Mango Tit Bits Jam – Raw Mango Jam Recipe – Mango Preserve

Jam with Mango pieces floating in it!  I used to love this as a child and used to have it…

Akki Thambittu

Akki Thambittu is a sweet dish is prepared using rice flour.  This is usually prepared during festivals and especially on…

Trikuteshwara Temple

This ancient temple of Trikuteshwara dates back to the Kalyani Chalukyas who ruled this region during 1050 to 1200 CE.…

Our Extended Pigeon family

A blue rock pigeon found the space below one of my bonsai a safe place to lay its eggs.  We…

Rathasapthami Rangoli

Rathasapthami is a festival in honor of Sun god.  On this day a Rathasapthami rangoli / kolam (patterns drawn using…

Tutti Frutti Eggless Cake

Time Required: 45 Minutes Ingredients: 2 ¼ Cup Maida / Refined Flour 1tin Condensed Milk 120ml / ½ Cup melted…

Pineapple Raitha

Yogurt with Pineapple makes a cool accompaniment to Parathas or Roti / Indian bread. Time Required: 10 Minutes Serves: 4…

Bheemana Amavasya – Gandana Pooje – Gandana Habba

This festival is also known as Jyothirbheemeshwara Vrata and Pathi Sanjeevini Vratha and it is mentioned in Skaanda Purana (Skanda…

Orchid Leafless Dendrobium

When I collected wild orchid Pholidata Imbricata  in the Western Ghats near Kavadi Kere, an Orchid Leafless Dendrobium  also known as Dendrobium…

Mango Green Chilies Pickle

Mavalli Tiffin Room (MTR) introduced a Mango pickle with Green Chilies in the summer of 2003 and discontinued the product…