Wicked+Stepmother

**The Wicked Stepmother**

There was a man named Brahman, he said to his wife, if she should eat without him ,she should be turned into a goat. The wife then said to him if he should eat without her, he should be turned into a tiger. One day the wife was feeding her children and took a little bit of it but, her husband was not there. When Brahman came home and saw a goat running around, he knew that his wife ate with out him. A few years later, Brahman got married again. His new wife didn't like his kids and only gave them little to eat. The goat was sad to see them so thin. She told themwhenever they were hungry to hit her horns and she would give them food. The stepmother was mad to see them grow.Within a few years their stepmother had a one-eyed daughter. When her daughter grown older, she told her daughter to watch how the other children ate. The stepmother heard how they were eating and got very mad. The stepmother then asked for the goat to be killed. The children went to tell the goat about her death.The goat told them not to worry she will be fine and when she dies to take her bones and when they are hungry ask them for food and the bones will give it to them.The goat then died, stepmother was happy and the children got her bones and ate regularly. One day one of the children was washing her face in the river and she lost her nose ring. A fish then ate her nose ring. A man caught the fish and sold it to the king's cook for the king to eat. As the cook was opening the fish he found the nose ring and gave it to the king. The king wanted to know whose it was. When the brother of the girl told the king, the king came and married the girl.

Culture
 * 1) Lifestyle is slow paced [[image:imagesCAMG4R83.jpg width="247" height="181" align="right" caption="Kasmir Girls"]]
 * 2) Dress very colorful
 * 3) Rich enough to reflet different religious beliefs
 * 4) Generally peace-loving people
 * 5) Know to enjoy music in its various local forms.

Food Recipes- Dhum Aloo
 * 1) Know for rich taste and aroma
 * 2) Spices make it unique
 * 3) People are very fond
 * 4) Muttom, chicken, and fish are usually the main dishes
 * 5) Curd gives it a creamy taste

900 Aloo( Potatoes) <span style="color: #18bb16; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">33/4th cups of water 1 large onion <span style="color: #18bb16; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Salt to taste <span style="color: #18bb16; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Ghee or oil for deep-frying <span style="color: #18bb16; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">1 cup of ghee <span style="color: #18bb16; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">1 large onion <span style="color: #18bb16; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">4 tbsp tomato puree <span style="color: #18bb16; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">140 ml curd <span style="color: #18bb16; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">1 green pepper <span style="color: #18bb16; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">1tbsp garam masala powder

Spices <span style="color: #18bb16; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">4 cloves 4 bay leaves 6 black peppercorns 4 green cardamoms 1 brown cardamoms 1 piece cinnamon stick

Paste 1 large onion 12 flakes garlic 2 tbsp ginger 6 black peppercorns 1 tbsp poppy seeds 1 tbsp coriander seeds 1 tbsp cumin seeds 2 dry red chilies 1 tbsp turmeric powder A pinch of ground mace A pinch of ground nutmeg

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