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Pyaaz Ki Kachori: The Rajasthan Street Side Delicacy that’ll have you Wanting for More

August 7, 2017 Loknath DasDelicacy, for, Have, Kachori:, Ki, More, Pyaaz, Rajasthan, Side, Street, That'll, The, Wanting, You

As the first set of showers takes the country in its stride, we can’t wait to start on our binge-fest of fried delicacies. Pakodas, samosas, bhajiyas, Kachoris – the list is endless. And one such fried delight that you must try this season is Pyaaz ki Kachori. A popular local breakfast dish in Rajasthan, these round fluffy kachoris, full of heart melting masalas and golden brown onions, are served with a combination of imly(tamarind) and coriander-mint chutney and are an absolute treat. I had my first tryst with the delight at the Rajasthan Stall in Dilli…

5 Smart Kitchen Appliances: From Wifi Enabled Oven to Coffee Maker and More

July 4, 2017 Loknath Das5%;, and, Appliances:, coffee, Enabled, From, Kitchen, Maker, More, Oven, Smart, to, Wifi

The clickety-clack of life plunge people into a state where you become complete ignorant about a healthydiet. You always end up ordering oily junk foodbecause by the end of the day you are too tired to cook. That moment when you are stuck in traffic, you only dream of a miracle that can keep your meal ready when you reach home. Well, that miracle is now possible. The never ending advancement in technology is making all our dreams come true. Here are the five high tech kitchen appliances that make cooking a cake…

SwiftKey for Android Gets GIF Support, Transliteration for 8 Indian Languages, and More

July 4, 2017 Loknath Das8, and, Android, for, Gets, Gif, Indian, Languages, More, Support, SwiftKey, Transliteration

After announcing transliteration support for seven new Indian languages in beta mode last week, SwiftKey has now brought transliteration support for these languages in the stable version, apart from Tamil and Tamlish. With the latest update, SwiftKey now supports transliteration for Bangla, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, and Telugu. Additionally, it has also added GIF support, along with bug fixes and improvements. Thanks to transliteration, these supported language speakers will now be able to use SwiftKey to type in their native language by spelling words out phonetically in English. SwiftKey will throw…

Chana Dal, Keema, Curry Leaf Among Indian Words to Enter The Oxford English Dictionary: Twitter Is More Than Happy

June 28, 2017 Loknath DasAmong, Chana, Curry, Dal, Dictionary:, English:, Enter, Happy, Indian, Is, Keema, Leaf, More, Oxford, Than, The, to, Twitter, Words

The ninth edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary has over 900 news words and includes close to 240 words from Indian English. Interestingly, the cause of joy for India is the fact that a host of culinary terms and Hindi names of food items have also secured a place in the dictionary reflecting the popularity of Indian cuisine and a global understanding of indigenous cooking techniques and ingredients. Some of the words to have found a place in the mega-word bank includes items like Chana dal, curry leaf, keema…

Why children of older fathers are smarter, more successful

June 27, 2017 Loknath DasAre, Children, Fathers, More, of, Older, Smarter, successful, Why

Sons of older fathers are more intelligent, more focused on their interests and less concerned about fitting in, characteristics typically seen in “geeks’”, says a new study. While previous research has shown that children of older fathers are at a higher risk of some adverse outcomes, including autism and schizophrenia, the study published recently in Translational Psychiatry suggests that children of older fathers may also have certain advantages over their peers in educational and career settings. The researchers from King’s College London and The Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment at the Icahn School of Medicine…

Reliance Jio Broadband Tests, Amazon and Flipkart Sales, Nokia 3310 India Launch, and More News This Week

May 27, 2017 Loknath Das3310, Amazon, and, Broadband, Flipkart, India, Jio, Launch, More, news, Nokia, Reliance, Sales, Tests, This, Week

Welcome back to our weekly news roundup, where we catch you up with all the tech news you might have missed during the course of the week. As you may have guessed, some of the news that most people were interested in was about sales, from both Amazon, and Flipkart. Amazon’s Great India Sale started on May 11, and ends today, May 14. In the course of the sale, we’ve seen a number of great offers on phones and other electronics, and Sunday your last chance to get a deal.…