There were a few over-ripe bananas on the kitchen counter waiting to be used and since no one was going to eat them, I decided to bake banana muffins. Unfortunately, the heat we’ve been experiencing here didn’t motivate me to bake yesterday. So, the first thing I did today morning on entering the kitchen […]
You can hardly call this a recipe since it more of a brunch or lunch idea that I often resort to especially during summers since its simple, quick and easy. Sometimes I use left overs of vegetable stir fries (especially okra or eggplant) as sandwich fillings and today, I wanted to finish the left over […]
Among the myriad varieties of dosas, a special mention must be made of Attukula dosa which also goes by the name of ‘Sponge Dosa’ because of its soft and spongy character. Friends who have tasted this dosa for the first time at our home have asked for the recipe. Sponge dosas are light and soft […]
Remember?
That place without a name
Green and dark, just by the busy highway
Where we zoomed past without a halt…
Baby mangoes loomed there in summer slumber,
You should have slowed down.
I wanted to steal them,
Eat them sprinkled with chilli and salt.
Yes, we can buy the fruit, I know.
But stolen raw mangoes have a taste of their own…
Poem and […]
Carrot Delight
How do you beat the heat during hot summer days? Do you take to aerated colas or home made healthy juices and natural drinks like tender coconut water to quench thirst and soothe parched throats? There was a time during my growing years when I indulged in aerated cold drinks like Goldspot, Limca and […]
Guest blogger, Claudia Davila shares with us the healing properties of the glorious ghee and how to make ghee with organic butter in her second article on Ayurveda and Wellness.
Ghee - An Ayurvedic Healing Food
by Claudia Dávila
“It is promotive of memory, intelligence, vital fire, semen, vital essence (ojas), kapha, and fat. It is curative […]
Brinjals rule and more so in Andhra. I’d even go on to say that it makes the summer bearable. I find this purple beauty with a glossy skin to be the most good-looking vegetable around at the rythu bazaar (famer’s market). There is something about this versatile summer vegetable that gets me excited whenever I […]
Wheat rava upma with teepi maagai
My grandmother’s and mother’s kitchen shelves are lined with an array of cylindrical ceramic jars containing different varieties of mango pickles. Of course, the famed ‘Avakaya’ stands majestic occupying the largest jar (’avakaya jaadi’) of the lot while the lesser known yet delectable pickles stored in the smaller elegant jars. […]
April and May are mango months in India that evoke nostalgia and memories of family bonding, togetherness and fun. This heart shaped golden beauty brings families together. I have vivid memories of mango pickling during my growing years which was a huge affair, a whole day of mango madness, right from plucking the mangoes, soaking […]
This summer the unseasonal showers have reduced the mango yield of our backyard mango trees compared to last year. Last weekend we picked a few mangoes which have since ripened and devoured by way of shakes and smoothies and hope to try out some new salsa and salad recipes.:)
We had another mango picking session […]
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