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About

Originally the name RoodonFood came from my first name, Raj + Food. Since rood was already taken I went with the rhyming and catchy RoodonFood.

I grew up in the Southern U.S (Tennessee, Alabama), and am of Indian ancestry so my recipes tend to skew in those directions. My interest in cooking grew after moving to New York City in 2002. Being away from my Mom’s Indian home cooking resulted in furiously looking for ways to replicate those. It was during this time I came to appreciate the books of Madhur Jaffrey and Chitrita Banerji among others. My girlfriend is vegan and gluten free so that introduced me to additional worlds of cooking.

I’ve written for Alimentum Journal, a Literary food journal, Little India Magazine (NYC), Khabar (Atlanta) and India Abroad (NYC). We now reside in the Bay Area, California.

Interested in having your product or restaurant reviewed? Any questions, comments or recipes? Please email me at roodonfood [at] gmail.com.

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75 comments on “About”

IshitaUnblogged October 24, 2012 at 5:08 pm Reply

Hi! What’s a RajBot? Rajput? or a King (Raj) Robot?
Interesting that you only drink, eat snacks and sweets. No main courses? Thanks for leaving the suggestion on my blog – I’m surely going to get a copy for myself. Look forward:)
- roodonfood October 30, 2012 at 10:17 am Reply
  
  Hi Ishita. Thanks for the response. I’m actually working on a some main courses. I posted a few recipes in the past but not enough to warrant a tab just yet :> . Enjoy the Chitrita book! Your blog is great. I’ll be visiting again.
ohiocook February 18, 2013 at 12:24 pm Reply

Thanks for stopping by my blog and the “LIKE” of post.
- roodonfood February 19, 2013 at 10:32 am Reply
  
  Thanks to you as well. Keep up the great blog!
ohiocook April 3, 2013 at 2:33 pm Reply

Thank you for stopping by my blog and the “Like” of my post.
mittsandmeasures April 9, 2013 at 5:44 pm Reply

Hi and thanks for stopping by and liking my post today! I’m glad to have found you. I look forward to reading more of your posts!
- roodonfood April 9, 2013 at 5:48 pm Reply
  
  I look forward to yours as well. Cheers!
kapuww April 19, 2013 at 10:51 pm Reply

HI thanks for stopping by epicureandelightsfood.wordpress.com and liking my post on it.
- roodonfood April 25, 2013 at 10:01 pm Reply
  
  I really enjoyed checking out your site. Cheers!
durgakarthik May 7, 2013 at 7:33 pm Reply

Thanks for visiting my blog and the like and i will often visit urs too for that Indian magic.
isaacandsophie May 14, 2013 at 12:18 pm Reply

Thanks for stopping by the HAAP and Liking the post. I’m looking forward to checking out your blog too!
- roodonfood May 15, 2013 at 10:04 am Reply
  
  No problem. I enjoyed writing it. Thanks for stopping by RoodonFood. Cheers.
napperscompanion May 24, 2013 at 4:10 pm Reply

Cool blog, Raj! Thanks for checking out mine. John
- roodonfood May 27, 2013 at 10:09 am Reply
  
  No problem at all. Your blog looks great and thanks for the comment!
Alicia Winter June 3, 2013 at 9:56 am Reply

Interesting Blog! I’m starting to love Indian cuisine. Thanks for the like!
Alicia
- roodonfood June 3, 2013 at 11:59 am Reply
  
  No problem and thanks for stopping by the blog. Cheers! I really enjoyed yours.
snowpartridge June 6, 2013 at 4:09 pm Reply

Thanks for liking my photo! Much appreciated.
You have got interesting Indian recipes here. I consider Indian cuisine as one of the best in the world…
- roodonfood June 6, 2013 at 5:41 pm Reply
  
  I enjoyed your photos. I salute your appreciation for Indian food. Thanks for the comment. Cheers.
PerfectKeg June 7, 2013 at 1:57 pm Reply

The South and India — two of my favourite food cultures, and both great washed down with beer. I’m in! And thanks for following the Perfect Keg…
- roodonfood June 7, 2013 at 4:36 pm Reply
  
  Haha thanks for appreciating my two faves. I too love beer haha. I look forward to reading your posts. Thanks for the follow as well. Cheers.
ken and agnes photoworks June 11, 2013 at 6:30 am Reply

thanks for dropping by our blog and liking our post.
we like your food adventures too.
have a good day! cheers!
- roodonfood June 11, 2013 at 9:12 am Reply
  
  I enjoyed your photos. Thanks for checking out the site! Cheers.
Shrutin Shetty June 19, 2013 at 1:25 am Reply

Raj, thanks for stopping by my blog, and for the ‘like’. Really interesting blog you got here. The reviews are really detailed, yet interesting. And you seem to have more ‘Indian roots’ in you than a lot of us Indians do back home. Great going, and keep up the good stuff.!
- roodonfood June 20, 2013 at 1:28 pm Reply
  
  I enjoyed your blog very much. Thanks for the compliment. I try to keep in touch with my parents roots. Cheers.
  - Shrutin Shetty June 20, 2013 at 3:07 pm
    
    Cheers.!
topa June 19, 2013 at 7:43 am Reply

Thanks for stopping by and the like! 🙂
- roodonfood June 20, 2013 at 1:30 pm Reply
  
  No problem. I enjoyed your site.
Mac McPherson June 24, 2013 at 7:00 am Reply

Hi Raj
Thanks for the like. All 12 meringues were eaten the same day and I am now being told to make them daily!

Mac @ Diary of a Coeliac
- roodonfood June 26, 2013 at 9:19 am Reply
  
  Wow. I don’t blame you. Great post. Cheers.
lifelivedlavishly June 26, 2013 at 6:29 am Reply

Hi Raj,

Just wanted to thank you for the interest in my blog. I still haven’t forgotten that you were interested in bigos and will blog just for you next time I make it.

Helena
- roodonfood June 26, 2013 at 9:19 am Reply
  
  Hahah thanks for remembering that about bigos. Sounds great. Cheers.
foodfromthegarden June 27, 2013 at 10:27 am Reply

Thanks for stopping by foodfromthegarden
- roodonfood June 27, 2013 at 10:30 am Reply
  
  No problem. I enjoyed the site. Cheers.
Frugal Fish July 15, 2013 at 5:10 pm Reply

Thanks for liking my post, “Onion Flavor for Onion Haters.”
- roodonfood July 16, 2013 at 5:23 pm Reply
  
  No problem. Enjoyed it. Cheers.
caranjantzen July 25, 2013 at 1:04 pm Reply

Thanks for checking out my blog. Enjoying getting your posts!
- roodonfood July 29, 2013 at 2:18 pm Reply
  
  Thanks very much. I enjoyed your blog as well. Cheers!
cebrought August 4, 2013 at 7:27 pm Reply

Thanks for checking out my blog! Looking forward to exploring yours:)
- roodonfood August 5, 2013 at 9:26 am Reply
  
  Likewise. Thanks very much for the comment!
Hari Qhuang August 6, 2013 at 10:41 pm Reply

Hello,Raj!
I have just nominated your blog for The Versatile Blogger Award.
Most of my readers are very interested into the main topic you discuss here (Food!) and I simply have to share this blog to them.
I have put a link to this blog on my recent post (http://hariqhuang.wordpress.com/2013/08/07/the-versatile-blogger-award/) which enable my readers to reach RoodOnFood with one single click.
Have a wonderful day!
- roodonfood August 8, 2013 at 9:49 pm Reply
  
  Hey Hari- Thanks so much for the award! I’ll get working on this in the next couple weeks. Cheers!
  - Hari Qhuang August 9, 2013 at 3:49 am
    
    You are welcome, Raj!
    😀
kerrichronicles August 8, 2013 at 2:49 pm Reply

Thank you for stopping by Kerri Chronicles and liking the post. I look forward to reading more of yours.
- roodonfood August 8, 2013 at 9:49 pm Reply
  
  Thank you as well. I enjoyed your site. Cheers.
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- roodonfood August 12, 2013 at 9:29 pm Reply
  
  Thanks so much for the award. I’ll get working on this soon. Cheers!
anne mitchell August 13, 2013 at 8:40 am Reply

Thanks for stopping by my humble blog…I do appreciate it. I will be following yours to see what food ideas I can glean, and maybe eat healthier too!
- roodonfood August 16, 2013 at 5:45 pm Reply
  
  Thanks for stopping by mine as well! Cheers and thanks for the comment.
elmcal August 24, 2013 at 3:27 pm Reply

Hi Raj, Thanks for liking my first post. I like what you’re trying to achieve with you blog. All the best!
- roodonfood August 29, 2013 at 2:24 pm Reply
  
  Thanks for the kind comment. I enjoyed your site as well. Cheers.
brooklynbarangay September 1, 2013 at 8:36 pm Reply

Thanks for stopping by brooklynbarangay! I will enjoy following your blog!
- roodonfood September 3, 2013 at 2:08 pm Reply
  
  Thanks. I’ll enjoy yours too. Cheers from a fellow Brooklynite.
susancyclist September 2, 2013 at 9:06 am Reply

Raj, thanks for visiting my new blog, Susan’s Suppers. I note you have lived in Tennessee. That’s where I am. Lebanon to be exact. Where did you live?
- roodonfood September 3, 2013 at 2:03 pm Reply
  
  No problem. I enjoyed your site. I lived in Knoxville and Nashville – Lebanon is right between? I actually grew up in Chattanooga though. Happy to meet another Tennessean. Cheers.
susancyclist September 3, 2013 at 2:20 pm Reply

Lebanon is 30 miles east of Nashville, right on 40. I grew up in Nashville & have lived in Knoxville!
- dawnspitfire September 3, 2013 at 4:03 pm Reply
  
  I could read yur posts all day. Aah but “stuff” to do, so I will ck a couple a day when I can.
  thanks for some good reads. I like the food adventures ♥
  - roodonfood September 3, 2013 at 4:08 pm
    
    Wow. Please continue to read it. Thanks so much for the nice comment. I really like your blog too. Cheers.
maria September 3, 2013 at 5:17 pm Reply

Hello and thanks for visiting my blog!
- roodonfood September 4, 2013 at 4:20 pm Reply
  
  No problem. Thanks for checking mine out too. Cheers!
Noelle Morgan September 3, 2013 at 9:12 pm Reply

Hi Raj, and thanks for checking out my pancakes! I’ve been perusing your blog and can’t wait to try my hand at some of the delicious Indian dishes. Can’t wait to see how they turn out! xo, Noelle (from noellereally.com)
- roodonfood September 4, 2013 at 4:19 pm Reply
  
  Hi Noelle. No problem. They look great. Thanks for checking out my site. Cheers!
Katherine September 9, 2013 at 11:27 am Reply

Hi Raj, thanks for stopping by on my blog. I love Indian food so I am sure to be hitting yours, too.
- roodonfood September 9, 2013 at 2:38 pm Reply
  
  No problem. I enjoyed your blog. Thanks for checking out mine. Cheers!
activeharmony September 11, 2013 at 8:43 pm Reply

Love all the reviews! Looking forward to following and learning more … Keep up the great work!
- roodonfood September 11, 2013 at 9:12 pm Reply
  
  Thanks so much for checking the reviews! I look forward to reading your blog as well. Cheers!
kellymudry September 17, 2013 at 11:43 am Reply

You might like Julie Sahni’s cookbooks, which are based on traditional Indian cooking but updated for North American kitchens and grocery stores. My husband frequently cooks from her cook books and almost always says as he does so, :”Julie Sahni is a genius.” Her lamb khorma is to die for, and lentils also fabulous.
- roodonfood September 17, 2013 at 8:25 pm Reply
  
  I’ve heard the name but never check out her cookbooks. After seeing your comment I’ve just put one of her books on hold at the library. Lamb Korma is one of my all time favorite dishes. Thanks for the recommendation!
Goan Imports September 19, 2013 at 2:25 pm Reply

Hi Raj, Thanks for stopping by my bog and liking my post on “Gluten Free Chocolate cake in a cup”.
- roodonfood September 19, 2013 at 8:02 pm Reply
  
  No problem. I’m all in favor of chocolate in all forms. Cheers.
villagesweets September 24, 2013 at 7:02 am Reply

Hello,
Thanx for stopping by Village Sweets and liking the post “Gluten-Free Anyone?”. Have a wonderful day!! 😀
- roodonfood September 24, 2013 at 9:04 am Reply
  
  I enjoyed the post. Cheers and thanks for stopping by RoodonFood!
whitegirllovesindianfood September 26, 2013 at 6:07 pm Reply

I’ve seen you a few times on here, and I didn’t realize until now that I hadn’t followed you..I also didn’t realize that we have Alabama in common!
- roodonfood September 26, 2013 at 6:57 pm Reply
  
  Hahah I love the name of your blog. I’ll check it out. Glad to have Southern connection with you. Cheers and thanks for the follow!
eatsmarterfeelbetter October 28, 2013 at 5:22 pm Reply

Thanks for stopping by my site Raj! I love the mix of Indian and southern fare you cover. The gluten free stuff was a bonus! Cheers
- roodonfood October 30, 2013 at 4:16 pm Reply
  
  I enjoyed your site as well. Thanks for the kind words. Cheers!