Lip-smacking Experience with Aadab

Aadab, where you can taste the great authentic Mughlai dishes with the very entertaining soft ambient music, has set alive the very traditional Mughlai cuisine in this modern era. A large painting showcaseing Mughal dynasty and the unique aroma-cooking, infused with spices will bind its visitors to make it a habitual stopover

The capital of India has a significant history with Mughals as its cuisine, culture and heritage and therefore to pay tribute to Mughals predominant heritage in Delhi history, Aadab the new specialty Mughlai restaurant is launched recently. The restaurant is located in the bustling market of GK-II Delhi. As a big foodie I decided to taste the scrumptious and historical dishes of Mughals in a very modern-traditional, Aadab.

Reflective of Time
Invasion of Mughals in India has left a remarkable presence as they brought with them varieties of mouth-watering dishes, which are still significant in this modern era. As we think of Mughals, our imagination starts finding the tasty and delicious dishes as shorba, gosht, subz, murgh and lots more. Mughals’ rich gastronomic tradition has perfectly garnished the existing cuisine of India. The vegetarian pulaos are cooked with meat to create the biryani, and the curries are flavoured with almonds and cashews. The cooking style is larger-than-life and extravagant, reflective of the time itself.

Mughlai’s dedication to fine dining has been unwavering for many centuries, especially among the upper classes. Throughout the centuries, the Nizams were famed for their scrumptuous feasts and their love for fine dining. Even though vegetables are the king of foods in India, Mughal cuisine often includes goat and lamb, served in a variety of ways, as melt-in-the-mouth kababs, roasted, barbecued, or in curries.

Feel of Mughal Era
As you step in the restaurant you will get the feel of the ancient time from within as it is decorated in a simple yet aesthetic manner; the restaurant features large paintings on the walls that remind the visitors of the glorious Mughal days. The soft ambient music of Ghazals also creates a perfect setting for a glorious experience. The kitchen is suffused with the aroma of exotic spices. The seating arena is very ancient cum modern. The tables are loaded up with copper glasses and pots for drinking water. As we go through the menu it seems that Aadab is flourished with large variety in all categories, in the starter menu one can sample the kebabs that are available in various forms and flavours. The authentic Gaulati Kebabs, Shammi Kebabs and traditional mutton kebabs are must to try. The main course features many authentic preparation including the Nargisi Kofta, Keema Murgh Masala, the Navratan Korma and the splendid Raan-e-Sikandri.
The rich preparation of Mughlai food consisting of flavoured sauces and butter based curries is so tempting that food lovers are bound to crave for more and more food. Mughlai food offers an amazingly delicious variety of food ranging from hot spicy shorba or soup to ginger based roasted meats to kulfi with rose petals sprinkled on it. Even, the names of the Mughlai food are so attractive that a person gets tempted to try out different dishes.
The menu also has a special section called the Khaas-e-Aadab that contains many delicacies that are unique to this cuisine and restaurant. One can sample the Murg Musallam, that is traditionally available with a choice of only one filling, This signature dish of Aadab is available with five distinct fillings. In regards to the menu Mr. Shadab Mobin, Co-Owner of Aadab says, "We have kept the menu completely authentic with emphasis on rejuvenating the forgotten tastes and cuisine of the great Mughal Raj in Delhi."
After a long discussion on the menu, we just can’t stop ourselves tasting the dishes, so we odered with some very famous and authentic tikkas after few minutues of our eager wait, waiter served us varities of tikkas in Mughlai serving style that includes in non-veg platter chicken kebabs, mutton kebabs, malai tikka, chicken tikka, and in veg platter Paneer tikka, mushroom, tandoori aloo, hariyali seekh kebab with Green Coriander Chutney and truly speaking it took me back to my history books. I have savored tikkas of different places but the taste it includes feels that the cook must be from Mughals’ kitchen.

That’s not all, we then tasted the Main Course of the food that includes very famous dishes such as paneer lababdaar, which is fresh cottage cheese with traditional lababdar gravy, navratan korma, which is mix green vegetable cooked in rich gravy made out of dry fruits, onion, cream and light spices in veg, and Murgh Biryani, Keema Murgh masala in non veg with tandoori roti and sheermal. Well, sheermal is a sweetened Naan, also known as sweet bread made out of Maida, sugar, milk, flour, saffron and leavened with yeast, and baked in Tandoor or oven. Foodies, now you don’t have to go to Hyderabad to get the very delicious and luscious Murg Biryani and Keema Murg masala made up of combination of pieces of chicken and mutton mince cooked in traditional mughals spices, you can get them right here in Delhi. All these dishes were lip-smacking and they bear the real fragrance of traditional taste.

Last but not the least, the very special dish, Phirni that is the strength of Mughlai cuisine and will just change the your taste. It is a perfect complement to the spicy and delectable Mughlai cuisine. Phirni is a variation of the rice pudding and is very smooth in texture. It is usually served chilled in earthen serving bowls garnished with almonds and pistachios.

The deserts in the menu include traditional favorites like kulfi and phirni. All in all the dining experience at Aadab is an eclectic mix of traditional style cooking infused with spices. These varieties are unique and prepared with centuries’ old recipes that have been perfected with time. Although new techniques have arrived for cooking food but Aadab tries to make it traditional and that too in authentic style.

After tasting the authentic cusine, I started feeling like being in true Mughal era. It was the mind blowing experience at Aadab as the food and atmosphere was very binding and the music adds the special effects. Adab has set alive the culture, artistic abilities and sophistication in manners. It wakes up the oriental glory, reminiscent of the great days of Indo-Muslim culture. It is well known for its hospitality, and visitors to the city will always find a pleasant welcome and Mughal delicacies to dine. Aadab is fully devoted themselves to sharpening their culinary talents with the subtle blending of spices. In the process, they created an amazing range of superb dishes.

Refreshingly different- Genelia D’Souza

Genelia D’Souza, the sultry beauty, who remained unnoticed prior to the release of her blockbuster film, Jane tu Ya Jane Na, has now become a face to reckon with. Her performance in her latest hit was seemingly par excellence and has undoubtedly fetched numerous fans

Latest heart throb of industry who has left very sweet and cute impact through her most happening film Jane tu Ya Jane Na, Genelia D'Souza is rising on her success nowadays. The story of the film is so impeccable that it will flow you in characters. Genelia fell in love with the role as soon as she heard the script as she felt there was a little bit of her in Aditi, the main female character of the film. Due to this hit, Genelia is now recognized by her fans on the street everywhere. In regards to her latest hit she reveals, “It’s not easy being a part of an Aamir Khan production. It doesn’t matter how good you look, how talented you are, how big a name you have.” For her working with Aamir she says it was great, “The biggest compliment he gave me was that I was like Juhi Chawla.” “Aamir was very supportive despite the fact that he never visited the sets even once, his confidence made us believe in ourselves,” adds she.

She might have made a place for herself in everyone’s hearts as the cute Aditi, but Genelia D’Souza insists she became an actress by accident, “Honestly speaking, I didn’t ever dream of acting in my life. I’m a sport person and have been a state level athlete and a national level football player. For me, acting was never on the cards. It just happened.” Her all-time favourite football player is David Beckham. She just admires his looks and the style with which he plays the game.
Tollywood to Bollywood
She first debuted in the Bollywood in 2003. Her first Hindi film was Tujhe Meri Kasam opposite to Ritesh Deshmukh. The film went unnoticed. She left Bollywood for a while to concentrate on the Tollywood industry. Genelia then starred in the Tamil big budget film Boys directed by Shankar. The film was a box-office hit and launched her career in south India.

She went on to star in other successful Telugu films including, Satyam, Samba and Sye. Her second Hindi movie was Masti and was also opposite Ritesh. This film was a moderate success. Her Telugu film, Bommarillu, with Siddharth Narayan, was a major commercial success and she won the Filmfare Award as the Best Actress for her performance, besides other awards. She came back into Kollywood with Santhosh Subramaniam, which is the remake of Bommarillu. The film also turned out to be a rather successful as its predecessor. Her debut film in Kannada Satya In Love grossed four crores in its opening week thus setting a new record in the Kannada film industry. She has won several awards.

She once again appeared in Bollywood in Mere Baap Pehle Aap alongside Akshaye Khanna, which was moderately successful. Her final breakthrough in Bollywood was through the blockbuster, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, her role has been widely admired for her sweetness and freshness, and new style of acting. The movie has debutant Imran Khan, Aamir Khan's nephew, as the hero. The cute actress stole the heart of million of youngsters with her lovely limpid eyes and impish smile and is credited as Harini among the Tamil audiences.

No to Hot Scenes
Genelia has a fixed image of herself. She doesn’t want to do any steamy scenes, and she is against of showing cleavage and wearing bikni, so very clear and strict instructions for producer. She got a vital break through the Fair & Lovely advertisement. The Parker girl Genelia D'Souza is now one of the most happening actresses in the world of cinema.

The bubbly girl is little tensed for her Hindi and says, “Though, I can read and write Hindi but as I come from a Christian background, I am not used to speaking the language, so delivering dialogues is a little difficult but I think I will overcome it.”Is there any plan her saying good bye to Tollywood? She emphasizes that she has not yet decided and she had no plans as such. Let us all wait and watch what is next in line. Though the film industries are different, her job as an actor remains the same. It is cinema that matters most to her, not the industries. Now when it all happens accidentally, she has decided looking at a career here in Bollywood and want to be appreciated. She is enjoying every minute of her success.

People often term her lucky for her films. But she is of a different opinion and shares, “I don’t think I am plain lucky. I have acted in lots of films in South which speak of my abilities. Over the years, I’ve grown up as an actor. It’s an achievement especially for someone like me who does not have a family background in Bollywood. I think I was chosen for these films simply because I fitted the bill.”

Projects in Hand
The very popular Genelia D'Souza with her girl next door image has already won many hearts and the talented actress will now be seen in Anees Bazmee's next titled, ‘Its My Life’ opposite the hearththrob Harman Baweja. The film is a remake of the 2006 Telugu blockbuster ‘Bommarillu’ which also had Genelia in the film with the versatile actor, Siddharth Narayan and talented Jayam Ravi. And now Genelia will once again play the same role but this time in the Hindi remake of the film. “Its My Life is a romantic story but it also focuses on human values and love amongst family members. Portraying the bond between parents and the children in an urban setting, the film is about the tensions that grip every family and how over possessive parents can spoil the lives of their children”, says Genelia.

The reason of having only few friends in Bollywood industry is that she is new here in Mumbai - only few films old. Her take on that is, “But yes, while working in all the flicks that I have done so far, I shared a wonderful rapport with all my colleagues. And I feel that the entire cast and crew of ‘Jaane Tu…’ are my good friends and we had a blast together.”

Genelia is looking for the roles that are challenging as. “I do not wish to do roles for the sake of doing films. I am looking out for some really different and interesting script,” says thinking actress. Like others she is also impressed with Khans and their acting prowess and says, “I am interested in working with all of them as long as a project excites me and yes, of course I wanted to work with Salman, SRK and other talented actors.”

The sparkling beauty has no crush and wants to remain single and plans to stay that way for now. She just wants to focus on her career. Bollywood industry is playing safe and enjoying its lucky time with lots of sizziling actors every now and then and Genelia is one of them, who is remarked as one of the talented lady, whose acting leave an impressive mark on viewers mind and heart. Genelia is moving on Winged Chariot higher and higher as time is moving ahead. Stay tuned and wait for her next film!

What Future Stores For Her
Genelia has just entered the 22nd year of her life and according to numerologists this age will most likely to bring her a lot of stress, depression and loneliness at least till the year-end. She should take every decision with a lot of thinking. Wearing a ‘Pearl’ will definitely help her keep cool, calm and composed. But the year 2009 is again very lucky for her best and from here onwards things will start working for her – both professionally and personally. Especially the time after August 2009 is simply excellent with no stopping.

Honda’s Wings Set to Scale New Heights

As contained in the promo of Stunner CBF, the newest Honda motorcycle, this stunning rock star is truly creator’s commitment, seller’s delight and buyers’ pride. It surely is a jewel in Honda’s crown after rolling out class bikes and scooters like Unicorn, Shine, Aviator, Eterno

World’s largest manufacturer of two-wheelers HMSI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Honda Motor Company Ltd., Japan. Dreaming to manufacture two-wheelers of global quality in India, the company also wants to meet and exceed the expectations of Indian customers with outstanding after sales support. And this is one thing, which makes them distinctive. The company’s principle is ‘dedication to supplying products of the highest quality yet at a reasonable price for worldwide customer satisfaction’.The HMSI factory is spread over 52 acres, with a covered area of about 85,815 square metres at Manesar, Gurgaon district of Haryana. The company started its operation from 2001. The initial installed capacity was 1,00,000 scooters per year, which has reached 6,00,000 scooters by the year 2007 and motorcycle capacity was 4,00,000 per annum. HMSI recognizes and respects individual differences. The respect for individual comes from initiative, equality and trust. It is the contribution from each individual in the company that has made the company what it is today and that, which will take it into the future.
Reaching New HeightsHMSI has one manufacturing facility at present, which is in Manesar, Haryana. It doesn’t have any plan to establish another manufacturing plant in near future. “If we go by books then installed production capacity of our plant at IMT Manesar Gurgaon is 1.2 million units. But practically, this capacity can further be scaled up to 1.3-1.4 million units annually through optimizing the Model mix and Productivity Improvements,” says Shinji Aoyama, President and CEO of HMSI. He further adds, “In regards to sales position, we had achieved sales of 9.07 lakh units in the last financial year 2007-08 and we have set a target to cross one million mark in sales in the current financial year.” HMSI broad’s sales projections are that HMSI would be able to reach a sales mark around 2011. So, the company believes that it still has time and only after it reaches closer to full utilization of existing plant, it would take a call for the future plant and expansion.However, the company doesn’t believe in manufacturing newer models everyday. The management believes in brand image. According to them their models of two-wheelers are very popular among the public. On asking about the new variant for customers Aoyama avers, “Our stock remains there at the dealers point only for two-three days, because every model is very well appreciated by customers and there is growing demand, so volume is increasing and brand is slowly growing and that’s what matters. Sometimes too fast expansion of variations does not create good brand image. We want to build goodwill among customer, as customer satisfaction is our first priority; business will follow.”
Cutting-edge Technology“Our fundamental design philosophy seeks to maximize space and comfort for people, while minimizing the space required for mechanical components,” explains Aoyama. With this aim in mind, Honda's R&D activities include product-specific development and fundamental research. Few of the advanced technologies that it has are Combi Break System, HondaMatic Transmission, Fuel Injection System, Idle Stop System, etc.Generally, it is not easy to control a two-wheeler while braking during emergencies and bad road conditions. Combi Break System not only allows easy and simultaneous operation of the front and rear brake but also provides optimal braking performance. The compact, efficient and oil pressure controlled Hondamatic Transmission is the world's first fully automatic transmission system, which delivers a dynamic combination of torque and excellent accelerator response for a constant and superior driving experience. Honda's fuel injection technology is designed to realize ideal combustion, which results in delivering maximum power output, greatly improved fuel efficiency and yet be environment-friendly. Honda has created an advanced Idle Stop System that reduces fuel consumption while totally blocking out toxic exhaust gas and unwanted noise.

It enables the engine to stop automatically for 3 seconds after the vehicle stops moving. And when the throttle is opened, the vehicle engine restarts and takes off smoothly. Customer SatisfactionHMSI has a large number of sales network - 310 dealers and 507 outlets at present. All these outlets are well controlled and well equipped as per norms. They are monitored on regular intervals monthly and quarterly by the company experts. N.K. Rattan, Divisional Head, Marketing, HMSI, tells, “For smaller outlets the monitoring is done quarterly and for bigger outlets is done on monthly basis. We also have a well-built customer service network at all the dealers point. There is also 100% test ride facility available for customers in all dealers point.”

Retaining loyal and satisfied customers is one of the most formidable challenges businesses face. Especially in a wired world where real-time responsiveness and interactivity are being redefined constantly. HMSI has two-way interactive communication with customers ensuring a higher level of service and feedback so that they remain ever satisfied. At Honda, they extend special schemes. Aoyama shares with us, “We have several extended warranty, annual maintenance contract. We have such schemes in which customer with a limited budget can get service of our maintenance of vehicle for a period of 5 years. This is very unique scheme from HMSI and gives an edge over the other players in the market.”
Safety on Roads Enhancing safety on the roads is one of Honda's top priorities. Aoyama feels the importance of safety on roads and says, “We firmly believe that the realization of a comfortable and an enjoyable mobile society depends on the mutual trust that automobile manufacturers like us, share with the consumers and society.” The company uses a three-pronged approach, based on preventing accidents from happening in the first place, minimizing injury in the unlikely event of an accident and our Driving Safety Promotion operations. Honda's safety philosophy emphasizes the development of appropriate technologies for its products, so as to ultimately achieve maximum riding comfort for its customers. By educating the world, Honda is actively involved with driving education across the world for promoting traffic safety. The Honda Driving Simulator and the Honda Riding Simulator are virtual-reality systems and are designed to heighten the user's ability to anticipate and foresee danger. Featuring the latest in macaronis and contents technology, these simulators allow drivers and riders to experience danger while remaining safe.HMSI is not a silent spectator; it participates very actively in making people aware about the safety on roads. “We go to schools to teach students about road traffic rules. By teaching their parents we are taking an initiative. For that, we have our own small bikes, safety drive trainer. Not only this, but we also donate vehicle to ITI for educating them. We have trained ITI schools. We also have donated three-four vehicles to local police of Manesar for patrolling and safety,” utters Aoyama. Developing Green Vehicles According to Shinji Aoyama, Honda’s dream is to pass on the beautiful natural environment to the next generation, and it will continue its environmental conservation activities, meeting the high goals that it has set independently. The company is striving towards developing zero-emission in all the vehicles manufactured by it. To reduce the environmental burden of four-stroke engines, it has developed a unique exhaust air injection system and a programmed fuel injection system, which is currently in use in the HONDA VFR motorcycle. This Honda VFR 800 is to be launched in the current fiscal year only.
Racing Improves the BreedHonda has always played an important role in motor sports, believing it to be the launch pad for technological advancement. Honda has always loved racing, ever since Sochiro Honda took his company into motorcycle competition, sometime in the 1950s. Honda’s engineers have tested themselves on the international stage, proving their technology to be the best in the world. These technologies are tested in the extreme conditions of motorcycle racing, to adapt them for use in vehicles that ply on roads today.In the past, Honda has powered some of the all time great racers, including Redman, Hailwood, Spencer, Gardner, Capirossi and Doohan, to 39 riders’ titles. Even today, some of the greatest motorcycle racers, like Alex Baros, Max Biaggi, Nicky Hayden ride on Honda bikes, at the races.Technologies like these are not just for the racetracks, but are also incorporated in our everyday vehicles. They are first tested, refined and proven under the trying conditions in the races, and then finally adapted in the vehicles, so that two-wheelers like Activa and Dio
Honda's production facilities across the world also actively pursue energy-efficient methods and prevent water pollution by reducing industrial waste. Honda has taken aggressive initiatives to reduce the environmental impact of its manufacturing operations, by implementing its concept of the "Green Factory". “Abolishing hazardous waste in our products such as lead and reduction of Co2 is our prime motive. There are other things on which we heavily concentrate that is recycling of water and recharging groundwater through rainwater harvesting for our usage. Whatever usage of water we have, we get almost 70 per cent through rainwater harvesting,” says Aoyama as he really lookes concerned.As responsible member of society and industry, HMSI recognizes that well being of humans and conservation of earth's environment is important. HMSI got ISO 14001 certification in Dec. 2002, which is committed to achieve, environmental excellence in all its industrial activities. HMSI established its environmental management system following PDCA cycle and is continuously working to make it more effective.
Green Dealer Concept The "Green Dealer Concept" of HMSI is a step further in the direction of conservation of the environment. The "Green Dealer Concept" would not only help in proper and efficient use of resources such as water, electricity, paper, etc. by constantly monitoring and improving the existing systems thus doing lots of cost cutting but also reducing the polluting activities to minimum. Increasing environment awareness amongst the employees and the general public is also a feature of this unique concept. Aoyama tells with utter satisfaction, “We are one company, which has green dealer concept. We have dealers across the country who are actively participating in this. There is no leakage of oil in drainage system. Our company put very expensive equipment for society’s safety. As a responsible company, we provide vehicles, which are environmentally safe.”
Human Resource as a ChallengeThere is one thing, which bothers company – that is attrition. According to Aoyama the current phenomenon of hopping between jobs in India is not good at all for the Indian industrial development. People are looking for different opportunities. They believe that it is better for them. Shifting from company A to B to C can do no good to people. People should concentrate on existing job. Aoyama opines, “At Honda, we do human resource programmes, which educate them about companies philosophy. We are doing our bit but we cannot stop attrition totally. We have 20 per cent attrition rate in our company like any other company.” Having a turnover of Rs. 3000 crores in the current fiscal year, the company is completely committed towards its customers. The management fully understands the importance of being present in the mind of people, so it has decided to spend 2 per cent of its profit on publicity and advertising.In line with Honda's Philosophy, HMSI conducts all its daily activities in pursuit of the three joys that is Joy of selling, Joy of buying and Joy of creating. The Joy of buying is to carry out the necessary steps for satisfying the customer and establish a relationship of mutual trust with thecustomer through the product. The Joy of selling is to provide products of excellent quality and performance. The satisfaction of customer brings the joy of selling. The Joy of creating is to recognize a sense of joy in our customers, suppliers and dealers thereby, which becomes a source for joy of working.After an all out effort of manufacturing world-class two-wheelers, at the end of the day HMSI gets satisfaction in customers’ contentment. It has always been company’s prime objective to give the best to its customers and leave an environment-friendly atmosphere for the future generations. And it is fulfilling its both the objectives right now.