Urulaikizhangu Podalangai Turuttu Curry & Beans Fugath – Pondicherry

From Orissa, we are now traveling down to Pondicherry  / Pondy or Pudhucherry as it is being called now. This state was the seat of the colonial powers like Dutch,Portuguese, English and French. The city has many colonial structures and a very popular tourist destination.The four beaches, The Auroville Ashram, the age old churches, the Botanical…

Mizo Bai | Mizoram Rice – Vegetable Stew

From one North Eastern sister state – Meghalaya, we move on to another sister state- Mizoram.Mizoram literally means – Land of the Hill people.True to the name this is a land of rolling hills,rivers and valleys and I was surprised to read that there are as many as 21 major ranges of different heights and…

Meghalaya Corn Rice & Panch Poran Tharkaari

If there was one state that stumped me, it is Meghlaya! My search went on and on and on for a long time and obviously this was the state that got done the last! Meghalaya , also known as ‘The abode of clouds’ is one of the seven NE states.This is one of the wettest…

A Simple Breakfast Platter from Kerala

Are you feeling overfed with the dishes from Karnataka that was served yesterday? If so, here is a simple porridge for breakfast from Kerala. Popularly  publicized as ‘ God’s own country’, Kerala is the land of Malayalam speaking people who live in the South west region along the Malabar coast.This state was formed on November 1st…

Dal Panchmel & Mujj Chatin | Dal Medley and Stir Fried Radish Chutney – Jammu and Kashmir

It is like just yesterday we started this Indian Food Odyssey but here I am posting the recipe for day 11!This week surely did fly!!!Today, we are moving on to Jammu and Kashmir… Jammu and Kashmir is mostly located in the Himalayan Region and shares the border with Himachal Pradesh and Punjab and shares international border with China.…