If you think Buzzfeed Tasty has aced the idea of one-pot meals, I beg to differ. A glimpse of Indian cuisine and we would realize how this concept has been rooted in our culture, from Biriyani, Khichdi, Pazhankanji, Bisi Bele Bath to dishes we might not be even aware of! While these ‘yummers’ have a …
8 Essential Blogging Tips for Beginners
If you haven’t started already, now is a good time. Blogging might look glamorous but demands a lot of work, one needs to put his or her heart and time into creating their space in the blogging world. I am no expert, just another person like you who is trying to whip up a storm …
10 Simple Homemade Indulgences | Lockdown21
Even though the lockdown was long overdue, it did take us all a while to accept the fact that we would be staying within the four walls of our home for 21 days. Looking on the brighter side, this can be those three weeks we get to do the things that were kept aside for …
10 Food Shows To Binge on | Productivity in the time of Covid-19
The whole world is fighting the pandemic that is Covid-19 and it is utmost important that we all stay at home to protect ourselves, our family, the nation, and ultimately the humankind. Being in quarantine is difficult, let us be honest. It isn’t that colourful nor is it going to be easy on our mental …
Breaking down the art of eating out of a banana leaf (Vazhayila)
Through this article, I would like to make it up to our dearest vazhayila (banana leaf) for all the times a few of my North Indian friends attempted eating out of it using a spoon. I apologise to you, I know it tore you apart! The feeling of devouring a neatly packed pothichoru during a …
What is the Pink coloured water you get in Kerala? | Basic 5 types of drinking water in Kerala
Beyond Pacha Vellam! Little did I realise that we had transitioned from drinking lukewarm ‘Jeerakavellam’ (water infused with cumin seeds) to gulping down cold water straight out of the purifier. There were days when my Aachi’s (grandmother) morning routine included boiling a pot full of water with a teaspoon of cumin seeds for all of …
Know more about Chai on International Tea Day | Top 10 chai spots in Trivandrum
My life revolves around my family, my goals and strong brewed cups of chai. All major decisions, ideations and discussions happen over tea. Even my travel itineraries have more chai pit stops than actual places that I intend to visit. A headache calls for chai, a bad decision definitely needs chai, a good decision is …
A Taste Of Haoma Bangkok at Four Seasons Mumbai
Getting to be part of Vir Sanghvi’s food superstars academy is one of the biggest achievements of my blogging life. And as part of that I got to relish on the top quality Neo- Indian (a cuisine Chef Deepankar Khosla fondly calls his own, a sustainable Indian cuisine) dishes served at Haoma in Bangkok right …
Konkan Katta | Lunch Time at Mumbai
When Keerthana Priya (known as Tea pot and tales on Instagram, the one who clicks amazing pictures of me;) ) and I had visited Mumbai in May, we had plans to feast on seafood thali. Unfortunately, we couldn’t and we had to settle for prawns biriyani instead. This time around in Mumbai I had to …
Crossing the border for chicken | Rahmath Border Chicken at Courtallam
Everyone needs a friend like Muhusin in their life, the one that motivates you to cross borders to eat, but that motivation does not bear fruit unless you have friends like Aslam and Dr.Sneha. A mouthwatering discussion about Rahmath Porotta stall at Courtallam, Senkottai in Tamil Nadu got us 4 geared up for a drive …