I visit lots of blogs that feature drool worthy food (see sidebar for examples). But very rarely am I instantly inspired to make whatever it is I am reading. The one exception to this is Vicci’s The Days Are Just Packed. She has a knack for picking vegetarian or otherwise very healthy dishes that are…
Tried & Tasted: Mahanandi’s Kadala Curry
Holy moly I am in danger of being waaay behind. First I had nothing to write about (no recipes, I mean) and now I have too many. Such is life. And do I start a lot of posts with “Holy moly”? Probably says something about my mental state these days. Anyway, I am early for…
Happy Belated World Bread Day!: Besan Thepla (Griddle Baked Chickpea & Whole Wheat Flat Bread)
This is the bread I actually made for World Bread Day. It seemed fitting that I both stretch myself as a bread baker and choose a bread more international in scope. I chose this bread because it could be baked on the griddle, on my stove top, as opposed to a complicated simulated clay oven…
Laura’s Mistaken Mulligatawny
Mulligatawny is one of those recipes that is everywhere–and no 2 recipes look the same. As far as I can tell, the only agreed upon fact about mulligatawny is that it is a fusion of British and Indian cuisines–and actually cooked more by the British, I believe, at least originally. It is a good example…
660 Curries: Ghia Yakhani (Pan-Fried Bottle Gourd Slices with Yogurt and Aromatic Spices)
So as I was saying the other day, I finally got my copy of 660 Curries.I have an ok sized collection of Indian cookbooks—maybe 10 or so.I wish I had more.Shocking, right?But anyway, this book stands out (in my collection anyway) for one reason right off the bat.And that is his chapter on how to…
A Kheema And A Chutney
I am sure some of you are wondering how we are all sleeping around here. Before I get the whine on, let me just say I have wonderful children who are improving a lot. Alex is basically sleeping through the night in her room every night (albeit on the floor). Sammy has slept through the…
Tried & Tasted: Meeta’s Chicken Curry (Served With An Indian Apple Salad)
When it comes to things I am passionate about, I like being forced to thoroughly investigate just one of those things. Maybe it is because I have trouble making up my mind. For this reason I enjoy book clubs, and for this reason I really enjoy food blog events that “force” me to cook from…
Taste & Create: Aparna’s Manipuri Khichdi
So I am sliding in at the end of the Taste & Create deadline–which really bugs me and I am sorry I took so long. Basically I had chosen this yogurt chickpea dish to make a week or so ago, and when I realized I got paired with Aparna, of My Diverse Kitchen (who is…
Indian Vegetable Curry with Coconut Milk and Yogurt
Nothing derails a food blog quite like a virus attacking the GI systems of the toddlers in the house. Not only are they sick— which is a time suck as they suddenly insist on being held 24 hours a day —and unable to eat what you cook, BUT they also are irrational and crabby, which…