Tag Archives: Dahi

Salute to Summer – Creamy Pasta Salad with Grilled Veggies

If there’s one ingredient that is used and loved in many cuisines around the world, it is yoghurt. It was one of the first foods that we fed to our babies, and is a staple on our dinner tables every night, … Continue reading

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Yogurty Yums – Urad Raita

Continuing with our Yogurty Yums offerings, we’re moving from the mountains of Himachal to the plains of Karnataka. Next up is a simple raita made with a creamy urad dal-coconut base, and used, more often than not, as an accompaniment … Continue reading

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Yogurty Yums – Pahadi Moong Dal

To many of us, the very mention of the term yogurt leaves an acerbic trail down the throat. Not exactly conducive, one might say, for conjuring up images of bustling stalls along a promenade in Venice, with gleeful girls in … Continue reading

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Chatpati Taco Chaat

Row after vertiginous row of turmeric and masala-vermillion toned, ready-to-eat chaat boxes in all varieties and orders can only have so much bearing on the fresh-off-the-AirIndia-league of desis. After a while, the yearning kicks in and they hanker after the … Continue reading

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Dahi Tadkababs

From Musa Dagdeviren’s backyard barbecues in Istanbul to the open fires of the Nawabs of Kishengarh, the yoghurt kabab has come a long way. While the Turkish recipes call for the creamy yoghurt to glaze meats in a rich marinade … Continue reading

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