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Why Is Gujarati Food Sweet?
Years ago, my father got transferred to Gandhidham for one of his postings. Back then, we were settled in a remote town in Chattisgarh, and vaguely knew that the said place happened to be in …
Food Archive
Eating Out in Auroville
Food at most of the establishments at Auroville looks surprisingly like any home-cooked meal; with little or no effort of commercial dressing up. The practice, in my opinion, is also
When At Home, Knock At Big Yellow Door
I rarely write about my in-town loafing in Delhi, but since I have recently bought a DSLR camera, I decided to take it out for our (the camera’s and mine) first adventure-walk. Out for a …
Kulcha-Pocket: An Awesomeness In Rural Punjab
Came across this street-food in the rural areas of Punjab and simply loved the way it is done! This is basically ‘chhola-kulcha’, albeit with a difference. Chholey is stuffed inside the kulcha and then the combo is …
Pushkar: The Food Scene
Please note: Pushkar is known to be a holy-city, and hence there ain’t any non-veg food happening in the city. Nor is alcohol welcome anywhere. That said, there is this other medium of inebriation, …
Bhang Lassi: A Time Warp
Bhang lassi. Or Power-lassi. Or Bang-drink. Or, as it is known in Pushkari lingo, Special-lassi. A phrase that would have meant a well made lassi in any other part of India, but not in Pushkar. …
Cafe Anokhi, Jaipur
How-so-ever busy I am on my trip to Jaipur, I never miss visiting Anokhi. It HAS TO be visited. Everytime. Like a ritual. I personally love the collection stocked by their C-Scheme store. It is …
Old Manali : Of 'Rolling Joints' And Much More…
Manali- A hill-station that I have carefully avoided all my life, even when almost the entire of Delhi treats it like its weekend-getaway. (Or maybe, because it is so). Until it was totally unavoidable. For whatever …
The National Food of India
If there is ONE food item that is a strong contender for winning the ‘National Food of India’ award, it has to be this sinful junk! But trust me, wherever I have been to, be …
Street Food Diaries-1: Moradabadi Daal
#NaBloPoMo Day 11 This particular blogpost isn’t meant for the kind of people who go “Eww..!” , whenever any kind of street-food is mentioned to them. So please be warned, if hygiene is what you …