Full Stop India

“Please teach me Indian cooking! I will bring ingredients and pay you for your trouble. I would like to know about your culture as well.”
And with this posting on Craigslist, so begins Nani Power’s journey to learn traditional Indian cooking in the most ancient of ways — woman to woman. Welcomed warmly into the homes [...]

When traveling India, most of my mornings are started with gobi paranthas for breakfast. Paired with a boiled egg and some chai, my hungry pains are covered until the late morning. Depending on the season or your location, gobi (cauliflower) may not be available and you’ll have to settled for aloo (potato). Parantha is stuffed [...]

One of my favorite stand by dishes when traveling India is mattar paneer. Since I don’t eat meat while in the country, generally one dish per meal includes paneer in order to get some protein. This dish blends a creamy Indian spiced sauce with peas and paneer. Paneer is a non-melting cheese made by curdling heated milk with lemon juice or other food acid. Eventually it’s shape is similar to tofu. It can be cubed, sliced, grilled, sauteed or crumbled.