Vadi – the craft to hand dropped, sun-dried lentil dumplings of Gujarat
Vadi or sun-dried lentil dumplings are traditional foods made to enrich the meals with proteins or substitute green vegetables when they are in scarcity or …
Kundi Dhoko – the enigmatic pebble studded grinder
“Food brings people together on many different levels. It’s the nourishment of the soul and body; it’s truly love.”– Giada De Laurentiis I first heard …
Shing – Chana – Cha and the time we all had….
Some simple joys of life… when people had time, when catching up was not over smart phone chats but, involved meeting someone in person and …
Aathela Aamla – Indian Gooseberries in brine
Athela Aamla in brine….winter is the time when most homes in my part of India have bottles full of aathela-aamla sitting on their kitchen counters… …
Aatho – fudgey concoction of dried fruits, nuts, spices, seeds for nursing mothers
If there is one thing I loved the most about becoming mother apart from the awesome twins I was blessed with, is enjoying all the …
Kalai – the vanishing shine of re-tinning
The house functioned like a well-oiled machine in those days with my Ba/Dadi at the helm of it all. Those were the days when the …