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It’s time to reflect upon what we’ve been eating in our Chennai home
Delicious snapshots of our home cooked meals after settling down in our Chennai home... beyond Rasam! There seem to be more than fifty shades of rice, lentils and Poriyal. The fresh curry leaves plucked from our garden for using in the thalippu or tempering, and of course as garnish along with other subtle and not so subtle culinary nuances - I am totally overwhelmed by my new culinary knowledge.
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Kovalam Beach | Buying fish at the seashore and a recipe of Beer Battered Squid
Buying fresh fish from the fishermen straight off the seashore in Kovalam… this was kind of an ultimate ode to fish lovers like us. The warm glow of the rising sun, the fresh breeze and the excitement of the buyers added to the bustle of the morning. It was already 6:30am on a Saturday morning and we hurried. We had to reach Kovalam beach to catch the morning haul directly from the fishermen. Although the beach was very close to where we live, I feared that if we reached late, the fresh catch would be dispatched to the adjoining Kovalam fish market and the surrounding fish markets in the city.…
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Finally calling Chennai home
Wishing you all health and happiness for the New Year, from our new home as we start a new chapter in a new city... Chennai!