I love spending time reading a novel or a cookbook with a cup of hot chai, I always look forward to come home after a hectic day, sit with cuppa, a nice book and for me thats my way of relaxing!!!I have always enjoyed flicking through the cookbooks from my childhood and I always believe in “A food picture speaks a thousand words” and that actually dragged into this food blogging world as it opened an different era in cooking when i was looking for recipes with a picture so that i have a rough idea how it looks like and how its made. When Nags @ For the Cook In Me hosting this wonderful event “Show me your Cookbooks” , I simply loved the idea and really looking forward to see what kind of books anyone would like to buy and how they get inspired by those amazing food writers.

I can’t say which cookbook or which food writer inspires me, But i can honestly claim its changed the way I live and cook .I never knew anything about cooking till 8 years back. My Lovely mom gave me a cookbook which has basic andhra recipes which are simple to make like dhal, potato fry etc.
I remember for weeks n weeks, Rocky used to have just dal, rice, omellette or potato fry thats all, those were the only dishes i used to make !! Non Veg, a big no no as its an unknown world to me.
I now wonder why didn’t I even peek into the kitchen when mom and my dad(Sundays his duty,Mom’s restday).Dad being a busy doctor, always made sure, he cooks any non veg at home on Sundays and he is the best cook I had ever seen. He used to enjoy cooking and on that particular day and he made sure that we all have family time together when the other days his kids are busy running around everywhere for projects, tuitions, hospital, research, are u guessing how many kids my dad have, I come from a very large family 5 children all together.We are an absolute bunch of 4 sisters n a brother who are so close to each other.

My inspiration to start cooking are MY DAD, MY SIS and then my wonderful cookbooks.I know they all have helped me to cultivate a genuine passion for CREATIVE & INTERESTING COOKING .

I would say my favourite of all is Jamie’s Dinners “because its simple n incredible”