All things Hanik
Ingredients:5 Kilos of papya,1 kg of sugar5-10 tablespoons of lemon juice26g of pectin Recipe Peel, deseed 5 kilos of ripe papaya.Mush three kilos, roughly chop the remaining two kilos.Place on stove and boil, while constantly stirring.Once it starts to boil;Add 13g of pectin powder after boiling.Stir in pectin.Add 1kg of brown sugar (or white if … Continue reading Papaya Jam recipe:
The Avenue is what most people who know me would suggest is my memory lane. The single lane that leads up to the palace that I called school, a row of trees either side. You can't blame them for thinking that, every time I drove in, I would check if anyone was behind me and … Continue reading Memory Lane
While it's no surprise that my plans for 2020 went up in smoke, the only one thing I wished to do during the year happened. I was able to go home for my birthday. Spent time in Africa and most importantly I was able to head around my home town of Durban. Partying, crashing other … Continue reading Theme for 2021
The sun dissipates, dark from the light Stars above guide our fight Together we elope Our hearts filled with hope.
An excellent documentary on hope. On Sunday the final episode of the five-part documentary just finished airing in South Africa and I was able to get a bootleg copy of the show. Now for those who know me, I love rugby and used to watch my Sharks every week religiously, while I was living I … Continue reading Chasing the Sun
It’s been a while since I blogged, lots and lots have happened. I’m not sure what I’m going to write about, but the main thing that has happened during lockdown for me, is moving out of London again. Now, there’s a whole story about that and what has happened in my personal life. More than … Continue reading Back in White Britain
Like most people in the world, I've been stuck in my home for most of the day. It's alright to be honest. I'm occasionally late to work, I'm cooking similar meals, talking to long lost friends and reading a lot more. I've been taking my camera with me when I go on the same walk … Continue reading Lock Down
I spent far too long looking up the lyrics to this iconic song from Kal Ho Naa Ho. Here are the lyrics: 1,2,3What a communityShah, Patel, MethaHave the best jewellery But who are we?Yes, who are we? kon chiapra (sp?) GUJJU GUJJU G - GanthiyaU - UndhiyuJ - jagwaJ- JamnagarUUUUUUuuuuu GUJJU rub butts GUJJU GUJJU … Continue reading The Gujju Song
My new favourite book When I picked up A Suitable Boy, I was thinking to myself that this would be a great book to take on my travels and read. From experience, I should have known that this was wrong. It’s not that I don’t like to read while I’m on holiday, but I tend … Continue reading Why a Suitable Boy may help me find a Suitable Girl
Let's continue with these personal blog posts. Coming up to end of week ten of my diet on the 16th and I think that I'm coming to my first wall. It will be 10 weeks that I have given up carbs (bread, rice, pasta style dishes), processed sugar (so fruits are generally been fine, but … Continue reading Dieting
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