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With every sense of rhythm

Arts, Culture & Entertainment

Spinning music
Fatboy Slim was here! Originally christened Norman Cook and nicknamed the godfather of dance music, this artiste is a wizard at the turntable, churning out beats and rhythms which are hard to resist.

And in a City like Bangalore, where chances to dance are few and far between, his performance at EZone Club on Sunday was a welcome opportunity to shake a leg to a few catchy tunes.

The stage was set for a night of trance, electronica and everything to do with dancing – with neon strobe lights and a psychedelic video display.

The crowd came in slowly and was surprisingly sparse through the evening. As darkness began to fall, the hosts of the evening — Nikhil Chinappa and Rohit Barker — emerged on stage and began to keep the crowd entertained with witty one-liners and promises of a legendary night.

Popular turntable artistes DJ Ivan and ‘Brute Force’ took over the opening acts, keeping the crowd pumped up with upbeat music and a pulsing beat.

For the crowd, the event was nothing less than a party. They came with a dazzling array of accessories, and electric blue afros, large sunglasses and flashy bags. Beer and cigarettes were passed freely around and the open-air ground was converted into a makeshift dance floor, the strobe lights adding to the club-like ambience.

The crowd may not have been particularly impressive — to the extent that Nikhil Chinappa actually began to urge the people in the elevated VIP stands to come down and gather around the stage — but the youngsters who turned up knew how to party.

Right before the artiste was set to appear, Nikhil said, “I’m going to come there and have a good time with you guys — that’s how good he is!”, following which he and Rohit Barker slipped off stage. A countdown began to announce Fatboy Slim’s arrival on stage, although it turned out to be a rather flexible one, with the announcers pushing back his arrival time every few minutes.

When he did make an appearance, he crawled onto the stage and crouched under the turntable, urging the crowd to cheer even louder from that position. It was only when his name was finally announced — complete with the electronic version of a drumroll — that he leapt up and the audience went wild.

His energy on stage was incredible; not for a single minute did Fatboy Slim stay still. Instead, he pranced around the turntable, constantly gyrating, pumping his fists and in general, pushing the crowd to the absolute brink of an excitement overdose. He played some of his classic numbers such as ‘Weapon of Choice’, ‘Praise You’, ‘The Rockafeller Skank’, ‘Right Here Right Now’ and ‘Champion Sound’ and although not everyone in the crowd recognised the numbers, they didn’t hold back from having a good time.

Evidently, improvisation is Fatboy Slim’s forte, because he included a few Bangalore references — accompanied with a liberal dose of swearing — into a few of the songs

source: http://www.DeccanHerald.com / Supplements> MetroLife / DHNS / May 07th, 2012

Dubai : Bunts UAE Conducts Blood Donation Campaign

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Inspiration / Positive News and Features, Nri's / Pio's

Dubai, May 6:
Bunts UAE this year successfully kicked off and concluded ‘Blood Donation’ Campaign at Latifa Hospital, Dubai on the 4th of May, 2012, Friday from 10.00 AM to 2.00 PM with record number of donors participation.

Sudhakar Alva the main man behind this campaign thanked the authorities for being tolerant and supportive in the campaign and promised more contribution to the Blood Bank from all the Indian Communities living in UAE. The Donors poured in great numbers from various parts of UAE into Lathifa Hospital enthusiastically for this great cause. It was also great to see Presidents and Office Bearers of most of the regional Community Associations of Karnataka together in one place for this noble cause. A record was created with more than 100 numbers participation.

As per the Dubai Blood Donation Centre (DBDC), the need for blood is ongoing and must be met every day. The demand for blood is growing faster than the collection rate and DBDC has been requested to have an instant response to the rapid growth in blood demand which is obviously proportionate to the fast growing population of the city along with healthcare facilities. DBDC is the only blood supplier in Dubai. Its services extend to Thalassemia patients (Thalassemia Center at Al Wasl Hospital), road accident and burn victims (Trauma Centre at Rashid Hospital), patients with neonates and maternity health complications (Lathifa Hospital), cases diagnosed with cancer or scheduled for open heart operations (Dubai Hospital) as well as to all private health facilities within Dubai that are entitled for transfusion services.

The Members volunteered along with hospital authorities were busy welcoming donors and filling up the required forms, examining blood samples and getting ready for the extraction of blood all with smiles on their face. They were issued a ‘Donor Card’ exclusively as a proof of their support.
The campaign kicked off with good numbers of Bunt’s voluntarily taking part along with female members and youths. Other patriotic associations who have been willingly doing these types of blood donation campaigns are Karnataka Sangha Sharjah, UAE Amchigele Samaj, Ramarajya Khsatriya Sangha UAE, Padmashali UAE, Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada Gowda Samaja Dubai, UAE Bunts, Billawas Dubai & Northern Emirates, Billawa Balaga Dubai who have already recorded their names in the list of blood donors of India in UAE.

Bunt’s UAE staged a breakfast stall with Snacks, Tea, Coffee, Fruits, Juices etc. at the blood donation campaign was given a boost with the support and participation of prominent community leaders like Sarvotham Shetty of UAE Bunts, Lokesh Puthran, President along with Vice President Yadav Kotian and main co-ordinator of Blood donation campaign in UAE, Bala Salian of Mogaveers UAE, Sudhakar Alva of UAE Bunts, Ravi B. Shettigar, President of Padmashali UAE, Satish Poojary President of Karnataka Sangha Sharjah, Anand Bailoor, Jagannath Bellare, Sudhakar Poojary of Billawas Dubai & Northern Emirates, Sudhakar Thumbe, President of Billawa Balaga Dubai, Representatives of Vishwakarma Seva Sangha & Shodhan Prasad of Nama Tuluveru UAE. Also were Ashok Belman of Gulf Kannadiga and many other prominent members of other well known associations.

The event concluded at around 2 PM
Report: Shodhan Prasad
Photos: Ashok Belman (Gulf Kannadiga)

source: http://www.DaijiWorld.com / Dubai, May 06th, 2012

Soles can create sisters

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorg, Uncategorized

What made the holiday pictures flaunted on Facebook by Chondamma Cariappa different was that they featured shoes! Each time Chondamma took a trip to a new destination, she would put up fascinating pictures of shoes she came across during her travels.

Characteristically, this would kick off lengthy discussions on the details of the pair on show between friends. So, last September Chondamma reinvented her passion: she created a space for women who want to share their best finds with others.

Chondamma’s blog, which is aptly named the sole sisters, introduces itself with ‘You walk in wearing a nice pair of shoes and somewhere in the room a woman wonders ‘where did she get it from?’ What makes the blog an interesting browse is its pictures, which aren’t snapped by Chondamma but by women across the world. “It began with my friends but within a month the word spread like a wild fire and women from different parts of India and later from across the world started sending in the pictures of shoes that took their fancy. Till now I would receive about ten pictures a day,” says thirty-two-year-old Chondamma, who is a creative art director in a Mumbai-based advertising firm. On sole sisters, you will see beautifully shot pictures of women flaunting cheaply-priced slip ons from the streets of Jaipur or Lokhandwala to stilettoes bought from an upmarket shoe store in London to a funky pair of sandals picked from a store quietly hidden in an unexplored market of your city.

“I am not a brand obsessed person. In fact, my favourites are kohlapuri chappals which come in many colours. I pick up shoes which look interesting,” says Chondamma, who is born and brought in Bangalore. The blog also shares details of each pair of shoes like the name and the location of the woman who has mailed the picture, the store or the market from where the shoes are bought and the price.

This August, Chondamma organised a party for the sole sisters in Mumbai. It was called a ‘Bootleggers Party’ where all the like minded women turned up wearing boots. “The idea popped up when I read the comment on a photo of a woman from Mumbai that said: “Where in Mumbai do you get to wear boots?” Chondamma was pleasantly surprised that almost 50 women showed up to the party.

Nowadays Chondamma is busy with her next big project which is a website for shoe lovers. It will have a review section, contests and celeb section. “My job in advertising pays the bills. My blog and the upcoming website are my passion. May be in future I will have my own brand of shoes,” laughs Chondamma.

source: http://www.wonderwoman.intoday.in / Home> Wonder Woman> Career-woman> Work wise / by Harsha Chawla

Meat matters: London restaurants gear up for ‘nose-to-tail’ fortnight

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, World Opinion

Chefs aim to prevent good food going to waste by serving up offal and other rare meat cuts during the ‘nose to tail’ fortnight organised by Sustain

A celebration of un-loved cuts of meat will take place in restaurants across London during May’s ‘Nose to Tail Fortnight’ as part of a campaign to encourage less waste and more thoughtfulness when it comes to the meat industry.

The event has been organised by the Ethical Eats catering network and will see a host of specials go on the menus of participating restaurants featuring offal and other underused parts of the animal.

Over 30 restaurants across the capital are currently signed up, including Mason restaurant in Fulham. Head chef, Alan Stewart, says the campaign has an important message, ‘It’s important to have respect for your ingredients, especially meat,’ he says, ‘if you’re going to kill an animal you have to use as much of it as possible and ensure there’s no unnecessary wastage. As lamb is in season, we’re serving lamb sweetbreads with pearl barley and wild garlic as a starter, and turning the leg meat into a confit, which we serve braised shoulder, roast loin and crispy breast for a main course.’

Other chefs backing the fortnight include Christophe Charbonnet and John Batho, from The People’s Supermarket in Camden. ‘Christophe is never happier than when he’s hacking up a pig’s head,’ says John Batho, ‘so we’re really keen to get involved in this event. We are very tuned in to keeping food waste to a minimum, and already cook dishes such as chicken liver pâté, which sells out faster than we can make it, and slow-braised neck of pork, so it is perfect for us.’

At the launch day back in March, a butchery and workshop gave some insight as to what customers can expect. They included an ‘ox heart burger’ (pictured below) produced by Cristiano Meneghin from Tongue n’ Cheek restaurant, and ‘Coorg style pork’ from Palash Mitra of the Cinnamon Club.

‘The nose-to-tail campaign helps chefs to think about meat in a more complete way, encourages them to learn the necessary butchery and cooking skills, and prompts them to use the whole animal so that less food is wasted,’ said Duncan O’Brien from Sustain; the alliance for better food and farming, who is coordinating the campaign. ‘We’re here to give advice on suppliers, butchers, animal welfare, and can even offer some recipe inspiration, to help restaurants make it happen.’

Statistics compiled by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs suggest that the UK wasted 7 million tonnes of food in 2009. Globally around a third of food produced for human consumption is wasted.

A recent survey by Jellied Eel magazine suggests consumers are not as picky about their meat as they are often portrayed. The results showed half of Londoners polled had brought offal, most commonly liver, kidneys and black pudding. But over 60 per cent had never eaten offal in a restaurant, despite nearly half those question saying they would buy it, if it appeared on restaurant menus more frequently.

‘Exploring different foods and cuts makes eating that much more interesting,’ continues O’Brien. ‘Everybody also hates to see good food go to waste, and we know nose-to-tail eating makes more sense. Through this campaign, we’d love to reintroduce Londoners to cuts of meat and dishes that their grandparents loved to eat, and top chefs to the vast array of delicious recipes that use the whole animal, from nose to tail.’

Nose-to-Tail fortnight runs from 30th April for two weeks until the 14th May. An online map is available on the Ethical Eats website to help guide customers to participating restaurants. Patrons are also being encouraged to tweet photos of their meals and report back any taste revelations and new favourites.

source: http://www.theecologist.org / Home> How To Make A Difference> Food and Gardening / by Mark Briggs / May 01st, 2012

‘Modernisation affects Kodava culture’

Arts, Culture & Entertainment

Assembly Speaker K G Bopaiah said that modernisation has over ruled over the culture and tradition of Kodagu.

Speaking after inaugurating Kodava thakk pareri; Padipchidi’ (learn and teach Kodava language) organised by Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy at at Kodava Samaja kol mand in Madikeri on Saturday, he said the government has been supporting the Kodava academy in its activities since its inception.

The government has earmarked Rs 75 crore for the development of roads in Kodagu.

Zilla Panchayat President Shantheyanda Ravi Kushalappa said the district has seen development which it had not seen for the last 60 years. The Academy should organise programmes in association with the Youth Service and Sports, Agriculture and horticulture departments. Academy President Addanda Cariappa said the academy is committed to the development of Kodava language, culture and folklores.

A community can survive only when the language is alive. The Academy is planning to organise janapadotsava to conserve the culture of SC/STs which come under the Academy jurisdiction.

Panje Mangesh Rao’s ‘elli bhoorame deva sannidi’ which has been translated to Kodava language will be the nadageethe of the Academy.

Madikeri Kodava Samaja President Suresh Changappa also spoke. Bopaiah released ‘Munjoll’ published by the academy on the occasion. ZP President unveiled the portrair of poet Haradasa Appaccha.

source: http://www.DeccanHerald.com / Home> Madikeri / DHNS, April 28th, 2012

‘ONE IS MAJORITY’ – Emerges as the new youth theme

Arts, Culture & Entertainment

Mumbai:
Interesting topics and insights were discussed at the MTV Youth Marketing Forum 2012. This year the ‘Power of One’ was discussed at the forum along with various trend experts and esteemed panel of speakers comprising Henri Holm – Sr. VP at Rovio Entertainment (creators of Angry Birds), Andrew Ridley – Co-Founder of WWF Earth Hour, Simon Smith – Digital Director at Interbrand Europe, Angela Barkan – Sr. Director of Marketing and Publicity at Sony Music Entertainment and renowned author Chetan Bhagat. The forum concluded with MTV launching the largest youth study on the millennial generation TATA DOCOMO presents ‘MTV Power of One – Youth Marketing Forum 2012’ at The Hangar, The Lalit, Intercontinental on the 27th April.

The forum sessions had Bollywood Star & Heartthrob Imran Khan in conversation with VJ Anusha on how films are pushing creative boundaries and how youth icons are constantly reinventing themselves. The other celebrities who were a part of the forum were MTV VJ & Actor Ayushman Khurrana, Sunburn co-founder Nikhil Chinappa and Bollywood director Bijoy Nambiar.

Aditya Swamy, EVP & Business Head – MTV India opened the forum by throwing some light on the astute study on today’s youth, undertaken by MTV titled ‘Power of ONE’. The study conducted in conversation with 5000 trendsetting young people across 31 cities in India was launched at the forum. The study reflects these young people’s perspective of life, technology, causes and values. The various topics discussed at the forum were power of social media, youth power in action, interactive workshop on case studies of brands across the globe on how they have co-created with youth and translated campaigns into movements, perspective on marketing and creating music for the younger audience, initiatives that has the potential to become a revolution. The day will also included prominent brand bosses from Tata Docomo, Nike India, Viacom18 Motion Pictures and more who discussed how brands need to engage in a dialogue with the audience in this world where one is the majority and the audience are the dictators.

Speaking on the conclusion of the forum Aditya Swamy, EVP & Business Head- MTV India said, “Dissecting and bisecting young people is an obsession at MTV. A herd of insight hunters armed with their non traditional techniques, capture the real and virtual behaviour of our trendsetters, jump right in to leverage the Power of One” Sumeet Pahwa, GM Marketing – TATA Docomo added, “Tata DOCOMO is has always associated itself with the youth and it has been a great experience for us to work with MTV on a study that tries to understand the youth. The study will help a lot of brands, marketers and others to understand the mind -set of the youth which will in turn be useful for them”.

The forum was anchored by MTV’s resident funny man Cyrus Broacha, who added oodles of spice to the food for thought. Adding to the dose of laughter was Sorabh Pant, who with a stand up act showcased the younger side of life.

MTV event was personification of the digitally savvy young generation. All participants were equipped with RFID enabled wrist bands; that instantly checks in to their respective Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin accounts as they step into the event premises. At the event, MTV also put up installations that are a personification of youth power. There were walls with themes like India against corruption campaign with a Anna topi and hammer installation, Slut walk wall with a life size mannequin signifying the Slut Walk campaign, a giant Earth Hour wall with a 3D switch, a Meter Jam installation, a huge MTV ACT wall showcasing the causes supported by MTV across water conservation, recycle, save trees them etc. The event also had the ‘Youth Marketing Forum 2012’ research/book on display. The attendees could instantly broadcast their views on the social media by flashing their RFID enabled bands at the installation.

Tata DOCOMO presents ‘MTV Power of One – Youth Marketing Forum 2012’ had an eclectic mix of speakers imparting knowledge and insight into the dynamic youth of today, revealing how the youth prefer to be ring players and not ring viewers.

source: http://www.IndianTelevision.com / Home> News Release

Painting expo at BVB, Madikeri

Arts, Culture & Entertainment

One of the paintings of Mathoorji on display.
Madikeri,, Apr. 23

A fourday painting exhibition organised by Kala-bharathi opened at the Art Gallery of Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB) here yesterday.

Inaugurating the expo, senior journalist G. Rajendra opined that a painter should be able to appreciate beauty to evolve art piece. He pointed out that the natural land- scapes inspire an artist.

Welcoming the gathering, Art Teacher of BVB, Prasanna Kumar said that under the banner of Kalayatre, art exhibitions were being held at three taluk centres of the district from 1986. However, he regretted that fewer artists were evincing interest in Kodagu but art lovers were aplenty.

The expo showcases water, oil and acrylic paintings featuring village life, fruit vendor not to exclude a couple of modern paintings. The master-strokes of the brush are learnt to be executed by Prasanna Kumar, Jayaram, Praveen, Ananthashyana and others.

source: http://www.StarofMysore.com / General News / April 23rd, 2012

Kodava Academy prepares Rs 1.02 cr action plan

Arts, Culture & Entertainment

The Kodava Sahitya Academy has prepared an action plan for Rs 1.02 crore for the year 2012-13, to take up various activities.

Addressing a press meet here recently, academy president Addanda Cariappa said a ‘Kodava bhashe kaliyiri, kalisiri’ (learn and teach Kodava language) campaign will be started in all government offices to create awareness about the language.

“Camps on Kodava language and programmes on Kodava culture will be organised. This includes poets meet on ‘Male-bole’ and paddy harvesting,” he said.

He said the academy will hold a seminar on ‘Ain mane’ (ancestral house). A booklet on all temples of Kodagu will be brought out. An awareness programme on Kodava folk culture, Devara Kaadu will also be held, he added.

Efforts will be made to introduce literary works of I Ma Muthanna. Staging of plays, translation of books, release of CDs on poems, drama contest for students on Haridasa Appaccha Kavi, camp on Kodava plays will be organised.

Kodava, Hindustani and Karnataka music festivals will held in memory of Chakkera Appayya, who is known as Coorg Star. Janapadotsava, literary meet in the name of writer B D Ganapathy, Kodava musical concert in Madikeri Fort and Rajara Gaddige, felicitation to Kodava artistes, Kodava-Kannada poets meet are some of the programmes planned for the year.

Cariappa said a state-level Kodava literary and cultural utsav will be held in December. The academy will observe the birth anniversary of Field Marshal Cariappa, General Thimmaiah, Nadikeriyanda Chinnappa, I Ma Muthanna, B D Ganapathy and others.

Plans are afoot to screen Kodava movies, organise drawing competitions. The best literature available in other languages will be translated to Kodava. ‘Academyra Palame’ a tri-monthly will be brought out to inform the activities of the academy to the public.

Measures will be taken to distribute folk musical instruments. All help will be provided by the academy for construction of Kannada Samskrithika Samucchaya Bhavana. We will try our level best to include Kodava language in the eighth schedule of the Constitution, he said.

Academy members Kasturi Govindaiah, Chermanda Poovaiah, registrar N Shantamma and treasurer H V Indiramma were present.

source: http://www.DeccanHerald.com / Home> District / Madikeri, DHNS / April 19th, 2012

Stop by the woods

Arts, Culture & Entertainment

Pics: Harishvara Venkat.

My father told me that he first took me to the jungle when I was six months old. It was then that my love for wildlife took root.

Ever since, I have been visiting wildlife sanctuaries in southern India. I would say wildlife is now a part of me.

I realised that after taking up wildlife photography seven years back. One of the best wildlife sanctuaries that I have visited is the Nagerhole National Park on the banks of Kabini River in Karnataka.

One gets to see leopards, tigers, elephants, dholes, Indian gaur, sambar deer and many other mammals and birds there.

After I started photographing wildlife, I developed a better understanding of the animal habitat and most importantly animal behavior, which in turn helps me predict what I can expect of a particular animal in a particular environment.

One of the finest moments I’ve had in Kabini was in June last year. It was my first trip to Kabini after I upgraded to a professional camera.

This time our naturalist spotted two leopards — a mother and cub — on a tree. For the next two-and-a-half hours we saw them devour a deer, play with each other climb up and down the tree, rest and eventually doze off.

Kabini has been a very promising place for me and has never failed to impress even in summer months when there is a drought.

During the hottest part of the year the Kabini River shrinks in size allowing all animals to come over to the riverbank for water, which is a treat to watch from a boat.

I still get to learn so many new things every time I visit the jungle. It’s been a pleasure doing this and it’s so invigorating to get out of the so called civilized world and live with the most organised living beings on earth.

Flashback

The city of Nagarhole was once ruled by the Lingayat kings of Kodagu till 1850s. The British took control of the city after defeating Tipu Sultan.

The presence of derelict irrigation tanks suggests that there were agricultural enclaves within the wooded landscape.

The forest department in 1860 was established by the colonial administration with an authorization to restrict forest burning, control farming, avert agricultural encroachments, and carry out sustainable reap of timber and to raise teak plantations.

Click away

After navigating two kilometres from the confluence of Panamaram river, Kabini forms an island called Kuruva Island, spreading over 520 acres with all kinds of flora and fauna.

It also forms Kabini reservoir bordering Kerala and Karnataka. Between Kabani reservoir and Kuruva island Kalindi River joins Kabini. This area is a photographers delight and a lot of travel enthusiasts go there to enjoy the nature.

Food

The Honey Comb resturant in Kabini is named after the honey gathering Jenu Kuruba tribe. They offer a platter of the cream of international and regional cuisine.

He ambience adds to the entire feel and for all you know, you would want to reach there an hour early for your dinner just to enjoy the location. The resturant is veru popular among tourists.

The beautiful ranges of Baltistan

Travelling Lens is organising a a trip to Baltistan. After almost 25 years of being closed to visitors, the proverbial doors to this ancient area of the Himalaya have been opened.

The area is tucked away in the far corner of the Nubra valley at the base of the Karakoram Range.

Three of the most celebrated award-winning photojournalists, Ami Vitale, Andrea Bruce and Maggie Stebber, will be conducting a Masterclass Photography Workshop during the course of travel. They will lead a group of photo enthusiasts on a one-of-a-kind, experience.

Also on the charts for the summer are our signature Basic Photography Workshops in Ladakh and our Guided Photo-Tour of Zanskar.

For further details about the workshop, log on to: http://travellinglens.net or call 044-42300478 or +91-9790770679

(The writer is a wildlife photographer and a travel enthusiast)

source: http://www.DeccanChronicle.com / Home> Channels> Lifestyle> Wanderlust / by Harishvara Venkat / DC, Chennai/ April 19th, 2012

Yarchi Nad Kanne: Coorgi Mutton Curry

Arts, Culture & Entertainment

Coorg a district in the North of Karnataka is well known for its mutton curry. Mutton curry here is made with bones with a slim layer of meat. It is called Yarchi Nad Kanne. The mutton curry has the flavour all the aromatic home grown spices.

Being a hilly area, the spices in most Coorgi recipes are fresh and play a vital role. Yarchi Nad Kanne too makes it spiced with fresh pepper. An innovative twist is added to this Indian recipe for mutton curry. Yarchi Nad Kanne is cooked like a broth of bones instead of a meat curry.


Ingredients For Mutton Bone Curry:

Mutton bones with little meat (ribs and leg pieces) 300 grams

Onion 1 (chopped)

Garlic cloves 7-8

Tomatoes 2 (chopped)

Freshly ground pepper 2 tbsp

Cumin powder 1 tbsp

Cinnamon sticks 1 inch

Cardamom seeds 10

Mint leaves (optional) 3-4

Oil 2 tbsp

Salt as per taste

Procedure For Mutton Bone Curry:

Heat oil in a pressure cooker. When it sizzles, add cinnamon stick, cardamom seeds and onions.
Saute the onions till it turns golden. Add the garlic and stir it for a minute or two.
Add the mutton bones to the cooker. Reduce the flame and let them fry for 2-3 minutes.
Add the tomatoes in the end. Sprinkle salt on it and let it cook in its own juices for 4-5 minutes.
Sprinkle all powdered spices, namely, pepper and cumin powder here. Fry it for 2 minutes before adding 4 cups of water.
You can add a few twigs of mint to the watery curry before fixing the lid.
Cook the broth for at least 5- 6 whistles. The bones need to melt in your mouth and the marrow needs to seep into the broth.
Serve this mutton curry with melted bones as a side dish for steamed rice with special Coorgi meat pulav.

source: http://www.boldsky.com / Home> Cookery> Non-vegetarian> Mutton / Tuesday, April 17th, 2012