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Coconut Rice: Lunchbox Recipe

5 Jan

No fuss no spill – coconut rice is great in the lunchbox. Keep boiled and cooled rice handy to put this together easily on time-pressed mornings. Add a side of crispy spiced plantain or quick potato dry sabzi for some kick.

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Tilwale Shimla Mirch: Sesame Bell Pepper

2 Dec

Sesame Bell Pepper - Tilwale Shimla Mirch

When the sharp juiciness of shimla mirch (green bell pepper/capsicum) is coupled with the delicate nuttiness of til (sesame seeds), something magical happens! Try tilwale shimla mirch (sesame bell pepper) to witness it yourself.

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Grape and Walnut Fried Rice

2 Nov

Grape Walnut Fried Rice

Grape and walnut fried rice – a treat to the senses! Revel in the flavors of tart-sweet grapes, toasted walnuts, caramelized onions studding fried rice.

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Green Beans and Shredded Coconut

6 Oct

Green Beans and Shredded Coconut

Green beans and shredded coconut pair together wonderfully in this side dish inspired by Karnataka’s palya. This recipe is simpler than the standard palya and calls for fewer ingredients.

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Jhatpat Aloo Dry Sabzi with Lime and Spices

19 Sep

Jhatpat Aloo Dry with Spices and Lime

Jhatpat aloo dry sabzi with lime and spices – a side dish that can be put together in just a few minutes if you have boiled potatoes on hand. The dish gets its distinctive flavor from a homemade spice blend, which you can make ahead and store for use over time.

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Goji Berry Dal Tadka

8 Sep

Dal with Goji Berries

While wolfing down gobi manchurian, I wondered what to do next with my pack of wolfberries. That’s when sudden inspiration struck me. Allow me to present goji berry dal tadka, a happy marriage of Indian dal tadka with the Chinese “superfruit” goji.

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