Mavalli Tiffin Rooms

After having heard so much about this legendary eatery, I finally got a chance to taste their food. Luckily for me, they have opened a branch in a nearby mall, so we did not have to travel too much.

We tried their idli-sambar, rava dosa, masala dosa, chow-chow baath, baadam milk and coffee between the four of us (Atri included) - and every single thing tasted absolutely wonderful. Their sambar was to die for - no trace of sweetener like how we find it in most cities.

Packed...

...and ready to leave on a small holiday.

Tiffin time

When we passed one of the branches of the famous Minerva Coffee Shop, we had to step in. Pesarattu, Chole Bhature and filter coffee downed, needless to say that made an early supper for us.

P.S.
To the two guys who got captured in the frame by default, sorry!

Flower shower

A most amazing sight lay in wait for us at the park this evening...gentle breeze bringing down showers of these light pink flowers that nearly covered the grass all over...as usual I had my toddler in my arms, so couldn't take a picture of the flower showers, but managed this shot as a remembrance of the pleasant evening we had. Another pic of the fallen flowers on the walk-way - any idea what tree this could be? Is this by any chance the Tabebuia impetiginosa?
Updated on 16/03/10
Enlightened from my visit to Bangalore, this tree is Tabebuia rosea / basant rani / pink trumpet tree

A letter from Amma

Receiving a hand-written letter from my mom brought me such happiness this morning - the main intent of the post was to send me 'sharadu' for Karadayan Nonbu - so she decided to send me a letter with some loving words and the recipe for Nonbu adai.
An informative post on this festival on the Hindu Devotional Blog

Have a...

100% Multivitamin juice :)

Soaking up the sun

Manisha's No oil Lemon pickle

Updated with another pic -