Handed Down, Borrowed, Shared Stories For the Plate
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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…
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Uthappam Recipe | How To Make A Quick Vegetable Uthappam
Childhood Memories My mother is undoubtedly a great influence on my cooking journey. She is a superwoman who has so many food tricks up her sleeve! The kitchen habits she practices are efficiency in time management and optimal utilization of resources in the kitchen. She is also good at sneaking vegetables into food, using up…
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Vegetarian Baozi
One of our favorite things to do pre-baby was to visit San Francisco about once a month. It was about a 40 min drive from Sunnyvale where we lived at the time. We would drive into San Francisco just to explore the food scene. We did this when we needed a change from the local…