Some snacks do more than fill you up. They linger quietly in the background of your day, adding warmth, nostalgia, and a feeling of being cared for. Gud makhana, which is simply ghee roasted makhana coated in melted jaggery, has become one of those gentle winter pleasures for me. Every time I make a … [Read more...]
50 Things That Make Us Nostalgically Indian
The other morning, as sunlight streamed through my kitchen window, I offered a cup of chai and a few Parle-G biscuits in front of my mother-in-law - something I hadn’t done in years as she has moved to having 'rusk' or 'mathri' with her chai. I don’t know what came over me, but suddenly, everything … [Read more...]