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Apr
26

Recipe: Masala Dosa

Category: Food, Fort Kochi, India, Kerala, Kochi, Recipe, recipe/ricetta Tags: aloo, Asian, chilli, Cochin, curry, dosa, Fort Cochin, Fort Kochi, India, indian, Kerala, Kochi, masala, pomodoro, recipe, spicy, spicy food, tomato, vegetable, vegetarian Leave a Comment

Usha’s Cooking Lessons: Masala Dosa

I’ve mentioned my friend, Usha, before; she owns the Taj Mahal, and offers cooking lessons… so guess what I’ve been doing for the past few weeks?

This is the first dish from my lessons – Masala Dosa; a deeply satisfying combination of lightly-spiced, fried mashed potato, tomato, and onion, wrapped up in a lightly-fried, slightly sour-tasting pancake.

Masala dosa is my ultimate comfort food – moreso than cheesy chips served in a banana leaf in Pai, moreso than phad thai goong in Chiang Mai, moreso even than melanzane parmigiana cooked at home [le gasp]!

Not that I need comforting of course… Read More

Apr
25

By TheGoktor

UNICEF Live Below The Line: Meals Recap

Category: Recipe Tags: aloo paratha, Asian, charity, cheese, chilli, Cochin, coconut, curry, Fort Cochin, Fort Kochi, Global Poverty Project, hunger, India, indian, Kerala, Kochi, masala, moong dal, pomodoro, recipe, rice, thoran, tomato, UNICEF, vegetable, vegetarian 4 Comments

Live Below The Line Challenge

Living Below the Line Recap

So here it is, all in one place, my list of meals for Living Below The Line to raise awareness of global poverty, and funds for UNICEF UK. Read More

Apr
15

By TheGoktor

Recipe: Bread Upma – UNICEF Live Below the Line Day 5

Category: Cochin, Food, Fort Kochi, India, Kerala, Kochi, Recipe, Review Tags: Asian, bread, bread upma, charity, chilli, Cochin, curry, Fort Cochin, Fort Kochi, Global Poverty Project, hunger, India, indian, Kerala, Live Below The Line, masala, recipe, spicy, spicy food, tomato, UNICEF, vegan, vegetable, vegetarian Leave a Comment

Bread upma with leftover thoran, tomato masala, and plain rice

Live Below The Line, Day 5:

Dinner: Bread Upma (adapted from Sala’s fab recipe over at Veggie Belly!)
Serves: 2
UK cost per serving*: 36p
India cost per serving**: 10p

*According to Asda
** Approximate cost Read More

Apr
15

By TheGoktor

UNICEF Live Below The Line – Observations

Category: Articles, Cochin, Food, Fort Kochi, health, India, Kerala, Kochi, Morocco, Thailand Tags: Asian, charity, Cochin, Fort Cochin, Fort Kochi, Global Poverty Project, hunger, India, indian, Kerala, Kochi, Live Below The Line, Thailand, UNICEF, vegetable, vegetarian 2 Comments

Live Below The Line (© UNICEF)

So, how were my five days of Living Below The Line to raise awareness of global poverty, and funds for UNICEF UK ? To be completely honest, I didn’t find it too much of a challenge to make delicious food for the both of us; however, it did give me the opportunity to reflect, and to learn as well…. Read More

Apr
15

By TheGoktor

Recipe: Vegetable and Chilli Fried Rice – UNICEF Live Below the Line Day 5

Category: Cochin, Food, Fort Kochi, India, Kerala, Kochi, Recipe Tags: Asian, charity, chilli, Cochin, Fort Cochin, Fort Kochi, Global Poverty Project, hunger, India, indian, Kerala, Kochi, Live Below The Line, pomodoro, recipe, rice, spicy, spicy food, tomato, vegan, vegetable, vegetarian 2 Comments

Vegetable and chilli fried rice

Live Below The Line, Day 5:

Lunch: Vegetable and Chilli Fried Rice
Serves: 2
UK cost per serving*: 35p
India cost per serving**: 15p

*According to Asda
** Approximate cost Read More

Apr
14

By TheGoktor

Recipe: Caramelised bananas with coconut – UNICEF Live Below The Line, Day 5

Category: Cochin, Food, Fort Kochi, India, Kerala, Kochi, Recipe Tags: Asian, banana, coconut, Fort Cochin, Fort Kochi, Global Poverty Project, hunger, India, indian, Kerala, Kochi, Live Below The Line, recipe, UNICEF, vegetarian 2 Comments

Caramelised bananas with coconut

Live Below The Line, Day 5:
Breakfast: Caramelised bananas with coconut
Serves: 2
UK cost per serving*: 16p
India cost per serving**: 10p

*According to Asda
** Approximate cost Read More

Apr
14

By TheGoktor

UNICEF Live Below The Line: Day 5 Food

Category: Cochin, Food, Fort Kochi, India, Kerala, Kochi Tags: Asian, charity, chilli, Cochin, Fort Cochin, Fort Kochi, Global Poverty Project, hunger, India, indian, Kerala, Kochi, Live Below The Line, masala, pomodoro, rice, spicy, spicy food, thoran, tomato, UNICEF, vegetable, vegetarian Leave a Comment

Live Below The Line Challenge

So this is it, Day 5 of Living Below The Line to raise awareness of global poverty, and funds for UNICEF UK in order to help them continue the sterling work they do in helping to combat world hunger (amongst other things).

I’ll write a separate blog post regarding how it went, and my thoughts and feelings, but for now, here’s our menu for today. And since it’s a Hindu feast day here in Kerala (it’s Vishu – Malayalam New Year), we had a feast fit for a Maharajah!

Caramelised bananas with coconut

Breakfast: Caramelised bananas with coconut
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Apr
13

By TheGoktor

UNICEF Live Below The Line: Day 4 Food

Category: Articles, Cochin, Food, Fort Kochi, India, Kerala, Kochi Tags: Asian, Cochin, curry, Fort Cochin, Fort Kochi, Global Poverty Project, hunger, India, indian, Kochi, Live Below The Line, masala, spicy food, tomato, UNICEF, vegetable, vegetarian Leave a Comment

Indian Street Food

Day 4 of Living Below The Line to raise funds for UNICEF UK…

I know that according to UK costs, I have theoretically overspent for the past two days but in terms of actual money, each day I have mostly come in well under budget. Moreover, people in the UK would not be buying bottled water to drink – we only have it because tap water is unsafe to drink here. Having said that, the bottled water in the UK is cheaper than it is here, so its cost doesn’t make a huge dent in the budget! Read More

Apr
13

By TheGoktor

UNICEF Live Below The Line: Day 4 – Well now, this is interesting

Category: Articles, Cochin, Food, Fort Kochi, health, India, Kerala, Kochi, musings Tags: Asian, Cochin, Fort Cochin, Fort Kochi, Global Poverty Project, hunger, India, indian, Live Below The Line, musings, UNICEF Leave a Comment

Live Below The Line Challenge

Day 4 of Living Below The Line to raise funds for UNICEF UK…

Today I’ve been doing some work for a Ukrainian client, which involved me having to research per capita GDP of CIS countries, compared to UK, France, China, and India. Obviously it was interesting (hey, I love statistics… maybe too much; I can tell you how much a quintal of fresh coriander costs in India – highest, lowest, and average costs!) but it was pretty eye-opening too. Read More