by Admin | Jan 26, 2024 | Soups
It is a simple and very nutritious dish from Nepal, where it is made with bamboo shoots that grow in the southern Himalayan forests. (I use canned, thinly sliced bamboo shoots instead.) While it is sometimes described as a soup, it is really a main dish, eaten with...
by Admin | Jan 25, 2024 | Soups
Shashikala Potnis, the wife of the owner and head chef of the Highway Gomatak restaurant, together with her main assistant and daughter-in-law Sanjali, were extremely kind and generous when I visited. They patiently taught me many of the exquisite Hindu Goan-style...
by Admin | Jan 24, 2024 | Lunch, Soups
A simple, everyday dish from the north that goes well with both rice and flatbreads. SERVES 4 • 1 cup dried black-eyed peas, washed and soaked overnight • ¾ teaspoon salt, or to taste • 1 well-packed cup fresh cilantro tops, chopped • 2–4 fresh hot green chilies,...
by Admin | Jan 23, 2024 | Soups
There are probably as many recipes for this in Kerala as there are families. Locally called “eshtew”—a charming mispronunciation of the English word—it is generally eaten with appam (rice pancakes), idi appam (rice noodles), or plain rice. There are many ingredients...
by Admin | Jan 22, 2024 | Lunch
For more on bhartas (mashed vegetables), see this page. The seasonings here are very North Indian. Serve with any Indian bread or warmed whole-grain pita, perhaps a paneer dish, and a cauliflower dish. SERVES 5–6 • 6 medium turnips (about 1 lb. 10 oz. in all) • 4...
