Chronicles from outside the Kitchen

Once upon a time in Kerala My story stood peeking around a corner. It waited on tiptoes behind the curtains, waiting for an audience It hid ...

Prologue: My earliest crab memory dates back to when I was a wee child who woke up in the middle of th...

The hint of smoky sweetness wafts over the dusty smog of the city As I carry my Monday morning hangover fa...

Raj Kapoor and Nargis in an iconic still from the film Shree 420 (1955) "Don't threaten me with love, baby. Let's just go walk...

Little droplets of sweet chutney Dribble down my chin. Thin slices encrusted with red chilli  Burn their fiery way down my gullet Chunks of ...

Gently kissed by the sun, You are like the light sprinkling of fairy dust That creates a midsummer night’s mayhem. You are the harbinger of ...