Foodie By Heart - Rohan Bhatt

  Pudhchya Varshi Lavkar Ya -  "गणपति बप्पा मोरिया, पुढच्या वर्षी लवकर या'' Agle Baras tu Jaldi Aa -   गणपति बप्पा मोरिया, अगले बरस तू जल्दी आ... ‘Ganpati Bappa Morya’ – the chant every devotee chants during the 10-day Ganesh festival across India echoes in our hearts and minds long after. The complete chant that originated in Marathwada goes like this : “गणपति बप्पा मोरया, पुढ़चा वर्षी लॉकर या।” (Ganpati Bappa Morya, Pudhcha Varshi Loukar Ya). Ganpati – the name used for Lord Ganesha is a Sanskrit word meaning – a combination of Sanskrit words "gana" and "pati". Gana (गण) means a group of people – in this case humans and pati (पति) means lord or master.  These are the words that literally translate into the fact that Lord Ganesha is the people's lord or one of the most loved deities from the majestic and powerful family of Shiva and Parvati.  Bappa is a word that says father or lord – a way of respectfully addressing Lord Ganesha who is the father ...

A balanced diet is one with a chocolate in both my hands and more in my mouth... . I mean who doesn't love chocolates? Milk, Dark, White, Sweet, Bitter, Bitter and Sweet, Salted, Caramel infused... Coated over random stuff that we love to eat? So a dear friend and a fantastic Home baker friend of mine @utsavib who already runs her home based baking business by the name of @sugarrush.utsavi just recently started a hand crafted chocolate brand of hers which is built around the incomprehensible love and passion for chocolates . Firstly, the products she makes are carefully tried and tested (sometimes by me too) and I can be a very sharp critic to food businesses owing to the fact that my crazy love and passion for food is relentless and undying in itself.  . So, Utsavi happens to see me and asks if I can try out some of her products just to get a feedback on the technique that she had to master without the use of costly sophisticated equipment but an indigenously designed ...