Hindustan Times
The effort of roasting a spice can give you a primal, pleasurable experience-and unexpected benefits. Read more
(3 votes, average: 3.67 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Samar Halarnkar on Friday, August 20, 2010 at 8:43 pm
Filed under My Daily Bread · Tagged aromas, beef, black cardamom, Brazil, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, garlic, grainy mustard, grinding, humid, lamb, meats, monsoon, mutton chops, olive oil, onions, pasta, peppers, pork, rainy, recipe, roasting, sesame seeds, Spain
The crowd starts lining up at 12 noon on a balmy Christmas day, begging to be let in to the century old dining hall—all wooden floors and high ceiling.
When the doors do open at 1 pm, they stream in gently, no pushing and shoving. Younger folk step back for older people, of which there are many, as in all clubs. Read more
(3 votes, average: 3 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Samar Halarnkar on Saturday, December 26, 2009 at 7:10 pm
Filed under My Daily Bread · Tagged Bangalore Club, beans poriyal, Christmas carols, Christmas day, Christmas lunch, pasta, stuffed turkey
I’m really sorry I did not keep last week’s promise: To post a recipe for my version of Indianised pesto.
So, here I am, a week late. And here are my experiments with pesto sauce – which is really nothing but a light, fragrant Italian chutney. Read more
(2 votes, average: 3 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Samar Halarnkar on Friday, June 26, 2009 at 9:44 pm
Filed under Food · Tagged Add new tag, Indianised pesto, pasta, pesto
We are, of course, substantially worse off than them, but like us, Italians are garrulous, disorganised and make a virtue of chaos.
That’s why Italians and Indians get along very well. Two Indian supermodels found Italian husbands: Madhu Sapre and Sheetal Malhar (I know Sapre is still married, not sure about Malhar). Read more
(2 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Samar Halarnkar on Friday, June 12, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Filed under Food · Tagged garlic cloves, Italians, juicy tomatoes, pasta, urban India
