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The right way to have tea – An Evening with a Tea Taster

I love tea. With milk and sugar, and so much ginger that your throat would shout out for Burnol.  Though I am against tea bags but accept it if it is put to boil along with milk and sugar, and of course, ginger. So you can consider me a tea philistine. With this background I [...]

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Holi – Gujhias, and a Dash of Nostalgia

While I was growing up in Sultanpur in the Avadh region of UP, preparation for Holi would start almost a month in advance with potato and sabudana (pearl sago) papads, potato chips ( made from boiled potatoes rather than raw sliced ones) , dalmoth, sevaiyan (vermicelli) etc. all being made at home. Almost all terraces [...]

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