Spring calls for newly-harvested glossy vegetables and fruits, fresh flavours, light bites and colourful plates that match the cheerful mood of the season.
Kadhis made from yoghurt have many avatars all over India. It takes on countless forms. Creamy and thick in the north with the addition of besan and malai-wallah dahi. Coconut-rich in the south or the thinner Mor Korumbu. Much sweeter in the west.
This recipe, handed down from my grandmother, marries a yoghurt gravy with okra or bhindi.
My grandmother made a fragrant, simple wheat halwa that I often hanker for. For its taste and the memories it brings up.
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What tastes better with dahi-rice, dal-chawal or puris than the season's newly-made home pickle?
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'Prashant has left us and it is really tragic. But I want to hold on to those little moments of happiness that he shared with me and with others whose lives he touched. That is how I want to remember him.' Aseem Chhabra pays tribute to Patang director Prashant Bhargava, who passed away on May 16. He was only 42.
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