Handed Down, Borrowed, Shared Stories For the Plate
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Lime Pickle Recipe | How To Make Lime Oorgai
Lime pickle is a staple oorgai or pickle recipe in every South Indian home. Just the mere thought of it brings back fond memories of my paati’s oorgai jaadis and licking my fingers clean after a bowl of thayir saadham. Watching both my grandmothers prep lemons and limes every summer to preserve the year’s bounty
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Easy Lemon Pickle Recipe | Nimbu Ka Achar | Lemon Oorgai
When life gives you lemons, make lemon pickle! Here is an easy lemon pickle recipe to make during the lemon season. When kept away from sunlight, this pickle can last years, if not decades! Why Lemon Oorgai Is the OG If there is one pickle recipe that unites all of India, it has to be
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Kale Vadai – A Fresh Take on Masala Vadai
My Kale Vadai recipe takes inspiration from one of my favorite childhood memories of being propped up on my grandmother’s kitchen counter, watching her dole out hot masala vadais for our family get-togethers. These bite-sized pockets of fried lentil were steaming hot but packed a ton of flavor with minimal ingredients. Yes, the recipe was
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Veppampoo Rasam Recipe | Margosa Rasam | Dried Neem Flower Rasam
Home-cooked Indian fare is not the typical naan and curry you see in restaurants. Indians do not make greasy bhatures or ghee roasts on the daily. Instead, you will find something as simple and comforting as a plate of Rasam rice and urulai kari. Rasam, to the uninitiated, is a healing, medicinal broth. But this