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We don’t normally think of serving salmon as part of a completely Indian menu, but salmon goes surprisingly well with Indian spices. The fish is very sturdy with lots of natural oils that keep it moist even when cooked at very high temperatures, making it perfect for tandoors. When broiled, it creates a slight crisp…
If you have eaten at an Indian restaurant, you have definitely tasted a cilantro chutney, and probably loved it too. Cilantro chutneys can jazz up any drab meal. Drizzle it over a salad, grilled meat, rice and beans, in wraps, or serve it as dips with chips…the possibilities are endless. So the next time you…
Most of the time I fail to post a timely Indian festival-related recipe because the traditional Indian Calendar follows lunar positions and I neither have nor know how to read a moon calendar. There are only four exceptions to my moon calendar ignorance (and there are at least 15 major Indian festivals), namely Holi, Diwali,…
Breakfast has been a challenge lately. With my 5 months old still struggling to establish a sleeping and feeding routine, mornings have been groggy. On top of that, our toaster, probably envious of the attention being heaped on our son, now demands that we stand next to it while attentively holding down the latch knob…
2016 has been a year of confounding international tragedies. The ugly spectacle of civil discourse defying elections, the disastrous war in Syria that unfolded before billions of apathetic social media users, the ravages caused by Zika, Dengue and cholera, the indelible effects of climate change, the terror attacks that shocked the world…every bad thing that could…
How to make Chicken Bharta? It was a very good year for friendships, both old and new. Friends at grad school, friends at dance rehearsals, blogger friends, neighbor friends; it was an exuberant year of friendship. Between my frequent trips to India and travels all over the US, I made friends, good friends, in the…
Best Mutton Dak Bungalow recipe Established in India in the 1840s by the peripatetic British, Dak Bungalows were these government buildings set up along the main roads, perpetually changing how people travel in India. They served as lodgings for travelers (usually British officials) and post offices for the British mailing system. Even today, CPWD-run dak…
People, whose only contact with Indian food have been through stereotypical Indian restaurants, tend to think of Indian food as an extremely complex cuisine with very complicated cooking methods that involve a long list of spices. Unfortunately, that idea is completely inaccurate. There is, of course, a very long list of Indian recipes that do…
Dolly’s Tea Shop is a tiny tea room tucked away in one corner of Dakshinapan, Kolkata. Although, neither the prettiest nor the most impressive eatery in town, it still has a distinct charm of its own that got me hooked nearly two decades ago. Decorated with wooden tea chests, paper lanterns, and cane chairs, this place…
What is gahana Bori or goyna bori? Gahana bori or naksha bori are ornamented sun-dried dumplings made with soaked moth beans, a particular kind of lentils used for its viscosity. Originating in the villages of Tamluk of east Midnapur (West Bengal), gahana bori, designed in the form of paisleys, ornaments, or flowers, constituted a staple of this…