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Dinner

Its one of those days where I have a huge list of things to make. Paneer Hariyali Paneer biryani potato in coconut masala (Hirva batata) plantain gravy  (Kele Ambat) mixed vegetables in cashew sauce beetroot yogurt gravy beetroot tambli Flan de Narnja - Julia Child In the little time that I too my eyes off Gourmet , the whole food world sat up and started taking a look at why food blog?   After having decided the menu, with pleas from attending friends to not exhaust myself in the food making, I decided to not make Hirva batata as it turned out to be the same as plantain gravy with coconut which I was not happy with while making itself as it wasnt taking the texture I imagined it would be. This is one of the big reasons why I food blog. To find out if the final product is the same as the recipe makes it sound or look as its going to be. By then I had made Paneer Hariyali and Mixed vegetables in cashew sauce. Both turned out nice, so I wasnt in any imminent trouble of ...

Variety is a trap of life

Its is true at buffets. It is true with goodies from a foreign country. My colleague brought goodies from Taiwan. I had a (thumbs up) seaweed cookie and six peanut butter candy of 5 kinds. are you asking how different can peanut butter be? There was one which was a blob of peanut butter with a ring of caramel around it, another with white sesame seeds in it, another with black sesame seeds in clusters, another in a cuboid shape with an almost impossible flaky concoction like Sohan papdi . Each form of peanut butter had a different taste making their case only stronger.

Edible words

Food lovers companion Aemono . I canot imagine how pureed tofu will taste. Alginic acid  from seaweeds. Recently I had seaweed square cookies. It was a tiny cracker which emanated seaweed flavors only after bits of cracker melted in the mouth. You could feel the symphony in the mouth. Allumette Quercetin  in apples Arancine Arepa Atemoya Babaco Birria Black bun Blaff Boiled icing

Rare gene

BRCA1 gene While reading Eating pomegranates , I am introduced to the myth The story of Worlds first cancer hospital . India's first Cancer hospital . ruched  blinds Oophorectomy tumbrel ride Dorling Kindersley Didgeridoo  sounds in MRI