If the shower head in the bathroom is clogged by tiny mineral deposits, try boiling it once a month in a mild solution of white vinegar. You will be showered to your satisfaction. To shine silver, … [Read more...]
Chaat Masala Powder Recipe – Chat Masala Powder
Chaat Masala Powder is a powder prepared using an assortment of spices, which is used to add to snacks, fruits, raw vegetables or cooked side dish. This adds a unique tangy, spicy taste to the … [Read more...]
Dal Raitha
Dal Raitha is cooked lentils in curds. Tastes good with Indian bread. Cuisine: Karnataka Time Required: 15 minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 2 Cup cooked Tuvar dal/Togaribele/Red gram … [Read more...]
Coconut Garlic Raitha – Coconut Garlic Yogurt Recipe
Raw vegetables in coconut-garlic curds/yoghurt. Coconut Garlic Raitha tastes good with Pulao. Cuisine: North Indian Time Required: 20 Minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 1 Cup Cucumber … [Read more...]
Kalasha
This is an important arrangement in any of the Hindu rituals/pooja. This occupies a prominent place in the pedestal along with the idols or photographs of gods and goddesses. During marriages the … [Read more...]
Mangala Drowya and Pooje Samaanu
Mangala Drowya and Pooje Samaanu means sacred items used on auspicious occasions like marriage rituals, upanayana (sacred thread ceremony), shrimantha (arathi to pregnant women), namakarna (naming … [Read more...]
Poha Chivda
This is an all time favorite snack. The flattened rice is deep fried and mixed with spices. Time Required: 20 Minutes Ingredients: 500gms thick Avalakki/Poha/Flattened Rice Oil for … [Read more...]
Avarekayi Chivda – Avarebele Mixture – Avarekalu Mixture – Flat Beans Mixture
A snack prepared using winter beans also called as flat beans. This beans is available during winter in Mysore and Bangalore regions. A cup of coffee along with Avarekayi Chivda sets up … [Read more...]
Avalakki Chivda – Flattened Rice with seasoning and spices – Hurida Avalakki
Avalakki Chivda is a snack prepared using flattened Rice. Great to pack this for long journeys and picnics. I remember my mom packing this for our train journeys. The whole family … [Read more...]
Heritage Buildings of Mysore – Part1
My school was just behind one of the oldest buildings in Mysore…Jaganmohan Palace. Everyday I used to walk to school and back along with friends on the road beside it or we used to take a short cut by … [Read more...]
Vangibhath
"Vangi" means Brinjal/Eggplant in Telugu. Vangibhath is a rice dish prepared using Brinjal/Eggplant and Bhath powder. The eggplant variety Eerangere Badnekayi available in Mysore is very suitable … [Read more...]
Banni Tree
The botanical name of this tree is Prosopis spicigera. In Sanskrit it is known as Shami Vruksha. Banni tree is found in dry and arid regions at low altitudes. This tree is widely grown in … [Read more...]
Chamundi Hills – Mysore
As you near Mysore city, the first thing that you notice is Chamundi hills standing protectively over the city spread on its foothills. Every Mysorean is fond of this hill and they might have visited … [Read more...]
Yeriappa Recipe – Kajjaya Recipe – Sweet Appam – Yelappa Recipe
A sweet prepared using Rice and Coconut. Yeriappa is prepared on Saraswathi Pooja during Dasara in Mysore. Cuisine: Mysore (Karnataka) Time Required: 20 minutes + Soaking … [Read more...]
Shopping and Eating out in Mysore
Shopping in Mysore for souvenir or anything else can be done in plenty. Tourists, locals and rural people living around Mysore make a beeline to the shopping centers like Landsdowne building, … [Read more...]
Dasara Procession in Mysore
Vijayadashami being the last day of the celebrations, a grand Jamboo Savari/procession passes through the streets of the city. The main attraction here is the idol of the goddess Chamundeshwari placed … [Read more...]
Thoran
Thoran is a Kerala style side dish prepared using Cabbage or Beans. Time Required: 25 Minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 500gms Cabbage or French Beans, Chopped finely 1 Onion Chopped … [Read more...]
Mysore Dasara – Mysuru Dasara Celebrations – Mysuru Dussehra – Mysuru Navratri
Mysore looks its best during the 10-day Dasara celebration where all the major roads in the city, heritage buildings, palaces, historical monuments, ancient temples and shops are … [Read more...]
Gugri – Usali Recipe – Usal Recipe – Chickpea Stir Fry
Gugri is a Bengal gram/brown chickpea based side dish usually prepared as offerings to gods and distributed among the devotees. Gugri is also known as Sundal and Usali. Time Required: 20 … [Read more...]
Banana Chips
Chips prepared using raw Banana and fried in Coconut Oil. If you do not like the taste of Coconut Oil, you can use any other refined Oil. Banana Chips is very popular in Kerala … [Read more...]
