Lakshmi Rajan

He is the lead man of GingerChai and plays the multi role of chief author, editor, business development and also of a chaiwala! (Tea maker!) He is the master brewer at Ginger Chai.Follow him on Twitter : @Lakshmirajan

Web Site: http://www.gingerchai.com


Khatta Meetha – Review

July 23, 2010
Khatta Meetha – Review

Priyadarshan is a director of contradiction. In 2008 his Tamil movie Kanichivaram won the national award and in 89’s and 90’s he has many commercially successful Malayalam movies to his credit. Then he ventured into Bollywood taking the safe route of remaking his Malayalam hits and turning many into hits again. But the problem...
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From St Paul to Political Pals

July 19, 2010
From St Paul to Political Pals

For many centuries now, Indians have known the psychic abilities of birds and animals. Western world is waking up now, after canonizing Paul, the Octopus. They may soon discover the sainthood of cows, monkeys and parrots we traditionally venerate. Of course, Meena kutti, the 8 year old parakeet is the flag-bearer for the cause...
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Maladu – Visual Recipe

July 18, 2010
Maladu – Visual Recipe

Maladu or Pottu kadalai urundai is an easy to make laddu variety. Ingredients:Bhuna Channa (roasted gram / pottu kadalai) Sugar GheeStep 1: Take a measure of bhuna channa (pottu kadalai) and sugar as per your choice.Step 2: Grind bhuna channa (pottu kadalai) and sugar together into powder form.Step 3: Add ghee to the grinded flour.Step 4: Mix well to the consistency...
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Plastic-free kanyakumari

July 15, 2010
Plastic-free kanyakumari

When was the last time you carried bag from home when going out for shopping? When was the last time you stuffed your purchases in a cloth bag instead of the plastic one? When I was kid, the shop keepers use to wrap grocery items in paper and we used to carry cloth bags...
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I hate luv storys -review

July 2, 2010
I hate luv storys -review

When the title says I hate luv storys and the promo shows the heroine’s character as mushy mushy die-hard romantic and hero as one who hate the four letter L- word, you are pretty sure what to expect from a Bollywood movie. Under Karan Johar’s banner debutant director Punit Malhotra starts by spoofing Bollywood love...
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Black Til Laddu – Visual recipe

July 1, 2010
Black Til Laddu – Visual recipe

This is a simple, easy to make , healthy traditional snack made with black sesame seeds ( black til seeds) . In Tamil the dish is called Ellu urundai. Ingredients:Black Til (black sesame seeds) JaggeryStep 1: Roast the til (sesame seeds) in low flame till they crackle.Step 2: Grind the roasted til in mixie grinder  to...
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GingerChai turns 1

June 26, 2010
GingerChai turns 1

One year ago on this date, over a cup of piping hot ginger tea, I was chit-chatting with Divya about domain names. Earlier I had registered a domain name but was not convinced about it. We discussed a lot many names but none got our nod together. Running out of names and looking at...
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Wheat Puttu – Visual recipe

June 20, 2010
Wheat Puttu – Visual recipe

Ingredients:Wheat flour Salt as per taste Sugar as per taste (optional) Grated CoconutStep 1: Roast the wheat flour in low flame in a kadai.Step 2: Add salt to the flour . You can also add little sugar (optional) Sprinkle little water into the roasted flour.  If it gets very coarse and rough, grind it once in mixer...
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Raavan – review

June 18, 2010
Raavan – review

There was a director by name Mani Ratnam who gave wonderful movies with his forte being strong script and story telling. Raavan credit titles shows it is Mani Ratnam movie but the director is completely missing in this movie. Beera is a fearsome tribal leader liked and equally feared by many. Dev is posted in...
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Banana Appam – Visual recipe

June 10, 2010
Banana Appam – Visual recipe

Ingredients:Kerala Banana (Nentran pazham) Maida Sugar A pinch of salt Oil to fryStep 1: Cut banana into slices. You can make it round slices or long slices.Step 2: Mix maida, sugar and a pinch of salt with water to make the batter.Step 3: Add the cut banana slices in the batter and coat it well.Step 4: Heat oil...
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