by Admin | Jan 17, 2024 | Side Dishes, Soups
Marwaris are a highly successful business community that originated in Marwar, in the deserts of Rajasthan. Many left their hometowns to create large businesses elsewhere in India. They are completely vegetarian, with a distinct and much-admired cuisine. Vinita has...
by Admin | Jan 16, 2024 | Side Dishes
A very typical dish from the bazaars of the old city of Banaras (I and many others still use the old name for Varanasi). Serve with puffed fried breads or any other Indian flatbreads, as well as other vegetables, chutneys, and raita. SERVES 4 • 4 tablespoons olive or...
by Admin | Jan 15, 2024 | Lunch, Side Dishes
Here is another of Vinita’s inspired dishes. Although it uses potatoes and might seem very similar to the previous recipe, it is actually very different. This is a “chaat,” a spicy, hot, and sour snack food, which in India could be eaten by itself with a cup of tea....
by Admin | Jan 14, 2024 | Lunch, Side Dishes
This is a simplified version of the very first dish I learned to cook. I was in London, a student at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and desperate for family foods. I could not cook at all. I begged my mother in India to teach me, and she answered with three-line...
by Admin | Jan 13, 2024 | Side Dishes
This recipe is very similar to the previous one, but has a few additions and comes from Bihar. Ghugnis, made out of small red chickpeas, regular beige chickpeas, fresh green chickpeas, and fresh green peas, are breakfast food for many vegetarians in Uttar Pradesh and...
