Veggie Takeaway Day - Kashmiri Biryani and Tomato Bharta

One of those days when you just want a break from work, watch cartoons, and order greasy takeaway foods. For lunch, a Kashmiri biryani which is sweeter than the usual Hyderabadi biryani and with chunks of pineapple (YUM! But since when did Kashmir become synonymous with a tropical fruit like pineapples?!). It was served with a yoghurt raita (thrown away) and a spicy pea-based gravy and a papad.

Kashmiri Biryani

Going Down South

A typical South Indian breakfast: Medu wadas and dosas.

Such a relief to find medu wadas that are crunchy and fresh coconut chutney that actually tastes like...coconut!

Friday Gluttony: Veggie Noodles and Cauliflower Manchurian

Amid a chilly December and a niggling cold, this is all I could think of eating yesterday. And the cauliflower balls deceptively tasted like fish fillets - so much so, that I had to double check the reciept to see if I was indeed eating fish.

And for dessert? Nothing, yet. But I will soon be the proud owner of A World of Cake, courtesy of a giveaway at Sprinkles of Parsley. Wonder what I will do with the cookbook?! Even if you can't/won't eat them, you can always gawk at the delicious photos!

Wednesday Gluttony: Chole Bhature

Ahead of my dreaded dentist's appointment last night, I decided I direly needed some greasy Punjabi food. I have yet to meet a more sadistic man in my life!

Monday Gluttony: Bhindi Masala and Garlic Naan

I woke up Monday morning with a huge and painful swelling on the right side of my face - all the way from my nasal cavity down to my chin. I'm usually waking up after a boozy night out with various kinds of bumps and bruises that I have no recollection of the next day. But I can't possibly go to work looking like a chipmunk with walnuts up one cheek. Add to that, it was very painful. So, I stayed back at home to go to a doctor AND a dentist.

And even though my veggies are in the process of withering away and are crying out for me to finish them off, I decided, against my better judgment, that what a sick person really needs is some comfort food. Not some high-brow raw vegan shit. So, I ordered a bhindi (ladies finger) masala, with three tandoori rotis and 2 garlic sesame naans. And I polished that off, with a tub of orange+tutti fruit icecream. Yes, there was - shock,  horror- milk in it. But hey, when in pain, you do what you can to soothe yourself, right? I know, its no excuse, but I still don't touch regular milk (in teas, coffees, etc. And while not raw, most of my meal was still very much vegan (Which is something I'm relating to, much more than being just raw all the time).