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How to prepare Onion Idli Ingredients: 200g : Prepared Idli Batter 2 numbers: Onions 2 tsp : Green Chilli paste 1 tbsp: Coriander leaves 1 tsp: Curry leaves 1 tsp: Oil 1 tsp : Chanadal 1 tsp : Urud dal Method : 1.Chop onions, curry leaves and coriander leaves into fine pieces. 2.Grind green chilli…

Eating on banana leaves is a custom that dates back thousands of years; however it its benefits are still relevant today. Healthy Banana leaves are packed with plant-based compounds called polyphenols such as epigallocatechin gallate, or EGCG, which is also found in green tea. Polyphenols are natural antioxidants that battle free radicals and prevent diseases….

The Red-whiskered Bulbul measure about 20 cm (7 in.) in length, including the tail. The plumage above is mostly brown. Below they are whitish with buff-colored flanks and a broken dark chest band (that may be nearly complete in some subspecies). They have a tall pointed black crest, red face patch, and thin black moustachial…

Unassuming Warli figures might not seem like much to the untrained eye. But a closer look will tell you that there’s more to Warli than what meets the eye. It is not just an art form, but a way of life for the Warli (Varli) tribes from the mountains and coastal regions in and around…

India has something to offer to all kinds of tourists. Be it an adventure enthusiast, a foodie, a pilgrim or so on, everyone gets an apt destination to enjoy the vacation here. But despite so many options at hand, the question is where can one get the true essence of the real India. You might…

Shavige is a readily available product through the grocery stores but only at Chukki Mane we make our own set of rice shavige by pressing using antique noodle makers used by the previous generations. Rice vermicelli upma is a delicious recipe prepared using Shavige or Indian vermicelli. Here is the list of ingredients required to…

The Cattle egret is a cosmopolitan species of heron found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. Originally native to parts of Asia, Africa and Europe, it has undergone a rapid expansion in its distribution and successfully colonised much of the rest of the world in the last century. It is a white bird…