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Preparing Butter Traditional Way
Large families in rural India till today collect fresh butter daily by this pot churning process for their Kitchen consumption. Milk is an important product for human consumption from the time a baby is born. Milk is used in different forms as an integral part of everyday food consumption in Human’s life by converting it into different by-products for various types of cuisines, one such product is butter. The ancient way of preparing butter is by Clay Pot churning process. This process is manually done using narrow neck clay pot and a wooden churner. The diluted curds or yogurt is churned by hand in the clay pot gently for a long period and butter from churned curds deposits on the inner wall of the clay pot which again collected by hand to make it into mass of thick fresh butter.
At Nature Nook our guests will have this unique experience of extracting butter for their usage.
Prepare Your Own Breakfast Cereal
Folk cuisines are a rich healthy sumptuous meal, which were prepared with enormous and deep knowledge of nutritious value of each ingredients by our ancestors to keep the large families in good health
Nature Nook gives a glimpse of such traditional preparation to its valued guests by including them in the menu of the farm kitchen. Our guests will be given hands on experience of preparing the cereals in traditional way of grinding the ingredients by hand in granite circular stone crush to make fine powder to prepare breakfast cereals.
FOLK GAMES
Folk games have always been a part of Princely Mysuru's rich culture. There are a variety of indoor, outdoor and board games that were popular in Old Mysuru State. Many of these interesting games were played by both the young and the old.
But with the advent of computers, mobile phones and play stations the concept of playing games have drastically changed in the state along with the rest of the country. Though a few of the traditional games are still played in Karnataka, people dwelling in the cities have lost touch with most of the traditional games.
Let us take a look at some of the traditional games that were once enthusiastically played across Princely Mysuru State which you can experience at "Nature Nook's Farm Stay"
Chinni Dandu (Gilli Danda)
Gilli danda is one of the most popular outdoor games played all over India and even in South Asia. It is called Chinni Dandu in Kannada. This game is believed to be the origin of many European and American games such as Cricket, Baseball and Softball. The game is played with a peg (gilli) and a stick (danda), both of which are made of wood. The stick is used to strike the peg. It is a team game that requires hand eye co-ordination and concentration of the player.
Buguri (Spinning the top)
Spinning the top or Lattu is a fun game played across many parts of India. It is known as Buguri in Kannada. It is an interesting traditional game where a wooden top is made to spin. There are grooves in the lower half of the top and a nail at the bottom to spin on. A string is wrapped around the grooves to deploy the top and make it spin.
Goli (Marbles)
Popularly known as marbles, kancha or Goli, it is a much loved gully sport in the country. It is called Goli in Kannada. This classic game requires the player to hit the selected target ‘marble’ using his/her own marble ball. The winner of the game walks away with all the marbles of the other players. This game requires aiming and concentration skills on part of the player.
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Chowka Bara (Chakaara)
Chauka Bara is one of the oldest board games of India that is still played in some parts of the country. It is known as Chowka Bara in Mysuru and as Chakaara or Chakka in north Karnataka. This game is similar to ludo and can be played by 4 players. It is a game of chance that is played with cowry shells (called kavade in Kannada). The players attempt to race their pawns from the starting point to the safety of home. The game improves eye-to-eye coordination and teaches to make strategies.
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Ali Guli Mane
Ali Guli Mane or Channe Mane is a traditional indoor board game of Karnataka. The game is generally played by two players on a wooden board that has 14 pits. The pits are used to store 70 tamarind seeds or cowry shells that act as counters in the game. It is an engaging game that helps to develop logic, hand-eye coordination and concentration.
Lagori (Seven Stones)
A stack of stones, a ball and a focused eye is all you need to play the game of lagori in an open courtyard. This game is quite popular in the North and Eastern states of India and is fondly called pittu, lingochi or palli patti by many. However, it is becoming increasingly popular in Mangalore and a common outdoor norm amongst the youth. The game involves a pile of flat stones and two opposing teams. A player from one team throws the ball at the pile to disrupt it, and runs. The players of the opposite team reach for the ball and run to hit the players of the ball-throwing team who re-make the stack in the meantime without getting hit. It barely makes use of any expensive tools or equipment and is really easy to follow. No wonder it has been gaining heat lately.
These are just a few of the exciting traditional games that were once an integral part of Karnataka’s heritage. There are several other games that have been a part of Karnataka’s rich culture. But most of these games are on the verge of being erased from people’s memory these days. These traditional games can be enjoyed even today. Several of these games are quite interesting to play and can help to keep children away from the clutches of electronic games they constantly play on computers and mobiles.
