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My Smashwords interview published on 29 September 2013

How did your writing journey begin? I started my career at a law firm as a corporate lawyer. I spent two years there and then a few months more with another Company as their in-house legal counsel. Legal work by definition involves the churning out of long, almost unintelligible pages of prose, day in and […]

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How to cook in a jiffy: first lesson

Lesson 5: How to Boil and Peel an Egg Flawlessly and Graduate To: Making an Egg Sandwich Making an Egg Grilled Sandwich Making an Egg Poach Making an Egg Fry Making an Omelette Making a Cheese Omelette Making a Scrambled Egg Making a French Toast, both salty and sweet Now we should take up some […]

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How to cook in a jiffy: My story

I: My Story—Why I Had to Learn How to Boil an Egg and Do Much More I was 20 years old and was literally on cloud nine. I had an offer for admission into the prestigious BA (LLB) Honours course of the University College London (UCL), one of the top most Universities in the world. […]

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How to cook in a Jiffy e-book: Now Available

NOW AVAILABLE ON Amazon US and Amazon India  COMING SOON ON OTHER PLATFORMS Table of Contents HOW TO COOK IN A JIFFY-EVEN IF YOU HAVE NEVER BOILED AN EGG BEFORE I: My Story—Why I Had to Learn How to Boil an Egg and Do Much More II: Taking Baby Steps Into The Wonderland Of Cooking III:Who […]

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Mixed Vegetables curry in coconut milk

If you want to have experiment with vegetarian cuisine, then try making mixed vegetable curry in coconut milk. Believe me, it tastes so heavenly that you will not be able to resist yourself. Moreover, this recipe is healthy and delightful. Ingredients Pumpkin-150 grams Carrot-100 grams Beans-100 grams Cauliflower-100 grams Potato-100 grams Gourd-100 grams Onion-1 Ginger-1 […]

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Sweet Vermicelli Milk Pudding

Sweet Vermicelli Milk Pudding or Sevai Kheer as it is called in Hindi is a very popular dessert. It is prepared during festivals in India. Muslims in India make Sevaiyyan during Eid but that is usually dry. This dish is prepared in Milk. Ingredients Full cream milk-1 litre Vermicelli (roasted)-1 heaped tablespoon Desi Ghee (clarified […]

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Vegetables au gratin

This classic dish with a cheesy flavour is an all-time favourite. So if you liked the simple flavours of saute’ vegetables, you can very easily graduate to Vegetables au gratin. The added protein and calcium from milk and cheese, that this recipe’ uses, increases this dish’s overall nutrition quotient by many many folds. Note: Feel […]

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Natun Gud Sandesh

    If you have ever pined for desserts without their sinful baggage of eggs, cholesterol and calories, then just try the Indian Sandesh. This is a dessert which is very popular in Eastern India and more so in West Bengal. Although Sandesh comes in all kinds of shapes, colours and flavours, the classic variation […]

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Rose Flavoured Lassi

  Lassi is a kind of an Indian yoghurt shake which is very popular in North India, especially in Punjab. It is one of the most preferred drinks and helps in keeping the body cool in hot summers when the day time temperature ranges between 40 degrees C to 47 degrees C (100 degrees F […]

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Mango Lassi

Ingredients Ripe Mango–2 (In case fresh mangoes are not available, you can use canned mango pulp. In that case it will be 2 cups of pulp) Yoghurt-500 ml Crushed ice–200 ml (Crush the ice before hands in a food processor/or by any other method so that it blends well with the yoghurt). Sugar to taste […]

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