Til Gud(Sesame Laddoos)

This surely won me some points with Shri !
For as long as I have known him, he has talked most fondly of tilgud, a Maharashtrian sweet that is traditionally prepared for “Makar Sankranti”, a harvest festival that is celebrated elsewhere in India too.
In Punjab, this is the festival they call lori and I have fond [...]

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Khatti-Meethi Daal

This afternoon, when I soaked the daal for the evening’s meal, I found myself thinking that I did not want to make varan yet again. As I mulled over the various ways in which arhar can be cooked, I was reminded for the first time in a long while of a childhood favorite – a [...]

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One of Atto’s – Tangy Coriander & Mint Chutney

Atto – my husband’s bua – is one of the best cooks I know.
What makes her food more special though, is the care and affection with which she feeds people.
I have been saying to her for years that she ought to write a cookbook. In the meanwhile, here is her recipe for just the most [...]

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Comfort in a bowl – Varan

Indira seemed both interested and amused when I showed her this blog a few days ago. Both the sisters now look forward to watching me take pictures of the food these days, and eagerly wait to see them on the computer.
Even so, this evening I was pleasurably surprised when she told me, watching me serve [...]

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