In February this year, we made our very first trip to Tamil Nadu. We were mainly in Karaikudi, an area known as the land of the Chettiars – Chettinad. Chettiars are a mercantile community who made their wealth overseas in the early to mid-twentieth century and returned to their ancestral homeland to build palatial homes….
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Crispy Baked Chicken Wings in Mango Chili Sauce
Just a warning …. Short recipe but long post. While the other half of the world is going nuts over the arrival of strawberries and rhubarb, in this part of the world things are looking up for mangoes, durians, longans, mangosteens, rambutans and many summer fruits that start appearing in the markets just about…
Making Sabudana Khichdi with Aunty Meena Newaskar (Melting Pot #2)
For the second feature of my blog series ‘Melting Pot’ , I’ve interviewed my childhood friends’ mother, Mrs Meena Newaskar, who was kind enough to share the recipe for her daughter’s (my friend Neeti) favourite – Sabudana Khichdi and how she learnt to create this popular breakfast and snack originating from Maharashtra. Sabudana, also known…
Mumbai-inspired Crispy Baked Potatoes with Avocado Chutney
A couple of weeks ago in early February, we took a short trip to Mumbai for my sister-in-law’s traditional wedding. Amidst the chaos of Indian wedding preparations, we managed to sneak out for a day to explore Mumbai’s city centre, around Colaba and Marine Drive. This was my husband’s first time to Mumbai and I…
Chicken with Rich Scarlet Gravy (Murg Roganjosh) with Tomato and Kale Rice Pilaf
Indian food sometimes has a bad reputation as being complicated and I know of many who are perplexed by its list of ingredients and strong, complex flavours. Despite growing up eating traditional South Indian food, I could not tell the difference between cumin or fennel and the gazillion types of lentils and pulses when I…
Monsoon Table 