"The guy was bewildered that I did not want the ‘better looking stuff’ - maybe some carrots or butternut squash? "

In my kitchen, my immediate go-to masala dabba contains many basic spices: black mustard seeds, turmeric, cumin, cayenne pepper powder, fenugreek seed...

A quick guide to ginger, mango ginger, turmeric and dried ginger.

Quick Mango Jaggery Salsa: We always seem to be in the US when the Alphonso season hits India and I miss the luscious flavor of this summer fruit... R...

choosing fresh okra

The first dinner my husband made for me included okra and I knew that if that charming but geeky Indian bachelor could not only ma...

a south Indian summer staple

India experiences a fair share of blazing hot weather that coincides with delicious succulent summer fruits such as a vari...

1 month old home-made ghee, stored at room temp.

Before I tell you all about Ghee, I have to share this story. My grandmother told us this story often...

As a person with dietary restrictions and intolerences, I know firsthand, that I constantly have to make adjustments to recipes I get from elsewhere...

Spring and summer are, in my vocabulary, generic (and rather boring) names for the official Mango season... Do you know how to use them?

Fresh-picked Mangosteen at my parents farm.

Mangosteen is a popular tropical fruit, native to all of South Asia. It is not the same as Mango. In India,...