My World

  I’ve always deemed risotto to be a really fancy dish and in some ways it is. I never thought I’d try making risotto at home but one day I did and it turned out to be pretty good. So let’s try making risotto the simple way, shall we? These are mostly ingredients that will be easily found at home. Risotto is usually made with Arborio rice; I substituted that for glutinous rice or taichin rice because it is starchier and well I didn’t know if that kind of Arborio rice is available here. Here is what you will need (for one serving) 2 tablespoons oil ½ cup short grained rice 2 cups chicken stock 4-5 mushrooms thinly sliced 1 small onion diced 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped 3 tablespoons of butter Salt as per taste Pepper as taste Lemon juice Preparation Time: 5-10 mins Cooking Time: 20 mins Instructions Set your pot over medium heat on the stove and splash in 2 tablespoons of oil in there. Use a tall pot. It works best for you will keep on adding th...

  The   world has had its fair share of heartbreaks ; there are endless stories of breakups, songs about being hurt by your significant other, movies over being cheated on. But what is underrated is the other kind of heartbreak. It’s there but it isn’t hyped as much. The world underrates heartbreaks over friendships. And what is sad is these kinds of heartbreaks hurt even more. I was reading “The Sun and Her Flowers” by Rupi Kaur the other day. There are some pretty great things in there but one page just stood out for me. It read; as I quote the underrated heartache. They did not tell me it would hurt like this No one warned me About the heartbreak we experience with friends Where are the albums I thought There were no songs for it I could not find the ballads Or read the books dedicated to writing the grief We fall into when friends leave It is the type of heartache felt that Does not hit you like a tsunami It is a slow cancer The kind that d...

  It’s here: lockdown 3.0, just when we thought things were starting to get a tad bit normal around here. It’s back again to remind us that it is not. So why not have a lockdown kit ready? It doesn’t really have to be an actual kit; just an assembly of things you could do during the lockdown. Here is what you could keep in your lockdown kit A book Pick up that book that you’ve been meaning to read for a while but haven’t really gotten around to doing it. Could there be a better time? And if you ask me, you might as well take a thick one. A notebook of recipes The lockdown is a time you can utilize to get creative in the kitchen. You can try some new recipes or you can experiment to create your own. A hard drive full of your favorite series Watch a new series that you’ve heard so much about or re-watch an old favorite series. I watched the Game of Thrones during the first lockdown last year. So go ahead, do as your heart contents. A jumping rope We cannot go fo...

  For someone who profoundly loves peace, silence and the quiet where I can just be; it’s funny that I’m starting to miss the chaos, the jittering, the humming and people just being. On the last day before lockdown has been implemented for the third time in the Kathmandu Valley, I wondered to myself how I’m going to miss all this. It’s weird being taken away the right to go out wherever you want and do whatever you want to do without having to explain to authorities. Granted this is all for our own safety and caution and for the safety of others. I miss my freedom but I also miss the freedom of everyone else. Because, now I realize, that there is something beautiful amidst all that busi-ness. And it just makes me question whether this is going to be the new normal. I definitely miss the normal. I miss people hustling and bustling about daily life. I miss seeing children smile out on the streets as they walk hand in hand with their guardian. I miss seeing a group of friends la...