The Internet has been carrying a lot of buzz about Sun Tea. It seemed like something I would like to do (if and when I found the patience) but I always put it on the back burner thinking I’d like to add some fruit to it. But fruit is difficult to find in my pantry …
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Avanee likes cookies, and thankfully, she is equally excited about savory crackers. I try to bake them as often as I can because then I am at peace in the knowledge that the kid is downing stuff made at home–stuff that is made without ingredients that sound like they came out of the school’s chemistry …
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After all these years of having grandmas scream down our ears that seasonal, local produce is good for the body, we now have bomb-charging nutritionists and new-age food specialists telling us how ghee, carbs and natural sugars will, eventually, do us good and how it makes sense to watch the food miles. As it turns …
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It would be incorrect for me to say that some of the traditional Indian recipes I have here are of tremendous archival value. They’re not–they’re what every family makes across the country and has versions of their own. What I do try to do here is, preserve some of my family favorites for posterity. Some …
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Ghee. That quintessential Indian fat that must make an appearance as a cooking medium or condiment at every authentic Indian meal. I don’t know what arguments I should make in order to prove that it is a healthy fat, but what I can tell you is what a tremendous difference a mere half teaspoonful of …
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Every year, a day before the Hindu month of Shravan, Mrs. B takes the day off, no matter what (she takes a lot of other days off as well, but that apart). On this day, I imagine, like most people of her fisher folk community, she indulges in a spread of the choicest non vegetarian …
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When it rains, I feel like eating. Something hot, something carb-heavy, something very inappropriate. Like spicy batata vadas and chhole-bature, like cheesy gratins and smoky kebabs. And then, I sit with all the discomfort that seasonal sluggish metabolism can bring. Some months ago, my mum made me this lovely aftermint using a recipe from a …
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