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drb2011, Sumachechi, PoofyGoogle, LoveIndia are all talking on Diwali from last 2-3 days making us jealous :)

This is one festival where all Non Resident Indians should be asked to leave their respective countries and be in India till the festival ends :) But reality is different, so let us enjoy the festive mood in our adopted land as well !!

Happy Diwali !!

Post best Diwali mela information in your neighborhood and any such good sales info !!

I will go first. There are Diwali sales in almost all grocery shops in South Bay and east bay. PNG jewellers in El Camino is offering 12% off on Gold jewellery and 35% off on Diamond jewellery, so make your ghar-ki-lakshmi happy by being generous !!

Hope to hear fellow member's happy memories of Diwali and any good sales info :) !!!

I generally buy, many/much Indian Groceries ( Corns / coffee / spices / Khakhara / Meggi / Parle G .. etc ) on this time of Diwali sale for almost the whole year from the Local Indian Stores,
but this time due to Sandy, many have cancelled their sales,
due to the stuff did not arrive in-time.

Those who are living in US/UK, the best bet is,..
during Diwali time, ( on sale, at Indian stores )
buy this Dabba of Amul Ghee, and lowest if you can get at $ 13.50, ( 1 Liter size / 905 gms ) buy it,...
it's worth of any labor, good qlty, price and perfection. - sealed by Amul.

You can even surf on net and buy on-line
by adding the s/h costs and see if beating price is coming up.

Here, I see a beating price of 2 liter can for 23.94 which includes s and h ( let me know your opinions )

http://shop.khanapakana.com/amul-pure-ghee-2-litre-1-810-kg-nett/ ( 2 Liter ) - It's 19.99 for 2 Litres, ( Woooow ! ) though I am ( thinking of ) trying to buy some more of 75 USD
and hence to avoid full s/h, as they say ( Though, it depends on weight factor too ) .





Compare prices here.

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&key...l_8btfpe260b_e

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbm=shop&q=amul+ghee&oq=amul+ghee&gs_l=products-cc.3..0l10.8125.8265.0.8328.9.2.0.0.0.0.125.125.0j1.1.0...0.0...1ac.1.JVF51ExsIJ8#q=amul+ghee&hl=en&tbs=p_ord:p&tbm=shop&sa=X&ei=vIudUPiGHaTL0AGdr4DgBA&ved=0CDMQuw0oAQ&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=ee6f9a2006f755bc&bpcl=38093640&biw=1920&bih=1051

Ask your area's Indian stores and write this down.
1 Liter ( 905 g ) should be around 13.50 dollars, a reasonable price, if found below it, buy many. ( I am tracking this price for few years )

If you are paying above 13.50 USD, ( 1 Liter ) you are paying more.
I am tracking this for years,.. ......and you should not confuse by look,...... b/c the same looking tin-cans come in diff. sizes. ( Chk for 1 litre size for 13.50 or less USD )


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Rbee new Avatar for diwali?

Wish Happy Deepawali To All .

P_Jani;479102
Ask your area's Indian stores and write this down.
1 Liter ( 905 g ) should be around 13.50 dollars, a reasonable price, if found below it, buy many. ( I am tracking this price for few years )

If you are paying above 13.50 USD, ( 1 Liter ) you are paying more.
I am tracking this for years,.. ......and you should not confuse by look,...... b/c the same looking tin-cans come in diff. sizes. ( Chk for 1 litre size for 13.50 or less USD )


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Jani bhai,
What will you do with so much of ghee? They are not good for health. Here Indian groceries already keep very old stock and during Diwali, they clear the "older" stocks.
We make fresh Ghee at home from unsalted butter.

Just came back from TN (Hosur) after fireworks shopping. Blew up Rs 3500 and in Hosur prices are lower. Most of the shops sell at 80% discount. The MRP printed on the box is a scam. Then enjoyed Tamil style Sambar at Saravana Bhawan. It is a shame Sunnyvale has SVB but not Bangalore.

Happy Diwali to All!

RBee;479097 so make your ghar-ki-lakshmi happy by being
generous !!
Hope to hear fellow member's happy memories of Diwali and any good sales info :) !!!

This ad reflects the Diwali mood nicely!

http://indianadforum.com/ad-categories/viewvideo/2082/emotional-ads/tanishq-ad-diwali-husband-wife-surprise

Chakraan;479128
Jani bhai,
What will you do with so much of ghee? They are not good for health. Here Indian groceries already keep very old stock and during Diwali, they clear the "older" stocks.
We make fresh Ghee at home from unsalted butter.

???

Ghee is needed the year round, on Roti, Sabjii, Pitas, Sheera, Vegetables, Bhaaji-Paanv, in milk with honey and haldi ( very often due to cold and cough ) and where not !
I am living alone,... and my own only average use is 4-5 such 1 liter cans, besides the use of oil at frying and all other places.

Amul is top of the line. So, nothing to doubt here.

Shoprite butter's 1 lb costs USD 2.49, and you buy
say 5 such packs ( each contains four mini bars ) , and you make Ghee take away the foam/impurities and liquids,
funnel/screen it and finally in quantity, you will come up with almost the same.
Why not avoid the headache, buying at Indian price ( paying per indian style of their preparation cost there ) and more to it, name is Amul - factory sealed ( SONY TV )

Also remember, nobody will tell you this, but for vegetarians and especially the secret of longer life and
hands and legs working quite good and with efficiency, eye-shinings in-tact and such
is only if you paid frictional ( Snigdha ) material thro' out from the very beginning to bones and such, regularly and from the very beginning and it will pay off later.

You need to feed the body regularly and from the very beginning, systematicaly and daily
in its right proportion to get the credits , when it will be needing the most.

I hereby, just posted the home-made Ghee techs too. ( They all have all comments about preserving, making, cautions and all such )
http://www.r2iclubforums.com/forums/showthread.php/22294-Recipes-Gujarati-Food-Items-(-In-Gujarati-)?p=479160#post479160

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P_Jani;479162
I am living alone,... and my own only average use is 4-5 such 1 liter cans, besides the use of oil at frying and all other places.

Jani, Don't worry about saving a few bucks on ghee, go and spend some money on cholesterol checks regularly every year.

Chakraan, ghee is saturated fat and does not go rancid easily so freshness is not that material unless one is keeping it for years. Ghee can easily last a few years without going rancid and especially in a fridge.

^^^

Jani, cool. I forgot about your genes that in your family no one gets, BP, Cholesterol, diabetes, so please ignore my post, I am sorry to have bothered you by suggesting cholesterol tests for you - I don't know what was I thinking!