Once upon a time, before I decided to turn completely vegetarian again, I used to enjoy the very occasional meat dish. And more often…
If you’ve been following my blog, you’d have noticed that despite my quintessentially Gujarati sweet tooth, my culinary adventures are often based on healthy…
India contains a diverse mix of religions, both brought from abroad and homegrown. Among the latter category is Jainism, which has been practised for…
When I was a little girl, the month of Aadi in Chennai meant music being blared from temple speakers and a general atmosphere of…
Being born and brought up in Chennai into a traditional Gujarati home has given me a more expansive way of thinking, which is what…
There I was in the freezing cold of the Berkshire mountains in Massachusetts, USA, telling my friends and family back home that I was…
The very first recipe I learnt from my mother was the foundation of all Gujarati meals: the humble yet hard-to-perfect roti. Or as we…
When I was a girl, the full moon known as Sharad Purnima, marking the end of the monsoon, was a special occasion among a…
Having lived in Tamil Nadu my whole life, the traditional local cuisine has always been a part of me. Millets were a staple in…