My cooking… now one may fall short of words in describing it. My first encounter with the saucepan and gas flames was at ten years old. Tea was the first thing that I learnt to cook. I also tried my hands in omelette making and few snacks like sandwiches, as an 11 years old and...
Culinary is not a new profession in India. Culinary art has always existed in India, but in the Indian form. The earlier Indian cooks were known as the khansamas who were home bred and illiterate and yet could cook some delicious food. These khansamas usually used to work in Indian household. There are various professional...
You can call me a softcore non vegetarian( if there’s a term called so). In other words, I eat non veg only on occasions. I‘d like to share one of the experiences I had while going on a trip to the coastal state of Goa . Now, Goa is famous for its seafood. So, as...
School tiffin period……I guess everyone has some special nostalgia attached to it. Who can forget the different aromas that spread across the classrooms and class corridors as everyone opened one’s tiffins during the break period? This was perhaps the best part of being in school. Schools are these universal divine places where children belonging to...
Culinary according to many people is a new concept , but the fact of the matter is that cooking is an art that has been in vogue in India since a long time. India had a rich heritage of khansamas who could cook meals of different styles and mostly worked in royal houses. These khansamas...
I got married at 22. I was straight out of college. I was good in academics, music, painting, and everything else that goes on to make a good housewife. Only thing…. I didn’t know, how to cook. After marriage, my husband was transferred outstation and consequently only after a month we, moved out from our...
India is a big country and it would not be wrong to say it is primarily a world within a country. Its home to several cultures, sub-cultures and a colourful amalgamation of several philosophical views, religions, languages and cuisines. On the topic of food, let’s come to the great Indian divide. Of course, the North-South...
‘Big dreams of a small town boy’…perhaps, these seem mismatched words. But, then I was always a dreamer. My daydreams, however differed from others, for I dreamt of becoming a chef, a culinary chef to be precise! Now, when and how I inculcated the desire of becoming a chef, I had no idea. Perhaps, the...
I still remember with fondness, a trip to Nainital. I was in my early teens. As we set out on a summer excursion to this small hill station in Uttarakhand, it was curiosity, and adventure that ruled our mindset. Me and my family were going on this trip after a long hiatus. The summer holidays...
According to most people culinary is a new concept in India, but the fact of the matter is that culinary is an old art in India. India always had the old tradition of khansamas who could cook some best food. These khansamas were chefs who were home bred, and illiterate and , had the quality...
