Early summer is when the cashew trees bear fruit. And nut. All along the rich, fertile coastline of India, cashew trees are laden with a flaming orange colored, papaya-like fruit, at the bottom of which, a single cashew nut hangs. This is what makes the nut expensive–one large fruit yields only one nut! The fruit …
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When my brother and I decided to start our recipe video channel, we were greatly influenced by food shows from abroad–the extreme close ups showing off the colors and textures of the food, the perspective into which an episode or recipe was placed. Back home, food shows were (and in most part, still are) highly …
[ Continue Reading... ]It’s been a while since I posted a recipe video. A few days ago, we finally got down to shooting a casual one as we cooked up an evening snack. Calzones. Folded pizzas. Take a look! This simple dish is quickly becoming the family’s favorite for a lazy Sunday brunch because it’s a nice alternative …
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Come spring, Radha kaku would try and find out if her sister, Auntie Evie had any plans of coming down to Mumbai. Radha kaku had family roots up North in Delhi and Bathinda. She would pine for the kale gaajar ki kaanji every season, and somehow, through this one or that, she’d get her quota …
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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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It has been “winter” in Mumbai and after the long and seafood-deprived monsoons and unbearably hot October, good quality seafood is finally back in the markets since November. My fisherwoman comes knocking every other day with glistening pomfrets, pink prawns, and slimy Bombay ducks. Avanee and I are tempted (and usually yield to temptation) at …
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The original, Marathi version of this article appeared in Loksatta on November 10, 2012 and can be read here. I got married on Dassera, and by the time I came back from my honeymoon, it was time for Diwali. I had always been fond of everyday cooking and baking and could manage a decent job …
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