Simplified Indian Cooking
Dates and nuts always make a great combination; these Date Nut Rolls make a healthy snack, a quick dessert and a great hiking companion. I have been making some version of this roll for many years and have found the perfect combination of crispy pumpkin seeds with crunchy almonds and soft pistachios. Slip a few […]
Taro or Arvi is a common name for the corms and tubers of the plant Colocasia. A perennial, tropical plant primarily grown as a root vegetable for its edible starchy corm, Taro is native to southeast Asia. It is believed to have been one of the earliest cultivated plants, originating perhaps in eastern India. The giant leaves of […]
Kachoris (pronounced ka-CHO-ree) are a very unique dish from Northeast India. My Punjabi and South Indian friends are always surprised when they eat it for the first time! Kachoris are basically a stuffed puri. These are different from Khasta kachoris because they are made with whole wheat flour instead of all-purpose flour, plus there is […]