Mehul Blogs ...

Kill Bill Vol.1 and Vol.2 : Absolutely Kick-ass movie(s), if you can stand the blood and gore. Men In Black 2 : Not as good as the first one. But quite entertaining. Missisipi Masala : Pretty Good movie. I would say better than recent Mira Nair movies. Paycheck : A John Woo action movie. Leave your mind somewhere and enjoy the pace and the action. Titan A.E. and Treasure Planet : just OK animated movies. What is striking is that they have same plotlines.

Of course, before I start cooking, I should know how to cut vegetables. So here.

I am trying to cook some good Indian dishes myself. And the essence of Indian cooking are the spices. The trouble is I cannot tell one spice from another sometimes by name or by function except the basic ones like chili, turmeric etc. And I also need some reference to map Indian names to English names. So I went looking in the local library. And I found this wonderful guide - The Indian Spice Kitchen by Monisha Bhardwaj . It is beautifully made book with clear definition of various spices and their applications with their Indian and European names and also rich photos. As a bonus, it also has recipes of various Indian dishes to make with those spices. Perfecto. The last time I had looked at an Indian cooking book, there were pages of mere listings of recipes and photos if present, did not make the dish appetizing enough to prepare. This book is a treat.