Beladahannina Sihi – Wood Apple Crush</h1> <article> <h1>Beladahannina Sihi – Wood Apple Crush</h1> <p>Nirupama Sriram — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:53:04 +0000</p> Wood Apple is known as Beladahannu in Kannada. This fruit is used to prepare a refreshing summer drink on Rama Navami festival and the ripe rind is mashed with Jaggery and Cardamom powder and served. It has a unique flavor mingled with a distinct aroma. Time Required: 5 Minutes Ingredients: 1 Ripe Beladahannu / Wood Apple 3 [...] </article> <article> <h1>Rangoli – Parrot Faced</h1> <p>Nirupama Sriram — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:11:30 +0000</p> Rangoli / designs drawn using chalk powder or with flowers / pookalam is very important in Hindu households all over India. During festivals, people enjoy drawing rangoli inside or outside their house. The rangoli below is known as Gili Moothi Padma / Parrot faced Star Rangoli in Kannada. Method: Dots 13 to 7 – Middle Related posts Rathasapthami Rangoli Pookalam Pookalam [...] </article> <article> <h1>Vegetable Stock</h1> <p>Nirupama Sriram — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:15:14 +0000</p> Vegetable Stock Recipe. A very important ingredient while making soups. Time Required: 30 Minutes to 1 hour Ingredients: 10 – 12 String Beans, Chop into 1” pieces 1 Potato, Peeled and chopped into big pieces 5 Carrots, Chop into sticks 1 Cucumber, Chop into big pieces ½ Cauliflower Florets 1 Onion, Chopped 6 – 8 Garlic Pods, Peeled 2” Ginger piece, Peeled 1tsp Black Peppercorns Few Bay [...] </article> <article> <h1>Rain Tree – Albizia Saman</h1> <p>Nirupama Sriram — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:24:28 +0000</p> My friends and I used to collect the fruit of this tree known as Bagekayi in Kannada and grind it with big stones and make into balls and sun dry them. They used to turn out hard like the professional cricket balls. We used to play with them for some time until something [...] </article> <article> <h1>Mooli Paratha</h1> <p>Nirupama Sriram — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:59:18 +0000</p> Indian bread prepared with Radish. A favorite among the people of Punjab. Time Required: 30 Minutes Ingredients: 3 Cups Wheat Flour 3 Radishes / Mooli / Moolangi 1tsp Ajwain / Om Kalu / Bishop’s Weed 1tsp Kalonji / Onion Seeds 3 Sprigs Coriander leaves, Chopped 2tsp Aamchur Powder Salt to taste Method: Peel and grate Radishes. Mix all the ingredients together. Divide into [...] </article> <article> <h1>Maharana Pratap Singh Memorial – Udaipur</h1> <p>Nirupama Sriram — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:19:17 +0000</p> The memorial for Maharana Pratap singh is located on top of Moti Magri / Pearl Hill in Udaipur, Rajasthan. This memorial was set up by Maharana Bhagwat Singh Mewar who took the help of a public trust. Picture1 – Rana Pratap Memorial Park The hill has been landscaped with a Japanese garden and an imposing bronze [...] </article> <article> <h1>Tandoori Baby Corn</h1> <p>Nirupama Sriram — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:56:09 +0000</p> Grilled Baby Corn is a very tasty dish to be served as a starter. Time Required: 15 minutes + marinating time Ingredients: 15 Baby Corns 1tsp Ginger – Garlic paste 1tsp Red Chili paste ½ tsp Garam Masala Powder ¼ tsp Jeera / Cumin Powder ¼ tsp Cardamom Powder ½ tsp Chili Powder ¼ tsp Kala Namak / Black Salt 4tbsp Mustard or Olive Oil Method: Tie the [...] </article> <article> <h1>Wonder la Water Park, Bangalore</h1> <p>Nirupama Sriram — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:25:43 +0000</p> Wonder la is the biggest amusement park in India. It is situated in Bidadi, 28 Km from Bangalore. V-Guard group are the promoters of the park, which is spread over an area of 82 acres. There are totally 53 rides both water and land rides. All the rides are fun and exciting, but [...] </article> <article> <h1>March 2010 Hints</h1> <p>Nirupama Sriram — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:54:06 +0000</p> Wrap vegetables in newspapers before storing in refrigerator. They remain fresh for a long time. If you need Sour Cream urgently, add lemon juice to fresh cream and mix lightly. When you are all set to make ice cream, turn the refrigerator to its coldest setting an hour before you need to freeze the ice cream. [...] </article> <article> <h1>Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary</h1> <p>Nirupama Sriram — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:00:11 +0000</p> Sri Ranganatha is the presiding deity of the ancient temple at Srirangapattana. Picture1 – Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary Islands “Thittu” means a small mount / rise. Ranganathittu means islands of Sri Ranganatha. It is situated 16 Km from Mysore spread over an area of 67 km². Picture2 – Stone Plover and Black Headed Ibis Water to the sanctuary [...] </article> </main></body></html>