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Slow-simmered Tomatoes
My Workshops are but an excuse for me to cook up new recipes for an unsuspecting crowd. Somehow I have never been afraid to try a new, untested recipe for a crowd of complete strangers who are yet to...
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DIY Natural Laundry Cleaner
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. I took my first step a long time ago. But the thing with taking such a step is that you may very well decide to take the route. I’m now coming...
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Mango Froyo
The day temperature is starting to soar. Soon it will be mango season. As it starts to hot up the mind naturally turn to thoughts of mango. All winter the containers of mango pulp from homegrown...
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Yennai Chadam – fermented rice
My mor milagai post on Instagram started a conversation between me and Radha, another Tambram schoolmate of mine. She mentioned how well it combines with fermented rice. This morning I had a bowl of...
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Vadu Manga – pickled baby mangoes in brine
Last year, after years and years of procrastinating, I finally prepared my first batch of maavadu or vadu manga, one of Southern India’s most loved pickle. The pickle is made with immature green...
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How to make a Sourdough Starter
There was never a better time to get started on your sourdough adventures. As we are forced into taking it slow by a tiny micro-organism, we can cultivate our own community of beneficial...
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A Simple Marinara Sauce
Homegrown tomatoes After a long gap I am harvesting tomatoes in sizable quantities this summer that require processing. Yes, the monkeys have been kind enough to share with us. I have been harvesting...
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Naralachi Wadi – Coconut Barfi
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA On Janmashtmi a few weeks back I followed tradition and prepared olya naralachi wadi – Maharashtrian style fresh coconut barfi. Its super-sweet North Indian version made with...
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Spring Table: Kashmir
A Picnic in the Garden It’s Spring all around. There is a burst of colour in the garden – nasturtiums and poppies (oh, the gorgeous poppies) return every year in striking new shades like little...
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Dal Dhokli
Dal Dhokli Dal Dhokli is a one-pot meal popular in the Western Indian states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Maharashtra. There are two components to it – a soupy dal and the pasta-like dhokli, known as...
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