Makki ka Paratha is an Indian bread prepared using Maize flour, Potatoes, and Cauliflower. Cuisine: North Indian Time required: 30 Minutes Ingredients: 2 Cups Makki ka Atta / Maize … [Read more...]
India loves to pose – 34
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. Yummy bajjis / … [Read more...]
Mast Tree
Mast tree is popularly known as Ashoka tree in India and is planted as roadside and garden tree in almost all the cities of India. Another common name is Cemetry tree. In Kannada it is known as … [Read more...]
Amla Chutney – Gooseberry Chutney – Nelli Chutney
Amla Chutney is prepared using Indian Gooseberry. Cuisine: Indian Time required: 15 Minutes Ingredients: 5 Indian Gooseberries / Amla / Bettada Nellikayi 7 - 8 Green Chilies 1 tsp … [Read more...]
Cotton Jasmine Buds
Making Cotton Jasmine Buds garland is a fascinating art. The garland looks real and beautiful when it adorns the gods and goddess’s idols and photographs. It looks good on doors too. Materials … [Read more...]
November 2016 Hints
November 2016 Hints are as follows: To clean ceramic and glass crockery, smear them with non-iodized salt and leave it for half an hour and then wash. To remove odor from flasks, fill them … [Read more...]
Upper Lake View Point – Kodaikanal
A drive to Upper lake view point in Kodaikanal is a must, as the view of the lake from the view point is excellent. The star shaped lake gleaming in the sun with greenery all around can be seen … [Read more...]
Happy Deepavali 2016
Wish you all a very happy and bright Deepavali! Have safe and pollution free festival time with your loved ones. … [Read more...]
Cabbage Kadale Kalu Palya – Cabbage Chickpea Stir Fry
Cabbage Kadale Kalu Palya is prepared with Cabbage and Chickpea. Cuisine: Karnataka Time required: 20 Minutes Ingredients: 1 Cup Cabbage, Chopped 1/2 Cup Chickpea soaked for 4 hours and … [Read more...]
Shore birds of Hadinaru Kere
Apart from the numerous aquatic birds, there are so many other shore birds that catch your eye and your camera lenses at Hadinaru Kere near Mysore. Picture1 - Purple Sunbird Female enjoying the … [Read more...]
Chayote Squash
The much loved Seemebadanekayi in South Karnataka is known as Chayote Squash. Most of us in South Karnataka would have enjoyed Seemebadanekayi Palya with Saaru Anna. Chayote Squash is also … [Read more...]
Aquatic birds of Hadinaru Kere
Hadinaru Kere is a huge lake near Mysore. The number of birds on and off the lake just blew us away. There were birds everywhere, on the surface of the lake lake, flying overhead, perched on trees … [Read more...]
Bean Sprout Salad
Bean Sprout Salad is a healthy edition to the dinner menu. This adds variety and boosts the health quotient. Time required: 10 Minutes Ingredients: 1 Cup Bean Sprouts 1 Cup Chopped … [Read more...]
Kojagari Lakshmi Puja
Kojagari Lakshmi Puja is perfomed in West Bengal, Orissa, and Assam. It falls on the full moon day in the Hindu month Ashwin, September – October according to Gregorian calendar. For the festival date … [Read more...]
October 2016 Hints
October 2016 Hints are as follows: To slice Coconut from its shell easily, put the broken halves in the freezer for 10 minutes. Clean your refrigerator once a week and throw out the food … [Read more...]
Happy Vijayadashami 2016
Dollu Kunitha is a major popular drum dance of Karnataka. The artists sing along with beating the drums and dancing. This dance is to appease Lord Beereshwara also known as Beeralingeswara. A … [Read more...]
Yennehole
Yennehole is a lake situated in Dadadahalli village in Mysore. This lake is surrounded by non-irrigated fields and fallow land. You can find many villagers grazing their livestock in these … [Read more...]
Happy Durgashtami 2016
Durga pooja is performed all over India signifying the good over evil. It is the eighth day of Dasara. … [Read more...]
A thought on Saraswathi Pooja
ವಿದ್ಯೆಯ ಮಹತ್ವ ಒಡಲೊಳಗಿರುವದು ವಿದ್ಯೆಯು ನಡೆದರೆ ತಾಂಬರವಲ್ಲ ಕಳ್ಳರು ಕದಿಯರ್ ಪೊಡವಿಪರು ಕಸಿದು ಕೊಳ್ಳರ್ ವಡಹುಟ್ಟಿದವರು ಪಾಲು ಕೇಳರು ಕೇಳೈ Meaning: Knowledge is something that belong to you. Strangers … [Read more...]
Huli Vesha in South Canara Region during Dasara
Huli Vesha in South Canara Region during Dasara is something the people of the region look forward to. People dressed as Tigers roam the streets in South Canara during Dasara festival. They … [Read more...]
