What comes to your mind when someone mentions the word pav bhaji? A dish consisting of orange-coloured bhaji along with pavs, right? After all, what other variety of pav bhaji exists out there?

When a friend, originally from India, invited me to a “street food” party in Simi Valley, I expected a sort of outdoor fair where I would wander among food booths. Instead, I found a fun party in ...

A thrifty and flavourful mashed potato dish beloved of most Indians – careful with that pav bhaji masala though! Pav bhaji, or Indian spiced mash, is a home cook’s friend. It’s not fussy, and it will ...

She learnt her recipe for Stuffed Shimla Mirch from her mum Rutuja Rajan Acharekar. It is not a preparation typical to her ...

Priya Krishna’s cookbook Indian-ish, documenting her journey of learning to make the distinct, hybridized cuisine of her chic, extremely skilled-in-the-kitchen mom, Ritu, will be out from Houghton ...

Khushbu Shah’s first cookbook ‘Amrikan’ is a paean to the cooking of the Indian diaspora that defined her upbringing in Michigan. "I grew up eating quesadillas, but I also grew up eating aloo paratha ...

Note: From Preet Kamble of Bombay Bite. Cumin seeds, pav bhaji masala (spice mix), ginger-garlic paste and Indian red chili powder are available in Indian markets and in the Indian food sections of ...