In my childhood home, basmati was more than just something served during a meal. Everything, it seemed to me, that had to do with rice …
Rice, Rituals & Remembrance – Basmati
My Writings
Understanding Dals
When I was six, my first real kitchen chore was dal duty. My mother would hand me a steel bowl filled with lentils, and I’d …
Painting with Spices: How to Layer Flavor Like an Indian Cook
My spice rack has never just been a row of bottles—it has always felt more like a box of colors waiting to be opened. Each …
The Overlooked Heroes of Indian Cooking
We all salivate over the glamour spices: cardamom with her perfume, saffron with its seductive gold, garam masala with its mystique. But behind every great …
Holiday Gifts 2016
I am sharing a few things I love –  books, foods, appliances, services etc! I hope you will find something useful here as well. Link on …
Who should define us?
(This appeared on Writers Unboxed in 2015) Last week, I made a rather harsh decision. I decided to quit writing. Forever. To know how hard …
Top ten things I have learned from exceptional women
Get Monica’s free Indian Expresss recipe eBook when you sign up for email updates. Thanks for visiting! **** This past weekend I was delighted and honored …
How I found my destiny
Chasing dreams.
“When Breath Becomes Air” – a tribute
When serendipity hunts you down.
Cover of Asian Fortune magazine, Nov 2014
News of my debut The Devil in Us – Stories of love, life and redemption is featured as cover of this month’s Asian Fortune magazine (Nov, 2014)! I hope …