India has begun the long and arduous journey to exit the lock-down. Its latest relaxation of restrictions saw masses throng liquor stores even as scores of migrants, who left cities nearly a month ago, finally reached their home states in special trains. These instances have naturally raised concerns of a…
Healthcare
A New Virus That Can Potentially Trigger A Pandemic Discovered In China
Researchers in China have discovered a new strain of the H1N1 swine flu virus that can potentially trigger a pandemic, though hasn’t yet shown evidence of human-to-human transmission. The peer-reviewed findings have been published in the journal, PNAS. Researchers have said the new strain of swine flu is a descendant…
Food @ Manipal
Chicken Ularthiyathu from Zebra Spot
We haven’t talked about the Ularthiyathu !!! They say to really know the taste of home, you have to stay away from home. The cliche dialog that mothers usually say, “You will understand my value when I am not around” is sometimes right. I mean not just sometimes, but most…
Food @ Manipal
Appam from Zebra Spot
I have been thinking about getting “Appam” from “Zebra Spot” for a number of days. So, decided to order 4 Appams. Now what can I have with it??? Thats when I noticed their star item “Chicken Ularthiyathu“. You can guess the rest, right??? The total price of Appams was Rs….
Packed Foods
Nissin Zesty Chicken Keema Cup Noodles
A friend of mine suggested that I start doing reviews of packed foods as people need to know about them as well and not just restaurants… I thought about it and decided to do it and hence this post today… Those who know me personally, may know that I have…
Food @ Manipal
Is There No End To This??? – “Palakkadan Chicken Biriyani” From Zebra Spot
It has been some time since I had Biriyani; should I cook or order for one??? Obviously, I will be ordering, why a doubt??? Today I thought of getting a Kerala style Biriyani. So, without wasting any time, opened Swiggy and automatically, my fingers went straight for Zebra Spot –…
Food @ Manipal
The Dosa From Pai Tiffins
So, the month of June has arrived and so did the majestic rains. How can it be so insensitive to the Corona situation??? Ofcourse it doesn’t care and is just raining!!! In that case, how about having a hot and crispy Masala Dosa in this rainy time… It is indeed…
Food @ Trivandrum
Pankayam Special Pothichoru
It has been a long time since I last had Pothichoru and also anything that falls under the category of Seafood (ever since the lockdown)… Besides, in-spite of the mixed reviews that are out there, the Pankayam Restaurant is one place I wanted to try ever since it opened but…
Social Awareness
To All Teachers
The first time I saw the Victers channel was when I was studying in 10th std. It was Victers which helped me score good marks without going for any extra tuition classes. After that during +1 and +2, I have been watching it whenever I could. I subscribed to their…
Recipes
Caramel Bread Pudding
So, another day and another recipe found online to try… This time my mother found a recipe for a Caramel Bread Pudding which we thought we could try as the ingredients were readily available… This time we went for the exact recipe without any improvisations and the following pics show…
Food @ Manipal
Puri-Bhaji From Parota Point
Was feeling too lazy to cook in the morning. Especially today since it was 10:30am and I was very hungry. So, went to Swiggy and saw Parota Point and chose their “Puri Bhaji” and saw the price as Rs. 45 and in the payment options, saw that with delivery charges,…
Food @ Manipal
Veg Meals @ Zebra Spot
“It has been long time since having food from hometown – where to order from???”, “There is place called Zebra Spot” – It was during my first year of studies that I heard this name for the first time. Then it became my usual spot for food during Sundays when…