Monthly Archives: November 2007

Curry flavour chips anyone?

Little black chick peas with a spicy masala coating - perfect for nibbling when a masala kick is all you need

Modern prawns for Christmas snacking

King prawns with a soft, tamarind glaze. The perfect plateful of lick-your-plate-clean snacks from a wonderful cookbook

Post Diwali persistent potatoes

Cubes of new potatoes cooked in a light, tempered gram flour curry or Aloo kadhi for Diwali celebrating

Happy Diwali

It’s Diwali or Deepavali. The biggest event in the Hindu calendar. Festival of light, also noise, and celebration of good over evil.
Back in India, I spent it mostly hiding under my bed with our German Shepherd. The fireworks petrified the both of us.
The allure of the cash my father distributed after the Ganesh and Lakshmi [...]

Say hello to my little friend

A new spice grinder, and home-made South Indian sambhar dal with mustard seeds, curry leaves and okra