Spices are so integral to Indian cooking. They have the ability to completely transform a basic dish and give it that authentic touch. However, Indian cooking is also quite vast and a dish may or may not use many spices. And for a beginner, that might seem a bit confusing […]

I close my eyes to focus more on the situation. I am in the kitchen, not more than three feet tall, watching my father take over the entire space. I watch as he dices the onions and the tomatoes on a beautiful Sunday afternoon, washes the rice, soaks them gently […]