Thajiwas Glacier is just half an hour walk from Sonamarg town. A motorable road takes you to the base of the glacier but the more popular mode of transport is by ponies. Like most tourists places in Kashmir, pony rides are available for to and fro ride to the Glacier. The Thajiwas Glacier recedes as the summer progresses. By the time of my trip, it had dwindled in the vast valley and was confined to the gentle slopes, where the mountain begins. There were few camps and makeshift shops at the valley. Higher further, the Gujjars made their camp on either sides of the valley. #incredibleindia #himalayas #nationalgeographic #lonelyplanetindia #igersofindia #ig_india #ig_asia #india_clicks #indianpictures #travelrealindia #india_undiscovered #huffpostgram #mytravelgram #_woi #indianphotography #kashmir #jammuandkashmirtourism #sonamarg #mypixeldiary #photographers_of_india #travelphotographer #peregrine_travel_india #creativeimagemagazine #traveldiaries #passionpassport #igtravel #shutterbugsindia #i_hobbygraphy #igramming_india #_indiadiaries
Imarti is an Indian sweet. It is made by deep-frying vigna mungo flour batter in a kind of circular flower shape, then soaked in sugar syrup.
Vigna mungo is soaked in water for few hours, and stone-ground into a fine batter. The batter is poured into ghee, though other oils are sometimes used. Similarly to funnel cakes, the batter is poured into geometric patterns, although imartis are generally smaller than funnel cakes. There is often a small ring in the middle.
Before frying the batter, sugar syrup is prepared and is usually flavored with edible camphor, cloves, cardamom, kewra and saffron. The fried material is then dipped in sugar syrup until it expands in size and soaks up a significant amount of the syrup. In Northern India imartis are usually drained, so tend to be drier than jalebis. The pieces can be served hot, at room temperature, or sometimes refrigerated.
“To me the sea is a continual miracle; The fishes that swim, the rocks, the motion of the waves, the ships with men in them.”
Elephant Haven.
Elephant Haven - Elephant Conservation & Care Centre, Agra.
These giants eat a lot !!
