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 [...]

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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

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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 [...]

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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.

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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 Coconut, Grated
Salt to taste

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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.

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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

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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

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