Tiffin around our house is a dreaded word – because it either means I’m asking my pre-teen what she’d like for it or asking her if she’s put it for washing since coming back from school. She’d like to answer neither. As mums, the one thing that is constantly on the back of our mind is how to get them to eat whatever is packed …
Breakfast IS an important meal of the day and I tip my hat to those who do Intermittent Fasting by missing this meal. By the time I pack off my kid to school and cradle my cup of tea, my stomach makes sounds that would make Aslan proud. So, missing breakfast is just not my cup of tea (pun totally intended.) Sure, I try – …
Sugar is so polarising. And yet it’s present in natural and added forms in most food. Fruits have naturally occurring sugars in varying degrees depending on the fruit and every food preparation will have some element that contains sugar and so it is near impossible to cut it out of your diet. There are so many alternatives and substitutes for white sugar ranging from stevia …
Chai is a love language – at least in India. Chai with friends at a tapri, with work colleagues in the office canteen, with bae in bed, with your mum (spilling tea of course IYKYK), with dad bas yun hi, with siblings after arguing over who’s going to make said chai and of course sipping it early in the morning enjoying some alone time. Simple, …
Parle G, Monaco, Marie, Bourbon, Nice, Krackjack – which 80s kid hasn’t at some point in time found these in their tiffin? The beauty of these biscuits is their consistency of taste and despite the market now being flooded with fancier imported goodies, they have held their ground. If you want to try something new for chai time or tiffin check out some uniquely- flavoured …
Indian food is a culinary behemoth; there’s no debating that. Flavourful, colourful, lively, bright and satisfying to all senses, no matter which part of the country you visit, food is the first thing that you want to sample. But, even with so much variety there’re always naysayers and those who like to group all Indian food under one banner – SPICY! While this is the …
The word dessert makes your mind wander to a luscious and glistening bowl of moong dal halwa, or a cool matki of phirni, or some warm malpuas. While those images linger on, are you counting the calories that go along with them? Or wondering if you could opt for something less extravagant to tackle that craving for a bit of sweet? The term ‘healthy dessert’ …
Chicken meals are go-to meals when you’re looking for something wholesome, healthy and filling. And because chicken is so versatile it’s so easy to adapt to whatever your palate is craving that day. Whether it’s Indian, Chinese, American, Mediterranean, Middle-Eastern, there’s a special place for chicken in all of these cuisines. Curry, grilled, roasted, fried – chicken is comfort food all the way and if …
If you haven’t spent at least one summer afternoon in your childhood sucking down chaunsa mangoes, we suggest you go buy some, take the day off, and treat yourself to some cold delight while staring into the distance thinking of nothing else but the next mango. It’s mango season! All hail the king of fruits. We are one of the world’s largest mango exporters and …
“Simsim” is the Arabic word for sesame and the phrase “Open Sesame” or “Khul ja Simsim” from the story of Ali baba and the 40 thieves is a phrase we’re quite familiar with. Now, the words when uttered opened the mouth of a cave full of treasures and this couldn’t be closer to the truth in real life. Sesame seeds are literally a treasure trove …
