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Naag Panchami: Jammu's Dogra community is a fervent worshiper of the serpent god
Naag Panchami: Jammu's Dogra community is a fervent worshiper of the serpent god

By Manu Khajuria

Naag Panchami is being celebrated in Dogra households today. Figures of serpents adorn walls and special Dogra delicacies such as babroo, deliya, maal pude, rutt and keyur are cooked up. People also visit temples dedicated to Naag Devta.

Naag Panchami is being celebrated in Dogra households today. Figures of serpents adorn walls and special Dogra delicacies such as babroo, deliya, maal pude, rutt and keyur are cooked up. People also visit temples dedicated to Naag Devta.

Bid goodbye to the winters with these sweet and sour Dogra recipes of Jammu
Bid goodbye to the winters with these sweet and sour Dogra recipes of Jammu

By Shikha Jamwal

Winter and spring in Dogra households in Jammu are incomplete without the smokey 'kimb' chaat. Kimb is a citrus fruit that is locally grown there. The sweet mitthe chol adds to celebrations in Dogra weddings and festivals.

Winter and spring in Dogra households in Jammu are incomplete without the smokey 'kimb' chaat. Kimb is a citrus fruit that is locally grown there. The sweet mitthe chol adds to celebrations in Dogra weddings and festivals.

Beat the summer heat with Auriya – a traditional dish from Jammu's Dogra community
Beat the summer heat with Auriya – a traditional dish from Jammu's Dogra community

By Shikha Jamwal

There is a heatwave alert in large tracts of India. In Dogra households of Jammu, fermented curd-potatoes and brown mustard seeds are used to prepare the cooling Auriya. Easy to cook, the traditional dish is also considered a probiotic food.

There is a heatwave alert in large tracts of India. In Dogra households of Jammu, fermented curd-potatoes and brown mustard seeds are used to prepare the cooling Auriya. Easy to cook, the traditional dish is also considered a probiotic food.

जम्मू के डोगरा समुदाय के पारंपरिक व्यंजन औरिया के साथ गर्मी को मात दें
जम्मू के डोगरा समुदाय के पारंपरिक व्यंजन औरिया के साथ गर्मी को मात दें

By Shikha Jamwal

भारत के ज्यादातर क्षेत्रों में हीटवेव का अलर्ट है। जम्मू के डोगरा घरानों में खमीरी दही-आलू और सरसों का उपयोग ठंडी औरिया तैयार करने के लिए किया जाता है। पकाने में आसान, पारंपरिक व्यंजन को प्रोबायोटिक भोजन भी माना जाता है।

भारत के ज्यादातर क्षेत्रों में हीटवेव का अलर्ट है। जम्मू के डोगरा घरानों में खमीरी दही-आलू और सरसों का उपयोग ठंडी औरिया तैयार करने के लिए किया जाता है। पकाने में आसान, पारंपरिक व्यंजन को प्रोबायोटिक भोजन भी माना जाता है।

Eid 2022: Meet the traditional sevaiyyan-makers of Lucknow
Eid 2022: Meet the traditional sevaiyyan-makers of Lucknow

By Abhishek Verma

As the world celebrates Eid, an old establishment in Lucknow makes mountains of sevaiyyan that will be carted off to kitchens where it will be the hero of meethi Eid.

As the world celebrates Eid, an old establishment in Lucknow makes mountains of sevaiyyan that will be carted off to kitchens where it will be the hero of meethi Eid.

Bael Sharbat: The coolest drink to beat the summer heat
Bael Sharbat: The coolest drink to beat the summer heat

By Arun Singh

The forests of Panna have a bounty of bael trees, the fruit of which are just perfect to beat the summer heat. The juice of the bael is bursting with nutrition, deliciously cool and helps build immunity. Here’s a quick recipe to make bael sharbat at home.

The forests of Panna have a bounty of bael trees, the fruit of which are just perfect to beat the summer heat. The juice of the bael is bursting with nutrition, deliciously cool and helps build immunity. Here’s a quick recipe to make bael sharbat at home.

Keeping Cool This Summer With Kambu Koozhu
Keeping Cool This Summer With Kambu Koozhu

By Pankaja Srinivasan

The pearl millet or kambu as it is called in Tamil Nadu is made into a simple, no-nonsense, cooling, filling and nutritious porridge with yoghurt, that is just perfect to beat the summers.

The pearl millet or kambu as it is called in Tamil Nadu is made into a simple, no-nonsense, cooling, filling and nutritious porridge with yoghurt, that is just perfect to beat the summers.

This summer, ice apple growers in Odisha make hay while the sun shines
This summer, ice apple growers in Odisha make hay while the sun shines

By Ashis Senapati

To beat the heat and overcome discomfort caused due to the heatwave, people in villages and towns have increased the consumption of ice apple, locally called ‘taalsaja’, which is a source of income for several sugar palm tree farmers in the eastern state.

To beat the heat and overcome discomfort caused due to the heatwave, people in villages and towns have increased the consumption of ice apple, locally called ‘taalsaja’, which is a source of income for several sugar palm tree farmers in the eastern state.

A village in the LoC becomes tourist-friendly
A village in the LoC becomes tourist-friendly

By Mudassir Kuloo

Residents of Keran in the LoC [Line of Control] in J&K welcome the government’s move to promote tourism in the area.

Residents of Keran in the LoC [Line of Control] in J&K welcome the government’s move to promote tourism in the area.

Mahashivratri And The Stories My Mother Told Us
Mahashivratri And The Stories My Mother Told Us

By Nidhi Jamwal

Today is MahaShivratri, the most auspicious festival of my homeland, Jammu & Kashmir. My mother, a Lord Shiva devotee, has regaled us with many stories of Bhole Nath. Her stories of Shiva taught me how our festivals are always closely linked with nature. Even our gods and goddesses were found in nature.

Today is MahaShivratri, the most auspicious festival of my homeland, Jammu & Kashmir. My mother, a Lord Shiva devotee, has regaled us with many stories of Bhole Nath. Her stories of Shiva taught me how our festivals are always closely linked with nature. Even our gods and goddesses were found in nature.

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