Net Savvy Indian Brides and Grooms – Weddings
Net Savvy Indian Brides and Grooms
Roopa Nair
India is a diverse, multi-cultural country with people of various religions, communities and sects living together in harmony and peace. Each community has its own set of religious rituals, traditions and multitudes of customs inherited from ancestors. Arranged marriage is one such common custom handed down over generations. Arranged marriage has played an important role in Indian marriages. This concept is even today accepted by millions of Indians in India and abroad. Marriages, initiated by elders, were arranged with the help of an aunt or the priest. Over a period of time this has slowly transitioned from the marriage brokers to the newspapers and now onto the Internet.
Internet has revolutionized the way people communicate. Today, there are several matrimonial sites some aimed to a particular community/religion and some to the general public. These sites literally make the world seem a smaller place. The concept of online matrimonial has become increasingly popular because it gives people up-front, at the click of a mouse, access to thousands of eligible singles, which neither newspapers nor marriage bureaus can ever offer. It has tremendously expanded the reach of every marriageable individual by exposing him/her to the millions of eligible Indians who visit these sites. Increasingly, many individuals and families spend their valuable time online searching for the perfect partner for themselves or their loved ones. It is interesting to see that these sites are visited by conservative parents, relatives; who believe in the sanctity of arranged marriages and also by those for whom falling in love is the way to go.
There are many wedding and wedding related sites on the net like http://www.BridesandGroomsIndia.com, http://www.WeddingSutra.com, http://www.MyAstroHelpline.com, etc. which understand the focus of the new age matrimonial net surfers and offer them several attractive services. These kind of sites have made it possible to find a partner, match the horoscopes, book a marriage hall and then do all the wedding shopping online. Many Indians are hooked on to this concept as it is safe, saves a lot of time and presents a wider choice in every aspect.
It is interesting to see how the Indian marriage scene has changed over the years. Though Indians have become tech savvy and jumped on the Internet bandwagon to find the Mr./Mrs. Right, but still the Indian customs, the traditions, the core values remain the same.
About The Author
Roopa Nair is an Indian freelance writer and a computer professional.
Russian Appetizer Recipes for Russian brides in the US – Food
Russian Appetizer Recipes for Russian brides in the US
Annas Agency
Russian Salad
Description
Wonderful salad will be a great appetizer with vodka and decorate your holiday table. It will take at most 10 minutes to make it.
Method
Combine grated cheese with chopped eggs and dress with mayonnaise.
Ingredients
200 g grated cheese.
5 ea hard-boiled eggs.
100 g mayonnaise.
greens
Apple Salad
Description
Unexpected combination, but really tasty. Refreshing light salad will go fine at th end of the dinne to relieve the feeling of satiety.
Method
Cut apples into small cubes. Chop eggs finely. Add peas, mayonnaise and stir thoroughly. Decorate with greens.
Ingredients
4 ea apples cored and peeled.
3 tb green peas.
2 ea eggs hard boiled.
3 tb mayonnaise.
greens
Beet Salad
Description
A very good appetizer for any occasions. Beet is very useful for digestions and contains a lot of trace elements necessary for a man.
Method
Grate beets and cucumbers, chop garlic cloves finely. Combine all ingredients and stir in mayonnaise. If you dont like garlic, dont use it, the salad will be tasty anyway.
Ingredients
2 ea beets boiled and peeled.
2 ea pickled cucumbers.
2 ea garlic cloves.
mayonnaise.
salt.
Boiled Potatoes with Pickles
Description
Boiled potatoes with pickles is a true Russian dish at any time of a day or a year.
Method
Cut potatoes in small cubes, add finely chopped pickled cucumbers and onion. Add salt to taste and dress with oil. Stir carefully.
Ingredients
250 g potatoes boiled.
80 g pickled cucumbers sauerkraut.
60 g onion.
60 g oil..
Cabbage Salad
Description
Cabbage Salad is very delicious and healthy food, rich of vitamin C. This salad can be a wonderful snack or delicious appetizer.
Method
Serves 6
Cut the cabbage in half and carve out the core. Using a long sharp knife, cut the cabbage into julienne strips. Discard the thicker ribs of the cabbage leaves. Sprinkle the cabbage with 1/2 teaspoon of salt and rub the strips with your hands to make them softer and juicier. Cut the onion and apple into julienne strips and combine with the cabbage, mayonnaise, and carrot shavings. Add salt and sugar to taste, then chill.
Ingredients
1 firm head of cabbage as white as possible about 1 1/2 pounds.
1/2 teaspoon salt.
1 medium onion.
1 large apple, peeled and cored.
1 cup mayonnaise.
3-4 tablespoons thin carrot shavings.
Sugar to taste.
Parsley sprigs and/or thin wedges of red-skinned apples.
Carrot Salad
Description
Carrot Salad is really healthy appetizer full of vitamins. It is better to dress the salad with oil or sour cream, as carotene is assimilated better in rich medium. Carrot salad is very good for the sight.
Method
Serves 6
Peel and grate the carrots and apples. In a bowl combine them with the remaining ingredients except walnuts for garnish. Chill and serve decorated with the apple slices and walnuts.
Ingredients
3/4 pound carrots.
2 large apples.
1 tablespoon Horseradish.
1 tablespoon olive oil.
1 tablespoon vinegar.
1 tablespoon sugar.
Salt to taste.
Walnut halves.
Cheese Souffle
Description
Cheese souffl
Russian Breakfasts for Russian Brides in the US – Food
Russian Breakfasts for Russian Brides in the US
Annas Agency
Bliny
Description
Bliny is a Russian traditional dish. They are baked in a great quantity at Shrove carnival - last week before Lent. Bliny making was a real sacred mystery. People told fortunes on the dough, kept their recipes of Bliny in secret. The first Bliny were put on the window-sills for poor people and pilgrims. The foreigners were very surprised at how many Bliny Russians could eat. At Shrove mother-in-law must bake a lot Bliny for her son-in-law. The most popular Bliny were made from buckwheat flour. Good Bliny must be very very thin. The thinner Bliny are the perfect your skill is.
Method
Mix eggs with 3 cups of milk . Add salt and flour and mix thoroughly. The dough can be drained so that there are no flour lumps in it. Pour vegetable oil into a saucer. Peel an onion and cut it into 2 parts; take one part with a fork and dip it in oil. Use it every time for greasing the pan with vegetable oil. Heat the pan. Grease it. Pour thin layer of batter evenly. Add more flour if you are not successful with thin bliny. Cook until light brown, about 2 minutes on each side. Servings: 2-3. Bliny can be served with butter, sour cream, black or red caviar, fillet of sturgeon, lox, and salmon.
Ingredients
1 c flour.
3 c milk.
1/2 ts soda.
2 tb vegetable oil.
salt and sugar to taste.
2-3 eggs.
Cheeseballs
Description
This dish has proved its gustatory qualities. Golden, palatable cheese balls will be to everyone