Who is your favourite cookery author?

safer bet would be picking up books by Tarla Dala or Sanjeev Kapoor - though I clearly remember watching their TV shows wherein a few of their recipes were just weird - (c'mon! who fries "gulab jamuns" after coating them in some yellow substance)

But none the less, they do have good ideas for snacks and easy to make food. Give it a try.

Where in US are you going? What you gonna be studying?

I'm sure there are a lot of restaurants around for you to feast on...why bother cooking? And if you miss "ghar ka khaana", make friends with Indians who cook. Problem solved!

When I was leaving for the US I asked my mom to compile a few simple recipes in a notebook that I could carry along. I think no chef in the world can bring out the taste and nutrition like our moms can

@ evil: thanks, will try them

@ satan: c'mon could i keep eating out always???