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Banana leaf meals

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  Traditionally, food is served in Banana leaf in India because of it's availability, size to fit all varieties and chemical free. India has a long-standing tradition of serving food on banana leaves Food when served on banana leaves gets enriched with several nutrients. Because: Anti-Oxidant Rich: Banana   leaves contain large amounts of polyphenols that are natural antioxidants.   Economical: Having food on banana leaves is one of the most economical and inexpensive options to go for. Eco-Friendly: Make a smart move and ditch those plastic disposable utensils for banana leaves as they are much more eco-friendly. Hygiene: It is always a good idea to eat on banana leaves as it is certainly more hygienic when compared to other utensils. Had food on  Banana leaf !? If Yes, enjoy more times in future :) If No, time to experience in a hotel / home !! I do have experience from childhood....  But when I move to Metropolitan city-Bangalore, getting (buy) banana lea

BKP 87 re-union

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BKP 87 Batch re-union - 23rd Sept 2018 "School get-togethers take on a whole new meaning as you get older"  "Now it's been three full decades since I met, or seen, 95% of those classmates with whom I spent seven hours a day, six days a week in 1986-87, of my life" - Mekala Reddy What have I done with the passed 31 years ? Who am I now ?  And have I turned into what they, and I, expected me to be ?  How do I, the 46-year-old me, compare with my 16-year-old self: thinking, fun & talk !?  Am thinking about what surprises might lay out there - on 23rd Sept '18 ?  I have absolutely no idea what to expect, but.... the event day closes, the heart beat increases... the time I am spend with my mates is more joyful, fun full & secured feeling when the time reaches to say 'See You / Bye', these words become most painful !! And those 6 hours memories are: stories of my life & will remain till my last breath  My observation in our las

Water measurement

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Normally we hear TMC water available in summer and reached reservoirs in monsoon time. Nice to understand the flowing / stored water measurements.... One Cubic feet = 28.3 litres  ; One M^3 = 1000 litres Cusec = One Feet ^ 3 / Sec i.e. Cusec = Cub ic feet per Sec ond  Cumec = M ^ 3 / Sec (or) 1000 liters / Sec  100 Cusec water flows for 24 hours means 100 Ft^2/Sec = 100 x 24 x 60 x 60 = 86,40,000 Ft^3 In other way: 11574 Cusec of Water flow for a day equal to One TMC  TMC = Thousand Million Cubic Feet i.e. 1000, 00, 000 Cubic ft One TMC = 28,316,846,597 litres = 28 billion litres = 22956 Acre ft and One Cubic Km = 35.32 TMC ft Oct 2020: All projects on both Krishna & Godavari rivers over flowed multiple times, ~4000 TMC released to Sea !! 15th Aug '19: 8-10 L Cusecs  of inflow to Srisailam (213 TMC) & Nagarjuna Sagar (312 TMC) are full without rain in local catchment. :)  16th Aug '18: 8.8 L Cusec of water released to sea in Godavari river i.e. ~75 TMC / D

Chikki making

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It's interesting & nice to prepare chikki at home which takes ~15-20 min's time & You can prepare when you find time at Home :) Steps to prepare: Fry GroundNuts, FriedGram and  Sesame seeds (Nuvvulu), additionally we can have dry fruits  Jaggery (250 gems): make small pieces....add to pan with 25 ml water....let it boil for 5 - 7 mins. (take few water in a cup & put one drop of jaggery juice...if it's forming as solid, it's done) Take one plate, apply ghee (or oil) and pour all Nuts, Sesame seeds in the way you want & pour the Jaggery juice on top of it & mix with spoon. Make them as small cakes / round balls / choice of you :) Few Images...... GroundNut...raw  GroundNut ....Fried FriedGram Jaggery... Jaggery....juice (boiling) Gingelly (Nuvvulu) Chikki sweet ready :)

Festivals

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శుభోదయం ....   మిత్రమా  🙏🌱 మన పండుగల గొప్పతనం తెలుసు కోండి . by Amar Kaka ★ ఉగాది :- కష్టము, సుఖము, సంతోషము, బాధ ఇలా అన్నింటిని స్వీకరించాలని. ★ శ్రీరామ నవమి:- భార్య - భర్తల  అనుబందాన్ని గొప్పగా చెప్పుకోవడానికి. ★ అక్షయ తృతీయ: - విలువైన వాటిని  కూడబెట్టుకోమని. ★ వ్యాస (గురు) పౌర్ణమి :- జ్ఞానాన్ని అందించిన గురువును మరువొద్దు అని. ★ నాగుల చవితి;- ప్రాణాల్ని తీసేదయిన సరే తోటి జీవులను ప్రేమగా అధరించమని. ★ వరలక్ష్మి వ్రతం :-  నీకున్న ఐశ్వర్యమును అందరికీ పంచుతూ, అందరితో కలిసి సంతోషంగా ఉండమని. ★ రాఖీ పౌర్ణమి:- తోడబుట్టిన బంధం ఎప్పటికి విడరాదు అని. ★ వినాయక చవితి ( నవరాత్రులు ) :- ఊరంతా ఒక్కటిగా కలవడానికి. ★ పితృ అమావాస్య: - చనిపోయిన వారిని  ఎప్పటికి మరువకు అని చెపుతూ. ★ దసరా ( ఆయుధ పూజ)   :- ఎప్పుడు నీకు అండగా  నిలిచి నీ పనులు చేసే దానిని గౌరవించమని తెలిపేది. ★ దీపావళి :- పది మందికి వెలుగు చూపే జీవనం నీదవాలని. ★ కార్తీక పౌర్ణమి :- చలికాలం చన్నీటి స్నానం చేసి ఇంద్రియములను గెలువమని. ★ సంక్రాంతి :-  మనం జీవించే ఉన్నాము అంటే కారణం వ్యవసాయం,  అలాంటి దానిని మరువకుండా సంబరాలు జరుపమని. ★ మ