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Tag: Spiritual Adventures

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Dec 18, 2011

Palappam

South Indian cooks make breads from lots of different ingredients more or less unknown in the west. This unusual and delicious bread from Kerala uses a fermented batter of rice flour and coconut milk. This is called Palappam, although often you just hear it referred to as appam, which simply means bread. It's often served for breakfast with a coconut and yogurt based vegetable curry but is perfe...

Dec 16, 2011 Spiritual Adventures

Spiritual and Culinary Tour of India

Explore the locations we will be visiting on our Spiritual and Culinary Adventure This map takes you through the route of our spiritual and culinary adventure in South India next February 2012. Use Google's interactive map below to zoom in on towns, explore neighboring villag
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Dec 15, 2011 Food & Cooking

Paruppu, a delicious South Indian Lentil Dish

Paruppu is a popular South Indian dish that is made from boiling lentils. It can be had with chapatis, rice or even by itself. This recipe is simple and uses ingredients that you can get in most stores. Ingredients 1 cup masoor dal (red lentils) 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
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Dec 15, 2011 Spiritual Adventures

A South Indian Spiritual and Culinary Adventure

10 days of Sumptuous Meals for the Soul and Body For millennia India has drawn countless travelers in search of spices and spirituality. Our journey takes you on an in depth exploration of the rich traditions of South Indian cooking and to some of the most sacred temples in
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Dec 15, 2011 Spiritual Adventures

Temples and Festivals of South India and Malaysia

South India and Malaysia, Jan-Feb 2012 A spiritual adventure of festivals and ancient temples. The journey is very much focused on visiting temples, exploring deeply the mysticism of Hinduism, meeting the priests and monks, participating in mystical ceremonies in the san
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Dec 13, 2011 Spiritual Adventures

Chickpea and Mushroom curry

This is another simple recipe and it goes well with the chapatis that was featured a few days ago. You start off with a little bit of oil in your wok or pan. Fry a pinch of mustard and fenugreek seeds till the mustard seeds starts to pop. Then add some garlic and fry this till
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Dec 12, 2011 Spiritual Adventures

Cauliflower Kuzhambu

Today’s recipe is Cauliflower Kuzhambu. This dish really shows off a number of South Indian flavors and cooking techniques. Making it in a strictly traditional way can be a little complex and might seem overwhelming at first glance. I've noted a few shortcuts that can cut the pr
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