Before any spice touches your tongue or the kitchen fills with aroma, it’s the cooking method that makes all the difference. Indian food isn’t just about the ingredients—it’s also about how you use ...

On a windy evening in West Los Angeles, a small group of mostly strangers gathered inside a trendy loft apartment. The 15 or so folks were an interesting cross section of humanity — from a winery ...

Diwali is all about good food, family, and festive vibes. These Indian recipes make cooking for the celebration easy and full of flavor. With simple ingredients and step-by-step methods, these dishes ...

The act of tearing a fresh roti, twirling it into a cone and scooping up the right ratios of dal, meat or veggies is ritualistic. I didn’t always feel this way—as a child, my mother’s efforts to ...

Aimee Levitt is a freelance writer in Chicago. Madhur Jaffrey initially became a cookbook author, she writes in the first line of An Invitation to Indian Cooking, “as a gradual maneuver in ...