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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On a star-lit evening, Chef Naren Thimmaya, as iconic as Karavalli, the show-piece restaurant of Bangalore’s Gateway Hotel, watches a guest take pictures of the ambience. He smiles without knowing he is smiling. He is now an intrinsic part of the restaurant that has been widely celebrated for its culinary legacy of over two decades […]
Thick sev is called lakkadiya or ganthiya in Gujarati. It is a very popular snack and you are sure to find large containers full of ganthiya in every Gujarati household. I remember my mummy making it fresh and serving us when we come back from school. The best part about this sev is that it can be used so many ways in cooking, One […]
On the day of the launch of The Gateway Hotel Lakeside Hubli, the majestic Unkal lake in the distance is an endless silver sprawl. Hotel rooms do not usually open to views such as this. Nor do many hotels have nine acres of greens wrapped around them. No wonder then that an early riser is jogging around the […]
When have you stayed in a place for just two nights and have actually hoped that they serve you the same food for dinner on both nights? I did! What got me was good old pumpkin soup! In South Indian homes, we have our rasams. They are gloriously warm in colour, spicy and sour […]
This is a very tangy recipe and unlike the name – not bitter at all! Do try it and am sure you are going to like this. This is a great way to serve bitter gourd to children. Ingredients: 1 medium sized bitter gourd 2 tbsp tamarind paste 1.5 tbsp jaggery 1 tsp red chili […]
Never thought of making something with cucumber but then I had cucumber sambar at my friend’s place and that inspired me to try make this curry. Quick and simple – hope you all enjoy it ! If you want to make this at the last moment before lunch or dinner – it’s a great idea. The cooking […]
Ingredients: 1 large potato, boiled and grated 1 medium sized beetroot, boiled and grated 4-5 garlic cloves, crushed 2-3 tbsp rice flour 1/2 tsp cumin seeds 1/2 tsp asafoetida 2 green chilies, finely chopped 1 tsp oil 2 tsp garam masala 1 tsp dried mango powder salt to taste Grated cheese for garnishing Method: In […]
He looks like a tousled philosopher, sounds like a Zen teacher, walks like a giant in a world crawling with Lilliputians and drives chefs to a point where the impossible becomes normal. He is Marco Pierre White, widely known as the father of modern cooking, the youngest British chef to get three Michelin stars and probably the […]
Ingredients: For the Dough 1.5 cups plain flour (maida) 1 tsp sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1 tbsp oil 1/2 cup warm water 2 tsp active dry yeast For the toppings I have used the classic ‘pineapple and green chili’ combination. The other pizza I tried was with paneer ( cottage cheese) , cherry tamatoes , […]
Enjoy this potent south Indian delicacy with the goodness of pepper and garlic! Perfect to lift your spirits up when you are feeling a little down with cold! Ingredients: 3.5 cups ……….. water 1 ………………… medium sized tomato 1.5 tsp ………….. pepper powder 1 tsp …………….. cumin powder 1 tsp …………….. rasam powder 7-8 ………………. […]
I have been thinking about making Tofu soup lately and I came across this lovely soup recipe with cottage cheese in the book called Healthy Soups and Salad by Tarla Dalal. I got inspired from that and made this soup using tofu instead of cottage cheese. Hope you all enjoy this recipe ! Ingredients: 4 cups ………….. […]
Ingredients: 4 …………… medium sized tomatoes 1 …………… small bunch coriander leaves 2 tsp ………. cream 1 tsp ………. pepper powder 1 tsp ………. butter 2 tsp ………. olive oil 1/2 …………. tsp sugar salt to taste Method: Cut the tomatoes into quarters and arrange on a baking tray. Sprinkle olive oil, salt, 1/2 tsp […]