And here's my excuse for my absence: I was at a four day conference in Hyderabad. The world's largest conference for English language teacher educators - organised by the British Council, with a team that includes me. It was brilliant.
... and some old fashioned fancy scissors.
Another of Ed's photos: a great big vat of ghee. Love the illustration.
I know I know I know, I've been AWOL from the blog for almost two weeks now (eek!) but I have excuses which will become clear, and I'm now in catch up mode. First up a photo from Ed of a man and his mooli (radishes) and carrots. He has a little pushalong stall and sells peeled vegetables to people for them to eat with a sprinkling of salt and lemon.
We went to the Qutub Minar today. It was the first time I had ever been, in all the time I've been in Delhi. The Qutub Minar is the tall minaret, but there are lots of other interesting buildings and ruins around it. Really beautiful.
The Crafts Museum in Delhi has a new cafe - it's amazing. Delicious and unusual seasonal Indian food. This is a black bean dhal, with spicy potatoes and hemp seed relish. On the right is fried okra (lady's fingers) on raita (yoghurt) and a chapati made with millet flour. I never found out what the yellow stuff is - I think it was radish with yoghurt and saffron... but I'm not sure. And a glass of masala chai at the top. It was all absolutely delicious - and cheap!
