In 1979, Basu Chatterjee made Baaton Baaton Mein and unobtrusively brought to us the dating and courtship rituals of a community that was till then either caricatured or just overlooked in Hindi cinema. Nancy Perreira and Tony Braganza…
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Matriarchal manipulation in a patriarchal world is depicted unsparingly in Usha Priyamwada’s Pachpan Khambe Laal Deewarein (Now playing on Prasar Bharti). The mother resentful of her lecturer daughter’s comfortable life in her college residence because the younger daughters…
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“Start with hope..always start with hope. We went from being a shitty team to become one of the biggest dynasties in the sport and all it needed was one match to light this fire,” says Michael Jordan at…
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In 1947, my grandparents brought three children and the remains of an uprooted life from Pakistan to India in a train. One of those children was my mother. I grew up hearing a lot of stories about the…
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Three documentaries streaming right now show the ultimate culmination of the Bois Locker Room culture. And what happens when one gender is taught to mistrust its instincts of self-preservation and the other does not even learn something as…
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In Sudip Sharma’s Paatal Lok (Now streaming on Amazon. Co written by Sharma, Sagar Haveli, Hardik Mehta and Gunjit Chopra. Directed by Avinash Arun and Prosit Roy), India’s disowned inhabit the headlines we turn away from. A young…
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Ingredients: 1 cup hung curd salt to taste 1 green chili 1 medium sized radish a few coriander leaves Method: Peel and grate the radish. Set aside. Chop the green chili and coriander finely. In a bowl, mix the hung curd, radish, green chili and salt. Let it rest for an hour to […]
This is a popular Gujarati dish. You can call it an Indian version of the famous Corn Chowder. This is incredibly easy to make and gets ready in no time – plus it is so yummy, I promise that you’ll be licking your spoon clean! Ingredients: 2 cups …….. sweet corn kernels (frozen or fresh) […]
Ingredients: 100 ml coconut water 8 to 10 mint leaves juice of half lemon 1/2 tsp honey ice Method: Crush mint leaves In a shaker, mix coconut water, honey, lime juice ,crushed mint leaves and ice shake and mix till well blended Put a few ice cubes in a glass and pour the mixture over […]
Ingredients: 2 Kiwis 1 long cucumber 1 small piece ginger – grated 5 leaves of tulsi ( holy basil ) 2 tsp honey 3-4 ice cubes 1/4 tsp pepper 1/4 tsp salt Method: Blend all the ingredient in a mixie Put some ice cubes in a glass and pour the drink over it Garnish […]
I have been wanting to make something with kala /Goda masala and finally the recipe is here. One of my dear friends brought me Goda masala from Pune. I thought of making Maharashtrian curry or missal. Goda masala has a lovely aroma and is a blend of all sorts of amazing spices. So today I decided […]
Here is a simple muffin recipe to brighten your new year. If you are craving something sweet, you can make these special muffins in no time. Ingredients: 1 cup ……….. plain flour (maida) 1/2 cup …….. chocolate chips (grate a chocolate bar if you don’t have these) 1/2 cup …….. dried cranberries, chopped […]
Ingredients: 1 cup rice 1/2 cup each of toor dal, masoor dal, moong dal and chana dal 1 cup curd 1 cup cut spinach handful of methi (fenugreek) leaves 1 carrot shredded 1/2 cup green peas 1/2 cup bottlegourd shredded 2 green chillies 3 tsp lemon juice 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste 1/2 tsp […]
Ingredients: 2 medium sized potatoes 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste 1 green chili finely chopped or chili flakes 3 tsp lemon juice pinch of sugar black salt to taste few mint leaves few coriander leaves 1/2 tsp chaat masala 3 tsp oil Method: Boil the potatoes Peel them and prick them all over […]
Ingredients: 1……… cup sabudana 2 ………..green chillies 1 tsp ……….red chili powder 1/2 tsp …………cumin seeds 2 tbsp ……………roasted groundnut powder salt to taste 3 tsp …………….oil to cook in kadai 1 tsp…………… oil for microwave cooking 7 to 8………….. curry leaves 1 tsp ……….dessicated coconut (optional) 1 tsp ………….. sugar 1/2 tsp……………. turmeric powder […]
This is nice tangy dip to go along with chips or tortillas. You can use tomatillos or green tomato for this recipe, whichever is easily available. Ingredients: 6-8 …………. small green (raw) tomatoes or tomatillos 3-4 …………. green chilies 9-10 ……….. mint leaves 1/4 cup ……. chopped coriander leaves 2-3 …………. slices of ginger 1 […]
There is nothing like freshly baked bread hot out of oven. If you have a free evening, put your baking cap on and try this wonderful recipe. Ingredients: For the bread 1 cup ………… plain flour (maida) 1.5 tsp ………. dry yeast 1/2 tsp ………. sugar 1 tsp …………. dried oregano 1/2 tsp ………. salt […]
Aam Pana, the traditional summer cooler to beat the heat – but with a smokey twist! Ingredients: 1 ………….. raw mango 1 small piece …………… ginger (or 1/2 tsp grated ginger ) 1/ 4 cup ………………. sugar 2-3 drops ………. lemon juice 1 […]