Summer is here, and so are the tender coconuts. Keep yourself cool with this Mystic Spice special recipe, tender coconut mousse. Ingredients: Tender coconut (milk) 250 grams Milk 1 liter Whipped cream 650 grams Sugar 350 grams Gelatine 70 grams Cornflour 50 grams Method: Boil milk and sugar together in a pan. Add cornflour...
To The Tea
Picture this: you’re driving the down the serene Swedish countryside. A small signboard with the insignia of a copper kettle grabs your attention. Intrigued, you decide to stop. From a distance, all you can see is a hut, surrounded by tall chestnut trees. A cobbled pathway leads to an enclosure: chequered tablecloths spread on...
A for Anganwadi
Yesterday I took a walk down the lane outside Vasundhara Resort. It was probably noon…an odd time for a walk, isn’t it? But after two days of incessant rainfall, the skies had finally cleared. And I was out there to make the most of it. I had never seen the countryside look more beautiful,...
Adventures in Ayurveda
Life is all about balance—at the workplace, at home, and in the mind. And, the ancient Indian system of Ayurveda is hinged around this very concept. According to this ancient “life science”, for all round well-being, one needs to attain the correct equilibrium of three doshas or energy elements present in our bodies: air...
A Very Southern Wedding
I had some exciting mail a month back, which was rare on two counts: I usually don’t get mail, and certainly never the exciting kind. But there it was — in a white and gold envelope, stamped with my name — a lovely wedding invitation. A batchmate from college was getting hitched, and I...
Chai Conversations
In Munnar, a small hill station in Kerala, began my tryst with endless cups of steaming hot chai. Of the many gems which dot the Indian landscape, the chayakada or the local tea shop is the one you’re bound to find in every corner you turn. And that’s how I met masala chai…in a small glass tumbler, on...