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Go nuts with pecans beyond pies and brownies

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- I took my first bite of a raw pecan and thought-this is exactly what you'd get if a cashew and a walnut had a baby. Pecans take the best from both: the sweet butteriness of a cas... Read More


Why Indian coffee hits different

New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- Recently, one of my tweets went unexpectedly viral. It was a rant about my coffee experiences in the US during a recent trip, and how it had been a money- and soul-depleting disap... Read More


Suck, chew and slurp on that drumstick

New Delhi, July 19 -- People who eat drumstick in their sambar fall into two camps. The first kind loves eating them whole, soaking up all the tamarind and spices of the sambar. They suck out the sof... Read More


Get creative with peach, and give it a savoury spin

New Delhi, July 5 -- I landed from a cold and cosy Bengaluru straight into an East Coast heatwave in New York and Boston a couple of weeks ago. One thing that kept me going were my newly bought sneake... Read More


Why roasted gram should be your pantry staple

New Delhi, June 21 -- One morning, I had idlis steaming away for breakfast when I realised I was out of molaga podi-the classic spicy lentil powder we mix with sesame oil to accompany idlis and dosas.... Read More


From desserts to cocktails, make the most of lychee season

New Delhi, June 7 -- There are fruits that languish on the kitchen counter or in the crisper drawer of your fridge. Boringly reliable and waiting obediently for their turn. But the lychee arrives in s... Read More