Pune · Maharashtra
The dal that brought my mother back
My mother made masoor dal every Sunday morning — the kind where the tempering hit the ghee and the whole house filled up in seconds. I had been trying to recreate it…
Sunita Rao
Masoor Dal
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Home cooks across India sharing what they cooked, what it reminded them of, and what happened at the table.
Lucknow · Uttar Pradesh
Chhole at 2am for ten people
Last Eid, I made chhole for ten people at two in the morning. My cousin had brought the Chhole Masala the week before and told me to try it. I was skeptical…
Rohit Chaudhary
Punjabi Chhole
Kochi · Kerala
Teaching my daughter to cook sambar
My daughter is eight and she wants to learn how to cook. We started with sambar because it is what I grew up with. I gave her the Sambhar Masala to smell…
Kavitha Nambiar
Homestyle Sambar