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BCBG Pesarattu

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Story: Sometimes you read the name of a store or a product and you know exactly what to expect when you go there. For example - a thela in Pune is called "???? ???!" or take the "Kathi Roll Company" of New York. and then there are brand names[...]

Red Pepper Asparagus Soup - with a Thai touch

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Story: Sometimes you can instantly identify with a movie character... for example.. I can totally identify with Samwise Gamgee (his love of food) of The Lord Of the Rings. No matter how grave the situation is.. Sam will always have a little[...]

Restaurant Review: Red Lentil in Watertown, MA

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Contact info: The Red Lentil 600 Mount Auburn Street, Watertown, MA 02472, 617-972-9188 On Facebook Price: $10-15 per person AshaCool Recommends: Beet-Potato Latkes, Sweet Potato Quesadilla, Gobi Manchurian Story:[...]

Smoky Tomato Red Pepper Salsa

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Story: Ignorance is bliss?? I don't think so.. What's worse? Over-confidence and ignorance.. it can hurt you.. quite literally.. Many years ago I picked up a few chilies from the grocery store to try different flavors. They looked very[...]

Gujarathi Kadhi-Khichadi

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Story: Sometimes you meet a couple and you think - They are simply made for each other! It's "Real love. Ridiculous, inconvenient, consuming, can't-live-without-each-other love" (SATC) - the kind of love that shouts - ?? ??? ??? ??? ?? ???? ??[...]

Puran Poli

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Story: My policy about Puran Poli - ???? ?? ??????, ???? ?? ?????! If I will eat a meal, it will be with ghee or I won't eat at all! Don't you agree? - If something's worth doing - it is worth doing right - if you want to eat Puran Poli -[...]

Chutnified Avocado Panini

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Story: Today's post is in Hinglish ... for those who gungunao - ' Say na - say na how u saiditoomi' What yaa.. eating Avocado is pukka healthy ha .. good fat I tell you. But tastes soo pheeka re. . no taste only. So total fundoo[...]

Souperhit Tip for Tomato Soup

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Story: La Porte des Indes is the Maggi hot-n-sweet tomato chilli sauce of Indian resturants - It's different! My cousin - Madhi (Madhuvanti Achawal) - more than insisted that we eat there and I am so glad we took that recommendation to[...]

Ratalyacha Kees - Sweet Potato Snack

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Story: Wow!. Switching to a real ;-) job can keep you from blogging for a month or more.. I recently changed jobs and got so busy with the new one that blogging had to take a back seat. Now that I am learning to manage my time a bit better.. I[...]

Not your average Gulab Jamun

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Tip: Adding a flavorful twist to Gulab Jamun Every place has a way to localize food items.. I have heard - in Surat - if the menu says "special" it almost always involves adding dry fruits to the dish. In Konkan, Poha is served with fresh[...]