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December 2025 Hints

If your plant is shrivelled, the following can help you revive it: Add one table spoon sugar in two litres water. Let the sugar dissolve completely. Later feed to the plant. Dissolved a … [Read More...]

November 2025 Hints

Fold used butter wrappers and put them in your fridge. Next time you need to grease a pan, just grab your pre-buttered wrapper and coat the pan. Fruit fly problems – -Take a glass and fill it part … [Read More...]

Sugar Snap Peas Stir Fry Recipe

I was delighted to find Sugar snap peas in the grocery store and they are so easy to use. The whole pod can be eaten.  They are sweet and crisp.  You can add them to salads or eat them as is … [Read More...]

Vegetarian Recipes

Watermelon Cucumber Apple Splash

Spring is in the air and the colorful fruits and vegetables in the market add a dash of color.  A cool drink is always welcome during this time of the year. Watermelon Cucumber Apple Splash is … [Read More...]

Sauthekayi Palya

A side dish prepared using Cucumber. Time Required: 20 Minutes Ingredients: 1 Cucumber 2 Green Chilies, Chopped finely Few curry leaves 2tbsp Grated Fresh Coconut 2tsp Oil 1tsp … [Read More...]

Palak Poori

Palak Poori is deep fried fluffy bread prepared using Spinach.  Popeye the sailor man....will  love this Poori! Time Required: 20 Minutes Ingredients: 2 Cups Wheat Flour 1 Medium Bunch … [Read More...]

Jalebi – Jilebi Recipe

Jalebi is a sweet dish, which looks like a maze is prepared using flour, deep fried and dipped in sugar syrup.  It is also known as Zulbia, Jilapi, Mushabak, and Zalabia. Time Required: 30 … [Read More...]

7 – Cup Burfi

This sweet dish gets its name form the fact that the recipe uses 7 cups of ingredients. Time Required: 30 Minutes Ingredients: 1 Cup Gram Flour 1 Cup Fresh Grated Coconut 1 Cup Milk 1 Cup … [Read More...]

Masaledar Corn and Capsicum

This side dish has the taste of sweetness from the Corn, sourness from the Tomatoes and flavor and crunchiness of Capsicum. Time Required: 25 Minutes Ingredients: 1 Cup Sweet Corn … [Read More...]

Rice Idli

Steamed Rice cakes.  South Indian breakfast is incomplete with this nutritious and healthy dish. Time Required: 10 Minutes + Soaking Time + Fermentation Time Ingredients: 1 Cup Urad … [Read More...]

Strawberry Chutney

Ample availability of Strawberries in the market inspired me to prepare this chutney. Hope you enjoy this as much as I did! Cuisine: Fusion Time Required: 15 Minutes Ingredients: 15 – 20 … [Read More...]

Travel

Bangalore – Bengaluru

Bangalore is the capital city of Karnataka and IT capital of India. Kempegowda was a Palegar of Vijayanagar empire who found Bangalore by chance and named the city Benda kalooru (the place where the … [Read More...]

Bangalore Fort – Bengaluru Fort

It took me few years to realize that Bangalore has an ancient fort, which was open to public. Bangalore fort was built by the founder of Bengaluru Kempe Gowda I in 1537 using mud. Kempe Gowda was a … [Read More...]

Kolluru Mookambika Temple

Amongst the hills of Kodachadri and on the bank of river Sourpanika is the 1200 years old temple of Kolluru Mookambika in Udupi district. The presiding deity of this Shree Kshetra is Mookambika who is … [Read More...]

Kabini Dam

Kabini Dam is built over Kabini River (Kapila) and is located near Beechanahalli Village, Heggadadevanakote (H.D.Kote) taluk. It was built in 1974 and is 58 (190 feet) meters in height and 696 … [Read More...]

Patwon Ki Haveli, Jaisalmer

Haveli or Bungalows of the by gone era in Rajasthan are as big and beautiful as the palaces. Patwon Ki Haveli is the biggest Haveli in Rajasthan and is situated in Jaisalmer near the Patwa … [Read More...]

Andal Temple, Belur

Belur Chennakeshava Temple complex comprises of many temples dedicated to various deities. One such temple is the Andal temple. The presiding deity Andal is also known as Ranganayaki. This is situated … [Read More...]

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Festivals

Holi – Festival of Colors

I remember Holi being celebrated on the streets of Mysore, where the kids from the neighborhood would go begging from house to house collecting discarded things that can be burnt like mats, brooms, … [Read More...]

Ananthanagantu Rangoli

This Rangoli / pattern is drawn on Ananthapadmanabha Vratha / festival of Vishnu. First draw 15 X 15 dots and join as shown below: The Ananthanagantu  rangoli can be filled with colors too. … [Read More...]

Teachers Day

Guru Brahma Gurur Vishnu| Guru Devo Maheshwaraha| Guru Saakshat Para Brahma| Tasmai Sree Gurave Namaha|| Meaning of the above shloka / chant is that the Guru / teacher is the representative of … [Read More...]

Budha Brihaspathi Vratha

Budha Brihaspathi Vratha is observed on Wednesdays and Thursdays during the Hindu month of Shravana, August-September in the Gregorian Calendar. Once Budha and Brihaspathi (Budha is planet Mercury … [Read More...]

Rama Navami

Rama Navami is a festival celebrating the birth of Sri Rama, son of King Dasharatha of Ayodhya. “Yada Yadaa hi dharmasya gnanirbhavathi bharatha Abhyuththaana madharmasya thadathmaanam … [Read More...]

Sheege Hunnime

Sheege Hunnime festival is fondly remembered by my mother. The excerpt follows… My dad seemed to be in a very celebrative mood. He ordered the servants to get the bullock cart ready and also … [Read More...]

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