Essay: Outlook India – Blue Ridge Basmati

by Monica Bhide on December 28, 2009 · 1 comment

in Book News,My Writings

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I was recently contacted by Outlook magazine to contribute a piece regarding how Indian cooking has changed here in the US over the past decade or so. It was such a fun piece to work on and I share it with you here.

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Here is a short excerpt:

 

 "The joke amongst my friends is that I would spice my spices if I could. And they couldn’t be more right. It takes every ounce of control I have not to add haldi to meatloaf, garam masala to pasta sauce or elaichi to iced tea. I love food but of all the food in the world, it is Indian food, with its abundant use of spices, that I love the most….."

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anushruti January 25, 2011 at 3:00 am

I followed the link on your garam masala taste test but the results dont show. Which brand of garam masala would you recommend?

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