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Summer Berry Galette with Toasted Almonds

While my Indian summers were spent staining my fingers with the jamun – the java plums, the summer for my children is about getting their fingers painted with the berries.

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Grilled Corn with Lime and Chili, Basil Salt

They sat by the big, busy roads, on the dusty pavement or the bike trail, in the city parks, on the beach and even by the narrow winding streets. Wherever they set their carts, they have the same mission; selling “Bhutta“, mixing comfort and joy and also satiating hungry stomachs.

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Orange Chicken

These crispy, batter fried chicken smothered in a tangy, sweet orange sauce is probably one of the most popular dishes in the “American Chinese” cuisine. I am not exactly sure about how original this dish is or how closely it defines the Chinese cuisine, but growing up with “Indian Chinese”, I know how a certain dish is able adapt to the needs of a country, set it roots and almost claims to have belonged there forever. In the process an entirely new cuisine is born.

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Lemon, Olive Oil, Poppy Seed Cake

Lemon, Olive oil, Poppy Seed Cake

This is essentially a summer cake enlivened with lemon juice and zest; just the kind one would want to have when it is blazing sun is beating down and striving to sneak in through the closed curtains of our home.

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