Modern Thailand: the Rattanakosin kingdom and its ruling Chakri dynasty directly succeeded the Thonburi kingdom in Thailand, witnessing the accession of a dynasty which remains on the throne today and, since 1932, has governed as a constitutional monarchy.

Lazy afternoons going around in bikes (and trycicle).

Cooking for one and leftovers? Cooking and enjoying food after experiencing grief is always hard for lots of reasons.  If like me, you are married to a foodie, then its doubly hard.  Every dish that was my husband’s  favourite got shelved until the family visits and asks for it.  My sons purposely asked me to make dhoklas and pudlas as they knew how much their dad loved them.  They nring over …

We all love chakris in my family and when my son became vegan, I made some changes to the ingredients to make them vegan so that he wasn’t missing out. As mentioned in my previous posts most changes are minor and in this case there was no compromise to the taste.

Ingredients for about 40 Chakris:

2 cups rice flour

1/2 cup plain flour

1/2 cup chick pea flour

1/2 tsp chili powder

1 tsp salt

1 tsp…