July 2022 hints are as follows: When cooking onions or cabbage, boil a small amount of vinegar in another pan to remove the odors. If you cook your vegetables with a small amount of milk, it … [Read more...]
India loves to pose – 52
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. Cow is not only … [Read more...]
Beejadi Beach
Beejadi Beach is in Beejadi Village of Kundapur Taluk, Udupi District. The pristine sandy beach makes for a perfect family outing. If you are looking for a non-commercial beach, then this is the … [Read more...]
Jamun Shikanji – Indian Blackberry Juice – Black Plum Juice – Narale Panaka
Come June - July, the markets are filled with these shiny Black-Purple fruit known as Narale Hannu in Kannada and Jamun in Hindi. Apart from eating with a pinch of salt, the fruit tastes great … [Read more...]
Bush Clock Vine
Pretty purple flowers with bright yellow center peeking from a green bush makes a pretty corner in a garden. This plant is the Bush Clock Vine. The other common name is King's Mantle and the … [Read more...]
Early Monsoon Fruit Arrangement
Early monsoon season in South India is June – July – August. During this season, the fruits available are Indian Plum/Jamun, Dragon Fruit, Jackfruit, Mangoes, and so on. Here is a simple … [Read more...]
Flower Arrangement – Bottle of Love
Red Carnations combined with palm leaves and bulrushes is sure to enhance a romantic evening. Materials required: Few Carnations Transparent bottle Palm leaves Bulrushes Method: Resize the stalks … [Read more...]
Spicy Mango Sauce Recipe
To add some spice to the Mango season, you can try and prepare a spicy Mango sauce. Time required: 25 minutes Ingredients: 1 cup Mango Pulp 1/2 tsp Ginger paste 2 or 3 cloves Garlic ground to a … [Read more...]
World Environment Day 2022
June 5th is celebrated every year as the World Environment Day. Let us take a pledge to help protect the environment for the future generations. Elephant in Kabini Reserve … [Read more...]
June 2022 Hints
June 2022 hints are as follows: If you allow Grapefruit/Pomelo to stand in boiling water for a few minutes, it will be easier to peel. Salt will make Grapefruit/Pomelo taste sweeter. Oranges … [Read more...]
Head Ring making – Simbi – Support for head loads making – Suggan Pad making
The head rings played a very important role in the earlier days to carry loads on the head. Even now, many vegetable vendors place the basket of vegetables on the head and use a head ring. The … [Read more...]
May 2022 Hints
May 2022 hints are as follows: For attractive individual butter servings, squeeze butter through a pastry bag or plastic bag onto a cookie sheet, set in refrigerator to harden. To fancy up the … [Read more...]
Sihi Tovve – Meethi Dal Recipe – Sweet Lentils Recipe – Thovve Recipe
Sometimes when the children make a fuss eating the everyday cuisine, moms add few children favorite ingredients to coax them to eat healthy food. One such is a sweet lentil dish, which is … [Read more...]
Red Ixora Plant – Kepula
Other common names of Red Ixora are Ixora, Jungle Geranium, Flame of the woods, Sacred Ixora, Needle flower. In Kannada it is known as Kepula, in Sanskrit it is Bandhuka, Raktaka, in Hindi it is … [Read more...]
Kaikondarahalli Lake Bengaluru
Kaikondarahalli Lake is situated near Sarjapur road. Thanks to active citizens who identified the dumping yard to be a dying lake and decided to rejuvenate the lake along with the help of the … [Read more...]
Mango Shikanji Recipe – Mango Juice
Tomorrow is Rama Navami and it is a practice to offer Juice and Kosambari (salad) to Lord Rama and distribute among friends and family members. Here is a delicious recipe using ripe … [Read more...]
April 2022 Hints
April 2022 hints are as follows: Soak yam in rice washed water and then chop to avoid itching. Cottage cheese (Paneer) can be used in place of sour cream when making dips. Just place it in the … [Read more...]
Happy Ugadi 2022
I wish you all a very happy Ugadi and Hindu New Year. This year it is the Subhakritu Nama Samvatsara. Let everything be shubha (auspicious) to everyone! Habbada Adige (festive food) plays a … [Read more...]
Aamkhand – Mango Shrikhand Recipe – Mango Greek Yogurt Recipe
Summer is the season for the King of fruits: Mangoes. The right way to beat the heat is to combine Hung Curds (Greek Yogurt) with Mango Pulp and savor with your favorite bread or with … [Read more...]
Lantana – Shrub Verbena
The other common name of Lantana is Shrub Verbena. It is known as Kasooti hoo, Kaadu jola, Chaduranga in Kannada and Raimuniya in Hindi. The botanical name is Lantana camara and belongs to Verbenaceae … [Read more...]
