One thing I have been quietly excited about all summer is that I have been able to buy Methi, FRESH, by the bunch, whenever I feel like it. At the grocery store! You have to understand that, until this year, methi (aka fresh fenugreek) was the Indian ingredient I was most unlikely to find, ever.
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August 30, 2011
Fresh Methi, aka Fenugreek Greens
August 20, 2011
Camping Food, Post Two: Tandoori Chicken
I first mentioned this recipe here last summer, after a camping trip with my sister and all of our children. I’m almost ashamed to say that I referred to it as the “tandoori chicken debacle”. My love of drama had gotten the better of me - the tandoori chicken was not a debacle. The chicken was divine,
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June 5, 2011
How to Make Ghee (Indian Clarified Butter)
I make ghee in at least half of my cooking classes, and not just the Indian ones. But, although my cooking class students always get to taste the delicious results, they never get to see the process. Honestly, I’m not a negligent culinary instructor – I just need the ghee right away in class.
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February 18, 2011
Cauliflower with Indian Spices
These are some of the comments I heard last night from cooking class students as they ate this cauliflower dish: “It’s soooooo good!” “It’s just so fresh.” “My kids would eat this.” “I’ll never boil cauliflower again.” I felt then that I had been depriving my faithful blog readers of a really good and really simple
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May 13, 2010
Ataulfo Mango: No Floss Needed
Spring is mango season. They are ripe, they are cheap, they are abundant. One of my (many) spring mantras: “Mango mango mango mango MANGO!” This is the perfect time of year to feature my all-time favourite mango variety: Ataulfo mango. Otherwise known as Philippine mango, or more commonly as “those little orange mangoes”. Ataulfo mangoes
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