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Dahi Bhindi: Okra with Ginger Pepper Yogurt

21 Jan

Dahi Bhindi: Okra with Ginger Pepper Yogurt

Okra is one of the most versatile vegetables around, isn’t it? I cook it with onions or without, deck it with Indian spices or sometimes look westwards for inspiration. Despite the same core ingredient, each of these okra dishes tastes worlds apart from each other. Dahi bhindi – okra with yogurt – is another such unique recipe. (more…)

Besan Ka Cheela

18 Apr

Besan Ka Cheela

Today’s post is about a much-loved breakfast dish in India – besan cheela. For the uninitiated, besan is flour made from Bengal gram (chana dal), used in Indian cuisine in a variety of dishes such as kadhi, jhunka and pakoras.

In cheela, batter is made out of besan and other ingredients, shallow-fried like pancakes on an skillet/tava and served hot.

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Coriander Parsley Pesto

27 Feb

Coriander Parsley Pesto

It is only on a trip to Namdhari’s that I get to pick up stuff like parsley. The herb isn’t too easily accessible where I live in India, nor is it integral to Indian cooking. And so when I’m using it, I’m a little outside my comfort zone.

It gives a special high when we get things right outside our comfort zones, doesn’t it?

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