onions. (Hmm… I believe they may be called shallots, not ‘bulbs’.)
- Add some bay leaves and the mustard seeds. When the seeds begin to pop, add the tomatoes. Stir well so that nothing burns.
- Add a cup or two of water and cover the pan to let it cook well. Now add a teaspoon of soy sauce and half a cup of red wine. Add salt to taste.
- Add four tablespoons of coconut milk and stir well.
- Add the fried salmon and let it cook for 10 minutes covered. Voila! Your killer fish curry is done!
Before yesterday, I had never bought music online. No, I don’t download music off p2p networks either (except the occasional Bollywood song that I wouldn’t be able to buy in a store where I live anyway) I still love music and I listen to all the latest songs off streaming online radio stations, but I have no desire to drop $15 or so for a CD which would end up forgotten in some dusty corner once I had ripped it to my iPod. I could buy the same songs online, but that has two major things going against it:
So what made me buy music yesterday? Curiosity. With all the bad publicity that allofmp3.com was getting this week, I felt compelled to try it. I expected some seedy website selling discounted songs, but not only was I wrong about that, I was absolutely delighted by the time I got my songs. Here’s why:
I don’t want my music for free, but the price should be reasonable (considerably less than a physical disc) and I want plenty of freedom to choose how my music should be encoded, along with zero restrictions on how and where they can be played (the same freedom I would have if I were to rip a physical disc). When that is possible with iTunes/Napster, I will buy from them, but until then I am happy to spend my money at allofmp3!