tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357273702024-03-16T09:08:23.694+05:30AnnaParabrahmaKoli Style food interspersed with stories from Thal, a village by the sea and my life as an honorary Parsi.Anjali Kolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.comBlogger1059125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35727370.post-70884000989993548262024-03-11T14:55:00.002+05:302024-03-11T14:55:18.893+05:30Cuttack Fame Dahi Bara Aloo DumCuttack and it’s Dahi bara aloo dum. Odia people eat it through the day all day. It is one dish ubiquitously found across the cities and country side. It is a chat made up of dahi bara or a moong and udid dal vada that’s deep fried and soaked in butter milk then topped with aloo dum and ghoogni. Sprinkled with raw onions fine chopped and sev. I went to Cuttack and tasted it I can claim. 😉😃Anjali Kolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.com2Cuttack, Odisha, India20.462521 85.8829895-7.8477128361788466 50.726739499999994 48.772754836178848 121.0392395tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35727370.post-57880326379989195422024-03-09T17:58:00.002+05:302024-03-09T17:58:44.625+05:30Breakfast under ₹50Scenes from our drive thru rural Odisha are so entertaining. The vegetables stall neatly organised and its proud owner. The produce tell tale the season. It was just after Sankrant and this pile of Tender chana greens was so tempting I would have bought them spontaneously lest we were on the road. I did buy bor on one such non descript place. Here was a pile with semi ripe and ripe ones in the Anjali Kolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.com2Chilika Lake, Odisha19.8449627 85.47880649999999-8.4652711361788455 50.32255649999999 48.155196536178849 120.63505649999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35727370.post-86379271952201084202024-03-07T16:45:00.002+05:302024-03-07T16:45:23.919+05:30Art can’t fill your stomachs!Learnt this the hard way. When I booked this stay at Pipul Odi Museum Resort at Barkul, Odisha for 25 Jan 2024. I was blown away by the pictures. Least expected that we would be treated so shabby at the resort. I am ok with simple food at a restaurant but if they are lazy and care a hoot about their customers they need to be exposed. On Swachchanda is my complete review of Pipul Odi Anjali Kolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.com0At/po-badakul via-Balugaon dist-khurdha, Barkul, Odisha 752030, India19.7162013 85.190171499999991-8.5940325361788439 50.033921499999991 48.026435136178847 120.34642149999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35727370.post-60696251836407693552024-03-07T00:01:00.003+05:302024-03-07T00:01:43.716+05:30Tempted by Meetha at KaliJaiOn this visit to KaliJai mandir on the island of the same name. We talked to the poojari and he narrated the Sthan mahatmya to us. Read about the fascinating legend on Swachchanda. It’s in the middle of Bharat’s biggest lagoon between the shores of Barkul and Parikuda. Amazing location as an island should be. Yet it’s the journey that made it enjoyable. There isn’t much to see except Anjali Kolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.com2Kalijai ghat, Odisha 752030, India19.6652042 85.2165598-11.915920756147596 50.0603098 51.246329156147596 120.3728098tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35727370.post-70285622130229038872024-03-02T10:40:00.009+05:302024-03-02T15:22:28.471+05:30Finding Donut in Swosti Chilika 📸 @mycookingcanvas I simply love breakfast buffets during travel. Eat to your stomach’s fill and go explore the world without a worry. You are fueled for the day. While I am aware that all bakes and other desserts are ordered from out in hotels, I am sometimes surprised at the well made items. Not all but some just are pleasant surprises especially if it’s in a remote place Anjali Kolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.com0Odia Alapur, Bejiput, Ganjam, Chilika, Odisha 761029, India19.6364333 85.17658569999999-11.223262260446873 50.02033569999999 50.496128860446873 120.33283569999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35727370.post-17151193017257195432024-02-29T14:42:00.008+05:302024-02-29T14:50:10.011+05:30Blue Crabs and Feasting at Swosti Chilika Do I need to tell you what happened in Swosti Chilika?! 🙀Are the pictures not enough! 😻😽but I must tell you. I am a drama queen sometimes. We were starved after a long drive so as soon as we checked in we hurried to the restaurant. Already expecting fresh fish there. We were on Bharat’s biggest lagoon. Chilika lake is famous for its blue crabs, mullets, prawns and pearl spot. Anjali Kolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.com0Swosti Chilika Resort, Odia Alapur, Gorapali, Chilika, Odisha 761029, India19.6364175 85.17744760000000819.632375628188349 85.17315606557618 19.640459371811652 85.181739134423836tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35727370.post-25978319754699786802024-02-26T10:13:00.003+05:302024-02-26T10:15:50.223+05:30A Superlative Chenna Poda A lot had happened a day ago. Sai the saviour came to Puri with a new cab and driver. She was anyways going to join me for the last leg of my journey. Anyways she was constantly guiding me through the solos. Yet I was the happiest to have her with me on that day. I had eaten breakfast but Sai needed her fill so we stopped at this little village stall for a bite on the way to Chilika lake.The Anjali Kolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35727370.post-71677895455796638202024-02-24T18:13:00.002+05:302024-02-28T18:21:17.692+05:30Tandoori fish at Lotus Eco ResortKHAEENGA or Mullet is the most abundant fish in Odisha waters. I enjoyed it several times. In Besaro, fried and tandoori too. After visit to the Sun temple in Konark I was guided by Sai @mycookingcanvas to go to Lotus Eco resort for lunch and promised a stunning view with it. How could I not fall for it?! Let me tell you this story.I reached this place in the late morning. The kitchen was still Anjali Kolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.com0Konark-Puri Marine Drive Road, P.O. Khalkatapatna, near Ramachandi Temple, Konark, Sahukhanata, Odisha 752111, India19.8575615 86.0742417-11.692740364973016 50.9179917 51.407863364973011 121.2304917tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35727370.post-66873281754466849732024-02-23T23:12:00.003+05:302024-02-23T23:38:11.387+05:30Chenna Meetha & Shingada on the Puri BeachThe delights of Puri beach! Rasgulla, Madan Mohan, Chenna poda and Shingada the stuff that I gorged on. You will find Kavadis carrying aluminium tapelas and roaming on the beach. Take my word, stop them and let them open a delicious experience to you for just 70₹ if you decide to buy 4-5 varieties. 5 shingada 20₹, Rasagulla 10₹, Madan Mohan ₹10, Chenna poda 30₹. This was recoed by my lovely Anjali Kolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.com0QRXV+XGM, Puri, Odisha 752002, India19.7999604 85.843798419.767657143869698 85.809466124609372 19.8322636561303 85.878130675390622tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35727370.post-249518213395157662024-02-21T23:12:00.001+05:302024-02-21T23:12:39.828+05:30Honey Bee CafeI reached the cafe before it opened for service. This quaint little bungalow looked beautiful and as I stood there in the backyard I felt a droplet run down my spine. I touched my back and looked up at the sky. It was dusk and a thunderstorm was building up. I climbed up the steps hurriedly that took me to the kitchen. Was told to look around the place and settle down. Absolutely loved how each Anjali Kolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.com0Puri, Odisha, India19.8134554 85.8312359-8.4967784361788468 50.674985899999996 48.123689236178848 120.9874859tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35727370.post-49950346714609653452024-02-11T18:06:00.002+05:302024-02-11T18:06:41.197+05:30Chaat & Chat Chaat and Chat time with my girls. Colorful Dahi bada chaat in Bhubaneswar. There was a chill in the air and some warm chaat with all those colours was very good for our soul. The flavours are very balanced in Odisha. It’s its own character different from any other city, not like Mumbai nor Bangalore. Sai treated me to this before I left for my solo sojourn in Jagannath Puri the next day. Anjali Kolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.com0Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India20.2960587 85.8245398-11.182825262057253 50.6682898 51.774942662057256 120.9807898tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35727370.post-4375652038308149832024-02-09T11:56:00.001+05:302024-02-09T12:01:00.040+05:30Lunch at Nimantran, OTDCA morning climbing Dhauli had made me hungry already. I couldn’t wait to have lunch however I had returned to Bhubaneswar city by late morning itself. That’s the beauty of Bhubaneswar. There is the old world and the new all in close access. The Bhubaneswar modern city itself is very well planned clean, green and beautiful. So I decided to explore the city center a bit. Janpath is great to Anjali Kolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.com0Janpath Rd, Saheed Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751007, India20.2914456 85.842328999999992-11.187438362057254 50.686078999999992 51.770329562057256 120.99857899999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35727370.post-92146577419189956442024-02-07T09:37:00.005+05:302024-02-07T09:40:35.611+05:30Old Town Cafe My 📸 by @mycookingcanvas Did I only visit temples in Odisha? Surely not. Bhubaneswar is a temple town 💯 %. It’s a city that keeps the Sanatan flag flying. Unlike our metros that are so disconnected and consider being secular is a badge of honour. You cannot fill anything where there is emptiness right? Darling Sai Priya made sure I got to experience the vibe of this new cafe. This Anjali Kolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.com0Old Town, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India20.2387969 85.8346469999999920.109346909849378 85.69731789843749 20.368246890150623 85.97197610156249tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35727370.post-20092124360127366602024-02-05T12:12:00.000+05:302024-02-05T12:12:26.472+05:30Magnificent Mahesh Kale !Magnificent Mahesh Kale ! Each and every time. So this was the first ever concert in Maharashtra at Shanmukhanda last evening. I was lucky to attend. While I have been privileged to listen to him several times at Gondavale when he performed gayan seva every year at the Punyatithi utsav of Shree Gondavalekar Maharaj our spiritual guru. He enthrals the audience no matter where he performs.&Anjali Kolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35727370.post-61833309860771033562024-02-04T12:49:00.001+05:302024-02-04T12:49:05.366+05:30Gupchup In BhubaneswarHow precious it is when your friends take you to their favourite Gupchup wala Dada to give you a taste of their college times hangout? Sai not just took me to taste she even turned paparazzi to make sure I had a video of stuffing a large puri into my mouth successfully! Gupchup is the spicy tangy mellow spiced potato mash filled puri. There is lacings of mustard oil and bhaja masala in the mash. Anjali Kolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.com0Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India20.2960587 85.8245398-8.0141751361788458 50.6682898 48.606292536178842 120.9807898tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35727370.post-52284158346479205482024-02-03T12:02:00.003+05:302024-02-03T14:59:57.246+05:30Anand BazaarAt Anant Basudev mandir My first taste of Odia food was in the Lingaraj mandir where we ate a steaming hot Mahaprasad in the spaces between temples on the centuries old stone floor squatted and served on a patravali. The flavours were amazing! It had santula, dalma, Besara, pachadi, khata, kheer and heap of rice! All for a princely ₹100. I was stuffed to the gills.This tradition is seen all Anjali Kolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35727370.post-25906022783083443092024-01-31T10:56:00.004+05:302024-02-03T12:03:27.179+05:30Chitau PithaMy first taste of homemade pitha by @prativa_oct Sai and Saswati’s Mum. I will carry this warmth n love in my heart always. Thank you 🙏🏽 ❤️So I am back from a mesmerising time in Odisha that taught me so much about travelling solo. Discovering unexpected beauty and adventure. Realising that India continues to amaze me each time I travel through it food, culture, heritage, spirituality and more.Anjali Kolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35727370.post-1160394694749320392023-03-18T20:43:00.003+05:302023-03-18T20:43:30.056+05:30Koot AvalakkiPic from our Bangalore trip in Mar 2022Our friends Ashwath Narayan and Parimala had invited us to their home for high tea. I was now officially a NRM ie. Non resident Mumbaikar as my kid bros teased me and was bored of the regular bangalore snacks of idli, dosa etc in the one year in Bangalore. But Koot Avalakki served by Parimala really brought a zing into our conversations that day with the Anjali Kolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35727370.post-73118455192376009182023-02-27T10:12:00.001+05:302023-02-28T08:36:54.640+05:30Video Wishes for PrabhatAnjali Kolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35727370.post-77374371671779813832023-02-26T12:14:00.002+05:302023-02-28T09:24:52.169+05:30Seeking Blessing for Prabhat's Ocean7 Prabhat Koli At Lake Tahoe After Completing Triple CrownPrabhat targets to complete the Ocean7 challenge. He has been working very hard for it. Long swims in wild waters and practice swims in the pool near his home is all part to the build up. Maintaining fitness at the gym and eating a nutritious meal is intrinsic to this sport. I have come to love this boy like my own in a short while. Anjali Kolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35727370.post-76455900274989382212023-02-25T11:22:00.005+05:302023-02-26T13:13:42.891+05:30Cooking for Prabhat Koli📷 by Raju KoliPrabhat Koli, a young #koliboy was featured in the newspapers for swimming the Bay of Mumbai from Dharamtar to Gateway of India back in December of 2012.I had returned to Mumbai that year after living in BLR for 7 years and was watching all that was happening in our Koli community closely. The article mentioned he was from Trombay. My cousins are married to TrombayKars so I was Anjali Kolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.com0Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India19.0338457 73.0195871-9.2763881361788449 37.863337099999995 47.344079536178846 108.1758371tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35727370.post-56583245115549238942023-02-14T11:14:00.000+05:302023-02-14T11:14:01.067+05:30Valentine’s 2023I wear the color of ♥️♥️ every day! Many shades of it. Of a daughter, sister, mother, aunt but the deepest is of a wife. The love I got from my husband in our total 4 yrs together of which 2yrs 10 months of our marriage still powers me on to live my life to the fullest!❤️🧲On this Valentine’s advice for single men🧲❤️Are you in love with the IDEA of love or the REAL love and life Anjali Kolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35727370.post-44972419434829144072022-11-19T11:16:00.000+05:302022-11-19T11:16:03.461+05:30Teetotallers like to pose!I reflect. In the year 2014 at the Bloggers meet in BLR was a session on wine tasting and pairing. It is very fashionable to do it. I was glad to do it. I learnt things about myself. You never know until you cross that edge. This picture of me taken by a blogger buddy caused quite a ruffle in my circles. I still wasn’t married then. I was the daughter of a teetotaller family. Dad and unclesAnjali Kolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35727370.post-27131060005364365522022-10-22T08:16:00.011+05:302022-10-22T08:29:36.436+05:30शुभ दीपावली 2022 | उटणं or Ayurvedic bath powder formulaNamaskar friendsI return here to wish you a very शुभ दीपावली!So on this occasion let me share a much in demand formula for उटणं or Ayurvedic bath powder. I make this once in few months and use it everyday. Sometimes I gift it to family but for Diwali अभ्यंग स्नान it’s a must. I don’t use soap. I was big on bath gels but I have stopped those for long now since my friend Sapna’s Mum Manjula Anjali Kolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35727370.post-10397295576940922272022-03-31T08:53:00.002+05:302022-03-31T08:53:27.612+05:30Shree RamAnjali Kolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.com0