Author

Prachi Grover

December 26, 2018
3895 0
by Prachi Grover

Does it sound really strange that my childhood evokes memories of garam masala?

Food, Indian Belly

My mother dry roasting Indian spices to make garam masala that later she would pound in the white marble mortar and pestle, which would be sprinkled on many a curry. Sugar, spice & everything nice! Indian spices on the dessert menu is the sweet news this season. – The Indian Trumpet’s Debut Edition My grand mum would leave the juicy ruby red pomegranate seeds out in the sun and leave them to dry for days to make anardana, which we would later enjoy in each bite of our allu parantha (Indian flatbread stuffed with potatoes). Our neighbour Mrs. Chellapa, would…

March 5, 2018
5562 0
by Prachi Grover

Maa ke haath ka khaana!

desi emotions, Indian Belly

Last month I went home for a slightly longish vacation and I came back with four kilos of excess baggage on my already expanding girth. Points to note 1. I did not go crazy eating out on the pretext of “I-am-on-holiday”. In fact, most of my meals were home cooked 2. I didn’t eat the forbidden stuff, the not so good stuff you know (Okay, I am lying I did cheat a bit but hey I was on a holiday).

You may also like
desi emotions, Food
He never disappoints me!
August 5, 2018
Bharat Darshan, desi emotions, Horn OK Please
Buland Bharat ki Buland Tasveer, Hamara Bajaj
March 22, 2018
desi emotions, Nostalgia, Trumpet Lead
Do you have wrapping paper lying under the mattress?
January 2, 2018
April 20, 2017
4747 0
by Prachi Grover

Khana thanda ho jayega!

Indian Belly, My Dubai, Nostalgia

I am sitting in the dining room, back home (Having been married for more than a decade, home is and will always be my parent’s house; one where I grew up with my little sister and one where my little girl spends her summer vacations each year). My little chefling is enjoying the makhane ki kheer her nani made for her to try and I am looking at both of them enjoying each other’s company with a cup of coffee in my hand. My parents don’t drink coffee but always make sure they have a jar ready for me when…

You may also like
desi emotions, Food
He never disappoints me!
August 5, 2018
Bharat Darshan, desi emotions, Horn OK Please
Buland Bharat ki Buland Tasveer, Hamara Bajaj
March 22, 2018
desi emotions, Indian Belly
Maa ke haath ka khaana!
March 5, 2018
August 25, 2016
8069 0
by Prachi Grover

Doodh, dahi, malai, makhan aur ghee!

Food, Indian Belly

“Now be a good boy/girl and finish your glass of milk” is a statement most Indian kids are familiar with. From the time we are born our mothers, grandmothers, aunts and all the other elderly women in the family insist that we drink one glass of milk in the morning before we go to school and one in the evening before we go out to play. Such is the national obsession with “doodh” that the milk mooch (moustache) is worn with a lot of pride.

June 19, 2016
10600 0
by Prachi Grover

What are your favourite chai partners?

Food, Indian Belly

Ask most Indians and they’d agree that there’s something about the garma garam chai that makes chilly winter mornings warmer and sultry summer evenings tolerable. On weekends, there is no rush, you can hold a cup in your hands and absorb the beauty of the sunrise. On weekdays, when you’re running around like a headless chicken the same cup of chai (or cha as my maternal grandmother would say) when multiplied by three or sometimes four helps keep your sanity intact. In short, a cup of chai simply makes one’s life better. As for me, I’ve always been more fascinated…

You may also like
desi emotions, Food
He never disappoints me!
August 5, 2018
desi emotions, Indian Belly
Maa ke haath ka khaana!
March 5, 2018
desi emotions, IdharUdhar
Do you want to be number one?
December 27, 2017
Close