Introducing Garam Masala – Spice Blend in Collaboration with Curio Spice Co. As a child when I’d come home from boarding school during the summer, the large courtyard in our family home would be abuzz with smells and sounds of preserving, rolling and pounding, inducing many sneezes as we darted through playing tag. The Indian […]
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Ode to Britannia – Cran-berri Pilaf
Roasted Squash & Brown Basmati Rice Pilaf One of the perks when I worked at the Times of India in Bombay was the food all around the historical downtown setting. You could eat anything ranging from hot vada pao, a vegetarian burger with a fried spiced potato fritter served with hot and spicy chutneys at […]
Spice on a Spoon – Dry Indian Masala
Indian Spice Rub with Red Kidney Beans & Fried Plantains An Indian kitchen is full of spices, and mine is no different, there are spices that we use whole for tempering, and then those that we roast and grind into dry spice mixes that have multi-purposes. The most popular amongst these mixes is the garam […]