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So who doesn’t like potatoes? I don’t think I have so far met anyone who doesn’t. It is a vegetable (tuber actually) that is so versatile in terms of how it can be cooked. Almost every cuisine in the world has at least one way to cook it. Today’s Hasselback Potatoes are originally Swedish where…
Every season ushers in its own particular fruits and vegetables. Summer in India sees a mind-boggling variety of sweet, succulent mangoes taking over our markets. Given that India has varying climatic zones as one moves from one end of the country to
Banana or Plantains, Jackfruit & Mangoes are perhaps the vegetables or fruit that come to mind when one thinks of Kerala. Rice is definitely the choice of starch, but Tapioca comes a close second. Tapioca is very close to the Malayali soul and today I’m sharing the recipe for the simplest of Tapioca recipes –…
This Watermelon & Passion Fruit Cooler is my new favourite right now. Summer is here again, and anything that cools you down is always welcome. Watermelons are everywhere these days. Of course, you can find them in the fruit section of the local supermarkets. You’ll also find them being sold, piled in heaps along the…
Summer is here once again, and it has been uncomfortably warm for a while. As I always say, one of the few things that make Indian summers bearable is mangoes. The other thing is Jackfruit (or Chakka as it is known in Kerala) if you like it. I’m one who is not particularly enamoured with…
One of the nice things about many Indian villages, towns and some cities is that vendors bring fresh produce to your doorstep. I live in a large city so that’s not something that happens often. Most Saturdays, a vegetable seller brings fresh leafy vegetables to my door. She usually has a variety of amaranth, spinach,…
Green tomatoes in a cake? That was I thought when I first saw Paula Deen’s “Green Tomato Cake” on the Food Network. If you give this cake some serious thought, its isn’t as surprising as
I’m having an Egg, Tomato and Paneer Salad for lunch today. That’s unusual for me because I’m not a fan of salads. That means I rarely eat just a salad for a meal. When I do, it must have a good mix of ingredients and flavours I like. It’s just too hot to cook these…
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