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.
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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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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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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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
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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.
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Jan 21, 20218 min read
Roz ka Khana: Quotidian Indian Meals and Musings from My Kitchen
With this section on my blog, I want to take you on a sojourn of ordinary meals that are cooked in the privacy of Indian homes.
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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.
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