Full Stop India

My recent introduction to chicken salna was thanks to my Tamil driver Selvamraj, who promised this popular, traditional dish would not disappoint. And he was so right. Tamil Nadu food stalls, lining the roads of the state, are famous for their salnas. But I didn’t eat this delicious South Indian spicy gravy with chicken as [...]

Easy to make, easy to find on the menu in Northern India, guaranteed to make your taste buds happy; kheer is a delicious dessert which I am always on the hunt for when traveling. Many times when ordering at restaurants my request for this dish is met with snickers or odd looks, both for which [...]

Simple, delicious, refreshing…my friend Rakesh introduced the popular drink of lassi to my Indian menu. A day without a sweet lassi consumed is rare while I am traveling India. Many versions of this yogurt based drink are available, although the most common found are sweet or salted. Mango flavored are often seen on menus but [...]

While traveling the northern states of India, malai kofta was a repeat order by my friend Rakesh. He really enjoyed it yet my tastes left me not wanting more. On my recent trip to South India the opportunity presented itself to give this dish a second try. Amazing! What had I been thinking? A simple [...]

My newest favorite dessert: Gajar Ka Halwa meaning ’sweet carrots’ in Hindi. Nearly every menu in the South offers this delicious dish as well as roadside sweet stalls. In the video below, Manjula refers to it as a Punjabi dish. When traveling the North I don’t recall seeing this treat so readily available, partly because [...]