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Vada Pav chutney

How Vada Pav Helped Us Deal With Being Empty-Nesters

The deliciousness of a freshly made vada pav and the accompanying hot garlic chutney!                        A young lady walked up to me at an HR conference once and shared the heartburn she face...

Kaakvi | Liquid Jaggery - Aazol

Liquid Jaggery (Kaakvi): The Best Sugar Alternative For Your Health

Most of us have never heard of kaakvi and have no idea what it is. It is testimony to an increased dependence on western thought and ethos that we are slowly but surely losing touch with our roots,...

Recipe - Making Parsi Classic Saas Ni Macchi With Kaakvi

Recipe - Making Parsi Classic Saas Ni Macchi With Kaakvi

At a Parsi wedding, the guests are hypothetically split down the centre. Much like Indians were thanks to their allegiance to Sachin Tendulkar or Saurav Ganguly in the early 2000s. The wedding gues...

Benefits of Eating Traditional Local Food

Benefits of Eating Traditional Local Food

Why is eating local food good for you and for the planet? There many benefits of eating locally sourced and locally grown food. In recent times there have been a flurry of discussions around the se...

Unpolished Indrayani Rice

Why Indrayani Rice Should Be On Your Grocery List?

India has for far too long been enamoured by Basmati. But local rice varieties are now saying apna time aa gaya. Storehouse of vitamin Unpolished Indrayani rice is blessed with Vitamin B1 or Thiami...

Thalipeeth bhajani flour

Thalipeeth and Chanda Mami

I met Suvarna  when we went on a fact or should I say food finding mission while searching for the best regional produce of Maharashtra for Aazol. 

Learning To Use Souring Foods of Maharashtra's Kitchens

Learning To Use Souring Foods of Maharashtra's Kitchens

Mango, tomato and curd may be go-to ingredients for the rest of India to add a tang to their meals, but the Marathi pantry has novel

Makar Sakranti:  Maharashtra’s Favourite Festival

Makar Sakranti: Maharashtra’s Favourite Festival

As soon as New Year festivities had ended, we children would all start looking forward to January 14th 

20-Minute Agri Fish Curry

20-Minute Agri Fish Curry

Strap: Less is more. This 10-ingredient simple fish rassa is one of the most flavourful seafood meals you'll serve to family 

Exploring Maharashtrian Cuisine Beyond The Famed Vada Pav

Exploring Maharashtrian Cuisine Beyond The Famed Vada Pav

Inevitably there was somewhat of a culture shock when as a North Indian, I married into a Maharashtrian family.