Kolhapur

My parents 'backyard in Kolhapur is dominated by a huge, old mango tree.

Archive 2006-05-01 Nupur 2006

The truth is, if you live in Kolhapur, you don't need to waste your time making this bakarwadi at home.

Archive 2007-06-01 Nupur 2007

She had bought some bakarwadi for V and me from this store in Kolhapur, and when she saw how we wolfed it down, she offered to try making it at home.

Archive 2007-06-01 Nupur 2007

In the years of growing up in Kolhapur, I attended perhaps a couple hundred different social events, but they all had exactly the * same* menu - Kolhapuri tambda rassa (red mutton curry), pandhra rassa (white mutton stew), dry-fried mutton, dahi kanda (onion-yogurt relish), thick chapatis and jeera (cumin) rice; gulab jamuns for dessert.

Archive 2007-09-01 Nupur 2007

Then there are many other "fixings" that are laid out to spoon onto the usal (I am describing the way it is made in Kolhapur, I expect that there are regional variations):

Archive 2006-01-01 Nupur 2006

Weekend Herb Blogging: "Shopping Local in Kolhapur" (a photo-essay)

Archive 2006-06-01 Nupur 2006

The typical feast meal in Kolhapur: a dry mutton dish, a mutton "tamda rassa" (red curry), a yogurt-based mutton "pandhra rassa" (white curry), rice and onion relish.

Archive 2005-10-01 Nupur 2005

My home-town of Kolhapur is an ancient temple town ... a city that grew around the famous Mahalaxmi Temple.

Archive 2005-10-01 Nupur 2005

The name "imperial" probably comes from this Kolhapuri love for royalty: one of the hallmarks of Kolhapur is that it was ruled by a royal family for centuries, and even in the era after Indian independence, Kolhapur's royal family is well-beloved and much respected.

Archive 2005-11-01 Nupur 2005

The runway at Kolhapur, which is now 1,370m long, is to be extended to 3,300m, he said.

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