Sweet pumpkin cooked in a gravy. Perfect with Indian Bread. Time Required: 20 Minutes Ingredients: 2 Cups of diced Sihi Kumbalakayi / Pumpkin with or without skin Salt to … [Read more...]
Papaya Thondekayi Palya – Raw Papaya Ivy Gourd Side Dish – Papita Tindora Subzi
A side dish prepared using raw Papaya and Ivy gourd. Time Required: 15 Minutes Ingredients: 1 Cup Chopped Thondekayi / Ivy gourd 1 Cup Peeled and Chopped Raw Papaya 1tbsp Oil 1tsp Mustard … [Read more...]
Plain Ragi Rotti
Plain Ragi Rotti (finger millet bread) is from south Karnataka and is very healthy. Perfect for dinner when served with raitha. Cuisine: Karnataka Time Required: 30 … [Read more...]
Well covered with Moss and Ferns
I took this picture in Padubidiri The well was wet and covered with moss and delicate ferns. … [Read more...]
Sweet Corn Salad
Time Required: 15 Minutes Ingredients: 1 Cups Sweet Corn, boiled 1 Charred Chili, Chopped ¼ Cup Peeled and chopped Cucumber 6 Shallots, Peeled and diced 4 - 5 Cherry Tomatoes, cut into … [Read more...]
Happy Diwali
Rangoli patterns using molds on the roads of Bangalore. … [Read more...]
Peanuts Salad
Yummy boiled Peanuts. Time Required: 30 Minutes Ingredients: 2 Cups Peanuts with Shells ¼ Cup Pomegranate 1 Small Onion, Chopped Finely 1 Green Chili, Chopped Finely 2 Sprigs Coriander … [Read more...]
Capsicum Peanuts Masala
This side dish is prepared in North Karnataka and Maharashtra. Capsicum with the nutty flavor of peanuts makes this dish very tasty and unique. Time Required: 20 Minutes Ingredients: 1 Cup … [Read more...]
St. Stephen’s Church Ooty
St. Stephen’s church Ooty is one of the oldest churches in the Nilgiris district. Situated in Ooty, it was built exclusively for the British settled there. On April 23, 1829, the birthday of King … [Read more...]
Besan Chila – Gram Flour Omlette Recipe – Besan Dosa Recipe
Besan Chila is known as Puda in Gujrati. This is healthy and tasty dish prepared using Gram flour. Time Required: 20 Minutes Ingredients: 2 Cups Gram Flour 1 Tomato 1 Onion or ½ Cup … [Read more...]
Turtle Bay Beach Resort, Maravanthe
This is the first ever review of a resort on itslife.in and I promise to write many more that I have visited. I have visited Turtle Bay Beach Resort twice and both the times I have found this resort … [Read more...]
Udaka Shanti Pooja
Udaka Shanti Pooja is performed before major events like marriage, upanayana, gruha pravesha, and so on. This pooja is performed for peace and harmony in the house. First, Ganesha is worshiped. … [Read more...]
Bangalore October Sky
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Suvarnagadde Palya – Yam Stir Fry – Suran Subzi Recipe
A side dish prepared using Yam. Time Required: 25 Minutes Ingredients: 2 Cups Suvarnagadde / Yam pieces 1 Lemon sized Tamarind soaked in water 2tbsp Oil 1tsp Bengal Gram 1tsp Urad … [Read more...]
Mangodi Pulav
This flavored Rice with dehydrated lentil dumplings recipe is from the state of kings, Rajasthan. Time Required: 30 Minutes Ingredients: ½ Cup Mangodi ¼ Cup Peas 1 Onion, sliced 3 Cups … [Read more...]
Magal Coffee Works at Mysore
My Grandmother's brother Sri Magal Gopal Rao had a coffee shop known as Magal Coffee Works on the road perpendicular to Jagan Mohan Palace in 1936. The pictures of the shop and the placard of a … [Read more...]
Fenugreek Sprout Salad
This salad is healthy and tasty with a hint of bitterness. Time Required: 5 Minutes + Sprouting time Ingredients: ¼ Cup Sprouted Fenugreek Seeds ½ Cucumber, Peeled and Chopped 1 small … [Read more...]
Happy Dasara
A huge effigy of the demon king Ravana is burst into flames in North India to signify the triumph of good over evil during Dasara / Dushehra festival. Wish you all a happy festival and enjoy your … [Read more...]
Madiwala Lake, Bengaluru
One of the biggest lakes in Bangaluru, Madiwala Lake is spread over an area of 114 hectares. A residential area nearby is known as Madiwala. The Madiwala lake is situated in BTM layout and … [Read more...]
Aeschynanathus Perrottetti – Lipstick Plant
As you traverse into the rain forests of Western Ghats, you will notice orchids, lichens, ferns, and moss attached to tree trunks and branches. In the midst of these green epiphytes I noticed red … [Read more...]
