Ginger Pickle (Allam Pachhadi)

Ingredients 1) Ginger - 1/4 kg 2) Jaggery - 3/4 kg 3) Tamarind - 300 gms 4) Chana Dal - 100 gms 5) Coriander Seeds - 50 gms 6) Methi/ Fenugreek seeds - 50 gms 7) Red Chilli Powder - 50 gms 8) Salt - 50 gms 9) Oil - 1/4 litre Procedure 1. Take coriander seeds, channa dal and methi seeds into a pan and heat them until they turn brown and then taken them into plate. 2. Once they are cooled grind them into fine powder. 3. Take water in a bowl and...

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Ravva Dosa

Ingredients 1) Rice Flour - 1 cup 2) Sooji - 1 Cup 3) Maida - 1/2 cup 4) Red Chilli powder - 1 tea spoon 5) Green Chillies - 3 6) Jeera - 5 gms 7) Ginger - 10gms 8) Salt - as per taste 9) Water - 1 glass Procedure 1. Mix all the above ingredients in a bowl thoroughly so that no lumps are formed. 2. Set aside the batter for 1 hour. 3. Take a tawa and heat it. 4. Mix the batter(add water if needed for consistency). 5. Take the batter in a small...

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Idli Powder

Ingredients 1) Chana Dal - 50gms 2) Urad Dal - 50gms 3) Coriander Seeds - 25gms 4) Jeera - 1 tablespoon 5) Red Chillies - 8 6) Curry leaves - 10 7) Salt - as per taste Procedure 1. Take all the ingredients except salt into a bowl and heat it until they turn brown and take into a plate. 2. Grind them in mixi along with salt until it becomes soft. 3. Idli powder is ready. Note: Also known as Kara podi in telugu. Add ghee to powder and eat with...

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Methi Powder

Ingredients 1) Channa Dal - 50gms 2) Urad Dal - 25gms 3) Coriander seeds - 25gms 4) Methi/Fenugreek seeds - 20gms 5) Red chilli - 10 6) Hing - 2 pinch 7) Oil - 1/2 teaspoon Procedure 1. Take a pan and pour oil into it and heat it in medium flame. 2. Add all the ingredients and heat them until they turn into brown and take them into a plate. 3. After 30 mins, grind them in mixi to fine course(the powder should not be soft) 4. Collect the powder...

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Moong Dal Sambar

Ingredients 1) Moong Dal - 1cup 2) Tamarind - 10 gms 3) Green chillies - 4 4) Curry Leaves - 3 5) Coriander  Leaves - 5gms 6) Turmeric powder - 1 teaspoon 7) Onion - 1 small 8) Drumstick - 1 9) Methi powder - 1 table spoon 10) Black Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon 11) Red chilli - 1 12) Oil - 1 table spoon 13) Hing - 1 pinch 14) Garlic - 2 cloves 14) Salt - as per taste Procedure 1. Wash Moong dal, add half teaspoon turmeric powder and then...

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Jones Doyles River

We had done hike to Jones/Doyles River on 31st July . It is located in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia State. Hike Location Name: Jones/Doyles Distance: 100 miles from Richmond(approx) Total hiking distance: 6.6 miles. Elevation Gain: 1300 ft Hike Team: Sandeep and his wife, my wife and me. Hiking Experience: Started around 6:00 am in the morning. Picked Sandeep and left to our destination around 6:30 am. Took a halt at rest area around 7:30...

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Niagara Visit

We went on a long trip to Niagara waterfalls, Newyork. Brief Summary Place : Niagara waterfalls. Location : Newyork Distance : 100 miles(approx.) from Richmond,VA Group: Shrenik and his wife, me and my wife. Transport : Nissan Altima (silver) Duration: 4days Journey: On 1st July, We took rental car around 11:30 am from Airport. Had lunch around 1:15 pm and then started for the trip around 1:30 pm. We put some songs and enjoyed the journey...

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Big Devils Stairs

We had done hike to Big Devils Stairs  on 24th July 2016 . It is located in Virginia State in Shenandoah National Park. Hike Location Name: Big Devils Stairs Distance: 100 miles from Richmond(approx) Total hiking distance: 5.5 miles. Altitude: 1055 ft. Hike Team: Deepak and me Hiking Experience:Started around 7:35 am in the morning, picked up Deepak and set off for the Destination on Skyline Drive(Gravel Springs Gap Parking).We reached...

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Big Meadows Camp

we had done camp on 9th July 2016. It is located in Virginia State in Shenandoah National Park. Camp Location Name: Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park Distance: 100 miles from Richmond(approx) Camp Team: me and my wife. Camp Items: Camp Stove, Gas, Charcoal, Lighter, Food items, Table Cloth, fire wood, tent, Sleeping bag, Cutlery, Trays, Water, Torches, Lantern, Cards. Camping Experience: We started around 11:30am from home. Stopped at Kroger...

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White Oak Waterfalls

We had done hike on white oak Waterfalls on 26th june 2016 . It is located in shenandoah national in Virginia State. Hike Location Name: white oak Waterfalls Distance: 100 miles from Richmond(approx) Total hiking distance: 4.8 miles(approx). Altitude: 1200 ft. Hike Members: Me and my wife. Hiking Experience: We started around 7:30 am in the morning. It was sunny climate with cool breeze. We reached the destination (parking lot of White oak)...

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Crabtree Waterfalls

We had done hike on Crabtree Waterfalls on 15th May 2016 . It is located in Virginia State. These are the highest waterfalls in Virgina. Hike Location Name: Crabtree Waterfalls Distance: 110 miles from Richmond(approx) Total hiking distance: 3.8 miles(approx). Altitude: 1380 ft. Hike Members: Me and my wife. Hiking Experience: We started from home around 9:30 am on a fine Saturday. The weather was very good. Around one and hour later there...

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Hightop Mountain

I had done hike on Hightop Mountain on 31st January 2015 . It is located in Virginia State near Shenandoah National Park on Skyline Drive. Hike Location Name: Hightop Mountain Distance: 89 miles from Richmond(approx) Total hiking distance: 5 miles(approx). Altitude: 3200 ft. Hike Team: Amit, Rajesh, Rajtilak, Sujay, Vaibhav and me. Hiking Experience: After seeing good weather forecast for 31st January 2016 in Shenandoah, decided to go for hike....

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