This blog is our space to write about our thoughts, views and notes about our travels. Osho owned 90 Rolls Royces while being a Sanyasi …. The so-felt contradiction is very fascinating and hence the name !
Like I have mentioned in several of my food blogs, OPOS (One Pot One Shot) is a cooking method that’s been developed by Mr. Ramakrishnan (Ramki or RK as he is known popularly). It’s truly a revolution because it’s cooking without the drudgery of spending hours in the kitchen. The best part about OPOS is, … Read more
As many of my friends know, I am now cooking almost exclusively the OPOS way. OPOS (One Pot One Shot) is this revolutionary way of cooking that has been developed by Rama Krishnan (of the one-page cookbook fame) which ensures that making food is not a drudgery and you can actually eat fresh, healthy, home … Read more
Last Thursday, our train from Chennai to Hyderabad reached early in the morning and we were home by 7.30 am. As we didn’t have anything readily available at home to make breakfast, we decided to go to our favourite breakfast/snack joint and get breakfast for the three of us. I dont know how to describe … Read more
On May 25th, we were at Manish and Swati’s place in Bangalore. Manish was yet to reach home and I told Swati that I can make Dum Biriyani in about 7 to 8 minutes for dinner and she was unconvinced ! Well, what better way to convince her than actually make the Dum Biriyani. So … Read more
We were in Vizag as part of the ShikshaDaan Yatra and we stayed at a really nice hotel called Green Park. The breakfast spread was lavish and they had cut fruits as well as the fresh fruit juice. I asked the server whether there was sugar in the fruit juice and he beamed to say “yes … Read more
In many places across India, Jan 13th to Jan 16th is celebrated by different names, as “harvest” festivals. On Jan 13th, TamilNadu celebrates it as Boghi Pandigai and Punjab celebrated it as Lohri. The concept is similar – we build a bonfire of old stuff and symbolically let go of old hurts, bad behaviour and … Read more
In Oct when we were at Hyderabad, Nisha came home to meet. We were making “bhindi” (okra) for lunch that day and suddenly Nisha asked Mom if she could make it …. Now, a few things that you should know about Nisha. Nisha is the daughter I would have had if I wanted to have … Read more
Krishnan and I love street food – yes, we take precautions to eat in places that are hygienic and the food is prepared using good ingredients, but truly nothing beats the taste of street food ! Whether its the Bhelpuri in Pune and Mumbai or the Dabeli at our favourite haunt in Vashi, or the … Read more
Every Diwali many people in TamilNadu make the Deepavali “Marundu”. Marundu in Tamil means medicine. This is made during Diwali and eaten right in the morning before eating anything else as it helps in digestion and has several medicinal herbs that help ward off many diseases. If we pay close attention to our traditional festival … Read more
