Protect Honeybees

 

Protect Honeybees 

Honeybees are important creatures on the earth. They help in pollination and increase crop yields .We have to protect them.            

Uchellu Pudi

Niger Seeds Chutney Powder/ Uchellu Pudi

Ingredients 

100 grams Niger Seeds/ Uchellu 

4 - 5 Garlic cloves 

2 Red Chilli (Byadgi) 

1/2 spoon Jaggery 

Tamarind pea size

Salt as per taste

Method 

In a thick bottom pan, dry roast Niger Seeds on a medium flame for few minutes. 

After roasting is done, keep it aside to cool down. 

In a mixer jar, grind Niger Seeds, garlic cloves, red chilli, tamarind, jaggery and salt. 

Grind coarsely and Niger Seeds Chutney Powder is ready. 

Note 

You can store this for 15 - 20 days.

You can carry this when you are traveling. 

Let us keep our tourist places clean and beautiful 

 Recently I traveled to Chickballapur. Place is calm and quiet, away from stressful city life. But I was not happy,  as everywhere there were plastic cover, plastic bottles etc thrown by travellers. 

Instead of throwing the waste everywhere , collect your trash in a plastic bag and later put it in the nearby trash bin or trash bin of your house.

By doing this, places will be clean and look beautiful. We are responsible for our trash.

While traveling, carry steel water bottles, some snacks, cloth napkin and one carry bag to put all the trash. 

Places will lose their charm if they are kept dirty. 

In countries like Singapore, USA, if people litter they are fined. Those countries are clean and beautiful. 

Small things make big difference. 

 

Electric Bus

Sustainable Living 

Last week I got a chance to travel by electric bus. It was really a nice experience. Too many cars lead to traffic congestion on roads and pollution. Everyone should make use of electric bus facility.

 

Homemade Turmeric Powder

 

Homemade Turmeric Powder 

Take 10 turmeric roots. Wash thoroughly turmeric roots in water. Slice them and dry them both sides in the sun. Sun dry for 3 - 4 days until slices become crisp. Grind dried slices of turmeric roots in a mixer jar. Store in an airtight container. Homemade Turmeric powder is ready.

Note

Here I have tried small batch of turmeric powder. 

Baked Panipuri

 Baked Panipuri 

Panipuri pellets can be baked in microwave oven for 40 seconds. I bought these readymade panipuri pellets at a store. These can be stored for 1 month.

Recipe Link for 

Panipuri

Idli with Coconut Chutney

 Idli with Coconut Chutney

Ingredients

2 Cups Urad Dal

4 Cups Idli Rava

Pinch of Cooking Soda

Salt as per taste

Method

Wash and soak urad dal in water for 3 - 4 hours.

Wash and soak idli rava in water for 10 minutes.

Grind in a mixer jar soaked urad dal into a fine paste.

In a large mixing bowl, mix urad dal paste and idli rava.

Ferment the idli batter for 6 - 8 hours or overnight.

After the batter is fermented, add salt and pinch of cooking soda and mix well.

Grease the idli plates with oil and pour the batter to the plates.

Steam cook in idli cooker for 10 minutes.

Allow it to cool for 2 minutes and serve hot idlis with chutney and sambar.

For 1 cup Urad dal and 2 cups Idli rava, we can prepare 24 idlis.