Egg Drop Soup
The Egg Drop Soup happens to be one of basic and most comforting of all soups. There is something innately satisfying in that bowl of silky broth and it soothes the body and spirit. The soup is...
View ArticleChilled Coconut and Melon Soup with Ginger for Sudeshna
The chilled soup is perfect for entertaining, incredibly refreshing and quite simple to make. I have a feeling that we have left the gnarling sun and the summer heat behind us. The shrivelled...
View ArticleLehsuni Moong Dal: Garlic Flavored Yellow Moong
Of all the infinite ways that Dal is cooked in India, this happens to be just another one; hearty and laden with the warm, distinct aroma of garlic. Quite popular, mostly in the northern regions of...
View ArticleBlack-Eyed Peas with Roasted Tomato Sauce
This warm and fragrant pot of legume was our weeknight meal; quite flavorful, and also easy to make. Legume is one of the principal foods of the Indian subcontinent. Some kind of it is included...
View ArticleBengali Cholar Dal: Lentils with Coconut and Spices
This is a very traditional Bengali recipe – simmered lentils with little bites of coconut, a hint of sweet and redolent of spices. And there is no other way to have a bowlful but with Luchi or...
View ArticleAamer Dal/Tok Dal: Tangy Red Lentils with Green Mango
Aamer Dal or Tok Dal is a common name in a Bengali households during the summer months. As the months roll into the typical summer heat and the schools are out, the lunch menu at home slowly...
View ArticleThe Everyday Moong Dal
Dal has always been the classic comfort food. This is my everyday Dal. A warm fragrant bowl with a drizzle of lemon juice soothes and coddles like old socks when I am sick in bed. The hissing of...
View ArticleWatermelon Curry: Lightly Spiced Stewed Watermelon
Summers, for us are sealed and kissed with watermelons. Every week we are hugging and cradling an enormous green back home with promises of sweet juicy times. This recipe came from a friend’s...
View ArticleTetor Dal: Lentils with Bitter Melon
I have a bitter-sweet relationship with this recipe. “Bitter” already appears in the post title, but why sweet? It has to do more with my emotions than the taste. This is one of those recipes which...
View ArticleMaa Choliyan Di Dal: Punjabi Style Mixed Lentils
The creamy, warm and fragrant Maa di Dal has the wholesome nourishing feeling slowly seep into me, with a tingle of beautiful memories: crisp winter air, travels and meals in dhabas. The month...
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