Botanical name : Plumeria Family : Apocynaceae Common Name : Firangipani Location : Lalbagh Date : 2.2.17 My first love. The deep peace I feel when I see a Plumeria tree with knotted branches and the bed of flowers that welcomes you. These flowers so intensily beautiful and fragrant do not yield any nector. Thier fragrance attracts…
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Rhododendron
Botanical name : Rhododendron ferrugineum Family : Ericaceae Common Name : Rhododendron Location : Yumthang Valley, Sikkim. Date : 20.5.18 Rhododendron ferrugineum. For an amateur flora enthusiast – This was the place to be – “Valley of flowers” “Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary” in North Sikkim. Rhododendron the national flower of Nepal adorned this valley. According to my driver/ local…
Passion Fruit flower
Botanical name : Passiflora Family : Salicaceae (Willow family) Common Name : passion flowers Location : Yerkad, Tamilnadu. Date : 25.5.18
Purple Golden-Eyed Primrose
Botanical name : Primula calderiana Family : Salicaceae (Willow family) Common Name : Purple Golden Eyed Primrose Location : Yumthang Valley, Sikkim. Date : 20.5.17 My trip to #Sikkim opened up a whole new world of colours, which I failed to notice all my life. Driving by in the car as the trees and hills…
Beetroot Pachadi
My all time favourite multi purpose beetroot instant pachadi. It can be stored in the refrigirator for atleast a week. The recipe can be made more spicy or sweeter based on your preference. My MIL makes a version of this whihc adds a spoon of coconut for extra sweetness. But that reduces the logitivty of…
Chakkarakutti mango sambar | Soapstone Sambhar | south Indian sambar
Chakkarakutti mango sambar | Soapstone Sambhar | south Indian sambar
Sweet, tart and spicy -Thats life.
Hi Everyone, Happy Ugadi to you all. We at home, celebrate all South Indian festivals, as each state has been a part of my life in different stages of my life. Ugadi is closest to my heart, because of its ritual of making “Ugadi Pachadi”, which has a very close semblance to our everyday lives….
Jack and the Mango Stalk.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] 169, Chandra Nagar. We reached our periappa’s place in the evening after a 7 hour non-stop drive. I opened the wide black gates to let our car in. The place was exactly as I last saw it 2 years ago. Savi was already at the grill door welcoming us with a big smile. Periamma…
Naturally Hema 