Rava besan naral ladu - traditional indian coconut sweet
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Rava-Besan-Naral Laadu (रवा बेसन नारळ लाडू)Photos by Amruta Nargundkar“Aai, why does this calendar show Ganpati eating a laadu? Isn’t he supposed to eat (...)
Karela Subzi with Kalonjiकेल्याने देशाटन, पंडित मैत्री, सभेत संचार, मनुजा चातुर्य येत असे.Wisdom comes from worldwide travels, association with scholars and (...)
Baked Bhature Although we had a huge variety of homemade foods as kids, possibly more than many of our friends, going out to eat used to be a great treat for (...)
When christmas watermelons rained at edgar’s mission
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Watermelon Subzi by Sumati Rajurkar (my Aai)My post today is about when it rained watermelons when Santa brought the Edgar’s Mission residents 300kg of (...)
Kathal Ki BiryaniMy Baba, who was a true Hyderabadi, had grown up studying Urdu as a language at school. So like most speakers or lovers of this beautiful and (...)
Mattar Paneer SamosaIn the days before TV, the only time we saw the official Indian flag hoisting ceremony at the Red Fort was in the Newsreel that was shown (...)
Ridged Gourd (Turai or Dodka)ChutneyAs kids, we knew instinctively our elders meant business when they coaxed, cajoled and then warned us about finishing our (...)
Potato Kees ( बटाट्याचा कीस)I have just surfaced – after a surreal, subhuman 12 days of 14-15 hours of mind-fraying and backbreaking work on a client’s audit (...)
Banarasi Kalonji Baingan(Eggplant Benares Style)Coming home from his morning constitutional the other day, the husband bought a cartload of these tiny (...)
Gulab Jamuns I believe coincidences are nature’s way of striving to achieve harmony, synergy and symmetry all the time and in every possible way. No wonder (...)
Unpolished uncomplicated and unplugged brown rice salad
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Brown Rice SaladMy memories of brown rice are always associated with my friend Radhika’s mother.Her kind, gentle countenance smiles at me from across the years (...)
Cabbage and Capsicum with BesanHow do you hold a disintegrating tikki, kebab or fritter together? How do you salvage a salty stir-fried subji? How do you calm (...)
Rum balls for christmas - easy recipe with cookies and biscuits
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Rum BallsRum comes to the rescue when - A St. Barnard finds you buried under an avalanche- Your girlfriend/boyfriend ditches you- It’s Christmas and the stuff (...)
Kairi Chey Varan (Raw Mango Dal) Come summer and all the provident housewives on the street would get busy with their annual ritual of making pickles, papads, (...)
Savoury besan squares pithlyachaya vadya with instant noodles
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Savoury Besan Squares/ Pithlyachaya vadya With due respect tothe utility of instant noodles as perhaps the quickest hot meal one can make, IMHO the shiny and (...)
Half and Half Banana CakeThe chef trainer has been waiting for me impatiently outside my office with some students in tow. In his anger he looks like Chef (...)
