![Top 7 Himalayan treks: Since time immemorial the perpetual snow covered lofty mountains has challenged human lives. Sage, saint, hermit and vagabonds has found solace in its mighty arms that has spread across throughout the subcontinent. The wonder of wonders that has never ceased to amaze man, with its abundant beauty that nature has chosen to bestow on it, diverse flora and fauna and many life forms that it has supported through eons, Himalayas are most sought after and at the same […]](http://saffronstreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Dhaulagiri_2005-195x110.jpg "My most favourite Top 7 Best and most beautiful Himalayan treks")
![Lal Bagh Flower Show 2014 Flower show return to Lal Bagh this year with astounding display of floral replica of Mysore Palace and the famed Dasara procession. We happened to visit there on 15th of August. Not an ideal to visit as the crowd was huge. The footfalls at the show was beyond the expectations of the organiser and they had to close the main gate number of times. Maneuvering through the suffocating crowd and handling the camera at the […]](http://saffronstreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ss_lalbagh_flower_show_2-195x110.jpg "Lal Bagh flower show August 2014 & Dastkar handicraft fair")
![A jungle odyssey can be an incredible experience. When you travel in the forest you must be sensitive and careful. You must respect the forest rules and take steps so as not to disturb the animals. Good jungle etiquette can help you to enjoy the rich fauna without a negative impact on the eco-tourism. Important travel tips are discussed in this primer. You must not get out of the vehicle to take photographs of the animals. You must take photographs […]](http://saffronstreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ss_tiger-195x110.jpg "Important Travel Tips For An Exhilarating And Memorable Jungle Experience")
![“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.” ― George Eliot Between summer and winter, there is fall, a transitional phase when each leaves of the tree turns into golden, yellow and red before shedding themselves, paints the landscape in riots of color, before embracing harsh and cold winter nights in their bare branches . We are expected to be sad because soon the […]](http://saffronstreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/ss_smoky_mountain_11_ed-195x110.jpg "Fall in the dreamy Smoky mountains")
![Two weeks of travelling through the wild – wild west of America, hopping through six national parks and enduring through the range of climatic conditions, we are finally back with tired limbs, overwhelming experience, some lifelong memories and few mind-boggling three thousand plus images and bucket full of stories for you. Let me download everything first ! I need some real vacation now ! 😀 Before my hypnotic mind get restored to its original frame, let me brief you quickly […]](http://saffronstreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ss_yosemite_rim-fire-195x110.jpg "Yosemite rim fire – should you visit Yosemite or not ?")
![This is the concluding part of our long Florida series. To be at “Miami” or not to be …. well ! We have to stay in Miami for two reasons – one for return flight and other for its proximity to Everglades. So in short we spend one and half day at Miami. Thankfully enough, weather was cool in Miami and we did enjoyed partially though , just strolling through the streets, stopped at some curio shops, and sampled foods […]](http://saffronstreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ss_miami_sunset-1-195x110.jpg "An un inspired day at Miami and few good moments !")
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![Say hello to September with these simple and delicious carrot coconut barfi. Have you noticed that you can now yum our recipe? Yes, we have recently joined Yummly the social sharing platform for food and recipes, and here is our publisher page. September is the month of transition as Monsoon begins its retreat from larger part of the subcontinent, sun shines brightly against a deep blue azure sky announcing the onset of Autumn, and for us Indians it is also […]](http://saffronstreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ss_carrot_coconut_barfi_2-115x115.jpg "Carrot and Coconut barfi / fudge – easy festival recipe")
Carrot and Coconut barfi / fudge – easy festival recipe
Posted on September 17, 2016 | No CommentsSay hello to September with these simple and delicious carrot coconut barfi. Have you noticed that you can now yum our recipe? Yes, we have recently joined Yummly the social sharing platform for food and recipes, and here is our publisher page. September is the month of transition as Monsoon begins its retreat from larger part of the subcontinent, sun shines brightly against a deep blue azure sky announcing the onset of Autumn, and for us Indians it is also […]
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![Monsoon Magic with … Beets Ever since my Patna wali aunt served me “the beetroot curry” I had been running away from the beetroot since long until few good things happened in my life that had changed my perceptions about food in general, and especially the beetroots. Now I can not blame my poor aunt to make that awful beetroot curry, as that is the only way we Bong (Bengali) knows how to make aloo, beet ar gajar er dalna meaning […]](http://saffronstreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ss_beetroot_chop_1-115x115.jpg "Beetroot chops, cutlets and Monsoon magic")
Beetroot chops, cutlets and Monsoon magic
Posted on August 8, 2016 | 1 CommentMonsoon Magic with … Beets Ever since my Patna wali aunt served me “the beetroot curry” I had been running away from the beetroot since long until few good things happened in my life that had changed my perceptions about food in general, and especially the beetroots. Now I can not blame my poor aunt to make that awful beetroot curry, as that is the only way we Bong (Bengali) knows how to make aloo, beet ar gajar er dalna meaning […] -
![Beautiful things in life are often simple and elegant. There is beauty in simplicity, just like this Yakhni pulao, simple and pale but highly fragrant and full of flavours. Meat with bone in are marinated for long hours in yogurt and then boiled in enough water with variety of whole spices. The word Yakhni is derived from “akhin” which means broth or stock or shorba. The rice was then cooked in that fragrant broth together with the tender meat and together […]](http://saffronstreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ss_mutton_yakhni_pulao_3-115x115.jpg "Mutton yakhni pulao")
Mutton yakhni pulao
Posted on July 5, 2016 | No CommentsBeautiful things in life are often simple and elegant. There is beauty in simplicity, just like this Yakhni pulao, simple and pale but highly fragrant and full of flavours. Meat with bone in are marinated for long hours in yogurt and then boiled in enough water with variety of whole spices. The word Yakhni is derived from “akhin” which means broth or stock or shorba. The rice was then cooked in that fragrant broth together with the tender meat and together […] -
![After a while… I am back here in my own little space. In the past year I had somehow managed to keep the stove warm enough so that you can enjoy the sporadic posts that I had manged to throw in here and there randomly. Six weeks back a little angel has arrived in our home and she has changed our lives forever. We are now proud parent of our sweet angel, yes we are blessed with a baby girl. […]](http://saffronstreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/ss_blackberry_cobbler_1-115x115.jpg "Blackberry cobbler for the summery days and a new beginning")
Blackberry cobbler for the summery days and a new beginning
Posted on June 16, 2016 | No CommentsAfter a while… I am back here in my own little space. In the past year I had somehow managed to keep the stove warm enough so that you can enjoy the sporadic posts that I had manged to throw in here and there randomly. Six weeks back a little angel has arrived in our home and she has changed our lives forever. We are now proud parent of our sweet angel, yes we are blessed with a baby girl. […] -
![For centuries people from different culture, countries had migrated to Calcutta and made the city their second home. For last three centuries, Calcutta remained the hotspot for mass migration for people who were seeking jobs, business opportunities and also for people who left their home countries in the wake of political and religious issues, thus seeking asylum in the city. In due course of time, flavours intermingles, criss crossing the geographical boundaries. From Mughals, Chinese to British, French and Dutch which later amalgamated […]](http://saffronstreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ss_chicken_bharta_4_ed-115x115.jpg "Dhaba style Chicken Bharta – the Punjabi flavour to the cuisine of Kolkata")
Dhaba style Chicken Bharta – the Punjabi flavour to the cuisine of Kolkata
Posted on April 14, 2016 | 2 CommentsFor centuries people from different culture, countries had migrated to Calcutta and made the city their second home. For last three centuries, Calcutta remained the hotspot for mass migration for people who were seeking jobs, business opportunities and also for people who left their home countries in the wake of political and religious issues, thus seeking asylum in the city. In due course of time, flavours intermingles, criss crossing the geographical boundaries. From Mughals, Chinese to British, French and Dutch which later amalgamated […] -
![The queen of cakes and heartthrobs of many, the decadent black forest cake epitomizes the divinity of chocolate in its true spirit, this heavenly torte is dream of every bakers to whip up the best one possible. This fancy cake is layered with so many fascinating stories about its origin, tales that traveled across the globe from the sleepy town of Bad Godesberg near Bonn. Black forest cake is a fancy and dreamy chocolate genoise which is soaked in kirschwasser or cherry brandy […]](http://saffronstreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ss_blackforestcake_2-115x115.jpg "Black forest cake for the love of life and chocolate – true bliss")
Black forest cake for the love of life and chocolate – true bliss
Posted on February 9, 2016 | No CommentsThe queen of cakes and heartthrobs of many, the decadent black forest cake epitomizes the divinity of chocolate in its true spirit, this heavenly torte is dream of every bakers to whip up the best one possible. This fancy cake is layered with so many fascinating stories about its origin, tales that traveled across the globe from the sleepy town of Bad Godesberg near Bonn. Black forest cake is a fancy and dreamy chocolate genoise which is soaked in kirschwasser or cherry brandy […]
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My most favourite Top 7 Best and most beautiful Himalayan treks
Top 7 Himalayan treks: Since time immemorial the perpetual snow covered lofty mountains has challenged human lives. Sage, saint, hermit and vagabonds has found solace in its mighty arms that has spread across throughout the subcontinent. The wonder of wonders that has never ceased to amaze man, with its abundant beauty that nature has chosen to bestow on it, diverse flora and fauna and many life forms that it has supported through eons, Himalayas are most sought after and at the same […]
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Lal Bagh flower show August 2014 & Dastkar handicraft fair
Lal Bagh Flower Show 2014 Flower show return to Lal Bagh this year with astounding display of floral replica of Mysore Palace and the famed Dasara procession. We happened to visit there on 15th of August. Not an ideal to visit as the crowd was huge. The footfalls at the show was beyond the expectations of the organiser and they had to close the main gate number of times. Maneuvering through the suffocating crowd and handling the camera at the […]
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Important Travel Tips For An Exhilarating And Memorable Jungle Experience
A jungle odyssey can be an incredible experience. When you travel in the forest you must be sensitive and careful. You must respect the forest rules and take steps so as not to disturb the animals. Good jungle etiquette can help you to enjoy the rich fauna without a negative impact on the eco-tourism. Important travel tips are discussed in this primer. You must not get out of the vehicle to take photographs of the animals. You must take photographs […]
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Fall in the dreamy Smoky mountains
“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.” ― George Eliot Between summer and winter, there is fall, a transitional phase when each leaves of the tree turns into golden, yellow and red before shedding themselves, paints the landscape in riots of color, before embracing harsh and cold winter nights in their bare branches . We are expected to be sad because soon the […]
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Yosemite rim fire – should you visit Yosemite or not ?
Two weeks of travelling through the wild – wild west of America, hopping through six national parks and enduring through the range of climatic conditions, we are finally back with tired limbs, overwhelming experience, some lifelong memories and few mind-boggling three thousand plus images and bucket full of stories for you. Let me download everything first ! I need some real vacation now ! 😀 Before my hypnotic mind get restored to its original frame, let me brief you quickly […]
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An un inspired day at Miami and few good moments !
This is the concluding part of our long Florida series. To be at “Miami” or not to be …. well ! We have to stay in Miami for two reasons – one for return flight and other for its proximity to Everglades. So in short we spend one and half day at Miami. Thankfully enough, weather was cool in Miami and we did enjoyed partially though , just strolling through the streets, stopped at some curio shops, and sampled foods […]
