Garlic Bread

Making bread at home is an art.  I have not perfected it yet, but my attempts to bake continue…

Cuisine: European

Time Required: 1 hour

Garlic Bread

Ingredients:
250 gms Maida
1tbsp Butter or Oil
½ tsp Yeast
¼ tsp Milk Powder (optional)
2tsp Sugar
½ tsp Salt
150 ml Water / Milk (Preferably milk)
1tsp Gluten (Optional)

Garlic Bread

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Ber the Indian Jujube Tree

I remember an old lady whom we used to address as “Ajji” (grandma) selling Yelachi Hannu (Ber in Urdu) outside our school. And yes, I used to buy them once in a while and enjoy the sourness of the fruit. I try to relive those memories now, but it is just not the same!

Indian Jujube Tree
Plant Summary:
Botanical name of tropical fruit bearing tree Ber is Ziziphus mauritiana belongs to family Rhamnaceae. Ber is also known as Chinese Apple, Indian Jujube, Indian plum and Masau. It is known as Baari Hannu in North Karnataka.

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Ber tree is a fast growing spiky, evergreen small tree, which grows to a height of 15 to 18 meters and adapts to dry, harsh, and extreme temperatures. That explains the presence of large of number of Ber trees in Delhi and Rajasthan. The branches of the tree are long and droop to the ground.

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Wood Staircase

Wooden Staircase

Picture taken in my  grandmother’s home, Padubidiri

When I see staircases made out of wood, they churn out a lot of memories of old homes.  The staircase would lead to the attic with a wooden floor, where kids would gather and play indoor games like alugulimane/Mancala game, chauka bara/ludo, ane kallu/5 stones, card games, anthakshari and so on.

Originally posted 2011-09-14 20:12:45. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Spinach Cantaloupe Salad with Mint

Summer is the season for Musk Melon and you can find carts loaded with this delicious fruit in every corner of Bangalore. Salad with fruit eliminates the need to add refined sugar to the salad.

Time Required: 15 Minutes

Spinach Cantaloupe Salad with Mint

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Allamanda

Public gardens are incomplete without this plant. Allamanda is a very attractive plant that catches your eye instantly and becomes a center of attraction in any garden. Allamanda is a native of South and Central America. The genus name Allamanda is derived from the 18th century Swiss botanist, Frédéric-Louis Allamand.

Allamanda

This plant is evergreen, woody and blooms in abundance throughout the year. Allamanda grows to a height of 2 meters and above. There are 12 species of Allamanda and some of them are semi-creepers.

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Originally posted 2011-03-11 20:09:16. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

India loves to pose – 5

India loves to pose series contains random pictures of people in different moods and gears captured during a moment in their story. I believe that behind every face lies a story.

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He is a cooooooo….l rider!

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Regional Museum of Natural History, Mysore

The Natural History museum in Mysore was established in 1995. Information on nature and its conservation is exhibited using photographs, models, charts, stuffed artifacts, and so on.

Regional Museum of Natural History, Mysore

The museum is divided into galleries such as, Biological Diversity, Life through the Ages, Ecology, Conservation for Development and Man and the Environment.

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Originally posted 2012-08-08 20:06:53. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Basava Jayanthi

Kalabeda, kola beda, husiya nidiyalu beda
Muniya beda, anyarige asahya padabeda
Thanna bannisabeda, idira aliyalu beda
Ide antaranga shuddhi, ide bahiranga shuddhi
Ide namma koodala sangananolisuva pari.

The above verse was penned by the great poet and saint Basavanna.

Don’t rob, Don’t kill, Never ever lie
Don’t get angry, Don’t think negative about others
Don’t self describe, Don’t tease others
This is the way of self respect, this is the way to get respected by the world.
This is the way of impressing my lord Koodala sangam deva.

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Ganesha banda kayi kadabu thanda!

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Happy Gowri Ganesha Festival.

Originally posted 2011-08-31 10:13:55. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Paper Roll Pen Stand

Kids can be kept busy with this art.  Easy and fun to make and the end product is extremely useful!

Paper Roll Pen Stand

Paper Pen Stand
Materials Required:
1 empty tin
Few sheets from a glossy Magazine
Glue
Scissors
Paint Brush
Waste Cloth
Mixing Pallette
Brown and Yellow Oil Paint
Varnish

Paper Roll Pen Stand

Method:
From one end of the Magazine sheet roll into a long stick / pipe.

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