Regulars on my blog know that I have been cribbing endlessly about the heat in Bombay. I have almost forgotten how to make perfect round rotis, because it’s clearly been a while since I made them. That doesn’t mean I’ve been hogging rice for all my meals, which would have been the best thing to happ
Archives for May 2007
Summer food series # 4 – Quick Mango Sandesh with my friend Preeti
Cooking with friends is a delight and especially so if your friend is as talented as mine. Preeti has been a cooking enthusiast since she was in school inspired by India’s queen of cookbook writing- Tarla Dalal. P has a whole collection of Tarla Dalal right from her first hardbound book in 1974. Tho
Raw Mango and Chana Dal Salad – Indian style
A simple raw mango and chana dal salad, no cooking required. Make use of the raw mangoes in season to prepare this delicious Indian meal accompaniment.
Easily the easiest to make Brownies
It was a last minute desicion to attend a dinner potluck at a friend’s place and I had to come up with something fast and good. Since there was plenty of food planned, brownies seemed like a good idea. However, the fact that brownies had never been a part of my prior culinary experiments, was making
Mustard greens – sharing space with a bamboo plant
I had some cute little visitors in my Chinese Bamboo pot a few days ago and now they are flourishing
Dudhi ki sabzi – Bottle gourd in gravy
There are some vegetables that never make it to our favourites’ list. Most gourds, especially the bitter gourd for obvious reasons, and also the bottle gourd for being so tasteless. DH is absolutely a non-fussy eater but gourds deter him too. When I tried out an experiment with the bottle gourd for