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Noodles and Rice

August 30th, 2007

Lemon Rasam

You cannot be Filipino and not love sinigang. For that reason alone, rasam would be tops on a Filipino’s list of favorite Indian foods. Rasam is what I make in the cold season, when I don’t have fish or meat in the freezer and yet I’m longing for something hot and sour, to […]

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July 23rd, 2007

Lentil and Vegetable Soup

This is really more a soup for winter, but being Asian we love hot soups any time of year. The original recipe calls for masoor dhal, but since all I had on hand was a large bag of organic green lentils, I used those. No one complained. I also doubled most of […]

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July 23rd, 2007

Spicy Sweet Potatoes

If you like your sweet potatoes sweet (as my dear hubby and my little one do), this probably won’t appeal to you. However, if you’re like me, looking for a change from the usual, you’re sure to like this one!
3 cups cubed sweet potatoes
3 tablespoons canola oil
1/2 teaspoon black mustard seeds
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/2 […]

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April 16th, 2007

Chana Dal Payasam

The recipe comes from Mahanandi, though mine didn’t turn out quite as pretty. I used pistachios instead of cashews, and my sago is the mini one. We served this on Good Friday.

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March 31st, 2007

Where to Eat in Bangalore

A comprehensive list , from JasPari. And a few selections from the list:
Mavalli Tiffin Rooms, which was recently sold to the Norwegian company Orkla.
Koshy’s, from Deepak Gulati
Halli Mane
Another list from Satish, including non-Indian establishments
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March 29th, 2007

Making Paneer

One of the things on my “must-do-sometime” list is making paneer. Especially after finding out what Afghanis have for breakfast, I can’t wait to try. As luck would have it, I stumbled upon Anthony’s post on how to make it — sounds really easy, don’t you think! I just need to find […]

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December 18th, 2006

Party Food: Samosas from Jehangir Mehta

Just finished making samosas from this recipe at Food and Wine, but I made a few twists and turns while I’m at it. It’s for a party we’re hosting on the 23rd, and samosas are one of my party staples because you can fix it and forget it, then reheat in the oven — […]

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April 24th, 2006

Pineapple and Cucumber Pachidi

This is a simple pickle/salad that should be prepared immediately prior to serving. I am not sure about terminology as the first time my friend prepared this she called it “pachidi”, so I’ve always called it such, but cookbooks and websites seem to use pachadi and pachidi interchangeably. Pachidi is the Indian […]

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April 5th, 2006

Samosas

This is one of my favorite snacks — the compact little parcels are just fun to hold and bite into. For samosas, of course, you can pick any out of the multitude of filling possibilities — you can even make one up yourself; this particular filling comes from Singapore, and you see the […]

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