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The Dispatch: Cooking With A No-Waste Approach
Feature writing  /  September 22, 2023
by Sakshi Kapoor

The Dispatch: Cooking With A No-Waste Approach

The Dispatch: Watching Abrar Hassan travel and eat in India
Feature writing  /  August 14, 2023
by Kanika Samra

The Dispatch: Watching Abrar Hassan travel and eat in India

The Dispatch ~ Bael ka Sharbat ~ Summertime Wood Apple Drink
Drinks, homemade, Seasonal  /  June 24, 2023
by Sakshi Kapoor

The Dispatch ~ Bael ka Sharbat ~ Summertime Wood Apple Drink

The Dispatch: Masala Mango for the Summer
homemade  /  May 30, 2023
by Kanika Samra

The Dispatch: Masala Mango for the Summer

The Dispatch: Finding familiarity in Om Ali
Desserts, Feature writing, homemade  /  April 21, 2023
by Sakshi Kapoor

The Dispatch: Finding familiarity in Om Ali

The Dispatch: Women and Food – Are the Keepers of Culinary Legacies Influencing the Food Landscape?
Feature writing  /  March 22, 2023
by kitchenpostcards

The Dispatch: Women and Food – Are the Keepers of Culinary Legacies Influencing the Food Landscape?

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Lentils to the rescue

Urad Dal – creamy split black gram

Urad Dal – creamy split black gram

Urad chhilka, i.e. split unhusked urad dal, is an easy to make lentil that is creamy and delicious! Ready within half an hour it is great to pair with fresh whole wheat chapati or even with rice and sabzi. Urad is one of the original lentils from the Indian subcontinent. It’s uses range from our dinner plates to construction. Read more in the post and try this simple recipe!

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Dal Palak – moong masoor cooked with spinach

Dal Palak – moong masoor cooked with spinach

Palakwali dal or dal palak is an easy way to introduce greens into your diet. That’s one of the primary reasons I’ve been a fan of this recipe. Additionally, lentils are an extremely inclusive food. I say that because while this recipe uses a mix

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Panchmel Dal – Five Lentil Soup in Instant Pot

Panchmel Dal – Five Lentil Soup in Instant Pot

Panchmel Dal is a mix of five lentils cooked together to create a creamy, thick, delicious lentil curry that tastes great when scooped up with warm chapatis or eaten with basmati rice. This recipe is inspired by Rajasthani cuisine which favors mixing of dals. Rajasthan’s

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A humble bowl of Moong Dal Khichdi

A humble bowl of Moong Dal Khichdi

In recent months of the pandemic, I’ve noticed that family and friends have really taken to cooking. I see them trying out elaborate dishes in the kitchen. From Jalebis, Rasgullas, Banana Breads to Chicken Korma, Biryani and what not; they have embraced recipes from everywhere

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Arhar Dal with Heeng Jeera Chaunk

Arhar Dal with Heeng Jeera Chaunk

This is one of my favourite dal recipes and also one of the simplest I know. This Old Delhi style creamy Arhar dal with heeng jeera chaunk (tadka) is a recipe from my maternal grandmother. My maternal grandmother or Chaiiji, as we all fondly called

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The latest Dispatch is out and this month we’re The latest Dispatch is out and this month we’re sharing inspiration, #recipes, ideas and hacks for cooking with a #nowaste approach. There’s delicious Gobhi ke Danthal ki sabzi, pickles and sabzi made of watermelon rinds, curries made from fruit, pestos, chutneys and more. Click on the link in bio to read the latest Dispatch on the #kitchenpostcards #blog
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Some 15 years ago, on a walk around the Jamia Mill Some 15 years ago, on a walk around the Jamia Millia Islamia university campus in Delhi’s Okhla area, Kanika and I stumbled upon a huge tree near the community’s high school. From it were hanging large, pale green fruits, that got us curious and excited. Was it the Bael fruit/ Wood Apple, we wondered.
I had never seen Bael tree before. Bael was a somewhat common sight during summers in Bazaars and on thelas but never on the tree. This month’s #Dispatch talks about this wonder fruit and a delicious no-fuss #sharbat #recipe. It is not easy to find the fruit outside of the Indian #subcontinent, and that’s what makes us want this even more. Have you tried #Bael ka sharbat?
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Meals with Papa Missed posting it yesterday, beca Meals with Papa 
Missed posting it yesterday, because life 🤷‍♀️ but then again Father’s Day can be every day or whenever you get a chance. These are a few snippets of meals I enjoyed with my father earlier this summer when he spent time with us in #tucson 

While families can drive each other crazy, bore each other with the same stories and anecdotes; they can also nurture, encourage and drive us forward. This is just one such example of my dad insisting we sit down to eat our meals at the table. Working from home, while convenient also means some rituals like dedicating time off-screen to just eat can get lost. 

These meals were made in collaboration with papa. In fact he cooked some of the mains like the chhole which were eaten with rice and later with phulka/chapati, he also made the most delicious rajma I’d eaten in a long time and on another day made delicious aloo gobhi. And because it was already getting pretty hot then, I had begun making #roohafza nimbu paani for myself. 

So while it can seem like a heavy lift to prepare three meals in a day, it puts things in perspective and helps slow our unnecessarily hastened pace. 

Here’s hoping you and your loved ones, given or chosen, take the time to nurture and nourish each other on the daily. 

#kitchenpostcards #papa #mealswithpapa #fathers #fathersday #cookingwithdad #blog #dubai #food
Our May Dispatch and newsletter are out just as th Our May Dispatch and newsletter are out just as the month ends. Time flies by some weeks, and this month was one of those. 

Now that school is out and summer is bearing down, you must try what we’ve got in store for you: Juicy, spicy, savory, sour and sweet mangoes! 

Swipe through the post for a pictorial story of an afternoon Kanika spent enjoying mangoes with a few of her favorite spices. She shares the details in the Dispatch and other great info. 

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But before you go, which mango(es) is your favorite? Tell us in the comments 👇🏽

#kitchenpostcards #mango #tajin #chaat #masalamango
Eid Mubarak! 🌙 Our latest Dispatch this month t Eid Mubarak! 🌙 Our latest Dispatch this month takes you to 13th century Egypt with the story of Umm Ali or Om Ali. We found a certain familiarity in the textures and flavours of this humble bread pudding, that doesn’t need anything more than some sort of bread, milk and sweetner. Umm or Om means Mother in Arabic and the name translates to ‘Mother of Ali’. Dunking into bowls of Om Ali evoke memories of eating Pheni or Lachhe, or even something simple like dunking a saunf flavoured rusk in a glass of hot milk. Did the Shahi Tukda come from Om Ali?? We’re not entire sure but we are sure that Om Ali might be the mother of all puddings! Read the Dispatch to find out more about the name and legend behind it. 
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