Despite the urban myth that you should tackle the hottest curry – a vindaloo – and accompany it with pints of lager in your local curry house, in India that is not what the dish […]
The Deccan Odyssey 2023
Month: July 2022
The power of the sun.
After we have all been sizzling in boiling temperatures this week, it got me thinking back to a visit I made to an amazing place called The Barefoot College at Tilona in Rajasthan. My friend […]
The second ‘Deccan Chuggabug’ team member.
Like you, I am meeting Yasmin for the first via her biography… and she is a girl after my own heart! Motorbikes, India and a padded seat cushion! I have one too… what fun we […]
Being Brave… and going for it!
Meet the first member of our third rickshaw taking part in the challenge – the lovely Anna Tidey who is friends with Amanda Duke (part of our mother and son team) and sister to Pauline […]
Petrichor, when the earth breathes
Whilst we have all been cooking in 40 degree heat and now await the rains, in Goa, where we start this odyssey, the monsoon rains have also just come. The heat will have broken a […]
Mother and Son take to the road!
Then there were two… Let me introduce you the second team of wacky racers – Drum roll please for Tom and Amanda Duke. Tom: “When mum invited me to accompany her on the Rikshaw Challenge […]
Water, water everywhere but is it safe to drink?
Part school desk, part food tray and, more importantly, a container to take a couple of litres of fresh water back home. The Lifeboard! Around a lot of Indian cities, towns and villages, groups of […]
“Cheaper than Tesco’s!”
The array of fresh produce available in the vegetable markets is quite amazing and it’s all seasonal! So strawberries when they are ripe – perfect for your frozen Strawberry Daiquiri, but that’s another story! The […]
Who’s for chai?
What is Masala Chai? Masala means ‘spice’, and chai means ‘tea’, so masala chai just means ‘spiced tea’. It developed in India during the colonial years, and is served all over the country. Marsala Chai […]
Bombay duck anyone?
India has a rich culture of food throughout the sub continent – dishes take influence from many things as you move through the country. Factors like climate, soil and the ethnic diversity of the of […]