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Cooking time: 25 mins Ingredients to make Avalakki/Poha (Salted) 1)200g medium avalaki/poha/flattened rice. 2)½ medium size Capsicum. 3)½ cup of green peas. 4)½ medium size onion (optional). 5)½ lemon. Seasoning: 1)¼ tsp haldi (turmeric powder). 2)Pinch of hing (asafotedia). 3)½ tsp jeera (cumin seeds). 4)½ tsp sesame seeds. 5)1 sprig kadi patta (curry leaves). 6)2…

Ingredients to make Sabudhana Khichidi, South Indian Breakfast 1 cup sabudhana (sago). 1/2 cup roasted and ground peanuts. 1 Potato finely chopped. Salt to taste Few sprigs of curry leaves and coriander leaves to garnish Lemon juice to taste Seasoning: 1 tsp Cumin 2-3 red chillies 1/4 tsp Turmeric Pinch of asafoetida/hing Directions to make…

With a flash of white tail feathers and a flurry of dark-tipped wings, the Eurasian Collared-Dove settles onto phone wires and fence posts to give its rhythmic three-parted coo. This chunky relative of the Mourning Dove gets its name from the black half-collar at the nape of the neck. A few Eurasian Collared-Doves were introduced…

The Asian Paradise-flycatcher breeds from Turkestan to Manchuria. It is migratory, wintering in tropical Asia. The adult male Asian Paradise-flycatcher is about 20 cm long, but the long tail streamers double this. It has a black crested head, chestnut upperparts and pale grey underparts. The female of all races resembles the chestnut male, but has…