Category: Vegetable Cookery

Food, festivity, spirituality, and history….that’s Varanasi, Banares, or Kashi sitting snug on the banks of the sacred river Ganga. The oldest living city with a rich culture, its food heritage is unsurpassed. Vegetarian food subtly spiced with no hint of...

GI tagged in 2014, Ratlami Sev from Ratlam a small town of the princely Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh originated in the late 19th century. An innovation by the Bhil tribes as a substitute to vermicelli on the request by...

Memories…powerful little miracles that take us back in time, a kind of mental time travel bringing in vivid details of the joyful past. Reminiscing about happy memories with a loved one can be a great tool of comfort and provides...

Jaisalmer, The golden city of India has an arid climate and a unique live hood based mostly on the tourism industry. Water scarcity looms large and poor green vegetation has made the people of this region to depend more on...

Spinach…the moment I hear the word my mind envisions Popeye the sailor…. Popeye, with his odd accent and improbable forearms, who was a diehard fan of spinach, which gave him his strength, and perhaps his distinctive speaking style. But why...

I opened the newspaper and the Tomatoes were waving the red flag. Rs 300 for a kilo was the prediction… its soaring prices has resulted in heated debates about “tomatonomics’…Why and what of the price rise. I get a red...

Banana stem known as Vaizhaithandu in Tamizh, is the creamy white stalk of the banana tree an underrated vegetable which has been part of the Tamizh cuisine since ages. Vaizhaithandu thoran, Vaizhaithandu Elumichai Rasam, Vaizhaithandu Kosmali, pachadi….all delicious dishes made...

World Environment Day 2023…. Unplastic India, Plantation Drives, Beach cleaning, Solar power, Lead with LED……several campaigns running to save our mother earth for our future generations. Refuse, Reduce, Recycle, & Reuse is the propaganda and it made me wonder ….is...

A comfort for some, extravagance for others, Exquisite and heavenly, luscious and luxuriant, Green, yellow, orange and red, raw or ripe, spiced up or sugary, pulpy, cubed or sliced, Exotic & mystical, star of summer……. the one and only king...