And when you crush an apple with your teeth, say to it in your heart: Your seeds shall live in my body, And the buds of your tomorrow shall blossom…
Continue ReadingWhat is Andrasay? Andrasay or more popularly know as Anarsay across the border, are flat discs or lemon sized balls made with rice flour, sugar and ghee(clarified butter), rolled in…
Continue Reading“No tricks, gimmicks, special pills, special potions, special equipment. All it takes is desire and will.” Richard Simmons A few years back my husband and I fell in love with…
Continue ReadingI must have been a very strange child, by today’s norms, because I always enjoyed eating lentils or maybe I was a very fortunate child because my mom cooked yummy…
Continue Reading“Would it really be so bad if you slowed down even a teensy bit? If you took charge of the ingredients of your food instead of letting corporations stuff you…
Continue Reading“Some foods are so comforting, so nourishing of body and soul, that to eat them is to be home again after a long journey. To eat such a meal is…
Continue ReadingSweetness is not in itself unhealthy, we simply eat only the most unhealthy kind of sweetness. Giulia Enders I’m hoping this very sweet and very simple recipe for Grilled Mango…
Continue ReadingGur Wale Chawal: A Mother’s Special Ritual Gur Wale Chawal is one such culinary ritual. Yes, not just a food but a ritual because it has been cooked for ages…
Continue ReadingDo Pyaza is a Persian word which means ‘two onions‘ but it’s also a popular method of cooking with onions in South Asia, introduced by Mughal chefs and further refined…
Continue ReadingI prepared this collection of Meat Lovers Recipes on the request of some friends, especially for Eid ul Adha. But celebrating Eid or not, if you love meat, you will…
Continue ReadingThere are so many spinach recipes on the bog now that I can actually make a new spinach category here! I’m a spinach fan, that’s no secret! Palak Mooli is…
Continue ReadingDhaga Kabab: I guess there are as many kebab/ kabab/ kabob variations around the world as there are meat lovers. All the invaders from the Greeks to the Arabs left…
Continue ReadingHolidays Indulgence – don’t feel bad about it! Summer holidays are meant to be fun, right! No matter how careful we are about our diet in routine, we put to…
Continue ReadingHyderabadi cuisine shows a cross-pollination of ingredients and cooking techniques from the Middle East, Central Asia, and Persia with local Andhra style food. The result is a refined and colourful…
Continue ReadingTo be honest, I’m a rice person. I think no other grain in the world can compete with long grain basmati rice when it comes to flavour and aroma! Especially,…
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