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Amchi Chitrapur Saraswat Event

The Aamchi Pop-Up

July 1, 2019

Having been brought up in a foreign country, I wasn’t privy to the regular traditions that others in India were – our Diwali consisted of parties; Holi was a forgotten affair – I’d never really burst firecrackers (thank God!) or played with colours, Ganesh Chaturti consisted of a small pooja and that’s it. Similarly, being a Chitrapur Saraswat, I only had an inkling of what my community was – that our ancestors’ ancestors had migrated to Goa from Kashmir, and…

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Experiment HomeCooked Ingredients Pasta
Roasted Cauliflower Pasta w/ Chilli, Garlic & Breadcrumbs

Yes, the name sounds a little ominous, I know. But give it a chance. Cauliflower has been proven time and again to be one of the most versatile ingredients in the world both in…

May 26, 2019
Article Cuisines Dubai Experiment HomeCooked Middle Eastern Vegetarian
Roasted Eggplant with Labneh & Pistachio

The Middle East has some beautiful Mediterranean ingredients that are quite unique to the region – and not everything is about Shawarma or Hummus. There is so much more – like Za’atar (a spice…

May 22, 2019
Amchi Amma Chitrapur Saraswat Cuisines HomeCooked Indian Quick-fixes Traditional Vegetarian
Doddak – Konkani Pancakes

My parents were typical ‘South Indians’ when it came to our daily breakfast – moreso my father. Of course, we had the odd scrambled or fried egg or omelette, and French Toast was always…

May 19, 2019
Asian Breakfast Egg HomeCooked Indian Mumbai
Schezwan Eggs

There was a time when Sunday mornings in Mumbai were carefree, brunch was the best meal eaten and the world of South Mumbai was open for us to explore since I lived in Gamdevi…

May 13, 2019
Article Kashmiri Travel Uncategorized
Kashmir – A Winter Wonderland

The past four years have been pretty amazing for me travel wise. I’ve been to places I’d never thought I would go to. I visited Jordan way back in 2015; Amsterdam in 2016; Italy…

May 10, 2019
Bohra Cuisines HomeCooked Mains Mutton/Lamb
Bohra Dal Gosht

Just the other day I exclaimed to a friend that I don’t think I’d have even tried making Bohri food had I not shifted to Dubai in 2015. Prior to that, we used to…

May 2, 2019
Article Chicken Cuisines Food Review Food Trail Indian Mutton/Lamb Travel Uncategorized
Mughlai Food – Jama Masjid, Delhi

I’ve been visiting Delhi on and off since 2010. Initially, it was for work. I remember being so fascinated by the city when I first visited it, that I would itch to venture out…

March 29, 2019
Amchi Chitrapur Saraswat HomeCooked Vegetarian
Batatyachi Talasani

If there’s one thing I’ve figured out about my community (Chitrapur Saraswat), it is that we worship a Holy Trinity of another kind! Try as you might, you can’t pull an ‘amchi’ away from…

March 19, 2019
Amma HomeCooked Indian Seafood
Prawn Pulao

Growing up, I found my mum’s recipe book quite fascinating. It was a medium-sized, light brown, hardbound book with pages that had yellowed with the ages. Some pages had more character than the others…

March 16, 2019
Breakfast Healthy HomeCooked
Gluten-Free Jowar (Sorghum) Pancakes

It’s been a while since I made a dish and blogged about it that very day. Today’s dish came about as a result of my current saturation with eggs. Don’t get me wrong; I…

December 20, 2018