From the category archives:

Paneer

Shredded Paneer and Peas

What happens when you put rectangles of paneer through your food processor with the shredder blade on? You end up with soft piles of stringy tendrils of paneer. What happens when you saute soft piles of stringy tendrils of paneer? It becomes soft and gooey creamy cheesy deliciousness. That then gets [...]

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Kadai Tofu: Tofu with a Rainbow of Bellpeppers

Biting into a piece is paneer is a creamy, rich and chewy experience. But it’s an experience that can be hard to come by – you can’t just pick up a block of paneer from your local grocery store (unless you live in Flushing, Queens and Patel Brothers is your local grocery store – [...]

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Palak Channa – Spinach and Chickpeas

I’ve been craving the smooth taste of hearty chickpeas ever since reading about Mike’s channa masala. So, not surprisingly, Sunday’s lineup included chickpeas. As a healthier alternative to palak paneer, we decided to make palak channa. Soft, buttery chickpeas swimming in pureed fresh spinach made for a fulfilling end to a lazy [...]

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A Very Desi Thanksgiving

I’ve never characterized Thanksgiving as just ”a day to be thankful” – it’s always been more about a day of good food, parades and family because I just don’t understand limiting thankfulness to one day. A thing as difficult as say parades, however, I do understand limiting. The loss of life and terror we saw this past [...]

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Vindaloo Pasta Sauce

The chilly, windy weather outside made me want to cozy up with a big bowl of spicy, saucy pasta. So, I fired up the oven and roasted some tomatoes, onions and garlic. The freshness of these three, simple ingredients roasted with a splash of olive oil and sea salt is a treat but a sprinkle [...]