Hill Station of Tamil Nadu
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Ingredients
- Tomatoes 2
- Onion 1
- Ginger-garlic paste 1 tsp.
- Green chilli 2
- Corinader leaves 2 tbsp.
- Curry leaves 1 tbsp.
- Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp.
- Cumin seeds 1 tsp.
- Black pepper powder 1/4 tsp.
- Red chilli powder 1/2 tsp.
- Sugar 2 tsp.
- Salt to taste
- Vegetable oil 2 tbsp.
Method
- Cut onion, tomatoes and green chilli into small pieces.
- Heat oil (1- 1/2 tbsp.) in a pan. Add cumin seeds and green chilli and fry for about 1 min.
- Add pieces of onion, tomatoes, ginger-garlic paste, sugar and salt and cook until tender.
- Remove from heat. On cooling, blend it in an electric blender along with the coriander leaves to make paste of medium consistency.
- Heat remaining oil (1/2 tbsp.) in a small frying pan. Add mustard seeds and curry leaves. Fry until the seeds start splattering.
- Add black pepper powder and red chilli powder. Pour over the tomato paste and stir well.
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Coonoor is situated on the eastern side of the southern extremity of the Doddabetta range, at an altitude of 1,858 metres above the sea level. It is the second largest Hill Station of Tamil Nadu in the Nilgiris. Coonoor is located 19-km away from Ooty, a famous hill station of India. Coonoor was home to the Coon hill tribe.
Coonoor is the first of the three Hill Station of Tamil Nadu in the Nilgiris- Ooty, Kotagiri and Coonoor - that one comes across when leaving behind the southern plains. Grassy meadows, tea bushes and profusion of Sunflowers, Marigolds and Rhododendrons, all growing wild cover it. Coonoor is essentially a small tea garden town where the weather remains pleasantly cool throughout the year. The town is physically divided into upper and lower Coonoor.
Places To Stay - Coonoor
Coonoor Tour Tamil Nadu, Coonoor has its share of luxury to moderate and budget hotels to guesthouses and picturesque resorts. Upper Coonoor is highly recommended.
Tour of Coonoor - Main Attraction
Sim's Park, Pasteur Institute, Pomological Station, Lamb's Rock, Law Falls.
General Information - Coonoor
* STD Code: 0423
* Languages : Tamil and English.
* Area : 14-sq-kms.
* Population : 48,000 (1991 Census).
* Altitude : 1,858 m.
* Clothing : Light woollen in summer and heavy woollen in winter.
* Best Time : November-February.
* Location : 19-km Away From Ooty, Tamil Nadu.
* Climate - Summer Max 27ºC, Min 12ºC / Winter Max: 22ºC, Min: 7ºC
How To Get There - Coonoor
By Air
The nearest airport is Coimbatore, which has daily flights to and from Chennai, Bangalore, Cochin and Trivandrum.
By Rail
Tour of Coonoor, Coonoor is on the toy-train line between Mettupalayam (28 km) and Ooty. The toy train leaves Mettupalayam for Ooty early morning and arrives at Ooty by noon. The total time taken on the return trip back to Mettupalayam is about 3½ hours. However, this train service is often disrupted during the heavy monsoon season.
By Road
Hill Station of Tamil Nadu, Coonoor is well connected by road with the major cities and towns of the state.
There are regular buses from Ooty, Coimbatore, and Kotagiri.
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