Panaka Or Lime Sherbet/An Ayurvedic Summer Cooler
“Anu make Panaka, Ram Laddus (an Indian sweet confection made with wheat flour and jaggery) and Kosambri (a refreshing salad made with soaked lentils and seasoned the South Indian way)” said my mother...
View ArticleTangy Raw Mango Rice/Mavinkai Chitranna
With her freshly powdered face, wearing a big red bindi on her forehead, saree neatly in place, bangles clanking, my grandmother entered the kitchen each day to turn out the fluffiest puris, melt in...
View ArticleRava Laddu/Semolina Balls With Saffron, Cashews, Raisins & Cardamom
I promise you that you will be transported into another planet when you bite into one of these magical laddus! The sandy texture of the roasted semolina, the softness of the coconut, the chewy raisins...
View ArticleSouth Indian Coconut Rice With Brown Chickpea Salad
Life has been a mixture of interesting, exciting and exhausting events for us in the past few days. Soon after the workshop, I got a call to shoot for a television episode to be aired this weekend, the...
View ArticleRaw Mango Chutney (Mavinkai Gojju)
Spring summer is my favourite season of the year. In childhood it signalled the start of the summer holidays, endless hours of Enid Blyton with my favourite music playing on the side with a bowl of...
View ArticleMung Dal Payasam/Indian Lentil Pudding
I recently received a mail from an avid reader of divinetaste which amidst other things stated that she admires my beautiful life. Life of course is a mixture of many things, happiness, sadness,...
View ArticleNei Appam | Sweet Paniyaram | South Indian Sweet Puffed Pancakes
As usual, the year flew by and I’m quite emotional as I write the last post of 2015 for my beloved divinetaste. Its been seven years since I began this space in December 2008. Exactly two months after,...
View ArticlePanaka Or Lime Sherbet/An Ayurvedic Summer Cooler
“Anu make Panaka, Ram Laddus (an Indian sweet confection made with wheat flour and jaggery) and Kosambri (a refreshing salad made with soaked lentils and seasoned the South Indian way)†said my...
View ArticleTangy Raw Mango Rice/Mavinkai Chitranna
With her freshly powdered face, wearing a big red bindi on her forehead, saree neatly in place, bangles clanking, my grandmother entered the kitchen each day to turn out the fluffiest puris, melt in...
View ArticleRava Laddu/Semolina Balls With Saffron, Cashews, Raisins & Cardamom
I promise you that you will be transported into another planet when you bite into one of these magical laddus! The sandy texture of the roasted semolina, the softness of the coconut, the chewy raisins...
View ArticleSouth Indian Coconut Rice With Brown Chickpea Salad
Life has been a mixture of interesting, exciting and exhausting events for us in the past few days. Soon after the workshop, I got a call to shoot for a television episode to be aired this weekend, the...
View ArticleRaw Mango Chutney (Mavinkai Gojju)
Spring summer is my favourite season of the year. In childhood it signalled the start of the summer holidays, endless hours of Enid Blyton with my favourite music playing on the side with a bowl of...
View ArticleMung Dal Payasam/Indian Lentil Pudding
I recently received a mail from an avid reader of divinetaste which amidst other things stated that she admires my beautiful life. Life of course is a mixture of many things, happiness, sadness,...
View ArticleNei Appam | Sweet Paniyaram | South Indian Sweet Puffed Pancakes
As usual, the year flew by and I'm quite emotional as I write the last post of 2015 for my beloved divinetaste. Its been seven years since I began this space in December 2008. Exactly two months after,...
View ArticleWhole Wheat Laddu | Godi Hittina Laadu
Diwali is approaching and I have lost count of the number of times I have spoken about Diwali in my childhood. If you happen to read any of my previous posts on Deepavali or Diwali you will know what I...
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