Idli, the quintessential South Indian Breakfast.
Idli is a traditional, healthy and nutritious breakfast snack of South India, which has stood the test of time due to its good satiety value and simplicity of preparation. There are references regarding Idlis in literature as old as belonging to 700 CE. Idli is a soft, white, savory cake, which is disk shaped with a thick center and thinner periphery. It is prepared by steam boiling the semisolid batter made by grinding the soaked rice and de husked black lentils,  after fermentation overnight. Now a days, in most of the households, the traditional Idli making container is replaced by a normal pressure cooker with slight modification; that is, by not using the weight valve. There is a tree of stainless steel plates with perforated indentations or molds, in which the fermented batter is poured. The tree holds the plates above the level of boiling water in the pressure cooker. The Idlis need about ten minutes to cook well. They are always served with a dip, which is normally either  coconut chutney or vegetable curry. They have a special characteristic flavor and every South Indian would vouch for its importance in his or her childhood memories.  The advantage of this recipe is manifold. Idli is absolutely oil free, and is a good source of proteins and carbohydrates, which are provided by lentils and rice respectively. It really makes life easier for women to decide on idli as a breakfast menu because half of the procedure is done on previous day. Keeping the Idlis to cook, you can  prepare chutney or curry in the meantime. With a medium size utensil, you can prepare a breakfast for a nuclear family with in a very short time. To make authentic Idlis may seem difficult for the people who learn about this food for the first time, but it is actually very simple. So, Idli, the quintessential breakfast snack of southern India , is a  non spicy, wholesome, oil free snack with very high satiety value which can be prepared at home easily and I recommend it as the ethnic food of my choice that each of you must try at least once.

It is early morning and I am sitting on the steps watching those small birds moving about enthusiastically as though it is some kind of festival today.

 They must be doing this zealous act everyday, but I am hardly awake to witness it.

Because there are a number of trees in my garden, their feast must be special.

 I am not sure whether they relish fruits or worms more.

Those are green parrots who look very much like they have fallen in love with each other recently. Looking very reluctant to leave each other's company, they have not yet started their breakfast.

Knowing that this is the mango season, they must have thought that there is no reason to worry about food.

The brown birds, whose name I dont know, are picking something from the ground and seem to relish their find. 

The wind is blowing softly.

Kishor, who has been working for the university, is busy these days.
The application form that he is filling now a days, seems to be very confusing just like this assignment.
I am greatly confused about the assignment of fourth week which looks more difficult than what I thought earlier.
Since my week went with a lot of chaos of domesticity, I hardly got any time for Coursera.
I have spent much lesser time with my studies this week compared to last week.
Unless I make up my mind firmly, I may find it difficult to understand the course lessons.
I am sitting in my study room trying to figure out the difference between different clauses and phrases.
Tired of regular disturbance by many things, I am thinking of taking a tea break.
My husband, who is on vacation, agrees to make tea for me.
To prepare tea as per my taste, is not an easy task.
Kishor will have to scratch his head and think clearly to make that perfect tea for his fussy wife.
Not finding the ginger, he is hassled.
Tired of my tantrums, he has decided to prepare it however he wants.

As I rode on my scooter in the busy circle of Varanasi, in front of BHU gate, I saw that there was some commotion.
That circle is always crowded with all sorts things that create chaos, making hapless daily commuters do some acrobatics with their vehicles.
Someone on a motorcycle applied breaks and an auto- rickshaw hit the number plate of that motorcycle breaking it into two equal parts. Everything stopped.
'Who is that?' the owner of the motorcycle barked.
Mine was the nearest vehicle to him and that is why, I saw the rage in his eyes clearly.
'Pay for the damage' he roared at the rickshaw owner and the poor man put hands in his trouser pocket and gestured that it was empty.
The motorcycle rider climbed down from his bike, walked towards the rickshaw and held his victim's collar.
The poor guy's eyes filled with tears and he apologized repeatedly.
Ultimately the motorcycle rider showed some mercy and let him go.
Driving on busy Indian road may amuse some, but not me.
To enforce strict rules is the only way out.

Now, it's my turn to write(V) some verbs and adverbs.

I can(V) hardly(ADV) identify(V) the parts of speech. I am(N) really confused(V) and disappointed(V) by myself. Nowadays, I find(V) myself always(ADV) trying(V) something new and dropping(V) it quickly(ADV). I have(V) become(V) an abandonment queen! I must(V) become(v) more proactive writer and identify the parts of speech correctly(ADV). This journal writing, infact(ADV), is too overwhelming experience to me.

I am asked to make a list of at least ten nouns and adjectives each, as unit 1 assignment of week 2.
So, here I am, sitting in my computer room, trying to write some sensible thing, out of such a boring situation. 
It(n) was a boring(adj) day today, as I did not go for a walk. I(n) made different breakfast for kids and us. It was rice for Kishor(n) and I, and Dosa for kids.
Lunch(n) was a simple(adj) affair with ladies finger curry, yogurt and rice. My children like simple food like rice(n), various types of dosas, chapattis etc.
Kishor too is not a fussy(n) husband, when it comes to food.
When I went to hospital, there was an old(adj) patient worried about his growing age and resultant deterioration of his physique. He(n) had 'delusion of parasitosis', which is a psycho-cutaneous disorder.
The next patient(n) was a medical(adj) student who had hirsuitism. Since she knows basic(adj) physiology, she understood what I explained to her. She was prescribed treatment for the problems concerned with dermatology and was referred to the department of obstetrics  and   gynecology .