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Entries from August 2011

In the Kitchen with Chef Sanjin: Meen Curry (Season One, Episode Two)

August 31st, 2011 · No Comments · Commentary

The ever photogenic Chef Sanjin–(Note to TV producers: The chef is a young, lean fellow with a sturdy gaze, quick hands, a good voice, and a ready and confident smile!)–offered yesterday to bring us back into his kitchen.

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In the Kitchen with Chef Sajin: Today’s Recipe is Sambar!

August 30th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Commentary

I had a first-rate cooking lesson yesterday with Chef Sajin.

Sambar is a sauce or gravy or condiment served with dosa and also with vegetables.  Deeply flavorful, complex, it’s the kind of savory that makes everything with it taste good.…

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You Can Cook Kerala Style!

August 29th, 2011 · No Comments · Commentary

Well, maybe.  Maybe not.  We will have to see.  I certainly have every intention of trying my best.  The food here is so light and delicious and flavorful.  A combination or confluence of cultures: Portuguese, Persian, and the indigenous Hindu …

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All Veg All the Time

August 28th, 2011 · No Comments · Commentary

What better way to enjoy a Sunday than to go veg 24/7?  In a nation where vegetables are VEGETABLES, this means a wide array of delicious food, food that I want to learn to cook at home.

We’re talking dosa …

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