For women who love their Biryani

So far it has been a good week for me. No overeating, no alcohol. In fact I have steered clear and it feels great. I have also increased my intake of fresh fruits, raw salad and water. Though there are no evident physical changes yet, I feel a whole lot better.

One of the main reasons for my wellbeing maybe the fabulous book I am currently reading. Packed with good sense , French Women Don’t Get Fat (Chattu & Windus 2005) is not a new book. It has been around for a long time. Written by Mireille Guiliano this book speaks about how to eat like the French and stay trim like them. From chocolate, to a glass of wine, to a slice of Pizza everything is allowed … in a small quantity. But before she gets to the food part author Mireille Guiliano urges one to have one weekend Leek Soup to get a head start.

I can’t stay only on soup for two full days. I need my chai and khaana . But then the idea of tasting something new excited the Foodie in me.  I head back to my Nature’s Basket and picked 5 stalks of Leeks. They are light green and long. The author promises that they are packed with nutrition. The soup , has a very pleasant light texture it.  I had my Leek Soup with Stir Fried Veggies and a boiled egg. Satiating, light and yummy. I felt so good , that post lunch I found myself beaming like Renuka Shahane from Hum Aapke Hain Kaun.

I am going to have the same for dinner…maybe I’ll add some a corn on the cob too.

Exercise … I run around all day, without respite sometimes. But somehow that does not seem to knock the kilos off. No, I have not stretched or walked and now it has really started to bother me…

Leek Soup: if you dont get Leeks in your neighbourhood , try onion stalks . Not the same thing, but a similiar mild flavour.

The Bikini Project for Women who Love their Biryani

The Bikini is like Bradley Cooper.  Super hot and most women want to be in one , at least once. I am one of those ‘most’ women. I love the Bikini and the Bradley …

…and that brings me to my greatest love of all time –FOOD. Mutton Biryani is my all time favorite.  Homemade Khichda is next in line. I am into Parsi cusine these days. My husband loves my prawn patiyo and dhansak. ( Tip: If you are a novice , as I am, you will never go wrong with Parsi food if you use AATASH masalas).    

So what is the blog about? THE BIKINI PROJECT – for women who love their BIRYANI, is a project I am undertaking. This is going to be my journey. A 30 something plus size Mommy’s  endevour to fulfill a wish – which is to wear a two piece Bikini.

 However t to do that, mommy will not starve. Because according to Mommy starvation is a sin, its unnatural , unhealthy.

Mommy will exercise as that’s proactive and positive. However I am not exercising right now. I have to start by choosing a form. Pilates ,or yoga, running or squash…I have yet to pick one. May be you can help.

So will I be able to wear the classic two piece? I don’t know. As an Indian wife- mother-author, will I be comfortable splashing my two piece avatar  on the web? Right now I can’t promise that.

However what I can promise you is unflinching honesty and unabashed fun.  So on a night I do a full blown Dharam Paji on myself – you will know. If I eat a beef burger with slices of bacon at the Sundance Café (by the way, their beef burgers are to die for) after a particularly stressful time, I will confess that too.

Who am I?  I live in Mumbai with my husband and two year old daughter.  I am a freelance writer by profession. I have worked television, films, had a column and currently I am working on my second novel.

I love the F word. Family, Food , Friends , Fashion, Films and above all Fun. That’s what the Bikini Project is about. It’s about having fun on the journey… Like the wise ones often say “If it aint fun, don’t do it.”

Have fun!

Vrushali

P.S New entries will be posted thrice a week- Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. 

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