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January 15, 2021December 24, 2022

The Story of Murgh Makhani: Better Known as Butter Chicken

Butter chicken is perhaps the most popular food to venture out of the heart of the Indian subcontinent. It migrated along with Indian migrants and travelled around the world and adapted itself as it voyaged. Much like the life of the migrants, it retained some of its tradition while adapting to the place where it found its home. By doing so butter chicken has gained an epochal status in the modern food world. So much so that when you think about Indian food, butter chicken is the first thing that comes to mind.

August 21, 2020August 21, 2020

Panch Phoron or Five Spice Seasoned Lentils

Author’s Note

At times when I feel run down, don’t know what to cook or what to eat, I turn to my five spice seasoned lentils or “panch phoron dail”. ”Panch phoron” literally means five spices and “dail” is another word for dal. Dal, as we know it, refers to a variety of pulses and legumes, cooked and eaten all over the Indian subcontinent. It is often dressed up or down to suit different occasions. For example, parties and celebrations call for richer versions while an everyday staple dal is eaten in its simplest form, first boiled and then tempered with whole spices. So a bowl of dal can comfort you on a cold wintry night as well soothe you on a blistering hot day.