Before heading to Goa by road, my husband and I decided to look up a list of restaurants that we could stop by along the way. We didn’t take the regular ‘bus route’ to Goa, as it’s notorious for rash driving and mishaps. So we decided to take the route from Mumbai, Pune, Kolhapur, Ponda and straight to Panaji.
En route, we halted at Hotel Opal for lunch. Owing to the terrible traffic jam at the Ghat section to Pune, we [More...]
We’re more familiar with the Kerala Mutton Stew, but there’s another variation to the stew, that is made in Bengal and had often during monsoons or winters.
This one’s a favourite at home as it was usually prepared by my Thaami (my father’s mother) and the recipe has been passed down to my mother as well. You can make the same stew with chicken, eggs or veggies and tastes superb with garlic bread, steamed rice or rotis.
You will notice the amount [More...]
My husband gifted me a cook book on our last trip to his hometown in Bangalore. The name of the cookbook is ‘The Suriani Kitchen’ – Recipes and Recollections from the Syrian Christians of Kerala, by Lathika George.
It is by far one of the most exhaustive cook books that I have come across that has been put together so painstakingly by the author. Since I love reading and knowing about other cultures, traditions and societies, this book is a window [More...]
Watching cookery and travel shows is far more soothing and comforting that watching the news. I admit I do enjoy a few popular hit Hindi soaps, but a program on Travel & Living (now TLC) and Food Food is any day a favourite [More...]
Dr.Shabana Saleem, MBBS, DNB (Family Medicine) shares one of her favourite mutton recipes with us. Apart from being a doctor, she is a wife of a naval officer and a doting mother of two beautiful girls. Her interests include reading, travelling and [More...]
