Homemade Samosa (Veg)
What is Samosa? Samosa is a popular Indian snake item that consists of a crispy, flaky outer covering filled with a spiced mixture of potatoes, peas, and sometimes other ingredients like onions, lentils, or minced meat. It is a beloved snack, often served with chutneys or sauces for dipping. Where it’s eaten the most? Samosa […]
Dal Khichdi
What is Khichdi? Khichdi is a wholesome and comforting one-pot meal made from a combination of rice and lentils. It is a popular dish in Indian cuisine and is known for its simplicity and nourishing properties. Dal Khichdi is easy to prepare and is often considered a comfort food, especially during times of illness or […]
Rajma Recipe | Punjabi Rajma Masala with Kidney Beans
Rajma Recipe | Punjabi Rajma Chawal at Home Rajma chawal is comfort food in its purest form for a lot of North Indian households, and once you’ve got the basic technique down, it’s genuinely hard to go back to store-bought or restaurant versions. What is Rajma? Rajma refers to red kidney beans, and Rajma Masala […]
Sambar Recipe | South Indian Lentil & Vegetable Stew
Every time I make sambar at home, the smell of mustard seeds crackling in hot ghee and curry leaves hitting the pan takes me straight back to my aunt’s kitchen in Chennai, where a pot of this fragrant lentil stew was always simmering on the stove. It is the kind of dish that instantly makes […]
Sabudana Khichdi Recipe | Maharashtrian Vrat-Special Sago Pilaf
Growing up, sabudana khichdi meant one thing in our house, someone was observing a vrat (fast) that day. My mother would soak the sabudana pearls the night before, and by morning the kitchen would smell of roasted peanuts and curry leaves. Even on non-fasting days, we would beg her to make it anyway, it is […]
Misal Pav Recipe | Maharashtra’s Fiery Sprouted Moth Bean Curry with Pav
The first time I had misal pav was off a steel plate at a roadside stall in Pune, and I remember my eyes watering before I’d even taken a bite, just from the smell of the tarri. What is Misal Pav? Misal pav is a spicy Maharashtrian curry made from sprouted moth beans (matki), simmered […]
Bisi Bele Bath Recipe | Karnataka’s Comforting Spicy Rice and Lentil One-Pot
Bisi bele bath was the dish my friend’s mom always had simmering on the stove whenever we visited, and the smell of that spice powder toasting in ghee still means ‘home’ to me. It’s the kind of one-pot meal that turns rice, dal and whatever vegetables are in the fridge into something deeply comforting. I […]
Health Benefits of Buttermilk (Chaas): India’s Cooling Probiotic Drink
In most Indian homes, lunch doesn’t really feel complete without a tall glass of chaas at the end of it, especially once the heat sets in. My grandmother used to whisk it up fresh every single day – a little curd, water, roasted cumin and a pinch of salt – and swore it was the […]
Health Benefits of Fenugreek (Methi): Seeds, Leaves and Everyday Kitchen Uses
Methi is one of those ingredients that shows up in an Indian kitchen in about five different forms – fresh leaves in a sabzi, dried kasuri methi crushed over a curry, and little golden seeds in the tempering. I used to think it was just there for bitterness, until my mother explained that half of […]
Why Onions Make You Cry (and the Kitchen Science to Stop It)
I have stood at more Indian kitchen counters than I can count, chopping onions for the tadka, eyes streaming, while someone inevitably tells me to hold a matchstick in my teeth or chew gum. Some of those tricks actually work, and there’s real chemistry behind why onions make us cry in the first place – […]