The creamy, warm and fragrant Maa di Dal has the wholesome nourishing feeling slowly seep into me, with a tingle of beautiful memories: crisp winter air, travels and meals in dhabas.
This is my everyday Dal. A warm fragrant bowl with a drizzle of lemon juice soothes and coddles like old socks when I am sick in bed. The hissing of the pressure cooker speaks of homecoming and the emitting aroma welcomes us back […]
This is a very traditional Bengali recipe – simmered lentils with little bites of coconut, a hint of sweet and redolent of spices. And there is no other way to have a bowlful but with Luchi or Kochuri/Kachori. But that is only with us – the Bengalis. The rest of the world […]
While the wind howled and screeched outside one day, whistling into our home through the fireplace and window panes, we stayed home munching on these crispy, golden Vadas.
Can you tell I am making the best use of this unusual and unbearable summer? I am keeping myself busy.. not making gum drops, cough drops, licorice drops, but lentils drops; hard, tough, sun-dried ones.
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