I’m still writing these recipe articles, but publishing them as pages on my blog and not as posts on the front page and emails out to everyone. Starting now! This is the last one in your inbox. It’s time for another saga from Operation Recipes! Pronounced bope-lah, this Italian Squash might look innocuous, but it… Read More »
Raw mangos are sweet, but also, sometimes, the closer you get to the seed, a little sour. It makes a fun pickle. If you’re into pickles, you’ll dig this. We call it loncha (loan – sah). It means pickle in Marathi. Ingredients One raw mango 2 teaspsoons salt 1.5 teaspoons achar spice 2 tablespoons olive… Read More »
I’m writing down one more recipe from India that made me giddy. Spicy buttermilk. Mattha. It’s pronounced “muh tah” with that second syllable being the one that mom says I’m pronouncing wrong. Mom: Not tah! It’s tah. Me: I’m saying the same thing you are! Mom: No, you’re not! Ingredients Directions We are continuing our tour through… Read More »
I’m still alive.* I’m visiting my parents in Illinois and I wrote down a recipe that I’m never going to use because it involves deep frying and that’s scary. But maybe you’ll use it. And I still like the idea of knowing theoretically how to make it. Dahee is just yogurt in Hindi. I don’t… Read More »
This is the last of the chutneys on my list to learn. We call it red chutney because we’re creative like that. I was a bit obsessed with this one as a youngster. I’d eat it with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and since I ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich nearly every day,… Read More »
Caffeine and I don’t get along so I never drink it in the States. But the chai in India is another story. It’s so delicious, I drank it daily. Sometimes, I even drank it more than once in a day. So indulgent! Recipe below makes two cups. Ingredients 1.5 cups of buffalo milk. The milk… Read More »
I know I literally just told you in my last article that I’m trying to minimize grains in my diet, but this is a much-loved staple in my mom’s house and a favorite meal from my childhood. Don’t look at me like that. I can’t quit this project now. I’m almost done! Today’s dish is… Read More »
My second year of law school, I told my mom I wanted to learn everything she knew how to make. I would measure the ingredients and take pictures and write out careful directions. With that same approach, I also planned to learn everything my aunts knew how to make. My brilliant idea was to create… Read More »
You get two recipes today! The first one — full disclosure — I don’t actually like that much, but it was the staplest staple of my family’s diet when I was a kid. It’s a good protein source, I think. More importantly, you need the first dish to make the second dish that is so delicious you’ll… Read More »
I’m learning to cook my mom’s specialities. This particular dish (pronounced “chew-da”) is a good afternoon snack. I ate it everyday after school. For years and years. To this day, Ma puts a bag or two in my suitcase when I visit. It screams “childhood.” My childhood. Probably not yours. Every family in India will have… Read More »