Authentic Indian sea food recipes
The ICC World Cup 2015 Cricket tournament is on. For us, Indians, this is the most important sporting event every four years of our lives. And since a one-day cricket match is about 6 hours of play (okay, Americans, do not overreact; that’s approximately how long it takes to WATCH an average NFL game!!!), it…
My friends frequently ask me where I get the time and energy to cook at home, or how I plan my recipes, or how I manage to (somewhat) maintain my weight with the storms that I cook up on a regular basis. Truth is, I really don’t have time. As a graduate student I have…
People are always surprised to hear that I have been to Goa six times. That’s where we honeymooned, that’s where I was stranded for a weekend after a flight had to divert from Mumbai due to flooding, that’s where I went on random whims of friends, and that’s where I want to go again and…
Kolkata is crowded with pavement stalls of street food-nameless, squalid, obscure, food stalls made conspicuous only by the clank of metal spatulas and the smell of warm spices. The stalls typically have tarpaulin covers protecting the wooden benches that delineate the stalls. If you are a Calcuttan, you know not to care about the appearances…
For as long as I was in Kolkata (26 years), Durga Pujo had meant something completely different to me. While the rest of city worshipped, hopped pandals, sang, danced, dressed in the most colorful apparels, ate at seasonally proliferating eateries, and photographed the resplendent city, I spent (although I did all these too), willingly and cheerfully,…
This baked salmon recipe that I am sharing today is remarkable for several reasons. It uses a handful of ingredients, mostly things that are already available in the pantry. It is super easy and takes less than 30 minutes to make. It is super healthy AND tasty while being tremendously filling. And it is great for entertaining too!…