Vegan Indian Cooking: 140 Simple and Healthy Vegan Recipes

pill, and they don’t work overnight. They work slowly and over time as anti- inflammatory agents. As such, they’ve been proven t ...

the next level. Most seemingly complicated blends of spices can be made from these basic starter spices, with a few additions. ...

These basic spices include cumin seeds (for North Indian cooking), mustard seeds (for South Indian cooking), turmeric powder, gr ...

they’ve assumed it was spicy. Once they try my food, they’re usually converted. The only heat providers in Indian cooking are fr ...

them purchase most spices whole and grind their own on an as-needed basis. In these pages, I’ll show you how you can do this for ...

frequently in a traditional Indian spice box made of stainless steel: the masala dabba. It stays on my counter, easy to grab whe ...

T h e masala dabba is the ...

quintessential tool in the Indian kitchen. It’s a round stainless steel container with seven small, round stainless steel contai ...

spoons that fit right into the box. Williams-Sonoma started selling my version of the dabba in 2011 (see photo on page 25), and ...

back yard of my mother’s childhood home in Chandigarh has two amla trees that are harvested to this day for the versatile and th ...

little black salt or blend it into a smoothie. The best way to use amla in your dishes is to add about a half-dozen dried pieces ...

my younger daughter’s wild, curly hair. ...

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MASALA DABBA Black Mustard Seeds Cardamom and Cinnamon Sticks Coriander Seeds Turmeric Powder Cumin Seeds Sea Salt Red Chile Pow ...

strong, overpowering smell, so it should always be stored in an airtight container. The key to using asafetida is to add a littl ...

northern India and Pakistan. Its name clearly implies a black color, but the color of this condiment actually ranges from a brow ...

that white salt does, so it is often recommended for people with high blood pressure or who are on low- sodium diets. It also he ...

CARDAMOM (ELAICHI): Known as ...

the queen of spices, green (hara) cardamom typically grows in southern India as pods on a six-foot-tall shrub. One of the most v ...

the color needs to be maintained. Black or brown cardamom (kali or bardi elaichi) is a large, woody-looking pod that is used in ...