At what point in time did I realize that I am a mother with complete certainty ? The question itself might sound absurd when you think of the fact that I have two human kids and 2 canine kids too, all of whose birth and entry into my life should have been enough to…
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Places that bring tears & Baked Vegan Cutlet
Sometimes there are places that bring tears to your eyes when they are being spoken about – tears of joy, of memories, of belonging, of streets known, of hidden bylanes unknown. Do you have such a place that means that to you? For me it is the place where there once sat a vendor selling…
Vegan Gluten-free Mathri & Happy Harvesting !
Happy Sankranti , Lohri, Pongal ! What’s a harvest festival got to do with us – city folks to the hilt, rushing within the cycle of which new app to order food from or which new website to order clothes from. Don’t get me wrong – these are very important. But so is the ability…
Of seeing joy in simple things…and Wholewheat Oats Jeera(Cumin) Kasoori Methi Crackers
One of the ‘big’ super-special outings my son and I shared while staying in Richmond Town, was to suddenly plan a visit to Cubbon Park ( The above picture is not of Cubbon Park, but another park in Wellington 🙂 ) . The serenity of the park especially on a week-day would re-energize me while…
Being “Grounded” and Gluten-free, Vegan Spicy Jeera Crackers
The lady who was my house help at my previous home came to meet me a couple of days ago. We started catching up about each other’s lives – her by asking me about how I was coping up with the baby and me by asking her about whether she had found sufficient work. Somewhere…
The Sounds of the Night and Eggless Gluten-Free Ragi Amaranth Chocolate Biscuits ( Vegan version also)
It’s 3 weeks since we welcomed our second baby into this world – our little girl. As it is with newborns – the erratic pattern that sets in with their arrival , seems to be overwhelming at first. You start taking it a day at a time. Then you tell yourself that as a second…
Leftovers and Baked Sprouted Moong Dal in Coconut Milk ( Oil & Butter free)
Leftovers – As mothers we know all about leftovers, whether it is food or memories. For both these, we have an inherent quality – of how to innovate and create magic by meshing things that might be so different that putting them together seems impossible 🙂 Not only that, they also know how to cherish it, how…
Shifting Lives and Zero-Fat Vegan Baked Spinach Wholewheat Sticks with Black Sesame and Chives
How would you sum up 11 months of stay in a place – moved in, settled in, moved out ? That’s pretty much the way I would have thought probably a decade ago. But today it seems like even in those short 11 months, one can fit in so much into one’s life in a…
Dusting away hesitation & Baking Zero-Fat Vegan Soya and Chana Dal Cutlets
Last night as I was getting my 4 year old son to sleep, as usual he had some questions that he needed answers before he decided that it was time to sleep off 🙂 We were speaking about how he loves to swimming and that there was a pool close to our home that…
Vegan Diwali Treat? Yes, Please! (Published first on Pyjama People)
There are hardly any Vegan Indian sweets to speak of, or to taste. While many Indians are vegan, gluten, dairy products, and sugar are pretty much the main ingredients to all our sweets. So what’s a vegan to do on Diwali? First, remember, history’s got your back. There are a few gluten-free Indian sweets you can…
Where can you buy Organic and Vegan Products in India? ( Published in Pyjama People)
Sikkim was declared a 100% organic farming state in January this year, making it a benchmark for the world. Yet, the growth and availability of organic products — particularly those that are certified and credible — remains a challenge in India. It’s the irony we live with in today’s world. In the same vein, vegan…
Vegan Baking 101 ( First published in Pyjama People Magazine)
A lot of people come and ask me about Vegan Baking. The questions range from what is vegan baking to is it even possible to try it in India. It can seem like a mystery how something that doesn’t contain any cream, milk, eggs, butter, and (sacrĂ© bleu!) white sugar is even considered a baked product. But, trust me, vegan baking can be flavourful and texture-rich. And to boot, it’s healthy. What does it mean to be vegan? There’s some debate around this definition. For me, simply put, being vegan means not eating any thing that contains no animal products…
