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Day 25 Telangana: Hyderabadi Dum Vegetable Biryani
Although I just became aware recently, that Telangana is a state, I can write quite a bit about both: the state and the dish. Apparently, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh used to be one state. Hyderabad is still the capital of both states. I visited Hyderabad 1,5 years back. 2 of my guests wished to visit [...]Read Mo
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Day 24 Goa: Kaju Curry with Mushroom Xacuti and Goan Moolyacho Ross
Everyone has heard of Goa. The smallest state of India is famous for it´s beaches, Yoga, Party and holidays. But also, the Portuguese influenced Goan Cuisine is quite remarkable. Of course, the Goan Kitchen is famous for all type of seafood and meat preparation. But I was very happy to find also many vegetarian dishes [...]Read Mo
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Day 23 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: Dal Dhansak
Today I learned something new about India. Apparently 4 small areas at the west cost of India very cloth to the state Gujarat a forming one Union Territory. From the 15th century till 19 December 1961 all 4 of them belonged together with Goa to Portuguese India. It was very difficult to figure out a [...]Read Mo
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Day 22 Odisha: Dalma
I have good old memories about Odisha. During my voluntary year in 2010 I stayed in the rural area of Odisha for 10 days to participate in a volunteer training. We lived in Ashram cum Eye hospital, in which the tribal community was treated free of cost. On our walks through the surrounding villages, I [...]Read Mo
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Day 21 Meghalaya: Veg Jadoh
Meghalaya is known as the rainiest place not only in India, but in the world! It is also known for the Living tree bridges and beautiful nature and people. It is also one of the North East India state. Which means I had again to challenge myself to turn a Meat Bases Dish into a [...]Read Mo
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Day 20 Himachal Pradesh: Siddu with Chutney, Rajma Chawal, Lingri with Roti and Raita
It is Himachal Day. I mean- not officially of course, but for me today in terms of my cooking project. And since I am basically half Himachali (Having spent 11 years here) and definitely full Himachali by heart, I of course had to make todays cooking a special effort, putting all my expertise into our [...]Read Mo
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Day 19 Tripura: Veg Kosoi
I really hope that vegetarian adaption of the Tripura Kosoi is somehow authentic. Normally vegetables in the North East States of India are boiled and serve as a side dish (similar to Germany ?). The North East States are also the home of the Ghost Pepper, one of the spiciest chillies in the world. So [...]Read Mo
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Day 18 Jharkhand: Oal ki Sabzi with Chilka
“Jhar” means “and “Khand” means “Land”. “Land of Forest”, what a beautiful name for a state. Unfortunately, I don´t know much about it, but heard from many sources how beautiful the nature is. Many different tribes are present in that state in the west of India. Today I prepared the so called “Elephant foot”, a [...]Read Mo
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Day 17 Mizoram: Cauliflower Bai
Also Mizoram belongs to the 8 states in the North East. It is a very rural tribal area with only a little infrastructure. The diet is mainly non vegetarian so I really have no idea how authentic it is to prepare a vegetarian Mizoram dish. Nevertheless, I found this soupy vegetable preparation which only includes [...]Read Mo
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Day 16 Tamil Nadu: Upma
Tamil Nadu is the neighbour of Kerala and famous for huge Hindu Temple Towns and large fruit plantations. It is a very colourful state and especially the amazing temples and vivid markets have lot to offer! I prepared today some Upma. It is a colourful one-pot dish made out of Semolina as its base, spices [...]Read Mo
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Day 15 Kerala: Kadala Curry with Vendakka Mezhukkupuratti and Appam
Kerala and it´s cuisine I also know fairly well. I visited this beautiful state in the south of India on various trips, stayed there last winter for 3 months during a training as an Ayurveda Lifestyle consultant and have really good friends there (who are also great cooks). My friend Sujith suggested me to prepare [...]Read Mo
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Day 14 Ladakh: Skyu
Today’s lunch was rather spontaneous, as my boyfriend didn´t take me out for our weekly Momo and Soup at a local dhaba. Since it was quite rainy and damp, I still felt like having something comforting and soupy and quickly prepared the Ladakhi vegetable stew with dough dumplings and some local hard cheese. The meal [...]Read Mo
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Day 13 Kashmir: Lauki Ki Al Yakhni with Kashmiri Aloo Paneer and Kashmiri Pulao
Oh yes, I am back! I am happy I decided to also include the Union Territories as well. I mean how can I miss out on the famous Kashmiri and Ladakhi cuisines? Today’s meal was not only extremely satisfying, but also super easy to prepare. Earlier I thought, Indian cooking always involves the same steps [...]Read Mo
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Day 12 Sikkim: Shimi Ka Achar with Tel Roti
Oh my, my first real failure in this project. While the bean preparation with the sesame paste was ok, the Tel Roti didn´t turn out right for sure. But let´s start in the right order: Firstly, Sikkim is a Himalayan State in the east highly influenced by Nepal (people here speak even Nepalese). The kitchen [...]Read Mo
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Day 11 Andhra Pradesh: Pulihora with Papadum
I hardly know anything about this South Indian state and have never been there, so please, share some insights if you are from Andhra Pradesh! But it was easy to choose the Pulihora, not only because a friend suggested it me, but also because it always pops up first, when looking for traditional Andhra Pradesh [...]Read Mo
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Day 10 Punjab: Dal Makhani with Tandoori Vegetables and Paneer Tikka, Butter Garlic Naan and Mint Coriander Chutney
Puuh, today was the day I spent the longest time in the kitchen. After 3 hours I was happy to have made a very satisfying meal. The Punjabi kitchen apparently is the kitchen, which is not only dominating and most famous in Restaurants in India, but also in the western world. When I checked typical [...]Read Mo
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Day 9 Uttarakhand: Kafuli with Dubuk Vade and Kumaoni Raita
After traveling culinary wise so far, it was time for me to get a little bit closer to “home” again with some more familiar tastes for a change. Uttarakhand is also a mountain state in the neighbour of Himachal Pradesh, a great place for trekking and mountaineering and also very famous because of the Hindu [...]Read Mo
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Day 8 Madhya Pradesh: Indori Poha
Normally the dishes I prepare for this project are served for dinner. Like this, also my boyfriend has the special experience and generally I cook so much, that there are often leftovers for the next day’s lunch. Today there were no leftovers and I decided to prepare the quick and simple Poha Dish. Poha is [...]Read Mo
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Day 7 Manipur: Sana Thongba
Manipur is one of the 8 states in the North East of India. The North East of India is still rarely travelled and even I have never been to Manipur and almost don`t know anything about this state. So, if you are from Manipur or have been there, please share some insights! What I know [...]Read Mo
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Day 6 Rajasthan Gatte ki Sabji with Ker Sangri and Khoba Roti and Pithod Raita
Due to my many tours to Rajasthan, long term stays at my favourite Ashram Sri Jasnath Asan near Jodhpur in Rajasthan and my friendship to the Rajasthani Cook Rekha I am very familiar with the Rajasthani Cuisine (and also love it very much). The desert state is very dry and therefore fresh vegetables and rice [...]Read Mo
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Day 5 Maharashtra: Pav Baji
Pav Baji is a famous snack eaten especially in Mumbai. It consists of overcooked, spiced and mashed vegetables with lot´s of butter in a bun. The Pav Baji Masala plays an important role for the dish. I was not excited at all to prepare and taste the dish. I ate it once before and was [...]Read Mo
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Day 4 Bihar: Litti Chokha
For some states it was difficult to decide which famous dish to prepare. For the State Bihar it was easy. During my research Litti Chokha would always show up first. Despite being so famous, I have never tried the baked dough breads filled with spices and roasted grains along with the Chokha never before. Along [...]Read Mo
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Day 3 Karnataka: Neer Dosa with Veg Sagu
Neer Dosa is a savoury and very thin pancake only made out of soaked and ground rice with a bit of salt. Same with the deep-fried Luchis from day one, I was pleasantly surprised how nice they came out since I had difficult experiences with preparing all types of Dosas in my past ?. Neer [...]Read Mo
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Day 2 Uttar Pradesh: Baingan Ki Lonje with Rice
Baingan Ki Lonje is a simple and very flavourful aubergine preparation which I will prepare now more often. A caramelized Onion paste is smeared on the halved aubergines and fried. Uttar Pradesh is a large state in north India, fairly poor and dominated by agriculture. You might know it from the beautiful Taj Mahal in Agra [...]Read Mo
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Day 1 West Bengal: Bengali Aloo Dum with Luchis and Lauki ka Raita
My first dish of the cooking project came out nicely and was a great motivation to continue the project. My past failures in deep frying made me be a bit scared of preparing the luchis, which are actually nothing else but puris (fried breads). Surprisingly they came out astonishing well and my boyfriend asked me [...]Read Mo
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in 29 + days through the culinary delights of India
Finally, I am starting my „29 States-29 Dishes” series Every day from tomorrow I will prepare a typical vegetarian Dish from each of the 29 States of India. To make things right from the beginning: Apparently there are not 29 states anymore, but rather 28 states (Ladakh and Kashmir became to separate Union Territories in [...]Read Mo
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Happy World Yoga Day
Yoga and Ayurveda with Sarah I, too, would like to celebrate the International Yoga Day with you on June 21 and have come up with a couple of very special offers: Free Sun Yoga lesson for World Yoga Day for all levels – in German In this 67-minute holistic practice, we let the sun shine [...]Read Mo
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Yoga and Ayurveda for a Healthier and Fitter Body (and you)
Self Paced 5 Hours Online Course You feel disconnected from your body and already try for ages to get rid of these extra pounds, but all types of diets and methods you attempted so far never worked? You look for a holistic and wholesome approach to get back to a body with which you feel [...]Read Mo
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Yoga online courses, retreats, workshops and lessons at Yoga Maya India
India is currently in the second major corona wave and thus in another complete lockdown. This means an indefinite curfew, just like a year ago when India imposed a five-week curfew on the population at the very beginning of the pandemic. Sometimes I feel like the time between the two lockdowns didn’t even exist. Again [...]Read Mo
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Birth experience in an Indian hospital
One word in advance The following content of the article does not present the health system in India in the best light. In fact, I have already been advised not to publish the perhaps deterrent article. After all, I offer tours in India and shouldn’t put off my potential guests. Because as a tourist in [...]Read Mo
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Corona Crisis in India- Report
Click the Link for listening to the Podcast Episode Now India has really been hit! While the Covid-19 pandemic seemed to have India more or less under control until March 2021 and the population suffered more due to the restrictions of the lockdown, the extent of the Corona crisis is hard to grasp at the [...]Read Mo
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Highest post office in the world
Excerpt from the article “Highest post office in Europe and the one in the world” by Gerhard Freund, published in the Berner Briefmarkenzeitung The Hikkim post office in India is at 4,440 m Hikkim is a village in the district of Lahaul and Spiti in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh and lies at [...]Read Mo
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The Eight Principles of Ayurvedic nutrition
Another article of mine in the Ayurveda series. As you can read, after my training I am still completely in Ayurveda fever. At the moment I am also working on a two-week Ayurveda and Yoga online retreat. So for me everything revolves around Ayurveda at the moment and that also feels really good in everyday [...]Read Mo
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Dinacharya
The Ayurvedic daily routine An important goal in Ayurveda is to maintain the health of the healthy. According to Ayurveda, this succeeds in addition to a healthy diet with a healthy lifestyle. The Dinacharya contributes to a healthy lifestyle – the Ayurvedic daily routine. In Ayurveda, it is particularly important to have a regular daily [...]Read Mo
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Three months in an Ayurveda clinic in Kerala
Since I became unemployed as a tour operator overnight, so to speak, in March 2020, I decided to use this unique opportunity and spend my free time with intensive training in Ayurveda. The Ayurvedic Clinic “Greens Ayurveda” has been directed by Doctor Asghar since 2000. In addition to Ayurvedic retreats and Panchakarma cures, a wide [...]Read Mo
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Update Chalo! Travels
Exactly one year ago I said goodbye to the participants of the last Multi-Active Rajasthan trip. It was the last I accompanied for Chalo! Travels before the Corona epidemic. After that we only had one backpacker trip at the end of March, which our tour guide Dikshika handled fabulously, despite all the restricions. Then the [...]Read Mo
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Supporting India during Corona
Dear supporters, I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your renewed great support of the Indian people during the Corona epidemic!You donated during the month of December 2020 a total of 6,826 euros. So far the following projects could be carried out: – 540 catering packages to 540 Families [...]Read Mo
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Introducing the most beautiful cycling trips in India
Sitting on a bike and exploring the world – in my opinion, cycling offers the best opportunities to get to know the country and it’s people. You travel more slowly, are not separated from the outside world by a glass window, and you also use small roads, away from the main roads and highways. In [...]Read Mo
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Arrival at Indira Gandhi Airport, New Delhi
A few tips for entering India 1) On the plane Small cards are often handed out during the flight itself, in which personal information (name, passport number), flight number, an Indian address and a telephone number are to be filled in. It makes sense to fill in this note in advance, so that you can [...]Read Mo
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