After 36 complete meals from all 36 Indian States and Union Territories I am looking forward to some Pasta. Just joking. Honestly, I am almost sad the project is over. What am I going to cook now? My boyfriend suggested to do now a challenge with Non-Vegetarian Dishes from each state haha. No. I also […]
I don´t know much about Haryana. Only that it is a tiny state in the North of India bordering Delhi, Punjab and Rajasthan. Since Delhi is growing so rapidly, many suburbs like Faridabad and Gurgaon with their huge malls and modern living space are actually located in Haryana. Here many of my Upper-Class friends are […]
Chandigarh is a planned city in the North of India of which Indians are quite proud of. It is the entry point to the western Himalayas and only 3 hours from my home town Shimla. Although being a Union Territory, the city is highly influenced by its big neighbour Punjab – not only culture wise, […]
These 2 island groups at the junction of the Golf of Bengal and the Andaman Sea and consist of 572 Islands out of which 38 are inhabitant. Despite being geographically locates much closer to Indonesia, Thailand and Myanmar, the Islands belong to India. They are home to the Sentinelese, a tribal community which lives pretty […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Normally the dishes I prepare for this project are served for dinner. Like this, also my boyfriend has the special experience and generally I cook so much, that there are often leftovers for the next day’s lunch. Today there were no leftovers and I decided to prepare the quick and simple Poha Dish. Poha is […]
Pav Baji is a famous snack eaten especially in Mumbai. It consists of overcooked, spiced and mashed vegetables with lot´s of butter in a bun. The Pav Baji Masala plays an important role for the dish. I was not excited at all to prepare and taste the dish. I ate it once before and was […]
Neer Dosa is a savoury and very thin pancake only made out of soaked and ground rice with a bit of salt. Same with the deep-fried Luchis from day one, I was pleasantly surprised how nice they came out since I had difficult experiences with preparing all types of Dosas in my past ?. Neer […]
Baingan Ki Lonje is a simple and very flavourful aubergine preparation which I will prepare now more often. A caramelized Onion paste is smeared on the halved aubergines and fried. Uttar Pradesh is a large state in north India, fairly poor and dominated by agriculture. You might know it from the beautiful Taj Mahal in Agra […]
At the moment I use the Corona Travel Free Time for the implementation of some long-planned projects. Among others, I am currently working with Rekha from Jodhpur on her cookbook. Many of my guests know Rekha from their cooking classes with her in Jodhpur. […]
On our tours we often take part in great cooking courses where we get to know amazing recipes. In fact, Indian cooking isn’t that complicated. In fact, all you have to do, is know how to prepare the base – called “Tharkha” in Hindi – and then add the desired vegetables, lentils or meat. An […]
