A long time back, when I posted the recipe for pathiri, I was asked why the mutton curry that normally accompanies pathiri was missing. “Mutton is a very expensive meat and way out of the common man’s pocket”, I explained. “Especially out of the stingy and common woman’s pocket”, I thought to mysel
It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving. – Mother Teresa Truly, there is more happiness in giving than receiving. The joy is in watching your kid’s face light up as he unwraps the gifts left by Santa as a token of appreciation for his good behaviour during the year. It i
Go to a restaurant with a group of girl friends and you are going to have a really tough time deciding what to order. There will be people who want to stick to the tried and tested stuff, others who are adventurous and want to order the weirdest sounding dishes, yet others who are undecided whether they want soup and dessert and keep changing their minds. Just as difficult is deciding how much to order (with some declaring, “I am SO hungry”), and fitting it in with everyone’s budget (with others declaring, “I am SO broke”). On one occasion that my friends and I decided to treat ourselves at Nelko, a restaurant frequented by most of my college mates, we ordered Mughlai Chicken and roti (after spending a ridiculously long time discussing (read arguing) various options). Not everyone was happy with this decision because Mughlai chicken was something we had never tried before, and was therefore a “risky” choice. And their worst fears were confirmed when the dish was brought in; on the plus
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