Hello, my name is Kaveri Chunder from Gastronomic Explorer, a blog focusing on experimenting with food. I have recently moved to London from Bangalore and my birth city is Kolkata – The city of Joy. Kolkata is a wonderful place brimming with heritage restaurants and culturally rich, both a continuous source of inspiration for my Continue Reading
Bael fruit is widely available mainly in Summer. It contains a greenish yellow, wood-like outer shell and orange, sweet inner flesh. This fruit is native to Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Scientifically known as “Aegle Marmelos”, it has got different names like Bengal Quinch, Golden Apple, Wood Apple, Stone Apple, Continue Reading
Watermelon is my favourite summer fruit after Mango and Lichi. I can in fact eat a whole bowl of watermelon in one go. I do not really need any fancy exquisite dressing for this fruit. However occasionally it is not unfair to pamper ourselves with a glass of vibrant coloured Continue Reading
I always try to add fruits to my breakfast mainly for health reasons. A heavy breakfast supplemented with seasonal fruits is a great starter for the day. During this summer, I found that Papayas are available aplenty. I like the sweet, ripe papaya, slightly reddish in colour which however is Continue Reading
Black plum (Indian Blackberry) or Kala Jamun aka Jam is hardly abundant throughout the year and you can find it mainly during the monsoon months, that too for few days in between. Although I am not a big fan of Jamun, must admit that it has an interesting taste swinging Continue Reading