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Category Archives: Indian
The Great Pakora Challenge
When I lived at the Sambhavna Trust Clinic in Bhopal, India, my breakfast each morning consisted of a spicy rice dish called poha, a cup of spicy chai tea, and some deep fried spicy onion and green chilli pakoras. Not exactly … Continue reading
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Garlic Chili Okra Fries!
In 2008 I spent a hot sweaty month backpacking South India with my friends Nava and Stephanie. Although we visited several breathtakingly beautiful cities, one city particularly underwhelmed me. Madurai. It was unbearably hot, crowded (India, shocker!), our sketchy hotel room smelled like … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Indian, Uncategorized, Veg, Vegan
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Cool Cucumber Salad
All you need is: Cucumber Lime juice Fresh mint Some red onion Olive oil Salt, pepper and some chilli powder
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“The Green Sauce” (dedicated to my cousin Val)
When my cousin Val introduced me to Bombay Mahal (Montreal’s greatest Indian restaurant–and quite possibly the best in the hemisphere) like, 5 years ago, I inherited her obsession with “the green sauce”. The green sauce is kind of like a mint chutney/spicy … Continue reading
Posted in Chutneys, Dips, Sauces, Indian, Uncategorized, Veg
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Did you MAKE this Mango Chutney?!?!
Yes. I did. My boyfriend really likes the stuff and when I saw a recipe online for it, I bookmarked it and always had it in the back of my mind that someday I’d give it a try. A few … Continue reading
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Make Your Own Curry Paste!
This is a quick and easy way to prepare tasty Indian dishes that smell incredible. You can make this in small batches, each time you’re cooking a curry, or you can make a HUGE batch, freeze it in small globs … Continue reading
Posted in Daals and Curries, Indian, Uncategorized, Veg, Vegan
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Beautiful India
India is one of the most extraordinary, exciting and delicious countries on the planet. I love it. Over the past 5 years I’ve spent several months living in Bhopal India and volunteering for the Sambhavna Trust Clinic and the Chingari … Continue reading
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Healthy and Delicious Chickpea Kale and Tomato Curry
Spending many months in Northern India over the last few years, I was lucky enough to learn to cook outrageously tasty curries from local women in my neighborhood. Jaishree, a young woman from whom I learned many recipes, taught me … Continue reading
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Succulent Grilled Indian Chicken Skewers
This is a great way to get all kinds of yummy Indian flavors into a non-curry chicken dish. Ideally, this is a dish best prepared on a BBQ. But it’s not always BBQ weather, and even if it is, you … Continue reading
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Magical Roasted Cauliflower (Indian Style)
Oh god. Roasted cauliflower. Honestly, I never had much interest in cauliflower before I started making it like this. And now it’s one of my favorite veggies ever. This is a recipe for roasted cauliflower with Indian spices. But another … Continue reading
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What Would Jaishree Do? 