Life As I Know It

My cousin was in town for a bit and she wanted to take her kids to one of our all-time favorite places – Downtown. For those not familiar with Mysore, on Kalidasa road is one teeny tiny shop that’s been there for over two decades that serves some of the best burgers I have ever eaten. Whenever I go out of town and come back home I need to have a burger from there or if I have a friend visiting, a meal at Downtown is mandatory. One of the reasons for the popularity of this little spot is that, the couple that runs it makes the burgers themselves and every day we are served fresh burgers. They go by quality hence the moment the patties are over the shop closes. One of the unique things about their burger is coleslaw. They use coleslaw along with beans and a patty. In fact in all the variations of their burgers they serve coleslaw. I was to go with my cousin but work got in the way. Thus, one Saturday I decided that my family would have to eat my own “version” of the Downtown burgers for ...

Look at the consistency!  Blame it on the blog! Earlier, every time I thought of cooking something my first thought is, “ Is this blog worthy?” Now it is, “ Is this the healthiest version of the dish?” As it happens Lulu and I don’t recommend deep frying, or having overly rich desserts and even the recipes we’ve put up until this point have all been the healthiest version we knew. Yes, some things need deep frying ( Koftas ), sure… but we try to recommend shallow frying or toasting after having tried it out ourselves. I wanted to make mayonnaise but I was worried about making the traditional mayonnaise with eggs for fear of how it would smell. Which is also why I haven’t ever made it.   Then one day I came across this simple recipe on YouTube and had to try it! Ingredients: 25 Cashews 3 Garlic pods ½ Lemon 1 Tbsp vinegar (I used Apple Cider Vinegar) 1/3 Tsp pepper powder ¼ Cup water ½ Tsp pink salt (Or regular salt ) Method: 1. Soak the cashew nuts in water for 10 minutes. ...