This post is about best of the snacks Jaipur has to offer to its residents.You will share my feelings when I say that these shops etc. are world famous in Jaipur.But however hard I might try to list them all I am bound to miss your favourite shop selling the finger licking delicacy to eat.So feel free to list the eating joint in the comments section.I will try to put them in the main post later.
Let us start with some of the more famous and obvious ones.
Lassiwalla, on M.I.Road, right next to the Charmica Co-Operative Leather goods shop. They open early and offer lassi in earthen kullhars.In the summer months a kullhar of Lassi is a welcome thirst quencher.
In the galli next to the Zeiss Optical Shop there are two shops selling Indian snacks made of gram flour just 25 steps from the lassiwalla. Not a bad idea to have some thing hot and spicy to eat before the lassi.
LMB in Johri Bazaar,1589 on Ashok Marg,C-Scheme,Sury Mahal on M.I.Road, Bistro,Near Panchwati Circle,Raja Park,Chawalas in Raja Park all offer Chaat in hygienic conditions. At 1589 and the Bistro you can mix your own Paani Puri.LMB offers a legendary Allo Ki Tikiya & Dahi Baras besides Achars & Sherbets & Mangoris & ghewars & phini you can buy to take home.Their forte is stuff made in desi ghee ( All joints above are full fledged vegetarian restaurants also).
Bakeries
Hot Breads,on Sarojani Marg,Bake Hut,On M.I.Road,Bakewell in Raja park.They offer Top of the line baked goods.Venus Bakery on Subash marg,one of the older bakeries,is also good.
National Handloom and Spencers in Malviya Nagar offer snacks in their stores it self.Gaurav Tower in Malviya Nagar has its own open air Chaat Bazaar.
In the Polo Victory Cinema Hall Complex their is newly opened Nirulla’s.And nearby there is Rawat Misthan Bhandar and Kanji sweets shops.Try Rawat’s Mawa Ki Kachori, Pyaz Ki Kachori, Mirchi Bara and Ras Mali (Indrani).Try Kanji’s Dal Ki Kachori.They offer lot of other snacks and sweets too.
Try Pandit Ji’s Kulfi in the Parking lot of a Mall opposite Mall 21 off panch batti Circle on Bhagwan Das Road.
Milky Way, off Bhagwan Das Road offers numerous flavours of Shakes and other snacks.
Vijay Store on Chaupar , for namkins ( especially salted peanuts and masala chana).
Samrat Restaurant in Kishan Pole Bazaar for Dal Ki Kachori And Samosas and Gazak in a near by shop. Near by Bhagat Mishtan Bhandar for Thal Ki Barfi & Boondi Kae Laadoo.
If you decide to see a hindi pot boiler in the Golcha Cinema hall Complex be sure to have some samosas.
Chawala Sweets on Mooti Doongri Road offers some great mouth watering Kesar Barfi. And their paneer is so good people eat it there and then with salt and pepper masala.
Off Tonk Road,Near Kuttons Show room Shankar Misthan Bhandar Offers some great khasta dal ki kachories.
On Subash Marg, Williams Juice bar offer great Papaya Shake.
On the link Road on Nehru Bazaar you can have Sugar Cane Juice all the year round.
On Chatoriyon ka churaha on Bapu Bazaar link Road You can have great Paani Puri.
On the banks of the pond of village Baleta on a sandy knoll,this ancient temple of Hanuman ji is situated.The idol is only about one and a half foot high.It depicts Hanuman ji in his child image in the guise of a brahmin.He is standing with folded hands.
According to folk lore this Temple of Hanuman ji dates back to the time of foundation of the town of Baleta.The people decided on the child image of Hanuman Ji as he would be quick to please.
Every week on Mondays and Saturdays special pooja is done.People offer the deity paan, cloves and raisins as prasad.
In a guest post Ms.Vishnu Priya shares the recipe for preparing Ker Sangari Pickle.
Ker is a green berry like fruit of a thorny bush(capparis decidua) found in the arid parts of Rajastnan.It is very sour, and is commonly available during the months of April and May. In Jaipur you can buy fresh ker from Choti Choupar. (The traders go to the extent of sorting ker by size as the smaller berries are considered to be tastier. ) Local Pansari shops in the walled city provide dried ker all the year round. Fresh Ker has to be put in an earthen utensil or preferably a matka in salt water for 15 days so that it looses its sourness.After two weeks the salt water is thrown away and the vegetable is dried in shade to be stored for the rest of the year or to be cooked right then.Because of its numerous medicinal qualities ker is also used in many ayurvedic medicines.
Sangari are the bean like fruit of the Khejari (prosopis cineraria) tree.This tree is commonly found in rajasthan .And it gives its fruit, sangari, in the winters months.Thin and kachi sangri are plucked from the tree and lightly boiled and dried in shade to be used during rest of the year.They can be eaten as a pickle,vegetable or a snack-fry in oil & serve with salt and red chillies.
Ingredients
150 gm Dry Sangari
100 gm Dry Ker
50 gm Dry Lasore
250 gm Sesame Oil (tilli ka tel) OR Mustard Oil(Sarson Ka Tel)
50 gm Aniseed Powder ( Saunf)
50 gm Kachri Powder (A flavoring agent commonly found in Rajasthan.Also used to make uncooked meat tender)
25 gm pomegranate seed powder ( Anar dana)
100 gm Mustard seed powder( Raai)
1/4 Tea Spoon Asafoetida Powder ( Heeng)
1 Tea Spoon Mustard Seeds ( Sarson)
1 Tea Spoon Cumin Seeds ( Jeera)
1/2 Tea Spoon Fenugreek Seeds (Methi)
1 Tea Spoon Salt
1 Tea spoon Red Chillies Powder
2 Tea spoon Turmeric
Method
Soak the dried Ker,Sangri & Lasore in water overnight.
Throw away the water the vegetables were soaked in overnight and add the vegetables to a pot of boiling salt water till they are soft.
Throw away the salt water and put out the vegetables to dry on a soft cloth.
Heat the oil in a Wok till it is smoking and crackle cumin,mustard,fenugreek seeds and add asafoetida and take the wok off the flame.
Add all ingredients except raai and the vegetable and cook the masala on low flame till the masala is cooked.
Let the masala cool down after it is cooked and add the vegetables and raai and mix well and store in a glass jar for 2 to 3 days stirring 2-3 times daily till the mixture turns sour-khatta.
The pickle is ready to be served with poories or parathas.
If the pickle is to be stored for a long period of time, take enough oil to cover the pickle in the jar. Heat it till it is smoking. Let it cool down.Then add it to pickle in the Jar so that the pickle is covered in oil.The oil will make the pickle last longer.
Off Jaipur Agra highway ( N.H.11) 11km from the district headquarter of Dausa lies the little known village of Bhandarej.This Powerpoint Presentation gives you a birds eye view of the village and the tourist spots near it.
In a guest post The Microlight Flyer informs us about the very bright prospects of the Jaipur public being able to own and fly their own ultralight crafts for recreation or use in their business in the very near future from the village Pachar near Jaipur.
Autogyro, a 2 seat, rotary wing, multi-utility, light sport aircraft, popular in the U. S., Europe, South Africa and Australia is now all set to be introduced in Indian aircraft market also. Though it resembles a helicopter in having a rotor at the top but in fact it is an aircraft in which the fixed wing is repalced by a rotating wing. Historically speaking, Autogyro evenpredates the helicopter, as it was invented by Juan de Cierva, a spanish civil engineer in the year 1920.
West Wind Aviation and Services Private Limited, which has joined hands with Microlight Aviation (a consortium of Indo-European Microlight Manufacturers) to manufacture Autogyros at its Microlight Airfield in village Pachar in district Sikar of Rajasthan. The company shall be manufacturing the autogyro under the brand name Super Genie Autogyro. The Company shall also manufacture a four different types of microlights, all of which have tricycle landing gear and low wing monoplane configuration. The Autogyro and the Microlights shall be priced in the range of 35 to 45 lacs depending upon the price and performane of the aircraft.
The companyalso plans to open up a flying school on the Microlight Airfield so that training for Pilot License (Microlight) can be imparted to the would be purchasers of the microlights. This training school shall be the first of its kind in Asia for imparting training on Autogyros.
The Company plans to display the Super Genie Autogyro and Phantom-MKI, a high performance Microlight at the Hyderabad Air show to be held in October 2008 where demonstration flights would be undertaken in full view of the public.
Vibhooti Singh Deora, CEO of the Company says that their first microlight should roll out within three months of the completion of certification process by the DGCA, and probably that shall happen by the beginning of May 2009.According to the Company, marketing for these aircrafts shall not be problem because the prices are almost equivalent to most of the luxury sedans available in India with fuel average even better than those. Therefore looking at the economics of the aircrafts the Indian market is all set to accept them. More than 100 registrations for these microlights have already been done most of which are from Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, New Delhi, Lucknow, Nagpur, Chennai, Shirdi and Rajasthan. According to Deora, many people have approached them and inquiries have been pouring in, the response is positive not only due to the low price of aircraft but also because in this way luxury car owners would now be able to fulfill their dream of becoming aircraft owners.
Though the concept is quite new to India but there is a possibility that Autogyros could get a better response in comparison to the microlights. One of the most distinguishing feature of the Super Genie Autogyro is that it is an inherently stable, safe and crash-less aircraft, i.e. even in case of a mid-air engine failure, it would land easily and safely with the help of its auto-rotating main rotor.
The other feature which distinguishes Super Genie from other aircraft is that it can fly as slow as 30 kilometers per hour, a speed at which other aircraft would lose lift, stall and fall to the ground like stones. Though the Super Genie can fly stably and continuously even at a height of just 6 inches above the ground, it can even go upto the height of 10,000 feet.
The Super Genie is 4 meters long, weighs 248 Kg., has a single 100 hp 4-stroke engine in pusher propeller configuration at the back, providing it the thrust required to move in the forward direction. Thesingle non-powered free rotating rotor on the top acts like a rotating wing and provides continuous lift to the Autogyro. Super Genie does not need a runway but just 5 to 10 meters of hard surface or grass for take-off. According to the Company, their Autogyro consumes approximately 13 to 16 liters of MOGAS per hour (not 100LL AVGAS) and with just 60 liters, it can fly 600 kilometers non-stop at a cruising speed of 150 kilometers per hour.
Presently Autogyros are being used in Europe, the U. S., South Africa and Australia for pipeline and canal inspections, forest and highway patrolling, border surveillance, agriculture crop spraying, aerial survey and photography, sports and recreation.
Going to a doctor’s clinic is an act of hope.Going to PRASANNAM Diabetic
Foot Clinic is more so because the name it self is spelt by the initials of
next generation of Dr.Archana Sogani’s & her siblings’ young children’s
given names.Besides the clinic governs it self by this quote of Dr. A.Bal
“A deformed foot with proper footwear is better than the most sophisticated
prosthesis.”
Here are some tips for prevention of diabetic foot ulcers.
Have your blood sugar level,blood pressure & cholesterol checked regularly.
Do not self medicate.
Eat your meals regularly.They should have a healthy mix of fruit and
vegetables which are low calorie and hi-fiber.
Give up smoking.
Get your feet eyes and kidneys checked once a year.
Meet your dentist twice a year.
Wash and check your feet every day.Keep the skin soft.If you use gentle
skin lotion do not apply between the toes.
Do not walk bare foot in the grass or any where else.
Always wear form fitting cotton and woolen socks with loose elastic bands
and sturdy and comfortable shoes in consultation with your doctor.
Do not leave sharp edges when you cut your nails.
Do not cut corns or use corn plaster.They may wound the skin.
Wear shoes when you walk on a warm or hot surface.
Do not use Hot water bottle or cold compress ,heating pad or electric
blanket.Your skin may burn.
If your feet feel cold at night wear socks.
When you sit in a chair keep your feet up.Twice or thrice a day rotate your
toes and flex your ankle.
Do not sit cross legged for any length of time.
Walking,dancing and cycling are good exercise.But do not jump or run.
PRASANNAM Diabetic Foot Clinic is the first of its kind in Rajasthan.It has been estlabished by Dr.Archana Sogani.MS Gen. Surgery (1991 )MBBS (1987) from SMS Medical College,Jaipur.She is also a life member of Diabetic Foot Society of India and has been working on diabetic foot lesions since 1996.She is actively involved in conducting patient education programmes and continuous medical education on diabetic foot care. PRASANNAM Diabetic Foot Clinic, ‘Aashirwad’
79,Dhuleshwar Garden,
Jaipur 302001
(M)9829053173
email:archanasogani(at)yahoo.com
Coffee Bars of jaipur are a hangout for the Jaipur youngsters and visiting indian and foreign tourists and the up coming bright young professionals working in Jaipur.The aroma of brewing coffee is an like an elixir to them.That is why according to a Cafe Coffee Day survey about 18% of a bars customers of 15-29 years age group of both sexes come for coffee every day and 44 % visit every week.
You must admit it is a much better alternative of a hang out than the inter net where they make friends in fantasy land or play games which max on blood and gore.
If you follow the arcane research on the bad or good effects of coffee drinking on your health remember if you indulge in coffee drinking in moderation as in any other vice-you can enjoy your brew for years to come.As you grow older you will realize that your elders were more right than wrong-even in this age of global village and fast changing world.
Jaipur offers a coffee joint for every budget in different locations-in malls,on highways,on petrol pumps- and even in the late hours of the night or early morning.You pick and choose.Most places are open from 9 am to 11 pm.
On Jaipur-Agra Highway (NH.11) near sikandra on both sides of the high way(For approximately 6 kms)you will see an open air market -shops selling wares made out of sand stone.Their forefathers built rajasthan’s fort’s and palace’s and temples and the colonial buildings in New Delhi and else where.
Now a days they make Jali’s,pillars,idols of various gods,fountains,likeness of birds and animals in stone.They make judicious use of modern machines and artisans in their work. Their work is in great demand in the various metros of India.
There are about 500 workshops where about 7000 workers carve stones for their livelihood.Most of the artisans are from the near by villages.Some workers are from other states also.Some 100 shops sell ready to buy stone artifacts.These are the sermons in stone of master masons of Sikandra.
In this small town near Dausa, about 90 km from Jaipur- Shunga relics related to the Buddhist faith have been found. ASI has cordoned off, behind barbed wire, five feet high pillars-having square base and octagonal center.These pillars were found outside the present local Dak Bungalow.
For more than 257 years now,every year on the second day of Gangaur, Hella Khayal Sangeet Dangals are held in Lalsot. Every year thousands attend the event.Relatives of the villagers come from all over India. Consequently there is a Deepawali like atmosphere during these two days.
Presently about six groups are performing the art through which they inform the public about current affairs and issues, put forth their problems to government officers ,or comment on social, political and economic issues.(In old days, religious and folk themes were popular with the public.)The program is performed according to the Turra Kalangi Khayal singing of Karauli and Sawaimadhopur area.
Every year after Holi ( The festival of Colors),Gangaur is celebrated with great fanfare in praise of the Goddess Gauri.She is the goddess of purity and of unmarried girls.She is generally considered to be the unmarried Parvati who underwent great penance to attain the glory of marrying Shiva.
This is the only library of its kind in gangori bazaar,in the walled city of Jaipur .It has about 3000 books and 1500 cassettes.Some of the titles are Harry Potter, Mahabharat, Ramayan, Prem Chand, Chandrakanta and text books for classes Ist to VIII th. But the books are all in braille so that a visually challenged person can read by touch.
The library was founded in 1998 by Rajasthan Netraheen Kalyan Sangh .It was developed in association with Group Against Blindness,the Netherlands and the Lions Club, Jaipur.They also publish the only braille news paper of the state. The Sangh also publishes text books for blind schools of Rajasthan - for classes Ist to XII th- in braille. Magazines and novels for the library are procured from All India Confederation for the Blinds.
The Braille system was devised by Louis Braille in 1821 by simplifying Charles Barbier night writing.( A code developed on Napoleons orders to enable soldiers to communicate silently in dark )
A Quick Bite To Eat In Jaipur
August 27, 2008 at 7:12 pm (Around Jaipur, Blogroll, City Life, Comments, Cusine, Details, GuestHouse, Hotels, Jaipur, Pickle, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel, cookery, culture, food, india, rajasthan, rajasthani)
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This post is about best of the snacks Jaipur has to offer to its residents.You will share my feelings when I say that these shops etc. are world famous in Jaipur.But however hard I might try to list them all I am bound to miss your favourite shop selling the finger licking delicacy to eat.So feel free to list the eating joint in the comments section.I will try to put them in the main post later.
Let us start with some of the more famous and obvious ones.
Lassiwalla, on M.I.Road, right next to the Charmica Co-Operative Leather goods shop. They open early and offer lassi in earthen kullhars.In the summer months a kullhar of Lassi is a welcome thirst quencher.
In the galli next to the Zeiss Optical Shop there are two shops selling Indian snacks made of gram flour just 25 steps from the lassiwalla. Not a bad idea to have some thing hot and spicy to eat before the lassi.
LMB in Johri Bazaar,1589 on Ashok Marg,C-Scheme,Sury Mahal on M.I.Road, Bistro,Near Panchwati Circle,Raja Park,Chawalas in Raja Park all offer Chaat in hygienic conditions. At 1589 and the Bistro you can mix your own Paani Puri.LMB offers a legendary Allo Ki Tikiya & Dahi Baras besides Achars & Sherbets & Mangoris & ghewars & phini you can buy to take home.Their forte is stuff made in desi ghee ( All joints above are full fledged vegetarian restaurants also).
Bakeries
Hot Breads,on Sarojani Marg,Bake Hut,On M.I.Road,Bakewell in Raja park.They offer Top of the line baked goods.Venus Bakery on Subash marg,one of the older bakeries,is also good.
National Handloom and Spencers in Malviya Nagar offer snacks in their stores it self.Gaurav Tower in Malviya Nagar has its own open air Chaat Bazaar.
In the Polo Victory Cinema Hall Complex their is newly opened Nirulla’s.And nearby there is Rawat Misthan Bhandar and Kanji sweets shops.Try Rawat’s Mawa Ki Kachori, Pyaz Ki Kachori, Mirchi Bara and Ras Mali (Indrani).Try Kanji’s Dal Ki Kachori.They offer lot of other snacks and sweets too.
Try Pandit Ji’s Kulfi in the Parking lot of a Mall opposite Mall 21 off panch batti Circle on Bhagwan Das Road.
Milky Way, off Bhagwan Das Road offers numerous flavours of Shakes and other snacks.
Vijay Store on Chaupar , for namkins ( especially salted peanuts and masala chana).
Samrat Restaurant in Kishan Pole Bazaar for Dal Ki Kachori And Samosas and Gazak in a near by shop. Near by Bhagat Mishtan Bhandar for Thal Ki Barfi & Boondi Kae Laadoo.
If you decide to see a hindi pot boiler in the Golcha Cinema hall Complex be sure to have some samosas.
Chawala Sweets on Mooti Doongri Road offers some great mouth watering Kesar Barfi. And their paneer is so good people eat it there and then with salt and pepper masala.
Off Tonk Road,Near Kuttons Show room Shankar Misthan Bhandar Offers some great khasta dal ki kachories.
On Subash Marg, Williams Juice bar offer great Papaya Shake.
On the link Road on Nehru Bazaar you can have Sugar Cane Juice all the year round.
On Chatoriyon ka churaha on Bapu Bazaar link Road You can have great Paani Puri.
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