the journey continues…

Gopalaswamy Betta is one among my favorite spots.The place is in Chamarajanagar District of Karantaka which is 90km from Mysore .There is a motor-able road all the way to the top of the hill.

Hill has a very old Venugopala Swamy Temple.
The roof of the Gharbhagudi of the temple has snow or dew drops that you can touch and feel. Also we can see snow on the god’s statue.Its very surprising that only the temple’s inside part and god’s statue has snow and no where else.”Hima” means snow or ice in kannada.So it is popularly know as Himavat Gopalaswamy Betta.

The peak is covered with mist almost all the months of the year and it is one among the highest peaks in Karnataka.The entire hill is covered with green grass and gives a scenic view.

Its a good spot for trekking also. Bangalore Mountaineering Club organizes trekking to GopalaSwamy Betta regularly.No food is available on top.If you are starting from Bangalore then start early as you are not allowed to stay on the top beyond 5:30 in the evening.A very quite and calm, hangout place for family and friends for a weekend.

Word of Caution Please note the last comment on this post which says its no more safe to do trekking or picnicking here due to tiger attacks.

Toor dal rasam is a common recipe in Brahmin’s House.Everyday its a must.
Ingredients :
Toor Dal – 1 cup
Tomatoes – 2
Rasam powder – 4 tbsp
Tamarind paste – 2 tbsp
Curry leaves – 10
Mustard
Salt

Boil Toor dal and tomatoes together in cooker for 3-4 whistles.
While boiling dal you should add little turmeric and oil so that dal would be cooked well.Boil dal,tomatoes with tamarind paste,rasam powder and salt.Add chopped corriander.
Finally saute it with oil, mustard and curry leaves.

Coriander seeds – 6 cup
Jeera – 1/2 cup
Methi – 1/2 cup
Black pepper – 1/2 cup
Hing – 1/4 tbsp
Red Chillies [ dried]- 40-50
Roast all in a low flame ,when the corriander seeds turns slight brown stop it.
Make a smooth powder using mixer.

Akki roti is basically a north karnatka dish.Easy to prepare and good for health also.

Ingredients :
Rice flour – 4 cups
Maida flour – 4 tbsp
Onions [chopped ] – 2
Green chillies- 3-4
Grated coconut – 2 cup
Jeera – 1 tbsp
Corriander [finely chopped] – 1 cup
Salt

Mix all the above ingredients with water and make a fine dough.
Then make small balls of it and roll it on tawa using fingers.Bake it like chapatis by adding little oil.
Always we should make rotis using hand then only it tastes real good.