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Swadisht Dahi Vada

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  Hello Folks!!! Happy Dussehra to you. Dussehra is a festival celebrated all over India to mark the victory of   Lord Ram over Ravana, the ten-headed demon king. The word Dussehra is derived from the Sanskrit word ‘dasha-hara’, literally meaning removal of ten. The festival is celebrated after the nine day long festival of Navaratri, and is also known as Vijayadashami.These are days filled with celebration and festive dishes. Since there aren’t any fixed recipes to be followed while preparing the gala titbits, you are free to make anything you love to enjoy with your family and friends. My most favourite part of the festivities is the dance my friends and I perform – Dandia. It is always our much awaited time to go on stage and enjoy ourselves and our joy only keeps increasing with more dancers joining us from the crowd. The lovely patterns, formations and the huge circles we form while dancing to those melodious tunes along with the graceful movements using the dand...

Something Fishy - isn't it?

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Hello Folks!!! Last week was simply marvelous and I am excited to narrate it to you. Tuesday, we went out for a long drive, quite far, in the outskirts of the city. It was a much needed break from the busy schedule: vast greenery, far stretching water bodies...What a treat!!! The quiet whispers of the wind, the busy chirping of the birds, the happy grasshoppers on the dewy grass and the little fishes swimming in the lake was such a merry sight. This was like those Friday evenings when Dad would go fishing with his friends  and sometimes take me as well to enjoy the peace and serenity of nature. I always enjoy fishing -  only the catch and release. But that doesn't stop me from enjoying my favourite delicacies. Something fishy is a temptation I can never say no to. To complement the beautiful picnic, we had our lunch basket ready with some juicy apples,  tuna sandwich, cheesy macaroni, and chilled  coke 😁 Tuna sandwich was one every-day lunch time favourite of m...