What To Eat When You Read About Curry

It is all the fault of this book I am reading, you see. Entitled, Curry: A Tale of Cooks & Conquerors, by Lizzie Collingham, it is a history of the development of the dish known as curry. (Who would have guessed?) It is also utterly engrossing, at least to a food geek like myself who […]

From My Rasoi: Bhatura–Indian Bread For Brunch or Breakfast

I have always loved Indian breads. Naan, pooris, chapati, roti and paratha are all great favorites of mine, but I think that my best-beloved is bhatura. This is probably because the first time I had it was at Akbar in Colubia, Maryland, where we were surprised by a basket of it by one of the […]

From My Rasoi: Jeweled Chicken

I love to cook Indian food, and am finally comfortable at improvising new dishes based upon the foods, spices, and cooking methods used in the varied culinary traditions of that vast subcontinent. So, it should come as no surprise that when Meena of Hooked on Heat decided to start a monthly blogging event based around […]

From the North of India: Korma

One of my chiefest joys in teaching cookery is that I can help foster cultural awareness and understanding for people from different lands in my students. In the process of opening their palates to new flavors, one has a chance to open the eager taster’s minds as well, to new and different ideals and philosophies. […]

Learning Kofta

As I have mentioned before, Morganna is taking a class called “World Foods” at school which is a clever way to get kids to take Home Economics, learn to cook, and learn about other cultures all at the same time. It is a pretty good class, and the kids get to cook and eat foods […]

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