Lamb with Sweet Corn Kernels, our one Pushpesh Pant/Phaidon success
Much like Wikipedia, we are willing to grant Pushpesh Pant his status as a “noted Indian academic, food critic and historian,” and we will not doubt (as per Wikipedia) that his India Cookbook was...
View ArticleCrispy okra fries make us yearn for Chai Pani, possibly larger okra.
When Gourmandistan had a larger garden, we once planted several rows of okra. We dreamt of the days we’d spend enjoying Southern cormeal-battered, deep fried tiny pods. Unfortunately, our okra seemed...
View ArticleCelebrating an understandable Indian cookbook with asparagus, cauliflower,...
While we have not completely pushed Pushpesh Pant out of our kitchen, Gourmandistan’s latest Indian lodestone is definitely Meera Sodha’s Made in India, the runner-up in this year’s Piglet cookbook...
View ArticleHoppin’ John Biryani and saag paneer, our pagan rituals for a better year
Gourmandistan is about as far from a theocracy as possible. However, we are not above indulging in bits of propitiation, as evidenced by the atheistic Michelle’s insistence on egg baskets, angel...
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