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The Diwali festival has ended. Your favourite holiday clothes are ready for cleaning, the decorations are down, and the sweets are gone. The lovely kurta with all the zari embroidery work? It has a few food stains. The lehenga that was your mirror-work for the family function? Probably requires a spruce-up. The sequined dupatta that […]
The Diwali decorations are packed away, the guests have gone home, and the dining table is finally clear. But there’s one small problem. That beautiful tablecloth you brought out for the celebrations now has hardened candle wax stuck to it. Maybe someone moved a candle while serving sweets. Perhaps a few drops fell from a […]
The diyas have been cleaned, the guests have left the house and the living room is now still. But one thing won’t go away after Diwali. Glitter. It’s jammed between floor tiles, spread under the sofa and somewhere even inside rooms that nobody can remember ever taking any decorations. The initial idea that comes to […]
Finally, the rangoli is ready. It takes almost an hour to lay out the coloured powders in a complex flower design, and then you take a step back and look at it. The diyas are lit, the entrance is all decorated and everything is just fine. Then comes your robot vacuum, quietly making its way […]
The chaklis are getting golden, the shankarpalis are nearing completion, and someone in the living room has begun arranging the Diwali decorations. Things are going so well, it seems. Until you smell the hot oil on the sofa. These days, open kitchens are popular in modern Indian homes. They make the living area feel spacious, […]
The first lot of crispy shankarpali is ready. Besan is getting ready for the next batch of sev; someone has begun to prepare gujiya filling. Meanwhile, the kitchen is becoming hot and the smell of hot oil is slowly entering the living room. Doesn’t it sound like a typical Diwali preparation day? Deep frying is […]
Crispy mathri, homemade green chutney in a bowl and a hot cup of masala chai. This is as much a part of the Diwali as diyas and sweets for many Indian families. The traditional method of making mathri involves deep frying small sized spiced dough pieces in hot oil. The result is a flaky, crunchy […]
The first lot of shankarpali is generally the most desirable lot. Just made, lightly golden and crisp to give you the familiar crunch with each bite. This traditional snack is consumed by most of the Maharashtrian homes during the Diwali festivity and is offered with chakli, chivda and laddoo. When the conventional deep frying method […]
A box of homemade chocolates, neatly wrapped with a festive ribbon, can make a thoughtful Diwali gift. Especially when you have prepared everything yourself, right from choosing the chocolate to adding the final toppings. But there’s one part that needs attention: melting the chocolate. Leave it in the microwave for a little too long, and […]
The box of kaju katli has just come out of the refrigerator. You’re sitting with guests in the living room, the tea is brewing and you open the box and get those soft melt-in-the-mouth pieces you always wanted. Rather, they’re surprisingly hard. This is the same case with peda, barfi and even gulab jamun. Perishable […]
The living room was perfectly cool an hour ago. Now, with relatives arriving, children running around, and everyone settling in for Diwali celebrations, the same air conditioner suddenly feels less effective. Someone reaches for the remote and lowers the temperature to 18°C. Another person complains that the room feels stuffy. Meanwhile, the AC continues running, […]
Now the guests have come, the fairy lights have lighted up, the dining table has been laid and kaju katli, gulab jamun, samosas, paneer tikka and freshly prepared festive dishes are ready. Another box of mithai is brought and the kids are already clamoring for their second box. It’s just a very merry day. With […]