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Chilkur Balaji Temple Chilkur Balaji Temple Name Proper name : Chilkur Balaji Temple Location Country : India State : Andhra Pradesh Location : Chilkur Village, Gandipet , Hyderabad Architecture and culture Primary deity : Lord Venkateswara History Date built : (Current structure) 1500s Website : chilkurbalaji.com Chilkur Balaji Temple ( Telugu : చిలుకూరు బాలాజీ దేవాలయము ) popularly known as Visa Balaji Temple or Visa God is an ancient Hindu temple of Lord Balaji on the banks of Osman Sagar Lake near Hyderabad , India . It is 17 km from Mehedipatnam. It is one of the oldest temples in Hyderabad built during the time of Madanna and Akkanna , the uncles of Bhakta Ramadas . [1] the shrine is instrumental for the temple's popularity as Visa God. It is also the only temple in India that does not accept any money, does...

Please find below link to download శ్రీ వేంకటేశ్వర స్వామి గోవింద నామాలు in PDF format available in Telugu and Hindi. http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/4/6/2393428/Govinda-namalu-namavali.pdf   Click here for the audio

Typical dialogues in a Irani Café. Arey bhai ek chai daalna. Ek dam strong ! Aur ek plate samosa… oh chote wale le aana. Hyderabad is famous for its Iraani chai and here is its recipe. It takes 5 litres of boiled milk, 6 litres of water, 300-400 grams of tea dust and 1.3 kgs of sugar to make 100 cups of 90 ml each. Tea dust and sugar are added to the water, and boiled for twenty minutes, forming a decoction This decoction is filtered into another container to remove traces of the tea dust Milk is boiled separately for 45 minutes in a samovar — a copper container with a spigot at the bottom. After it reaches boiling point, the milk is left to simmer further for 2 hours, till it condenses and is rid of its water content for the most part A cup of Irani chai is made of equal parts of the condensed milk and the decoction Sugar is not added to the milk while condensing as it caramelises, changing both texture and taste.

One of my most favorite dishes outside my home. I, simply love this lip smacking dish !  Here is it's History and then followed by recipe. History: Biryani is believed to have been brought to India by Taimur Lang, or Timur, the lame. The classic biryani originated in the mughal courts after they refined the dish with cooking influences from the Persian courts. The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb (1618 - 1707) brought the dish to Hyderabad when he invaded the South and installed his representatives as governors of the southern provinces. One of these governors later became the Nizams of Hyderabad. Recipe: Ingredients 1 kg chicken preferably in 16 pieces and a couple of drumsticks 1 kg Basmati rice 1 cup finely chopped onions 2 tsp ginger and garlic paste 3 tsp chilli powder ½ tsp turmeric 100 g cashew nuts 4 or 5 bay leaves 4 or 5 cloves ...