Panakam is cooling traditional summer drink made in South India during Ram Navami, and is super easy to make. Holy basil leaves are used as a garnish as an auspicious symbol. Panakm is a blend of jaggery, ginger powder, cardamom powder, pepper, and edible camphor. A dash of lemon makes it all ...

Buttermilk, Chaach , as my grandmom would call it, is a well known, and popular worldwide and  is one traditional drink which finds its roots in Rural India. In my childhood......I know my child hood has a whole treasure of memories, which are finding significance now...I saw my aunt who lives in a ...

Aam  panna is one drink that finds a place in every part of my life, right from childhood to now with my kids around. Just like that One day I felt like charting what all we prepare during the 8 month long summers in Delhi, every other day, how the mind starts working around options to curb the ...

A rich diverse culture and even diverse food tales across India is a reason every time I travel to another part of the continent my journey is incomplete without sneaking into the kitchen of a local household and grab some great recipes and experiences, which make the whole trip a joyous affair, ...

Festivals are a special part of people's life in India, be it Onam in Kerala, or Baisakhi in Punjab. They embark special emotions in people of the  each region, where they are celebrated and bring along some amazing   spread   of special food, which holds a sacred place in the cook books across the ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKFh0DDOZDk Let's play holi, this year in the most beautiful way ever, with colours of love, blossoms from spring, and amazing feast from our own traditional kitchens... With the passing by winters and the onset of mild summers, and Annual  Exams around , the ...

Clay pot cooking has  something different about it which fascinates me and winters  being  very special part in my growing years, the two together makes it a perfect match. Sitting in sun for hours with mom and neighborhood aunts, popping in peanuts, helping mom with the greens...these little ...

Indian gooseberries find a frequent mention in ancient texts and Vedas. Ayurveda texts have reference of amla as a wonder drug.  I have always been a great fan of this fruit but in our household the only way mom will use it is in chutneys and curries, and my quest for intersting way to consume ...