Ragi Roti is one of those recipes my husband and I genuinely disagree about. He grew up eating it plain, just ragi flour, salt, water, and maybe onion if someone …
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Fried Chicken with Bean Shoots is one of those recipes I make whenever my husband announces, mid-afternoon, that he wants something “Chinese tonight.” I used to find that request stressful, …
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You know Onam is close before anyone says a word about the calendar. The kitchen starts smelling of roasting coconut a few days early. Someone’s ammachi is already fussing over …
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Lebanese Chicken Wraps came into my kitchen through an argument. A friend insisted that a proper Lebanese wrap needs sumac and za’atar, full stop. I had neither that evening, so …
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Steamed Vada Curry is one of those recipes my neighbour Lakshmi and I have argued about more than once. She insists the vada must be fried for the gravy to …
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Mangalore Fish Curry earned its place in my regular rotation only after I ruined it twice. The first time, I added the fish too early and it turned to mush …
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Bubble tea looks like a drink that should require a professional tea shop, a wall of flavored syrups and several pieces of specialized equipment. In reality, a good homemade …
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Hyderabadi Korma is one of those recipes I got badly wrong the first time. I rushed the onions, added the curd before the ghee had come back up to temperature, …
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Sookha Chicken has caused more than one argument in our house. My husband is convinced the way is to cook everything in one pan, low and slow, without a pressure …
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Curried Potatoes came into my regular rotation because of a specific request. My neighbour’s daughter, who had just moved into her own flat, kept asking me for something she could …
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Chicken Tamales came into my life through a Filipino colleague I worked with years ago at a small office in Chennai. She brought them in one afternoon wrapped in banana …
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Vegetable Upma earns its place in my kitchen mostly because of mornings when I have not planned anything and need something real on the table fast. It is not a …
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Crisp Fried Crab Claws found their way into my regular rotation because of a craving I could not quite shake after eating something similar at a small Thai restaurant years …
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Rajasthani Mutton Curry came into my regular cooking because of a craving I could not place at first. It was not quite the spicy mutton curries I grew up eating, …
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Shrimp with Tomato Sauce is one of those recipes I come back to precisely because it asks very little of me. On days when the fridge has shrimps, a few …
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Russian Salad has a way of creeping back into my cooking rotation every few weeks, usually when I find myself craving something cold, filling, and a little bit special without …
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Salmon and Avocado Salad was not something I grew up eating, but it has quietly become one of my most-cooked weeknight meals over the last few years. My husband thinks …
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Mangalore Spicy Drumsticks came into my life through a colleague from Udupi who brought a tiffin box of this to office one afternoon, warm inside its steel container, smelling of …
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Qorma Shahi entered my regular cooking rotation because my brother-in-law asked for it before a family dinner and I had never actually made it before. I said yes, obviously, and …
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Sri Lankan Chicken Curry is one of those recipes I kept circling back to during a particular patch of winter a few years ago, when I was craving something with …
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Malaysian Chicken Satay Skewers started as a craving I could not quite shake after eating a plate of them at a small Malaysian stall during a trip years ago. That …
