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Mughlai Food – Jama Masjid, Delhi

March 29, 2019

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 alone and explore the bylanes and gullies trying out different street food and learning more about the Capital’s history. The first time I could do that was in January 2017, when I made it a point to make a trip to Delhi with the husband. That’s…

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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
HomeCooked Indian South Indian Traditional Vegetarian
Curd Rice

If you ask me what my ultimate comfort food is, I would say, hands down, curd rice. Not only is it light on the stomach, but the cooling and probiotic properties of curd/yoghurt make…

December 19, 2018
Desserts HomeCooked Middle Eastern Vegetarian
Grilled Fig with Burnt Honey, Yoghurt & Pistachio

My cooking philosophy is all about ingredients, maximum flavour and simplicity – in that order. Looks, super fancy plating, styling are just not my cup of tea – although when it all comes together,…

December 17, 2018
Article Asian Cuisines Travel
Exploring Vietnam

Like most international vacations, our planning started with Europe. But somehow, amongst visa interview dates, proper documentation and a myriad of other issues, we finally found ourselves looking at traveling to a South-East Asian…

December 10, 2018
Green Chutney – Quintessentially Indian

Three months, a 360-degree lifestyle change and a hacked blog later, here I am finally writing about food again. We recently shifted back from Dubai after over three years of slogging it out. I…

October 5, 2018
HomeCooked Indian Starters
Malai (Cream) Cheese Mutton Chops

There’ve been times when I’ve spent an entire day looking at fellow food bloggers’ websites and gone through every single post from the time they started till the present. It gives any reader so…

November 23, 2017
Curry HomeCooked Indian Vegetarian
Chhole – Chickpea Curry

As a child, I was constantly intrigued by new recipes. The first time I saw the recipe for chhole masala on TV, I knew I had to make it. I must have been all of…

October 20, 2017
Amchi Amma Chitrapur Saraswat HomeCooked
Lashne Chitni – Chilli, Garlic, Coconut Chutney

September 24th has been declared as #ChutneyDay – and I am stoked to find that a day has been dedicated to one of the most versatile condiments in Indian cuisine. Although I intended to make my…

October 15, 2017

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