Food, Photography and Bon Mots
I grew up with the notion that pancakes needed to be sweet. You know, sweetened batters cooked on a grill, slathered with butter and drizzled with a generous glug of maple syrup. (Those were wonderful pancakes.) As my palate has matured and much to my…
Having enjoyed perhaps more than my fair share of wonderful Indian butter masala (makhani) recipes, I’m a tough critic of “butter” recipes. From the original Moti Mahal restaurant in Old Delhi (which claims to have invented the dish) to the scruffy airport restaurant in Bagdogra,…
I made this Indian mushroom curry for an important party recently. What a great recipe! I remember eating a lot of wonderful food in India, but I don’t remember mushrooms. So it was with some surprise I found Mushroom Masala Curry on the buffet at…
I’ve eaten samosas all over the world. In my experience, the best ones were in Hyderabad, India, and in Colombo, Sri Lanka, but there were close competitors served from a street food stand in Nairobi, Kenya, and at Udipi Palace, a small Indian restaurant in…
“I like rice. Rice is great if you’re hungry and you want 2000 of something.” —-Mitch Hedberg (Comedian) Yes. Sometimes I DO want 2000 of…
On a long-ago idyll in India, I discovered unimagined rice delights. There were soft puffy rice cakes called idli commonly eaten in the morning. Pilaf-like biryanis. Sweet pongals. Here is a take on a rice dish you probably have never imagined, a poha.…
I love curry. Fragrant and spicy, every time I have a bowl of curry it brings back wonderful food memories. I’ve been fortunate to travel a good deal in my life–a lot of it in India. I’ve eaten curries in Mumbai, Delhi, Agra, Srinagar,…
If you have been reading this blog regularly, you know by now that I have yet to meet a soup that I don’t enjoy. This South Indian lentil and vegetable soup is no exception and always conjures up a wonderful travel memory for me. I’ll…
I know. Indian food two posts in a row. In my defense, I have that great Indian corn dish that I just posted a day or so ago. I needed another dish to complement it for a proper Indian meal. I’ve always particularly enjoyed the…
I’ve been craving Indian food again. Usually those cravings begin at 12:01 a.m. on Monday mornings and end around midnight the following Sunday night. When we traveled in India, I joyously discovered a new world of cooking. Who knew that you could enjoy light and…
