Software engineer. Now: home cook.
I spent two decades writing software before I started spending just as much time in the kitchen, documenting the South Indian recipes I grew up on. This is where I keep both — the code, the projects, and the write-ups.
| No. | Property | Value | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | First program written | Age 10 | On a Sinclair ZX Spectrum +3 |
| 02 | Moved to the United States | 2000 | For a Master's degree |
| 03 | U.S. citizenship | 2019 | Naturalized |
| 04 | Currently documenting | South Indian recipes | Traditional, home-style dishes |
Full history on the About page.
Stocking the pantry
Before the recipes, the ingredients. A running list of what to keep stocked for South Indian home cooking, and where to find it.
South Indian recipes, written the way I actually cook them.
Palakora Velluli Koora
Palakora Velluli Koora Ingredients 3 bunches or 1/2 kg greens (spinach, kale, mustard greens, collards) 2 bulbs of garlic, peeled 1 tbsp…
Ariti Doota Pachchadi
Ariti Doota Pachchadi Ingredients 1 log Ariti Doota (Banana tree trunk core) 1 small lime size tamarind pulp 4 dried red chillies 3 -…
Tadka Dal
Tadka Dal Description Tadka is the Hindi word for tempering in which oil is heated in a small wok and various spices are fried at a high…
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