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Yogyta’s Europe – how to make Aloo Paratha

The Indian cuisine is really oh so yummy. Good for me that Yogyta starts missing the taste of it whilst travelling Europe with me. Time for her to show me how to make parathas. A paratha is basically a type of bread eaten in India (mostly in Punjab and the north) and other Asian countries for breakfast. It’s tasty and quite filling. Probably the most popular parathas are the stuffed ones, onion paratha or aloo (potatoe) paratha. Sometimes it’s also spelled parantha. I love this kind of breakfast and parathas are easy to make, so here comes the recipe for a paratha stuffed with potatoes and onions. Ingredients: whole wheat flour, ghee, potatoes, onions (preferrably not sweet), green chillies ( I only had read ones but never mind), fresh coriander leaves, garam masala, salt, red chili powder Boil the potatoes and mash them. Make sure not to keep any chunks, it should be a fine mash. While the potatoes are boiling, chop the coriander leaves, the chillies and the onions and mix them with the potatoes …

Yogyta’s Europe – Cologne

After breakfast with German breadrolls and coffee Yogyta and I went exploring in Cologne yesterday. The city in Germany’s Rhineland is famous for its amazing gothic cathedral and the openness of its inhabitants. I grew up in Rhineland so I wanted to show Yogyta the beauty of this city. We started with the Cologne triangle, a highrise buiding that offers a stunning view. From here you can see the cathedral, the Cologne arena that hosts major events, the river Rhine and a lot more sights. When we walked the Hohenzollern Bridge that leads to the city side of the river, we had a closer look at the famous love locks. There are thousands of those locks. Couples fix a lock to the bridge that usually states their names and sometimes the day of their first date or marriage. Hoping for neverending love, they then drop the key in the river. Some of those locks have really nice little texts and looking at them always makes me think a lot. Most people probably think it’s very …

Yogyta’s Europe – Welcome to Germany!

For the next two weeks I will be travelling across Europe with my friend Yogyta from Delhi who has left her country for the very first time in her life to come and see some of Europe with me. One thing that I really love about travelling is that it not only widens your horizon but it allows you to change your perspective and experience the world from a different angle. For the next two weeks I’d like to share Yogyta’s view with you. So please fasten your seatbelt, put your seat in an upright position and enjoy the journey with us! I met Yogyta at the Parmarth Niketan Ashram in India where I spent some weeks when I started my trip around the world. We both were there to slow down a little and learn more about ourselvses. While Yogyta joined a one week Yoga intensive class at the Ashram, I was there by myself, trying to figure out whether leaving my comfort zone to learn about Shanti and Om was doing me any …