I have been absent from the blog for a longish while now. There were so many multiple projects going on, that writing took a back seat. I finally found some quiet time (and inspiration) to pen a post, so here goes. Everyone who has tried a hand at baking knows that baking and health/nutrition do […]
I have just returned to work from the heady aamras- poli (or phulka, to be politically correct) lunch. For the uninitiated, aam = mango, ras = juice, poli/phulka = Indian flatbread. Now why am I writing about mangoes, when the rest of the folks back home are celebrating monsoon (or the lack thereof) with bhajias, […]
In my last post, I suddenly realised that the moong bean cannot have a passing reference, like say toor dal. This was the inspiration behind today’s post, and I grew to appreciate the versatility of the humble moong (much like the humbler potato), after eating it in all forms, textures, dishes (this is the first […]
Perhaps no vegetarian meal is complete with the protein powerhouse that dal is. However, just like there are many ways to skin a cat, there are far far too many ways to make your dal. First, to broadly categorise it – there are three primary dals- moong, toor and masoor. Of course there are the urad […]
Every accomplished cook has to go through that ritual by fire, namely making your own masalas. In fact you are not accomplished, if you resort to using store bought, ready-made powders and mixes, and pass off the results as your own. Of course, anyone who is starting out or is pressed for time has had […]
Last week, I wrote about our breakfast Ajji. This week’s post is about our dinner Ajji. This formidable looking lady runs the shop around the corner, which opens late in the day, and stays open late in the night, sometimes well past midnight. The evening Ajji’s place is where we head to, when we are […]
There are quite a few ajjis (grandmothers) that I have adopted here in Taipei. The term ajji actually was bestowed on them by the Scientist (he has known to refer some of his friends by that name too – for these ‘girl friends’ were way older than him, but managed to look years younger!). The […]
Now any person who cooks has to know his or her share of failed experiments in the kitchen. It’s almost a rite of passage to fail in your first few attempts, as you try and master your kitchen and the intricacies of cooking. And I don’t only mean the extra or no salt kind of […]
Dahi, has such a special place in our hearts, that one blog post, doesn’t really do justice to it. So here’s the sequel… You know, by now, dahi was consumed in copious amounts in my household. By my, I meant, whichever house I was currently occupying. And like butter, it wasn’t restricted to only family. I have […]
This is the second post of the series. You can read the first one here. I have made some for dinner tonight. And that’s how bhakris make their way to today’s post. Hot, puffed, straight from the flames, and onto your plate. Eaten with pithla (a besan curry) or varan or usal (lentils) or paale […]
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