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Mixed Vegetables without Onion or Garlic

Feb 4, 20214 min read

Mixed Vegetables without Onion or Garlic

There's no load of cream or butter in this dish. Some healthy yogurt (plant based if vegan), a few slices of cashews and lots of veggies!

Away in the Kitchen

Feb 3, 20216 min read

Matar ka Nimona

Fresh peas ground to a coarse paste and sautéed in cumin, ginger and tomatoes, soft boiled potatoes with lentil dumplings dunked in a stew!

Palak wale Chawal | Palak Pulao: Spinach Rice

Away in the Kitchen

Jan 30, 20214 min read

Palak wale Chawal | Palak Pulao: Spinach Rice

I learnt to make this rice first from my sister, a pulao that's full of flavours, looks so green and smells umami!

Kadhai Gobhi: Cauliflower Stir Fried in a Wok

Away in the Kitchen

Jan 27, 20214 min read

Kadhai Gobhi: Cauliflower Stir Fried in a Wok

This dish is my way of making a rustic charred cauliflower that is tender yet holds its shape.

Ghar Wali Tur Dal: Pigeon Peas with a Simple Tempering

Away in the Kitchen

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.

Sardiyon Wali Gajar Matar ki Sabzi: Winter Carrots and Peas

Away in the Kitchen

Jan 25, 20215 min read

Sardiyon Wali Gajar Matar ki Sabzi: Winter Carrots and Peas

This amalgamation of carrots and peas is more than a mere dish. It's an exemplar of how families eat seasonal produce and enjoy it with love

Pahadi Aloo Gutke: Stir Fried Potatoes made in Uttarakhand Style

Away in the Kitchen

Jan 24, 20216 min read

Pahadi Aloo Gutke: Stir Fried Potatoes made in Uttarakhand Style

Many years later I married into a pahadi family and realized that the tempering in the quintessential aloo gutke is done with jakhya.

Away in the Kitchen

Jan 4, 202112 min read

Kathal ki Biryani: Jackfruit Biryani

This recipe is a keeper. It brings together the Awadhi and Hyderbadi styles of making biryani, and is neither too spicy nor too bland.

Away in the Kitchen

Nov 20, 202010 min read

Indori Poha

What sets the Indori poha apart from any other poha is the addition of sev or bhujiya and the typical poha masala.

Nabhe Wali Machli: Fish cooked with Lotus Roots in a Tangy Gravy

Away in the Kitchen

Sep 27, 20208 min read

Nabhe Wali Machli: Fish cooked with Lotus Roots in a Tangy Gravy

How beautifully the Kashmiri bibis added lotus roots to a summer fish curry of Nabha, something that's hardly known today.

Ram Rochak Tarkari: An Odiya Style Gravy of Mung Bean Dumplings, Eggplants and Potatoes

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Sep 20, 20208 min read

Ram Rochak Tarkari: An Odiya Style Gravy of Mung Bean Dumplings, Eggplants and Potatoes

Ram Rochak Tarkari — potatoes and eggplants cooked in earthy and fragrant spices to form a thin gravy, topped with mung bean dumplings.

Shahi Paneer: Paneer cooked in Cashew Nuts and Tomato Gravy

Away in the Kitchen

Sep 11, 20209 min read

Shahi Paneer: Paneer cooked in Cashew Nuts and Tomato Gravy

Shahi Paneer bearing the insignia of Mughal cuisine, associates royalty with the use of nuts, saffron, yogurt, milk and cream in it.

Baingan Chokha | Baigana Poda: Smoky Mashed Eggplant

Away in the Kitchen

Aug 26, 20206 min read

Baingan Chokha | Baigana Poda: Smoky Mashed Eggplant

A chokha or poda is a much simpler affair, rather bland if not for the pungent mustard oil, and common in Odisha, West bengal, Bihar and UP.

Away in the Kitchen

Aug 16, 20207 min read

Pav Bhaji

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe Food has always been the biggest and perhaps, the strongest source of nostalgia for me. There is a subtlety...

Bugha Chawal: Sindhi Style Rice with Caramelized Onions and Whole Spices

Away in the Kitchen

Aug 5, 20203 min read

Bugha Chawal: Sindhi Style Rice with Caramelized Onions and Whole Spices

Drawing upon the caramelization of onions and the fragrance of whole spices, this tempered rice is a game changer in your mundane daily meal

Away in the Kitchen

Jul 24, 20207 min read

Khumbi ki Biryani: Mushroom Biryani

This recipe is an aromatic blend of mushrooms (khumbi in Hindi) with long grained rice.

Vegan Saag Paneer: Tofu cooked with Kale, Spinach and Collard

Away in the Kitchen

Jul 21, 20204 min read

Vegan Saag Paneer: Tofu cooked with Kale, Spinach and Collard

This recipe is a vegan variation of the popular Indian dish, saag paneer.

Sai Bhaji: Greens and Lentils cooked in Sindhi style

Away in the Kitchen

Jul 19, 20205 min read

Sai Bhaji: Greens and Lentils cooked in Sindhi style

Sai Bhaji is made of three key ingredients, greens, vegetables and lentils.

Kanda Batata Poha: Flattened Rice cooked with Potatoes and Onions

Away in the Kitchen

Jul 11, 20204 min read

Kanda Batata Poha: Flattened Rice cooked with Potatoes and Onions

I can safely say that at least a hundred permutations and combinations of ingredients are possible to make a new kind of poha preparation.

Away in the Kitchen

Jun 30, 20203 min read

Sweet Potato Stew

This sweet potato peanut stew is everything good I can wish on a busy day or days when I don't want to cook up a storm!