Raja Mum’s Way Its 5 o’clock and I am literally dragged out of the bed. Half dazed and have to get fresh. Getting smeared with fresh yellow turmeric at that hour I can only think of my collars. Carefully my mum makes floral motifs on my forehead with a matchstick smeared in sandalwood paste. While the […]
Goa and Prawns Balchao Before I begin writing about Prawns Balchao I wanted to write about Mapusa Market. My husband’s extended family is from Goa and it is customary in my family to visit the Mangeshi temple in Goa. So a year into marriage we decided on visiting Goa and all the religious places. Weird […]
I hate Milk Every Time I had any cough or cold my mum would make a kadha or use hot mustard oil to get rid of it. Only once when I had jaundice as a kid then I had to try two alternate medicines which I hated one was turmeric milk and the other was […]
This cake was baked inspired from the idea of Willo-the-wisp and ghost light which is meant to misguide travellers from their path by resembling a flickering lantern. It is seen mostly over swamps bugs and marshy lands. In literature this is used metaphorically to resemble a feeling of hope or a goal which we want […]
Anniversaries are special for any family. Some mark the birth of a chapter while others commemorate a very special memory. The recipe today is that for me. Ever since I was 19 I have travelled for education, work and wander. Living a nomadic lifestyle means taking time to cconsider where you might call home and […]
Kolhapuri Tambda Rassa After so many days I write and feels so weird as I read so much in the mean time that the mind is full of ideas. These last few months I have spent into such rigorous technical grooming that blogging did take a backseat. Before I start writing about Kolhapuri Tamda Rassa […]
Malvani Vade Mutton The festival of Lord Ganesha is carnivalesque in Maharashtra. Before I got married I had little knowledge of these festivities but now after observing the rituals for the last several years I have got well versed in them. Gauri is Goddess Parvati who is the mother of beloved Ganpati (The elephant god). […]
Chicken Chettinad is a highly flavourful recipe from the Chettiars. Making your own spice mix from scratch will bring out the full fragrance of the spices and make your chicken curry sing.But before I begin writing about the recipe, I wanted to write about my sentiments for food, booze and tattoos [Chicken Chettinad] The topic today […]
THE ULTIMATE DATE NIGHT PLATTER Today I present you my story behind our Ultimate Date Night Platter. G (my hubby as he prefers obscurity) and I have known each other for the last 16 years. After knowing each other for 3 years we decided to get married. What followed has been a pure whirlwind of emotions. […]
This recipe of mine is filled with persuasion to every Odia to emancipate his/her own culture. I have travelled the world and speak 6 languages and in this journey have researched on several cuisines. I bring that diversity of styles and flavours to this traditional favourite of mine Chatua which is especially made on Odia […]