Rollercoaster Roads

Riding a two wheeler in Bangalore is nightmarish what with poorly lit roads filled with pot holes and the other big wheeler drivers thinking that the balancing two wheeled vehicle is a menace blocking their road, which prompts them to honk the two wheeler driver’s ears out. By the time the balancing act from one [...]

Ragi Halwa

A pudding prepared using Finger Millet. Time Required: 40 minutes Ingredients: 1 Cup Ragi/Finger Millet 1 Cup sugar ½ tsp Elaichi/Cardamom Powder ½ tbsp Almond Flakes

Spitsville

It is very common to see a lot of people riding two wheelers commuting to their work place. Well-dressed women and men ride on their two wheelies to reach their offices on time. There are times when people commuting by buses or the cleaner cum conductor of buses spit out of the windows without looking [...]

Holi

Picture above taken in Pushkar I remember Holi being celebrated on the streets of Mysore, where the kids from the neighborhood would go begging from house to house collecting discarded things that can be burnt like mats, brooms, firewood etc., In the evening these things would be used to build a bonfire.

Akkithari Uppittu

A dish prepared using broken Rice Time Required: 25 Minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 4 Cups Akkithari/Broken Rice 4 – 5 Green Chilies, Chopped finely ½ Cup Avarekayi/Flat beans, Boiled (Optional) 10 Curry leaves, Chopped Juice of 1 Lemon 2tbsp Oil 1tsp Bengal Gram Dal 1tsp Urad Dal/Black Gram split 1tsp Mustard Seeds ½ Cup fresh [...]

Erythrina – Coral Tree

Tree Summary: Erythrina also known as Coral tree is a genus of tropical and subtropical flowering trees belonging to Fabaceae* family. There are an estimated 113 species of Erythrina species, or coral trees, worldwide; 70 neotropical, 31 African, and 12 Asian species.

Rawa Laddoo

Sweet balls prepared using Semolina Time Required: 30 Minutes Ingredients: 1 Cup Rawa/Semolina ¾ Cup Ghee/Clarified Butter 1 Cup Powdered Sugar ½ Cup Desiccated Coconut ½ tsp Elaichi/Cardamom Powder Chopped Cashew nuts fried in Ghee Few Dry Grapes

Rasayana

A sweet dish prepared using ripe Banana and Jaggery. This is prepared as Prasad/offering while performing pooja Time Required: 15 Minutes Ingredients: 2 Ripe Bananas ½ Cup Grated Jaggery ½ Cup Grated fresh Coconut ½ tsp Cardamom Powder