City Food – Julia Child Cooks Litti Chokha in Mayur Vihar-I Julia Child's Delhi by The Delhi Walla - February 27, 2011February 28, 20114 The great chef's life in Delhi. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] Meet the Julia Child of Mayur Vihar, Phase-I, a neighborhood near Akshardham Temple in east Delhi. A graduate in science from Bihar’s Ranchi Women’s College, Ms Child came to Delhi in 1982 following her marriage to Madhurendra Prasad Sinha, a journalist. For three years, the couple lived in a one-room apartment in Malviya Nagar, south Delhi. It was through her husband’s books that Ms Child was introduced to Russian authors such as Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Maxim Gorky. After the family increased and she moved across the Yamuna to a duplex apartment, her present house, Ms Child discovered children’s writer Enid Blyton - in the bookshelf of her daughters, Nimisha
City Food – Julia Child Makes Chai in Turkman Gate Julia Child's Delhi by The Delhi Walla - November 25, 2010February 27, 20113 The great chef’s life in Delhi. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] Meet the Julia Child of Turkman Gate, a congested neighbourhood in the Walled City. Quiet and gentle, Child is not sure of his age but he looks like as if he is in his 40s. Born and brought up in Turkman Gate, he has been following the trade of his father and grandfather – making tea. This is an art as complicated as boiling an egg. Chai stalls – specializing in readymade light-brown brew - are all over Delhi. Most are passable, with a drawback or two. Some make chai that’s too milky. Some flavour it with too much cardamom. Some are too generous with ginger. Some go overboard
City Food – Julia Child Makes Rumali Roti in Nizamuddin Basti Food Julia Child's Delhi by The Delhi Walla - September 2, 2010February 27, 20113 The great chef's life in Delhi. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] Meet the Julia Child of Nizamuddin Basti, a congested village in central Delhi. A cheery 28-year-old, Child hails from the state of Uttar Pradesh and has been in Delhi for more than a decade. He has a one-room apartment in the village but during the holy month of Ramzan, he prefers to sleep in the courtyard of the area's principal sufi shrine. Child is passionate about everything that runs on four wheels. Aiming to be a driver, he has applied for a driving license. And yes, Child cooks. He works as a roti maker in Ghalib Kebab Corner, an eatery just down the lane from Urdu poet Ghalib's tomb.
City Food – Julia Child Makes Badaam Pasanda in I.P. Extension Food Julia Child's Delhi by The Delhi Walla - July 24, 2010February 28, 20114 The great chef's life in Delhi. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] Meet the Julia Child of I.P. Extension, a neighbourhood in east Delhi. Ms Child organizes culinary festivals in a city’s 5-star hotel, but when she has a party in her house, she calls in the services of Rajeev Rishi, her father. A consultant on ‘geo-physical investigations’, Mr Rishi lives with his wife in a sixth floor apartment in the same neighbourhood as his daughter. Every time the family hosts a formal dinner, he is responsible for the non-vegetarian dishes. As a young scout, Mr Rishi took care of the cooking in the camp. At his engineering college in Madras, he was in charge of the hostel mess. After he
City Food – Julia Child Makes Moongphali Cheewra in Vasundhara Food Julia Child's Delhi by The Delhi Walla - June 25, 2010July 29, 20213 The great chef's life in Delhi. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] Meet the Julia Child of Vasundhara, a suburban neighbourhood beyond the borders of east Delhi. As a girl, Ms Child was a javelin throw star in her school. She also excelled in badminton. After marriage, she interested herself in living room card games and soon became a bridge champion in the local society. Growing more beautiful with years, Ms Child is cherished by friends for her cheeriness and penchant for witty repartees. She delights in surprising her two married daughters by making unannounced visits to them on their birthdays. Ms Child lives with her husband who makes tea for her every morning. And yes, Ms Child cooks. Here is
City Food – Julia Child Makes Aloo Salaan in Nizamuddin East Julia Child's Delhi by The Delhi Walla - June 3, 2010September 4, 20155 The great chef's life in Delhi. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] Meet the Julia Child of Nizamuddin East, an artsy neighbourhood of bungalows, ruins and gardens in central Delhi. The author of Sufism: The Heart of Islam, Ms Child, aka Sadia Dehlvi, is a restless woman who anxiously paces across the length of her living room if she has nothing else to do. Her conversations range from the wonders of her Apple Mac laptop to the perennial hijab crisis in France. She lives with her son, Arman, and cook, Sabir. And yes, Ms Dehlvi cooks. Here is the recipe of her ‘aloo saalan’, or ‘aloo gosht’. This is the first time I’m doing this. I have never before shared my
City Kitchen – Julia Child Makes Heartfelt Cookies in Jorbagh Food Julia Child's Delhi by The Delhi Walla - January 15, 2010February 28, 20111 The great chef's life in Delhi. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] Meet Jorbagh’s Julia Child. Her living room has a handsome Shakespeare. Her guest room has an Alice Munro hardbound. Her library has two copies of a VS Naipaul travelogue. Her new acquisitions are books by Tolstoy and Colm Tóibín, and a biography of John Cheever. Currently she is reading Jean-Paul Sartre. Her next project is a book by Isak Dinesen. But the author Ms Child is most passionate about is E.M. Forster. And yes, she cooks. Here is the recipe of her 'heartfelt cookies': Actually this recipe is my grandmother's pastry recipe for Cornish pasties, but I had some pastry left over after I made pasties the other night. So