Soul Connections

BOOM IN BAKING

Cakes were for birthdays, baked desserts for special occasions. Now, everyone is an expert BY RUKMA SALUJA Baking is perhaps the oldest form of cooking...

CELEBRATING THE MYSTIC OF SHRAVAN

The rains have always been special. It’s when we are spoilt for choice when it comes to celebrations and special preparations BY MALATI K. VIJAY...

SWING A SONG LET THE JOY POUR FORTH

There’s something happening round the year in this wonderful country of ours. Come the monsoon, we have a slew of festivals. Teej, although celebrated only...

PLANTS ONLY, PLEASE

BY RUKMA SALUJA Vegans eschew all things animal. Strict vegetarians, they want you to avoid anything to do with creatures of the wild, particularly, in...

SWEET DELIGHT WITH ALL THINGS DESSERT

Meetha/misthti/sihi thindi…is almost everyone’s guilty pleasure. We give in to it despite the naysayers. And why not? Indulging a sweet tooth is nirvana to many...

Traditional Indian drink thandai with saffron and pistachio

Rang Barse…HOLI Hai

The most colourful of all Indian festivals, Holi is as much about food as about colours. Whether it is the wok-fresh gujiya in the north...