Stir-Fried Okra
Today’s recipe, a simple stir-fry, came about after consulting numerous cookbooks. Few American cookbooks mention okra, and those who do often have little good to say about it. Deborah Madison, writing in Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, can only manage “okra is slimy, and rather than try to ignore this fact,…
Niloufer’s Tomato Chutney
Chutney was the result of feeling in a cooking rut and wanting to make something different. Granted, this isn’t (fill in complicated recipe here), but it’s new to me. Yes, they need replacing. The original recipe comes from Niloufer Ichaporia King’s My Bombay Kitchen, a book that’s accessible even to…
Roopa Gulati’s South Indian Rice And Lentil Pulao
Many American readers know Roopa Gulati through Diana Henry’s books. Roopa’s Spicy Scrambled Eggs appear in A Change of Appetite. Her Lemongrass Turmeric Chicken recipe has stained many a copy of A Bird In The Hand. Her Mumbai Toastie recipe, printed in Simple, has acheived cult status. This is…