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Dec 12, 2011

Cauliflower Kuzhambu

Today’s recipe is Cauliflower Kuzhambu. This dish really shows off a number of South Indian flavors and cooking techniques. Making it in a strictly traditional way can be a little complex and might seem overwhelming at first glance. I've noted a few shortcuts that can cut the preparation time substantially, but have also discussed the more labor intensive methods which you might want to follow if...

Dec 7, 2011 Spiritual Adventures

Saving ancient Hindu Manuscripts

Over the past few years, Markley Boyer (who will be one of our guides on the upcoming spiritual and culinary adventure to South India), along with Kauai's Hindu Monastery has helped to set up an ambitious project to digitize palm leaf manuscripts in the collection of the French I
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Dec 6, 2011 Spiritual Adventures

Dal with Mushrooms and Peppers

Dal or dried lentils is one of the staple foods throughout India, and there are innumerable variations, using different dals and different supporting ingredients. There are at least 10 major kinds of dal, available, whole or split. We use them very little in the west - chickpeas
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Dec 2, 2011 Spiritual Adventures

Indian Magic Show in Rajasthan

This entertaining local amused us with his magic tricks in Khejarla, a village east of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India during our recent spiritual adventure. He was hilarious and quite good as well.
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Nov 30, 2011 Spiritual Adventures

Eggplant and Mushrooms with Cumin and Fennel

Here's a simple North Indian style dish made with eggplant and mushrooms. It's very quick to make and can use almost any vegetables you have around. Ingredients 3/4 cup eggplant cut into 3/4" cubes, skin on 3/4 mushrooms cut into 1/2" slices 1/2 cup onion, coarsely chopped
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Nov 26, 2011 Spiritual Adventures

Carrot and Green Bean Thoran

In Kerala, one of the most common vegetable preparations is thoran. Chopped vegetables are cooked with black mustard seeds and coconut for a light healthy dish that is very quick to prepare - it can be ready in about 15 minutes. Thoran can be made with lots of different veget
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Nov 21, 2011 Spiritual Adventures

20 Days of Delicious Indian Recipes

We are looking forward to our spiritual and culinary adventure in India that will be taking place this coming February. As part of gearing up for that adventure we will be sharing 20 delicious Indian recipes over 20 week days. So stay tuned for this and you'll be seeing the first
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