A hearty potato adzuki bean curry with a burst of Indian spices and flavors.
Kasoori Methi
Gobhi Kasoori Methi with Cranberries
I like to balance bitter with a hint of sweet: some jaggery in methi chhole, sauteed pineapple on the side with curry leaf pulao. In this gobhi kasoori methi (cauliflower and dried fenugreek) recipe, I turn to dried cranberries for the balancing act. I love the result! Do you?
Masoor Dal Tadka: Red Lentils with Ghee Tempering
Masoor dal – the salmon-pink, hulled lentil – is a quick-cooking dal that needs no prior soaking or laborious cooking. My masoor dal tadka recipe rides on the pliability of masoor and has the dish ready to serve in a matter of minutes.
In case you’re wondering, tadka is the process of tempering spices in hot oil and pouring them along with the oil into a dish. I use ghee for tadka in this recipe; the aroma of ghee brings out the earthy flavor of masoor dal.
Cheese Parathas
Cheese parathas teeter dangerously close to the limit of "healthy" but when you crave cheese, far wiser to club it with wheat flour bolstered with fenugreek leaves and carom seeds than ordinary white bread, right?
Onion Tomato Parathas
Prepare a fabulous Indian meal with wheat flour, onion and tomatoes – and no other vegetables! Make stuffed onion tomato parathas (pyaz-tamatar parathas). This onion-tomato filling came to be as I was out of other vegetables and it was raining too heavily for me to venture out and restock. Sometimes, necessity and laziness can produce wondrous results. Onion tomato parathas are proof!
Paneer Kasoori Methi
When onions and dried fenugreek get together, the result is magical. Try making paneer kasoori methi with these two ingredients that give the gravy its unique, layered flavor.
How To Make Triangular Parathas
Have you had those triangle-shaped parathas with layers inside them and wondered how they got made? Wonder no more: in this post, I’ll show you how to make triangular parathas with step-by-step pictures.
The word "paratha" comes from the words parat (layer) and atta (flour). So parathas are literally layers of cooked flour.