Khichdi Recipe

For most Indians, having Khichdi – rice and dal mixed together- for a meal could mean any one of the following: a) you have eaten too much at your last meal and are “detoxing” b) you are ill and in Continue reading
For most Indians, having Khichdi – rice and dal mixed together- for a meal could mean any one of the following: a) you have eaten too much at your last meal and are “detoxing” b) you are ill and in Continue reading
Dabba. Dabbawalla. Two words that take any Indian back to their school days and to the time when their mums sent them a delicious hot lunch in a two, three or four tiered stainless steel tiffin. My sisters and I Continue reading
French beans will always be “be Nus” to me – thanks to our cook in India who has never been able to pronounce the word properly. Ditto for chick peas. In Marathi, they are called “chole” but she calls them Continue reading
There is no problem in life that can’t be fixed with a bit of dal – or lentils to give this glorious dish its English name. At least that’s what the family believes – we have dal when we are Continue reading
How times have changed. As husband and I hurtle happily towards middle age we are becoming increasingly intolerant of mediocre food and prefer to cook our own – or as most of you know, prefer it to be cooked by Continue reading
You either like aubergines or you don’t but I have seen this humble aubergine dish convert many a non-believer. Now, to borrow heavily from John Lewis, we are “Never knowingly undercatered” in our house, but just how low my expectations Continue reading