Tag Archives: vegetarian

Food for Thought: Hebbar’s Kitchen

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

My friend Minita is quite the polymath. She’s a tenured college professor, member of my local city council, author of best-selling lesbian romances, and an excellent Indian vegetarian cook. When she told me Hebbar’s Kitchen was her favorites source of … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Smoky Indian Eggplant (Baingan Ka Bharta)

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

Smoky Indian Eggplant Baingan Ka Bharta) figures prominently in Happy Endings, a new book by my friend Minita Sanghvi. The smokiness really does come through even if, like me, you roast the eggplant on a gas stove rather than over … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Pav Bhaji (Mumbai street food)

Posted on November 9, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

This is the Pav Bhaji I made in Minita Sanghvi’s cooking class, taking notes frantically because she cooks from instinct, not recipes. The quantities for some spices seem quite small but the dish was not lacking flavor; feel free to … Continue reading →

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Pav Bhaji, where have you been all my life?

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

In the midst of a competitive campaign for a local city council seat, my friend Minita Sanghvi took time out to teach an Indian cooking class. She gave us a choice of 3 dishes we could make. One of them … Continue reading →

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How to make an Ethiopian combination plate

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

When you go to an Ethiopian restaurant in the U.S., you likely order a vegetarian Ethiopian combination plate and then a meat dish or two (which tends to be much more expensive) on the side. This is a satisfying and … Continue reading →

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Recipe: World’s Easiest Thai Curry

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

The secret to the world’s easiest Thai curry is those little cans of Maesri curry paste you see in Asian markets. If you’ve passed on these because you assume they are the Thai equivalent of hamburger helper, think again. The … Continue reading →

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