it's all about the food
my friend sidd (who is indian) sent me this. it’s awesome! if you travel all over this country, you must try the regional foods! i couldn’t fit the whole map, but just let me know if you want it & i will send it to you. (especially if i know you on facebook)
i made the biryani. but i used a different recipe cause it had 3 times as many spices-all in which i have. it had to be better, besides, it’s the indian girls from show me the curry. chicken biryani i did not bake it in the end but instead kept it stove top, adding some [...]
“Upeseru is a rural speciality of the South of India, and villages around the state of Karnataka in particular. The main recipe is for a solid dish of lentils and greens, and the water drained off of this is often used in an accompanying wet sauce to be eaten with mudde (ragi balls). The combination [...]
the colonel LOVES snacks. he searched for a couple of recipes for me to try to make. the first is from an awesome blog called bong mom. i can’t copy it, but you can go here for the recipe. it’s for sookha kala-dry black chickpeas. this blog is really great. she has mostly bengali recipes, [...]
the smell permeates my humble coach house. that is this most interesting kala chana dish. and since i don’t have a pressure cooker, the beans are taking a long time to break down & cook. but the smell is intoxicating. 4 hours + 10 hours soaking, i patiently wait for this intense experience. i found [...]
i bought a bag of kala chana. because i have never seen it, although i probably have eaten it in india. i usually don’t like cooking chickpeas cause they are a pain-they take forever to cook-so i usually use canned. but i’m intrigued by the black split chickpea because, well, it’s split. it should cut [...]
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October 23, 2009
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