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Thanksgiving Leftovers
On Thanksgiving, Americans eat vast quantities of cranberry sauce, the most chutney-like of all of the iconic American foods. So the day after, lets turn some leftover mashed potatoes into an Indian street food called Aloo Tikki, (also known as Potato Cutlets) and have it with that leftover cranberry sauce! Ingredients 2 cups cold mashed potatoes 1 small onion, chopped 1/4 of a red pepper...
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Nov 23, 2011 2 MINUTES READ
Temple Chickpeas
(I'm re-posting this recipe as it is a great one plus it's an easy one to prepare) Now, I’ll have to be honest and say that I don’t really know what the name of this dish is so I just call it “temple chickpeas”. I’ve heard the name “Sundal” being used but am not sure of its orig
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Nov 23, 2011 2 MINUTES READ
Aruba Aloo
Today is day one of our 20 days of delicious Indian recipes. One of the great things that I love about Indian cooking is the freedom that it gives you to experiment with the variety of spices and vegetables that result in countless sumptuous dishes. Since I'm in Aruba right now
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Nov 17, 2011 1 MINUTE READ
The Masala Dosa
One of the most iconic foods of South India is the masala dosa. Made from a fermented batter of ground rice and lentils, dosas are a light, healthy dish often eaten for breakfast in India with coconut chutney and a thin lentil soup called sambar. For a heartier meal, spiced mash
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Oct 30, 2011 1 MINUTE READ
Lunch at home
Sharing a meal in an Indian household is one of the best ways to connect to the culture. The food is prepared with love from family recipes passed down through the generations. A simple meal of rice and two or three vegetable preparations, eaten off the traditional banana leaf
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Oct 20, 2011 Fruit and Vegetable Carving
Taking fruit and vegetable carving to a whole new level at Singapore's Boat Quay.
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Oct 13, 2011 1 MINUTE READ
The Indian drumstick
In South India, a drumstick is not something used to make music but an unusual vegetable, almost unknown in the United States. The long pods come from a tropical tree and are prepared in a multitude of ways, most often in the light lentil and vegetable stew called "sambar." T
