Friday Night Rush in a Post-Colonial Kitchen

India, Kitchens

Friday Night Rush in a Post-Colonial Kitchen

2 Comments 03 July 2008

It’s simple to end up in a place in Mumbai that is insipidly chic, ambiguously pulsating, and completely full of itself. I will find myself at parties or bars and inevitably things will drone on and wit in conversation will seem like something from a dream. When that happens, stepping away to have [...]

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Little islands of meat frying in a shallow sea of oil – A street seekh kebab recipe

India, street food

Little islands of meat frying in a shallow sea of oil – A street seekh kebab recipe

2 Comments 22 June 2008

This might be some of the most satisfying street food I’ve had in a long time. The seekh kebab is commonly served in that unflattering long tube shape due to being on the kebab skewer for cooking. These guys said screw that, we’ll just fry it. That’s why I like these guys. [...]

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These men live in mangoes

India, Photography

These men live in mangoes

6 Comments 22 June 2008

The mangoes are so constant that they have become more than common here, but I try to remind myself that throughout the entirety of my life they have not been so, instead being a random treat once in awhile. I eat them all the time, so much that it becomes difficult to figure out [...]

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Nap Time

India, Photography

Nap Time

No Comments 20 June 2008

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Snack Time // Sev Puri

India

Snack Time // Sev Puri

1 Comment 15 June 2008

Chaat, literally meaning “lick” in Hindi, is the term for anything here that is sold as something between a snack and a meal. Sev Puri is one of the seminal attractions, along with Pani Puri, a mixture of cracker and flavored water, Dahi Puri, a cracker and curd extravaganza, and the ever popular vegetable [...]

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Pakora – The Indian Deep Fried Onion

India, starter, street food

Pakora – The Indian Deep Fried Onion

1 Comment 12 June 2008

This is the onion ring, fritter, and pancake menage a trois love child. Common in chip shops in England and with chai in Mumbai, which rhymes. Herein there will be no more rhyming, but there will be onion.

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