Cottage Cheese Fritters and Papdi Beans & Sweet Potato Curry
1 cup cottage cheese 1½ cups water 2 cups all purpose flour ½ cup rice flour 1/8 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt or
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Thota Koora Idli Koora (Kalaloo idli curry)
What’s Cooking? by P.S. Lakshmi Rao 6 cups chopped Thota koora (kalaloo) 1 cup water ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon turmeric 2½ cups besan (gram
A lavish feast to add more color to Holi
By Rahul Vaishnavi From bhang pakoras and phul kachoris to tangy kanjis and chilled thandais, a lavish platter of traditional food and drinks, which are
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Sour Orange Pickle
2 Tablespoons oil ½ Teaspoon methi seeds (fenugreek) ½ Teaspoon red mustard seeds ¼ Teaspoon hing (asafetida) ¼ Teaspoon turmeric 2 Sour oranges cut into
Punjabi delight sarson da saag and makki di roti
By Jaideep Sarin In Punjab’s food culture, the prominent names that come to mind whenever Punjabi gourmet is mentioned are tandoori chicken and butter chicken.
Pesarattu Pulusu (Mung dal dosa soup)
What’s Cooking? by P.S. Lakshmi Rao 2 Cups mung dal with skin 4 Cups water to soak dal ½ Teaspoon salt ½ Teaspoon cumin seeds
Chili Con Queso (Mexican cheese dip)
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Black Eye Beans & Spinach Stew
What’s Cooking? by P.S. Lakshmi Rao 1 Cup dry black eye beans (soak over night with 3 cups water) 4 Cups water 1 Packet (10oz)