Badam milk is made with milk, almonds (=badam), sugar, saffron and cardamon (and possibly some other spices. Some people add pistachio nuts too). The kind of Indian badam milk that I used to drink in the cheapie eateries I frequented was always yellow. The yellow colour comes from saffron, that most expensive of spices, although I’m sure [...]
Indian Food: A Glossary
by Satu on 31. Jul, 2011 in food
Indian food in India is quite different from Indian food in the West. If it’s your first time in India, and especially in South India, you might not recognize anything on the menu. Here is a short glossary to eating out in India. aloo: potato bindi: okra. Also called “ladies’ finger”, it comes in a [...]
Things I miss from India: Chai
by Satu on 24. Dec, 2010 in food
What on earth is “chai tea latte”? Chai is the Hindi word for tea. Latte is the Italian word for milk. So chai tea latte really translates as “tea tea milk”. Or, if you translate chai loosely and think of it as that milky Indian tea, you could also translate it as “milk tea tea [...]
Things I miss from India: Green Coconuts
by Satu on 20. Dec, 2010 in food
I miss green coconuts. In India I got kind of addicted to a daily green coconut or two. Here in Europe the closest I’ve ever been to a green coconut is a can of coconut water from the Asian grocery store and it just isn’t the same. Green coconuts are one of the best things [...]
How to Travel Cheaply in India
by Satu on 25. Oct, 2010 in travel tips
India is can be of the cheapest countries in the world to travel in. You can spend as much money or as little money as you want in India, but if you are hoping to spend the winter in the sun on a shoestring budget, here are some tips for cheap travel in India. Avoid [...]
A Short Guide to Indian food, Part 2: South Indian Food
by Satu on 06. Apr, 2010 in food
South Indian food is more often vegetarian than food in North India, where meat is much more popular. South India also loves its rice and whereas North Indian cuisine features a range of breads, South Indians are more likely to eat rice with most meals. South Indian food is spiced up with chilli, jeera (cumin), [...]
A Short Guide to Indian Food (Part 1)
by Satu on 01. Apr, 2010 in food
Indian food in India can be surprisingly different from the food most of us Westerners are used to in Indian restaurants back home. The vast majority of Indian restaurants in Europe or in the US focus heavily on North Indian cuisine, especially dishes from the Punjab, and for first-time visitors to South India it may [...]
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I am a freelance journalist and travel writer and I spent more than three years from late 2005 to early 2009 living, travelling and studying yoga in India. In this blog I share my India travel tips and stories.
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