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  • Vazhaipoo Kuzhambu was something I watched my grandmother make every few months when I was young, always on a weekend morning when she had time to sit with the flower. …

  • Parwal Kocheko is a dish I first tasted at a Bengali friend’s dinner party about six years ago, and I spent the next week trying to replicate it. The stuffed …

  • Table of Contents ToggleKey HighlightsWhat Are the Best Healthy Alternatives to Potato Chips?1. Baked Sweet Potato Chips2. Roasted Chickpeas3. Homemade Kale Chips4. Air-Popped Popcorn5. Roasted Lotus Seeds (Makhana)6. Baked Beetroot …

  • Peanut Butter Noodles started showing up on my table when I needed something fast after late work shifts and realised I had noodles, peanut butter, and soy sauce sitting around. …

  • Capsicum Kairas is one of those recipes my aunt used to make during the monsoon months when we wanted something warm but not too heavy. She would pressure cook the …

  • Gobhi Musallam is one of those dishes I started making after attending a potluck dinner at a neighbour’s place where she served whole spiced cauliflower in a tomato cream gravy. …

  • Khichra became a regular in my kitchen after I first tasted it at a friend’s Eid gathering years ago. I was surprised by how different it felt from haleem, which …

  • Mushroom Pulao became a regular in my kitchen after I realized I could make something that felt festive without spending two hours at the stove. I first tried it at …

  • Mor Rasam (Buttermilk Rasam) showed up in my kitchen rotation after a particularly hot summer in Chennai, when my neighbour handed me a steel tumbler of hers through the gate. …