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    Plain pilau

    Plain pilau

    Serves 6 to 8 This is a fragrant, delicate, slightly sweet rice dish: perfect with a searingly hot curry. It is called plain because some others are very much more complicated, but it is actually not plain at all; rather, quite wonderful. • 4 Tbs. butter • 2 cups...
    Dal

    Dal

    Serves 4 to 6 Any purée or souplike dish of spiced lentils, thin or thick, hotly or mildly spiced, is called dal. The variations on this theme are endless. • 1 cup lentils • 1 qt. water • 1 tsp. salt • 2 Tbs. peeled and grated fresh ginger • ¼ tsp. ground turmeric •...
    Purée of scorched tomatoes

    Purée of scorched tomatoes

    Serves 6 to 8 • 2 lbs. ripe, red tomatoes • 2 Tbs. butter • 1 tsp. dried basil, crushed • 1 tsp. black pepper • ½ tsp. crushed saffron threads • ¼ tsp. thyme • salt to taste • ¼ cup heavy cream 1. Put the tomatoes under a broiler and turn them often until they are...
    Smothered potatoes

    Smothered potatoes

    Serves 6 • 2 lbs. potatoes • 2 tsp. ground turmeric • 1 Tbs. Garam Masala • 2 tsp. salt • ½ tsp. ground cumin • ½ tsp. black pepper • ⅓ cup yogurt • 3 Tbs. butter • 2 bay leaves • 1 tsp. crushed dried red pepper • 1 tsp. sugar 1. Peel the potatoes and cut them in...
    Green curry

    Green curry

    Serves 6 to 8 So called because of its color, but red-hot from the seasoning point of view. Don’t be frightened off because it’s truly delcious, but on the other hand, this isn’t the curry to start with if you’ve never made one before and are unaccustomed to spicy...