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  CHANGE OF TASTE   LT COL NOEL ELLIS   29/III/2023   All of us crave good food. A change in taste is always welcome. If it is made by the ‘padosan’s’ hands then the taste will be three times better, even if it is without salt. Your wife/mother may be the best cook on earth but when the same dal is served at your friend’s house, it tastes better, doesn't it?   My Sali ji came from Hyderabad yesterday. Having tasted the best of cuisines in the Nizam’s city, all of us here in the Suncity wanted to be in ‘Paradise’. Yes, you guessed it right, Biryani from the famous restaurant with the same name.   As the tradition goes, no one comes empty handed when you visit someone’s place. Therefore, Pulla Reddy sweets, especially his motichoor laddus are a big demand in our family. Though there is nothing to beat the sweets of the famous ‘Jodhpur Sweets’.   Their Rabri laddus, Ghewar, Balushahi, Besan ki Chakki etc have a unique taste beyond ...

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EXCHANGING NOTES   LT COL NOEL ELLIS   28/III/2023   This morning, I was lucky to spot ‘Greeny’ the Green Pigeon again, high on a branch of the ‘Drum Stick’ tree adjacent to our garden. Hello Greeny, I said, long time no see! Oh! Hello my dear; yes, I’ve been a little busy lately. So, less time and so much to do, she said.   What has been keeping you busy was my obvious question? Well, she said. It is nesting time. ‘Papa Greeny’ has become so naughty these days, he is hardly home. Too many beauties around and he goes chasing them. A nest has to be built and we need to settle down. Papa is busy in his own world. All men are like that only. Hmm, I said.   What about the nest in the Ficus tree where we met the other day? It was nicely camouflaged and tucked in and quite well protected by wasps. Nay, she said, their constant hum and violent shaking of the tree by children playing football in the garden made me abandon it.   Children can’...

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