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Cabbage, Orange, and Spring Onion Salad

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My mum and I are salad freaks—we love a good salad any time of the day. This is a salad that she’d make back when…

Cheat’s Haandvo Recipe (Baked!)

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Almost every corner kirana (grocery) store in Mumbai stores little plastic packs of Idli, Khaman (Yellow dhokla), Dhokla (the white kind), and Theplas, each with…

Hot and Sweet Veggies with Sticky Brown Rice

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I read Justin’s post on Slippery Shrimp when I came back from Kaivalyadhama, a Yoga and naturopathy farm on the outskirts of Mumbai. After a…

Pan-grilled Tandoori Chicken and Spinach Raita

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I was craving for some tandoori flavors but the thought of all the grease was scaring me. With cuz Ashish’s wedding barely a week away,…

Patole: Rice and coconut dumplings in turmeric leaf

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Aai’s picture, courtesy: Nirmala Purushotam My maternal gran has been one of the biggest influences to my culinary obsession. As a kid, I would…

Patra or Alu vadi: Colocasia leaf rolls

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Nothing can get fresher than a bunch of recently cut greens. A bundle of un-torn, fresh-as-the-morning greens tied up in string or with a blade…

Quesadilla

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When I got home yesterday, hungry and tired, I wanted to sink my teeth in something substantial and satisfying. I had asked Mrs. B to…

Translated Loksatta article: Tempura

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The original Marathi version of this article appeared in Loksatta on July 7, 2012. Click here to read the Marathi version. It takes just a…

Trikaya Farm visit

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On the drive back home from the Trikaya farm in Talegaon, I felt deprived. Of fruit and vegetables. Not that I live in a desert….

Window Garden and Black and White Wednesday No. 4

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Like most people in Bombay, who have no access to backyards or dainty vegetable patches, I live my herb garden dream through my wrought iron…