Excerpt: the puppeteer's Lies
An excerpt from "Ten Thousand Tongues: secrets of a layered kitchen, the novel" (c) Nandita Godbole, 2018) Mehsana, Gujarat-Rajasthan...
Learning From Loss: What my wonky bowls taught me About Being Creative
About: Loss can be a devastating experience that leaves us feeling helpless and alone. But what if I told you that there are ways to cope...
Parents Visiting Campus: A Joyful Experience
My bear was part of a dance company most of the K-12 years. I would sit in all of their performances each year, and weep tears of joy,...
Recipe(s) For Your Thanksgiving Menu
A quick hello, and a list of recipes on my site that may help you with your Thanksgiving menu, if you are still looking for ideas. In...
Gifts: Parents & Saints
Gifts from a parent I lost my father in July 2016. It was a dreadful day; the pain still haunts me. In a fit of cruel rage, someone...
Easy Menu For a Dinner Party
For When You’ve Not Hosted In A While I’ve done a lot of dinner parties. But my favorite ones were my monthly ‘secret supper’ dinners....
TEN Tasty Appetizer Recipes
Believe me, I don’t like fussy recipes - because on some days I have the attention span of a gnat (!) And on some days I have zero idea...
What are Masalas or spice blends?
I will share something I said to a friend about making ghee. Some people will deliberately complicate an otherwise stupidly simple...
Mrittika: Fragrant Earth
Being an entrepreneur is never easy. Some of you might remember what happened in 2018 - and might even know how the resulting depression...
Recipe: Phudina CHaas
Summer is heating up, and many places are experiencing temperatures in the triple digits. This age-old recipe is one for a traditional...
On Statehood, AAPI Month & Masala Dabba's
May 1 is celebrated in India as Maharashtra Day, the day when the Bombay Presidency became two states of Maharashtra & Gujarat in 1960,...
Itty-Bitty & Oh So Pretty!
In 2022, I became a pottery student, learning to transform a ball of clay on the wheel into something useful - a small pinch plate, a...
MasaleyDaar
About my newest cookbook, Masaleydaar
On Bossy Women
As this blog is about food, women and life - here is what I think of a show that threatens patriarchy as it centers around the narratives of
Recipe: Haldi Ksheerapaka / Turmeric Milk
"The modern marvel is in its marketing, and not the product itself, for this turmeric elixir has been favored by Indian grandmothers and...