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Sali jardaloo murghi/chicken with apricot and fried potatoes and the Kissa-i-Sanjan « of spices and pisces

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Of spices and pisces. Food and the history behind it. Sali jardaloo murghi/chicken with apricot and fried potatoes and the Kissa-i-Sanjan. These refugees were the forefathers of India’s Parsi community. Although Persians were doing business with India from approximately 500 BC, the exact time of their arrival in India is controversial. The story above which describes the arrival and settling down of the Parsis in Gujarat is called the Qeṣṣa-ye Sanjān. Recipe: (adapted from Madhur Jaffrey). Onion: 2 mediu...

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Holiday wish and history of ice cream with my Bourbon-walnut-vanilla ice cream « of spices and pisces

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Of spices and pisces. Food and the history behind it. Holiday wish and history of ice cream with my Bourbon-walnut-vanilla ice cream. Made from mare’s milk for thousands of years. The Russians still drink something similar to it. The Mongolian equivalent is called. This culture of fermented milk must have traveled to China and then Persia and to India. Picture courtesy: http:/ oldphotosbombay.blogspot.com/2011/02/how-ice-came-to-india-1833.html. 5 cups whole milk. 1/2 cup sugar, divided. I have ‘almost’ ...

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Mind a simple chicken curry recipe? « of spices and pisces

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Of spices and pisces. Food and the history behind it. Mind a simple chicken curry recipe? We have currified the worldliterally. There is no continent left behind (yes, Antarctica too) that does not have its own version of this multilayered, adaptable food. I am not going to give you a Curry 101 class here or tell you if it really came from the Tamil word. As the Bengalis would say. It happened to me too, I mean in terms of ‘. Which is curry served over rice. If you are in Indonesia, you are well advi...

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Delhi belly (part I) and my quest for Daulat ki chaat « of spices and pisces

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Of spices and pisces. Food and the history behind it. Delhi belly (part I) and my quest for Daulat ki chaat. Delhi or Dilli as we lovingly call it, is a melting pot of a city that never fails to amaze me, a place where cultures converge and contrast in a kaleidoscopic way. I’ve been to Delhi many times, from the age of five to thirty five. Every time I went there, I had a different agenda and a different experience. The things that I decided to try next time. Kam mitha ya zyada mitha. I guess it’s called.

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Of delightful ruins and village temples « of spices and pisces

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Of spices and pisces. Food and the history behind it. Of delightful ruins and village temples. A guest post from my husband:. Quoting here a beautiful couplet by Ram Niwas Awasthi, one of the vanished poets of Hindi literature:. Bheer mein rehta hoon main viraane ke sahare / jaise koi mandir ho kisi gaon ke kinare. I can live in this crowd because I have my ruins / like the little temple just beyond the village). This entry was posted in Uncategorized. February 14, 2015 at 8:53 pm. Enter your comment here.

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Beresta chicken/chicken with fried onions « of spices and pisces

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Of spices and pisces. Food and the history behind it. Beresta chicken/chicken with fried onions. Do you eat meat? Do you eat beef? I don’t blame them. We Indians are tricky when it comes to eating habits and food taboos. Non-violence) practiced by Buddhists and Jains may also have influenced the Hindus at some point. Also, cows were the main source for milk, which by analogy with motherhood gave them the elevated status of ‘. Apart from beef, for many Hindus, meat and fish are considered to be. Indiffere...

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Burruf has arrived from Boston and so has the strawberry lemonade « of spices and pisces

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Of spices and pisces. Food and the history behind it. Burruf has arrived from Boston and so has the strawberry lemonade. 8220;Do you need ice? The steward asked. No, thanks. I replied. Are you sure? He said, looking surprised. I said yes, I am sure and took a small sip from my can of orange juice. My immediate reaction was excuse me, can I have some ice please? The steward was overjoyed and said I knew it! You can find an alternative recipe here. Where the basil leaves are blended with the strawberries.