Sambar: Lentils Cooked with Vegetables and Typical Spices in a South-Indian Style
An easy guide to make sambar powder and a generic sambar at home!
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Nov 12, 20216 min read
Mah Chole ki Langar Wali Dal: Urad and Chana Dal cooked in Punjabi Style
A luscious dal made with urad and chana dals, it's one of my favourite dals from the Punjabi cuisine!
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Nov 7, 20215 min read
Chana Dal Tadka
A delicious comforting bowl of chana dal with a tempering to leave you satisfied yet wanting more!
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Sep 10, 20219 min read
Rajma Chawal: Red Kidney Beans served with Rice
A homelike Punjabi style preparation of red kidney beans along with a few morsels of history and memories!
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Aug 10, 20216 min read
Rasbhari Rasam: Cape Gooseberries in a Tangy Soup
A fruity rasam made in a similar manner as a tomato rasam to tickle your senses!
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Jul 12, 202114 min read
Bottle Gourd — 4 ways: Chana Dal Lauki, Sorakaya Paalu Koora, Chorakaa Pulissery, Sookhi Lauki Sabzi
Four easy ways to prepare delicious dishes with bottle gourd.
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May 18, 202110 min read
Dalma: An Odia Style Preparation of Lentils with Vegetables — 2 Ways
Odisha's quintessential preparation of lentils with vegetables is ancient, and food of the gods and people alike.
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Apr 6, 20217 min read
Murungai Keerai Rasam: Moringa Leaves in a Spicy Sour Broth
How this moringa leaves rasam recipe landed in my mother's kitchen is somewhat up in the air. With a lot of residue it's a sure treat!
Away in the Kitchen
Mar 23, 20218 min read
Saag Chole: Greens cooked with Chickpeas
To mixed greens, Auntie would add boiled chickpeas and let the mixture slowly cook to a thick consistency. The tadka was typically Punjabi.
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Feb 10, 20216 min read
Moola Chaaru: White Radish in a Clear Sour Soup - An Odia Style Preparation
This clear soup made with white winter radish is quite an unheard story in the culinary scene of Odisha unlike the other more famous ones.
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Jan 25, 20214 min read
Ghar Wali Tur Dal: Pigeon Peas with a Simple Tempering
My earliest memories of food are associated with a bowl of hot yellow dal. A well-tempered dal is a meal in itself, and a joy ride of taste.
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Apr 26, 20209 min read
Chole: Chickpeas cooked in Punjabi style
Chole from west Punjab or the present-day Pakistan, which found its home in Delhi after India's partition in 1947, makes a hearty meal.
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