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When I cook, it generally serves as an escape from my everyday life even though it is totally a mundane task.  This is especially true of Indian food because it usually takes me back to my childhood or to a dish I loved while on vacation in India.  This is also why I cook foods from…

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Salty Lassi

Salty Lassi

Friends, warmer weather is coming….I can almost taste it in the air.  And, of course, you need a short list of refreshing drinks that will quench your thirst and excite your palate and I’ve got just the thing for you today that also happens to be my personal favorite – salty lassi.  I know many…

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Palak Paneer

Palak Paneer

Palak paneer is always one of the first dishes I order when I’m trying a out new Indian restaurant.  For those that have never tasted this dish, it is basically silky Indian creamed spinach that is studded with Indian cheese or paneer.  Paneer is a fresh cheese made by curdling hot milk with an acid like lemon…

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Kolkata Eats

Masala Egg Scramble at Flury's

So, my sister was in town last weekend visiting from the Big Apple.  I had grand plans to try my hand at a Bengali shrimp coconut milk curry (chingri maachher malaikari) that I have been trying to get right for YEARS!  Seriously, Arjun’s grandmother made the most fabulous version of this dish that I’ve been trying…

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Cucumber Chutney Cream Cheese

Cucumnber Chutney Cream Cheese on Sourdough Toast

I’m guessing most of you are familiar with the the tea time stand by –  the cucumber sandwich.  Elegant and refreshing, a high tea service just isn’t complete without this tasty triangle.  But did you know that there is also a fabulous, Indian version of this sandwich?  Just like the original it has thinly sliced…

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