The etymology of the word 'curry' can be traced back to a colonial mistake from the 1500s. The Tamil word Kari, which essentially meant gravy, was borrowed by the Portuguese who started labelling every Indian dish with it. Read More
The South Indian ‘meal’, as it is widely sold today, my mother laments, has fused into a strange, generic set of dishes that are now rendered stateless. Read More
Before I moved to The Netherlands, I had seen pictures of the doughy dishes offered in the oliebollenkraam. They looked similar to bonda, a popular deep-fried snack in Madras that has often ostracised me from friend and family groups because of my distaste for it. Read More
Delhi is known for its delectable chaat, there is a vendor in every nook and cranny of the city and every dilliwalah has his or her own favorites. While there are a number of establishments that serve what could be called a more ‘hygienic’ and ‘safe’ version of Papdi Chaat there is something almost ‘bland’ about eating it sitting on chairs in an air-conditioned restaurant Read More
