Kala Namak and Gossip
You don’t just *add* kala namak—you *deploy* it. It’s not for every dish. It’s for *the* dish. The one that…
You don’t just *add* kala namak—you *deploy* it. It’s not for every dish. It’s for *the* dish. The one that…
It always starts with confidence. Maybe even overconfidence. You’re cooking something simple—an aloo sabzi, a bowl of dal, maybe even…
There’s a very specific moment in Indian cooking—right after the oil heats, right before everything else begins—when you drop in…
It doesn’t scream. It doesn’t burn. It doesn’t numb your tongue or turn your hands yellow. But give tamarind just…
In our home, you didn’t need a clock to know it was Sunday. The smell did the work. Warm, nutty,…
There’s a little moment in the Indian kitchen, right at the beginning of cooking, when the oil warms, the pan…
If you were to take a peek into any Indian kitchen, there’s one spice that might be easy to overlook,…
When you think of comfort food, one dish that’s bound to come to mind in any corner of India is…
When you think of Indian food, the mind immediately jumps to spices—the fragrant, colorful, and often fiery seasonings that form…
In the sprawling, chaotic, and delightful world of Indian food, there’s something quietly profound about the combination of textures. We’re…