'd probably leave that out next time and just put in a bouillon cube if it seemed necessary.) I served it over brown basmati rice. It was very warming on a cold night. I would make it a little spicier next time. I didn’t...

We have been eating in much more lately. The Indian markets in Jackson Heights, Lexington @ 28th St and Flushing are overflowing with supplies. One concern: India probably uses DDT and worse in its rice fields and crops so there...

A couple things he wrote are just crazy. Rice is not a generic product. I always have 3 or 4 different rices—basmati, jasmine, arborio, and Nishiki (or similar Japanese style). Each is distinct and used for different...

Creme DuBarry (Cream of cauliflower soup) 1 large or 2 small cauliflowers, about 3 pounds untrimmed 3 cups fresh or canned chicken broth 1/2 cup raw rice (I use Basmati) Salt and freshly ground pepper 3 cups milk 1/4 tsp freshly ground

. it ike the difference between boiling bag white rice and good basmati

that was lightly grilled and stained with turmeric. Basmati rice, lychee and curry leaf accompanied the fish. Both the child and I sampled this vibrant dish that featured a small piece of fish swimming in a bright green sea. The...

high, 7 inches wide at its base), that previously held rice. The inside has a slight pleasant aroma of basmati rice. I’d rather store flour in glass, but I have only smaller sized glass containers, save for one. Have you...

Hehe. I thought of this discussion yesterday when cooking rice. It had weevils in it, but I couldn’t quite bring myself to throw out 2 kg of perfectly good basmati. So I boiled it anyway, and guess wha – weevils...

turned into rubber bands. Pulao, $2.50 – steamed basmati with bits of peas and other veggies. This was the best rice on the table with fluffy separate grain and enough but not too much oil. Surprising since it had to hold for...

, hence the need to disappear before they try to talk you into “just a taste!”) Another time we were dining at a Japanese friend’s house, and all was great until it came to the dessert: an “off-sweet”...

. In a weekend that featured tasting menu fish preparations by Le Cirque and Alex as well, this may have been the best fish dish of all, and that is saying something. Dish 4: ROASTED MAINE LOBSTER “AU CURRY”, COCONUT BASMATI RICE,...

reasons. Then there was a melon granita, followed by the main course. It was a organic ricotta, wild rice and Portobello stuffed bell pepper with fresh tomato salsa. Very good. The dessert was a dulce de leche and coconut ice...

. Serve over white rice or on its own. I usually amp it up with more of the garlic, ginger, red pepper. You can prepare everything in advance and whip up when you are ready to eat. Better the next day.

pohe (poha), "rice flakes", which can be cooked many interesting ways. (A recent thread with Howler bhai had put this in mind.) A quick call to the aged M, and I took the precaution of buying curry leaves and hing, two key spices...

-food japanese and korean authenticity. They have the requisite ickyness like teriyaki chicken and hibachi shrimp with fried rice and whatnot, but they also have great korean soups and REALLY good bibimbap (bi-bim-bob is what...