Sudha M
@kRiti2404
It all started with a realization one day, that a lot of my family's culinary secrets handed down by word-of mouth might be lost to me and my daughter (and her daughter and...) unless I made an attempt to learn them. So I started mastering the skill and art of making traditional Indian delicacies, learning tips and gleaning advice from family elders including my mom and my grandma. When you learn all your cooking from Mom, as I did, you’ll add a dash of this, a pinch of that, a handful of something else and You'll know when it smells just right! Well, usually I didn’t, and a pinch wasn’t a pinch always. This was okay for the weeknight dinner but not okay for Holiday dishes that you make, maybe once or twice a year! So I set about standardizing these recipes: I wanted to be sure of getting the taste just right (well, at least, the same) every time. It helped that I had trained as a molecular biologist for several years and actively researched in functional genomics and molecular diagnostics for several more years!  Along the way, I realized that cooking is an art as well as an exact science. Besides showcasing traditional Indian delicacies, I have now developed some non-traditional ones. I am also constantly on the lookout for recipes that are healthful, interesting (to my young family) and have quite a collection! I am, of course, sharing here recipes that consistently work well for me. I would love to hear from you and will try to reply as soon as possible! Thanks for trying my recipes.