Learning and Unlearning of Dr.Jekyll and Madam Hyde.
Reciepes collected from here and there
Ginger cookies. I grew up in a semi urban Manipal holidays meant going to “Belmaar” my mother’s ancestral village and home. Where it used to be the time of sugarcane harvest and jaggery making. That was something that we really loved. The first froth would be discarded because it would have husk and other contamination. …
Namak Para is one of this dishes I like to carry when I’m travelling. Often I’ve used it with chole as a quick bite. Traditionally it is of course fried. But I realized the baked version requires less fat both to make the dough and to cook it. It’s very quick to make too. Ingredients. …
World Chocolate day 2020 Today is world chocolate day. I’ve written about Theobroma or the food for the Gods before. Chocolate dishes take me back to the time when my kids were young. Particularly Tee who loved chocolate pudding that I made and even chocolate mousse. When we have had our mother and daughter spat, …
Eggless pineapple cake. Long ago I learnt how to make pineapple upside down cake from Tina Khera who used be my friend. She was ran small eatery in Manipal called the Salt and Pepper. She actually got me hooked on chilli-garlic toast and pineapple upside down cake. What was unique about her cake was it …
Growing up in a campus has its own advantage, we get exposed to various cultures and cuisines without actually venturing into those territories. The palate develops its own preferences. One of my favourite is a dish made by my Malayali friend’s mother she called it “Eshtew” eventually we figured it was stew, well that is …
With the soaring temperatures deep frying is a pain. Morning hours before 9am, I’m worried about loosing creative time, evening hours I’m too tired. So with the success or cookies and Karachi biscuits I reckoned I could bake the jar snacks instead of deep frying it, After all Iyengar bakery also has bakes its nippattu …
