Latest Recipes

  • 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. …

  • Lamb Casserole showed up in my kitchen about five years ago when I was trying to figure out what to do with a large chunk of lamb that my mother …

  • Guthi Vankaya is one of those curries my mother made when she wanted something substantial but did not have much time for prep. She would sit at the kitchen table, …

  • Kerala Chicken Stew is one of those dishes I learned to make because my husband kept talking about the version his grandmother made every Sunday. He would describe the pale, …

  • Creamy Cauliflower Bites came into my kitchen by accident during a winter when I had too much cauliflower and not enough freezer space. I boiled the florets soft, blended them …

  • Mutton Cutlet became a regular in my kitchen after I tasted a version at a friend’s house in Kolkata. Her mother used a similar spice blend and insisted on chilling …