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Vankaya Kothimeera (Brinjal Coriander) Pachadi
I still remember the smell of fresh tiragamata (talimpu) of a pachadi being made at home. The potent vapors that the dried red chili release when being shallow fried in oil giving you the sneezes is one of the best memories of my childhood. We never have food without having a pickle. When I came to the …
For the End of Misogyny
Today I am going to rant about misogyny. According to Google Misogyny is defined as spelled: mɪˈsɒdʒ(ə)ni noun dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women. “she felt she was struggling against thinly disguised misogyny” mid 17th century: from Greek misos ‘hatred’ + gunē ‘woman’. It refers to simple hatred of woman. It has been prevalent from …
Gongura Pulusukoora
During our childhood during the months of February when the fresh gongura (Red Sorrel) arrived fresh in the Rythu Bazaar (Farmers Market), my mom would make utta pappu or mudda pappu (plain dal) and gongura puluskoora. It was my absolute favorite and still is, because no one else knows about this dish. This was specially reserved for …
