Meera loves idli (steamed rice cakes) or PoLo (dosa). Any given day we have one of these ready at home. If we have idli, than the next day M would make roasted idli (or also called idli fry). Simple roasting on a pan, transforms the idli taste dramatically. [Read more...]
Roasted Idli
April 21, 2013 By 6 Comments
Transporting Sugarcane by Bullock Carts
December 25, 2012 By 4 Comments
Enroute from Aurangabad to Paithan in Maharashtra State, India. This is quite a common site when driving around rural India. Because such long trains of bullock carts hamper other vehicular traffic and cause backups, our first impression is to curse them out, “why can’t they just stay off the road?” [Read more...]
Tigerella Tomatoes
December 22, 2012 By 4 Comments
Catching up on posting pics from our garden: Heirloom Tigerella Tomatoes. Medium-sized tomatoes with yellow tiger-like stripes. The meat is deep red, sweeter and less tarty than cherry tomatoes. [Read more...]
Mumbai Street food: Shri Krishna Batatavada
December 9, 2012 By 9 Comments
In the back lanes of Dadar (West), a few doors from the legendary Ideal Bookstore, is this amazing place for batatavada, samosa, juices and anything you can stuff in your mouth. Mouth-watering delicacies and super cheap prices. For $2 you can feed a whole family (Meera only sips juice). [Read more...]
Nutella Sandwich: Nutella spread on Iggy’s bread
September 29, 2012 By 6 Comments
My favorite way to start the day is with two slices of whole wheat sourdough bread from Iggy’s with a liberal spread of Nutella. The bread is hearty and powers me through a crazy morning at the office, or a sadistically long run; the creamy hazelnut chocolate spread, I savor every smear of. This had so completely worked into my running routine, that when I travelled out of town for marathons, I carried my Nutella jar. [Read more...]
Cherry Tomatoes
July 27, 2012 By 13 Comments
Freshly harvested cherry tomatoes from a friend’s garden. A benefit of watching friend’s house is you get to pick all the ripe vegetables. Delicious! Thank you Vikas.
See more vegetables and fruits: [Read more...]
Tambdo Phovu – Red Flattened Rice, v2
July 22, 2012 By 14 Comments
(During processing these pics, I remembered I had previously written on Making Tambdo Phovu; so, edited the text and added in newer pics.)
Phovu (beaten or flattened rice) freshly mixed with few spices is a staple breakfast of Konkanis. We grew up eating tambdo phovu nearly every day (tambdo for red comes from the crushed red chillis in this recipe). When visitors arrive unannounced, aunts or grandma would quickly mix this snack, usually takes less than 5 minutes to prepare. Since this is simply mixed, it is also called kāláyilo (mixed) phovu. Many households use phova piTTo (powdered spice mix for phovu), but we made this from scratch. [Read more...]
Meera loves Jalebis
July 4, 2012 By 12 Comments
While visiting family in NJ, we shopped at Edison and bought jalebis at Sukhadia’s. When we got home, Meera ripped open the box and dug into the jalebis, even as we were unloading the car.
Other Indian Desserts:
Orangina
June 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The only way to beat the heat ~ Orangina from Trader Joes.
Mango Manna
June 21, 2012 By 9 Comments
Its mango season and I’m reposting this from a few years ago. Gosh, how I miss shopping mangoes in Mumbai. A case of the best.
In India, the scorching heat is but a small price to pay for luscious aapus mangoes. My mother was irked I skipped lunches and feasted instead on four mangoes, and a few more after dinner. During the last week, I was gulping 6-8 aapus a day, hoping to be sick of them by the time I returned. Alas, in the cafeteria today my eyes searched for mangoes, knowing full well there weren't any. [Read more...]
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