Gram flour. The fine, pale yellow chickpea (US: garbanzo bean) flour made from channa dhal (the ones which resemble yellow split lentils). It is used to make pakoras and for binding dishes such as kebabs as well as making excellent batter.
A wide-mouthed, deep, flat-bottomed pot made from tinned brass. It has a well-fitting cover but no handles. It is used for 'sealed pot' curries or dum, heating milk, boiling water, cooking rice and generally for any cooking over flame.
Aniseed or sweet cumin. In India seeds are chewed after meals to sweeten the breath and aid the digestion.
The name of the place where Patna rice originated.. Many believe this to be the most subtle rice of all, grown in the tiny village of Rambirsingpura in the Punjab.
Patna rice. Many believe this to be the most subtle rice of all, grown in the tiny village of Rambirsingpura in the Punjab.
Taro. Colocasia. A plant grown both for its leaves and tuberous, potato-like roots, or corms. The roots, the flesh of which may vary from white to pink, have a delicate flavour and can be peeled and boiled, roasted, mashed, fried or included in a stew.e flesh of which may vary from white to pink, have a delicate flavour and can be peeled and boiled, roasted, mashed, fried or included in a stew.
