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Methi Paratha | Thepla: Roasted Fenugreek Flatbreads

Apr 3, 20219 min read

Methi Paratha | Thepla: Roasted Fenugreek Flatbreads

There's something extremely satisfying about parathas, and when they've methi leaves in them they're even more delicious.

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Mar 31, 20214 min read

Rasbhari | Cape Gooseberry Chutney

Cape gooseberries are summer days bundled in wings and wrapped in a hue of yellow, and this easy chutney keeps them well for long.

Chorchori | Charchari: A Bengali Style of Cooking Mixed Vegetables

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Mar 29, 202111 min read

Chorchori | Charchari: A Bengali Style of Cooking Mixed Vegetables

At its core, a chorchori is a minimally spiced Bengali mix veg dish which is extremely flexible in terms of ingredients.

Saag Chole: Greens cooked with Chickpeas

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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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Mar 18, 20216 min read

Sooji Upma: Savoury Spiced Semolina

Sooji upma, Indian semolina made into a breakfast delicacy is one such dish that entails an understanding of how flavours balance each other

Chicken Jhol: Chicken cooked in an onion-tomato based Homestyle Gravy

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Mar 8, 20218 min read

Chicken Jhol: Chicken cooked in an onion-tomato based Homestyle Gravy

The chicken gravy is loosely spiced with subtly caramelized onions and has a streak of acidity from tomatoes or yogurt, or sometimes both.

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Mar 5, 20215 min read

Sookhi Arbi: Taro Root Stir Fry

This recipe is the simplest kind of recipe to cook taro in typical north-Indian flavours, and has a typical Punjabi influence

Aloo Hara Pyaz Bhujia: Potatoes and Onion Stalk Flowers | Onion Chives

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Feb 26, 20214 min read

Aloo Hara Pyaz Bhujia: Potatoes and Onion Stalk Flowers | Onion Chives

An easy delicious rendition of all-time favourite potatoes with the freshness of onion stalk flowers or scallions or chives.

Vegetable Masala Khichdi: Rice and Moong Dal cooked with Vegetables and seasoned with Spices

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Feb 22, 20216 min read

Vegetable Masala Khichdi: Rice and Moong Dal cooked with Vegetables and seasoned with Spices

This khichdi is a mix of rice and whole mung beans, and loaded with fresh vegetables. It's the most ubiquitous food in Indian cuisine.

Kalo-Jeere-Diye-Begun: Eggplants stir fried with Nigella Seeds

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Feb 18, 20212 min read

Kalo-Jeere-Diye-Begun: Eggplants stir fried with Nigella Seeds

Relying on only three spices, the highlight being nigella seeds, this eggplant preparation is my answer to the easiest stir fries ever.

Roz ki Bhindi: My Everyday Okra Stir Fry

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Feb 17, 20214 min read

Roz ki Bhindi: My Everyday Okra Stir Fry

Okra happens to be one of my favourite vegetables, and I admire how well it can be variated to create dishes that taste so good.

Kale Stir Fry: With an Indian style seasoning

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Feb 15, 20216 min read

Kale Stir Fry: With an Indian style seasoning

I understand kale can be hard to love, and I also believe that healthy eating does not have to taste bland or bad.

Gajar ka Halwa: Carrots with Milk made into a sweet concoction

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Feb 13, 20216 min read

Gajar ka Halwa: Carrots with Milk made into a sweet concoction

For me, winter is synonymous with gajar ka halwa, an Indian confection made of grated carrots cooked in slowly simmering milk.

Moola Chaaru: White Radish in a Clear Sour Soup - An Odia Style Preparation

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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.

Multigrain Rotis: Flatbreads made of Different Types of Grains

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Feb 8, 20217 min read

Multigrain Rotis: Flatbreads made of Different Types of Grains

Although wheat rotis are thought to be the commonest flatbreads in India, there are several other grains and millets used for rotis too.

Mixed Vegetables without Onion or Garlic

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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!

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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

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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

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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

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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.