Today I learned something new about India. Apparently 4 small areas at the west cost of India very cloth to the state Gujarat a forming one Union Territory. From the 15th century till 19 December 1961 all 4 of them belonged together with Goa to Portuguese India. It was very difficult to figure out a […]
I have good old memories about Odisha. During my voluntary year in 2010 I stayed in the rural area of Odisha for 10 days to participate in a volunteer training. We lived in Ashram cum Eye hospital, in which the tribal community was treated free of cost. On our walks through the surrounding villages, I […]
Meghalaya is known as the rainiest place not only in India, but in the world! It is also known for the Living tree bridges and beautiful nature and people. It is also one of the North East India state. Which means I had again to challenge myself to turn a Meat Bases Dish into a […]
It is Himachal Day. I mean- not officially of course, but for me today in terms of my cooking project. And since I am basically half Himachali (Having spent 11 years here) and definitely full Himachali by heart, I of course had to make todays cooking a special effort, putting all my expertise into our […]
I really hope that vegetarian adaption of the Tripura Kosoi is somehow authentic. Normally vegetables in the North East States of India are boiled and serve as a side dish (similar to Germany ?). The North East States are also the home of the Ghost Pepper, one of the spiciest chillies in the world. So […]
“Jhar” means “and “Khand” means “Land”. “Land of Forest”, what a beautiful name for a state. Unfortunately, I don´t know much about it, but heard from many sources how beautiful the nature is. Many different tribes are present in that state in the west of India. Today I prepared the so called “Elephant foot”, a […]
Also Mizoram belongs to the 8 states in the North East. It is a very rural tribal area with only a little infrastructure. The diet is mainly non vegetarian so I really have no idea how authentic it is to prepare a vegetarian Mizoram dish. Nevertheless, I found this soupy vegetable preparation which only includes […]
Tamil Nadu is the neighbour of Kerala and famous for huge Hindu Temple Towns and large fruit plantations. It is a very colourful state and especially the amazing temples and vivid markets have lot to offer! I prepared today some Upma. It is a colourful one-pot dish made out of Semolina as its base, spices […]
Kerala and it´s cuisine I also know fairly well. I visited this beautiful state in the south of India on various trips, stayed there last winter for 3 months during a training as an Ayurveda Lifestyle consultant and have really good friends there (who are also great cooks). My friend Sujith suggested me to prepare […]
Today’s lunch was rather spontaneous, as my boyfriend didn´t take me out for our weekly Momo and Soup at a local dhaba. Since it was quite rainy and damp, I still felt like having something comforting and soupy and quickly prepared the Ladakhi vegetable stew with dough dumplings and some local hard cheese. The meal […]
Oh yes, I am back! I am happy I decided to also include the Union Territories as well. I mean how can I miss out on the famous Kashmiri and Ladakhi cuisines? Today’s meal was not only extremely satisfying, but also super easy to prepare. Earlier I thought, Indian cooking always involves the same steps […]
Oh my, my first real failure in this project. While the bean preparation with the sesame paste was ok, the Tel Roti didn´t turn out right for sure. But let´s start in the right order: Firstly, Sikkim is a Himalayan State in the east highly influenced by Nepal (people here speak even Nepalese). The kitchen […]
I hardly know anything about this South Indian state and have never been there, so please, share some insights if you are from Andhra Pradesh! But it was easy to choose the Pulihora, not only because a friend suggested it me, but also because it always pops up first, when looking for traditional Andhra Pradesh […]
Puuh, today was the day I spent the longest time in the kitchen. After 3 hours I was happy to have made a very satisfying meal. The Punjabi kitchen apparently is the kitchen, which is not only dominating and most famous in Restaurants in India, but also in the western world. When I checked typical […]
After traveling culinary wise so far, it was time for me to get a little bit closer to “home” again with some more familiar tastes for a change. Uttarakhand is also a mountain state in the neighbour of Himachal Pradesh, a great place for trekking and mountaineering and also very famous because of the Hindu […]
