We love handmade, we love Indian artists, whether in India or in another part of the world. We have a ‘little bit’ of special love for those Indian artists who are spreading the joy of Indian art, culture and craft across the world and so
When you grow up in a ‘Chaturvedi‘ family in North India, the meal at ‘Raksha Bandan‘ is a treat to look forward to: a special kind of kadhi, sewayian kheer, ghewar, puri, some vegetable curries aka sabjis and a platter of ‘mithai’. This morning I sat
Diwali to me means family, fun times and plenty of food. Five days of sheer celebrations and happiness; to be honest, the preparation and the waiting months leading to Diwali are packed full of adventure and activities too; the shopping rituals, the house re-decorating, the massive home cleaning
Punjabis love festivities; they love their celebrations and never, ever miss an opportunity to dance, cook, eat and feed a truck full of family and friends! I think they are the most joyous set of people ever to have blessed this planet and when it
It’s almost time for ‘Pujo‘ and I can ‘spy with my little eye’, lots of busy-bees, ingredients, colours and food everywhere around me. I think it might well be the ‘Pujo’ food that we are referring to and all the people, at homes and over at
Mention the beautiful state of Kerala to anyone, and more often than not, conversation will move speedily on to Kerala’s exotic quotient, it’s ‘lushness factor‘; to how everyone these days seem to be travelling to ‘God’s own country’ for a relaxing holiday; and then, before you even realise, it’s food from Kerala that
Maggi had been a big part of our lives for eons and then suddenly, on a fine sunny day it was taken away from all shops, from our life!! I worried, my friends did too, about how we would cope in a world without ‘Maggi‘! Would
Many years ago, while I was in school, my family and I moved to Bangalore. It was a big change for us – the language, the culture, the people and the food, having come from a city in north India. We were put up in
Ramadan (in Arabic: رمضان, Ramadān) is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. This month is about fasting, being kind and giving to the less fortunate. Fasting from food is practiced from sunrise (Sahour) to sunset (Iftar) and the fast is broken with amazing food. Traditionally the
Warning for all wheat haters: Glance through this post with caution as simply reading about bread may well serve as the catalyst towards breaking the awkward silence between you and that innocent slice of bread! For all others, the instructions are to get yourself a cuppa, a slice