vindaloo

Music transcends all, and Jack Johnson is the lates artist that I have discovered whose music really impresses me.
Well I discovered Jack Johnson last year with On and On, but despite liking the album never really tried any of his other albums,
but just 2 weeks back I got another album called Sleep through the static, which is even more amazing.
I dared it to call it my new Black album (Metallica) or new Illusions (GNR) or new Dark Side of the moon (floyd),
what I mean by that is there is not a single song on this album that you can skip.
No I will never compare anything to Floyd.

I love his voice, with a voice like this,
Jack could read a bedtime story with a strumming on the guitar and it would sound fantastic.
Sadly thats not how the album is, the songs are a lot better.
It is always a big plus in my book when the lyrics are as good as the tunes.

2 more weeks of Sleep through the static n I am going to try another one of his CDs.
I will not go into reviewing all of the songs as I am not a critic.
You can add Goan Pao as an official Jack Johnson fan.

Labels: Music

We've all seen a man at the liquor store beggin' for your change
The hair on his face is dirty, dread-locked, and full of mange
He asks a man for what he could spare, with shame in his eyes
"Get a job you F**KING slob," is all he replies
God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in his shoes
'Cause then you really might know what it's like to sing the blues

Then you really might know what it's like...
Then you really might know what it's like...
Then you really might know what it's like...
Then you really might know what it's like...

Mary got pregnant from a kid named Tom that said he was in love
He said, "Don't worry about a thing, baby doll
I'm the man you've been dreaming of."
But 3 months later he say he won't date her or return her calls
And she swear, "God damn, if I find that man I'm cuttin' off his balls."
And then she heads for the clinic and
she gets some static walking through the door
They call her a killer, and they call her a sinner
and they call her a whore
God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in her shoes
'cause then you really might know what it's like to have to choose

Chorus

I've seen a rich man beg
I've seen a good man sin
I've seen a tough man cry
I've seen a loser win
And a sad man grin
I heard an honest man lie
I've seen the good side of bad
And the downside of up
And everything between
I licked the silver spoon
Drank from the golden cup
And smoked the finest green
I stroked the fattest dimes at least a couple of times
before I broke their heart
You know where it ends, yo, it usually depends on where you start

I knew this kid named Max
He used to get fat stacks out on the corner with drugs
He liked to hang out late
he liked to get sh*t-faced and keep the pace with thugs
Until late one night there was a big gun fight and Max lost his head
He pulled out his chrome .45, talked some sh*t, and wound up dead
Now his wife and his kids are caught in the midst of all of this pain
You know it crumbles that way
at least that's what they say when you play the game
God forbid you ever had to wake up to hear the news
'Cause then you really might know what it's like to have to lose

Then you really might know what it's like...
Then you really might know what it's like...
Then you really might know what it's like...to have to lose

This is a touching song.......More like poetry.
That's all I have to say.

Labels: Music

Clarinet


You are quite, reserved, but very creative. A lot of people don't seem to understand you because you have your own 'beat'. You enjoy both the light and dark side of life, and sometimes this comes off as a little creepy. You are sometimes too quite, you need to learn to speak up!!! You are very intreperative and creative in your workplace/activities and tend to be a good follower. You often dislike confrontation and would rather just forget problems, as opposed to fighting or talking about them. You love to read and write, and love to look very 'Posh'. Although you are often misunderstood, you are undoubtably cool.

This is extremely self assuring.... I would have considered myself a tenor sax, but may be I am mellower than I thought. I love the clarinet.

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I guessed since the blog is called Vindaloo.
I should share my recipe for one of my favorite dishes.
Oh Yes I can most definitely create what I like to consume.
While its not as good as my mom, my aunt or the stuff I've tasted at a few places in GOA, it is certainly finger licking delicious.
However I have come to the conclusion that the meat cooks better in Goan water. Maybe the water is contaminated (or should I say purified) by streams of Feni running into the lakes of GOA.

Goan Vindaloo (Pork)

Ingredients

* 1 kg: Lean pork (I generally buy shoulder)
* 2 Onions, medium
* 8 pcs: Dried red chillies/peppers
* 6 pcs: Green chillies Sliced.
* 6 pcs: Cloves
* 1 tsp: turmeric
* 6 Cloves Garlic and 1 pod of Ginger, or Ginger Garlic paste
* 8 : Peppercorns
* 1 tsp: Cumin seeds
* ½ tsp: Mustard seeds
* 2 tbsp: goan Vinegar (coconut)
* 1 piece of Cinnamon
* 2 tbsp: Oil
* Water to make paste and Salt to taste

My Vindaloo Recipe
1. Cube the cleaned pork.
2. Apply salt, pepper and turmeric and keep aside.
3. Roast cloves, cumin, cinnamon and peppercorns and put in mixer.
4. Roast red chillies and add to mixer. Grind all the spices with vinegar,
5. Adding ½ tsp of sugar to mix and grin to paste.
5. Rub the paste on the meat and marinate for at least 3 hours. (I generally marinate for a day or overnight)
6. Heat oil in a pan on medium heat and add the meat.
7. Fry the meat till brown, add the chopped onion and green chillies, add little vinegar and the water gradually.
9. Lower heat and Cover the pan with lid.
10. Cook meat till tender and the oil rises to the top.

Enjoy the pork. And pleas do not substitute it with another meat. Also vindaloo does not need potatoes, that is some North Indians weird translation of a Goan Portuguese delicacy.

Bom apetite!

Labels: Food