Let us be honest, we had taken our lives for granted pre-pandemic! I would like to believe that we have become more grateful towards anything and everything since Covid-19. Talking in terms of food, the lockdown has made at least 70% of us more responsible and self-reliant. We realised that most of the dishes could …
Pre pandemic, dining out was an everyday thing for me. Travelling, exploring new flavours, figuring out the ingredients in each dish, setting out on a quest to find the best local eateries were all things that made life exciting! But never in these expeditions have I ever wanted to recreate a dish so bad as …
When life throws work at you, make Chicken curry in a jiffy! Cooking is an art, yes, but it is more of a life skill. For people like me who are constantly on their laptops, working on one thing or another, being able to cook up a feast is a rarity. But what do we …
When people talk about their passion, there is this light that radiates from their eyes which falls on the other. They get excited, twiddle, and can speak without a pause. As I write this , I can picturize how Joel spoke about his future plans of setting up a smokehouse in Kochi. 2 years later …
Kerala and its love for pseudo-Arabic food are not unknown to us, Shawarma seems to top the chart of favourites. Ever since I have started being on a nutrition plan, my cravings have always hit the roof, and lockdown definitely did not help! So I decided to replicate it at home by playing around with …
This Biriyani was born out of my brother’s dinner craving for a spicy biriyani, but we had no chicken in stock! This is more of masala rice than a biriyani but will definitely help you sort your cravings. So let’s get into the recipe. Ingredients Measurements Onion 3 Big Tomato 1 medium-sized Ginger garlic paste …
The next time someone asks you how hot Indian food is, show off your knowledge and respond with numbers than using cliche terms like moderate, extremely spicy and bearable. Bring out the connoisseur in you and throw the Scoville Heat Unit at them! Before you give me that “what the hell are you talking about, …
When Ms Loly Malvin invited us for the inauguration of this quaint restaurant located in Bakery Junction, Thiruvananthpuram, little did I know that I would end up being a patron. The place is decked up to give us the feel of a rustic old ‘chayakkada’ – tea shop, but with the added comfort of air …
When we think of gravies from Kerala, the first thought that comes into our mind is ‘Coconut Milk’, and we are not wrong. Most of the luscious creamy ‘curries’ from the south make use of the goodness of coconut milk and all three extracts of it. The third extract being the thinnest milk of them …
Hills are the perfect place to relax and unwind. The landscape, the weather, the adrenaline pump, everything just sets in. But what about the food? Majority of the touristy hill stations in India, apart from the seven sister states, have very few good restaurants or outlets they can boast of. One must make to do …
