Everyone has grown up with once a week breakfast to be homemade French toasts. They are easy-peasy, wholesome and qualify as soul food. They are probably one of the first dishes one learns to...
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A perfect name for this salad is The Indian ‘Khimchi”. It is unique in the way it is dressed. Tamarind and roasted cumin give the salad an interesting zing. Potatoes, an all time favourite and...
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Kerala had trade relations with the Arabs even before the Romans, their main port of transaction being Kodungalore. The chief commodities of trade included gold, ivory, teak and spices. The abundance of rich spices...
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Like old habits which die hard, old memories live on forever, especially the happy ones. In my college days, our neighbours in the flat right across were a lovely Maharashtrian family, the Ranadives. Our...
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This recipe is one of my oldest recipes. I have been cooking this chicken from when bro got married. My sister in law does not cook often, but when she cooks she makes gems....
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Bangkok reeks of a character which tells stories. To me the word vibrant best describes it. It is truly like the capital of a kingdom. There is something ancient about the feel of the...
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I had read this somewhere long back. The line stayed with me. The little seed knew that for it to grow it had to be dropped in dirt and covered in darkness and struggle...
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I am chauvinistic. I like it when a man cooks. In my case these men who cook are not those who live with me. They are my father-in-law, friend’s husband, friend and my bro. We...
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Bengalis are less divided by caste or economic standing than they are by being Bangaal or Ghoti. There is no SOBO vs Suberb or NCR vs New Delhi positioning in people’s minds in Kolkata....
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I was watching an episode of Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam. This recipe fascinated me. It was like being in the lanes of Hanoi all over again. Shopping for little nothings from quaint corners, buying local...
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