Talk about starting the week on a wrong foot and Yours Truly was a victim of this adage this week. It all started Monday morning when I discovered that I had lost my cell phone charger. Since then I have maniacally searched every nook and corner, turned everything upside down at home, at work, but still no trace of it. The charger has literally developed wings and disappeared from the face of the earth. Finally unable to bear the dying, gasping sounds from the phone I put my dear cell phone to “rest”. I feel so lost without my…
Ridge Gourd, Capscium Bhajji (Crispy Fritters)
I know, I know. There are at least 478219 versions of these fritters available on the internet, blogosphere, food websites, forums etc each offering their own version of making them. Each narrating their story, memory behind the preparation and tips for making it crispier and tastier. So why do you add one more to the list and how do you know the exact count, you ask?Well, for one there is never a bad time to eat this. Come rain or shine, anytime is a good time for this. Eat it as is, with tea or coffee, with food, one can…
Spicy Cabbage Cake (Savory cake)
I think it was about 17 years ago when my Father brought home a brand new Bajaj Portable Oven. It was an amazing thing for us back then. It was round with shiny aluminum color, a glass covering in the center and extremely light weight. It reminded me of a strange UFO spaceship in many ways, shape and the look being the dominant characters. My Mother would then collect interesting baking recipes for cakes, biscuits, cookies etc. We would then watch her prepare the dough, keep it in the oven and fascinatingly watch the biscuit/cake dough from the glass covering…