The fruit vendor arrives like a quiet herald of indulgence, his basket brimming with cherries—plump, taut, ...
Desserts
Watalappam | Watalappan
I first experienced Watalappam on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, on a lazy, sun-scorched afternoon. Lunch ...
Cashew Panna Cotta
It’s a quiet afternoon. Spring is melting, slowly, very slowly into what promises to be a harsh summer. The ...
Triple Chocolate Ragi Brownies
Who said brownies are sin ? My triple chocolate ragi brownies are fudgy, chocolatey, and all things brownie ...
Palo Pitha | Palo Pithe | Chandankath Pitha
As Sankranti draws near, a new wave of gripping cold descends on our sleepy hamlet of ...
এলো-ঝেলো | Elo-jhelo | Experiences of a Gastronomad
শহরতলির দুর্গাপুজোগুলোয় ছিল এক আলাদা অনবদ্য অনুভূতি , একধরনের ঘরোয়া উষ্ণতা। না ছিল এত আলো ঝলমলে প্যান্ডেল, ...
Aam Pora Panna Cotta | Roasted Green Mango Panna Cotta
It’s the morning after the kalboishakhi. Grandma is at work, hunched over the pile of green mangoes Didi ...
Bebinca | Bibinca | Experiences of a Gastronomad
Layer above layer. And then one more. Come on, a little voice goads you. And you add yet another ...
Ada Pradhaman
Kerala during Onam is a feast for the senses. The myth goes something like this - the magnanimous king ...
Bel Pana Tart (Wood Apple Tart)
The bel tree was not my favourite tree in Grandmas backyard. Well, far from it. And there was ample reason ...
Nokshi Pitha
Do remember to get my khejur knata, Grandma reminds Bapi as he takes the last sip of tea from the bone-china ...
Payeshpatar Patishapta (My version of Kuih Dadar)
Payeshpata, it was much later that I came to know they were far more familiar as Pandan leaves in the ...












