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For many of us, the perception of Indian cuisine is limited to Butter Chicken and Naan bread. But it is much more than that. India has got 22 official languages, 720 local dialects, written in 13 scripts. The local cuisines of India are as diverse …
The first thing that comes to mind when we think Mexican cuisine is the Taco. Followed by probably Burritos. And then come Enchiladas. Of course this order is from my perspective and it might slightly differ for each one of us. For those of you …
Any Indian festival is incomplete without sweets. Our festival of colours “Holi” is no exception. We love “Peda” (Dry bite sized dessert), usually made of Mawa/ Khoya kheer with a range of flavors from Saffron (Kesar) to Elaichi (Cardamom).This Holi I gave our known “Peda” …
Indian Food = Spicy. That’s almost a natural association for a lot of us. But the important part that we often miss out on, in this story of Indian Food is the flavors, of the herbs and of the spices. And as all of you …
My husband is super lucky. Of course isn’t it? The fact that he gets to make food requests at will and in most of the cases I will usually oblige. Last month, on his birthday he got to make one of this requests for a …
I’m pretty sure you have heard the word “Parathe”/”Paranthe”. It’s essentially a form of Indian flatbread which is glazed in oil. It can be considered an upgrade from the more conventional baked flatbread, better known as “Chapati” or “Roti”. But wait, there is another level …
Generally speaking, there is an inherent advantage of growing up close to a water body. Guess what? Fish & Shrimp! I grew up in a little town on the banks of river Hooghly (a tributary of river Ganges which you might be more familiar with). …
friz·zle/ˈfrizəl/ – fry or grill with a sizzling noise. As interesting as this particular term sounds, the results it yields are also equally good. Its essentially the middle path between a stir fry and sauteing. Mushrooms are a very unique ingredient with a character of …
There is a love affair in the family. Seriously. There is! It’s Avocado. And possibly everyone is involved in the affair. My Brother-in-law, my mother-in-law and my husband, so much so that they are ready to have this every single morning. I believe avocado and …
Hey Y’all! This is my first attempt at a blog and honestly I haven’t decided on a structure or a theme that I want to follow for my posts. I am not sure whether I would even follow a pattern for all my posts or …