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Away in the Kitchen
Dec 21, 202110 min read
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!
Away in the Kitchen
Nov 23, 20213 min read
Tomatillo Garlic Chilli Mash, and a formula to make Charred Pounded Condiments
An easy almost no-cook formula to make mash like chutneys from charred or smoked veggies like tomatillos, eggplants, gourds, squashes!
Away in the Kitchen
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!
Away in the Kitchen
Oct 30, 20218 min read
Banana Flowers cooked 2 ways: Mocha'r Ghonto and Kadali Bhanda Patua
Two traditional, simple and delicious preparations of banana blossoms that leaves you asking for more!
Away in the Kitchen
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!
Away in the Kitchen
Sep 9, 202110 min read
Bharwa Karele: Stuffed Bitter Gourds with 5 ways to make fillings
A classic Punjabi style, a Telugu inspired style and few other interesting filling styles to make stuffed bitter gourds!
Away in the Kitchen
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!
Away in the Kitchen
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.
Away in the Kitchen
Jun 26, 20218 min read
Bitter Gourd Stir Fry — 3 ways: Karele ki Sabzi, Kalara Chadchadi, Kalara Bhaja
Three ways of making easy stir fries with bitter gourd.
Away in the Kitchen
Jun 12, 202110 min read
Kasrod ka Achaar: Indian Style Fiddlehead Fern Pickle
This fiddlehead pickle fermented in coats of mustard is a facet of Jammu's Dogra community's food proficiency sealed in many bottles.
Away in the Kitchen
Jun 5, 20216 min read
Kasrod I Lingad ki Sabzi: Fiddleheads Stir Fry
You will never go wrong with fiddleheads no matter what you do! This stir fry with minimum pantry staples is my favourite!
Away in the Kitchen
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.
Away in the Kitchen
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.
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.
Away in the Kitchen
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.
Away in the Kitchen
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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