only hurdle is serving the meal. Most
meals include one or two main dishes
and a few sides, such as a simple
cucumber and onion salad, an Indian
pickle (achaar), and chutney. The key to
a good Indian food experience is having
sweet, savory, spicy, soft, and crunchy
foods all on the same plate. Most nights,
my mother managed to whip up meals in
minutes and get us to the table relatively
quickly. With Indian cuisine, it’s all in
the prep and the planning.
- INDIAN FOOD IS UNHEALTHY AND
HEAVY. Homestyle Indian is anything
but heavy. In this respect, Indian
restaurants in the West have given Indian
food a bad reputation. Most restaurants
