Sabudana Khichdi

The son informs me that Friday school dinners are the worst ones of the week and very difficult to get through. This is mainly because he is dreaming of the Sabudana Khichdi that my mum makes for him after his Continue reading
The son informs me that Friday school dinners are the worst ones of the week and very difficult to get through. This is mainly because he is dreaming of the Sabudana Khichdi that my mum makes for him after his Continue reading
“Have curry, will travel?”, popped up a text on my phone yesterday morning. The girls were supposed to come over for a curry last night but owing to childcare issues I was being asked if I could take my curry Continue reading
“Britain battered by strong winds,” says the Guardian newspaper today as part of its “breaking” news. Groan! Is it wrong to pray for more winds and rain at precisely 6pm this evening? Especially when your son has been looking forward Continue reading
As everyone knows, Puri Bhaji is the son’s favourite food along with Chicken tikka (of which he ate more than his body weight in India). What normally happens at home after the Puri Bhaji is consumed enthusiastically is that a Continue reading
The Times today has asked us to prepare for a heatwave this bank holiday weekend where the weather is supposed to be a balmy 20 degrees. “More like a cold wave in some parts of India”, my mother archly pointed Continue reading
‘Tis the season of the Alphonso Mango – or the “King of Mangoes” as the fruit is known in India. And for a good reason – no other mango tastes as good. I say this, having never eaten other types Continue reading
It will come as no shock to you that the family is obsessed with rice. I mean, Hello! We have rice with almost every meal, jazzing up the proceedings by having fried rice with turmeric and mustard seeds, masala rice, Continue reading
When the going gets tough, the son and I retreat behind a mound of yoghurt and rice. This is our all- time comfort food and I am a living example of how it is the best cure for acidity, having Continue reading
Just back from giving a bunch of impressionable 8 and 9 year olds a talk on the Great Mughal Empire of India and I am slightly put out by the fact that sticking to their stereotypes – most girls went Continue reading
This is a week in which I have marveled (admittedly with a strong bias) about how healthy Indian food is. Mind you, we are talking about the food cooked in our homes and not rich, creamy and oily restaurant food Continue reading