Try this recipe if you want to know how to make traditional Indian gajar ka halwa, or carrot halwa. A lovely dessert anytime, I most recently made it for Diwali. This is the 'old school' method that uses...
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Chaat is the perfect low-cook recipe for hot days. Canned chickpeas and simmered potatoes with cilantro-mint chutney, tamarind chutney, & yogurt.
Author: Rachel Gurjar
You'll find these round chickpea flour and spiced potato fritters wherever Indian snack sellers congregate. Serve them with whatever chutney you like for dipping.
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Chickpea flour is the secret to binding these Indian vegetable fritters; it also makes them gluten free.
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This creamy, frozen Indian dessert gets its flavor from finely ground pistachios and a pinch of floral, earthy saffron.
Author: Meera Sodha
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This puffy deep-fried bread has a beautiful sheen and is wonderfully flaky. Its ravishing appearance is matched only by its exquisite flavor. This is why poori is generally served at parties, special dinners,...
Author: Julie Sahni
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This aromatic rice pudding is flavored with cinnamon and cardamom, and gets a topping of pistachios and edible flowers.
Author: Meera Sodha
These milky little doughnuts are a burnished bronze on the outside, white and cakey inside, and soaked to the core with delicately flavored rose syrup.
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This Bangladeshi vegetable fritter recipe calls for onions, cabbage, potato, and carrot, but you can use any combination of vegetables you have.
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These pistachio- and almond-studded sweets are made with semolina and ghee. Eat the halva hot and soft out of the frying pan, or press it into a cake tin and cut it into squares.
Author: Madhur Jaffrey
These date balls, which I make each year for Diwali, are nutty and fudgy-without any chocolate. They're the perfect Diwali sweets.
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Packed full of a rainbow of colors, flavors, and textures, from spiced paneer, chickpeas, and tomatoes to roasted beets, sweet potatoes, and a citrusy coconut and cilantro sauce this is a vegetable dish...
Author: Meera Sodha
When I was growing up in India, the arrival of the red carrots in winter was always the food highlight for my family. This is not a quick dessert, but it is exceptionally delicious.
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This dish of tender spiced goat layered with saffron rice, cashews, and golden raisins is a celebratory meal ideal for birthdays and holidays of all kinds.
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