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Easy recipe for Bisi Bele Baath 

Bisi Bele Baath is a famous rice dish from the state of Karnataka in India. It is a very nutritious dish and has rice, dal and vegetables all in one wholesome meal. The traditional preparation is very laborious. Here we present a much simpler way to make this dish, and bound to be a family favorite. Bisi-bele-bhaath translates to hot-lentil-rice in the Kannada language. It is also known as Bisi bele huliyanna. The key ingredients which make the bisi bele baath so famous is the masala powder that. These days off the shelf masala powders are available, the most famous being the MTR Bise Bele Baath masala powder. My family finds it a little too spicy and hot, so I tend to make my own.

Note: I use the Prestige Microchef Microwave Pressure cooker to make this. 

Healing nature of Classical music and Yoga

What do you get when you combine the elaborate postures of yoga with the soothing strains of Indian classical music? A novel music therapy for the sick and the stressed, say two musicians of the Taj city who’ve just returned from the 13th World Congress of Music Therapy in South Korea.

Lovely Sharma, a D.Litt in sitar and author of eight books, along with eminent classical guitarist Devashish Chakrovorty, conducted a workshop on healing techniques through music and yoga, at the congress in Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul.

This Indian cricket superstar played for Pakistan first

 In an India VS Pakistan cricket matches, there's going to be tension in the air, and it will be a real battle of nerves for players as well as fans. You think you may know everything about this Indian cricket superhero, but did you know that the "young man with curly mop of hair and prodigious talent" played for Pakistan before ever he officially started playing for India?