Toasted Coconut Biscuits

In India it is customary to accompany every cup of chai you serve with some biscuits. Mind you, an Indian biscuit is different from the American one. While an American refers to a savory quick bread as a biscuit, in India and I guess, in every country where the British have left their mark, a biscuit is a hard, dunk-able cookie somewhat like a shortbread... but necessarily buttery, that accompanies a common man's cup of chai.

Vegetable "Makhanwala" (made light)

It was almost after a decade that I cooked Vegetable "Makhanwala" the other day... and even before we started dinner I knew that this version was a keeper.....