Tag: Cooking tour in India
27 Posts
Cuisine of Rajasthan – The land and its (limited!) bounty
This is the first of a series of posts over the next few months where Markley Boyer, friend and foodie, will explore the desert cuisine of Rajasthan. The food of Rajasthan is dictated in large part by its geography. It is by far the driest state of India. The northern half of the state has no...
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Part 2: The World of Indian Spices
Today we continue with Part 2 (read Part 1) of my friend, foodie and, fantastic Indian chef: Markley Boyer’s article discussing the signature spices of India: An unusual spice used in many foods in South India is asafetida, the dried resin from a member of the family of plants that includes carro...
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The World of Indian Spices
This week we will be exploring many of the signature spices used in Indian cooking. A good friend of mine, foodie, and fantastic Indian chef, Markley Boyer’s will be explaining what regions these spices come from, what they are used for and even what they look like. Here is what Markley has to sa...
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South Indian Cooking Class
As part of our south Indian cooking class that we has organized we learned about the different types of rice dishes that are prepared in the region. Well, we learned about three dishes at least. They were the curry leaf rice, tomato rice and lemon rice. And the best part is that we got to…
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Kola Urundai Kolambu Recipe
Well, if you can say the name of this dish then you can surely make it as it is easier than it sounds. And when you have one of these lentil balls (urandais) in your mouth you won’t be saying anything as it is absolutely delicious. We learned this on our most recent spiritual and…
Read MoreMint Chutney Recipe
Here’s a recipe that we acquired on our recent spiritual and culinary adventure in South India. This Mint Chutney recipe was taught to us in the heart of Chettinad in Tamil Nadu state where they make some amazing food. Ingredients required Mint leaves – few sprigs Shallots – 100gms Garlic –...
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Farewell Dinner on our Culinary Adventure
After two nights in Kanadukathan in the heart of the Chettinad district in Tamil Nadu, we headed west to Madurai, ancient Tamil capital of the south for the last night of our culinary and spiritual adventure. The beautiful Heritage Madurai resort was home for the last night and finale dinner. As ...
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A Chettinad Village, South India
We continue our coverage of our recent spiritual adventure though it concluded a few days ago. Here are photos from the last night in the village of Kanadukathan in the Chettinad district in South India. In the evening we took a walk in the village and we came across many amazing mansions, plus v...
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