A Movable Feast

April

It would be no exaggeration to say that all the major Hindu festivals of Kerala are more about feasting than anything else.

So it was fairly easy for my parents to make sure that my sister and I, second generation Malayalis (as people from Kerala are known) growing up in Mumbai, had an appreciation for Keralean culture.

My mom loves to cook, and the three major holidays (Vishu, Onam and Tiruvadira) inevitably turn into cook-a-thons for her.

It would be no exaggeration to say that I would rather enjoy the fruits of the cook-a-thon than conduct one myself.

So in anticipation of the upcoming holiday of Vishu ( which was on April 14), we took our kids to an Indian restaurant in New Jersey last Sunday and treated them to what I should have cooked at home.

My excuse: Vishu was falling on a weekday and between waking up at 7:30 a.m, sending kids off to school and reporting to work at 9:30, I just don’t seem to have any time.

This entry was posted on Thursday, April 16th, 2009 at 2:24 pm by Swapna Venugopal.
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5 Responses to “A Movable Feast”

Steve C. April 20th, 2009 at 7:59 am
I very rarely order anything from a restaurant that i can make at home. When I g out to eat its usually to have something I dont make …

so was it good?
Swapna Venugopal April 20th, 2009 at 9:47 am
It actually was very good. Thanks. The thing with Indian festival cooking is that you are not cooking just one dish, it’s several of them, all prepared on the day of the festival. So while I can and do cook all of these dishes, to prepare them all on the same day requires moral fiber.
Steve C. April 20th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
i fully understand that. What i have noticed about most indian cooking is that many of teh dishes actually take more than a day to prepare.
glad it was good …
Parineeta May 10th, 2009 at 5:21 am
wow looks yummy.so many dishes!!
Indian festival is about “family eating together”.cooking at home/ordering/eating out breaks no squares!
baby gender predictor July 7th, 2009 at 6:35 am
It’s good to eat out occassioanlly even if you try dishes that you may make at home. You can always get new ideas and variety is the spice of life!

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