Food and Clothing
Let Chill Brave Mr Sun
It seems as if Mr. Sun is blazing with rage devouring all the available moisture from the face of the earth. Such is the temperature nowadays with every inch of our body getting dehydrated draining us of all the energy and vigor. Less vitality and less appetite continue to turn us off making the summer […]
A Recipe at Hand
SPIKY BANANA BALLS When we hear of visitors turning up we often crave for some magic recipe at hand so as to impress them well. Even though not always, sometimes something or the other may go wrong when in a hurry burry and we end up spoiling the mood. It is always desirable to have […]
Let Beet Root for You
Steamed Beet Cake I fumbled through the vegetable bin located at the base of my refrigerator in the hope of finding something that would add to the filling for my daughter’s sandwiches and found two round brown beets staring back at me. Sorry!! I shut the door simply ignoring them and continued with my chores. […]
New Flavours for Old Recipes
Take a journey back in time more than 2700 years to a royal banquet in the palace at Nineveh, capital of the Assyrian Empire. As you arrive, the scent of lilies and roses fills the air. Musicians play harps and pipes, sing songs and recite poems. You snack on fresh pistachios and walnuts as you […]
Choco Fruits Pudding
Rushing to get one’s hands on a luscious pudding after meal is a familiar sight in weddings and parties. Who doesn’t fall for a delectable treat when they invite us with their tempting appearance and arresting aroma? Everyone loves sweets, especially to conclude a meal as it gives a feeling of fullness. Sweet after food […]
Tonic and Tasty
Recipe of Layered Banana Cake Yellow, fleshy n yummy –these are the things that come running to our mind when we think of bananas. Being one of the widely used tropical fruits, bananas are high in calorie, vitamins and minerals and are a good source of health. They provide a lot of energy, helps lower […]
Mappilas of Malabar – A Kitchen Community
There is no more sincere love than the love of food – thus observed George Bernard Shaw and one finds it very difficult to disprove the Shavian observation, if one has tasted any of the delicacies that Mappila cuisine of North Malabar offers. Muslims of North Kerala are generally called as Mappillas or Moplahs. Many […]
Muhammara: the Taste of Aleppo
Bilad al-Sham aka Sham aka Syria is where the Ottaman taste still lingers in our tongue. The country is also known as Levant and Levantine Cuisine is part of the lore of foodies all over the world. Mezze or the West Asian small dishes; Tabbouleh the famed Arabian Salad; hummus-the West Asian dip (Tasty mixture […]
T-Shirt Discourse Against Islamophobia
Humour has become a bold expression in culture to the Islamophic responses the world over. T-shirts with humorous, yet culturally significant, slogans have lately been into the market to dispel the propopganda against Islam. It’s in this context that the works of design moulavi deserves mention. See what design moulavi has to say on this: […]
Lamb Couscous; or Africa meets Arabia
In lamb couscous, Arabia and Africa meet. Lamb is one of the integral items in a standard Arabian dish. The importance of mutton as a specially prepared dish can be established from various sayings of Prophet Muhammad especially the one that he himself preferred the thigh of lamb among his delicacies. Couscous is a staple […]
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