When I began to imagine this post, it was with the idea that there was not much of a memory storyline behind the recipe…
There are two things from the past that I have recently had a hankering for: wood rose trees and wood-apple fruits. For over a…
The seasons are changing and the usual respiratory illnesses are going around as we adjust to the weather, worsened of course by pollution and…
This Diwali, in so many homes across India (and in Indian homes across the world), sweets are going to be the star of the…
When I was growing up, middle class culture in India was all about eating what was cooked at home. Fresh food was prepared for…
Festivals are a big part of Indian culture and making a sweet (or many!) at home during special occasions is almost mandatory. Growing up,…
I was visiting my sister in Mumbai through the fasting week of Paryushan, the most important time of the Jain calendar. Over the course…
Every day in a Gujarati household, you can be assured that there will be a big bowl of dal on the dining table at…
It was Raksha Bandhan a few days ago, and my home was reverberating with boisterous laughter and shouting, filled with the joy and commotion…