Kerala Ishtu: Creamy vegetable stew Roli Books Keralan 'ishtu' is a deliciously creamy and mild vegetarian stew In The Great Indian Thali cookbook, Nandita Iyer shares her recipe for a mild, coconut-based stew made with seasonal vegetables and a hint of spice. The Kerala ishtu, however, can be made with or without meat – either using beef or lamb, or …
‘Chaltaa hun thodi duur har ik tez-rau ke saath/pehchaantaa nahin hun abhi raahbar ko main’ or ‘I go along some distance with every swift walker/I do not yet recognize the guide’ — Mirza Ghalib. For, after all, as they quote from Pritchet, Ghalib’s each verse can be a ‘meaning machine’, and they give nine different interpretations for the sher: ‘Na …
