Love the freshness of a Mediterranean sandwich anytime of the day! Ingredients: Bread of your choice 1 Cup Guacamole Hummus of your choice Cucumber Lettuce or Kale or Spinach Olives Red … [Read More...]
January 2025 Hints
Wear an old pair of cotton socks on your hands while cleaning the Venetian blinds. Use an old shirt sleeve to make a permanent broom cover to dust in high places. Cut the sleeve off at the elbow, … [Read More...]
Vegetarian Recipes
Pineapple Saaru – Pineapple Rasam Recipe
This Karnataka traditional dish is twisted with Pineapple to give a different flavor and taste. Why not make this as part of the habbada adige for tomorrow's Ugadi festival. Serve it with … [Read More...]
Bettadanellikayi Murabba
Jam prepared using Indian Gooseberries. The Gooseberries are available in India during November to January. A branch of Gooseberry tree is stuck in a Tulsi/Sacred Basil pot and worshiped … [Read More...]
Guava Juice
Time Required: 10 Minutes Ingredients: 2 Ripe Red Guavas 6 - 8tbsp Sugar A pinch of Salt Method: Chop Guavas into 1” pieces. Blend Guavas, Sugar, Salt and two glasses of water. … [Read More...]
Sweet Corn Soup
Required Time: 20 minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 150gms Sweet Corn (Cream-style tinned) ½ medium sized Carrot ¼ medium sized Cauliflower ¼ medium sized Cabbage 4 - 5 French Beans 2 tbsp … [Read More...]
Dasara Raitha – Sweet Potato Yoghurt – Shakkarkhand Raitha
After Dasara Dosa here is a recipe for Dasara Raitha. You must be wondering what next? Dasara Pickle!!! Dasara Raitha is prepared using Sweet Potato and Yoghurt. It is great to keep you … [Read More...]
Godi Laddoo – Wheat Flour Laddoo Recipe – Atta Laddoo Recipe – Pinni Recipe
Godi Laddoo is a sweet prepared using wheat flour. This is great to carry while traveling to satisfy the Indian sweet tooth. It just melts in the mouth. Time Required: 25 … [Read More...]
Godi Payasa – Broken Wheat Pudding Recipe – Dalia Kheer Recipe
Pudding prepared using Broken Wheat and Coconut Milk. It is extremely tasty and is also known as Godi Huggi in North Karnataka. Time Required: 30 Minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 1 Cup … [Read More...]
Dal Makhani
This curry is prepared using whole Black Gram and is extremely tasty and very popular in the state of Punjab. Time required: 30 Minutes + Soaking Time Serves: 4 Ingredients: 1 Cup Saboot … [Read More...]
Travel
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...]
Sirimane Waterfalls
When we planned to visit Sringeri again, I was determined to visit Sirimane waterfalls, which is around 20 Kms from Sringeri. So, even before we entered Sringeri we drove to the waterfalls and the … [Read More...]
Banasura Sagar Dam
Banasura Sagar dam is built across the Karamanathodu River, which is a tributary of the Kabini River. The dam situated at the foot of Banasura hill in Wayanad District of Kerala was started in 1979 to … [Read More...]
Markonahalli Dam
Markonahalli Dam is the first dam in the world built using the Siphon system. It is built across Shimsha River by Sir M Visweswraiah and Ganesh Iyer in 1938-40 incurring a cost of 29 Lakhs. Sir … [Read More...]
Birds spotted in KR Nagar, Chunchanakatte and Hosa Agrahara
KR Nagar also known as Yedathore is situated 57 Km from Mysore. The ancient Arakeshwara temple is situated in KR Nagar. The small yet beautiful Chunchanakatte waterfalls is very near to this place. … [Read More...]
Jaigarh Fort, Jaipur
Jaigarh fort also known as Victory fort is one of the most beautiful and unscathed forts in India. In 1726, Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh built this fort on a hill known as Cheel ka Teela (Hill of Eagles) … [Read More...]
Railway Museum Mysore
Dasara festival is the time when tourists make a beeline to visit the royal city of Mysore. All the tourist spots are swarmed by people enjoying their holidays. Not many people are aware of the … [Read More...]
Festivals
Shravana Shukravara Pooja
Shravana Shukravara Pooja is also known as Sampath Shukravara vratha. This is performed in the Hindu month of Shravana, July – August in Gregorian calendar dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi / Gowri. … [Read More...]
Sri Ramanujacharya Jayanthi
“O Nityam Achyuta Padambuja Yukma Rukma Vyamohataha Tad Itaraani Trinaaya Mene Asmad Guroha Bhagavathosya Dayaika Sindhoho Ramanujasya Charanou Sharanam Prapadye” The meaning of the above … [Read More...]
Goddess Sharadamba Utsava
Happy Saraswathi Pooja 2014. In Sringeri, Karnataka, during Dasara festival, the utsava murthy (procession idol) of Goddess Sharadamba (Saraswathi) is taken in a small chariot around the temple … [Read More...]
Hanuman Arathi Song – Hanumanthana Aarathi Haadu – Devotional Song
Hanuman Jayanthi is celebrated in April in North India and in December in South India. North or South a song is always sung during the Arathi. This song in praise of Lord Hanuman is written … [Read More...]
Ganesha Aarathi Song
This is a aarathi song dedicated to Lord Ganesha. Kannada Script: ಮಂಗಳ ಗಣರಾಯ ಜಯ ಜಯ ಮಂಗಳ ಗಣರಾಯ ಜಯ ಜಯ ಚಂದದ ಆರತಿ ತಂದು ಬೆಳಗುವೆ ಸುಂದರ ನಿನ್ನಯ ಚರಣ ಕಮಲಕೆ ವಂದಿಸಿ ಬೇಡುವೆ ಸಿಂದೂರ ವದನ ಬಂದು ಕರುಣಿಸೋ … [Read More...]
Shravana Shanivara
In Mysore every Saturday during the Hindu month of Shravana, July - August in Gregorian calendar, young boys wearing dhoti with a cotton bag hanging on their shoulders and a prominent naama / tilak on … [Read More...]
Rathasapthami
“Ratha” means chariot and “Sapthami” means the 7th day, it is the day when the Surya/Sun god is believed to ride on the chariot drawn by 7 horses to gift the beautiful season “Spring” to South … [Read More...]
