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Any bowl or plate meant as a meal by itself. Think pastas, stews, congee.
One of my favorite comfort food combos has to be, hands down, rasam rice and urulai kari. There are so many ways to make this spicy potato curry that it’s hard to pick a personal favorite. I simply let my mood decide the texture and taste I would be indulging in. Unlike other comfort food…
I’ve always been enamored by Punjabi food. Whenever my family wanted an indulgent treat of carbs and calories, we usually ordered from a nearby Punjabi Dhaba. The Punjabis are not apologetic when it comes to their generosity with ghee or a smothering of butter in their dishes. They do not skimp on flavor. I don’t…
Anyone who has lived or traveled to the South of India will instantly recognize the warm, floral curry sitting alongside greasy, flaky flatbreads. The people line up for the flaky bread, but the fennel-heavy Vegetable Kurma cuts the oil, making this simple curry a casual cult among South Indian culinary favorites. Whether you wake up…
The aroma is unmistakable. Ghee at the forefront and not just ghee. Hot ghee that has toasted cashews and raisins, melding with the caramels of the natural sugar in the raisins. That’s the aroma that envelopes you when you are seated in front of this bejeweled rice dish from the Indian state of Kerala. Ghee…
