Would you believe me if I told you that until the age of 19, I didn’t eat things that were not from the Kashmiri Cuisine? And if I ever did, I ended up not liking them. So much so that when my ex boyfriend insisted that I should widen my food horizons and try some Tibetian food, I broke up with him. Not because it was Tibetian food, but because I don’t like being told what to do and because it was Tibetian food. You get the drift! So how did that girl turn into someone who not only eats …
Herbed Labneh
What the world knows as Labneh, I grew up knowing as Chakka which, simply put was strained yogurt cheese. It used to be a really nice treat in my school lunch box, smothered between two flatbreads with a pinch of salt and spice. The tangy, refreshing taste of the cheese with the hot smoky spices and the chewy bread was quite delightful. I used to look forward to lunch on those days, though ironically this was something my grandmother would pack me because she didn’t have time to cook an elaborate lunch. It was simple, it was humble but it …