The Steaming Pot - Easy vegetarian recipes from India

A fruity raita to give company to Indian meals, specially good when you have heavy curries like kofta curry or paneer butter masala on the menu. I love the sweet and tart taste that ripe pineapple gives to the raita.

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After a day in the hot sun or with a heavy meal, buttermilk feels like a blessing. Famed for its therapeutic, digestive properties, buttermilk is also delicious.

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Cumin (jeera) is a staple in Indian food – it goes into the tadka in dals and vegetables, flavors jeera rice. It is roasted and ground and sprinkled over raitas and salads and dahi vadas and chaats.

You can get roasted ground cumin powder in the market but it does not hold a candle to the flavor of fresh roasted cumin powder made at home.

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Vendor carts sell fresh green mangoes right outside my home these days. What better invitation to pick some up and make aam panna (green mango panna)?

Making aam panna is a little time-taking but it’s worth the effort. The drink is packed with nutrition and helps you tackle the bad effects of loo. Adding mint into the mix enhances its cooling and digestive properties. You do get aam panna too, but that doesn’t taste nearly as good as the homemade stuff. (more…)