I truly enjoy Sangeeta’s blog, her recipes are simple, tasty and accesible for anyone. It offers nice tips too! The ayurveda blog is very interesting as well (even if we can barely find any coconuts here !)

And yes, Indian food is quite complex and it’s one of the best in the world. If you guys could carry on your daily duties and stay healthy and fit, it means your body gets all the nutrients it needs, so why bother with meat? In my case, it’s a little bit difficult to relinquish it though…

(Hoping I’m correct in saying spinach is saag and corn bread is makki ki roti, if I’m wrong please correct me)

Its very healthy in winters and keeps you warm throughout the day. We also add some other veggies in the saag while cooking it and though I know how to cook it I just don’t recall the english names of all of them right now. I’m sure Sangeeta’s blog has a recipe. Happy cooking!

Thanks Shaunak for pointing out the nutrition things up there. Trust me, in Biology class in school I used to be sleeping away to glory. (wish I hadn’t now, I could have answered Claudia’s questions on proteins myself)

Oh and I forgot to mention the shahi paneer too. Yummmm. I’m hungry now.

Claudia we also eat a lot of besan in winters. (don’t know how to say besan in english) Also Corn & sweet potatoes. And for most Indian households that I know of, curd is a firm part of the meals. I think curd is also called yogurt. It’s very healthy too. I’ll keep adding on more as and when I recall them.

Sangeeta’s blog is very informative. It is not fancy at all. It’s simple. It’s what you could actually make every day in your home and give dinner to your old parents with. That’s why I like it.

If you follow the link to her profile page from there, you will see she writes another ayurveda blog. The latest post she has written is about how you can extract coconut oil at home. I’d give it a thumbs up. Try reading it whenever you guys have time.

I’m keeping my fingers crossed that Sharell does not mind me talking about another blog on her personal space.

Apologies Sharell.

No hard feelings Claudia. Thank you Shaunak. I’d seriously love to meet up with you soon. And No Abdullah, neither of us is gay.

When I first started posting, I didn’t know you and I didn’t know what to believe, since we were having all sort of arguments. But now I’ve come to see a bit of how you are and I realise you never say anything with a bad intention. You are really intelligent, kind and polite, these things I will always appreciate in you.

And most important, you are a good friend. You defended Ramit when you sensed something wrong and that’s the nicest thing. I wish I had friends like that myself. The only reason i didn’t disclose my address was out of respect for my committment. Nothing to do with Ramit, for whom I have enormous appreciation. I really hope he understands and didn’t take it personally.

I am extremely sorry for having hurt you . I take back my words . Actually when Ramitji asked for your email address and you refused I sensed something fishy in it . Actually I am strongly Pro-Russia and radically anti-west in my outlook . I am sick of the american politics in my country ( India ) and eastern europe .

I don’t understand exactly how you feel I misunderstood Ramit. I am a sincere person and I always speak my mind. If I feel like saying anything tough (but true!), i would say it, if I feel like joking, I would joke, even if sometimes it happens that I take so much liberty in doing it. My honesty in relating with people has been sometimes a quality, other times a curse. For instance, here on this blog, my (honest) views got me into all sort of polemics. And as far as I can notice, I upset you again (hmmm…. did I upset Ramit also??)

I was only joking with Ramit – I respect him so much and he is one of the nicest persons on this blog. I didn’t say anything with the intention to offend him or make him feel strange. I tend to be a bit cautious with people though, since I’ve always had a problem of trust. It is just my nature as a girl and a committed one – but, again, please, it should be clear – I didn’t do anything to specifically make anyone feel bad.

And you shouldn’t use any harsh words regarding the Eastern Europe, like “will learn your lessons the hard way”. It is not my lesson to be learned. I am not responsable for the choices of Eastern European women in marriage. Everyone marries who they think it’s a good and durable choice for them.

You seem to have misunderstood Ramitji . I guess Ramitji must be married . Once an Indian man chooses a woman as his life partner he will remain loyal and commited to her throughout his life . We don’t foolishly ape the west and have preserved our cultural values , traditions and identity . Great countries like India and Russia do not join coalitions but create coalitions ( unlike east european countries ) . Do you know what is the current slogan in Russia ? “Marry Indian and save Russia” . Russia has a gender imbalance i.e. there are more females than males . After years of marrying american and european men russian women seem to have realized their mistake but you ( people of east europe ) will learn your lessons the hard way .

As far as eating eggs and meat is concerned we have far better vegetarian things to eat like Shahi Paneer , Dal Makhani , Palak Paneer , Malai Kofta , Masala Dosa , Uttapam etc . Our pulses ( dal ) , soya beans provide us with adequate proteins and nutrition . As such killing animals for food is against our ethics . All living forms ( including animals ) have an equal right to live on this planet . Just imagine how would you feel if tomorrow aliens from Mars or Jupiter start devouring humans as food . Just because we humans are strong and intelligent doesn’t give us the right to exploit animals for our selfish ends . Non Vegetarian food such as beef ( red meat ) is a major cause of bowel cancer , obesity , global warming , green house gases etc . etc . On the othe hand Fruits and Vegetables are good sources of anti-oxidants , vitamins and minerals that improve the immunity of the body and fight diseases ( including cancer ) .