19 Oct
Sweet potato’s starchy sweetness plays off the robust flavors of sookhi sabzi masala in this recipe. The spices make this dish taste so exotic, you can hardly tell that putting this together was so easy.
12 Oct
Dal and chow chow (chayote), when cooked together, give you a dish with wonderful texture and taste. The juicy pear-like chow chow softens and melds into dal, adding an interesting counterpoint to the dal’s “porridginess”. When I want to do a bit more with chayote than make an easy stew, I usually turn to this chow chow dal recipe.
15 Sep
Take the basic semolina pancake recipe up a level: fortify it with carrot and cucumber, flavor its base with a dash of dahi, spice it up with ginger and chilies. Carrot cucumber rava cheela works really well for brunch or in the lunchbox with tomato pickle on the side.
5 Sep
The world of technology looks firmly food-wards when it wants to add color and flavor to its vocabulary.
Presenting for you a sampling of food words that describe products or concepts in fields ranging from cryptography to programming style to automation testing.
2 Sep
Home-style aloo tinda ki sabzi, cooked with tomatoes and spices.
If tinda is unfamiliar to you, here’s an intro:
29 Jul
In this karela masala fry recipe, spice-coated bitter gourd slices are pan-fried on low heat leisurely till they crisp up and lose all but a hint of their native bitterness. Serve karela masala fry to folks who shun bitter gourd – watch them be pleasantly surprised at how mellow this dreaded vegetable can be!
10 May
Quick, easy, lightweight chickpea sundal. Just right for those times when our default chickpea preparation – channa masala – feels too elaborate and time-consuming, or when we need a break from the onion-garlic-ginger-tomato masala ensemble. The ingredient list in this recipe is “vrat-friendly” – that is, suited for festive occasions when onion and garlic are avoided.
Chickpea sundal tastes great warm or cold. It can be had as a standalone salad or as a side dish with a bigger meal.
Kachumber – classic oil-free Indian salad made with easily accessible raw vegetables, dressed with fresh lime juice and green chilies.
Easy vegetarian rice dishes with a range of flavors and nutrients. Lemon rice, pesto rice, pulao and more. Ideal for quick workday meals.
Sattu jaljeera combines sattu (roasted gram flour) and jaljeera (cumin-based spice) in a no-sugar protein-rich healthy drink.
Tomatoes are an essential ingredient for most curries – but you CAN do well without them! A collection of Indian vegetarian curry recipes without tomatoes.
Hippenmasse, osaman, taftan and more. Arm your vocabulary with these beautiful food words, one for each letter of the English alphabet.
Crispy Spicy Plantain Fry
Ridge Gourd Potato Curry with Poppy Seed Paste
Mushroom Kasoori Methi
Bittersweet Baingan: Green Eggplant with Cashews and Jaggery
Quick Tasty Onion Fry with Soy Dressing
