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Yelagiri - Zeenath Taj Gardens - Drive from Bangalore to Yelagiri - March 2014

March 30, 2014

We were looking for relaxing trip a short drive from Bangalore for a day or 2. Considered Yelagiri/Yercaud. We were worried that Yelagiri might be hotter than Bangalore, and may not be worth the trip. But it was good! The drive was very nice (mostly) - Slow traffic in Bangalore city (took us 1 hour to reach E-city flyover from Banaswadi) on a Saturday morning - and again really horrible traffic in Hosur (because of ongoing flyover constructions). The resort - We had really low expectations of resorts/hotels in Yelagiri (based on friends' feedbacks). However, we were pleasantly surprised with what we saw at Zeenath Taj Gardens! The place is beautiful, trees, and cottages, lots of place to loiter, and basically wonderful to relax! Staff were excellent - amazingly courteous - special thanks to Mr Ayas (i hope that is the correct spelling) who seemed to have the whole place in control single-handedly! Vegetarian food was also pretty comfortable. The grounds are maintained ver

Drive to Trichy from Bangalore

October 10, 2013

Road trip on our Suzuki Ritz 2013 Vxi Petrol - Bangalore - Tiruchengode - Trichy (Vayalur - Tiruvanaikovil - Samayapuram - Srirangam - Rockfort) - Namakkal - Bangalore - 850 kms - 3 days/2 nights After our road trip to Chennai last month, I really wanted to go on another long drive, and was looking to drive all the way to Kanyakumari on the NH7. But, with the limited budget, we decided to restrict to Trichy which is around 380 kms. We started with an elaborate plan to cover a lot of places in and around Trichy with a 4-day halt at Trichy - mainly a temple tour with a few picnic spots here and there. However, the actual trip spanned only 3 days - we started on 6th October at 5AM and returned on 8th October by 4 PM - purely a temple tour. The Trip... Bangalore-Krishnagiri-Salem (200 kms - 3 hours) We started from Horamavu, Bangalore (north-east corner of Bangalore) on Sunday, 6th October 2013 0500 , and drove through the inner ring road to reach Hosur Road. Took the Electron

Trip to Tirupati-Tirumala in March 2012 - Vishesha Seva

July 22, 2012

We had planned a sudden trip to Tirupati-Tirumala in late March 2012. Our plan was to drive to Tirumala on 25th March, Sunday, visit the temple the same day, stay there overnight and drive back early on 26th March, Monday. However, we had heard that (23rd March being Ugadi), the weekend will be very crowded. We had also not planned/booked accommodation there in advance. In spite of this, this trip turned out to be a really good one! We took the normal route -> Bangalore Old Madras Road (NH5) - Hoskote -> Kolar -> Mulbagal -> Palamaner -> Chittoor bye pass -> Puttalapattu -> Tirupati -> Tirumala. Sunday, 25th March 2012 We started early Sunday morning, 5.30AM. We had decided to stop only once for breakfast. So around 8AM (when our daughter woke up), we stopped somewhere beyond Palamaner, at a place called Priyadarshini (or something like that). We had some decent breakfast - idly, pongal and coffee and then proceeded towards Tirupati. We reached Tirupati

Kids' Stories - Learning ABCD the fun way

April 16, 2012

ABCD story for kids! This is one of P-'s favorite stories.She enjoys it totally, and listens attentively till the end! This is how it goes... A-for-Apple and B-for-Ball were going for a walk. There they met C-for-Cat and D-for-Dog. A-for-Apple asked C-for-Cat where they were going. C-for-Cat said they were going for an all-animals' meeting and asked if they would also come and witness it. All four started walking. In some distance, near a river they saw E-for-Elephant. D-for-Dog asked E-for-Elephant if he was coming for the meeting. E-for-Elephant said he was waiting for F-for-Fish. G-for-Goat was walking in the other direction, and on his head was a H-for-Hat. F-for-Fish asked G-for-Goat where he was going. G-for-Goat said he was going to the shop to get some I-for-Ice Cream and asked if they would accompany him. C-for-Cat said he did not want I-for-Ice Cream, but will instead drink J-for-Juice. As they were eating I-for-Ice cream and drinking J-for-Juice, they saw a

Ramya's Recipe Series: Palak Methi Balls

April 12, 2012

Palak Methi Balls Another nice snack from Ramya's Recipe book! Ingredients Palak – 2 cups Methi – 1 cup Gram flour – 2 tea spoons Rava – 2 teaspoons Atta – 4 teaspoons Chilli paste – ½ teaspoon Lemon juice – 1 teaspoon Sugar – ½ tea spoon Salt – To taste Oil – 2 teaspoons For Seasoning Mustard – ½ teaspoon Jeera – ½ teaspoon Till – ½ teaspoon Hing – ½ teaspoon Oil – 1 teaspoon Procedure Mix all ingredients 1 to 10 Make 5 – 6 portions and roll it in your hands Steam it for 10 minutes Allow it to cool and cut it into discs Add oil in a kadai and add mustard, after it splutters add jeera, till and hing Toss the discs in the seasoning and serve Note Ginger paste and coriander can also be added Increase or decrease the amount of chilli paste as per your taste This can be prepared without adding sugar also More posts from Ramya's Recipe Series

Ramya's Recipe Series - Thavala Adai

April 06, 2012

Thavala Adai - A type of Rice Cutlet This is a very tasty evening snack item. Ingredients Idly rava – 1 cup Water – 2 cups For seasoning: Dry chillies – 3-4 Mustard – ½ spoon Split Urad dal – ½ spoon Gram dal – ½ spoon Grated Coconut- 2- 3 spoons Salt- To taste Asafoetida – A pinch Oil Procedure In a kadai heat oil and add mustard and red chillies (broken into 2 or 3) After the mustard splutters add split urad dal and gram dal After the dals turn red add Asafoetida, water and salt When the water is boiling add the grated coconut and idly rava Keep mixing till it is 3/4ths cooked Remove it and after it cools make it into lemon size balls Flatten these balls Heat another kadai and place these flattened balls in it and add oil Heat it till it becomes golden brown on both the sides Serve it hot with sauce or tomato chutney or any chutney Note If idly rava is not available, grind rice or par-boiled rice to rava consistency and

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