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February 28, 2017
Rice Flour- Gluten Free versatility
The crunchy munchies are very tempting – time to unwind means a lounge chair in a balcony or verandah, hot tea and a bowl of muruku. Oh, the comfort of it all after a hard day’s work! The South of […]
Five years ago, I was visiting my sister in Lafayette, Indiana, USA. This is miles and miles of flat land. It’s tornado country – the flat terrain means there is NOTHING to block the whirlwinds as they gather momentum. All […]
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February 15, 2017
Oh Ghee Wiz!
Hot, mashed rice and dal with a dollop of ghee: the formula for weaning toddlers off milk had the mommies sneaking a mouthful or two. I know I did that. The smell of ghee slowly melting on steaming khichdi: so […]
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February 9, 2017
Gongura – Roselle by any other name
My father was from Guntur in Andhra Pradesh, India. This hot dry town is famous for its fiery red chillies, tobacco and gongura pacchadi (chutney). We made our duty visits to my grandparents’ Guntur home every summer vacation, where the […]
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February 3, 2017
Spices: Medicine Cabinet in Our Kitchen
We don’t blink an eyelid when it comes to self-medicating ourselves with OTC medicines and rush to the pharmacist at the slightest sneeze and the smallest rise in temperature. Little do we realise during such panic trips and treatments that […]
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January 27, 2017
Olive Oil – The Heart of the Matter
Popeye the sailor man, famous for his football sized muscles, has this girlfriend Olive Oyl who is good for his heart, but it wasn’t until my 19 year old son took up bodybuilding that I was introduced to the world […]
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January 19, 2017
The Rebirth of Organic Farming in India
We may feel that the wave of sustainable, healthy, anti-chemical farming is new and has been embraced after following western trends. But if we look at India’s history and its agriculture graph, we might be surprised to discover that the […]
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January 13, 2017
Hot & Healthy: The Red Chilli Powder
Red, hot and full of passion. Red chillies can evoke so many emotions, culinary and otherwise. Red chilli powder is prepared by the process of drying and pulverizing the fruit of one or more varieties of chilli pepper. It is […]
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January 6, 2017
Indian Spices : The Medical Kit in Our Kitchen
Turns out that the humble “masala dabba”, the box which contains various Indian spices, proudly carrying its badge of turmeric and chilli powder stains, is no less a warrior than the medical bag that the family doctor of old carried […]
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December 29, 2016
Garam Masala- congruence of spices to pep up your cooking
While waiting for a taxi to pick me up at the Chhatrapathi Shivaji Maharaj Terminus,I stood marvelling at the mix of architectural styles of the Grand Old Dame of Mumbai : a mix of Victorian, Italianate, Gothic, Revivalist AND Mughal […]
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