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yellow and red lentil dal / moong and masoor dal

Dal is a weeknight staple in our home. It’s filling, straightforward, and delicious. Bonus points for it being vegan! A basic dal (that’s what my mother called it)

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green beans and potato sabzi

If you follow me on Instagram, you have probably seen me making this sabzi for the last couple of months. In Urdu, sabzi refers to cooked vegetables.

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simple turmeric milk / haldi doodh (df, v)

When I was little I wanted nothing to do with haldi milk. It was yellow, too pronounced, and usually administered during another bout of my recurrent tonsillitis.

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pantry chana masala – chickpeas cooked with tomatoes and spices (gf, v) + a cooking project

My mother says teaching me to cook Pakistani food is like speaking to a toddler: “Is that a bird, Mama?” “Yes it’s a bird.” “A bird Mama!” “Yes that’s a bird.” “It’s a bird?” “Yes, sweetie, a bird.” In similar fashion, our conversations go something like this: