by Admin | Dec 2, 2025 | Lunch
This dish utilizes a method where vegetables are steamed until tender before being cooked in spices. The potatoes are stir-fried in seasoned ghee and then coated, along with the eggplant, in a delicately spiced yogurt-coconut sauce. The result is flavorful yet light,...
by Admin | Dec 1, 2025 | Side Dishes
Description If you have access to a garden and can harvest very small, marble-sized waxy red potatoes, they are the perfect choice for this dish, as their delicate skins wash away easily. If using larger new potatoes (red or white), boil them whole and peel once cool....
by Admin | Nov 30, 2025 | Lunch
This everyday vegetable dish is a staple throughout North and Central India. It combines earth-specked new potatoes with fresh fenugreek greens, which provide a pleasingly bitter flavor similar to sprouted mustard or cress. If fresh fenugreek is unavailable, you may...
by Admin | Nov 27, 2025 | Side Dishes, Vegetables and Fruits
Because these steamed potatoes are marinated in seasoned yogurt before they are browned, aromatic flavors seem to permeate every bite. The combination of potatoes and white poppy seeds is typical in Bengali cuisine. I have taken the liberty of suggesting almonds as a...
by Admin | Nov 26, 2025 | Salads & Dressings
The water chestnut is a floating water plant growing in lakes and ponds on several continents. The fruits are angular, with brown skins and a white, floury nut inside—refreshingly crisp and delicious. There are several kinds. Singhara nuts, grown in the lakes of...
