Spoons & Sneakers

When Karavalli opened at the Gateway Hotel, Bangalore, in 1991 it thrived on one ideology - an exultation of seafood by using high-quality locally produced ingredients and traditional recipes that were procured from Mangalorean, Konkan and Kerala kitchens. Back...

Breakfast Time – The Easy Peasy Pancake Recipe

Food, Recipes

The spring halts briefly in Delhi before setting it ablaze with the scorching summer. Every morning when I wake up I can see the bougainvillaeas sway merrily in their happy colours of pink, yellow, purple and red outside my huge window. I can already feel myself...

The New Experience in Aerocity – Kylin Experience

Food, Restaurant

It was not long ago that the airport seemed secluded and away from the city. The development of the bedizened Aerocity changed that. It saw the influx of travellers who checked in the hotels because of its proximity to the airport. Its strategic location pulled diners...

The Cape Of Storms – Cape Of Good Hope and Cape Point

Travel

"Is this the end of the earth?" Gliding swiftly over its currents, two oceans - The Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean - gnarled and gushed impatiently from different directions, finding their peace when they merged happily at the Cape Point. Vast expanses of water...

Gujiya – The Traditional Half Moonlike Mithai Of Holi

Food, Recipes

The festival of colours, Holi brings to mind the burst of colours in the air, the squealing as water is splashed on someone, the laughter that rings in the air, the Holi anthem "Rang Barse" that is played in every car, house and farmhouse and of course, Gujiya - the...

All About Hydroponics – A Nature’s Miracle

Food

Hydroponics - An Introduction Hydroponics - the soil less method of growing plants - has been the most concerted horticulture production for years. Instead of using soil as a medium to provide nutrients to a plant, a nutrient-rich solution is used to deliver water and...

Mystic Hues And Moods: Qutub Minar Through A Photographer’s Lens

Dilli Ki Dibbi, Travel

Through the years my car zoomed by Mehrauli on a number of occasions and I used to see the red and buff sandstone minaret stand tall in all its glory. To me, Qutub Minar was just a minaret. No big deal. The fact that it is the tallest minaret in India didn't provide...