There is a bonding that happens in these rides - strangers becoming friends, home cooked food shared without hesitation and private pains and pleasures made public in a matter of few hours
I am taking back with me a suitcase full of food memories, some local ingredients like, Nannari Syrup, Badam Pisin, Seerga Samba Rice, Filter Coffee and a few priceless recipes, which I will recreate far far away in my home
I am taking back with me a suitcase full of food memories, some local ingredients like, Nannari Syrup, Badam Pisin, Seerga Samba Rice, Filter Coffee and a few priceless recipes, which I will recreate far far away in my home
And now they have become a staple in my home. Most of the everyday food there is simple, made using minimum ingredients and has a completely different taste than the north Indian cuisine
I used homemade puree, use canned if you don't have it. Since I bought the pumpkin home without any idea of a recipe, I wanted to be adventurous this time and try out something new and outside of my repertoire
While game like rabbit could be consumed over a family meal, her grandmother began using larger animals like boar, or junglee maas, in several ways – some part of it was portioned into curry forhome and the rest of it was made into a pickle which was then distributed around the village or gifted to guests who were visiting
We Indians often carry homemadefoodfor such a longjourney. In the same coach a south Indian family was travelling with me carrying a Tin packed with Lemon Rice for the whole journey
The cuisine thrives in homes and during celebrations like a child’s navjote (a Zoroastrian initiation akin to the Jewish bar and bat mitzvah) or the elaborate thousand-guest weddings that typically take place from November to March each year
We Indians often carry homemadefoodfor such a longjourney. In the same coach a south Indian family was travelling with me carrying a Tin packed with Lemon Rice for the whole journey
At home I love uzhunnu vada and my brother loves parippu vada and my mom used to be like . On to the recipe, Parippu Vadas are deep fried lentil fritters , a famous crunchy tea time snack of Kerala made up of Toor dal/Chana dal ,onion, chili and ginger mainly
In the brief time the trainmade a stop, I did pick up a couple of varieties of the chikki which everyone enjoyed at home though I later came to understand was not the greatest of the Lonavala offerings and you had to go into specific bylanes to get the best of the goods
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