Years ago, while we were staying at Thalassery, one of our neighbors was an old couple living in their ancestral home. Adjacent to our property with a five-foot laterite wall in between, we would spend some time every day talking across the wall. As the lady was having cardiac trouble and her husband had a partial renal…
Breakfast
Sweet Taushali – A sweet cucumber pancake (Vegan + Gluten Free)
Sundays are special, because almost everyone in the family is at home. There is no school for children. No compulsions to rush away to work. All can enjoy a delicious, healthy breakfast at leisure. Let this Sunday turn out to be a cucumber breakfast day. Sweet taushali is a traditional Konkani cucumber coconut rice pancake…
Savory Taushali – A savory cucumber pancake (Vegan + Gluten Free)
Three days ago, my husband and I were watering the vegetables in our garden. Suddenly, our hibiscus hedge parted and the smiling face of our tribal neighbor emerged, accompanied by her little grandson. The brought us two presents. A beautiful, freshly plucked pumpkin and a huge, ripe, thorny cucumber (a sort of Kirby cucumber) grown…
Puri / Poori – Unleavened deep-fried Indian flatbread (Vegan)
Travel India from north to south or from the east coast to the west, everywhere you go, you’ll get fine wheat puris for breakfast. Puris are generally accompanied by potato bhaji, kurma, stew or fish curry. Puri is the chief item on the North Indian thali or lunch plate. Puris are healthy as they are…