Banni (come), ma. All vegetables are fresh today,’ the lady in the market called out to my mother as I tagged along with her, holding the bags. She rattled off the usual set of winter veggies that the ...

There are many restaurants that we treasure deeply, especially the ones that give extra sambhar at no extra charge. For the uninitiated, sambar or sambhar is a south Indian lentil stew made with a ...

From sambar’s Maratha origins - legend has it that it was concocted in the Thanjavur kitchen of Shahuji Bhonsale and named after Shivaji’s son Sambhaji who couldn’t get enough of it on a visit - to ...

The dry-roasted sambar powder makes the whole culinary experience quite enticing. One of the most popular south Indian foods, sambar is one stellar accompaniment that is widely paired with delights ...