Homemade Ghee Ghee is considered culinary gold in Indian cuisine for millennia. Its significance in Ayurveda along with its spiritual applications are many. It tolerates high temperatures, is shelf-stable, and adds a delicious nuttiness to any dish, especially when used as a garnish or chonk. While a complex ingredient and traditionally labor-intensive, nothing is simpler […]
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Spaghetti Squash Khao Soi
Roasted Spaghetti Squash Khao Soi with Sundays in Malabar Traditionally khao-soi or khao-suey is made across Burma, Thailand, and other Southeast Asian countries. Our family was introduced to this Burmese recipe after my sister married into an Indian family who had emigrated to Calcutta after the Burmese nationalization of private industries and businesses. And like […]
Egg Bhurji – Spiced Scamble
Anda Bhurji – Spiced Scrambled Eggs After attending boarding school and having traversed the country back and forth for holidays, all my egg memories are tied to daily breakfast or travel in India. These memories are so strong, that my internal palate thinks that it’s Monday if there’s scrambled eggs for breakfast; or if it’s […]
Portrait of Courage
“Could you scan the Gandhi sketch for me so I can make a copy?” I asked my sister Shaila with a sense of nostalgia standing in front of the signed sketch dating back almost 70 years. “I’ll have to make sure the paper is not too fragile and if I can remove it from the […]
