Archive - Improvisational Indian Cooking

from nani's notebook: safed maas

goat in a creamy poppyseed sauce

Jan 6 •

October 2024

from nani's notebook: sweet and sour arhar dal

a simple dal with big flavor. arhar is the same thing as toor dal btw

Oct 23, 2024 •

August 2024

project announcement: grandma's recipe book

i'll translate and analyze a handwritten book of recipes from my Punjabi grandma

Aug 6, 2024 •

July 2024

improv exercise: find the simple statement

which ingredients or techniques are actually driving most of the results?

Jul 26, 2024 •

you're probably undersalting your food

if no one has ever complained that your food is too salty, you're just not being aggressive enough

Jul 22, 2024 •

don't turn your brain off when you read recipes

critical reading for recipes, with a worked example

Jul 19, 2024 •

what is the point of cooking, what is the point of improvisation, what is the point of indian

all the big questions answered. next up: what is the point of life

Jul 16, 2024 •

June 2024

just the recipe: vegan shahi paneer

in which I practice restraint

Jun 14, 2024 •

May 2024

just the recipe: quick-pickled chili peppers

basic spicy sauce

May 25, 2024 •

just the recipe: cilantro chutney

May 25, 2024 •

just the recipe: hing swiss chard subzi

have the words "hing" and "swiss" ever appeared together before in the history of the written word?

May 24, 2024 •

how to think about powdered spices

a simple rule, and some more general principles

May 22, 2024 •

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