A quick, easy feast isn’t always the healthiest. Sometimes, leftovers make you lighter and brighter. Read more

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Posted by Samar Halarnkar on Friday, September 3, 2010 at 11:39 pm
Filed under My Daily Bread · Tagged chickpeas, coconut milk, coriander, fish curries, fried fish, ingredients, leftovers, Old monk, onions, poppy seed, recipe, Red rice
The effort of roasting a spice can give you a primal, pleasurable experience-and unexpected benefits. Read more

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Posted by Samar Halarnkar on Friday, August 20, 2010 at 8:43 pm
Filed under My Daily Bread · Tagged aromas, beef, black cardamom, Brazil, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, garlic, grainy mustard, grinding, humid, lamb, meats, monsoon, mutton chops, olive oil, onions, pasta, peppers, pork, rainy, recipe, roasting, sesame seeds, Spain
Warned by his grandmother against using curds with fish, the author tries just that
If you are a Bengali, it might be a good idea to stop reading. Read more

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Posted by Samar Halarnkar on Friday, July 9, 2010 at 7:53 pm
Filed under Food · Tagged Bengali fish, curd, Debjyoti Chakraborty, doi maach, fish, grandmother, Konkani boy, recipe, traditions
As the great northern summer takes hold of Delhi, a clue to salvation, borrowed from another continent Read more

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Posted by Samar Halarnkar on Friday, June 4, 2010 at 8:42 pm
Filed under Food, My Daily Bread · Tagged cooking, Couscous, delhi, dust, Heat, heat wave, light food, loo, meal, non-vegetarian, north africa, recipe, relief, staple, summer, vegetarian
Two weeks ago, I wrote about the great meal I had at Delhi’s innovative Punjab Grill, the high point being the sliding-off-the-bone tandoori duck.
I really like duck, but somehow I have never cooked one. Read more

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