Ginger in Sweet Tamarind Sauce — Inji Puli

It’s almost impossible to imagine Asian cuisine without the fiery and aromatic flavor of ginger. It enhances the taste of sweet as well as savory dishes, not to mention, the added benefits we get from its anti-bacterial, anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties. I have been sipping cups of ginger tea for the past two days to relive my inflamed throat and severe headaches—a bad case of the flu. Such are the medicinal and healing properties of ginger. When used in cooking, ginger gives a distinctive flavor to dishes and inji puli is a great example.

Vegetable Potpourri in Coconut and Yogurt — Avial

One of my dear friends from work had requested this recipe. Hey Jovi, I hope you are reading this because this one’s especially for you sweetie!

Okay. I took my own sweet time with it, I know. It seems to be happening a lot lately. The connection to the Net is still nightmarish. If I were at work, my smart and efficient IT friends would have helped me resolve the issue in the blink of an eye; odd to think how much things can change within a year. Besides, I was feeling a bit heavy-hearted since my brother’s anniversary. You see, I lost my kid brother in a hit and run accident a few springs back and my family has been plagued by the tragedy ever since. The sense of loss is overwhelming, especially during anniversaries—a time when memory returns with such clarity that the experience of it could have been yesterday. Yipe! Enough. I have digressed from the original topic.