This year, we celebrated Varalakshmi Vratam on 5th August 2022. I was happy with how peacefully we completed the pooja. Our day started early (well, early for me!). I made 9 types of prasadalu. It took me 2 and half…
Author: Saudhamini Mylaram
HR by profession. Reading has always been one of my favorite things to do apart from gardening, cooking and driving.
This is the first time I have offered the Saare to Pochamma thalli. The Saare is usually offered during Bonalu festival. And I have done a lot of research just to ensure I have all the things that have to…
Jane Austin fans are not happy with the “sassy” representation of “Persuasion”. Take it from someone who is an avid reader yet could not make it through first few pages of her books. Jane Austin books make for a slow…
Ingredients: Dried Chickpea – 250 grams Onion – 4 medium size Green chilies – 4 Tomatoes – 4 medium size Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp Cardamom, clove, bay leave, cinnamon, Mace – 1 each Back stone flower, Shahi jeera…
Fenugreek Saplings: After having failed to grow methi (fenugreek) multiple times in 2020, I tried again this summer. You can check my failed attempts in this post: https://saudhaminimylaram.in/2020/08/19/chronicles-of-gardening-around-my-garden/ The fenugreek seeds I used this time around could have been of…
It is no secret to the people who know me – I have a sweet tooth. And I very often make something at home giving in to these sweet cravings. This time around I made Garijelu – one of the…
I like children – love them. I would like to have some of my own in the future. But could not resist writing about the annoying experience I am facing on a daily basis when it comes to our neighbors…
This post is again inspired by one of the posts I read in LinkedIn, just like the previous one: Interview Feedback Decoded (https://saudhaminimylaram.in/2020/06/07/interview-feedback-decoded/). The author of this post was idealizing one HR who was doing everything right and the rest…
The second part of our trip starts with the drive through the Bandipur Forest. Hundreds of deer walking along the roads in their natural habitat was a sight! This actually put the deer park we visited in Hyderabad to shame….
I booked Coorg and Ooty trip from BookmyTrip for 5 days and 4 nights. This is the first time in five years I am actually going on a vacation. Our trip started at 3 AM on 13th April 2022. We…