The spice in curry powder that gives its yellow color is turmeric. Common in Indian cooking for over 2500 years, it has also been used as a dye. The...
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Kulfi or Qulfi is a popular flavored frozen dessert from India, but is also found in other parts of Asia and the Middle East. It’s not exactly...
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Basmati rice is a variety of long grain rice grown in India and Pakistan, notable for its fragrance and delicate, subtle flavor. Its name means...
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Almost every cuisine has bread and it accompanies every meal, filling those last nooks and crannies, used to sop up gravy or even as an eating...
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The first step is to make the paneer, a simple fresh cheese used over much of India. The recipe calls for whole milk and will give about a half pound...
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Chickpeas are a wonderful bean, used in both Middle East and Indian cooking. And they are easy to cook. When Gulshan Singh began to teach me Indian...
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This is the most wonderful job on earth: Amazing food, new cultures and, most importantly, meeting wonderful people. That in a nutshell describes my...
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Diwali is a significant festival in Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Jainism, and an official holiday in India. What: Grand Diwali Mela, the Indian...
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Admit it: you like Bollywood movies. There’s dancing, music, fancy Indian costumes. And even if the plots are predictable, they are fun to...
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