There’s a certain harmony that shines through even in the most crowded Kerala Hindu weddings. Despite the omnipresent glint of gold ornaments, traditional weddings are marked by a distinctive elegance and simplicity. The traditional Nair wedding is over in a flash – one bad traffic signal and you could miss the entire ceremony! While other...
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Food Story: How India’s favourite flatbread Roti was born
Chapati, phulka, roti – no meal in India is complete without this quintessential flatbread. It’s as much an Indian cuisine table essential as rice. And while North India is known to be particularly fixated about this oldest flatbread, there is no denying that it is one of the easy-to-take-to and yet one of the tricky...
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Chicken & Vegetable Pasta Bake
350gm. dried pasta • 250 gm. chicken breast-cubed • 3 tbsp. olive oil • 1 large onion- chopped • 3 mixed peppers-chopped • 200 gm. mixed vegetables • 4-5 fresh green chillies • 2 cloves garlic-finely chopped • 400gm. chopped tomatoes • 1 tsp. Italian mixed herbs • salt and black pepper powder • 200...
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A Short History of Samosas
Here’s a shocker: our very own samosa was never ours. You read that right. The neatly folded, tightly packed savoury goodness that we thought belonged to South Asian soil actually travelled here all the way from Central Asia centuries ago. But thanks to its amazing social networking skills, it cleverly adapted to the local’s tastes...
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HANDI-THE FOOD STORY: Chicken Nehari- Hot & Spicy Chicken in Sauce
History of Nihari The word “Nihar” originated from the Arabic word, “Nahar” which means “morning”. It was originally eaten by Nawabs in the Mughal Empire as a breakfast item after their morning prayers. “Every time one digs into a plate of Nihari, one digs into a slice of history,” said Tariq Bhai of Sufiya, bang...
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Phirni- Rice Pudding with Saffron & Nuts
Phirni – as delicious it might be it is very easy to prepare as well. Phirni meaning Kheer of grounded rice flour in which we can also add our favourite dry fruits. Phirni has many flavours and aromas which we can prepare, like Kesar Pista Phirni, Walnut Phirni, Mango Phirni, Kaju Phirni, Rose Phirni, Badam...