“Dal” is the generic name for about a million different Indian recipes in which legumes star in rich vegetable stews. In India as well as neighboring countries, beans, lentils and pulses of all sorts combine with rich blends of spices and other vegetables to form the basis of protein in the diet. They can be […]
After an arduous journey over the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan, the kids in our food appreciation classes this week arrived in the Indian state of Punjab, where we immediately set ourselves to the task of perfecting that area’s culinary specialty known worldwide as chicken tikka. Chicken tikka is the Punjabi version of kabob wherein […]
Kabuli Pulau, a pilaf of rice, meat, carrots and redolent spices, is said to be the national dish of Afghanistan. We made ours with lamb and quickly became intimate with the dish’s rustic origins. This is one of those treatments that requires several cooking vessels to prepare various elements, all of which come together in […]
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