Well, after 2 weeks of slaving away at school, I’m finally catching a break.  To enjoy this little break, I decided to make myself one of the treats that I’ve been missing most after coming back from India.  It’s a dessert called rasmalai (literally meaning the “juice of cream”).  Traditionally, rasmalai is a pretty labor [...]

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While staying at an ashram near Bangalore in India, I was introduced for the second time to the Ayurvedic practice of kavala graha, commonly known in English as oil pulling.  Ro had first told me about kavala graha when he came back from a 6 month study abroad trip in India 3 years ago.  Practicing [...]

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Barfi (Indian sweet meats)
This weekend I went out to an Indian restaurant with my friends, and after eating dinner, a few them decided they were still up for a dessert.  The restaurant had a big array of Indian sweet meats, and so I stood and explained to everyone what each one was.  After everyone had [...]

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Roshi’s Online Store

As the first order of business for this post, I would like to announce the opening of the Roshi’s Online Store.  As our very first product, we will be selling incense sticks (known as agarbathies in India) which I brought back from India this summer.  The incense sticks are hand made by [...]

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Badam Ka Halva
Hi everyone! Well, here it is, my first recipe post since I got back from India.  After traveling around for three long months, I learned a lot about how Indian food is put together and what all the spices can be used for.  I also learned a lot about the different styles of [...]

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After a three month siesta, Roshi’s is back!  Recharged after a summer that was highlighted by my 3 month trip to India, and Ro’s graduation and 3 week trip to Brazil, we’re ready to get back to business.  We’ll once again be updating regularly, so look out in the upcoming weeks for some interesting articles, [...]

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Its getting real close to my departure date, and my excitement has just been increasing exponentially.  I just got a guide of all the places to travel to in India, and now I really can’t wait to get there.  All the reading I’ve been doing has also gotten me really craving some Indian food.  One [...]

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