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Khichdi for Your Rainy Day Meal
Rain is romantic. We know many poets who had expressed their feelings for love by their words related to rain. But, for me, rainy day is all about stay at home and enjoy a lavish khichdi in lunch. Everyone in India knows about this famous tasty food. But, I have received many emails from my foreigner friends, requesting the recipe of khichdi. So, I decided to write this simple and interesting Indian food. Ingredients: 1) Rice (500 gm) 2) Moong dal (250 gm) 3)Masoor dal (250 gm) 4) One onion (chopped) 5) 2 Dry red chillies 6) Salt as per your taste 7) Sugar half tablespoon (optional) 8) Two bay…
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4 Important things you should not forget to carry on your beach vacation
“Smell the sea and feel the sky Let your soul and spirit fly” – Van Morrison Sea always gives you a chance to let your spirit fly. If you are sad or need a break from your daily life, a trip to any beach can give you ultimate happiness and pleasure. We get excited and do many plans but we always forget one or two things to carry on trip. Today, I am going to tell you 4 major things to carry on your beach vacation. 1) Sunscreen: This is must to carry on your beach trip. The Sun is strong by the sea and soaking in the sun without…
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Things to know About Chariot Festival in India
Every festival brings happiness and joy. Today I am writing about such a festival where you can find devotion, passion, happiness, and joy. This is all about the Chariot festival in east India. This festival is famous as Rathayatra or Rathajatra in Orissa, Jharkhand and West Bengal. It attracts over a million Hindu devotees to participate in the rituals. The festival all about: This is all about a Chariot journey of Lord Jagannath (the avatar of Vishnu), Balabhadra (brother of Lord Jagannath) and Subhadra (sister of Lord Jagannath) with a large public procession. Devotees decorate the wooden chariot with flowers a day prior to the journey. On the day of…
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A Train Journey To North Bengal From Bengaluru
Its been a longtime I did not travel by train. But, some little things made my mind to choose Indian railway again. It was bit different from my other trips as I was coming home and I was so excited for the same. As we all know, its difficult to get train reservations in short time but I was so lucky that I got reservations in Humsafar Express. It was a morning train from Bangalore Cantonment Railway Station and we reached at the station by 8:30 am. We did our breakfast and went to the enquiry center for the train details. Humsafar Express is a long eye catchy sky blue…
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Spicy Dry Fish Vorta of Bengal
As a bong girl I love to eat fishes. Though, during my childhood I was not that into fish, but these three years in South India have changed my taste and made me a fish lover. Today, I am writing a dry fish recipe. Many people do not know how to cook dry fish and what all health benefits it has. They afraid of smell and avoid this particular item to eat. Spicy dry fish vorta is a high protein fish item with spicy twist. Ingredients: Dry loitta fishes Red chilli powder Turmeric Powder Chopped onion and garlic Mustard oil Salt as per your taste Hot water Step 1: First…
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Don’t Miss The Granite Fort in Bengaluru
If you are in Bengaluru, then do not miss the granite fort. Yes, I am talking about Bangalore Fort. Bangalore Fort is holding the historic pride of Bengaluru. This was actually a mud fort, built by Kempe Gowda, the founder of Bengaluru in 1537. Later on, Hyder Ali replaced mud with granite stones in 1761. Location: Bangalore Fort is in K.R. Road, New Tharagupet, Bengaluru. This is very close to Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace. So, if you have any plane to visit Tipu Sultan’s Summer palace, you can add this Bangalore Fort also on your list. Timing: It opens at 8:30am in the morning and closes by 5:30 pm everyday.…
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History in Hi-Tech City
You have already seen one or two photos of mine on Instagram and Facebook and may be wondering that where is that place? Well, today, I am gonna take you through a historic place in Bengaluru. Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace is a historic Indo – Islamic architecture to visit in the garden city. This palace was commenced by Mysore ruler Hyder Ali and completed during Tipu Sultan’s era in 1791. Location of Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace: This summer palace is located at Albert Victor Road, Chamrajpet, Bengaluru. It is very close to K.R. Market Metro Station. How will you reach the palace? Once you reach Bengaluru, you can take a…
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Keep Epic Hand-Printed Fabrics on Your Fashion List
People are brandaholic, they love to tell brand names whenever going out with friends or uploading their images on social media. But, beyond brand name we have many things to include on our fashion list. Indian Kalamkari or Qalamkari could be a nice option. It is a hand-printed or block-printed cotton textile mainly produces in Andhra Pradesh. The look I am describing is a combination of western jeans and Indian kalamkari. The Indo-Western look: In this image you can see that I am wearing a maroon coloured Padana or Machilipatnam styled kalamkari kurti, which has been paired up with a pencil fit jeans. In this look, I did not use…
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Unknown Rabha Tribe
We all are quite selfish sometimes. We only want to upgrade ourselves and do not care about the forgotten cultures of our society. Today, I am introducing an indigenous community, which is unknown to many of us. This is all about Rabha or Rava. You can find them in the Indian state of Assam, Meghalaya and northern part of West Bengal. I am basically from Dooars ( a place in northern West Bengal, surrounded by forests and tea gardens). In my 15 years in Dooars, I met people from different cultures and Rabha was one of them. Culture and Religion: Rabhas are actually Indo-Mongoloid group of people. They have different…
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6 Reasons why we should drink tender coconut water everyday
Tender coconut water is a sweet and sterile liquid that contains vitamins, minerals, sugars, electrolytes, cytokine, amino acids, and phytohormones. This amazing natural drink should be your first choice during the summer season. Now, Let’s talk about the 6 health benefits of tender coconut water. #1Tender coconut water prevents kidney stone: If we look into the components of tender coconut water, we find potassium in it, which helps to keep kidney healthy. According to research, it is more effective than normal drinking water for patients with a kidney stone. #2 It supplies electrolytes in the human body: As we discussed at the start that electrolytes are one of the main…
