Robert Kenner’s documentary, Food, Inc., was a recent viewing for me. Just as US-backed multinational corporations (MNCs) have been conducting incursions into third-world countries in search of solutions to these problems of shortage of food, Americans have realised that food and health are inextricably connected. To learn more about the United food manufacturing industry, I…
For a change of pace from the usual lunch fare, try some spicy and sweet mango relish, also known as manga mulagupottichathu (). It’s commonplace at my mom’s house to make chutney, sauces, and relish, which are used to spruce up simple dishes. When it comes to mango chutney, it’s almost impossible to go a…
On February 14, 2012, Rajani posted these recipes to her site. Miri of Peppermill, as Raji Shanker, passed away yesterday after a protracted illness. In addition to being an excellent food blogger, she was a kindhearted friend, and a truly wonderful person. Nina pens down her thoughts… She said, “Oh my god, I look very…
There are many ways to make awadhi, and this is one of the most popular. thandai01 has 3 thoughts It’s Holi, India’s annual festival of colours, and it’s a big deal. Although Holi was unknown in the south a few decades ago, it has since become a popular festival across India because of its lighthearted…
Summer Ghosts From Years Earlier Dehradun’s summer evenings were filled with a strange kind of dullness. The air in the old cottage and yard was dense, opaque, and mysterious with the ghosts of colonial settlers. When the ghosts were being fun, they would frighten the parrots as they dined on sun-ripened mangoes in the silver…
