• Solution for Razor Bumps

When I’m trying to cut down on rice, i make this masala-lassi drink instead: 1) In a large glass add 2 heaping tablespoons of plain yogurt and whisk until smooth 2) Add as much water as you want depending on how thick you like it. 3) Add some or all of the following: salt, jeera powder, a few cilantro leaves, a few mint leaves, a pinch of grated ginger, some bits of kari-patta, a chunk of green-chilli, a pinch of kala-namak (black salt). 4) Leave in the fridge for a couple of hours to let the flavors seep in. 5) Before serving strain** and add a few drops of lemon/lime juice stir and enjoy :]

** you don’t have to strain it if you don’t mind the bits of seasonings coming into your mouth, but i strain just in case there are bits of clotted cream which would make me gag like anything.

It’s also useful as a skin / hair treatment.

Does anyone else think that desis are too fixated on food? Taking offense to a kid not eating yogurt seems crazy to me, and in my family it was like this all the time too. There was the “right way” to eat and the “wrong way”. No flexibility in that concept whatsoever. Even now, my parents are crazy sticklers about how food is prepared and what order things are eaten. Also, the timing is very important. If food is 2 minutes late, they go crazy, literally tantrums. I know tons of other desis, mostly immigrants, that are go completely crazy when it comes to food. Reading this article, my childhood came rushing back. Now as an adult, I see how nuts the whole desi food thing was.