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Raita (Yogurt Sauce)

Raita, the quintessential sauce in South East Asian cuisine.  It is a yogurt based sauce, which can be mixed with a variety of herbs, spices… raita is pretty much treated the way hummus is treated, it’s a base that you build on to make your own special version.

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Chicken Dum Biryani

  There’s biryani and then there’s Dum Biryani!  Biryani is essentially a special dish of rice cooked with spicy, marinated meat.  Your usual biryani is rice and meat cooked separately and then mixed together.  Dum Biryani is cooked in a special way where the raw meat and rice is cooked together.  Sounds intimidating… but trust me,

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Spicy Roasted Chickpeas Salad

  I have a confession to make …. I HATE SALADS!!  Maybe hate is too strong of a word, I very much dislike salads.  I generally just hate cold food and since salads are usually cold, I tend to stay away from them.  I think flavors develop with heat.  Even while cooking, if you want more intense

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Basil and Walnut Pesto

  There really isn’t much to say about this recipe.  Everyone loves it, you can use it in hundreds of different ways and it’s super easy to make.  It stores really well, so make a big batch of it and freeze it for up to 3 months!!