A few years back, Rajat and I hosted a dinner party.  I made palak channa, aloo gobi and Indira at Mahanandi’s pudina paneer.  Each dish was my best (if you’ll indulge me and let me toot my own horn – which really, you have no choice but to let me).  Really.  It was some of my […]

Wet.  Dry.  I had never thought of Indian food in these terms until I met my husband.  But thinking back, even the South Indian meals we had growing up could be broken into these categories. Monday – Sambar.  Wet.  Stir fried eggplant.  Dry. Tuesday – Rasam.  Wet.  Cabbage and peas.  Dry. Wednesday –  Spinach daal. […]