Celebrating Passion for Food
We all have two choices, recall our sad moments and feel sad or recall our happy moments and feel sadder. I prefer the later one. “Chole Masala” makes me nostalgic. It reminds me of the best days of my life. Ironically, we realize the importance of these best moments only when they have passed.
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Any discussion about Indian cooking would be incomplete if one fails to make a mention of Rajasthani cuisine. However, as one begins to describe about the cuisine and cooking style of this desert state, the vastness of the topic becomes evident. Rajasthan means “land of kings”. It is the largest state of India by area in which a vast majority of land is the part of Thar Desert. The food that evolved in this state over the period of centuries was deeply influenced by geographical conditions.
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Growing up in my childhood, I remember anxiously waiting for winter to set in . “Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire; it is the time for home!”
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Mumbai, a city of dreams, a city that never sleeps, a city always on a move. For over two decades before I moved to its sister city Pune I grew up in Mumbai. I was a part of the crowd that moves through the city in pursuit of their goals, day in and day out through the local trains.
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This recipe also comes from my Sasural’s Khana Khazana!! In Uttar Pradesh, it’s a winter delicacy and specially prepared on the auspicious occassion of “Makar Sankranthi”.It’s a Harvest Festival! People consider Urad dal is “Shubh”. On Sankranthi early morning , a vessel containing mixture of Urad dal and rice is kept in Poorab disha( Rising Sun direction )and every family member touches it before starting their day. Hence this Tahari also contains lentils like Urad and Chana dal along with Matar.
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The winter is taking its toll on my palate. It is compelling me to make choices that I would not prefer making post winter. The cravings for hot and spicy food is absolutely insatiable which is making me gulp down several cups of tea in a day.
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A new dawn marks a beginning of a new year- year 2017. To me this year promises to be as eventful as year 2016, in fact even more.
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