The life in India has changed very much. People have moved away from houses and into apartments and the modernization of Indian life has resulted in losing some of the charms that are so unique to India. For instance, when I was a kid, there used to be so many street vendors that sold goods … [Read more…]
I always try and incorporate whole grains, legumes and lentils into our diet, and to enable that my pantry is stocked with these healthy items all the time. One such lentil is whole black urad dal. I remember my mom soaking the urad dal and dehusking it after it has soaked to make idly batter. … [Read more…]
A really tough day at work today, a long day of meetings, with meetings even during lunch! The obvious choice for the lunch order for the meeting was sandwiches and chips. Although I had packed my lunch for the day and could easily ignore the sandwiches, the same couldn’t be said about the bags of … [Read more…]
The weather in Seattle is quite predictable – it either rains or it doesn’t. 🙂 This Saturday was the former kind. It is said that even if you walk in the Seattle drizzle for 10 minutes you hardly get wet, and true locals hardly ever carry umbrellas. That’s not what happened… It rained like crazy … [Read more…]
‘Chilly chicken’ is a dish available in most Chinese restaurants in India, which you hardly ever find in Chinese restaurants here. This dish comes from the unique ‘Indo Chinese’ cuisine in India. It’s the influence of Indian cuisine on Chinese cuisine, resulting in the best of both worlds experience. This type of food is supposed … [Read more…]
It’s amazing how some of the most simple recipes can be the most tasty. This is one such recipe. It includes no more than 5 ingredients, includes very little hands on time, but the results are amazingly addictive fingers of tofu. This is also a very versatile recipe – it can be served as an … [Read more…]