I still remember how I would insist on licking the Gulkand when everyone sat around at the dinner table enjoying a homemade paan made by my aunts. At every family gathering, after the 'heavy' food...
Ghee Rice Benefits with Aazol's Indrayani Rice
R K Narayan says, "Ghee is, no doubt, clarified butter," And he added, "But it is also something more, in the same way, that wine is more than the juice of a squeezed grape. Ghee is like a geni...
Benefits of Raisins: Sourced from the Grape Capital of India
We all know about the ‘Fox and the Grapes’ story from our childhood. The moral of the story was that the grapes weren’t sour, just that the fox’s efforts were not enough. The fable teaches us th...
An easy way to make peanut chutney
Boil it, roast it, fry it, press into oil or better yet, add some masalas and make a peanut chutney out of it. Peanuts are ubiquitous food items and everyone loves eating peanuts in their own...
International Dishes with Food of Maharashtra
Let's plan a party with the traditional food of Maharashtra. Wait, you want international recipes instead of traditional ones? Are you wondering whether it is possible? Indeed it is...
Maharashtrian dishes and our state’s cultural regions
Any region which has the vast diversity in food as Maharashtra does, cannot be given due justice in one book or series and doing so in one article or blog post is almost impossible. However, since ...
Diwali : Extravaganza and nostalgia with this festival and Aazol Foods
India is known as the land of festivals. We Indians love and revere our gods, mother earth and nature in equal measure and have something or the other to celebrate around these the entire year roun...
DINK - let's talk about the superfood Dink Ladoo & not the acronym
We are not talking about that, DINK. We are talking about Dink or Gondh, edible gum from the trees. Dual Income No Kids is maybe a new age concept for couples where both partners are working and ar...
Multigrain Atta: The Khapli Atta and more with their origins
They are something that has been part of our pantries since time immemorial. Did you know that when flour and multigrain aata or any such essentials were getting over in many regions, the ladies o...
A memory called Aazol: Grandmother's love & Food of Maharashtra
When we were brainstorming and thinking about the brand name for the start-up that Sid and I were embarking on, we went through several iterations. We knew we wanted to work with the lovely women's...
Ganesh Chaturthi: Our beloved God & His Love for Maharashtrian Sweets
Amongst all the festivals of Maharashtra, Ganeshotsav or Ganesh Chathurthi will easily take the top spot. Everyone starts planning well in advance and with all the thinking that goes on around the ...
Unpolished Rice: A Sweet Story of Mother’s Love & Respect For Our Roots
Last weekend I had the world's best rice kheer. I know, I know, you would say, Kheer main kya best? It can always be made well by any half decent cook. And I agree with that. But the defining ...
Keep Your Energy Levels Up While Fasting This Shravan
Black Raisins: The Magical Pellets of Nutrition Hindus consider the month of Sawan or Shravan as an auspicious time, and pray to Lord Shiva to save and protect his followers from all dangers, just ...
Memories of Shravan and Childhood
As the monsoon showers burst upon us, it takes me back to the fun I had as a child. While the fun was different at different stages of life, each went on to create ever lasting memories in my mind....
Tips For a Healthy Monsoon Season
Enjoy the magic of monsoon, but don’t forget to take care of your immunity.While the rains come with their own share of fun, beautiful greenery, misty mornings and lovely memories of splashing in t...
5 Traditional Home Made Foods You Can Get Delivered To Your Door
Food sustains us, but it is also the strongest cultural bond known to mankind. From cavemen and women, to explorers traveling to new regions and territories, people bonded around the campfire and t...
Sweet Memories & Unique Flavours: Every Chutney Has a Story!
My love affair with chutney goes far back into my childhood. My brother and I would spend our long, languid summer holidays at our Aazol with our grandparents. With endless chikkis and chaklis to m...
6 Super Foods of Maharashtra That Boost Your Health
Health is wealth, they say. And nothing brought this maxim more alive than the last two years of the pandemic when all of us realized that it was only our immunity built over several years that hel...
Making Low-Calorie Sabudana Vadas
All of the pleasure, none of the guilt We used to have a house help, whose forte was making Maharashtrian snacks for breakfast. Of which Sabudana Khichdi (henceforth referred to as SK), was my fav...
Stock Up Your Kitchen With These 5 Traditional Spices
When we were kids, my sister and I spent our summer holidays at our grandparents’ home in a small village called Dehene. We’d spend the mornings watching farmers work in their fields while we sippe...
A Soul Satisfying Malvani Fish Thali
The best malvani cuisine I have eaten in Mumbai! Malvan, is a scenic town in the Sindhudurg district on the west coast of Maharashtra. While most of us have never visited the place and possibly kno...
The History Behind Mumbai's Popular Meal- Vada Pav!
Mumbai, the city of dreams is known for its skyline, for the sea, for being the business capital of India, and most of all for its survival meal- Vada Pav. It is not just a culinary delight that ha...
Celebrating Navroze With a Healthy Spin To Ravo
Today, like on March 21 every year, 300 million people across the world, including Afghans, Kerds and Persians along with India’s tiny Zoroastrian community will celebrate Nowruz (Navroze in India)...
