Sep 03 2010

Rajasthan Holidays Top 5 Cheering Destinations

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gopal

Rajasthan is one of most charming and captivation states of India. It is known for great tourism and marvelous holiday opportunity. There are a number of tourist places and holiday destinations in this royal and imperial state of India. Drenched into royal grandeur, the historical land of Rajasthan attracts a tourists and vacationers from all over the world and provides them opportunity to relish tourism and vacations at several wonderful and cheering destinations. Have a look at some cheering holiday destinations of the state.

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Jaipur Jaipur is the capital city of the state. It is also known as the Pink City of India because most buildings in walled city of Jaipur are painted in pink or pink shades. Holiday in this beautiful city is a unique lifetime experience as vacationers have a wonderful opportunity live like kings at various heritage or palace hotels. Also they have great tourism opportunity. There are a number of temping tourist places and attractions in this city. City Palace Complex, Hawa Mahal, Jantar Mantar, Albert Hall Museum, Govind Devji Temple, Laxmi Narayan Temple, Amber Fort, Jaigarh Fort, Jal Mahal, Nahargarh Fort, etc are popular tourist attractions in this city. Rambagh Palace, Alsisar Haveli, Raj Palace, Samode Palace, Jal Mahal Palace, etc are world famous heritage & palace hotels in this city offering excellent accommodation and holiday facilities for travellers and vacationers. Jaipur city is also one destination of Golden Triangle Tours in India. It is also base to visit Ajmer and Pushkar. Ranthambhore National Park, Sariska Tiger Reserve and Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary can be conveniently accessed from the city of Jaipur.
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Sep 01 2010

Top 8 Lentils Used In Indian Cooking

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Though there are a number of non-vegetarian dishes, nevertheless majority of Indian cuisine is predominantly vegetarian in nature. As a result, foods like lentils are a major source of proteins in this cuisine. They belong to the legume family and are a rich source of fiber and protein. Lentils also helps in preventing spikes in the blood sugar and are well endowed with B group vitamins.

Here is a brief summary of different types of lentils used in Indian cooking:

1.Black-eyed pea: These lentils are known by a variety of other names like Crowder pea, Cowpea, Black-eyed pea. In India, they are called Lombia or Lobhia. They have a creamy texture that is a bit dry and possess a pleasant flavor. They form an integral part of various curry-based dishes in India. They are low on sodium and have high amounts of potassium and fiber. These lentils can also help in fighting blood pressure problems.

2.Chana Dal: Alternative names of this lentil include Bengal gram, Kadalai Paruppu and Kadale Bele. It looks like the yellow split pea but has a nutty flavor and is sweeter and smaller. Since it’s quite a robust, versatile and tasty lentil, it is used in a variety of dishes, particularly in combination with Zucchini and Pumpkin.
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Aug 27 2010

Tailor Made Holidays For Rajasthan: Savor The Essence Of Pure Indian Tradition

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Vivid colors, sumptuous heritage, effervescent culture- that is Rajasthan for you. The royalty and vibrancy of the desert state of India makes it even more inviting. Infact, Rajasthan is the cultural epicenter of incredible India. Whether its Ajmer, the spectacular oasis surrounded by green hills or Jaisalmer the buoyant desert city; the Venice of the east, Udaipur or the pink city of Jaipur every bit of Rajasthan seems to celebrate life. Tourists across the globe seldom skip a visit to Rajasthan while on a tour to India. Even holiday planners offer Tailor made holidays for Rajasthan specially for those who wish to explore the vividness of Indian culture.

Photograph – Travayegeur (Sahil)

Tailor made holidays are great modes of enjoying a vacation to the fullest due to the fact there are different types of tourists. The interests of a traveler may starkly vary from the other. Tailor made holidays for Rajasthan tries to encompass the interests of every tourist. You may be traveling in a bid to quench your thirst for some real adventure, or to scale the fathoms of the history of Rajasthan- Tailor made holidays for Rajasthan make sure you get a memorable and fulfilling vacation.
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Aug 25 2010

Our recipe of the week: Curried Chicken Bites

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This week we present to you our video recipe pick from Show me the Curried Chicken Bites

It is presented in a very quick and simple way, so no reason not to try it!


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Aug 23 2010

Rajasthan Travel Travel In The Royal State Of India

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gopal

In my point of view, Rajasthan is the most fascinating and deserving travel destination in India. It is not because every third international tourists visiting India also visit Rajasthan, the royal state of India, but it is because my interests and my views to royal Rajasthan. It is a globally famous tourism destination in the country with historical monuments, religious monuments, magnificent forts & palaces, splendid havelis, imperial place & heritage hotels, exhilarating wildlife sanctuaries & national parks, colorful fairs & festivals, remarkable cities, and more over generous people and great Indian hospitality. Traveling in this royal state is a unique experience which leaves you spellbound as you explore its destinations and attractions more and more. Jaipur (the state capital also known as the Pink City of India), Udaipur (city of lakes the White City), Jodhpur (the Blue City), Jaisalmer (the Golden City), etc are fabulous and worth visit cities in the state.

Photograph – Travayegeur (Sahil)

These cities are interconnected to take up a round trip in form of itinerary of a well designed Rajasthan Travel .package. The beautiful state of Rajasthan also connects to other popular tourist places of northern India like Agra, Varanasi and Khajuraho.
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Aug 20 2010

The Uniqueness in Indian Receipes

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Indian recpies, like any other cuisine, has its own list of cooking techniques and equipment that are needed to get things working in the kitchen. To follow the recipes, it is essential to understand the terms. Several recipe writers feel that a little gets lost in the translation to English, and they use the original terms.

Indian cooking evolved in a quieter world where there was more time and help for the kitchen. It would not make much sense in today’s modern Indian or a Western kitchen to attempt to mimic the cookware and tools that existed in the original Indian Kitchen. I will therefore give you a list of items that I think are practical and useful for everyday Indian Cooking.

Indian cooking entails an enormous amount of chopping, pureeing and pasting. This device is worth its weight in gold in the time it saves. India receipes are adopted form the various countries receipes. The Indian receipes contains mainly two parts the first one is North indian dishes and second one is South india dishes.
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