Hello Smog :(

This is the view right now (around10.15 am) from our 12th floor home –  And it’s getting worse :(. The air was thick when Mom, Krishnan and I went for a walk around 7.30 am. There are no crackers being burst, and no Diwali around the corner but still the smog descends.  What is being … Read more

Nutty Ladoos and Spicy Halwa 

Every Diwali we make the  “Nuts” ladoos and the Deepavali “marundu”. Even though this year we are not celebrating Diwali, we continued the tradition and made both. While the “marundu” was made with the spice powder that dad had made in 2007… the ladoos were made by me using my current obsession OPOS (One Pot … Read more

The OPOS life – Akki Roti, Rosogolla and VLM veggies

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

Deepavali “Marundu”

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