Handed Down, Borrowed, Shared Stories For the Plate
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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…
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Pindi Chole Recipe – Why this Punjabi dish is a staple in my kitchen
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…