indian food

  • Making Roti with Asha

    Growing up with a mom and an older sister who are excellent cooks, means that my strength lies in three things when it comes to Indian food – eating, cleaning-up, and making roti. 

  • Indian Food: Spiced Cauliflower

    I am not very good at making Indian food.  Among other things, I never seem to remember what spices go together; what should be cooked stove top vs. the pressure cooker; what should be soaked  prior to cooking; etc.  In essence whenever I do make something Indian, it always tastes the same no matter the grain, lentil, or…

    Indian Food: Spiced Cauliflower
  • Egg Curry.

    I decided to cook Indian food last night. Such decisions are not made often enough in the Gujarathi household. Call me a stickler, but I don’t like cooking Indian food in my small apartment. The strong spices make everything smell like curry for days. The smell sticks to my bath towels in the bathroom, to…

  • Chai

    My sister Deepal and brother-in-law, Rorik, went to New York for Thanksgiving. They returned this morning and we had tea together at my parent’s house. Indian chai is made with half milk and half water. It is 100% better than Starbucks Chai which in my opinion is too sweet. The tea brand that my mom…