The Tiny Taster

Five years ago, when I first visited Vienna, I was excited about the prospect of taking a day trip to Bratislava. Located just an hour away from the Austrian capital, it seemed like the perfect addition to my itinerary. Sadly, it never happened. Between Vienna’s grand palaces, museums, cafés and historic streets, there simply wasn’t enough time to fit everything in.

In our house we never miss a chance to make curry. We’re partial to any coconut-based curry with any choice of protein. Prawn and fish curry are a winner but let’s be honest, we enjoy a good chicken, mutton egg and sometimes even vegetable curry ( a vegetable Thai curry is phenomenal)

While most ingredients tend to be the same, the way the curries are made is differ...

As a child I loved Akuri. Nothing quite like my granny’s soft runny scrambled eggs. I like them as a plain egg scramble and as our typical Akuri packed with spice and flavour. My most favourite however was reserved only for the winter months when Green Garlic was a plenty. Leela Lasan Ni Akuri has been a childhood love and even today when I see it at some Parsi wedding menus ...

Sometimes, the simplest recipes are the most satisfying. Who am I kidding ? More often than not that’s the case and I have to keep reminding myself about this everytime I wonder what recipe to show case next. I ate this in Nepal many years ago but forgot about it till I read it on the menu at a restaurant called Across in Mumbai that specializes in cuisine from the Himalayan ...