Aamer Dal/Tok Dal: Tangy Red Lentils with Green Mango

 

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Aamer Dal or Tok Dal is a common name in a Bengali households during the summer months. As the months roll into the typical summer heat and the schools are out, the lunch menu at home slowly transited into light  meals to beat the heat.

 

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Quinoa Salad with Cucumber, Feta and Fried Egg

 

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I got introduced to quinoa a couple of years back and have never looked back since then. I have never met a more versatile ingredient.

 

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Keema, Matar, Aloo: Minced Meat with Peas and Potatoes

 

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This is another popular Indian recipe. Minced meat is cooked in a spiced and fragrant sauce along with the fresh green peas.

 

Summer holidays are here! I have been waiting for what seems like months for this time of no rush, no alarm clocks, packing lunch boxes and all the other schedules.

 

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Crawfish Boil and a Party

 

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Margarita, Beer and Crawfish – by the pool

 

 

We had a marvelous weekend! We spent a splendid Saturday evening enjoying a traditional Louisiana Crawfish Boil hosted by our friends. My friend grew up in Lousiana and we have been hearing all about it for the past few years. This was our first time for  a “formal” Crawfish Boil party – and we experienced it with all our senses.

 

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Green Mango, Mint and Garlic Chutney/Salsa

 

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Sweet tart unripe mango blends with the fresh mint and the earthy garlic in this salsa. It also speaks everything about the summer time.Summer in indeed upon us, but a very pleasant one so far. The overcast sky, cool drizzles and soft rays of the sun have made it the most unusual Texas summer.

 

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