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• A Bucket a Day, Keeps the Dirt Away: A Guide to Bucket Baths

  In Travel Tips / 17 June 2011 / 0 comments

  

  How in the… What in the world… I’m supposed to take a bath with this? To say some travelers react adversely to the traditional form of bathing in India would be an understatement. I was [...]

• Hinduism 101: Tulsi – Holy Basil

  In Hinduism 101, Religion / 27 December 2010 / 0 comments

  

  The ‘Tulsi’ plant is the most sacred herb of India and an important symbol in the Hindu religion. Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum), also known as Indian Basil and/or Holy Basil, is a different plant from the [...]

• Cook: Paneer Tikka Masala

  In Cook / 26 October 2010 / 0 comments

  

  Paneer tikka masala is a dish so familiar with India, and so readily available everywhere, that the ordering, eating and enjoying of this spicy dish marks a tourist’s rite of passage into Indian cuisine. If [...]

• COOK: Chicken Salna for Parottas

  In Cook / 7 June 2010 / 1 comment

  

  My recent introduction to chicken salna was thanks to my Tamil driver Selvamraj, who promised this popular, traditional dish would not disappoint. And he was so right. Tamil Nadu food stalls, lining the roads of [...]

• Learn to Cook Kheer (Indian Rice Pudding)

  In Cook / 12 May 2010 / 2 comments

  

  Easy to make, easy to find on the menu in Northern India, guaranteed to make your taste buds happy; kheer is a delicious dessert which I am always on the hunt for when traveling. Many [...]

• Indiana Restaurant, Where Food, Dance and Fun Meet in Jaipur

  In Food, Rajasthan Restaurants / 16 December 2009 / 0 comments

  

  For a great tasting meal of Indian food accompanied with traditional Indian dance entertainment, head over to Indiana. Located in the heart of Jaipur, Rajasthan, this open air Indian restaurant was founded by a former [...]